Our depressing graffiti
Graffiti in Werribee has hit a new low. Look to your left and right while driving up and down Market Road, past the old carpet factory, the Telstra building, traffic lights, private property – what a disgrace!
The phone app Snap, Send and Solve, which is linked to Wyndham council (and was welcomed by me initially) has done little to help the situation.
Most notifications placed are rejected and users of the app are told to contact the power company, the bus company or the private owners of the property that has graffiti.
This defeats the purpose of the app.
We are young ratepayers renovating, raising a family and living in Werribee, yet we are constantly bombarded with ugly graffiti and a general lack of pride in our community.
Something must be done about the extreme amounts of graffiti in Werribee.
The council should be more pro-active in ridding the local community of these depressing sights.
Perhaps we could host street artists to professionally decorate walls and buildings up and down Market Road.
The graffitists seem to respect good-quality work by leaving it alone.
Kristy, Werribee
Station plea, in a Manor of speaking
Driving along Ballan Road there is a sign that advertises the Manor Lakes station is under construction. We thought great, the station is at the end of our road.
There is a bridge across Ballan Road and there are tracks. There is also a bridge across Manor Lakes Boulevard. There is a building that looks like a train station but it is called Wyndham Vale station. Why the name change? Wyndham Vale is across the other side of the river, not in Manor Lakes. We signed a petition to have the station named Manor Lakes.
When we built here five years ago, we were told by the sales office that Manor Lakes would be a suburb with Wyndham’s post code of 3024.
We lived in Altona Meadows for 37 years with postcode 3028, which is also Laverton.
Tarneit, Werribee, Hoppers Crossing all have their own train stations.
Why not Manor Lakes?
Joy Dobber, Manor Lakes
Sold a pup
Well done to the council for stepping up and finally putting an end to one puppy farm horror right here on our doorstep [Puppy breeder charged, Star Weekly, October 29].
What many people don’t realise is that not only are the breeding dogs subjected to horrific conditions and often neglected, but also that unsuspecting persons buy their pups.
These pups are often damaged psychologically, having already developed anxiety, learned helplessness, poor association to people and possibly even fear of people. Quite often these traits remain for life.
As a dog trainer, I see some pups come into my classes displaying these behaviours from a very early age.
It isn’t right that someone has paid lots of money for what is supposed to be cute, fluffy and everything they dreamed of, only to then realise this dream has been shattered when they have a very sensitive and damaged pup instead. Pups should be raised in clean, caring and loving households to give them a good start in life.
Keep it up councils and Oscar’s Law – we may finally start to see an end to so many anxious dogs and so many heartbroken owners!
Chiara Perri, Point Cook
