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40 years ago

June 15, 1983

Moves were initiated last week to have the proposed Cattensch Crescent police complex relocated on Department of Agriculture land at Werribee’s Animal Research Institute.

30 years ago

June 16, 1983

Hundred of Werribee residents can expect to be robbed or become the victims of serious crime this year. And it will be partly their own fault, according to Acting Sergeant Brendan L’Huillier.

20 years ago

June 11, 2023

More than 550 jobs could be lost in Wyndham if the Federal Government’s productivity commission recommendations for the textiles, clothing, footwear and leather (TCFL) are adopted, State Government figures revealed last week.

9 years ago

June 11, 2014

A new $28 million building at Werribee Mercy Hospital is in danger of closing just four months after it opened because of federal and state budget pressures.

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