Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly

  • Bulldogs ready to make the jump

    Bulldogs ready to make the jump

    Footscray has added more to its young core as it builds ahead of the Victorian Premier Cricket season. The Bulldogs had a tough 2024-25 season…

  • Inner west crime continues to increase

    Inner west crime continues to increase

    Crime rates in the inner west show no sign of improving, with both Hobsons Bay and Maribyrnong recording double digit increases in the latest data…

  • Image released of woman found dead in Maribyrnong

    Image released of woman found dead in Maribyrnong

    Police are seeking public assistance to help identify a woman found dead in Maribyrnong on September 20. The woman’s body was found in the Maribyrnong…

  • Don’t let your campfire ruin everyone’s Grand Final weekend 

    Don’t let your campfire ruin everyone’s Grand Final weekend 

    Victorians choosing to spend this Grand Final long weekend in the great outdoors are being warned to make sure their plans don’t go up in…

  • Riverside launch for waterways report

    Riverside launch for waterways report

    Community leaders, Traditional Owners, planners, and environmental advocates gathered at the Anglers Tavern on the banks of the Maribyrnong River on Friday September 19 for…

  • More houses for Maribyrnong

    More houses for Maribyrnong

    A major social and affordable housing development is underway in Maribyrnong as part of a collaboration between the St Vincent de Paul Society and the…

  • Van Riet back in the coaching hot seat

    Van Riet back in the coaching hot seat

    On the football field, Altona was the old rival for Rodney Van Riet. The former Deer Park star played many games against the Vikings as…

  • My Place: Sarah Gray

    My Place: Sarah Gray

    Kingsville’s Sarah Gray is a pharmacist and nutritionist who treats women suffering from the symptoms of perimenopause, a hormonal condition that occurs in women in…

  • Discover Altona’s amazing wetlands

    Discover Altona’s amazing wetlands

    The Hobsons Bay Wetlands Centre is holding an open day to mark World Migratory Bird Day on Saturday, October 11. Running from 10am to 2pm…

  • Roosters claim premiership

    Roosters claim premiership

    Twelve months ago, the Altona Roosters didn’t have a women’s side in the NRL Victoria metro competition. Fast forward to the final day of the…

  • West to benefit when Wurundjeri Way extension opens

    West to benefit when Wurundjeri Way extension opens

    Melbourne will get its first new CBD bypass in 25 years next month when the new Wurundjeri Way extension opens as part of the West…

  • Graduates celebrate at ceremonies

    Graduates celebrate at ceremonies

    More than 1700 students from Victoria University (VU) graduated across six ceremonies held at the Victoria Racing Club on Tuesday, September 16 and Wednesday, September…