15 APRIL, 2026
Anzac Day in Werribee The Werribee RSL is inviting the community to commemorate those who have made the ultimate sacrifice on Anzac Day. First cab off the rank will be the pre-Anzac Day march on Watton Street, Sunday 19 April. The march will begin at 2.20pm starting from the Wyndham Cultural Centre, and culminate with a service at the cenotaph at 2.45pm. Those unable to attend are warmly invited to the dawn service at the Werribee Cenotaph from 6.30-7.30am on Saturday 25 April. Plenty of action will be happening back at the RSL, for those not quite ready to go home. Breakfast will be available and a coffee van will be on site, with all proceeds supporting veteran welfare. Between noon-4pm, locals will be able to enjoy Two Up– a classic pastime for Anzacs in times gone by. Essendon against Collingwood will also be live on the big screens from 3pm, so footy fans can get their fi x for the day as well.
Werribee RSL president John Thomson and committee member Andrew Toner. (Damjan Janevski). 545872_01
Subdivision ‘pain’ By Jaidyn Kennedy Williams Landing residents are opposing the prospect of land being used to build more than 150 new homes in the suburb. Residents launched a petition following Wyndham council approving developer Cedar Wood’s proposal for a $51 million residential subdivision in Williams Landing in March. Cedar Woods said the development would be a staged subdivision of land at 2 Forsyth Road into 154 residential lots and two larger lots for potential apartment buildings or mixed-use developments.
Akash Saggar is one 139 residents who signed a petition opposing the land being subdivided, which was tabled at the 24 March council meeting. Mr Saggar said he and others believe Williams Landing lacks a defined town centre, and more homes would stress current amenities such as car parks. “The main pain that residents are feeling is that if the land in question is lost, we are not going to get the town centre that was promised and deserved,” he said. “The developer has been calling this a town centre, but in reality all that is on there is an aged care centre, town houses and
office building. “I have actually just moved to the area six months ago and the train station car park is tiny compared to the amount of people who use it. “There is just not enough amenity to cater to the population increase that development would cause and there are going to be hundreds of extra cars trying to get a spot in that car park.” A Wyndham spokesperson said Cedar Woods had successfully gained the right to develop the land as mixed-use and residential 19 years ago. “The state government rezoned the land in
March 2007, changing it from an industrial zone (Comprehensive Development Zone, CDZ) to a residential and mixed-use zone (Priority Development Zone, PDZ), at the request of Cedar Woods Properties Limited.” A Cedar Woods spokesperson said its development has been assessed and approved in accordance with the required planning controls and they proceeding in line with the approvals granted by council. “Cedar Woods retains a landholding within the town centre and, consistent with previous approvals, will continue to consider future opportunities in line with planning controls and council processes.”
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