From the archives – Star Weekly looks back through the pages of our predecessors.
40 years ago
April 20,1982
Children’s Services Development Officer for the western region, Mr Ernie Fontaine, said this week that the incidence of child abuse in the west was rivalled only by Melbourne’s inner urban area.
30 years ago
April 22, 1992
The recession has reduced property values in the Footscray Mall by 60 per cent over the past two years, according to figures released by the Footscray Council valuation department.
20 years ago
April 24, 2002
A Yarraville family has to wait more than an hour for help after strangers assaulted and abused them in their street.
10 years ago
April 25, 2012
Grey matters. Lives and memories lost in an instant.