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21/01/2026

Star Weekly looks back on the pages of our predecessors.

40 years ago

22 January, 1986

Williamstown’s controversial $1.2 million boat launching ramp will not go ahead.

30 years ago

24 January, 1996

The zany antics of the T-Bags, right, will be one of the highlights of this weekend’s Williamstown Summer Festival, which officially begins tomorrow.

20 years ago

25 January, 2006

The cream of the yachting world raced into Williamstown last Saturday in a bid to win the second leg of the prestigious Volvo Ocean Race.

10 years ago

20 January, 2016

More than 100 jobs in Footscray and Braybrook are in jeopardy in the wake of Woolworth’s decision to pull the plug on its troubled Masters stores.

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Star Weekly looks back on the pages of our predecessors. 40 years ago 22 January, 1986 Williamstown’s controversial $1.2 million boat launching ramp will not…

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