Tag: News
From the archives
Star Weekly looks back through the pages of its predecessors.
30 years ago
September 30, 1992
The word 'satan' is scrawled on walls of a house where...
Masks no longer mandatory on public transport
Masks will no longer be mandatory on public transport, taxis, rideshares or tourism vehicles from Friday morning, the state government has announced.
The state...
Victoria’s carbon emissions continue to decline
Victoria is on track to reduce its carbon emissions by 50 per cent by 2030, the state state government announced.
Energy minister Lily D’Ambrosio released...
Extra trams and trains to handle bumper crowds
The state government and Victoria’s public transport operators are gearing up for their biggest week in two years with passenger numbers set to swell...
Mental health scholarships open
Applications for hundreds of mental health and wellbeing workforce scholarships and grants are now open, including for people living in Melton and Moorabool, the...
Vouchers for kids to get active
Applications are now open for the next round of the state government's Get Active Kids Voucher Program, in time for summer.
Vouchers of up...
Launch of Remember September
The Australian Pancreatic Cancer Foundation, PanKind, has launched the Remember September campaign to raise awareness and funds for pancreatic cancer.
PanKind chief executive Michelle Stewart...
Space centre to refund bus crash families
The US space centre that was due to welcome a group of Victorian high school students has fully refunded the trip after a bus...
School community in shock after bus crash
A college in regional Victoria remains open in the wake of a serious bus crash involving 27 of its students to support those left...
Money and happiness secrets to a long life
Financial security, work and never getting upset have been the secrets to a long life according to Burnside centenarian Mary Micallef.
She celebrated with her...
United push for Calder Park station
Melton council has put the call out for all major parties in the upcoming state election to commit to a new rail station at...
Free HPV vaccine for Moorabool youth
Moorabool students aged 12 to 18 who missed all or part of the Gardasil 9 vaccine course in Year 7 will be able to...
Students injured in bus rollover
A teenage girl and a driver were seriously injured when a school bus collided with a truck and rolled down an embankment at Bacchus...
Junior Landcare holiday fun
With National Biodiversity month around the corner, Junior Landcare has announced a new Find-a-Word activity sheet has been added to its online learning centre...
Agricultural show grants now open
Applications have now opened for the Agricultural and Pastoral Society grants program for 2022-23.
Societies that run shows, could receive up to $10,000 in grants...