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Play date for toy library
The Little Buddies Toy Library will host a Stay and Play open day at its Point Cook branch on Friday. The toy library is a…
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Family on the force
For Victoria Police officers Craig and Tarryn McDonald, it’s a case of like father, like daughter. Leading Senior Constable Craig McDonald has been a policeman…
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Join the minions
To celebrate the launch of Despicable Me 3 this school holidays, Pacific Werribee will be hosting a Despicable Me 3 activity centre during week one of the school holidays…
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Generations of love for Astoria
Four generations of women from the same family have come together to welcome Astoria, the first of a fifth generation. The baby girl was born…
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Childcare centre looks to the future
There is still a strong sense of community between staff and families from the Kool Kidz Tarneit Childcare centre, in the aftermath of a car…
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Funding shortfall cripples charity
A Wyndham-based charity will soon close, after eight years of helping families who have lost a child. Angel Baby Inc’s secretary Tabitha Page said the…
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Support for young mums
A project that offers support for young indigenous mothers will soon be launched in the west. The Cradle to Kinder program will be run by…
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Mums are big business
Mum’s the word in Werribee this week, as businesses begin to prepare Mother’s Day. The Wyndham Business and Tourism Association, supported by Wyndham council, has…
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Tarneit bashing outrage
By Alesha Capone The father of an autistic teenager who was attacked on a Tarneit bus has called on the state government to “get tough…
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Lifetime of love hits 50
A workplace romance has turned into a lifetime of love for this Hoppers Crossing pair. John and Joan McDonald, who celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary…
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Voluntary euthanasia: is it ‘dying with dignity’ or ‘murder’?
Imagine this … somebody you love is in hospital. They can barely eat, speak, or move. All they want to do is die. What would…
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Overdose awareness on the agenda
Thursday marked a year since Aaron Short’s death by overdose. His mother, Cherie, commemorated his life at an International Overdose Awareness Day forum. “My son…










