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Warning as thieves target personal items in shopping trolleys
Police are urging shoppers to keep a close eye on personal items left in shopping trolleys following a sharp increase in thefts in the past…
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Point Cook, Tarneit to have new schools, Labor pledges
New schools will be built in Point Cook and Tarneit if Labor wins the state election. Opposition leader Daniel Andrews announced the schools on Wednesday…
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Vital Armstrong Road link in Wyndham Vale unveiled
The first stage of one of the key missing links in the city’s arterial road network was opened in Wyndham Vale last Thursday. Wyndham mayor…
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War survival tale spurs a journey for Tarneit man
The day before Mark Campbell joined the navy in 1987, his grandfather, George Jolley, sat him down for a talk. The story he was told…
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Drive-by fine-dodgers nicked in Hoppers Crossing
Close to 100 people with outstanding warrants valued at more than $302,000 were caught by the Sheriff’s Office during an operation in Hoppers Crossing last…
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Obituary: Pharmacist Hinton Lowe a generous friend
Hinton Edward Lowe Pharmacist and Justice of the Peace 8-7-1921 – 15-10-2014 Born in Bright, Hinton Lowe grew up through the Great Depression, a time…
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Smoke alarm warning after Werribee unit fire
A man in his 40s was taken to hospital with burns to his arms after a unit fire in Werribee last Friday afternoon. Emergency services…
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Wyndham: New mayor Peter Maynard ‘to make things happen’
New Wyndham mayor Peter Maynard knows a thing or two about persistence. After first standing for Werribee shire council in 1982, he finally won a…
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Safety boost as Derrimut- Hopkins Road works finished
The safety of drivers travelling between Wyndham and Melton has been improved by the completion of roadworks on Derrimut- Hopkins Road, the state government says.…
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Plaudits all round for Wyndham veteran John Gibbons
When Wyndham councillor John Gibbons first became mayor (or shire president, as it was known then), Werribee’s population was about 45,000, it was still known…
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Werribee truck driver mauled by tiger in Thailand
Werribee truck driver Paul Goudie is recovering in a Thai hospital after being mauled by a tiger while on holiday. The 49-year-old sustained stomach and…
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State election: Wyndham council urges vote for ‘us’
Wyndham council is urging residents to vote for the political party that best serves local interests when they head to the polls on November 29.…
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