FROM THE ARCHIVES

40 years ago

June 21, 1978

Mr Cyril Roy Patterson (Mr Badminton), has been selected as Werribee Shire’s Citizen of the Year. Mr Patterson was selected last week to receive the Community Service Award sponsored by the Werribee Chamber of Commerce.

30 years ago

June 22, 1988

The Wyndhamvale Residents Association will seek an inquiry into an alleged incident at the CSR Readymix quarry in Wests Rd, Werribee, two months ago where it is claimed a large rock was blasted into a car about one kilometre away. Mr Peter Maynard, Association secretary and a candidate for the West Ward seat on the Werribee Council, told the

Banner a large rock was hurled through the air from the quarry.

20 years ago

June 24, 1998

Werribee Residents Against Toxic Dump has been forced to issue a statement disassociating itself from Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Party. WRATD’s statement followed reports in newspapers last week stating that One Nation would support WRATD’s opposition to the planned prescribed waste facility in Wyndham.

10 years ago

June 25, 2008

Werribee Racing Club fears it has been abandoned after the industry’s governing authority rejected a $4.5 million application for track reconstruction. A delegation from the club, including chairman Alan Harvey and chief executive David Horsburgh, met Racing Victoria officials at Flemington on June 18 to plead its case.