Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly

  • McDonald nominated for rising star

    McDonald nominated for rising star

    Western Bulldogs young gun Emma McDonald has been named the round 10 AFLW rising star nominee after a breakout performance against the Gold Coast Suns…

  • Council honours community hero

    Council honours community hero

    Footscray icon Wally Hopkins OAM was honoured at Tuesday night’s Maribyrnong council meeting, the first since his death last month aged 101. Standing orders were…

  • EPA conducts snap inspections

    EPA conducts snap inspections

    A snap inspection program in Melbourne’s west by the Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has found gaps in the way warehouses and logistic facilities handle…

  • Two more Techno blocks approved

    Two more Techno blocks approved

    More residents at the Techno Park estate will be able to remain in their homes after Hobsons Bay council issued certificates of compliance to another…

  • Brown makes history

    Brown makes history

    When the Williamstown Imperials were seeking volunteers to fill in for their fourth XI side, Lydia Brown jumped at the chance. One of the new…

  • Laverton steel workers to strike

    Laverton steel workers to strike

    Workers at a Laverton steel mill will walk off the job on Friday after negotiations over a new enterprise agreement broke down. Australian Workers Union…

  • Get your home storm ready

    Get your home storm ready

    With storms costing Victorians millions of dollars in damage annually and accounting for 80 per cent of all Victoria State Emergency Service callouts, RACV is…

  • A pocket full of art

    A pocket full of art

    An empty garage was the inspiration behind Yarraville’s newest, and possibly smallest, art space. Friends Peta Ferguson and Patricia Stewart have opened a tiny art…

  • Singer ready to rock

    Singer ready to rock

    A young Hobsons Bay star will dial up the volume at St Kilda’s National Theatre next month in Theatrical Inc’s School of Rock the Musical.…

  • Bulldogs fall short

    Bulldogs fall short

    Footscray’s large batting total wasn’t enough to make it two in a row in the Victorian Premier Cricket competition on Saturday. After a second strong…

  • Bulldogs bat well

    Bulldogs bat well

    Footscray United has put itself in a strong position heading into day two of its Victorian Turf Cricket Association Isaac Howarth Shield match with Sunshine.…

  • Footscray homes for families in need

    Footscray homes for families in need

    A $52 million social housing project in Footscray has been completed and will soon provide shelter to more than 160 Victorians currently experiencing or at…