My View: Katrina Hall confronts sibling rivalry
Sometimes I feel my most important job as a parent is to make sure that, while trying to kill each other, no one around...
Que sera: Raising a chopstick to multiculturalism
My old dad turned 88 at the weekend and he wanted to go to the local Chinese restaurant for his birthday meal.
We used to...
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Forty years ago
November 20, 1974
Sunshine’s long-awaited hospital has started to become a reality. Planning of stage one of the multimillion-dollar project gets under way...
Que Sera: Why sending a letter won’t help
For the third day in a row, I’ve emptied the contents of our postbox straight into the post office recycling bin.
Evidently everyone else has...
FROM THE ARCHIVES
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...
Que Sera: Why have we become so mean?
I love my hairdresser. I love her not just because my head is in her hands but because she’s a compassionate, funny lady who...
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Forty years ago
November 6, 1974
Keilor Council will have to find almost $5 million this financial year in order to meet the increasing demand for...
Pictures of the Month: October 2014 | Gallery
Check out our best photos through October 2014 from all over our city, as featured in the Star Weekly and The Weekly Review newspapers.
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My View: Katrina Hall puts a sock in it
A whole conversation about socks. That’s what just happened this morning at coffee. So, rather than Sex in the City and the weekly goings-on...
Don Deeble Rising Star: Dejan Vasiljevic
The bigger the moment, the better Dejan Vasiljevic performs.
The Tarneit resident has proved time and time again to be a special basketball talent and...
Que Sera: Price for sticking your neck out
There is one piece of brown furniture that stands out from the polished professionalism of this room.
Judging by the handles on the cupboards, it...
FROM THE ARCHIVES
40 years ago
October 30, 1974
Workers at the Nylex Corporation plant in Station Road, Deer Park, have been put on an emergency four-day week.
A serious...
Virginia Trioli: ‘I don’t mean to insult you …’
It was such a lovely card – how thoughtful of a viewer to send me a note! Flowers and fruit adorned the front, and...
Que Sera: Absurdities in excise and exercise
Some things are plain stupid … installing a punching machine in a pub for instance.
I nearly choked on my chardy recently, watching a group...
Spring carnival: Gerry Harvey | A breed apart
On any given day, horses bred or owned by Gerry Harvey will race at meetings in Australia or New Zealand. It is just one...
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Airport agrees to above ground station
This story was originally published in July 2024 and Star Weekly has chosen to share it again for readers to enjoy.
The war is over...
