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27,000 Wyndham leadfoots nabbed by cameras
ALMOST 300 drivers a day are being caught speeding on Wyndham’s roads. Speed camera statistics from the state government reveal that 27,006 drivers were caught…
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Citizenship tests our newest arrivals
WYNDHAM has one of the lowest rates of residents taking citizenship in the western suburbs, census data has revealed. Seventy-eight per cent of Wyndham’s 161,575…
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Mercy denies maternity service cost-cutting claims
WERRIBEE Mercy Hospital has rejected reports its move away from private obstetricians is a cost-cutting measure that will jeopardise patient care. The hospital has been…
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Hundreds from Wyndham join jobless queue
WYNDHAM faces a jobs crisis, with more than 1300 people joining the unemployment queue in the past year. March quarter figures – released from the…
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Mum to pound pavement in gratitude
FROM 18 months until the age of two, young Jack was fascinated with windsocks. Later the Newport boy’s interests would include the Titanic, gaming, science…
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Public interest ‘ignored’ on green wedge
WYNDHAM Council has been accused of failing to act in the public interest when it recommended Point Cook’s green wedge for inclusion in Melbourne’s urban…
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Bacchus Marsh library demolition starts
DEMOLITION crews have today begun tearing down the building to the old Bacchus Marsh library. In what came as a shock to some residents, demolition…
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VFL: Werribee Tigers roar into the Foxtel Cup grand final
WERRIBEE has booked its ticket to the 2012 Foxtel Cup grand final with a resounding 71-point win over Queensland powerhouse Morningside Panthers at the Gabba…
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Cattle class: Trains, pains and irksome ordeals
Long-suffering rail passengers on northern and western lines still have some years to wait before there will be big improvements to services. Laura Little spoke…
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Police probe suspicious Laverton North wreckers fire
POLICE are treating as suspicious a fire that damaged 20 discarded car bodies and sent plumes of smoke across Melbourne’s Western Ring Road early this…
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Western suburbs shooting spree sparks stray-bullet fear
A SERIES of random shootings at properties and cars in the western suburbs over the past three months are now believed to be linked. Police…
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Wyndham given voice in national campaign
A WYNDHAM councillor has been given the chance to help with a national campaign aimed at securing more infrastructure funding for growth municipalities. The National…
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