VFL: Scott West’s juggling a hot potato at Werribee Tigers
THE bar was raised for the Werribee Tigers last season, with the arrival of full-time senior coach Paul Satterley coinciding with a coming out...
Point Cook growth: Nosy parkers get message
POINT Cook residents have taken their frustrations to the streets, sticking flyers on windscreens at crowded Laverton railway station.Residents are being urged to...
Point Cook growth: We’re trying our best, says Guy
FIXING Point Cook's "planning mess" is Planning Minister Matthew Guy's top priority, as community outcry about traffic gridlock, crowded schools and poor public transport...
El Houris keeping it in the family
BROTHERS Johnny and George El Houri (pictured) were so touched by a customer's experience with leukaemia that they decided to part with their locks...
Gaming venues rates hike ‘acceptable’
POKIES venues in Wyndham could face a rate hike if the council approves a new strategy to tackle problem gambling.At its next meeting on...
Davis House: Fight on to stop historic house demolition
WYNDHAM Heritage Recovery Group members are starting a fighting fund to help them contest a demolition permit for Werribee's Davis House at the Victorian...
Wyndham’s jobless queue lengthens
WYNDHAM is facing an unemployment blow-out as the west bears the brunt of the state's jobs decline.More than 1000 locals joined the jobless queue...
Werribee South growers find market hitch easy row to hoe
WERRIBEE South farmers are not concerned about delays in relocating the Footscray Road fruit and vegetable market to Epping.A Victorian Auditor-General's report...
Werribee line: Travellers have a crush on trains
WHAT'S YOUR EXPERIENCE? SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY TO POST A COMMENT.EXTRA train services on the Werribee line haven't eased peak-hour overcrowding,...
Defib delivery a real heart-starter
FORTY-TWO life-saving defibrillators will be rolled out across Wyndham and Hobsons Bay - the units a legacy of Sunbury footballer Stephen Buckman.Buckman was just...
Super support for CFA
LAVERTON IGA supermarket's Stacey Bellin and Peter Hamilton (pictured) are thanked by Point Cook firefighters Matthew Carew and Tom Welland for their ongoing...
Clean shaven for a big cause
KINDERGARTEN teacher Danielle Buckham (pictured) promised staff and children at Wyndham Vale's Future Kids Kindergarten she would shave her head if they raised...
St Andrews primary brothers on road to health
ST Andrews Primary School pupils, and brothers, Hamish, Joel and Ethan (pictured) jumped at the chance to ride their bikes to school last Monday...
Hospital honour for Wyndham policeman
A REFURBISHED emergency department at Footscray's Western Hospital is to be named in honour of a Wyndham police officer killed on duty in 1997.The...
Newspapers given new life
HISTORY buffs and researchers can find out about life in Wyndham more than 60 years ago now that old Werribee Banner newspapers have...
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Trial to combat graffiti
The state government is trialling new technology to curb graffiti on roadsides, with new panels set to be retrofitted to noise barriers and retaining...
