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19/01/2026

Star Weekly looks back on the articles of our predecessors…

40 years ago

29 January, 1986

Angry Deer Park residents have taken action in a bid to stop proposed industrial developments in their area.

30 years ago

31 January, 1996

The Maidstone parents of a baby who was allegedly kidnapped at knifepoint are in hiding from the woman facing the charges, Williamstown Magistrate’s Court was told on Monday.

20 years ago

31 January, 2006

Volunteers were honoured for their community-building role by Mayor Natalie Suleyman at Brimbank’s Citizen of the Year ceremony on Australia Day.

10 years ago

26 January, 2016

Brimbank will welcome more new citizens at today’s Australia Day service at Sunshine than any other municipality in the state.

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