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...
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...
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