Tag: legal
Court safety fears grow
Long serving Wyndham councillor Kim McAliney has expressed fears for the safety of family violence survivors who attend Werribee Magistrates Court.
Cr McAliney, who holds...
Wages legal action
Two juice shops, located in Werribee and Geelong, are facing allegations they underpaid staff wages.
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the...
New magistrate for busy court
An additional magistrate has been allocated to sit at the Werribee Magistrates Court one day a week to help deal with an “increased workload”...
Council wants action on tip row
Wyndham council has called on the state government to intervene in a legal battle over the Werribee tip expansion, saying the matter could escalate...
Jail for kidnapping a salesman in Werribee
A man has been sentenced to more than four years jail after kidnapping a door-to-door salesman in Werribee and stealing his car.
The County Court...
Court finds failure in cultural advice
The Supreme Court has found that cultural advisers provided “negligent advice” to Wyndham council in 2010 during a roadworks project.
The court ruled earlier this...
Cannabis crop growers to be deported
A father and son have appeared in court after police seized 622 cannabis plants from houses in Point Cook and Williams Landing last year.
Qui...
Tip fight to cost millions
The Werribee tip will be at capacity by November this year and the council will have to turn away $13.6 million in commercial contracts...
Blow-up in inflatable castle world
By Cameron Houston and Adam Cooper/The Age
One of Melbourne’s biggest party-hire operators has faced allegations of arson, insurance fraud and launching cyber attacks on...
Council spends $1.5m in legal fees in two years
Wyndham council has forked out nearly $1.5 million in legal fees in the past two years.
The council has spent $691,387 since July 1, 2014,...
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Vales top order fires
It was a mixture of the young and old that got the job done for Wyndham Vale on Saturday in the Victorian Turf Cricket...
