Star Weekly looks back through the pages of our predecessors
35 years ago
April 29, 1987
With Mother’s Day fast approaching, a Keilor group of mothers is angry that mums receive recognition only one day of the year.
25 years ago
April 30, 1997
Brimbank council is investigating how four 100-year-old cypress trees earmarked for listing on its future Natural Heritage Resource Strategy were cut down.
20 years ago
April 30, 2002
A by-election will be held in Padley Ward after Chris Evans ceased to be its councillor when he narrowly missed a fourth meeting last Tuesday night.
10 years ago
May 1, 2012
A doubling of Brimbank residents aged over 75 will put enormous strain on the aged care system within two decades, according to Brimbank council.