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38 local drivers nabbed during Operation Arid
Police detected 38 traffic offences across Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay during a four-day road policing operation over the Labour Day long weekend. Operation Arid involved…
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New service centres opening in Laverton and Seabrook
Laverton and Seabrook residents are invited to come along and celebrate the launch of two more Council+ centres. Hobsons Bay council’s Council+ centres allow residents…
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Police seeking man after Seddon road rage incident
Police have called for public assistance following a road rage incident in Seddon last month. Officers have been told a 33-year-old Seddon woman was involved…
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Taking health lessons to heart
New Monash University research has found one in five adults in Australia were unable to name any heart attack symptoms and only around half reported…
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New Woolworths supermarket proposed for West Footscray
UPDATE: 1.30PM All community information sessions have been postponed due to availability of venues. Engagement and communications agency Struber will provide details of an updated…
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Streets of your town highlighting history
Hobsons Bay history enthusiasts are encouraged to keep an eye out for excerpts of the region’s history, as snippets of Hobsons Bay’s history can now…
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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…
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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…
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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 McIvor…
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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…
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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…
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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 of…
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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…
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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 activities.…
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‘Please don’t be the 1 in 5’: Australians encouraged not to refuse cholesterol medication if prescribed
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 after…
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