News


  • Australia Day ALGA ask dropped

    Australia Day ALGA ask dropped

    Wyndham Star Weekly

    Wyndham council has decided to not ask the federal government what it should do on Australia Day. On Tuesday February 24, councillors debated what issues…

  • Speeds reduced in Ranges towns

    Speeds reduced in Ranges towns

    Sunbury & Macedon Ranges Star Weekly

    Speed limit changes are coming to Macedon Ranges town centres. Following consultation with the community, Macedon Ranges council said it has received formal approval from…

  • Bush boogie

    Bush boogie

    Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly

    Those in the mood for some good old fashioned boot scootin’ are in luck, with the annual Newport Lakes Bush Dance returning in March. Organised…

  • Barro extension granted twice

    Barro extension granted twice

    Brimbank & Northwest Star Weekly

    The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Victoria has granted the operator of Kealba landfill, Barro Group, an extension to 19 March to demonstrate why its licence…

  • Funding found

    Funding found

    Sunbury & Macedon Ranges Star Weekly

    Funding has been found for works at the Mount Macedon Memorial Cross. The Mount Macedon Memorial Cross Committee of Management said the group has been…

  • Sod turn on a new chapter

    Sod turn on a new chapter

    Wyndham Star Weekly

    Our Lady of the Southern Cross Primary School turned the page – or soil – on a new chapter on Thursday 26 February. Students and…

  • Wyndham Basketball and Junubi join forces

    Wyndham Basketball and Junubi join forces

    Wyndham Star Weekly

    Wyndham Basketball Association (WBA) and Junubi Wyndham, a community group that supports South Sudanese youth and their families, have announced a working partnership. The partnership…

Sport


  • Sanders returns to Jets

    Sanders returns to Jets

    Sunbury & Macedon Ranges Star Weekly

    One of the Sunbury Jets greatest ever players will be back on at Boardman Stadium this Big V men’s championship season. After some late changes…

  • Lions’ T20 delight

    Lions’ T20 delight

    Brimbank & Northwest Star Weekly

    There was no repeat of last year as Deer Park claimed the Victorian Turf Cricket Association group A T20 premiership. The Lions were made to…

  • Warriors win T20

    Warriors win T20

    Wyndham Star Weekly

    Point Cook was celebrating into the night after claiming the Victorian Turf Cricket Association group B T20 title. The Warriors were able to hold their…

  • Saints ready to launch

    Saints ready to launch

    Brimbank & Northwest Star Weekly

    Consistency and doing the small things right are the keys for St Albans Saints in the National Premier League this season. The Saints showed positive…

  • Falcons to go again

    Falcons to go again

    Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly

    City West Falcons’ championship side is back for the Victorian Netball League season, but fans should expect a glimpse of the future. The Falcons, who…

  • Eagles remain focused

    Eagles remain focused

    Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly

    Eynesbury Eagles have their sights set on fielding under-19 football and netball sides in next year’s Riddell District Football Netball League. The Eagles have built…

More News


  • Full steam ahead to open day

    Full steam ahead to open day

    Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly

    A small army of volunteers is busily preparing for the Newport Workshops Open Days on the Labour Day long weekend. The biennial event takes place…

  • Rec centre back on wish list

    Rec centre back on wish list

    Wyndham Star Weekly

    An indoor basketball centre in Point Cook is back on Wyndham council’s advocacy agenda. At the Tuesday 24 February council meeting, Cr Susan McIntyrecalling for…

  • Pickleball pushback

    Pickleball pushback

    Sunbury & Macedon Ranges Star Weekly

    Sunbury has new pickleball courts – but not everyone is happy about it. Hume council painted pickleball lines on six netball courts at Clarke Oval,…

  • Noise backlash

    Noise backlash

    Brimbank & Northwest Star Weekly

    Locals have raised concerns about a high-pitched noise device being used to deter rough sleepers at the Brimbank multi-deck car park on George Street, near…

  • Step into the dark

    Step into the dark

    Wyndham Star Weekly

    A different way of being entertained is coming to Werribee in March with Transmission – into the dark. The sell-out hit of Melbourne and Adelaide…

  • Sharing the dignity

    Sharing the dignity

    Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly

    Darley Neighbourhood House (DNH) is tackling period poverty as part of the Share the Dignity Campaign, and it has already made a huge impact. Share…

  • Desk hours reduced again

    Desk hours reduced again

    Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly

    Caroline Springs Police Station has again come under the spotlight after the station hours were reduced for the second time in a month. Victoria Police…

  • Blackshaws truck ban could spread

    Blackshaws truck ban could spread

    Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly

    Trucks could soon be banned from even more inner west streets just months after bans and nighttime curfews were implemented on a number of major…

  • Work still to be done on IWD

    Work still to be done on IWD

    Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly

    International Women’s Day (IWD) has a long and powerful history in Australia, reflecting more than a century of activism, reform and progress toward gender equality.…

  • CFA recruits wanted

    CFA recruits wanted

    Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly

    Caroline Springs Fire Brigade is on the lookout for new recruits. “Whether you’re interested in responding to emergency calls, helping behind the scenes, or supporting…