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Auctions back in Altona
Manheim, one of Australia’s largest providers of automotive auction services has announced the return of physical auctions to its Altona facility. Manheim, Inc is an…
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A week of reconciliation
Hobsons Bay will celebrate National Reconciliation Week with events to engage, inform and entertain residents of all ages. Held between Saturday, May 27 and Saturday,…
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New schools and environmental initiatives in 2023-24 budget
The health crisis in the west due to excessive truck usage in Maribyrnong will be addressed and funded through council grants. The 2023-24 state budget…
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Call for better beach facilities
Open Water Swimmers coach Jason Bryce has started a petition asking Hobsons Bay council to upgrade facilities at Williamstown Beach. Over 500 people have signed…
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Tackling asthma in the west
The National Asthma Council Australia has launched two online clinical education packages to tackle the burden of asthma in Melbourne’s inner west. The first is…
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Wattle planting along Kororoit Creek
Hobsons Bay rangers invite local residents to a series of tree planting sessions starting in June. Friends of Lower Kororoit Creek (FOLKC) are hosting three…
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Search for Mayik Atem following Sunshine death
Police are appealing for public assistance as part of a significant search for Mayik Atem following the fatal stabbing of a teenage boy in Sunshine…
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Celebrating selfless citizens
Three powerful, selfless, devoted women have been awarded for their efforts at the inaugural 2023 Volunteer of Fraser awards, run by Fraser MP Daniel Mulino.…
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Budget outlined for Hobsons Bay
Hobsons Bay residents said to benefit from the 2023-24 Federal Budget outlined on Tuesday, May 9. Gellibrand MP Tim Watts said the federal budget has…
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Calling all daughters of the west
Registrations are now open for the health program, Daughters of the West (DOTW), which is due to start in July. DOTW is a free 10-week…
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Artists get ready to show your west side
Prominent Footscray artist is giving other local creatives the opportunity to showcase their work in a one a kind, public exhibition in Footscray. Sally Walshe…
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Podcast for the people
Locals living in Melbourne’s west have the opportunity to be featured in a one-of a kind podcast played to passengers on trains. Metro Trains Melbourne…
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From the Archives
Star Weekly looks back through the pages of our predecessors. 40 years ago May 25, 1983 A three-day “Right to work march” through the western…
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Airport numbers continue to climb
Daily passenger numbers through Melbourne Airport continue to steadily climb, with an average of 90,350 people arriving or departing from the airport each day in…
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Check Rinnai Energysaver heaters for carbon monoxide risk
Energy Safe Victoria is calling on those using Rinnai Energysaver heaters with combined horizontal/vertical on-wall flue systems to contact the supplier to ensure they are…
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