Tag: News
Singh Thatta technique approved
Healthcare workers who cannot shave due to religious, cultural or medical reasons now have a new technique they can use that allows them to...
Level crossing removal ‘not an upgrade’
The Diggers Rest Level Crossing Removal Project was meant to ‘ensure a safer and more connected’ town, but some locals say it is inadequate....
Tourists attracted to Victoria
International and interstate tourists are increasingly choosing to visit Victoria, new data shows.
The results of the latest national and international visitor survey conducted by...
Export excellence awarded
The state’s top exporters were celebrated at the Governor of Victoria Export Awards last week.
Fourteen businesses were honoured at the awards, including advanced technology...
Call to surrender illegal pets
Crime Stoppers Victoria is sending a message to owners of illegal exotic pets: surrender them now or risk getting caught.
The ‘Your Pet, Our...
Shelled athletes race for gold
The Paris Olympics may have recently come to an end, but for a group of bustling and energetic tortoises at Werribee Open Range Zoo,...
Merger to support bisexuals in Victoria
Two leading LGBTQIA+ organisations have banded together to form Bi+ Pride Victoria.
The Melbourne Bisexual Network and Bisexual Alliance Victoria have merged together on...
Salvo sign up for natural disaster volunteers
Forget rain, hail, or shine – Salvation Army Emergency Services (SAES) volunteers brave “fires, floods, and earthquakes” to help those in danger.
Now, the SAES...
Quirky history with Barb McNeill
Williamstown amateur historian Barb McNeill is Star Weekly's new columist. Her first rollicking adventure is a tale of pirates, gold and justice during the...
Community Calendar
Friends of the Melton Botanic Garden
The friends invite you to attend the Seniors Festival Guided Tour at the Melton Botanic Garden at 10am on...
Impaired drivers targeted this long weekend
Police are warning travellers that there will be zero tolerance for drink and drug driving over the AFL Grand Final long weekend.
Operation Scoreboard, which...
Barb’s quirky history tales
When asked how she became an amateur historian, Williamstown’s Barb McNiell credits her school teachers with firing her interest in the topic.
“If you’d been...
Walking Kokoda for those who can’t
Walking the Kokoda Track is a gruelling march through 96 kilometres of jungle terrain that puts hikers through mud, sweat, and tears.
However, it still...
Teen stabbed at shopping centre
Police have vowed to step up patrols of Woodgrove Shopping Centre after a teen was fatally stabbed there on Tuesday, September 24.
Oscar Hamilton, 16,...
Leap from “dude to dad” made easier
There isn’t much that can prepare you for becoming a father – anyone will tell you the lifestyle shift is monumental.
Like most, the...
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Councillors ready for business
Melton's new councillors are ready to get down to business.
The city's 10 new councillors were sworn in on Monday November 11.
They will...
