Tag: News
Rate cut move blasted
A move by a Wyndham councillor to adopt a 10 per rate cut during the COVID-19 pandemic has been described as “irresponsible” and “a...
Fined for breaching restrictions
Police issued 158 fines to people found to be breaching coronavirus restrictions across the state on the weekend, including to a group gathered at...
Bottleshop robbery
Detectives are hoping to identify a man with a distinctive gait following an armed robbery in Hoppers Crossing last month.
Investigators have been told the...
Wyndham population soars
Wyndham has the second-fastest growing population in the nation, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
The ABS last month released data showing that Wyndham’s...
Help is just a text away
Werribee South woman Liz Bartlett has launched a community register to assist residents during the coronavirus pandemic.
Ms Bartlett, an ex-nurse, said the register was...
Neighbours join forces
Four house-and-land owners have come together to offer their adjoining Hoppers Crossing addresses for sale as one mega site.
More than four acres of land,...
Support for King family
The Wyndham community is throwing its arms around a family that includes three young boys who lost their mother to depression.
Kristy King is being...
Virus forces tip closure
Wyndham council is continuing to change the way it delivers services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The council has been quick to respond to the...
Council slams carpark meetings
Wyndham councillors have criticised regulations which will force them to attend monthly meetings in the Werribee Civic Centre’s carpark, as the coronavirus pandemic continues.
Councils...
Hop into Easter
Five-year-old twins Jimmy and Estelle are among the children across Melbourne who are looking forward to Easter.
Although the world has changed a lot in...
Flowers power positivity
A community project launched by florist Janice Le Sueur is making smiles blossom.
Miss Le Sueur, who runs The Floral Point in the Point Cook...
Hospital funding announced
Werribee Mercy Hospital will receive more than $1.16 million in funding from the state government, for medical equipment and engineering infrastructure replacements and upgrades.
Werribee...
Local listings at your fingertips
By Esther Lauaki
A Point Cook tech-head has created a website making it easier for residents to support local restaurants and cafes as they settle...
Werribee road rage involves can, cricket bat
Police are appealing for public assistance following an alleged road rage incident on the Princes Freeway at Werribee on Friday afternoon.
Police have been told...
Police car rammed
Police have charged a man following a pursuit and the ramming of a police vehicle in Williams Landing on the weekend.
The incident occurred when...