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The 1970's

1970 - Tuesday, April 14

Dissolution of 44th Victorian Parliament.

1970 - Saturday, April 18

VFL Park opens in south eastern Melbourne.

1970 - Saturday, May 30

A general election was held in Victoria.

1970 - Wednesday, June 17

The Opening of the 45th Victorian Parliament was celebrated.

1970 - Saturday, September 26

The largest crowd to attend an Australian Rules football match at the MCG was 121,696 for the 1970 grand final between Carlton and Collingwood (Carlton won by 10 points).

1970 - Thursday, October 15

The main span of the Westgate bridge collapses killing 35 workers and injuring 17.

1970 - Tuesday, December 8

Victoria passes the Aboriginal Lands Act 1970 which recognises the Aboriginal people's entitlement to hold the title to land where they lived.

1970 - Tuesday, December 22

The Victorian Government passed the Motor Cars (Safety) Act 1970 enforcing motorists and their passengers to wear seat belts in their cars. Victoria was the first place in the world to make the use of lap-sash belts compulsory in both front and rear seats - all other Australian states and territories followed by the end of 1971.

1971 - Monday, April 26

Official visit to Victorian Parliament by Their Majesties, King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva and Queen Ratna Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah, the King and Queen of Nepal.

1971 - Friday, July 30

Former Victorian Premier Thomas Tuke Hollway died.

1971 - Thursday, October 21

Royal Commission into the failure of Westgate Bridge was established.

1971 - Monday, November 1

Parliament legislates to permit late-night shopping, the first state to do so.

1971 - Tuesday, November 30

Official visit to Victorian Parliament of His Highness, Sri Hamengku Buwono IX, the Sultan of Jogjakarta and Minister of State in the Government of Indonesia.

1972 - Wednesday, August 23

Sir Henry Bolte retired as Victoria's longest-serving Premier after serving a historic record of 6288 days in office.

Rupert James Hamer assumed office as Premier of Victoria.

1973 - Tuesday, April 17

Dissolution of 45th Victorian Parliament.

1973 - Saturday, May 19

A general election was held in Victoria.

1973 - Tuesday, June 19

Opening of 46th Victorian Parliament.

The Hon. Sir Kenneth Henry Wheeler becameVictoria's 26th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.

1973 - Wednesday, November 14

Unveiling of Commemorative Plaque by the descendants of Mr Peter Kerr and Mr J G Knight, architects of the Victorian Parliament House.

1974 - Tuesday, February 12

Country Victorian teacher Mary Gibbs and six schoolchildren are kidnapped but escape when abductors go to collect $1 million ransom; kidnappers later caught and given 15 years' jail.

1974 - Friday, May 31

Major General Sir Rohan Delacombe, K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O. retired as Governor of Victoria

1974 - Saturday, June 1

The Hon. Sir Henry Winneke, A.C., K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., O.B.E. was sworn in as Governor of Victoria.

1975 - Monday, April 7

A bill to abolish the Death Penalty was passed in the Victorian Parliament after a marathon 21 hour debate.

1975 - Thursday, April 24

Capital punishment was abolished in Victoria. The Legislative Council voted 20 to 13 to abolish the death penalty two weeks after the Legislative Assembly supported abolition by 36 to 30 votes.

1975 - Monday, December 1

The Constitution Act was proclaimed as an Act of Victoria rather than an Act of Great Britain.

The constitution of the Supreme Court included and entrenched into Victoria's Constitution

1975 - Tuesday, December 2

The re-enactment with amendments of the law relating to Parliamentary Officers operative 2 December 1975

1976 - Thursday, February 12

Dissolution of 46th Victorian Parliament.

1976 - Saturday, March 20

A general election was held in Victoria.

1976 - Tuesday, April 13

Opening of 47th Victorian Parliament.

1976 - Tuesday, June 29

The Hon. Sir William Gordon Fry became Victoria's 13th President of the Legislative Council.

1977 - Saturday, April 23

Former Victorian Premier Sir John Gladstone Black McDonald died.

1977 - Thursday, September 1

Official visit to Victorian Parliament by His Highness Prince Prem Purachatra and Her Highness Princess Prem Purachatra of Thailand. Princess Prem Purachatra came in her capacity as President of the International Council of Women.

1977 - Tuesday, November 15

Australian Royal Commission of Inquiry into drugs established by the Commonwealth, Victorian, Tasmanian, Western Australian & Queensland Governments and headed by Justice E.S. Williams

1978 - Saturday, March 4

The 'Polly Woodside' project on the south bank of the Yarra River, Melbourne, was opened.

1978 - Monday, April 3

Victoria's Equal Opportunity Act (no 9025) comes into force, outlawing discrimination on the grounds of sex or marital status.

1978 - Tuesday, September 5

Premier of Victoria, R.J. Hamer, opened the new Public Record Office facilities at Laverton, Vic.

1978 - Tuesday, December 19

The enactment of a code of conduct for members of the Victorian Parliament and provision for establishment of a register of interests operative 19 December 1978

1979 - Thursday, March 15

Dissolution of 47th Victorian Parliament.

1979 - Saturday, May 5

A general election was held in Victoria.

1979 - Tuesday, May 29

The Opening of the 48th Victorian Parliament was celebrated.

The Hon. Sidney James Plowman became Victoria's 27th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.

1979 - Wednesday, June 20

Royal Commission into certain Housing Commission land purchases and other matters appointed.

1979 - Tuesday, July 17

Melbourne scientists develop bionic ear for the deaf.

1979 - Wednesday, July 18

The Hon. Frederick Sheppard Grimwade became Victoria's 14th President of the Legislative Council.

1979 - Monday, October 1

The constitution of the Victorian local government system was included and entrenched in Victoria’s constitution

1979 - Friday, December 21

Australian Royal Commission of Inquiry into drugs presented its final report to Parliament.