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21/08/2022

35 years ago

August 19, 1987

The western suburbs could become a major tourist resort, frequented by interstate and international visitors, according to the Western Region Commission and the Living Museum of the west.

25 years ago

August 20, 1997

Kings Road must be extended as planned to provide Brimbank with a major north-south route or road safety will suffer, warns a senior council officer.

20 years ago

August 20, 2002

North-West Brimbank residents have been bluntly warned their belief that the 220ha Sydenham Park Reserve on Keilor’s rural fringe will be permanently retained as public open space if unfounded.

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