Petition calls for more police in Wyndham
An online petition calling for almost 160 more police and a third police station in Wyndham has attracted more than 2300 supporters.
The Change.org petition...
Sammy’s shorn thing
Sammy Fullwood has only one more month to enjoy her long locks before removing them all in the name of charity.
The 30-year-old Tarneit resident...
Schools top of budget wishlist
New schools and better roads and train services are top of the wishlist compiled by Wyndham council in its submission to the 2016-17 state...
Bikers back on track
An old motocross track at Laverton North will soon be back in use to help motorcyclists hone their skills.
Wyndham council has approved a planning...
No holiday for Westgate highway patrol
Westgate highway patrol scoured Wyndham roads over the Australia Day break, undertaking two traffic operations that detected nearly 280 offences in four days.
Police conducted...
Tributes for teens killed in horror crash
Tributes are flowing in for two Hoppers Crossing teenagers killed in a horror crash last Wednesday.
Harley Churchill, 19, and Ivana Clonaridis, 18, plunged off...
Welcome mat laid out at Rotary
When Ian Hovey joined the Werribee Rotary Club 29 years ago, it was an invitation-only, exclusively male domain.
While Rotary has changed drastically in the...
Oar-some effort all round
Paddling around Port Phillip Bay in a kayak isn’t most people’s idea of a weekend away, but air force navigator Andrew Johnston has done...
Wyndham snake catcher kept busy
Up to three snake sightings every week, on average, were reported to Wyndham council last year, new figures reveal.
The council received 148 reports of...
‘Crush all hoons’ cars’, says Hume councillor
Anyone caught doing burnouts or engaging in hoon behaviour should have their car impounded and sold for charity or crushed, a Hume councillor believes.
Speaking...
Local CFA stalwart receives Fire Service Medal
A Hoppers Crossing resident who has devoted more than 50 years of his life to fighting fires across the state has been given the ultimate...
‘Sir Les, a knight of the right order
He might not be able to officially use the title “sir”, but Les Twentyman has been knighted in a unique fashion.
The prominent youth worker...
Help on hand for veterans of recent conflicts
Honour the dead, but fight like hell for the living.
It’s the motto of the Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia, and one that the Melbourne...
Simple planting creates a backyard sanctuary
Joe Perri’s passion is nature … so much so that he has transformed the backyard of his Point Cook home into a sanctuary for...
Research to improve diabetes care for gay men
A Victoria University researcher is conducting Australia’s first study of gay men with type 2 diabetes.
Edwin Pascoe, who is also a diabetes educator at...
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New liquid battery could break solar storage barrier
Engineers from Monash University have developed a water-based battery that could assist Australian households in storing rooftop solar energy more safely, cheaply and efficiently...
