News
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Centre closure leaves health gap
The closure of a medical centre that supported indigenous people in the west is being lamented as a “significant loss”. The Gathering Place Medical Aboriginal…
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New mental health wing for Werribee Mercy
A new 54-bed inpatient mental health unit at Werribee Mercy Hospital has been officially opened. The stand-alone Clare Moore building houses two inpatient wards, including…
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Clean out and clean up
Spring cleaning season has arrived, and what better way to offload your under-used and unwanted goods than to host a garage sale. Wyndham council is…
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Neighbours fail to keep their cool over noise complaints
Wyndham residents have dobbed in their neighbours more than 1200 times over the past four years for noisy air-conditioning, barking dogs and other noise complaints.…
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Neo-Nazi stickers condemned
A neo-Nazi group has claimed responsibility for plastering more than 130 stickers featuring swastikas and other Nazi-related imagery throughout Werribee. The stickers were put up…
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Arlene Zelina is on song
From Hoppers Crossing to Los Angeles, singer Arlene Zelina is sharing her vocal talents with a worldwide audience. Zelina, 28, grew up in Hoppers Crossing.…
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Dog delight for paddle pup hero
Dallas Harvey is being hailed a hero after rescuing a dog stranded in a Point Cook lake. Mr Harvey said he saw a post about…
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Bella looks to the future
A Williams Landing family has charted their daughter’s cancer battle in a new book celebrating national cancer charity Redkite. Little Bella was only four years…
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Funds offer for good causes
Not-for-profit groups in Truganina, Tarneit and some surrounding areas are being encouraged to apply for financial grants from the new Westbrook Community Fund. Applications are…
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Dedication is the target
Neil Stewart saw an advertisement for the Melton Pistol Club at a shopfront more than three decades ago. He decided to give it a go…
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Man jailed over violent robbery
By Ewen McRae A man involved in an armed robbery in Sunshine last year has been sentenced in the County Court to five years…
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Pair arrested after chase
Two men were arrested on Saturday, following a police chase from Little River to Corio in the early hours of Saturday. Police were called to…









