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Grand final-eve holiday hits local traders
Businesses in Werribee have slammed the state government’s decision to give Victorians a public holiday on the eve of the AFL grand final, reporting a…
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Mercy hospital legal ‘clinic’ in jeopardy
A legal service planned for Werribee Mercy Hospital’s antenatal clinic is in desperate need of funding to get under way. The Western Community Legal Centre…
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Backlash as council snake service gets the chop
Almost 1000 Sanctuary Lakes residents have called on Wyndham council to reconsider its closure of a free snake removal service. In a petition tabled at…
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Raffle for the rhinos
Four students from St Mary’s Primary School, in Malvern East, have presented Werribee Open Range Zoo with a cheque in celebration of last month’s World…
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Loved ones’ deaths drive Jess to help fight cancer
When Jessica Apap’s grandmother lost her battle with stomach cancer, she was understandably upset. But the 10-year-old Altona Meadows student didn’t have much time to…
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Wyndham 1000 sees help go full circle
Les Porter’s life changed dramatically when he was hit by a car 27 years ago. “After the accident I was in fairly dire straits,” the…
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Sisters doing it for their dad
Sisters Bree and Samantha Wolany have set themselves a challenge – to raise $25,000 to help find a cure for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP). When…
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Skeleton Creek damming damned
Responsibility for the restoration of a Point Cook waterway has been duck-shoved between water management authorities. Waterhaven Estate developers Hallmarc temporarily dammed Skeleton Creek last…
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Councillor calls for meetings to stream live
A Wyndham councillor has called for changes that encourage greater transparency and attract more professionals to local government. Intaj Khan, serving his first term as…
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Judge dismisses appeal for ‘outrageous’ crimes
A Supreme Court judge has dismissed an application to review the sentence of a 26-year-old man, describing his crime spree as “outrageous”. But Justice Phillip…
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Red alert for a ‘blue-collar’ smoking habit
More smokers across the Wyndham area may be butting out, but the number of those lighting up is still too high, the director of Quit…
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On par for better housing
Keen golfers will tee off at Werribee next week in support of Wyndham people in need of housing. The annual Lions charity golf day will…
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