AUSTRALIA DAY: New venue for Wyndham party
Wyndham’s official Australia Day celebrations have been moved to a new site after snakes forced a last-minute shift from the Werribee South foreshore last...
Year in Review: Our biggest sports moments
Weekly sports reporter Lance Jenkinson looks back on the biggest moments of the 2013 Wyndham sports year.
A CLASS ABOVE
Glenorden talked the talk and walked...
MY WYNDHAM: Nick Christou, Point Cook
Wyndham businessman and Point Cook resident Nick Christou believes the west has plenty to offer locals and visitors. “We need to change people’s perception...
MY WYNDHAM: Barbara Goulter, Werribee writer
A Werribee resident for the past 13 years, writer Barbara Goulter loves living in Wyndham. “It’s a lovely life,” she says.
Where’s your favourite...
VET ANGEL: A graceful goodbye
It was about 18 months ago that Helen Ord realised one of the elderly members of her family was “living on borrowed time”.
“Ruby had...
MY TOWN: A crafty childhood
Being called crafty takes me back to my childhood.
Usually meaning sly or cunning, it was what my mother would call me after she’d refused...
MY WYNDHAM: Greg Leith loves the country life
Werribee Mansion is everyone’s Downton Abbey lookalike, according to the historic building’s visitors services officer, Greg Leith. Having worked there for 17 years, he...
MOVEMBER: Tarneit doctors prescribe a hairy dose
Tarneit doctors are putting their razors away for the next month to encourage men to take their health more seriously.
Derrimut Road Health Clinic doctors...
MY WYNDHAM: Alaine Beek, Werribee
Don’t let her Scottish accent fool you – Werribee actor and businesswoman Alaine Beek’s western suburbs roots go back to the 1970s when she...
MY WYNDHAM: Darryl Wells, Werribee
Darryl Wells has led a busy life. A Werribee CFA captain for more than 30 years, he has been volunteering at Point Cook’s RAAF...
PROFILE: Ian Gainey realises marathon dream
When two-time Paralympian Ian Gainey entered the MCG on Sunday, he wasn’t just racing towards the finish line of the Melbourne Marathon; he was...
WERRIBEE ZOO: Buffet for the beasts
She lumbers onto the scales, affecting indifference as the digital display flickers furiously. That’s 200 kilograms … overweight! SiSi, you’re off to the fat...
PROFILE: Taxiride star Jason Singh flies solo
He’s kicked back with Tina Turner, but at home Jason Singh is just a big kid who can’t believe the ride he has had.
As...
ANNIVERSARY: On song after 60 years
While today’s girls dream of falling in love with members of boy bands, Werribee’s Ann Beaumont won the heart of her own “band boy”...
MY WYNDHAM: Heather Marcus loves our waterway
Wyndham mayor Heather Marcus has lived in the city since 1969 and was initially drawn to the area for its country feel. Having watched...
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Multicultural media funding
Victorians, including those in Wyndham, will receive support to tell their stories through the state's vibrant multicultural media outlets.
The state government said it is...
