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Rally against rail plans

Protesters descended on Cherry Street on Monday to protest against plans to close the busy thoroughfare for good as a result of the removal...

Celebrating the international visitors

Horse racing heavyweights are in town and dozens of race fans were trackside in Werribee last week hoping to catch a glimpse of them. Werribee...

Born to be a success

Thousands of Westbourne Grammar students and their families shone at their term four showcase. The school staged its Westbourne Celebrates spectacular last Thursday and the...

Christopher Harvey wanted on warrants

Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate Christopher Harvey. Warrants have been issued for the arrest of the 36-year-old, in relation to property...

Millions of Mars Bars

A warehouse with enough space to store more than seven million Mars Bars will be built in Wyndham. Mars Wrigley Australia, which manufactures Mars Bars,...

Thefts cause group pain

The theft of about $30,000 of equipment could force the Williams Landing Estate Residents’ Association to shut down. Generators, a marquee and lighting used by...

Former councillor pleads guilty

A former Wyndham councillor and decorated police officer has pleaded guilty to serious sexual offences against two female victims. Mark Steven Rose began to weep...

Pensioner wins cannabis appeal

An elderly man who admitted to growing cannabis because he couldn’t live on the pension has successfully appealed a prison sentence. The 71-year-old was in...

Festival of fun returns

The volunteer-run Werribee Craft Festival will celebrate its 41st anniversary next month. And it’s hoping any profits raised will boost the coffers of the Palliative...

My Wyndham: Lindsay Ison

My Wyndham: Lindsay Ison is a lifelong Werribee resident, and the W. Ison Reserve was named after his ancestor, who was one of the...

Akon’s a state finalist

Young Werribee resident Akon Dhel has been named a state finalist in the 2020 Miss World Australia competition. Miss Dhel and 30 other contestants took...

First wife of Werribee

Werribee actor Kelley Kerr Young will star in a cabaret about the perils of dating, relationships, marriage and other life quandaries next month at...

Young crims arrested

Melbourne’s newest wave of young criminals are some of the state’s "most active and dangerous" who are increasingly violent and seeking notoriety, police say. Forty young...

Man hit with iron bar in Point Cook aggravated burglary

A man was hit by an iron bar during an aggravated burglary which occurred at a Point Cook house on Tuesday. Police said that two...

Melodies prove a hit

The songs of Petula Clark set the mood for the Morning Melodies music series which recently opened to an audience of more than 200...

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Truganina pallet factory fire controlled

The cause of a fire which engulfed a Truganina pallet factory on Tuesday afternoon is being investigated. Firefighters responded to the blaze at about 3.45pm...