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28/05/2022

30 years ago

May 26, 1992

Gisborne Council wants to know who changed the funding priorities on the Calder Highway from the Dalrymple Road death trap to the Kyneton bypass.

25 years ago

May 27, 1997

Deaths from leukaemia in Gisborne are three times higher than the state average, a health study released last week has revealed.

20 years ago

May 28, 2002

The president of Sunbury Kangaroos Football Club has resigned after the club committee passed a vote of no confidence in the club’s executive last Wednesday night.

10 years ago

May 29, 2012

Community pillars: Where would we be without volunteers?

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