Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly

  • Weston-Turner headed to the AFLW draft

    Weston-Turner headed to the AFLW draft

    The manager of wantaway former number AFLW draft pick Kristie-Lee Weston-Turner hopes rival clubs “respect” her wishes to play at North Melbourne. Two years after…

  • Relief as last resident rights recognised

    Relief as last resident rights recognised

    Residents of Williamstown’s Techno Park Estate have received an early Christmas present, with the last of the apartment blocks approved for residential use, bringing their…

  • Free pads and tampons at train stations

    Free pads and tampons at train stations

    Commuters at Footscray and Newport stations can now access free pads and tampons after the expansion of program offering sanitary products in train station vending…

  • Laverton’s crazy win

    Laverton’s crazy win

    Laverton pulled another win out of nowhere to upset ladder leaders East Coburg in the Victorian Turf Cricket Association Clark Shield. Having already won a…

  • Santa and summer

    Santa and summer

    As the song says, it’s the most wonderful time of the year, with no exception here in Hobsons Bay. I love summer in Hobsons Bay,…

  • Join Myf on New Year’s Eve

    Join Myf on New Year’s Eve

    Maribyrnong’s signature annual New Year’s Eve event returns on 31 December from 6.30pm at Footscray Park’s Western Lawn. Hosted by beloved broadcaster, television personality, and…

  • Highpoint police operation

    Highpoint police operation

    Highpoint Shopping Centre will have an extra police presence over the summer months as part of efforts to reduce crime and improve safety at retail…

  • Another garbage truck battery blaze

    Another garbage truck battery blaze

    Authorities are again pleading with inner-west residents to not throw their batteries in the bin, after another garbage truck fire in Maribyrnong last week, the…

  • Cheques for charities

    Cheques for charities

    Tens of thousands of people walking and running through a tunnel has resulted in tens of thousands of dollars for two inner-west charities. Asylum seeker…

  • Dang makes his mark for Seabrook

    Dang makes his mark for Seabrook

    A teenager is taking Seabrook and the competition by storm in the Victorian Turf Cricket Association Clark Shield season. At just 14, Siddh Dang made…

  • Olympic champ awards champion volunteer

    Olympic champ awards champion volunteer

    Australian swimmer Kieran Perkins visited the Williamstown Swimming and Life Saving Club (WSLSC) on Sunday to honour one of its legendary volunteers. The two-time Olympic…

  • Sunday Velo Day in Footscray

    Sunday Velo Day in Footscray

    Australia’s greatest cyclist helped christen the inner-west’s new cycling super-highway on Sunday. Tour de France winner Cadel Evans joined students from Footscray City Primary School…