Youths get fit to drive
Senior students from six high schools in the west took driver safety into their own hands last week.
Year 11 students from Hoppers Crossing Secondary...
New marina manager for Wyndham Harbour
Wyndham Harbour is a step closer to opening, with international marine industry expert Karen Wyatt appointed to run the harbour’s marina.
Ms Wyatt most recently...
Indian cultural precinct gains traction
A push to develop an Indian cultural precinct in Wyndham is gaining traction after the state government announced it would host a public meeting...
New ways to help the community
By Laura Michell
Werribee Baptist Church hopes a report it commissioned into community needs will help outreach organisations and the council better target support programs.
The...
As easy as knit1, purl1
The Grange Community Centre’s Kay Webster and Karen Cain (pictured) have needles poised ready for learn-to-knit classes for beginners at the centre this Saturday....
First impression counts
Bernadette Innes knows first-hand how important it is to make a good first impression.
It’s this philosophy that has resulted in her business, Proven Resume...
Prestigious award for Werribee Riverkeeper
Werribee riverkeeper John Forrester hopes his win at the Keep Australia Beautiful sustainable cities awards will help draw attention to the environmental issues impacting...
School holidays have changed
Even though it is many years since I walked the corridors of my old school, I still look forward to school holidays. But my,...
Net Set Go at Hoppers Crossing Netball Club
It’s time to net, set go!
The Hoppers Crossing Junior Netball Association is honing the skills of the next generation of netball players with its...
Reno team rumbles Point Cook
Carly Schulz and Leighton Brow know all about maximising space. The two contestants in TV’s Reno Rumble home renovation show experienced a room ‘reveal’...
Werribee Racing Club gets new general manager
Meet the Werribee Racing Club’s new general manager Glenn Scott.
A former race horse owner, Mr Scott is keen to broaden the club’s membership base...
Wyndham to receive $2 million to tackle ice epidemic
Wyndham health services will receive a $2 million state government cash injection to tackle the harm caused by the state’s ice epidemic.
Werribee Mercy Hospital will...
Chirnside Park misses out on budget funding
Wyndham council has ignored calls to bring forward funding for the Chirnside Park redevelopment in its 2015-16 budget.
Despite requests from former councillors, local businesses...
Council slammed over mural censoring
A Yarraville artist has expressed surprise at Maribyrnong council censoring part of a mural he created to celebrate the Yarraville community.
A team led by...
Brains behind failed market garden hold up jailed
The brains behind a failed Werribee South hold-up – a plan foiled when the victim pretended to faint at the feet of the man...