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16/01/2026

Star Weekly takes a look back through the pages of our predecessors.

35 years ago

15 January, 1991

Four leading Victorian bodies involved in housing and local government want a meeting with the Premier, Joan Kirner, to discuss ways of making developers pay the high cost of providing services needed by residents of new housing developments.

20 years ago

17 January, 2006

A popular policeman from Sunbury was among six Australians killed in a bus crash in Egypt last Wednesday.

15 years ago

18 January, 2011

Sunbury CFA is celebrating a milestone – its centenary. Community events will be held throughout the year to recognise the service of the brigade’s past and present members.

10 years ago

19 January, 2016

Tourism experts say more accommodation options and seven-day operators are needed to ensure the Macedon Ranges reap the full benefits of a visitor boom.

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