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WYNDHAM

My Neighbourhood

Includes My Wyndham and My Brimbank feature columns.

My Wyndham: Jan Grapsas

A lifetime of retail experience came in handy for Jan Grapsas when a Werribee shop became available in 2009, allowing her to open the...

My Wyndham: Christine Childs

Christine Childs has always had a keen interest in writing but corporate life had stalled her ambitions. Then when her partner, Alan, was diagnosed...

My Wyndham: Margaret

Margaret moved to Hoppers Crossing 23 years  ago, now the 80-year-old mother of five is one of Wyndham’s longest-serving school crossing supervisors. She speaks...

My Wyndham: Steve Jaz

Ask Steve Jaz about the big love of his life and he’ll tell you it’s music. The 34-year-old Point Cook resident, pianist and singer...

My Wyndham: Eric Johnston

Eric Johnston served four years on the Burma-Thai railway as a prisoner of war. The Wyndham Vale resident celebrates his 97th birthday on July...

My Wyndham: Darren Hellmann

President of Hoppers Crossing Sports Club and Hoppers Crossing Junior Netball Association, Darren Hellmann has a lifelong affinity with sport. The 50-year-old Tarneit resident...

My Wyndham: Stephanie Nidenko

How long have you lived in Wyndham? I have lived here for about nine years, in Wyndham Vale.   What do you like about living in Wyndham? I...

My Wyndham: Cody Bell

  Cody Bell was 18 when he auditioned for Australia’s Got Talent and made it all the way to the semi-finals. Three years on, he’s...

My Wyndham: Kim Wallis

Werribee resident Kim Wallis has been taking photographs since she was a child. Now one of her images will be on display at the...

My Wyndham: Shirley Van Keulan

Shirley Van Keulan tells Star Weekly reporter Charlene Macaulay about her stint as a councillor, her 20-plus years of volunteer work and her extensive collection...

My Wyndham: Nadine Manzella

Nadine Manzella has lived in Werribee since she was five years old. The 28-year-old is helping new Wyndham mums to give babywearing a go. How...

My Wyndham: Cameron Balcombe, a volunteer

Cameron Balcombe, 18, was recently awarded the inaugural Ricci Marks Rising Star Award for his volunteer work with Edmund Rice Camps. He tells Charlene...

My Wyndham: Mario Coletta

Mario Coletta knows good coffee. The 58-year-old father of two is the owner of Caffe Vignola on Watton Street. And, as he tells Charlene...

My Wyndham: Elly Christodoulou

Wyndham council is collecting stories from residents about their vision for the city in 25 years' time. Cameron Tait speaks to Elly Christodoulou. What’s your...

My Wyndham: Qin Yu, Point Cook

Wyndham council is collecting stories from residents about their vision for the city in 25 years’ time. Point Cook resident Qin Yu shares her...

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Angus Sampson heads campaign to reach men at high risk of...

Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA) has launched a new national safety campaign designed to reach men and give more Aussies the tools to keep...