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03/04/2022

Star Weekly looks back through the pages of its predecessors

30 years ago

March 31, 1992

A furore has erupted over Community Services Victoria plans to house 10 intellectually disabled people from Caloola Training Centre in Woodend.

25 years ago

April 1, 1997

The Macedon Ranges shire will not have a full time mayor. Mt William councillor Mr Ron Hardy was last week elected as mayor and will juggle the role with his position in the police force.

20 years ago

April 2, 2002

About 300 people have signed a petition objecting to a proposal to reduce car parking in Sunbury’s business district.

10 years ago

April 3, 2012

Fractured families: standing up to domestic violence. A woman is killed in Australia almost every week by a partner or ex-partner*. Andria Cozza reports on the rise of family violence in Melbourne’s north west.

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