From the archives

2013

40 years ago

August 17, 1983

The new $7 million film “Phar Lap” – the story of a giant red gelding which became the swiftest racehorse in the world – had an unlikely beginning in the sitting room of a weatherboard house in Werribee.

30 years ago

August 18, 1993

The Werribee Mercy Hospital appeal received an unexpected $100,000 boost last week.

20 years

August 13, 2003

Duncan’s Road, Werribee South, is fast becoming synonymous with road horror in Wyndham.

10 years ago

August 14, 2013

A toddler had to wait 20 minutes for an ambulance after having a seizure at his Hoppers Crossing house last Wednesday.