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Youth prison only 250m away from homes
The Werribee South youth detention centre will be only 250 metres from planned new homes and similarly close to an apartment complex slated for...
Show us the business case, Werribee demands
It’s the $288 million question on everyone’s lips – where’s the business case for the proposed Werribee South youth detention centre?
A month on from...
Werribee South still preferred YDC site: Pallas
Werribee MP Tim Pallas has said he's concerned at the public outrage over the Werribee South youth detention centre site - but will not...
Brand new Tarneit school build kicks off
The contracts are signed, the builders appointed and, by this time next year, Tarneit will have a new primary school.
Preliminary designs for the new Tarneit...
Werribee South campaign: We will not back down
The campaign against the proposed Werribee South youth detention centre is gaining traction – but there’s still a long way to go, say Wyndham...
State government “committed” to considering alternative sites
The campaign against the proposed Werribee South youth detention centre is gaining traction, with the state government "committed" to considering alternative sites.
Werribee MP Tim...
Youth prison information line gives incorrect advice
An information line set up to answer any questions residents have about the proposed Werribee South youth detention centre is giving locals incorrect and...
Calls for business case intensify
Werribee MP Tim Pallas has said the government would release the business case - but stopped short of saying when - amid increasing calls...
Tarneit MP Telmo Languiller to repay $40k over allowance perk
Speaker Telmo Languiller has swiftly moved to head off an expense scandal after claiming almost $40,000 to live away from his electorate in Queenscliff, promising to...
Pallas backtracks on business case claim
Werribee MP Tim Pallas has been forced to backtrack on his claim that the Hoppers Lane site earmarked for a youth prison was not...
Werribee South not in preliminary business case: Pallas
The Hoppers Lane site earmarked for a $288 million maximum security youth prison was not on the list of locations considered in the original...
Pallas poll pressure
Is this the beginning of the end for Tim Pallas?
The state Treasurer and Werribee MP has come under fire in recent weeks for failing...
Werribee South youth jail battle rages on
Wyndham residents took their fight against the proposed $288 million Werribee South high-security youth prison all the way to State Parliament today in a...
Jobs boost for Truganina dairy facility
A Truganina-based dairy company will expand its operations this year in a move that will create more jobs for former auto industry workers.
Nature’s Dairy...
Shortlist narrows field on road works
Three consortia have put in bids for the state government’s planned $1.8 billion contract to upgrade Wyndham roads.
The government announced last week that Netflow,...
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