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  • My Wyndham: Jan Grapsas

    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 Gift…

  • My Wyndham: Christine Childs

    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 with…

  • My Wyndham: Margaret

    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 to…

  • My Wyndham: Steve Jaz

    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 is…

  • My Wyndham: Eric Johnston

    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 28,…

  • My Wyndham: Darren Hellmann

    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 tells…

  • My Wyndham: Stephanie Nidenko

    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…

  • My Wyndham: Cody Bell

    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

    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 Louvre…

  • My Wyndham: Shirley Van Keulan

    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 of…

  • My Wyndham: Nadine Manzella

    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

    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 Macaulay…

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