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.
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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...
Call is out for Werribee canine blood donors
Werribee’s canine blood bank needs more dogs to give blood to meet growing demand.
The bank supplies blood to veterinary hospitals around Australia but is...
Four friends linked in love of fair global fashion
A young Hoppers Crossing woman has joined with three friends to bring the fabrics of west Africa and Vietnam to Australia.
Connecting via Skype, the...
Get Wyndham Moving: Fed-up student joins campaign
Cameron Nash got so fed up with travelling on infrequent buses snaking their way along Wyndham’s congested roads that he bought himself a car.
The...
Get Wyndham Moving: Light rail touted for city
Wyndham’s traffic congestion could be eased by an overhead light-rail service along the Princes Highway, according to a key speaker invited to the launch...
Werribee’s Sarah to guide United Nations on women
Werribee’s Sarah Allen wants to do all she can to help end disease and poverty.
The Hoppers Crossing Guides leader has been chosen to join...
Call for metropolitan rail tunnel as a jobs solution
The federal and state governments are being urged to provide funding for a metro rail tunnel to improve public transport services and boost employment...
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Walk and talk in Footscray Park
Footscray Park is a well known part of the inner-west, though according to Steven Wilson, it’s not well known enough.
“It amazes me how many...
