News
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Room to grow
A group of students from Point Cook Senior Secondary College has created an indigenous habitat garden. Personal development skills (PDS) teacher Tom Noonan said VCAL…
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Find your inner artist
Werribee’s first “paint and sip experience” has been launched in Watton Street. Social Artist co-owner Chris Black said the idea behind the business was for…
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COVID check-in made easy
Hoppers Crossing man Vig Vaidianathan has helped to develop a method which allows businesses to quickly and simply collect visitors’ details for COVID-19 contact-tracing purposes.…
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Popular farmgate reopens
The world’s largest barramundi hatchery, which is located in Werribee, has re-opened its farmgate pop-up store. MainStream Aquaculture’s headquarters is home to a selective fish…
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An open pantry
An early childhood education service in Wyndham has set up a community pantry to help residents doing it tough. The Nido Early School Wyndham Vale…
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Fight to keep JobSeeker
Wyndham resident Caryn Hearsch is calling on the federal government not to reduce JobSeeker payments back to the pre-pandemic rate next March. Ms Hearsch, a…
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‘Fine educator’ remembered
Tributes are flowing for long-serving Westbourne Grammar School teacher Jim Mitchell after he passed away recently. Mr Mitchell worked at the school for 31 years,…
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Running for a cause
Wyndham Vale woman Madeleine Yahya is on the run to raise funds and awareness for a cause close to her heart. Ms Yahya’s first child,…
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Road upgrades fast tracked
Thirteen streets will be upgraded under Wyndham council’s $11.75 million local roads program. Construction has commenced on a full reconstruction of King Street, Werribee. The…
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My Wyndham: Leanne Down
Point Cook’s Leanne Down is chief executive of the Werribee Hospital Foundation. She chats with Alesha Capone. How long have you lived in Point Cook…
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Football club’s pokies bid
Werribee Football Club is proposing to build a $12 million licensed venue with 70 electronic gaming machines in Truganina. The application is listed on the…
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End of an era
By Goya Dmytryshchak The little rink that could, can no more. It is the end of an era with the closure of one of Melbourne’s…













