40 years ago
October 5, 1977
An officer of the Department of Minerals and Energy is to be asked to attend a public meeting of Windermere residents to explain the results of his investigations into the effects blasting at the Readymix quarry.
30 years ago
September 30, 1987
The Werribee and District Hospital, which celebrated its 25th anniversary this month, will enter this financial year almost half a million dollars in debt, according to the 1986-87 report. The impact of the State Nurses strike in November and December, last year, was one of the main reasons for the hospital’s deficit.
20 years ago
October 1, 1997
Firefighters fight had to pump water from a dam during a battle with a blaze that consumed 2000 bales of hay just before midnight on Monday. Almost 40 firefighters from Werribee, Hoppers Crossing and Truganina fought the flaming stack at a property in Hacketts Road.
10 years ago
November 7, 2007
The Werribee Tigers have reversed a decision to go it alone in the VFL next year, instead signing a partial two-year AFL alignment deal with the Kangaroos last Friday. It is understood pressure from the AFL and Football Victoria to find the Kangaroos a home in Victorian Football League was partly responsible for the decision.
