News


  • Bayfit upgrade in draft aquatic plan

    Bayfit upgrade in draft aquatic plan

    Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly

    A $60 million upgrade of the Bayfit Leisure Centre in Altona North is proposed as part of Hobsons Bay council’s draft aquatic plan, which was…

  • Alleged sexual assault investigated

    Alleged sexual assault investigated

    Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly

    Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding an alleged sexual assault on a train travelling towards Middle Footscray station last month. It is believed the offender…

  • Old mates get band back together

    Old mates get band back together

    Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly

    It’s an old cliche’ that bands first start out jamming in a garage. But for western suburbs duo, LunarFringo, the garage wasn’t where they started,…

  • Altona death investigated

    Altona death investigated

    Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly

    A man has died after being found with a gunshot wound in Altona early on Tuesday morning. Emergency services were called to Second Avenue just…

  • Postcards from the streets

    Postcards from the streets

    Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly

    Homeless people across Melbourne have been given a voice thanks to a project curated by an inner-west writer. Home Truths: Postcards Unsheltered is a roving…

  • Small art, big dreams

    Small art, big dreams

    Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly

    At an age when many kids still haven’t set foot inside an art gallery, Altona eight-year-old Lukas Latimer and his six-year-old sister Maci are about…

  • Christmas trees for a good cause

    Christmas trees for a good cause

    Wyndham Star Weekly

    It is that time of year again, and what better way to embrace tradition by getting a pine tree to put your gifts under. The…

  • Wyndham Vale PS receives funding

    Wyndham Vale PS receives funding

    Wyndham Star Weekly

    Wyndham Vale Primary School has been announced as one of 46 schools across Victoria to receive a cash injection from the state government to conduct…

  • Rail connection needed

    Rail connection needed

    Wyndham Star Weekly

    A local is calling for a rail connection to be built between Werribee and Wyndham Vale stations to make both Metro and V/Line services easier…

Sport


  • EDFL div 2 reverts to top four

    EDFL div 2 reverts to top four

    Northern Star Weekly

    The Essendon District Football League division 2 competition will revert to a top four for next year. The league released its fixtures for the three…

  • Altona North steps up

    Altona North steps up

    Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly

    Altona North got the confidence boost it was after in the Victorian Turf Cricket Association senior division on Saturday. It’s been a tough start to…

  • CBL finals spots locked in

    CBL finals spots locked in

    Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly

    Melton Thoroughbreds and Bacchus Marsh Lions women’s sides will fight off for a Basketball Victoria Country Basketball League grand final spot. The two sides had…

  • Westmeadows go big with the bat

    Westmeadows go big with the bat

    Northern Star Weekly

    Westmeadows was reaching for the record books after a stunning performance with the bat against St Albans in the Victorian Turf Cricket Association senior division…

  • GDCA women step up

    GDCA women step up

    Sunbury & Macedon Ranges Star Weekly

    Five Gisborne and District Cricket Association women’s players stepped up to play for the Central Highlands in the Victorian Country Cricket League women’s championship on…

  • A’s, Seagulls new shield

    A’s, Seagulls new shield

    Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly

    The Altona and Williamstown rivalry takes on even more meaning with the two clubs now playing for the Hodges-MacFarlane Shield in the Victorian Sub-District Cricket…

More News


  • Wyndham Vale PS receives funding

    Wyndham Vale PS receives funding

    Wyndham Star Weekly

    Wyndham Vale Primary School has been announced as one of 46 schools across Victoria to receive a cash injection from the state government to conduct…

  • Rail connection needed

    Rail connection needed

    Wyndham Star Weekly

    A local is calling for a rail connection to be built between Werribee and Wyndham Vale stations to make both Metro and V/Line services easier…

  • Mernda Community Hospital opens

    Mernda Community Hospital opens

    Northern Star Weekly

    Mernda Community Hospital welcomed its first patients on the morning of Monday 24 November. The hospital was officially opened on Saturday 22 November by Health…

  • Whittlesea community award nominations open

    Whittlesea community award nominations open

    Northern Star Weekly

    Nominations have opened for the 2025 City of Whittlesea Community Awards. The awards will celebrate a citizen, young citizen and senior citizen, as well as…

  • Be ready for fire danger

    Be ready for fire danger

    Wyndham Star Weekly

    With many Wyndham residents getting ready to enjoy the warm summer weather, Werribee Fire Brigade wants everyone to know it may be a time for…

  • By Jaidyn Kennedy

    By Jaidyn Kennedy

    Wyndham Star Weekly

    With many Wyndham residents getting ready to enjoy the warm summer weather, Werribee Fire Brigade wants everyone to know it may be a time for…