Star Weekly looks back through the pages of our predecessors.
35 years ago
September 2, 1987
Angry residents claim there is little to show for the millions of dollars the Housing Ministry (formerly Commission) is supposed to have spent maintaining its houses. The residents are pressing for an independent enquiry.
25 years ago
September 3, 1997
Half of Brimbank’s council-operated child-care centres face closure after the federal government withdrew $500,000 worth of funding two months earlier.
20 years ago
September 3, 2002
Hillside residents could have their say on what businesses they want for the area as part of Melton Council’s 18-month new communities small business development study.
10 years ago
September 3, 2012
Retired St Albans welder Romeo Biancofiore joins the ranks of former prime minister Bob Hawke and the late entertainer Bert Newton by becoming the Victorian Father of the Year.
