Star Weekly looks back at the pages of our predecessors.
40 years ago
November 2, 1982
The State ALP Government is committed to putting the western suburbs back on the map and to make up for the inequities of the past the Premier, Mr Cain, said this week.
30 years ago
November 4, 1992
Sunshine council warns it would seek at least $11.3 million compensations it it lost the Brooklyn neighbourhood to Altona. A division of the Local Government Commission, hearing submissions about the possible annexation of Brooklyn from the city of Sunshine to the city of Altona, was told last week that 591 Brooklyn people had signed a petition supporting the annexation.
20 years ago
November 6, 2002
Maribyrnong council depot workers have created history, walking off the job for the first time in 25 years.
10 years ago
November 7, 2012
Opinion is divided about whether to keep the Altona Beach Festival in the suburb’s “heart” or move it back to what has been labelled the “arse-end of Altona”.
