Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly

  • 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…

  • Buddhist animal blessings in Braybrook

    Buddhist animal blessings in Braybrook

    October 5 is World Animal Day and as they’ve done for the past 14 years, the Nalandra Buddhist Institute in Healsville, north east of Melbourne,…

  • Dogs day out

    Dogs day out

    Footscray Bulldogs held their composure late to hold off a comeback from Southport to claim the Victorian Football League premiership. Having already claimed the minor…

  • Community bank celebrates quarter century

    Community bank celebrates quarter century

    Having opened its doors on July 1, 2000, the Altona and Laverton Community Bank is marking 25 years of being more than just A financial…

  • Fighting for IVF families

    Fighting for IVF families

    A western suburbs woman is leading a campaign for greater regulation of Australia’s IVF industry. Michaelle Galea from Hobsons Bay is the founder and chair…

  • More feedback wanted on Bulldogs childcare lease

    More feedback wanted on Bulldogs childcare lease

    Just two months after negative feedback forced a backflip on its previous plans, Maribyrnong council is again conducting community consultation on the lease arrangements for…