40 years ago
October 16, 1974
A group of concerned parents and citizens is circulating a petition seeking a Royal Commission into continuing unrest among staff at Werribee High School. The petition, to be presented to the Legislative Assembly, claims that relationships and responsibilities between principal and teachers should be clearly defined by such a commission.
30 years ago
October 17, 1984
When Hoppers Crossing ice hockey player Cameron Burleigh met Rene Kink last Friday he didn’t know which to be more excited about: having lunch with his favourite Essendon player or receiving a $500 cheque to help pay for his trip to represent Victoria at ice hockey in Canberra.
20 years ago
October 12, 1994
A joyride ended in death on the Maltby Bypass for a 41-year-old Ocean Grove resident last Friday. Princes Freeway traffic was brought to a halt for more than an hour after a stolen car crashed into a tree after catapulting across the freeway’s median strip.
10 years ago
October 13, 2004
Port Phillip Prison averted a mass walk-out last week after prison officers threatened industrial action over the termination of several employees. Community and Public Sector Union acting branch secretary Jim Walton told
The Banner industrial action was imminent.
