Forty years ago
November 13, 1974
St Albans’ community development officer, Mr Rod Gow, has threatened to resign. Mr Gow’s threat follows “constant conflicts” with the St Albans Community Development Centre’s secretary, Mr Carmel Dutta.
“I will not seek reappointment after December 19 unless circumstances change a lot,” Mr Gow told The Advocate this week. He was appointed as community development officer three months ago.
Thirty years ago
November 14, 1984
A proposal to award prizes to school children for collecting artichoke thistles has been abandoned by the Sunshine council.
All schools in the municipality, teacher organisations, neighbouring councils and government departments controlling land in the municipality were canvassing for support in helping control the thistles.
The response, however, was not generally favourable.
Twenty years ago
November 16, 1994
The Woolworths organisation will build a major shopping centre on the Sunshine Harvester site, opposite the Sunshine Plaza, which has just opened a $7.5 million extension.
News of the Woolworths development has left the Sunshine Plaza and other traders in Hampshire Road reeling. They fear the additional competition will further dilute retail trade, already torn between several local shopping centres.
Ten years ago
November 16, 2004
Consultation for the Sydenham transit city strategy plan will not be extended beyond March 11, despite a demand from a crowded residents’ forum last week for an extension of at least 12 months.
Brimbank council last week adopted a compromise motion by Robertson ward councillor Margaret Giudice, which omitted the residents’ demand for $20,000 in council funding to enable them to hire their own planning consultant.
