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Police target driving distractions

Be alert and stay alive. That’s the message Wyndham police want to enforce when officers join forces with the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) from next...

Authorities labelled ‘wowsers’ over nudist ban

A decision to ban nude bathing at a Werribee South beach has led to Wyndham council and state Planning Minister Richard Wynne being labelled...

Flu cases on the rise

Doctors are urging Wyndham residents to ensure they get flu shots before peak flu season hits. Latest Victorian Health Department statistics reveal that so far...

Diabetic’s bear essential

Most kids would do anything to get a big-screen TV put into their playroom. So when Jake Hardy got upset at the news he’d...

New vision for ‘gateway’ to Werribee

Wyndham council is urging residents to have their say on plans to revitalise the ‘‘gateway’’ to Hoppers Crossing and Werribee. The council is developing a...

Baby boom in Wyndham

The Wyndham region is experiencing a baby boom. Werribee Mercy Hospital is celebrating after delivering a record number of babies in the 2014-15 financial year...

Illegal dumps a hazard

Two long-time Little River residents want tougher action on illegal dumping after their car hit a discarded office chair as they drove home at...

Companion dogs for troubled veterans

Troubled war veterans are being urged to sign up for a new program aimed at pairing them with companion dogs. The program, run by the...

‘Sisters’ mentor teens

A program partnering disadvantaged teenage girls with mentors will be launched in Wyndham next year. The year-long SISTER2sister mentoring program, run by former Werribee resident...

Guard dogs for bandicoots

These guard dogs in training have their work cut out for them. Two 10-week old maremma sheepdog puppies have joined the team at Werribee Open...

Chirnside family celebrates milestone

Generations of the Chirnside family will gather this weekend to celebrate what would have been Thomas Chirnside’s 200th birthday. Descendants will attend a ceremony at...

Parking fines hit hip pockets

Wyndham council has slugged drivers more than $1.1 million in parking fines over the past year – nearly double the amount of the previous 12 months. During...

Cr Khan cleared

EXCLUSIVE Wyndham councillor Intaj Khan has been cleared of allegations that he misused his position on council by promoting his private business interests in a...
Ghost ship Point Cook

Ghost ship at Bayview Park in Point Cook

A ghost ship will be built at a Point Cook park that was destroyed by fire last September. Wyndham council has released its final design...

Plans for Werribee South ferry sunk

  Plans for a commuter ferry from Werribee South to Docklands are dead in the water, with the state government instead considering a service from...

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13 arrested in relation to Lino Atem death

13 people have been released by police after being interviewed about the death of Lino Atem in Wyndham Vale on January 10. Mr Atem, a...