Tag: News
Trugo glory returns to Footscray
The Footscray Gumnuts Trugo team have emerged victorious in the Victorian Trugo Association Grand Final, ending a 39-year premiership drought.
Footscray defeated Brunswick 143 to...
Team effort supports hospital appeal
The Williamstown Little Athletics Centre (WLAC) has raised more than $2000 towards the Royal Children's Hospital's Good Friday Appeal.
On Saturday, March 4, athletes and...
CFMEU announces green ban on proposed McIvor Reserve upgrades
The Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) Victoria and Tasmania has pledged its members would not work at the site of proposed...
Williamstown learner driver disqualified for three months
Police have cancelled a 21-year-old Williamstown woman's learner permit after she returned a positive breath test after riding an e-scooter.
Police were called to Webb...
A need for speed
Are you the next speedcubing world champion?
Hobsons Bay residents are encouraged to come learn more about the sport and spectate some of the country's...
Celebrating a high honour
My journey to becoming councillor, and eventually mayor in 2022, was propelled by a belief instilled in me by my parents about the importance...
From the Archives
Star Weekly looks back through the pages of our predecessors.
40 years ago
March 15, 1983
Footscray city engineer Mr Noel Edgar was "rapped over the knuckles"...
Community Calendar
Want your event listed? Community Calendar is made available free of charge to not-for-profit organisations to keep the public informed of special events and...
‘Please don’t be the 1 in 5’: Australians encouraged not to refuse cholesterol medication...
The Heart Foundation is asking Australians with high cholesterol, including those in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, to not refuse to take life-saving statin medication...
Grants aiming to get community back on track
Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay not-for-profit organisations are encouraged to apply for Metro Trains' Back on Track Community Grants program.
With a total grant pool of...
Weeding work underway
Melbourne Water staff will be out and about controlling weeds and the health of waterways across Greater Melbourne, including in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay.
Staff...
Seek pain advice
Foot, heel and arch pain are extremely common yet there is much misinformation about these conditions often leading to a misdiagnosis, resulting in incorrect...
Helping women lead locally
The state government is helping more women in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay become leaders in their community by providing training and mentoring to boost...
New homes among the trees
Braybrook Men's Shed members have been hard at work creating new habitat for Maribyrnong wildlife.
Footscray High School would also be painting some of the...
Footscray MP demands action to clean up “bomb sites”
Footscray MP Katie Hall has taken aim at two unoccupied and run down properties in Footscray, requesting Maribyrnong council look into ways to ensure...
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Fauonuku makes Aussie squad
If you’re going to interrupt a school assembly then you better have a good reason and rising netball star Amalani Fauonuku had exactly that.
The...
