Star Weekly looks back at the pages of our predecessors.
40 years ago
November 30, 1982
The state government will spend $32 million providing urgently needed public housing in Footscray over the next three years.
30 years ago
December 2, 1992
The quiet beach-front family picnic accompanied by a bottle of wine or beer will become a thing of the past when Altona council passes a new local law banning consumption of alcohol along the Esplanade.
20 years ago
December 4, 2002
The long-time Labor-held seats of Footscray, Williamstown and Melbourne West Province remained very safe for the ALP following the party’s stunning election victory last Saturday. Bruce Mildenhall, Steve Bracks and Sang Nguyen easily held onto the three western suburb electorates.
10 years ago
December 5, 2012
Frustrated landowners on the Burns Road industrial estate in Alton say they are collectively paying $135,000 in Hobsons Bay council rates without being able to develop their “dead land”.
