Don Deeble Rising Star: Julia Bourke
Julia Bourke first tried putting the shot only two years ago. Now she’s a champion.
The Bacchus Marsh Grammar School student smashed the state record...
Form the Archives: The Advocate
Star Weekly looks back through the pages of our predecessor, The Advocate
Forty years ago
May 28, 1975
Sunshine’s town clerk, Mr Bill Deutschmann, has lashed Labor...
My Brimbank: Osman Kemal
Keilor Downs resident and Sunshine Mosque vice president Osman Kemal, 63, talks to Yasemin Talat about life in Brimbank
How long have you been living...
My Brimbank: Ron Carmichael, Keilor
Keilor resident Ron Carmichael, 85, talks to Priscilla Mocca about life, love and community.
What do for a living?
I’m now retired but I was a...
My Brimbank: Frances Barbara
Frances Barbara, a true Maltese matriarch, has lived in Australia nearly 50 years. She shares her story with Charlene Macaulay:
Long-time St Albans resident Frances...
Don Deeble Rising Star: Jonah Koch
Young cricketers from all over Australia now know, if they want to get to the top they are going to have to go through...
From the Archives: The Advocate
Star Weekly looks back through the pages of our predecessor, The Advocate
40 years ago
April 23, 1975
Ten thousand Greeks have threatened to lay siege to...
My Brimbank: John Martinuzzo, St Albans
John Martinuzzo is a lifelong Brimbank resident with a passion for local politics. The 55-year-old tells Charlene Macaulay what he loves about the area
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Anzac Day centenary: Diggers from the west
As Australians prepare to mark the centenary of the Anzacs landing at Gallipoli, Matt Crossman digs through the history pages and sheds lights on the...
Que Sera: Parables and insurance policies
It has been a year since we buried my old mum. Hers was the last local funeral performed by the Reverend Ken Parker.
How she...
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