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Point Cook worry as funding cut for bike paths
CYCLISTS fear the need for more routes in and out of Point Cook may be ignored after the state government axed funding for the VicRoads…
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Laud the ladies
TEA and cakes were the order of the day at the Italian Sports Club of Werribee’s Biggest Morning Tea event. The club’s ladies committee (pictured)…
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Active and healthy
SENIORS are being encouraged to stay fit and healthy by taking part in the Active Wyndham program, designed to help elderly residents keep active during…
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PM warns Libs on funding for roads
THE federal government will consider chipping in more money for roads in Melbourne’s outer west, but Prime Minister Julia Gillard warns the area can’t afford…
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Strike looming on teachers’ pay
WYNDHAM teachers and principals are expected to walk off the job next week after pay negotiations with the state government collapsed. The Australian Education Union…
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Werribee Mercy intensive care unit a major priority
WERRIBEE Mercy Hospital’s state budget snub hasn’t dampened the drive for an intensive care unit in Wyndham. Hospital management, Wyndham Council and the state opposition…
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Werribee River report surfaces
RIFLING through records at the State Library, John Forrester came across a 40-year-old report from the Werribee Banner (now the Weekly) about the first condition…
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Cancer toll hits hardest in west
LUNG, bowel, breast and prostate cancers accounted for more than 300 deaths in Wyndham from 2008-10, new Cancer Council figures show. The Tarneit electorate recorded…
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Taskforce to take on Wyndham car thieves
ce taskforce will tackle car theft across Wyndham following a spike in offences. Recent Victoria Police data shows car break-ins in Wyndham soared by 17.9per…
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Wyndham burglary spikes as crime rises
CRIME in Wyndham has risen by 18 per cent in the past year, with drug offences, residential burglaries, property damage and theft of motor vehicles…
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Werribee Plaza: Police back pleas for patrols
SHOPPERS want improved security measures around a Hoppers Crossing shopping centre to curb an increase in violence and vandalism. Truganina resident Joh Bauch said shoppers…
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Point Cook growth strains GPs’ workload
DOCTORS are refusing to take new patients in Point Cook as the area’s desperate shortage of GPs continues to bite. The Westgate General Practice Network…
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