Tag: News
Collective effort to revive community hub
Members of Footscray’s African community are turning away from their traditional hub on Nicholson Street due to a rise in violence and drug use...
Summer fun in the west
Melbourne’s west is full of excitement this summer, offering a mix of festive celebrations, live music, and unique experiences that highlight the region’s charm....
Three arrested in Footscray operation
Police arrested three men during an operation targeting criminal and anti-social behaviour in central Footscray earlier this week.
Three men were arrested for drug offences...
Free yoga for mental health study
That exercise improves our mental health is widely accepted.
What is less clear is exactly how it does this and whether it helps alleviate...
Tayla’s pig performance
From competing on TV singing contest, The Voice, to performing with Hi-5 and roles in The Sound of Music and Les Miserables, Altona actress...
Teens threaten neighbourhood
The recently opened play space and picnic area in Seabrook’s Pipeline Reserve was welcomed by locals until a group of violent teenagers took over,...
Dinjerra holds family fiesta fundraiser
Braybrook's Dinjerra Primary School held its annual Family Fiesta Community Market on Friday December 6.
Established in 2012, the fiesta has become a cherished annual...
Churchill fellowship to help children
Footscray’s Simone Cassidy will travel overseas next year in an effort to help better educate children who themselves have travelled overseas.
Ms Cassidy, an education...
WorkSafe fines freighting company
Tasmanian Freight Services Pty Ltd was convicted and fined $40,000 in the Sunshine Magistrates' Court on Friday, November 22, after pleading guilty to a...
Cheaper English classes for inner-west
Migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in the inner-west who want to improve their English will now have more opportunities to do so thanks to...
Police push road safety programs
Victoria Police are calling for community involvement in a pair of new road safety initiatives.
The Green Light Initiative - for Culturally & Linguistically Diverse...
Bayside basketball
Seaworks in Williamstown used to be a working wharf and in more recent times has hosted festivals, exhibitions and film shoots.
But this weekend, the...
Filter petition launched
A petition has been launched calling on the state government to install filters on ventilation stacks for the new West Gate Tunnel to protect...
Woolies in West Foostcray war
A West Footscray IGA operator has taken supermarket giant Woolworths to Australia’s competition regulator over its expansion plans in the neighbourhood.
Schroeder's IGA has lodged...
Volunteering time to celebrate
Volunteer West held an end of year lunch last week to celebrate the end of 2024 and look forward to 2025.
Held at Millennium Community...
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Capping education to cut immigration
This story was originally published in October 2024 and Star Weekly has chosen to share it again for readers to enjoy.
The federal government is...
