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Fast action sought on Hoppers Crossing slow motion

A Hoppers Crossing resident is calling for speed limits in the area to be revised – upwards. Nathan Farrugia has started an online petition calling...

A twin-win situation for Hoppers Crossing mum

Despite the stresses and headaches – and the fact there are twice as many nappies to change, – mother of twins Louise Unsworth wouldn’t...

Werribee scientist Dr Josh Aleri awarded for cattle science work

A Werribee-based scientist has been recognised as one of the world’s most promising people in his field. Dr Josh Aleri was recently named winner of...

WYNDHAM WEST GROWTH: How the west was won

Plans to bring forward construction of the Armstrong and Ison roads link will change the way residents move around Wyndham. Manor Lakes resident Lesley Watson...

Man’s best friends get new lease on life thanks to mum and daughter

On a dirt road on Melbourne’s outskirts is a special place where man’s best friends are given a new lease on life. Kerrie Gebert and...

World War I nurses to be honoured at Little River memorial

A memorial honouring the work of two nurses in World War I will be built in Little River. The Little River Historical Society will use...

Aboriginal artist Hayley Millar nominated for awards

A Wyndham Vale artist has been shortlisted for the Victorian Indigenous Art Awards. Hayley Millar was nominated for an artwork rendered in acrylic paint, charcoal,...

Drive-by shooting: Another Truganina house sprayed with bullets

A Truganina house was sprayed with bullets during a drive-by shooting in the early hours of Saturday morning. Police received reports of shots being fired...

$533 million for Wyndham infrastructure announced

Construction of part of Armstrong and Ison roads will be brought forward, following the announcement of a $533 million infrastructure contributions package for Wyndham’s...

Drive-by shooting: Truganina house targeted

UPDATE: A Truganina house was sprayed with bullets in an early-morning drive-by shooting on Wednesday. Three people were sleeping inside the house on Vanderbilt Drive...

Cuts put Wyndham, Hobsons Bay youth programs at risk

About 16,000 Wyndham and Hobsons Bay students could lose access to education, training and employment programs unless the state government plugs a multi-million-dollar hole...

Truganina teacher’s book blooms thanks to Greek gran’s quirks

Truganina’s Michelle Monaghan has always been entertained by her grandmother’s customs and traditions. Visits to grandma’s house meant squeezed cheeks and being greeted with the...

Hoppers Crossing woman’s distress at theft of war hero mementos

The daughter of an Australian war hero has been left devastated by a theft. Jenny, of Hoppers Crossing, who did not want her surname revealed,...

Hoppers Crossing’s Christine fights the cycle of ignorance

A Wyndham cyclist is hoping a state government survey will make motorists more aware of other road users. It is hoped the road rules and...

Laverton North dairy stop in Prime Minister’s diary

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has officially opened a new $80 million milk processing factory in Wyndham. Mr Abbott joined Victorian Premier Denis Napthine last week...

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Injured workers bill introduced

Injured workers and their families could be in line for increased support if new legislation introduced to state parliament becomes enshrined in law. The Workplace...