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Port privitisation puts bid to cut trucks in peril

A project that could take thousands of trucks off inner-west streets has been left languishing while the state government pursues its privatisation of Melbourne’s...

Wyndham Rotary’s high tea for a cause

There will be scones, petit fours and pampering galore this Sunday when Wyndham Rotary hosts a high tea to raise funds for breast cancer...

Scouts roll up for replanting after vandals strike

A Scout group has helped to replant creekside trees destroyed by vandals. Council officers were shocked to discover someone had driven illegally along Skeleton Creek,...

Portelli family wins Maltese cook-off

Werribee’s Portelli family know their Maltese cuisine. Matriarch Carmen joined forces with her son Luke and daughter Annie to take out the 2015 Maltese Cook-Off...

Young philanthropist wins youth award

Philanthropist is not a word normally used to describe many 17-year-old girls but, for Sarah Baarini, the term is a perfect fit. Recognising her extensive...

Stage set for new Thomas Carr arts centre

A state-of-the art performing arts centre and an expanded gymnasium with a show court will be ready in time for the 2017 school year...

Inflating hope for kids

Child protection advocate Bravehearts is calling on communities across Australia to sign up for White Balloon Day on September 11 in support of the...

Wyndham makes the ‘$1billion club’ again

Wyndham has again broken through the $1 billion mark for the value of building permits it issued in the past financial year. The area was...

New Point Cook school to open in 2017

There’s a new school on the horizon for children in Point Cook. Point Cook South Primary School has been fast-tracked to open for term one...

Residents petition to keep snake removal service.

An online petition against Wyndham council’s decision to cut its free snake removal service picked up nearly 900 signatures in one week. The service costs...

No handbrake on job prospect

Mainstream education doesn’t suit all learners, especially those who prefer practical approaches over the theoretical. For the practical types, Concern Australia (CA), a group founded...

Hundreds gather to farewell John Nicol

Werribee Football Club president John Nicol OAM was remembered as a loving family man that was passionate about his community in a moving funeral...

Werribee Tigers lose a ‘top bloke’

Tributes have flooded in for Werribee Football Club president John Nicol OAM, who died last week following a short battle with cancer. Mr Nicol, 76,...

Maori Wardens on the beat Werribee

A new team of fluro-clad volunteers has hit the beat at Pacific Werribee Plaza, getting to know young people in the area and helping...

More ambulances bypassing Werribee Mercy

Ambulances have been forced to bypass Werribee Mercy Hospital’s emergency department more often over the past year due to a spike in demand. The recently...

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Western United lock in young guns Lauton and York

Western United have secured the signatures of two young stars with Jordan Lauton and James York committing to the club on scholarship deals for...