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Cash needed to ensure Weerama’s future

Weerama will be back next year, but organisers are appealing for support and sponsorship to ensure the festival’s success. Festival president Marcel Mahfoud said the...

Wyndham’s war time history is brought to life

  If a picture is worth a thousand words, imagine how much information can be gleaned from photo albums highlighting Wyndham’s war time history. Plaza Library...

Unearthed letters reveal the provenance of Werribee trees

Rosemary Harrigan struck proverbial gold earlier this year while transcribing letters from the late 19th century. The principal historical researcher of the Werribee District Historical...

George looks back on four decades at Werribee’s Western Treatment Plant

Former colleagues shout out greetings as they spot George Judkins. The former operations manager of Melbourne Water’s western treatment plant has been dragged back to...

Werribee writer wants to document Cocoroc’s history

Writer Monika Schott has an ear for a good story. So when she first visited the abandoned town of Cocoroc, at Melbourne Water’s sprawling, 10,500-hectare...

From the Archives: The Banner

40 years ago June 18, 1975 Residents of Woodville Park estate have formed an action committee to protest a proposed sale of land in the shopping...

From the Archives: The Banner | March 5-9

40 years ago March 5, 1975 A group of 27 Altona youths were charged with drunk and disorderly behaviour following a police blitz in Werribee. The...

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Angus Sampson heads campaign to reach men at high risk of...

Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA) has launched a new national safety campaign designed to reach men and give more Aussies the tools to keep...