Tag: Wyndham
Youth funding boost for west
A Werribee-based community legal centre has received $480,000 to deliver a program which helps support youth from disadvantaged backgrounds to stay out of the...
Buddy bench for all
Pupils at a Hoppers Crossing school welcomed families and community members for a special event promoting safety and friendship recently.
Youngsters at Mossfiel Primary School...
Cops in road Cup crackdown
Speeding, driver distraction and alcohol-affected motorists will be targeted in a roads operation across the Melbourne Cup long weekend.
Sergeant Marty Wallace, from the Westgate...
Hope is everywhere
Pam Hope is living up to her name, in her volunteer role with the Werribee Mercy Hospital Foundation.
Mrs Hope and the foundation’s other volunteers...
Property chases record
A Sanctuary Lakes property with a customised Swarovski crystal chandelier and outdoor putting green could set a new property price record for the Point...
Wyndham’s train crush
Train passengers are being “crammed in like sardines”, with a new report showing the number of passengers using Wyndham Vale station had increased by...
Last shave for legend Vic Sammartino
After 53 years working in his Station Place barbershop, Werribee icon Vito ‘Vic’ Sammartino is hanging up his shavers and scissors.
Mr Sammartino, who started...
Point Cook road rage leads to critical injuries
Police are investigating a road rage incident which left a man with critical injuries in Point Cook.
Two cars collided on Saltwater Promenade about 8.15pm...
Hoppers Crossing assault
Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault which occurred in the carpark of a Hoppers Crossing supermarket last month.
Police said a man was...
Man bailed after alleged sexual abuse of 12-year-old
By Erin Pearson, The Age
A New Zealand national accused of sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl in a park has been released on bail after...
Millions of Mars Bars
A warehouse with enough space to store more than seven million Mars Bars will be built in Wyndham.
Mars Wrigley Australia, which manufactures Mars Bars,...
Thefts cause group pain
The theft of about $30,000 of equipment could force the Williams Landing Estate Residents’ Association to shut down.
Generators, a marquee and lighting used by...
Pensioner wins cannabis appeal
An elderly man who admitted to growing cannabis because he couldn’t live on the pension has successfully appealed a prison sentence.
The 71-year-old was in...
Festival of fun returns
The volunteer-run Werribee Craft Festival will celebrate its 41st anniversary next month.
And it’s hoping any profits raised will boost the coffers of the Palliative...
Akon’s a state finalist
Young Werribee resident Akon Dhel has been named a state finalist in the 2020 Miss World Australia competition.
Miss Dhel and 30 other contestants took...
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Angus Sampson heads campaign to reach men at high risk of...
Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA) has launched a new national safety campaign designed to reach men and give more Aussies the tools to keep...
