Whitten Project: Western Bulldogs honour leaders
The next generation of western suburbs leaders has been honoured by the Western Bulldogs.
Participants in the 2014 Whitten Project leadership program were recognised in...
Arrests up due to Victorians contacting Crime Stoppers
Crime Stoppers Victoria is receiving an average of one report every five minutes about unsolved crimes and suspicious activity, according to the latest annual...
My Place
UK expat Andrew Turner has put down roots in Middle Footscray since moving to the area 14 years ago. He spoke to Matthew Sims...
Altona College aces opening
The Altona community celebrated the official opening of Altona College P-12 school on Friday, October 13.
Principal Julie Krause said the school was thrilled to...
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Volunteers needed
Join the Hobsons Bay Community Fund (HBCF) as a committee member to support and strengthen your local community. It is seeking to fill...
Refuse single-use plastic this July
This July, Greenworlder, the global social media platform for sustainability and Plastic Free July, a worldwide movement, have joined forces to declare war on...
A week of NAIDOC activities
Hobsons Bay are hosting a wide range of activities for NAIDOC Week.
NAIDOC Flag Raising Ceremony will be held at the Hobsons Bay Civic Centre...
Epping wildlife on the mend
By Samantha Walker
Sunny, a 15-month-old eastern grey kangaroo, is on the mend after suffering burns to his feet during a grassfire at Epping on...
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100 years of Barkly Street
Barkly Street Uniting Cricket Club is preparing to celebrate 100 years this 2024-25 cricket season.
The club is keen to hear...
Rescission ends division
Star Weekly is looking back at the best stories of last year and this is one of them.
The controversial decision to include a trial...
Tower bacteria testing linked to Legionnaires’ outbreak
Scientific testing has confirmed the suspected source of a deadly Legionnaires' disease outbreak, as the case count surpasses 100.
Victorian authorities on Friday said genomic...
Footbridge desire increases
For more than 11 years, Altona Meadows resident Dorothy MacKechnie has been advocating for a footbridge to be installed across the creek next to...
Yarraville library move endorsed
The Yarraville library is set to move with Maribyrnong council endorsing its relocation at a meeting on September 10.
Following community consultation, council voted in...
Advice to avoid scams
Scams are a hot issue in the community and for very good reason. Scams are so prolific that they’ve become an everyday event...
Station art with heart
An indigenous artist from Williamstown has painted a 12-metre-long mural at Footscray train station telling the story of Melbourne’s west.
Aretha Stewart Brown, an 18-year-old...
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New year scam warning
NAB has identified AI-driven scams and new evolutions of cryptocurrency investment scams as key trends to watch out for in 2025.
The bank has released...
