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Free registration for new pets

New pet owners will score a year’s free pet registration in a new push to boost registration rates across Wyndham. Wyndham council voted last week to...

Miss World entrant richer for the experience

Truganina’s Miss World Australia entrant, Jenna Seymour, may not have had the fairytale ending she hoped for, but she’s not complaining. “I can honestly say...

Selfless Tom is a rising star

For many 18-year-olds, the Rotary concept of “service above self” can be a somewhat foreign one. Not so for Tom Van Duijne, who was recently...

Plans show paid parking for Werribee CBD

Paid parking is on the plans for Werribee’s CBD, with concept drawings for a new $7.4 million Cherry Street carpark clearly showing ticket machines. Plans...

Expectant mums can visit GPs for antenatal care

  Expectant mums will be able to consult their own doctor during most pregnancies under a model used at Werribee Mercy Hospital. The Shared Maternity Care...

Ice and alcohol see surge in Ambulance call-outs

Ice and alcohol are pushing up ambulance call-outs and attendances at emergency departments in Wyndham. The latest report by the Turning Point drug and alcohol...

Equipment boost for Wyndham SES units

Wyndham and Wyndham West are among 34 Victorian SES units to receive new equipment last week as part of the annual handover of vital...

Legacy continued

It was 90 years ago when a small group of World War I veterans set up a charity called Legacy to look after the...

Public say on new Eagle Stadium ‘naming rights’

Wyndham residents will get the chance to have their say on naming spaces within Werribee’s Eagle Stadium. At its meeting on Monday night, Wyndham council...

Women of diversity urged to run for council

Women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, are being urged to nominate for next year’s Wyndham council elections. To...

Wyndham salutes Migrant Hub founder

Meet Wyndham’s newest citizen of the year. In a twist of fate, Hoppers Crossing’s Walter Villagonzalo received the city’s top honour 29 years to the...

Siblings are spelling-bee w-i-n-n-e-r-s

This brother and sister team really know their ABC. Bellbridge Primary School pupils Jochebed and Joey put their spelling skills to the test earlier this...

Need a snake removed? That will be $150

Wyndham residents will have to fork out to have snakes removed from their properties from next year. The council has voted to scrap its free...

Peers help fight a cruel disease

On the third Friday of every month, the Werribee Parkinson’s Peer Support Group gets together to share stories and advice. The group, founded just over...

House with views … to a small fortune

A Werribee South property with a price tag between $2.2 million and $2.4 million could become Wyndham’s biggest residential sale this year when it...

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Hand eager to get back into coaching

New Suns coach Roger Hand felt the time was right to get back into coaching. Having been a football manager and football director in more...