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From the archives

Star Weekly looks back at the pages of our predecessors.

40 years ago

15 January 1986

Altona Mayor Doug Grant, declared “the people of Altona would march on parliament” should Werribee Council’s proposal to annex the rate-rich industrial part of Altona be accepted by the Local Government Department.

30 years ago

17 January 1996

Werribee has the highest number of poker machines in the western suburbs with community services struggling to meet the demand for financial counselling.

20 years ago

11 January 2006

Werribee Volunteer Coast Guard has appealed to boat owners to be better prepared before heading on to Port Phillip Bay, after seven rescues in the past month.

10 years ago

13 January 2016

Wyndham had more homicides than any other municipality in the state in the year to September 30, 2015, new data reveals.

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