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Pet fund puts Buffy on mend
WERRIBEE pensioner Barbara Forder has always put her beloved poodle Buffy first. Buffy has been Mrs Forder’s companion for 15 years, so when she realised…
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Queen’s Birthday honours: Joan Kirner’s reward
EIGHTEEEN years after leaving State Parliament, Labor’s doyenne of women says some of her beliefs transcend politics. Victoria’s sole woman premier, Joan Kirner, who has…
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PM’s solution: Put the screws on Baillieu
RESIDENTS have been told by the Prime Minister to pressure the state government to fix Wyndham’s worsening infrastructure problems. Visiting her electorate last Friday, Lalor…
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Wyndham police mount up to fight crime
THREE people were arrested and more than 100 fines issued during a police crackdown on theft, weapons and drug crimes in Wyndham. Police saturated Werribee,…
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Regional Rail Link: Into its final journey
IT’S full steam ahead for the Regional Rail Link, with state and federal governments unveiling a $47 million contract for the final phase of works.…
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Manufacture jobs a $72m pain in neck
WYNDHAM workers have made almost 3000 reports of musculoskeletal injuries since 2006, new figures show. Latest WorkSafe Victoria figures reveal 2934 reports were made from…
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Mambourin Sensory Gardens reopened
WERRIBEE’S Mambourin Sensory Gardens have reopened after closing at the end of last year. The gardens were shut when disability support group Mambourin sought state…
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Vic Uni TAFE courses go as funding slashed
VICTORIA University will dump TAFE courses, including some at its Werribee campus, as it scrambles to deal with a $32million funding black hole. More than…
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Cherry Street crossing claims its third victim
A THIRD accident has occurred at Werribee’s Cherry Street level crossing in 13 days. A woman aged in her 20s was hit by a city-bound…
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Abducted Point Cook man found
A POINT Cook man has been found after being abducted from his car and held captive for two days. The 32-year-old man, who had been…
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School’s out … as are teachers
SEVERAL public schools were forced to close last Thursday, while others ran with a skeleton staff and revised timetables when teachers and many principals took…
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Queen’s Birthday honours: Barry’s ‘background’ award
WHENEVER bushfires roar from rural forests to the urban fringe, it’s all hands to the pumps. Strike teams board tanker trucks to brave the unfolding…
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