News


  • Appeal for assistance

    Appeal for assistance

    Brimbank & Northwest Star Weekly

    Police are appealing for public assistance following an aggravated burglary and assault in Keilor. A male offender armed with a hammer entered the open garage…

  • Melton trains a ‘top priority’

    Melton trains a ‘top priority’

    Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly

    The Melton train line should be electrified by 2030 and two new stations built in Melton, according to the state’s peak infrastructure advisor. Infrastructure Victoria’s…

  • VU, Westjustice team up

    VU, Westjustice team up

    Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly

    Victoria University (VU) and Westjustice have announced a new partnership that aims to deliver meaningful social impact and boost economic opportunities for people in the…

  • Tackling women’s pain

    Tackling women’s pain

    Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly

    Women will be offered the ‘green whistle’ pain relief during IUD insertion procedures and a special clinic will be set up to support girls at…

  • Mall to host security protests and cameras

    Mall to host security protests and cameras

    Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly

    Opponents of private security guard patrols in central Footscray will take to the streets this weekend demanding the six month trial not be extended once…

  • Casey’s blind determination

    Casey’s blind determination

    Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly

    Diagnosed with an unknown degenerative eye condition that left her legally blind, Altona local Casey Hyde is no-stranger to adversity. A lack of central vision…

  • Highpoint consular concern

    Highpoint consular concern

    Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly

    Members of the local Eritrean community are calling on Highpoint Shopping Centre to remove the country’s consular office as a tenant, arguing it represents a…

  • Gold medallist vaults in

    Gold medallist vaults in

    Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly

    Olympic and World Championship gold medallist Nina Kennedy braved the rain and the conditions to make some young athletes’ day at Bacchus Marsh. Kennedy attended…

  • Driver clocked double the limit

    Driver clocked double the limit

    Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly

    A 23-year-old driver will find himself before the courts after allegedly claiming his vehicle was stolen when it was clocked by police travelling at 224km/h…

Sport


  • Rovers focused on developing female program

    Rovers focused on developing female program

    Brimbank & Northwest Star Weekly

    Albion Rovers have some ambitious plans for the future and female participation is at the forefront of the plans for the club. A new committee…

  • Crusaders continue on

    Crusaders continue on

    Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly

    Western Crusaders continue to focus on hitting their own standards as they lead the way in the Gridiron Victoria men’s competition. The Crusaders, who are…

  • Centrals get win

    Centrals get win

    Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly

    Melton Centrals got its first win on the board in the Gisborne and District Cricket Association women’s league, while the bad luck continued for Bacchus…

  • Three Knights in AFL Academy

    Three Knights in AFL Academy

    Northern Star Weekly

    Three Northern Knights players have been named in the AFL National Academy squads for next year. Fifty of the country’s most talented young footballers have…

  • Kangaroos beat the rain, Tigers

    Kangaroos beat the rain, Tigers

    Sunbury & Macedon Ranges Star Weekly

    The Sunbury Kangaroos were among the big winners on Saturday as rain played havoc in the Gisborne and District Cricket Association. While many cricket associations…

  • Thunder on the rise

    Thunder on the rise

    Wyndham Star Weekly

    Glen Orden has had an incredible start to the summer cricket season, with registrations soaring across both senior and junior divisions. Following a highly successful…

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  • Gold medallist vaults in

    Gold medallist vaults in

    Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly

    Olympic and World Championship gold medallist Nina Kennedy braved the rain and the conditions to make some young athletes’ day at Bacchus Marsh. Kennedy attended…

  • Driver clocked double the limit

    Driver clocked double the limit

    Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly

    A 23-year-old driver will find himself before the courts after allegedly claiming his vehicle was stolen when it was clocked by police travelling at 224km/h…

  • Achievements highlighted in annual report

    Achievements highlighted in annual report

    Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly

    Hobsons Bay council’s 2024-25 Annual Report has been released, outlining its achievements, activities, challenges, and financial performance over the past financial year. The annual report…

  • Kinder crackdown

    Kinder crackdown

    Brimbank & Northwest Star Weekly

    The state government is holding kindergarten providers to account by making sure funding is used properly and children are getting the most out of learning.…

  • Jerry meets biggest fan

    Jerry meets biggest fan

    Wyndham Star Weekly

    It has been a big couple of weeks for Wyndham’s wandering star Jerry the Giraffe. While on holiday in a location Star Weekly has been…

  • Feedback to shape budget funding

    Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly

    This year might not yet be over, but Maribyrnong council is already beginning the process of formulating next financial year’s budget. Community consultation on the…