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Cherry Street: No push yet on fatal crossing
INVESTIGATIONS into two accidents at Werribee’s Cherry Street level crossing will be completed before any formal push is made for it to be grade separated.…
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Fire forces Werribee train cancellations
Services were cancelled after a fire broke out under the carriage of a train at Werribee station on Monday morning. The fire, spotted just after…
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Smile, words flow like wine
MATTHEW Lagamba can think on his feet, command an audience, persuade and deliver compelling speeches on subjects he knows little about. Just don’t compare him…
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Council candidate wants job to help others work
A TRUGANINA resident will contest the Wyndham Council election in an effort to boost trades training and employment in the municipality. Intaj Khan, who is…
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Tarneit Gardens a social boon
WYNDHAM’S older residents will soon have somewhere to socialise, with work to start on the Tarneit Gardens ‘ageing well’ centre. The $8.7 million facility on…
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Quiz helps builders to feel safe as houses
CONCERNS about safety at housing construction sites have sparked a new WorkSafe campaign. An online quiz is designed to encourage construction companies and tradespeople to…
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Werribee gets state’s first VCE alternative
WERRIBEE Secondary College will become the first government school in Victoria to offer the International Baccalaureate. The diploma is an alternative to VCE and gives…
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Carter estate: New house puts heritage ‘at risk’
A WYNDHAM heritage group fears the council’s decision to approve the development of a house at the back of a property in the Carter estate…
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Saltwater Reserve: Landscaper nets $3.5m contract for ‘mega’ Point Cook sports precinct
Point Cook’s newest sporting precinct at Saltwater Reserve is closer to construction with a $3.47million landscaping contract awarded last week. Wyndham mayor Kim McAliney said…
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Seabrook passer-by saves residents from house fire
FIRE crews have praised a passer-by who kicked in the back door of a burning Seabrook unit and rescued its two occupants. A tradesman travelling…
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Falling sheep unnerve drivers
HUNDREDS of sheep are dead after a livestock truck rolled off a bend on the Western Ring Road at Laverton North. More than 400 sheep…
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Fewer collisions, but fatalities on the rise
FATALITIES on Wyndham roads almost tripled in 2010-11, a new report has shown. The Wyndham Transport Advisory Committee’s annual report, presented to council last week,…
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