AFL crosses cultures
More than 200 new arrivals to Australia pitted their skills against some of AFL football’s best last week to get a hang of our...
Artist brushes up on enamels
After years going there for her teeth, Keilor Downs painter Margaret McGregor wants to return the favour to Melbourne’s Royal Dental Hospital with a...
Melbourne Storm eyes off Kealba Hotel
The owners of National Rugby League club Melbourne Storm are believed to be in the final stages of buying the Kealba Hotel.
Neither Storm nor...
Bundled green waste petition
Disgruntled Brimbank resident Chris O’Neill has started a petition calling for better alternatives for residents after the council cancelled its bundled green-waste collection.
Mr O’Neill...
Brimbank punters miss out on trial
Brimbank will miss out on a trial pre-commitment scheme for problem gamblers, despite its status as the state’s biggest loser.
Star Weekly revealed earlier this...
Ardeer number one for long-term unemployment
Ardeer is the state’s worst suburb for long-term unemployment.
A new report commissioned by Jesuit Social Services reveals chronic levels of unemployment in the southern...
Sunshine Private Hospital set for 2018 opening
Plans for a new 150-bed private hospital at Sunshine are “rapidly advancing”, and the new seven-storey building is due to open in three years.
Star...
Overnewton fun runs raise serious cash
Overnewton Anglican Community College has raised an impressive $20,000 for charity on the back of two successful fun runs.
The runs, held at the school’s...
Kealba speargun bandit given corrections order
A man who held up a Kealba service station with a speargun has been handed a three-year community corrections order.
Sam Wathen pleaded guilty to...
Sunshine tram plans off track
Plans for tram connections to Brimbank are off the table despite the council’s presence at a metropolitan transport forum focusing on “the role of...
Catwalk celebration for BreastWest
It’s the perfect formula of footy, fashion and fun. The annual BreastWest Fashion Gala at the Moonee Valley Racing Club next month will feature...
Derrimut driver on drink driving charges
A drunken Derrimut driver will face court after blowing three times the legal limit following a crash near the West Gate Freeway on Thursday...
Keilor school kicking goals with Melbourne City
The A League’s Melbourne City Football Club has joined forces with a Keilor school.
Overnewton Anglican Community College announced on Thursday it had joined the...
Calder Freeway speed limit under review
VicRoads will review the speed limit along the Calder Freeway from Keilor to Taylors Lakes with a decision likely within several weeks.
Its review could...
Sunshine West man charged with murder
A Sunshine West man has been charged with murder following the death of a 37-year-old Taylors Lakes man in hospital on Monday night.
Christopher...
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Push for at risk Victorians to get tested for hepatitis B
Victorians at risk of hepatitis B are being urged to get tested as new data reveals one in three Victorians living with hepatitis B...
