Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly

  • Laverton’s big move

    Laverton’s big move

    After being quiet this Western Football League division 2 off season, Laverton made a bang announcing Mitch Robinson would be pulling on the club’s colours.…

  • Blackburn named Bulldogs best again

    Blackburn named Bulldogs best again

    Ellie Blackburn has won her sixth Western Bulldogs AFLW best and fairest award, further cementing her legacy in the red, white and blue. Blackburn polled…

  • All-Stars take on visitors

    All-Stars take on visitors

    Baseball was the winner on the weekend as a combined Japan University Women’s All-Stars team faced off against a Victorian Women’s All-Stars side. The two…

  • Conti wins Tigers B and F

    Conti wins Tigers B and F

    Monique Conti has won the 2025 Richmond AFLW best and fairest, after yet another standout season in the yellow and black. It’s her seventh Richmond…

  • New hospital opening date announced

    New hospital opening date announced

    The new Footscray Hospital will open on Wednesday 18 February. Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas made the announcement on Wednesday morning during an interview with ABC…

  • House funding plea

    House funding plea

    Representatives from inner-west neighbourhood houses have taken their campaign to keep their doors open to the door of Footscray MP Katie Hall. Coordinators from the…

  • Seniors treated to superstar trio

    Seniors treated to superstar trio

    It’s not often that Santa isn’t the most famous person in the room, but that was the case in Laverton last week when Father Christmas…

  • Ian’s golden shoes made for walking

    Ian’s golden shoes made for walking

    Having already received the Heart Foundation’s Golden Shoe Award for starting a walking group, Altona Meadows’ Ian Watson has now received a second; one for…

  • Festive food drive for Footscray

    Festive food drive for Footscray

    Footscray’s Asylum Seeker Resource (ASRC) is calling on the inner-west community to give generously at its Festive Food Drive on Sunday 7 December. The one-day…

  • Inner-west contributes to container milestone

    Inner-west contributes to container milestone

    Families, schools and community groups across Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay have helped Western Victoria reach a major sustainability milestone: more than 1 billion drink containers…

  • Davis is now a Giant

    Davis is now a Giant

    Greater Western Sydney was the first AFL club to show interest in possibly drafting Western Jets’ Finn Davis. While he would later speak to other…

  • Balibo film fundraiser five decades on

    Balibo film fundraiser five decades on

    Yarraville’s Sun Theatre will this weekend screen a film made 16 years ago based on events from 50 years ago, but which still resonate today.…