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  • Seven tips to surviving the Boxing Day sales

    Seven tips to surviving the Boxing Day sales

    One sleep after Christmas comes the years ultimate shopping event – the boxing day sales. Often the busiest shopping day in the year, it can…

  • It’s a wrap!

    It’s a wrap!

    Christmas shopping is all wrapped up for another year, the tree is up, all that is left to do is wrap the presents. But wrapping…

  • Remembering Bob: Bright by name and nature

    Remembering Bob: Bright by name and nature

    This article was originally published on 16 September, 2025. Star Weekly is sharing it again for you to enjoy. The late Bob Bright was a…

  • Give the gift of experiences this Christmas

    Give the gift of experiences this Christmas

    Hate shopping for pressies for friends and family? Here are a range of options for experiences you can easily purchase online. 1. For the artsy…

  • Make healthy choices this New Year

    Make healthy choices this New Year

    The Alcohol and Drug Foundation (ADF) is urging the community to make healthy and safe choices when celebrating during the New Year period. ADF chief…

  • Can you cure a hangover?

    Can you cure a hangover?

    After seeing in the New Year you are probably going to be feeling a little bit under the weather. For a lot of people, nursing…

  • Neurodiversity fires creativity behind Matties Minis

    Neurodiversity fires creativity behind Matties Minis

    This article was originally published on 18 March, 2025. Star Weekly is sharing it again for you to enjoy. Ahead of Neurodiversity Celebration Week ,…

  • Top 5 tips for shopping with kids

    Top 5 tips for shopping with kids

    The holidays are a time of fun and relaxation, but often the weight of picking the perfect gift can invite unwarranted stress. Add to that…

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Sport


  • Deeble for 2025

    Deeble for 2025

    Some of the most talented athletes in the western suburbs will be vying for the prestigious 2025 Don Deeble Sports Star award next month. The…

  • Crusaders win again

    Crusaders win again

    The Western Crusaders made it eight in a row in the Gridiron Victoria division 1 Vic Bowl. Star Weekly photographer Ljubica Vrankovic was out shooting…

  • Altona trio’s big month

    Altona trio’s big month

    A big month for Altona Hockey trio Cooper Burns, Connar Otterbach and Nye Roberts has just continued. The trio were part of HC Melbourne premiership…

  • O’Connor Moreira drafted

    O’Connor Moreira drafted

    Western Jets’ Charlie O’Connor Moreira will stay close to home, while former number one draft pick Kristie-Lee Weston-Turner has got her wish in the AFLW…

  • Edwards goes ballistic

    Edwards goes ballistic

    Scott Edwards put on a show and made history in the process for Altona Sports in the Western Suburbs Churches and Community Cricket Association T20…

  • Crusaders on top again

    Crusaders on top again

    The Western Crusaders remain the champions of the Gridiron Victoria division 1 competition, winning an eighth straight Vic Bowl. After just one loss this season,…

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Women’s Health


  • Social media eating ills

    Social media eating ills

    Women and girls are disproportionately impacted by eating disorders and body dissatisfaction, with social media having disastrous effects say experts. Eating disorders, like anorexia, bulimia,…

  • Free period products a bloody good idea

    Free period products a bloody good idea

    Free period products should be made mandatory at all community sporting facilities to support people who menstruate and play sport, according to new Victoria University…

  • Tech neck a growing concern

    Tech neck a growing concern

    With over 5.3 million Australians suffering from neck pain, including tension neck syndrome a musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) commonly known as ‘tech neck’ or ‘text neck’,…

  • Lauren aims for zero deaths

    Lauren aims for zero deaths

    Lauren Philpot, 24, is raising awareness for a cause very close to her heart having lost her mother, Leigh, to breast cancer. A lifelong Maribyrnong…

  • How to avoid bones breaking bad

    How to avoid bones breaking bad

    Australia’s rapidly ageing population will have many and varied impacts in the coming years and an increase in cases of osteoporosis is set to be…

  • A pregnancy cut short

    A pregnancy cut short

    Luci Hadler, 43, gave birth to her daughter Coco only 29 weeks into her pregnancy. She speaks with Jena Carr about the challenges of giving…

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  • Take the stress out of Christmas and dine out

    Take the stress out of Christmas and dine out

    Dining out on Christmas Day is becoming increasingly popular, and there are several reasons why more people are choosing to celebrate the holiday in restaurants…

  • Seven tips to surviving the Boxing Day sales

    Seven tips to surviving the Boxing Day sales

    One sleep after Christmas comes the years ultimate shopping event – the boxing day sales. Often the busiest shopping day in the year, it can…

  • It’s a wrap!

    It’s a wrap!

    Christmas shopping is all wrapped up for another year, the tree is up, all that is left to do is wrap the presents. But wrapping…

  • Remembering Bob: Bright by name and nature

    Remembering Bob: Bright by name and nature

    This article was originally published on 16 September, 2025. Star Weekly is sharing it again for you to enjoy. The late Bob Bright was a…

  • Give the gift of experiences this Christmas

    Give the gift of experiences this Christmas

    Hate shopping for pressies for friends and family? Here are a range of options for experiences you can easily purchase online. 1. For the artsy…

  • Make healthy choices this New Year

    Make healthy choices this New Year

    The Alcohol and Drug Foundation (ADF) is urging the community to make healthy and safe choices when celebrating during the New Year period. ADF chief…

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