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The 1980's

1980 - Monday, June 23

Australia's first test tube baby, Candice Reed, is born in Melbourne.

1981 - Friday, June 5

Premier of Victoria Rupert James Hamer retired from office having served 3209 days.

Lindsay Hamilton Simpson Thompson assumed office as Premier of Victoria.

1981 - Wednesday, September 30

Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting starts in Melbourne.

1981 - Thursday, October 15

Royal Commission into certain Housing Commission land purchases and other matters presented its final report to Parliament.

1982 - Wednesday, February 24

Dissolution of 48th Victorian Parliament.

1982 - Monday, March 1

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

Rear-Admiral Sir Brian Murray, K.C.M.G., A.O. was sworn in as Governor of Victoria

1982 - Saturday, April 3

A Victorian general election was held resulting in the Labor Party winning office for the first time since 1955 in a landslide election. John Cain (Jnr), son of John Cain (Snr), became the new Premier.

1982 - Thursday, April 8

John Cain (Jnr) became the first Labor Premier of Victoria since his father John Cain (Snr) in 1955.

Premier of Victoria Lindsay Hamilton Simpson Thompson retired from office having served 299 days.

1982 - Tuesday, April 27

The opening of the 49th Victorian Parliament was celebrated.

The Hon. Cyril Thomas Edmunds became Victoria's 28th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.

1982 - Thursday, May 27

Premier John Cain (Jnr) declared Victoria a nuclear-free State.

1982 - Thursday, December 16

The Victorian Government passed the Freedom of Information Bill, the first among the Australian states, guaranteeing the right of access, within limits, to Government-held information.

1983 - Tuesday, February 8

Dust storm deposits about 11,000 tonnes of topsoil on Melbourne.

1983 - Wednesday, February 16

After a record dry summer, nearly 200 bushfires burn across south-eastern Australia in an inferno known as 'Ash Wednesday'. The fires claim 75 lives, 47 in Victoria and 28 in South Australia.

1983 - Monday, May 2

61 year old farmer Cliff Young wins 875 km Sydney-Melbourne footrace in five days, 14 hours.

1983 - Monday, June 27

Melbourne Cricket Club votes to admit women as members.

1983 - Tuesday, December 13

The 10000th Act of the Victorian Parliament was passed. The Industrial Relations (Further Amendment Act) 1983 was assented to on 13 December 1983

1984 - Wednesday, April 11

The first baby to result from a frozen embryo is born in Australia. Known as Zoe, she was delivered in a hospital in Melbourne.

1984 - Sunday, September 2

The Victorian Premier, John Cain (Jnr), opened the first stage of the Loy Yang Power Station near Traralgon in the Latrobe Valley.

1984 - Monday, October 29

Opening of Melbourne Arts Centre.

1984 - Tuesday, October 30

Under Sections 4 and 7 of the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978, an Order in Council permanently reserved the 8.83 acre (3.576 hectare) site for "Parliamentary purposes".

1985 - Friday, January 25

Dissolution of 49th Victorian Parliament.

1985 - Saturday, March 2

A general election was held in Victoria.

1985 - Wednesday, April 3

Opening of 50th Victorian Parliament.

1985 - Tuesday, July 16

The Hon. Roderick Alexander Mackenzie became Victoria's 15th President of the Legislative Council.

1985 - Saturday, August 17

The ALP lost control of the Victorian Legislative Council with its defeat in the Nunawading by-election.

1985 - Thursday, October 3

Rear-Admiral Sir Brian Murray, K.C.M.G., A.O. retired as Governor of Victoria.

1986 - Wednesday, January 1

The original consecutive numbering system of Victorian Acts of Parliament was changed to an annual numbering system beginning with number one in each year operative 1 January 1986

1986 - Wednesday, January 22

Last Act passed by the Parliament of Victoria to be reserved for the signification of Her Majesty’s pleasure was the Constitution (Governor’s Salary and Pension) Act 1986 operative 22 January 1986

1986 - Tuesday, February 18

Dr. J. Davis McCaughey, A.C. was sworn in as Governor of Victoria.

1986 - Monday, March 3

The law requiring the reservation of any Bill passed by the Victorian Parliament for the signification of Her Majesty’s pleasure rendered ineffectual by the coming into operation of the Australia Act 1986 of the Commonwealth at 0500 Greenwich Mean Time on 3 March 1986

1986 - Thursday, March 27

A bomb blast in Russell Street motivated kills 21 year old Constable Angela Taylor and injures 21 others.

1986 - Thursday, July 10

The first consolidation in alphabetical order of Victorian public general Acts operative 10 July 1890.

1986 - Thursday, October 16

Visit by P J McGrath and Jim McDonnell, members of the Irish Football Team.

1988 - Monday, January 11

The National Tennis Centre in Melbourne was opened by the Premier, John Cain (Jnr), for the commencement of the 1988 Australian Tennis Open championships.

1988 - Monday, August 29

Dissolution of 50th Victorian Parliament.

1988 - Saturday, October 1

A general election was held in Victoria.

1988 - Wednesday, October 12

Constables Steven Tynan and Damien Eyre are ambushed and killed in Walsh Streeet, South Yarra.

1988 - Tuesday, October 25

Opening of 51st Victorian Parliament.

The Hon. Dr Kenneth Alistair Coghill became Victoria's 29th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.

Hon Alan John Hunt became Victoria's 16th President of the Legislative Council.

1989 - Sunday, April 9

Inaugural Australian 500cc motorcycle Grand Prix held at Phillip Island, Victoria (Wayne Gardner wins race).