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Farmers’ market proposal for wedding venue

A wedding venue could become the site of Melbourne’s next Slow Food Melbourne Farmers’ Market amid the coronavirus crisis. Happy Receptions at 199 Sunshine Road,...

Altona: the new million dollar suburb

Altona has joined the million-dollar club, the latest house prices from the Real Estate Institute of Victoria show. The June quarter was the first time...

Williamstown’s Vedran Drakulic honoured with OAM

Williamstown’s Vedran Drakulic was 30 in 1992 when war broke out in Bosnia, and it was only thanks to his work with Red Cross...

Infinite imagination

Footscray Community Arts will be the creative hub for young and curious minds this Easter school holidays. Theatre ensemble PO PO MO CO will kick...

Wyndham teens arrested

Police have arrested two teenagers from Wyndham, in relation to property damage which occurred in Williamstown on the weekend. Police said they believed a short...

New Seddon high school campus for learning precinct

A new junior secondary school campus will be built in Seddon as part of a $237 million state government cash splash on future schools...

Must-have baking recipe in your repetoire

Lemon myrtle is fast becoming a must-have ingredient in the spice racks of chefs and home cooks around the country. Have you tried it?...

All you need to know about the World Cup

Star Weekly’s Football MadNation is here with all you need to know about the World Cup.

Braybrook Aeroplane Park soars above the rest

Braybrook's new million-dollar aeroplane-themed playground is no longer pie in the sky, leaving its first visitors entirely over the moon. The new playground, launched on Saturday, includes a giant...

Newport aged care facility turns one

Newport aged care facility Calvary Trugo Place has celebrated its first birthday with a bang. Friday March 11 was a day for celebrating, with balloons,...

Plan to revitalise an iconic local sport

An ambitious plan is underway to revive the distinctly inner-west sport of Trugo. The Footscray Trugo club on Buckley Street in Seddon lies in a derelict state...

From the Archives

Star Weekly looks back through the pages of our predecessors. 40 years ago February 15, 1983 Last Tuesday's dust storm caused havoc for Footscray's Electricity Supply Department. 30...

Plunge for butterfly Jake

A one in three million chance is what Nathan Burmesiter and his wife Lauren describe their two-year-old son’s rare genetic condition. “We were going along...

Appeal for Braybrook armed robbery information

Armed Crime Squad detectives have appealed for any information concerning an armed robbery at a post office in Braybrook earlier this year. A Victoria Police...

Djirra keeps the fire burning

For more than 20 years, Indigenous organisation Djirra has been committed to a future without family violence. One year since setting up in Melton,...

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Extra trains and trams for footy and show

Extra public transport services and an extension of the Free Tram Zone are being delivered to cater for footy finals and the Melbourne Royal...