Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly

  • Footscray man facing more charges

    Footscray man facing more charges

    A Footscray man has been hit with further charges as part of an investigation into allegedly threatening and harassing emails sent to a CFMEU administrator…

  • Recollections of a grieving uncle

    Recollections of a grieving uncle

    Seth Crane, a young man from Tasmania’s North West Coast, recently took his own life at just 19 years of age. His uncle, Star Weekly…

  • Rescue helicopter makes Newport school visit

    Rescue helicopter makes Newport school visit

    Students at Newport Gardens Primary School got a thrill when the Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service (WLRHS) landed on Tuesday 2 December. Helicopter crew members…

  • Summer daze at Seaworks

    Summer daze at Seaworks

    Seaworks Williamstown will come alive on Saturday 13 December, from 10am – 5pm, as BIG Summer Daze brings a full day of entertainment, market shopping,…

  • Storm appoint new coach

    Storm appoint new coach

    Rex Vo has been tasked with leading Newport Storm into a new challenge next season The Storm entered the state league competition in stunning fashion…

  • Further childcare centre assault charges

    Further childcare centre assault charges

    Police have charged Point Cook man Joshua Brown with a further 83 charges as part of an investigation into alleged sexual assaults at Melbourne childcare…

  • 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…