From the archives

40 years

40 years ago

April 12, 1983

Werribee Shire Council last night gave the go-ahead to Woolworth’s for the construction of a Big W store of 3400 sq. metres next to the Cherry Street rail crossing.

30 years ago

April 14, 1993

A fight between two youth escalated to involved more than 100 young people, including 40 onlookers, Werribee Court heard last week.

20 years ago

April 9, 2003

Two masked men held a couple and their six-week-old child at knifepoint and threatened to kill them in a 40-minute siege at the family’s Werribee South home last week.

9 years ago

April 9, 2014

Former war nurse Fran Ruddle says she will never forget the things she saw during her time in Vietnam. The Hoppers Crossing resident, who spent 12 months working in an intensive care unit in Vung Tau, says Anzac Day is an important opportunity to reflect on the sacrifices made by soldiers and their families.