News


  • Education on the rise

    Education on the rise

    Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly

    Thornhill Park Primary School is one of nine schools set to benefit from four new double-storey classrooms as part of the Modular Classrooms Program announced…

  • A safe place to sleep

    A safe place to sleep

    Northern Star Weekly

    Big Group Hug (BGH) is urging the public to consider a monetary donation to help provide hundreds of babies with a comfortable place to sleep.…

  • Upgrades to light up oval

    Upgrades to light up oval

    Northern Star Weekly

    Construction has begun at Mill Park Lakes Recreation Reserve, delivering sports lighting upgrades. The $434,000 upgrades will replace the existing lighting system with modern 100-lux…

  • Hume settles advocacy priorities

    Hume settles advocacy priorities

    Northern Star Weekly

    Hume council has set its sights on achieving a number of key road duplications but has rejected calls for more public transport links to Melbourne…

  • Help shape budget plans

    Help shape budget plans

    Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly

    Melton City Council is kicking off the new year by inviting residents to have their say on Melton’s future budgeting and planning by sharing their…

  • Have your say on 2025 federal election conduct

    Have your say on 2025 federal election conduct

    Brimbank & Northwest Star Weekly

    Locals are being encouraged to provide feedback on the conduct of the 2025 federal election as part of a federal government inquiry. The federal government…

  • Council endorses five-year chief executive contract

    Council endorses five-year chief executive contract

    Brimbank & Northwest Star Weekly

    Brimbank council has endorsed a new five-year contract for Brimbank chief executive (CEO) Fiona Blair. Under the Local Government Act 2020, the chief executive is…

  • Woman dies following crash in Melton

    Woman dies following crash in Melton

    Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly

    Police have charged a man following the death of a woman after she was struck by a truck in Melton on Friday 2 January. It…

  • TAFE designs revealed

    TAFE designs revealed

    Sunbury & Macedon Ranges Star Weekly

    Kangan Institute has unveiled the designs of its new Sunbury campus. Backed by $25 million in state government funding, the campus is being designed by…

Sport


  • Victorian state netball teams selected

    Victorian state netball teams selected

    Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly

    The next wave of emerging Victorian netball talent has been unveiled including two Melton Centrals players, with the announcement of the Victorian 17 and under…

  • Batting out a storm

    Batting out a storm

    Brimbank & Northwest Star Weekly

    The weather again played havoc on Saturday for local sports people but there was still plenty of action. Star Weekly photographer Ljubica Vrankovic was out…

  • Altona trio’s big month

    Altona trio’s big month

    Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly

    A big month for Altona Hockey trio Cooper Burns, Connar Otterbach and Nye Roberts has just continued. The trio were part of HC Melbourne premiership…

  • Mustangs building nicely

    Mustangs building nicely

    Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly

    Melton is slowly settling its line up as it prepares for a big patch of matches in the Bowls Victoria weekend pennant, division 2, section…

  • Roxburgh Park’s strong start

    Roxburgh Park’s strong start

    Northern Star Weekly

    Roxburgh Park is hoping its return to the Victorian Turf Cricket Association Russell Pollock Shield is only a short one. The Falcons dropped back down…

  • Agius steps up at West Point

    Agius steps up at West Point

    Wyndham Star Weekly

    Jacob Agius will step up at West Point having been named the club’s men’s coach for next year’s FV state league 6 north-west season. Agius…

More News


  • Woman dies following crash in Melton

    Woman dies following crash in Melton

    Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly

    Police have charged a man following the death of a woman after she was struck by a truck in Melton on Friday 2 January. It…

  • TAFE designs revealed

    TAFE designs revealed

    Sunbury & Macedon Ranges Star Weekly

    Kangan Institute has unveiled the designs of its new Sunbury campus. Backed by $25 million in state government funding, the campus is being designed by…

  • Open days at new early learning centres

    Open days at new early learning centres

    Northern Star Weekly

    Early Learning Victoria is hosting open days at its Gamadji and Umarkoo centres on Wednesday 14 January and Thursday 15 January respectively. The Gamadji centre…

  • Teen hoon arrested

    Teen hoon arrested

    Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly

    Police have arrested 15-year-old boy and charged two men after they allegedly evaded police following a hoon meet in the western suburbs on New Year’s…

  • Bushwalking and hiking caution urged

    Bushwalking and hiking caution urged

    Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly

    VICSES volunteers are urging locals and visitors to take extra care when bushwalking and hiking this summer, with a spike in tourism expected to place…

  • Enter the ghost sign realm

    Enter the ghost sign realm

    Northern Star Weekly

    This article was originally published on July 1. Star Weekly is sharing it again for you to enjoy. Published last year, ’Melbourne Ghost Signs’ –…