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18/02/2026

Star Weekly looks back at the pages of our predecessors.

40 years ago

26 February 1986

Werribee may get a Technical and Further Education (TAFE) campus by 1989 if a draft proposal is accepted by the Victorian TAFE board and the Federal Government.

30 years ago

28 February 1996

A 35-year friendship between two Werribee South men ended in tragedy last Saturday with one dead, and the other wounded.

20 years ago

22 February 2006

Premier Steve Bracks’ chief of staff Tim Pallas has confirmed he will challenge Tarneit MP Mary Gillett for Labor preselection ahead of November’s state election.

10 years ago

24 February 2016

More apartments, shops, restaurants and cafes are on the drawing board for Werribee CBD, part of a Wyndham council plan to “activate” the shopping strip by selling off three carparks.

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