Heritage tree harvest has garden staff out on a limb
Visitors strolling through the gardens at Werribee Park are less likely to be hit by a pine cone falling from a tree after a...
Great way to meet and greet during Cultural Diversity Week
Newly arrived migrants, including Letya Dawit, Fevan Lesanewerak and Emba Hailu (pictured with Australian Federal Police officer Dianne Wallace) got to know local emergency...
Point Cook dog attack prompts plea to keep pets under control
An elderly Point Cook woman who was attacked by a wandering dog wants owners to ensure their pets can’t escape from their property.
Mia Legenhausen,...
Werribee tip: VCAT ruling raises ‘no appeal’ fears
Community groups fear they will lose the right to appeal against planning permits after the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal excluded Western Region Environment...
Wyndham traffic: ‘Hell’ of a wait on Dohertys Road upgrades
In 1995, Barry Harvey was shown VicRoads designs for an upgrade to Dohertys Road in Laverton North.
Nineteen years later, he is still waiting for...
Wyndham traffic: Peak hour travel ‘added stress’
Point Cook’s Alice Osborne knows all too well the impact that commuting from Wyndham to Melbourne can have on families.
Fed up with cancelled trains,...
Truganina, Point Cook, Tarneit raids yield cash, drugs and weapons
Properties in Truganina, Point Cook and Tarneit were raided by police early yesterday as part of an operation targeting a Middle Eastern crime syndicate.
More...
Food for thought in truck justice campaign
The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) yesterday launched a campaign to crowdfund $100,000 for a “food justice truck” delivering discounted food to people living...
Wyndham commuter car park plans unveiled
Wyndham’s commuter car park shortage could be eased, with Metro Trains and a private shopping centre considering plans to provide more spaces, according to...
Pet pooch a matter of principal at Iramoo primary
Iramoo Primary School principal Moira Findlay can be forgiven for having a “teacher’s pet”.
In fact, Farrow, a seeing eye dog in training, is everybody’s...
Card-a-thon for Rafael Moraes goes global
Point Cook cancer sufferer Rafael Moraes is being inundated with cards and presents from around the world as his milestone 10th birthday approaches –...
Point Cook house fire prompts fire safety reminder
A Point Cook resident returned from buying lunch on Sunday to find his house destroyed by fire.
Firefighters from Point Cook and Hoppers Crossing were...
Rail plan slammed as $2.5b slur on western suburbs
The state government has been accused of ignoring the needs of public transport users in the western suburbs after announcing it will spend up...
Wyndham traffic: Race highlights commuters’ daily battle
Fifteen residents will brave morning peak traffic next month to draw attention to their daily struggle to access Melbourne’s CBD from Wyndham by car,...
Back on the bike for shot at funding cancer cure
Carla Lunardi never wants her sons to hear the words, ‘‘You have cancer’’.
Having battled the disease as a teenager, the Werribee mother of two...