School budget cuts begin to bite
A HOPPERS Crossing school has been forced to cut funding from programs and infrastructure works so it can continue to offer Victorian Certificate...
Off-duty cop ‘struck’ in face
AN off-duty police officer has been left with serious facial injuries after trying to stop a man accused of stealing four bottles from a...
Wyndham ranked top spot for growth
IT'S official: Wyndham is the fastest-growing municipality in Australia, with a staggering 12,230 people arriving over the 12 months to June last year.Latest Australian...
Good Friday Appeal: Henry’s baby steps to a new life
THE Royal Children's Hospital has done a lot for Henry Hewitt in his short life.The Hoppers Crossing three-year-old spent the first nine...
Davis House: Job creation, investment ‘at risk’
ALLOWING Davis House to stay on its Watton Street site would hinder development in Wyndham, according to Cr John Menegazzo.At last week's council meeting,...
Davis House: Relocation bid knocked back
A WYNDHAM councillor's bid to launch a feasibility study into the relocation of Werribee's Davis House has failed.Chaffey ward's Cr Marcel Mahfoud last week...
Waiting in the wings for comeback flight
Pigeon fanciers have been in lockdown since hundreds of birds were infected with a deadly virus last year. As a statewide ban on races...
Road trauma program’s driving home the message
VICTORIA Police Deputy Commissioner Kieran Walshe has been named patron of Fit to Drive (F2D), a university-led road trauma education program for young people.Chaired...
Passionate quilter is sew dedicated
RHONDA Leith has always had a passion for quilting. For the past 12 years the Werribee resident has run a patchwork and quilting store...
Bandicoots to benefit from helping hands
AN eastern barred bandicoot and its sister were released into grassland at Serendip Sanctuary last week, in a significant step to save the critically...
Heads-up from St James pupils
MASON, Jerome, Bianca and Matilda (pictured) count money collected by St James the Apostle Primary School's grade 3 pupils as part of their annual...
Health checks bus goes round and round
A GROUNDBREAKING health screening program operating in Melbourne's west is really rolling thanks to a generous donation.Ventura Bus Lines has donated a 26-seat bus...
Footy tragics
It stirs the blood, sets hearts racing, ignites passions and, for a few hours every weekend, turns friends into foes. Football brings followers both...
Banner day as Point Cook club pledges to serve
CHARITABLE work will get a shake-up in Point Cook, with a new Lions club celebrating its charter night.Under the Lions' banner 'We serve', district...
Coins count for Good Friday Appeal
CFA firefighters like Brooke Simon will be rattling collection tins and knocking on doors in Point Cook, Seabrook, Sanctuary Lakes and Werribee South next...
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Tackling exploitation
Laura-Jane Singh has been selected as one of 17 Indigenous and Pacific changemakers for the 2025 Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity (AFSE) fellowship program.
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