This story was originally published on 13 August 2025. Star Weekly is sharing it again for you to enjoy. The title might refer to terror attacks in the Indonesian capital, but the genesis of Grant Dooley’s memoir, ’Bomb Season in Jakarta’, is another more personal…
Omnia Community Health is partnering with Veg Action Group and Open Table to deliver two free hands-on food workshops in March as part of the…
Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 255196 Wyndham council is calling on the community for feedback to better understand the unique area of the Western Plains South Green Wedge, which…
A new train station will be built at Tottenham as part of the first stage of the Melbourne Airport Rail Link (MARL) which finally broke ground on Wednesday. Works on…
To celebrate Harmony Week, councils across the north have banded together to take community members on a bus tour to various places of worship. The tour will first stop at…
Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 336543 Hume council has adopted a new Medium Density Housing Design Guide – but it can’t be enforced. Adopted at the 23 February council…
“I love the beauty of playing cricket,” reflects this month’s Don Deeble Sports Star award winner. Jasmine Kamboj was only six when she became restless watching her older brother and…
A powerful new ballet is set to captivate audiences in Caroline Springs this March, as a cast of passionate adult performers present Cleopatra, The Last Pharaoh at the Catholic Regional…
Josh Gilligan has been suspended from Wyndham council for one month and forced to apologise for a Facebook outburst in which he called a former colleague a “raging lunatic.” An…
Works on the long-awaited Melbourne Airport Rail Link (MARL) have begun, marking the first step in the development of Sunshine into a transport superhub. According to the state and federal…
Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 206998 More than 100 charges have been laid over the course of four nights as police crack down on car thefts in Melbourne’s west.…
Melton’s rubbish collectors have had a busy start to the year, with locals taking full advantage of their free hard waste collections and drop-offs to dispose of unwanted items the…
