Flashback Friday: 30 photos from The Irrigator in April, 2008 | Photos
TWELVE years ago in Leeton shire had many things happening.
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Sporting seasons were just getting underway, a business survey was playing out and road safety continued to be a focus for Leeton Shire Council.
What else was happening throughout Australia in April, 2008?
- 18 April - Nick D'Arcy has his Beijing ticket terminated following an incident at a nightclub involving former swimmer Simon Cowley.
- 19 April - The Australia 2020 Summit begins in Canberra.
- 30 April - The Victorian government agrees to implement safety measures for Melbourne taxi drivers, after dozens of taxis blockade the intersection of Flinders and Swanston Streets following the stabbing of a driver the previous day.
Television
- 3 April - Kate Ritchie (Sally Fletcher), one of the original cast members of Home and Away, leaves the series after 20 years.
- 7 April - The Nine Network makes the first episodes of the new series Canal Road available for download over the Internet, ahead of its television broadcast on 16 April.
Deaths
- 1 April - Audrey Cahn, 102, nutritionist
- 6 April - Tony Davies, 68, New Zealand rugby union player
- 7 April - Sir Frank Little, 82, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne
- 8 April - John Button, 74, ALP senator and Hawke government minister
- 10 April - Kim Santow, 67, NSW Supreme Court judge, university chancellor
- 24 April - Tristram Cary, 82, British composer
- 30 April - John Cargher, 89, ABC Radio presenter
Flashback Friday: 30 photos from The Irrigator in April, 2008 | Photos
