Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly

  • Footscray aggravated burglary arrest

    Footscray aggravated burglary arrest

    A man has been arrested after an aggravated burglary in Footscray early on Tuesday morning. Police responded to reports of an aggravated burglary at an…

  • Safety demands

    Safety demands

    Residents of Footscray’s Joseph Road precinct are demanding immediate changes to a nearby intersection following a coroners’ report into the death of a pedestrian there…

  • Historic collection goes under the hammer

    Historic collection goes under the hammer

    Williamstown identity John ’Banjo’ Patterson OAM believed that the antiques that he avidly collected over his lifetime should be prominently displayed and shared with the…

  • Kinder up for award

    Kinder up for award

    Home Road Kindergarten in Newport is a finalist in the 2025 Victorian Early Years Awards. The kinder is one of three finalists for the Emeritus…

  • Dangerous roads revealed

    Dangerous roads revealed

    Three inner-west intersections have been named on a list of the region’s most dangerous junctions. The Western Freeway on/off ramps at Hopkins Road in Deanside…

  • Diwali festival to light up Footscray

    Diwali festival to light up Footscray

    Footscray will come alive this Saturday 25 October for the ninth annual Diwali Festival of Lights at Whitten Oval. The Hindu festival of lights is…

  • Discovery day to offer tunnel vision

    Discovery day to offer tunnel vision

    Before it opens to traffic in December, inner west locals will have the chance to explore the new West Gate Tunnel on foot. The West…

  • Harrison joins rare club

    Harrison joins rare club

    Altona Sports Cricket Club’s Tom Harrison joined some of the legends of the club as he claimed his 300th wicket on Saturday. Sports vice-captain, Harrison…

  • Woman charged with Footscray attempted burglary

    Woman charged with Footscray attempted burglary

    Police have charged a woman following an alleged attempted aggravated burglary in Footscray early on Sunday morning. Officers responded to reports of an aggravated burglary…

  • Pair charged with Footscray school burglary

    Pair charged with Footscray school burglary

    Two men have been charged after an alleged burglary at a school in Footscray early on Monday morning. Police responded to reports of a burglary…

  • ‘Danergous;’ roads revealed

    ‘Danergous;’ roads revealed

    Three inner-west intersections have been named on a list of the region’s most dangerous junctions. The Western Freeway on/off ramps at Hopkins Road in Deanside…

  • A’s in box seat

    A’s in box seat

    Altona has the upper hand after day one of its clash with Werribee in the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association east-west. Having picked up a win…