Brooklyn man charged with murder
Homicide Squad detectives have charged a 30-year-old Brooklyn man following the death of a Hoppers Crossing man last month.
Nuri Balla was arrested by police...
Wyndham council buys two Watton Street sites
Wyndham council has splashed out more than $10.5 million on two iconic Watton Street sites as part of a plan to rejuvenate Werribee’s CBD.
In...
“Tenure of Wyndham council is not in jeopardy,” boss says
Wyndham council will not be sacked, the organisation’s chief executive has claimed.
The Age is reporting that Wyndham is among 13 Victorian councils that will...
Unearthed letters reveal the provenance of Werribee trees
Rosemary Harrigan struck proverbial gold earlier this year while transcribing letters from the late 19th century.
The principal historical researcher of the Werribee District Historical...
Green light for residential development that backs onto the Werribee River
A residential development that backs onto the Werribee River will go ahead after a state tribunal overturned Wyndham council’s decision to refuse it a...
Car park plea shot down at Tarneit station
A Wyndham councillor’s call for more parking spots at Tarneit station has been labelled “ridiculous” by one of his colleagues.
Cr Intaj Khan said he...
WynCity Bowl & Entertainment in line for business awards
More than 50 businesses are in the finalists’ line-up for this year’s Wyndham business awards.
Among those chasing one of the 16 awards is WynCity...
Bellbridge Primary School one of the most active in Victoria
A push to encourage parents to walk their children to school has paid off for Bellbridge Primary School.
For the second consecutive school term, Bellbridge has...
Point Cook resident to test endurance level for love
When Sharon Isaak lost husband Max to cancer, fitness and exercise helped her through the grief.
Now, almost two years on, the Point Cook resident...
George looks back on four decades at Werribee’s Western Treatment Plant
Former colleagues shout out greetings as they spot George Judkins.
The former operations manager of Melbourne Water’s western treatment plant has been dragged back to...
Burmese playgroup wins state funding
A new playgroup has been launched in Werribee for children from Burmese families.
Plans are also in place to launch similar early childhood education programs...
Werribee writer wants to document Cocoroc’s history
Writer Monika Schott has an ear for a good story.
So when she first visited the abandoned town of Cocoroc, at Melbourne Water’s sprawling, 10,500-hectare...
Fire fighter Terry Heafield’s ride across Victoria to talk about mental health
Terry Heafield suffered from depression and anxiety for years before he was properly diagnosed.
Now he treats his mental health condition just like he would...
Drug overdose deaths tallied in Wyndham
Four in every five overdose deaths in Wyndham involved pharmaceutical drugs in the five years to 2015, data from the Coroner’s Court of Victoria...
Ballan District Health & Care builds a healthy town
As far back as 1944, the people of Ballan recognised an acute need for a local hospital,so they set about raising the funds.
They wanted...
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De Jong gets his chance
Werribee Giants’ Wesley De Jong wasn’t even thinking of playing in the Australian Baseball League when he got a call up for the final...
