Council requests expansion of community funding
Hobsons Bay council has requested for the West Gate Tunnel Authority to release the remaining $3 million from the $10 million West Gate...
Creative visions of the west
Unique perspectives of the west will be on show as part of the RedWest Creatives Co-Op's first art show after re-emerging from the COVID-19...
Inclusivity at Mama Chen’s
Live music venue Mama Chen’s is one of seven recipients of a state government grant to support Deaf and Disabled artists and audiences.
Since signing...
Footscray Community Arts Centre to receive crucial funding from state government
Footscray Community Arts Centre will receive over $1.5 million in funding thanks to the Victorian government as a part of its Creative State 2025...
Volounteers welcomed to expo
Hobsons Bay council and many community organisations are seeking new volunteers to give back to their community.
On Wednesday, April 27, council announced they are...
Refugees in ‘limbo’ eligible for permanent residency
Almost 20,000 refugees living in "limbo" in Australia will now be eligible to apply for permanent residency.
The Albanese government on Monday announced 19,000 people...
Australia’s first Jamaican Music and Food Festival in Williamstown
Australia’s first Jamaican music and food festival will be held this Sunday at the Seaworks maritime precinct in Williamstown.
Festival founder DJ Stick Mareebo (pictured)...
Lawrence Camenzuli: local with big heart
Lawrence Camenzuli isn’t the type of person who can say no. So, when the Heart Foundation asked Mr Camenzuli to donate his time, he...
Footscray police blitz
Eight people were arrested during a three-day safety blitz across Melbourne’s western suburbs.
Operation Delta was run by Westgate Alliance Taskforce and Maribyrnong Crime Investigation...
Williamstown North: Residents fear more train deaths
People laid wreaths near Williamstown North railway station on Saturday to mark the 21st anniversary of the deaths of two children who were killed...
Moon Dog officially on its way
Star Weekly is looking back at the best stories of last year and this is one of them.
Maribyrnong council has reversed its earlier planning...
Freight company charged after a worker was crushed in Altona North
A freight transport company has been charged by WorkSafe after a worker was killed while unloading sections of large steel light poles from a...
Foodbank: Chief says millions of meals needed
Cost of living pressures are forcing record numbers of Australians to turn to charities for food.
Foodbank Victoria chief executive David McNamara said the national...
Meatless money savers
More than 60 per cent of Australian adults, including those in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, are ditching meat in a bid to save money,...
Push for bilingual program
A new Vietnamese-English bilingual program would be introduced in a Braybrook early learning centre under an ambitious plan being pushed by local advocacy group...
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