Tag: Werribee
Werribee to be transformed into a Funky Town
From the funky town of their youth to Werribee now, chart topping 80s band Pseudo Echo performs live at Station Place next month.
Best known...
Give blood: it’s a bloody good cause
It doesn’t matter whether you’re old or young, you can still donate blood.
That’s the message the Red Cross is trying to get out this...
Pools and beach closed in Wyndham
People wanting to cool off in the heat of summer were forced to leave town to get a swim earlier this month.
Both Aquapulse and...
Light at end of tunnel for breast cancer survivor
Within a period of 10 days, Danielle Willox’s life changed dramatically.
The Werribee resident was diagnosed with breast cancer in March, 2014 when she was...
Wyndham Grand Annual Yoga Trail returns
The Wyndham Grand Annual Yoga Trail is back at beautiful sites across the municipality.
Event founder Bek Blake combined her love for yoga and Wyndham...
Weight lost, Troy tries to help others
In his early years, Troy Willems was overweight, unhealthy, depressed and, at times, suicidal.
“From the ages of 10-29, I was fat,” the Werribee resident...
No fireworks this festive season, fireys warn
Christmas and the new year may be behind us, but Werribee fire brigade is still warning residents against setting off illegal fireworks in the...
Werribee makes its long awaited return to Chirnside Park
After half a season spent on the road due to its Chirnside Park redevelopment, the Tigers finally get a homecoming this weekend hosting Balwyn...
December doldrums for Werribee
If Werribee is to feature in this summer’s sub-district cricket finals, it will have to make its run from outside the top six in...
Safe waste as sewage plant gets upgrade
The Western Treatment Plant is getting extra grunt to make sure it reprocesses more of the city’s sewage with less unsightly or unseemly “side-effects”.
A...
Werribee ends the Windy Hill suffering
Werribee has long suffered at the hands of Essendon on its journeys to Windy Hill, but will do so no more.
The Bees ended their...
Felippa reflects on 101 years of life
When Felippa Lentini was born, the world was a very different place.
The Werribee resident celebrated her 101st birthday last week and reflected on what...
Spinner Michael Kelly applies the brakes for Werribee
Everything was going at a million miles an hour.
Werribee was taking wickets at a rapid rate and Croydon’s run rate was soaring on the...
Edna Fisher celebrates 106 years of life
In Edna Fisher’s lifetime, there’ve been two world wars, television and the internet arrived, and 28 different Australian prime ministers held office.
Last week, the...
Werribee footy club seeks more women
The Werribee-based Glen Orden Football Club is aboard the bandwagon gathering up women to play the national game, Australian Rules.
And it wants more women...
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Young writers workshop
Award-winning author Alice Pung is returning to the west where she grew up to lead an autobiographical writing workshop.
Young writers and creatives from the...
