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Small Mercy for Werribee hospital
A new mother has named her baby girl Mercy, as a tribute to the staff at Werribee Mercy Hospital. Rebecca Mayen and her husband Henry…
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Family’s mission to help
After losing their own baby girl, a Point Cook family is on a mission to help young children who experience the loss of a sibling.…
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Pumped for Mercy dash
By Dewi Sherry Simon White will run 130 kilometres to raise money for the Mercy Health Foundation campaign, Pram Jam. Mr White, the foundation’s…
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Inspired by a top mother
Wishhasad Somawansa’s desire to help others began when he was a child, inspired by his mother. Mr Somawansa started volunteering with the Wyndham SES about…
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Happy birthday Edna
There will be plenty of candles on the cake when Edna Fisher celebrates her 107th birthday with family and friends this month. Mrs Fisher, who…
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Party like a unicorn
Unicorns and their friends are all set for a happy, hooved gathering. The Sanctuary Lakes Shopping Centre will host a unicorn party on October 6.…
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Burglaries shock family
Two burglaries within three months have devastated a Manor Lakes family. The family home of Jess McGennan and her husband, Jerry Peart, was first broken…
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Readathon a personal crusade
Nine-year-old Makaira has a very special reason to take part in the MS Readathon every year: her mother. The Point Cook girl’s mum, Rebecca Muscat,…
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Helping others with PhD research
Helping young people and their families is a topic close to the heart of Tarneit man Dr Santino Atem Deng. Dr Deng was born in…
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Recycling trial in the front seat
A trial which recycles children’s car seats has arrived in Wyndham. The RACV is part of the trial, which is being led by Equilibrium, an…
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MY WYNDHAM: Rose Filippin
Rose Filippin can tell a good yarn. The long-time Werribee South resident has been running her business, Rose‘s Knitting Centre, since 1979. The mother-of-four, who also has…
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Birthday boy’s best gift
Tarneit youngster Milan loves sharing the joy of his birthday with children staying in the Royal Children’s Hospital’s oncology ward. Milan, who is set to…













