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My Brimbank: Stanley Ligeza

Sunshine Golden Age Garden Club members are busy watering their prized plants for their annual autumn show this weekend. Committee member Stanley Ligeza speaks...

5 stories you may have missed

5 stories from around the Star Weekly network this week that may have passed you by    Henry twins have got talent Having made their acting...

My Brimbank: Robert Jackson

Albion guitarist Robert Jackson and his band, The Legless Lizards, pay homage to Sunshine in their latest project. He spoke to Esther Lauaki about their...

New kids on the block at Watergardens

Richard Kozaris and his wife, Basma, are a young couple who have blended their pharmacist credentials with good dollops of entrepreneurial smarts and a...

My Brimbank: Olwen Ford

British-born Olwen Ford, 78, has lived in Albion since moving to Australia with her husband, Frank, in 1960. She was inaugural director of the...

Shooting goals at many levels

There were plenty of signs throughout her early career that Najvada George was destined for the top. In primary school, George made the Victorian netball...

Worth a look: Stories you may have missed

Stories from around the Star Weekly network this week that may have passed you by     Op shop used as a rubbish tip Kitchen scraps, dirty...

My Brimbank: Jake Backus

Jake Backus has recently had his debut in professional wrestling, and hopes one day to be king of the ring.  The 21-year-old wrestling fan...

Worth a look: Stories you may have missed

  Five stories from around the Star Weekly network this week that may have passed you by   Council makes veggie growers lose the plot A Yarraville family...

My Brimbank: Sam Agricola

Long-serving St Albans lawyer Sam Agricola spoke to Esther Lauaki about Brimbank and its businesspeople   What’s your connection to Brimbank? I have been a lawyer in...

Pictures of the month – January

A selection of the best pictures taken by the Star Weekly photographers during January.   HARD TO MISS: Andrea Jaca Smith was crowned Miss Transsexual Australia...

Garage sales: Outer West

  Garage sales in the Brimbank, Melton and Moorabool areas this weekend as advertised in Star Weekly Network Classifieds.   Match the suburb colours to the dots on the interactive map...

My Brimbank: Beatriz Castillo

Volunteer tutor and Argentinian migrant Beatriz Castillo won the educator of the year award at an Australia Day ceremony last month. She talks with...

My Place: Susan Mangion

Susan Mangion founded Edible Harvest Out West two years ago after noticing an absence of community gardens around Caroline Springs. She tells Sumeyya Ilanbey...

Star runner in gold rush

It’s been an amazing 12 months for superstar runner Amelia Mazza-Downie. Having dominated the 1500 metres at both state and national level in recent years,...

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Dragons looking to step it up

Sunshine Heights is hoping to build on last season in the Western Football League division 2 season. After a late coaching change and a bit...