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.