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Rainbows of hope at Scienceworks

Scienceworks reopened this week with a rainbow theme to mark the end of a cloudy period. The Spotswood education and tourism drawcard had operated virtually during...

Share your vision for Spotswood

Is it the Westgate Punt ferry service between Spotswood and Port Melbourne or Hobsons Bay’s biggest tourism drawcard, Scienceworks? Could it be having a coffee...

Yarraville’s Mantra Studio expands hours

Country music stars Patsy Toop and David Baird, who form country music duo The Long and Short of It, once overtook Keith Urban in...

Boost for Williamstown treasure

A Williamstown treasure, the Pirates Tavern at Seaworks, has scored an $80,000 state government live music venue grant. The hidden gem, behind Seaworks at 82...

Footscray’s Night Heron closes

Much-loved Footscray bar The Night Heron has closed despite being one of the live music venues the state government deemed worth saving. The business was...

Willy Beer Fest one out of the box

People can still grin and beer it despite the annual Williamstown Heritage Beer and Cider Festival being postponed until next year. Organisers didn’t want people to have...

Maribyrnong councillor Jorge Jorquera makes history

Newly elected Maribyrnong councillor Jorge Jorquera has made history as the first member of the Victorian Socialist party elected to local government in Victoria. The...

Third stint as Maribyrnong mayor for Michael Clarke

Maribyrnong's new mayor Michael Clarke has vowed to redouble the council's efforts and to hold a rates summit as the municipality emerges from the...

Art and industry sewn together

You could call it a see-through dress ... well, it's made from X-rays. The visionary design is among the highlights of the Art and...

PFAS found at wetlands

The Department of Defence has confirmed off-site contamination from chemicals found in firefighting foams used on the RAAF Base Williams at Laverton, including in...

Case cracked on ‘rotten egg’ smell in Altona and Brooklyn

Goya Dmytryshchak A rotten egg smell in Brooklyn and Altona has been traced to a leak in a Veolia waste management plant. The Environment Protection Authority...

Rare wallaby sighting in Newport

A student has sighted a wallaby never before seen in urban areas at Newport, which may be attributed to the COVID lockdowns. Newport's Mel Sheedy,...

Support saves Footscray’s Pride

Footscray has saved its pride – literally. Last week, the Pride of our Footscray community bar, owned by 200 part-owners who in 2017 bought $500 shares...

Titanic resurfaces as public bar

Williamstown’s iconic Titanic Theatre Restaurant has resurfaced from the COVID-19 crisis as a seven-day a week public bar. New owner Louis Do, who took over...

State prepared for third wave: GP

A leading doctor says a third wave of COVID-19 could eventuate in Victoria as restrictions ease but he is confident the state's health system...

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Flood inquiry flogs insurers

This story was originally published in October 2024 and Star Weekly has chosen to share it again for readers to enjoy. Monday, October 14 marked...