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  • Mental health ambassadors wanted

    Mental health ambassadors wanted

    Brimbank & Northwest Star Weekly

    Australia’s largest mental health and fitness event, The Push-Up Challenge, is calling on students passionate about mental health to apply for its 2026 Student Ambassador…

  • More Little Angler Kits on the way

    More Little Angler Kits on the way

    Northern Star Weekly

    Grade 5 students will have the chance to become hooked on fishing, with free Little Angler Kits to be rolled out in schools next year.…

  • Update safety guide for violent attacks

    Update safety guide for violent attacks

    Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly

    ​​On 23 October, the Australia-New Zealand Counter-Terrorism Committee released updated materials to ensure all Australians have access to clear advice on what to do during…

  • Help shape Mt Atkinson

    Help shape Mt Atkinson

    Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly

    Feedback is sought on a draft planning document for the Mt Atkinson Major Town Centre, with residents now able to influence its future. According to…

  • DJ series to bring summer vibes

    DJ series to bring summer vibes

    Brimbank & Northwest Star Weekly

    It’s going to be all pink flamingos, postcard-perfect palm trees and tropical cocktails at Kindred Bandroom in Yarraville as it hosts a new summer DJ…

  • Scholarships open for mental health workers

    Scholarships open for mental health workers

    Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly

    Mental health and alcohol and other drugs (AOD) professionals are being encouraged to apply for one of 300 state government scholarships to help grow and…

  • How to set yourself up for VCE exam success

    How to set yourself up for VCE exam success

    Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly

    For senior students in Victoria, the end-of-year exams — particularly the VCE (Victorian Certificate of Education) assessments — mark the culmination of years of study…

  • New recruits to increase country firefighting capacity

    New recruits to increase country firefighting capacity

    Wyndham Star Weekly

    Forest Fire Management Victoria’s (FFMVic) newest recruits are gearing up for the summer bushfire season, undertaking intensive training camps across the state. The training camps…

  • Split Second Competition returns

    Split Second Competition returns

    Wyndham Star Weekly

    The state government and the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) are offering young Victorians the chance to use their creative skills to spread the road safety…

Sport


  • Chan’s big rise

    Chan’s big rise

    Brimbank & Northwest Star Weekly

    Friendship ties at primary school helped forge a budding volleyball career that has already seen this month’s Don Deeble Sports Star play for Australia. Denise…

  • Hudson steps up at Devils

    Hudson steps up at Devils

    Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly

    New North Footscray coach Robbie Hudson is keen to continue what has been started the past couple of years at the Western Football League division…

  • Donaldson joins Laurimar

    Donaldson joins Laurimar

    Northern Star Weekly

    Laurimar has added another key of the puzzle, with Jesse Donaldson joining the club for next year’s Northern Football League division 3 season. After just…

  • Bombers sign duo

    Bombers sign duo

    Sunbury & Macedon Ranges Star Weekly

    Riddell has revealed its first two signings under new coach Matt Darby for next year’s Riddell District Football League season. While a number of Bombers…

  • Keilor Park on the right track

    Keilor Park on the right track

    Brimbank & Northwest Star Weekly

    Keilor Park believes it has the balance right for the Victorian Turf Cricket Association Roy Picone Shield. The Devils showed good signs at times last…

  • Faulkhead takes new role

    Faulkhead takes new role

    Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly

    Three-time Darley women’s premiership coach Brett Faulkhead is staying at the club, taking on the role of the club’s inaugural under-19 girls coach. Faulkhead, who…

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  • New recruits to increase country firefighting capacity

    New recruits to increase country firefighting capacity

    Wyndham Star Weekly

    Forest Fire Management Victoria’s (FFMVic) newest recruits are gearing up for the summer bushfire season, undertaking intensive training camps across the state. The training camps…

  • Split Second Competition returns

    Split Second Competition returns

    Wyndham Star Weekly

    The state government and the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) are offering young Victorians the chance to use their creative skills to spread the road safety…

  • Tunnel report sparks filter fight

    Tunnel report sparks filter fight

    Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly

    A cabinet minister and local campaign group have traded insults following the release of damning report into the exhaust stacks being constructed for the West…

  • New use for bamboo at zoo

    New use for bamboo at zoo

    Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly

    Werribee Open Range Zoo is making do with bamboo in some ways that are pretty new. Using bamboo donated from Geelong Botanic Gardens, keepers have…

  • Powerlifter heads to Sri Lanka

    Powerlifter heads to Sri Lanka

    Brimbank & Northwest Star Weekly

    Brimbank resident Karl Di Falco is hoping to take out a new Australian record next month. The athlete will fly to Sri Lanka in November…

  • Werewolf cats doing well

    Werewolf cats doing well

    Wyndham Star Weekly

    With Halloween right around the corner, there is one cat breed in Wyndham doing scarily well. Known by some as ‘Werewolf cats,’ Lykois have been…