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Second time lucky for pokies bid
By Charlene Macaulay Wyndham council has approved a Tigers Clubhouse expansion that will add another 10 poker machines to the venue, one month after knocking…
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
40 years ago November 15, 1978 Today’s official opening of the West Gate Bridge by the Premier, Mr. Hamer, marks the dawn of a new…
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Rough justice for Russ
By Ewen McRae The scintillating early season form of Dean Russ continued at the weekend, but it was not enough to get Footscray over the…
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
40 years ago November 8, 1978 Vandals caused an estimated $30,000 damage to this historic Werribee Park mansion over the weekend in what Mr Alex…
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Picnic in the park Jubilee estate will host its first pop-up picnic in the park event, running from 6-9pm on November 9 at Jubilee’s Village…
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Students step it up for Diwali festival
About 120 students from the ABCD Bollywood Dance School will perform at the Wyndham Diwali festival this Saturday. Thousands of people attend the event, which…
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MY WYNDHAM
How did you first become interested in budgies? My uncle used to breed them 60 years ago. I first saw them at his place. Then…
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Car boot sale Get a bargain at the Werribee Church of Christ’s car boot sale on November 10 from 9am-2pm at 200 Tarneit Road, Werribee.…
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A carpenter goes to war
At the beginning of World War I, Laverton carpenter Albert Victor Hyde enlisted in the army with his mate George Handcock. After initial training at…
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Remembering local veterans
By Charlene Macaulay A team of volunteers has spent the past five years painstakingly piecing together the biographies of Wyndham’s World War I soldiers and…
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Mayoral vote postponed one week
A new date has been set for this year’s Wyndham mayoral election. Councillors will vote in their new mayor and deputy mayor at a special…
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AFL guns to get their kicks in Werribee
Werribee will host an AFL pre-season match for the first time next year, with the league unveiling it’s JLT Series fixture this week. Avalon Airport…
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