Community Calendar – August 24, 2016
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Table tennis Tuesdays
Werribee Table Tennis club is welcoming people to Tuesday morning sessions between 9-11am at Eagle Stadium, 35 Ballan Road, Werribee. Free...
Kevin Hillier says Pacific Werribee’s new wing is a good look
Like everyone else in the City of Wyndham, I am excited about the benefits the new Pacific Werribee complex will bring to our city....
From the archives – August 17, 2016
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Star Weekly looks back through the pages of our predecessor, the Werribee Banner
40 years ago
August 18, 1976
Werribee Shire’s new $2.6 million civic...
Community Calendar – August 17, 2016
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Lacrosse players wanted
Wyndham Warriors lacrosse team is looking for players for all teams – boys and girls, men’s and women’s. The club trains...
Virginio Michelon on spending his career as a market farmer
Virginio Michelon was born and bred in Wyndham, and spent his career as a market farmer in Werribee South.
Now, the retired 74-year-old spends his...
Kevin Hillier asks if the Olympics have run their race
I haven’t been gripped by Olympics fever in the first week of the Rio Games. At the time of writing this, Australia has won...
From the archives – August 10, 2016
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Star Weekly looks back through the pages of our predecessor, the Werribee Banner
40 years ago
August 11, 1976
In a surprise nomination on Monday,...
Community Calendar – August 10, 2016
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Auslan community classes
Learn how to speak Australia’s own visual language. Classes run for two hours each week until August 31. The practical classes...
Vilma Brunato shares great memories of living in Werribee
Vilma Brunato has gathered some great memories in Werribee over five decades.
She shares them with Adem Saban.
What brought you to Werribee?
Marriage. I always used...
Kevin Hillier wonders why the Werribee ferry service is being shunned
How many times do you hear people say you don’t appreciate something until it is gone? Why do I think that is going to...
From the archives – August 3, 2016
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Star Weekly looks back through the pages of our predecessor, the Werribee Banner
40 years ago
August 4, 1976
Werribee Shire Council is split almost...
Community Calendar – August 3, 2016
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Lawn bowlers wanted
Hoppers Bowls Club is looking for social and pennant bowlers for the upcoming season. All ages and skills are welcome. Coaching...
Wyndham’s Frank Mollica on being a hairdresser for 36 years
Frank Mollica has been a hairdresser on Watton Street for 36 years.
The well-known Wyndham identity speaks to Adem Saban about four decades on the...
Kevin Hillier – In the dog house – 3 August 2016
■ This time of year on the sporting calendar is most interesting, for a number of reasons. The footy finals are on the horizon,...
Emily Yuille shares fond memories of growing up in Wyndham
Emily Yuille has fond memories of growing up in Wyndham.
She shares her love of the area with Adem Saban.
How long have you been in Wyndham?
I...
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Local artist honours farmers
Werribee artist Linda Venema has unveiled her latest painting at Brothers on K in Werribee South.
The painting is an ode to the agricultural history...
