Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly
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Police issue long weekend water safety warning
Water police are urging beachgoers, including those in Hobsons Bay, to stay safe this Australia Day long weekend after being called out to more than…
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Celebrating tennis club century
Great history and a love for sport are just some of the things I love about Hobsons Bay, and my ward of Williamstown. Recently, I…
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Anger at war memorial graffiti
A relative of one of the crew members on HMAS Yarra II, has been left angered after finding graffiti sprayed across its memorial in Newport.…
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Tobacco license deadline approaching
The state government has issued a final call for tobacco retailers and wholesalers to secure a mandatory licence, with less than two weeks remaining before…
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Drinking linked with cancer risk
A major study led by La Trobe University has sent a wake up call to residents across Melbourne’s north and west revealing that cutting just…
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Mum’s fight for life
Fundraisers and appeals are almost always for very worthy causes, but rarely are they matters of life and death. Unfortunately for Footscray single mother Kirsty…
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O’Keefe’s record breaking moment
Don Orr’s wicket record stood the test of time at Williamstown Imperials but was finally broken earlier this season. Having been set in the 1960s,…
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Western suburbs men charged following Southbank brawl
Five men from the western suburbs have been charged in relation to an alleged brawl at a Southbank licensed premises late last year. It’s alleged…
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Footscray to host misfit poetry party
Having made their first venture out west in November last year, Melbourne poetry collective Slamtidote is making a quick return with a show in Footscray…
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Bulldogs outright win
Footscray further stamped itself at the top of the ladder with an outright win against the Greenvale Kangaroos on Saturday in Victorian Premier Cricket. The…
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New chief takes charge
For the first time in 12 months, Hobsons Bay council has a permanent chief executive with Phu Nguyen officially starting in the role on Monday…
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Newport man facing drugs and weapons charges
A Newport man is facing dozens of drugs and weapons charges after raids conducted by VIPER Taskforce detectives on Monday. Two search warrants were executed…
