Community Calendar – July 20, 2016
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Free expo for senior drivers
A senior drivers’ expo will be held from 9.45am on August 20 at Hobsons Bay Council Civic Offices, 115...
From the archives – July 20, 2016
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Star Weekly looks back through the pages of our predecessor, the Werribee Banner
40 years ago
July 21, 1976
Mr B. Fabretto estate agent...
Joan Broadstock on her love of Wyndham and gardening
Joan Broadstock remembers when cows roamed next to her Hoppers Crossing home.
The 76-year-old Werribee resident, Victoria State Rose Garden Supporters president, tells Charlene Macaulay...
Community Calendar – July 13, 2016
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Manor Lakes market
The Manor Lakes Neighbourhood Market will be run at Wyndham Vale Community and Learning centre on October 15, and organisers are...
From the archives – July 13, 2016
40 years ago
July 14, 1976
A decision by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works to freeze development in the areas west of Werribee River...
Kevin Hillier continues his love affair with Adelaide
A part from Adelaide Oval (which I fell in love with on my recent family holiday), there are a few things I liked about Adelaide....
My Wyndham: Detective senior sergeant at Werribee police’s crime investigation unit, John Johnson
For detective senior sergeant at Werribee police’s crime investigation unit John Johnson, Wyndham has been a great place to live, work and do business.
How...
Werribee resident David Gardner runs the RAAF Museum
David Gardner spent 30 years with the Royal Australian Air Force before settling in Werribee and running the Point Cook RAAF Museum.
He talks to...
From the archives – July 6, 2016
40 years ago (Above)
July 7, 1976
Werribee has gained a valuable first leg in for the title of Premier Town, with the announcement of sectional...
New arrivals at Werribee Mercy
Graham and Natalie, of Manor Lakes, welcomed Oliver into the world on June 29. Oliver weighed 3.2 kilograms at birth.
Community Calendar: Markets, cooking & singing – July 6, 2016
Circus fun day
Kids of all ages can learn to hula-hoop, juggle and see the experts from Ruccis Circus School in action on July 9,...
Singing shopping and face painting. Community calendar – June 29, 2016
Get pitch perfect
Werribee Community Singers are an acapella group that will meet on July 13 from 7pm at Central Park Community Centre, Hoppers Crossing....
Chieko Hester immerses herself in Gisborne’s art scene
Japanese-born origamist Chieko Hester tells reporter Matt Crossman it wasn’t until she moved to Gisborne that she immersed herself in the art world.
How long...
My Wyndham: Sean O’Mahoney
Mackillop Catholic Regional College has been a big part of Sean O’Mahoney’s life. It’s where he went to school, it’s where he met his...
Kevin Hillier is in favour of directly electing Wyndham’s mayor
The days of councillors deciding who gets to don the mayoral robes might be coming to an end if Local Government Minister Natalie Hutchins...
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Young writers workshop
Award-winning author Alice Pung is returning to the west where she grew up to lead an autobiographical writing workshop.
Young writers and creatives from the...
