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Australia Day fun at Werribee Park

A picnic at Werribee Park on Australia Day next Tuesday will have live music and loads of entertainment for the kids. Food trucks will roll...

Gas bottle fuelled fatal fire

A 21-year-old Truganina man has died as a result of a house fire at Hoppers Crossing last week. Five Country Fire Authority (CFA) crews were...

Not too late to prepare for Rotary fun run

Like most people, Maurita Rahn is keen to improve her fitness. The Tarneit resident has signed up to tackle the 10-kilometre course in next month’s...

Council knocks back abuse complaint

Wyndham council has quashed a complaint against former mayor Peter Maynard – but will not provide details of its investigation. Lewis Freeman-Harrison, an independent candidate...

Defiant Kim proves the doctors wrong

When Kim Jago was born, doctors told her parents she might not live to be a teenager. Forty-one years later, the Tarneit resident with...

Queues orderly at AquaPulse despite heat

Wyndham council’s leisure centre reached maximum capacity during last week’s extreme heat for the fourth time since reopening its doors seven months ago. Locals trying...

Witness plea after teenagers stabbed

Investigations are continuing into the stabbing of two teenagers at Werribee last Tuesday. Senior Constable Drew Corry said witnesses said a fight broke out in...

Wyndham thieves begin 2016 with 100 thefts from cars

Phones, wallets, satellite navigation systems and sunglasses were among items taken in a Wyndham crime spree, during which almost 100 cars were broken into...

Wyndham Harbour close to completion

Workers are putting the finishing touches to stage one of the $440 million Wyndham Harbour marina project. Project director Sonya Miller says the first stage...

Commuters flock to Tarneit station

Tarneit’s new train station is a hit with commuters, ranking it the second-busiest V/Line station in the state after Southern Cross. V/Line spokeswoman Ebony Jordan...

Muslims join Sikhs to help homeless youth

Members of Wyndham’s Muslim community are joining Sikhs to feed and protect the vulnerable. Sohni Dharti, a not-for-profit group based in Williams Landing, was on...

Office jobs boom tipped for Wyndham

A proposed development in Williams Landing is expected to create about 13,000 white-collar jobs in the western suburbs over the next 15 years. Developer Cedar...

Bad workmanship ends a dream

A Werribee couple is warning home owners to ensure their properties are properly inspected throughout the building process after mistakes made during the construction...

Algal blooms return to river

Harmful blue-green algae has been seen in the Werribee River for the second summer in a row. Melbourne Water advised locals that they and their pets...

Werribee big on babies

Werribee Mercy Hospital is on track to deliver a record number of babies this financial year. The hospital is expected to deliver about 3850 babies...

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Dinosaur sleepovers at Melbourne Museum

Get batty, experience the Melbourne museum at night and prepare for all the laughs when the autumn holidays hit Museums Victoria from 5 April....