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Executive Director of the Committee for Wyndham, Chris Potaris. 92193 Picture: DAMJAN JANEVSKI

Survival is a number game

By XAVIER SMERDON WYNDHAM'S most prominent lobby groups needs an urgent increase in its number of members if it is to survive, the new executive...
Julie Toner is bravely fighting cancer. 92086 Picture: DAMJAN JANEVSKI

Fight of her life

By XAVIER SMERDON DESPITE undergoing the biggest fight of her life, a Hoppers Crossing mother is determined to look to the future. Julie Toner, a mother...

Defending women

By XAVIER SMERDON WYNDHAM Council’s commitment to preventing violence against women was recognised at the 2012 Victorian Health Promotion Foundation Awards in Melbourne last month. At...
Wyndham Council snake catchers Mick and Arron search for snakes at Werribee South beach. 92291 Picture: XAVIER SMERDON

Popular with snakes too

By XAVIER SMERDON SNAKES have forced Wyndham Council to relocate its popular Werribee South Australia Day Celebrations. A significant increase in the number of tiger snakes,...

Feeding thousands

IT WAS a day of celebrations for St Albans resident Charlie Desira who was presented with a cheque last Thursday after being announced as...

Woman fights off attacker

By XAVIER SMERDON POLICE are hunting a man that assaulted a woman in a brazen daylight attack in Hoppers Crossing earlier this month. On Thursday 3...

Vandals hit trees

By VANESSA VALENZUELA VANDALS have destroyed 20 trees and set a rubbish bin on fire during a “senseless rampage” in Sunshine West. Brimbank City Council said...

Hoons caught

A TAYLORS LAKES driver had his car impounded after speeding past an unmarked police car while racing in the CBD earlier this month. The 21-year-old...
Jockey Jake Noonan produced a brilliant ride on Bon Vacance to take out the fifth race at Werribee on Sunday. The David Hayes trained horse returned $3.10 for happy punters. 92306_09 Picture: EMILY LANE

Racing was kids’ stuff

By LIAM TWOMEY RACING returned to Werribee on Sunday for the highly anticipated Kids Day Out. In the first meeting since December’s Werribee Cup, punters sunk...
Jodie Fraser has a flair for photography, design and digital manipulation. 92095 Picture: EMILY LANE

Creative knack

By VANESSA VALENZUELA HILLSIDE resident Jodie Fraser is snapping up lasting memories through her camera lens. The mother-of-two has an artistic talent for capturing moments in...

Year of the Snake

FAMILIES flocked to St Albans on Sunday to celebrate the annual Lunar New Year Festival. The St Albans community welcomed in the Year of...
John Lord works the scoreboard at Mervyn Hughes Oval, a role for which he was recently recognised. 92179 Picture: KRISTIAN SCOTT

Lord of the scoreboard

By ADEM SARICAOGLU AS WE are now well-entrenched in the second decade of the 21st century, many cricket clubs have invested in electronic scoreboards. Premier Cricket...