News


  • Melton’s favourite Christmas

    Melton’s favourite Christmas

    Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly

    For more than three decades, Melton local Sandra Brogan has transformed her home into a festive wonderland, delighting generations of families with her annual Christmas…

  • Signal switch sparks peak-hour mayhem

    Signal switch sparks peak-hour mayhem

    Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly

    Daily commuters have voiced their frustrations over traffic congestion at the recently signalised intersection of Caroline Springs Boulevard and Rockbank Middle Road, with some residents…

  • Festive fur and safety first

    Festive fur and safety first

    Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly

    With the festive season in full swing, Melton residents are being encouraged to think carefully about responsible pet ownership and consider adoption, as the community…

  • Upgrades for schools

    Upgrades for schools

    Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly

    Students and staff of two local schools are set to benefit from significant facility upgrades which aim to deliver more modern, flexible and supporting learning…

  • Men’s shed awarded thousands for redevelopments

    Men’s shed awarded thousands for redevelopments

    Northern Star Weekly

    Whittlesea Men’s Shed has been awarded $37,000 in funding from the state government to improve its facilities. Whittlesea Men’s Shed president Eric Gunstone said the…

  • Top results for top students

    Top results for top students

    Sunbury & Macedon Ranges Star Weekly

    Students across Sunbury and the Macedon Ranges woke up on Thursday morning to their ATAR results, with plenty of nerves and excitement. At Sacred Heart…

  • United given fresh hope

    United given fresh hope

    Wyndham Star Weekly

    Embattled soccer club Western United has received a legal lifeline and holds out hope of returning to the A-Leagues after reaching an agreement to avoid…

  • Werribee River Association wraps year up

    Werribee River Association wraps year up

    Wyndham Star Weekly

    The Werribee River Association has unveiled its new board for 2026 and a range of initiatives it will be partaking in. The new look board…

  • Little rhino, big milestone

    Little rhino, big milestone

    Wyndham Star Weekly

    Werribee Open Range Zoo’s superstar rhino calf, Jabulani, has officially reached the tonne, now clocking in at more than 1000kg. Consuming up to 20kg of…

Sport


  • Lakers join EDFL women’s premier division

    Lakers join EDFL women’s premier division

    Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly

    Caroline Springs will join the Essendon District Football League women’s premier division next season, with the top flight to expand. The EDFL released its women’s…

  • Kyneton women’s knocked back again

    Kyneton women’s knocked back again

    Sunbury & Macedon Ranges Star Weekly

    Kyneton Women’s Football Club’s playing future remains unclear following an AFL Victoria decision. In a statement released last week, the club said AFL Victoria had…

  • Samason joins Caroline Springs

    Samason joins Caroline Springs

    Brimbank & Northwest Star Weekly

    Caroline Springs has unveiled one of the biggest signings in league history for next year’s Western Netball League. Former Melbourne Vixen Rahni Samason will join…

  • Falcons into grand final

    Falcons into grand final

    Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly

    The Altona Falcons will be shooting for glory in the Victorian Men’s and Mixed Netball Association M-League premier men’s grand final The Falcons, who finished…

  • Leckie sent for surgery in World Cup blow

    Leckie sent for surgery in World Cup blow

    Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly

    Socceroos veteran Mathew Leckie has undergone hip surgery, leaving his 2026 World Cup dream in tatters. Dogged by repeated soft-tissue injuries, the luckless Melbourne City…

  • All-abilities program a hit

    All-abilities program a hit

    Northern Star Weekly

    A new program at Whittlesea United is providing plenty of highlights and is showing its more than just about soccer. The club has run an…

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  • Werribee River Association wraps year up

    Werribee River Association wraps year up

    Wyndham Star Weekly

    The Werribee River Association has unveiled its new board for 2026 and a range of initiatives it will be partaking in. The new look board…

  • Little rhino, big milestone

    Little rhino, big milestone

    Wyndham Star Weekly

    Werribee Open Range Zoo’s superstar rhino calf, Jabulani, has officially reached the tonne, now clocking in at more than 1000kg. Consuming up to 20kg of…

  • Local VCE student achieves highest possible result

    Local VCE student achieves highest possible result

    Northern Star Weekly

    Year 12 students across the northern suburbs received their ATARs early on Thursday morning. Hume Anglican Grammar student Manraj Dhanoa achieved the highest possible score,…

  • Freight precinct construction delivers local jobs

    Freight precinct construction delivers local jobs

    Northern Star Weekly

    On December 11, the federal government announced the commencement of the Beveridge intermodal precinct, which will deliver 17,000 local jobs during construction. National Intermodal chief…

  • New party aims to prove it’s best for west

    New party aims to prove it’s best for west

    Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly

    Labor’s stranglehold on the western suburbs will be put to the test at next year’s state election, with the West Party announcing five candidates to…

  • Man airlifted following crash

    Man airlifted following crash

    Sunbury & Macedon Ranges Star Weekly

    Police were on scene at a property in Sunbury following a collision on 11 December. It is understood there was a collision involving a vehicle…