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Tribute to club ‘legend’
The sports community has paid tribute to Hoppers Crossing Cricket Club life member Pat Matthey, who passed away on November 9 after being diagnosed...
Hoppers hero remembered
The Hoppers Crossing community has paid tribute to dedicated volunteer, sportsman and teacher Leigh Hanneysee, who passed away this month after a long battle...
Remembering the fallen in Werribee
A new memorial honouring 60 soldiers from Wyndham who died during World War I has been unveiled in Werribee.
Members of the Werribee RSL sub-branch,...
Memorial to mark the fallen
Works have started on a new war memorial for Werribee.
Pouring of foundations began for the memorial at the corner of Princes Highway and Cherry...
Farewell for Wyndham veteran
Eric Johnston, a long-time Wyndham resident and a former World War II prisoner-of-war, has died.
Mr Johnston, who celebrated his 100th birthday in July last...
Armistice celebrated at RAAF base
The RAAF Base Point Cook will open its gates to the public for a special ceremony next month.
The Air Force Association (AFA) will hold...
Vietnam Veterans pay tribute
For Rick Hallin and Bruce Hicks, Vietnam Veterans’ Day is a time to pay tribute to all those who lost their lives during the...
Tributes for cricket stalwart Bernie Moynahan
Tributes are flowing for the much-loved vice-president of the Hoppers Crossing Cricket Club, Bernie Moynahan, who died last week.
Mr Moynahan died last Tuesday while...
Marching for Malta on Anzac Day
Among the crowds who gathered for the Anzac Day commemoration in Werribee last Wednesday was 91-year-old World War II veteran Paul Lapira.
Mr Lapira, who...
Small Mercy for Werribee hospital
A new mother has named her baby girl Mercy, as a tribute to the staff at Werribee Mercy Hospital.
Rebecca Mayen and her husband Henry...
Honouring Pam Strong
A long-serving volunteer in the Wyndham community, Pam Strong has been described as a caring and kind woman.
Ms Strong, who died on October 24...
A young rider’s tribute
Werribee South equestrian competitor La’Moza will pay tribute to another young horse rider during several upcoming competitions.
La’Moza, aged 10, has qualified to represent Victoria...
Fireys on history hunt
In 1916, eight Werribee CFA volunteer firefighters went off to fight for their country in World War I.
Two of those men never returned.
Now, more...
Veterans reflect on their wars
For World II veterans Walter Young and Ray Colvin, Anzac Day is about comradeship and paying tribute to their fallen comrades.
During the war, Mr...
Dawn service draws crowd
Thousands of people turned out for the Anzac Day dawn service at the Werribee cenotaph on Tuesday, despite the rain and inclement conditions.
Werribee RSL...
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