Werribee
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- by Cara Waters and Rachael Dexter
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City life
Where we live: The changing face of Victoria’s neighbourhoods
In this series, The Age profiles Victorian suburbs and towns to reveal how they’ve changed over the decades.
Hello baby! Victorian zoo welcomes arrival of white rhino calf
The birth of the 60-kilogram male calf is a major milestone for Werribee Open Range Zoo and breeding efforts for the species, which is classified as near threatened.
- by Adrian Black
The town that shed its lingering smell wants to shed its lingering reputation
Bordered by market gardens and a giant sewage treatment farm, the former farm town of Werribee is experiencing irresistible population growth.
- by Adam Carey
Tweet treat: Sewage treatment plant birdwatching tourism takes flight
Victoria’s sewage treatment areas may have snakes, fighting raptors and ‘poo soup’, but they also attract beautiful, internationally renowned birds.
- by Carolyn Webb
Victorian Christmas storms claim third life after flash flood
A third person has been confirmed to have died as a result of the unseasonably wet and stormy weather that has pummelled Victoria during the festive season.
- by Lachlan Abbott and Alex Crowe
‘I lost my mind’: Dog owner recounts dramatic rescue from Werribee rapids
When Madi spotted her adopted pup floating away in a swollen suburban river, she jumped in to save her, sparking a two-hour rescue bid by police and SES.
- by Lachlan Abbott
The Melbourne regions set to grow up to 141 per cent as population booms
Three fast-growing areas of outer Melbourne will have to take in more than 840,000 new residents while middle-ring suburb populations stall, new projections show.
- by Adam Carey
Opinion
Life in the ’burbs
We don’t claim our suburb doesn’t stink. But seriously, Werribee doesn’t smell that bad
From psycho meatheads on a diet of homemade speed, to chain-smoking wizards who worshipped black holes, working at Werribee’s late-night servo was halogen-lit Russian roulette.
- by David Goodwin
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