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  • Brigades band together to fight Longwood fires

    Brigades band together to fight Longwood fires

    Northern Star Weekly

    Fire brigades across the northern suburbs have banded together to fight the ongoing Longwood bushfire. According to Yarrambat Fire Brigade, the CFA crew prepared on…

  • Ballan Road works

    Ballan Road works

    Wyndham Star Weekly

    Major works will commence this week on the Ballan Road intersection upgrade and motorists may have to factor in additional 20 minutes of travel time.…

  • NGV comes to Brimbank

    NGV comes to Brimbank

    Brimbank & Northwest Star Weekly

    Families across Brimbank will be able to tap into a summer of creativity when National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) Kids on Tour 2026 rolls into…

  • Big Switch timetable released

    Big Switch timetable released

    Sunbury & Macedon Ranges Star Weekly

    The new timetable for the train networks ‘Big Switch’ has been released, with the state government saying it will deliver more than one thousand extra…

  • School and men’s shed unite for project

    School and men’s shed unite for project

    Sunbury & Macedon Ranges Star Weekly

    Kismet Park Primary School and Hume Men’s Shed Sunbury have joined forces on a special project at the Sunbury school. The collaborative project will see…

  • Youth council applications open

    Youth council applications open

    Brimbank & Northwest Star Weekly

    Locals aged between 12 to 25 years can apply to be part of the Brimbank Youth Council (BYS) for 2026. As part of the six-month…

  • Call for stronger officer presence

    Brimbank & Northwest Star Weekly

    Sunshine station and the surrounding precinct need a stronger officer presence to keep the local community safe, according to Laverton MP Sarah Connolly. Ms Connolly…

  • Passionate and positive: Kenny Weir remembered

    Passionate and positive: Kenny Weir remembered

    Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly

    Passionate, positive, focused and friendly are just some of the adjectives used to describe former Star Weekly sub-editor and renowned food blogger, Kenny Weir, who…

  • Patrol trial continues

    Patrol trial continues

    Wyndham Star Weekly

    Calls to scrap a council-funded private security patrol in Truganina have reignited after the company contracted to deliver the trial was placed into administration. According…

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  • Elliott joins Werribee

    Elliott joins Werribee

    Wyndham Star Weekly

    Werribee has added another player with Victorian Football League experience while locking in a number of young guns for this season. In the lead up…

  • Kangaroos on the right track

    Kangaroos on the right track

    Northern Star Weekly

    Greenvale Kangaroos are hoping a bit of luck goes their way in the back part of the Victorian Premier Cricket competition. The Kangaroos have one…

  • Bulldogs’ batting power

    Bulldogs’ batting power

    Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly

    Footscray put on another batting show this time headlined by Dylan Kight six fest in the final over against Fitzroy Doncaster on Saturday. The return…

  • Saints sneak past

    Saints sneak past

    Brimbank & Northwest Star Weekly

    St Albans held its composure to secure first innings points of day one of its clash with Altona North in the Victorian Turf Cricket Association…

  • Woodsmen’s crucial win

    Woodsmen’s crucial win

    Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly

    Spotswood got an important win to keep a gap on the chasing pack in the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association east-west. With a logjam of teams…

  • Lions winning vibe

    Lions winning vibe

    Brimbank & Northwest Star Weekly

    Taylors Lakes is starting to gain momentum with three wins on the trot in the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association east-west competition. After a down period,…

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  • Passionate and positive: Kenny Weir remembered

    Passionate and positive: Kenny Weir remembered

    Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly

    Passionate, positive, focused and friendly are just some of the adjectives used to describe former Star Weekly sub-editor and renowned food blogger, Kenny Weir, who…

  • Patrol trial continues

    Patrol trial continues

    Wyndham Star Weekly

    Calls to scrap a council-funded private security patrol in Truganina have reignited after the company contracted to deliver the trial was placed into administration. According…

  • Free youth basketball clinic

    Free youth basketball clinic

    Wyndham Star Weekly

    A free basketball tournament for young people aged 12-20 will take place at Eagle Stadium in Werribee on Thursday 22 January. Nothing But Net will…

  • Potholes prompt council action

    Potholes prompt council action

    Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly

    Melton council has formally acknowledged the deteriorating condition of Griffith Street in Bacchus Marsh, following the adoption of a notice of motion raised by Cr…

  • Meadow Heights house fire

    Meadow Heights house fire

    Northern Star Weekly

    Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) responded to a house fire in Meadow Heights this morning, January 12. A call about smoke coming from a garage alerted…

  • Transport upgrades underway

    Transport upgrades underway

    Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly

    Major transport upgrades are now underway across Melbourne’s west with a 14-day construction blitz kicking off over the weekend. Transport Infrastructure Minister Gabrielle Williams announced…