From the Archives

40 years ago

Star Weekly looks back through the pages of our predecessors.

40 years ago

May 4, 1983

The Metal Trades Industry, traditionally one of the largest employers in the West, began picking up the pieces at the Jobs and Industry forum held in Braybrook last week.

30 years ago

April 28, 1993

Footscray’s jobless rate has dropped a further 3 per cent in the past months. It is now lower than 16 per cent.

20 years ago

April 30, 2003

Maribyrnong males can expect to live shorter lives than their counterparts in every other municipality in Victoria, state health figures show.

10 years ago

Dental care in Melbourne’s western suburbs will receive a long-awaited overhaul in next week’s state government budget.