Tag: state government
Youth jail plan open for input
Wyndham residents will soon get a chance to say what they think about the state government’s planned $288 million high-security youth jail.
The state government...
Donation boost for Werribee Mercy CCU
Werribee Mercy Hospital’s critical care unit has received a mammoth donation.
The Werribee Hospital Foundation has pledged $400,000 towards the CCU, which is part of...
Level crossings removal wheels in motion
The wheels are in motion for the removal of two Werribee level crossings.
The crossings at Cherry and Werribee streets are among 50 across the...
Roads plan gets attention from residents
Wyndham residents have taken up the chance to give their feedback on plans to upgrade eight of the municipality’s most traffic-clogged roads.
The state government...
Report finds Languiller intended to move to coast, but didn’t
Tarneit MP Telmo Languiller had intended to make a Queenscliff property his primary place of residence, but family obligations prevented him from doing so.
A...
Mixed reaction for new youth jail site
It’s official: Hoppers Lane is out, and Wests Road is in as the new location for the state government’s planned $288 million youth jail.
But...
Wyndham schools squeezed by city growth
Secondary schools at Tarneit and Hoppers Crossing are in for a tight squeeze with limited places available to cater to the numbers of pupils...
Voters primed to shake safe seat of Werribee
The safe Labor seat of Werribee could face its biggest shake-up yet in next year’s state election, with locals vowing to overthrow incumbent MP...
Poll: Has Labor regained the trust of Werribee voters?
The Wyndham community is celebrating today after the state government backflipped on its plans to build a youth detention centre in Werribee South.
Following a...
State government releases YDC business case
The Hoppers Lane site originally earmarked for the state government’s new youth prison was one of two locations seriously considered, a summary of the...
Youth prison to be built along Wests Road
People power has prevailed: the state government has scrapped its plans to build a $288 million youth prison in Werribee South.
The youth detention centre...
Traffic data fuels gridlock fears
Discrepancies in road usage data have fuelled fears Wyndham’s major roads will still be clogged after its $1.8 billion upgrade is complete.
An interactive map...
Youth jail opponents sign up
At least 30,000 people have signed a petition opposing the location of the proposed Hoppers Lane youth detention centre.
And the Speak Out group is...
Werribee Mercy Hospital aims for the sky
Werribee Mercy Hospital will be one of the tallest buildings in Wyndham after its mammoth $85 million expansion.
Werribee MP Tim Pallas and state health...
Youth prison protest reaches Princes Freeway
Wyndham residents have launched a high-visibility campaign in opposition to the proposed $288 million Werribee South high-security youth prison.
And the date for a second...
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