Star Weekly takes a look back at the Banner 40, 30, 20 and 10 years ago.
40 years ago
June 19, 9174
Werribee Shire’s new $2 million civic centre has been given the go-ahead by council, provided the necessary finance is available. The first stage comprises municipal offices, council chambers, a car park and library.
30 years ago
June 20, 1984
Lara residents are preparing for a showdown with Community Welfare Services Minister Pauline Toner at a public meeting next month. The meeting has been called in response to an announcement by Mrs Toner that the state’s latest correctional centre would be built on a 97-hectare site adjacent to Bacchus Marsh Road, six kilometres north of the township.
20 years ago
June 15, 1994
Werribee residents Lucienne and Daniel Scicluna describe their eight-year-old home in Brougham Avenue as a “house of horrors”. It is falling apart and no-one wants to take responsibility for its faults. The Housing Guarantee Fund has ruled the builder is not at fault, despite the house having cracks throughout its floor.
10 years ago
June 16, 2004
The state coroner, Heather Spooner, has found that the death of Werribee woman Silvana Manitta at Werribee Mercy Hospital in March, 2002, was preventable and criticised the hospital’s “unreliable” communication procedures and the actions of nursing staff.
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