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Epping wildlife on the mend

By Samantha Walker Sunny, a 15-month-old eastern grey kangaroo, is on the mend after suffering burns to his feet during a grassfire at Epping on...

Police investigate stabbings

Investigations continue into the alleged stabbing of two teenagers in Werribee yesterday. Five men, believed to be aged between 15 and 18 years of age,...

Man dies in Hoppers Crossing house fire

A 21-year-old Truganina man has died following a house fire in Hoppers Crossing earlier this week. Five Country Fire Authority (CFA) crews were called out...

Homicides on the rise

Wyndham had more homicides than any other municipality in the state in the year to September 30, 2015, new data reveals. According to Crime Statistics...

Call of the kookaburra

Wyndham residents will have the opportunity to suss out services in the area at a new festival later this month. The Wyndham Park Community Hub...

Cr Goodfellow ‘on leave’

Wyndham councillor Glenn Goodfellow has taken “leave of absence” from the next two council meetings after he was found to have breached both the...

Kinder places in short supply

Truganina and Williams Landing families are struggling to secure kindergarten places close to home. A Wyndham council report on kindergarten services reveals that while there...

Foul called over cash cut

  Wyndham council has been accused of turning its back on the most vulnerable people in the community following its decision not to continue funding...

Council to consider rate capping appeal

Wyndham council is still to decide whether to apply for a higher-than-inflation rate rise after the state government passed rate-capping legislation last month. The government...

Thousands see off teens

  The two Werribee teenagers killed in a car crash two days after Christmas were farewelled by thousands in separate funeral services last week. Jesse Edwards...

Road blitz reins in ‘sheer stupidity’

  Almost 700 Wyndham motorists were caught committing offences on local roads over the festive season, Victoria Police statistics reveal. Wyndham highway patrol’s Sergeant Aaron Prentice-Evans...

Signs good for Sanctuary

Sanctuary Lakes home owners could enjoy a boost in their property prices if their push to turn their estate into a suburb is realised. Sanctuary...

New life for Eden

  Turning 18 is a special time in any teenager’s life, but the milestone holds a greater significance for Eden Darcy than most. The Wyndham Vale...

Long Tan trio honoured

Vietnam veterans from Melbourne’s west are reaching out to the friends and family of three soldiers, inviting them to attend a graveside vigil next...

Wyndham Vale driver impaled on fence picket

A 30-year-old Wyndham Vale man has died after being impaled by a star picket in a car accident on his own property last week. Acting...

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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....