From the archives

1993

30 years ago

February 24, 1993

A swing of 17 per cent to the Labor Party at Saturdays Doutta Gala by-election has been simultaneously hailed and played down by the major parties.

25 years ago

February 25, 1998

CSR Timber Products’ hardboard factory in Bacchus Marsh will close on April 3, throwing more than 130 people out of work.

20 years ago

February 25, 2003

Melton South residents are rallying to stop a concrete median strip being removed from Exford Road, saying the road will be “dangerous” without it.

15 years ago

February 26, 2008

First it was members of the Diggers Rest Residents Association who lived outside the township who lost their right to vote last year.