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JULY 16, 2014 \ WYNDHAM.STARWEEKLY.COM.AU

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A dog’s life made better On a dirt road on Melbourne’s outskirts is a special place where man’s best friends are given a new lease on life. Kerrie Gebert and daughter Kayla started Puppy Tales Rescue in Hoppers Crossing almost three years ago. Since then they have saved about 470 dogs from going to pounds . . . or worse. They recently moved from a house in Hoppers Crossing to a large plot in Brookfield where there’s plenty of pasture for the dogs to roam. Kerrie says she likes nothing more than being able to make better the lives of dogs in need of help and while only nine dogs call the place home, she expects numbers to grow rapidly. “We’re developing now as a rescue place for dogs in desperate need of life-saving surgery.” One dog looking for a home is Wentworth, a pug-shih tzu- cross that needed emergency hip surgery at a cost of $1500. “Wentworth … couldn’t even use his hind legs and now he’s almost pain-free. That’s why I love it and that’s why I keep doing it,” Kerrie says. The rescue group relies entirely on public donations and has become a full-time job for Ms Gebert, who previously worked as a vet nurse. Kayla is following in her mum’s footsteps and when she’s not helping rescue animals, she, too, works as a vet nurse. More details: http://on.fb.me/1rcDMaW KERRIE AND KAYLA WITH DOGS INDIGO AND NIALL

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Win for Wyndham’s west More than $500 million will be invested in roads and infrastructure in Wyndham’s west by the state government, council and developers, allowing crucial Werribee west arterial roads to be built within three years. Last week, Planning Minister Matthew Guy announced a $533 million development contribution plan for Wyndham’s west, providing funding for community facilities, roads and sports fields across seven precincts in

the next 30 years. Among the projects to receive funding is the Armstrong and Ison roads link between the Werribee River and the Princes Freeway. Wyndham council will borrow $20 million to “forward fund” the project. The plan also includes a proposed bridge over the Geelong rail line in Werribee west to provide greater access to the Princes Freeway for commuters. Mr Guy said the Armstrong and Ison roads link would be built as a result of a “landmark” agreement between the government, council

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had already paid a substantial amount of its $21 million contribution to construction of Armstrong and Ison roads, while Lend Lease would deliver $52 million. The remaining funding will be borrowed by the council, with the plan setting out how the council will be reimbursed. Cr Goodfellow said other major road projects included in the plan were construction of Green and Black Forest roads. ■ More reports Page 12, 13

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