The sacred site linking generations of Melbourne’s mafia

Many walking past St Mary Star of the Sea in West Melbourne every day would not know the church’s true history, nor its links to the city’s underworld.

Pablo Barnes

Updated February 18, 2026 — 10:08am,first published 4:03pm

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