From the archives

2012

35 years ago

August 12, 1987

Dozens of families living in Ministry of Housing homes are being treated “like rubbish, like second-class citizens, “according to a housing worker at the Braybrook-Maidstone Tenants Union

25 years ago

August 13, 1997

The Mountain View Sunshine Quarry in Kealba has been operating without a planning permit since 1989, says a residents group.

20 years ago

August 13, 2002

Sydenham-Hillside Primary School has hit back at the Sydenham Action Group following its demand for the school to drop ’Hillside’ from its name.

10 years ago

August 14, 2012

Support workers have welcomed moves to impose on-the-spot fines for rogue rooming house operators but they warn that forcing properties to close will only intensify the cycle of homelessness.