Step closer to super clinic
CONSTRUCTION of a GP Super Clinic at Wyndham Vale should start by the middle of the year.As reported in the Weekly last June, the...
Motocycle impounded after clocking 160km/h in Laverton
A Wyndham Vale man had his motorcycle impounded for 30 days after allegedly travelling at 160km/h on the Princes Freeway at Laverton on April...
Wyndham suburbs’ house prices stronger
MEDIAN house prices in Tarneit, Point Cook and Wyndham Vale have bucked the statewide trend, of the year.Figures from the Real Estate...
Anzac Day: Requiem inspires a Vietnam veteran
WHEN man landed on the moon in July 1969, Daryl Ryan was clutching his rifle and creeping through the jungle alongside other young Australian...
Mercy Hospital patient rage rises
STAFF at the Werribee Mercy face an alarming number of violent outbursts from patients, says a nurse at the hospital, as pressure mounts...
Regional Rail Link: Noise won’t derail train support
RESIDENTS living along the stretch of land between Deer Park and Werribee's west slated for the Regional Rail Link are unfazed by a...
Bills worry for refugees
REFUGEES in Wyndham are being targeted by electricity companies hoping to convince them to change energy providers, says the Wyndham Legal Service.The service...
Road rescue team takes up the challenge
WERRIBEE CFA's road rescue team will be out to prove it's still the best in the country when it visits Hobart later this month.The...
V/Line vow on cable scrutiny after faults
V/LINE has vowed to check every section of cable on the Geelong line after train services were disrupted twice in one week by a...
Bus driver badly hurt in ‘taggers’ attack
A BUS driver was left with serious injuries after being bashed by five teenagers in a brutal attack outside Werribee Plaza last week.The...
Funding a boost for mental health
WERRIBEE Mercy Hospital hopes funding from the state government will help keep mental health patients out of hospital beds and in the community.As reported...
Higher port fees a business burden
WYNDHAM’S export businesses will feel the pinch of a new $75million Port of Melbourne licence fee that will raise costs for all users, according...
Signalling fault leaves V/Line commuters ‘stranded’
LITTLE River commuters have accused V/Line of leaving them stranded for almost two hours during a signal fault which caused the suspension of trains...
WRFL: Falcons told to ‘earn your spot’
WYNDHAMVALE football manager Nathan Evans has warned his club that natural progression is not a given and will have to be earned in the...
Dixieland dancing at Chirnside Park
CROWDS will be swinging and dancing up a storm to ragged 'trad jazz' tunes next week when the Werribee Jazz Club hosts...