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Push for Pentridge-style development

Wyndham council will lobby the state government to transform the Port Phillip Prison site into a Pentridge-style mixed-use development rather than the land being...

Man dies after being arrested

A man has died after being arrested in Hoppers Crossing earlier this month. The 35-year-old Hoppers Crossing man passed away in hospital on Tuesday night. He...

Point Cook girl under police guard

A Point Cook teenager is among three people under police guard following a carjacking and crash on Wednesday. Four teenagers were arrested following the carjacking...

Kidney recipient calls for donors

Werribee man Casey Dejong, 45, was living a normal life until a shock diagnosis of kidney failure in 2017 turned everything upside-down. “I didn’t...

A spooky production

Werribee Secondary College's Joy Bevan Theatre will be transformed into the spooky home of The Addams Family ahead of opening night of the school's...

Car stolen and recklessly driven through the west

A man has been charged after a stolen car was driven recklessly in Melbourne’s north-west. Police sighted a silver Hyundai i30 bearing stolen number plates...

Wyndham mentors wanted

Dozens of vulnerable youth in Wyndham in need of adult mentors are going without due to an ongoing shortage. Youth services social enterprise Sparkways run...

Deposit depot to open

Wyndham’s first recycling depot for Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) will open by the end of July. “We’ll officially get the keys on the 24th,”...

Wyndham real estate results flat

Despite Melbourne’s west dominating Victoria’s house price growth in the last quarter, prices in Wyndham remained relatively flat. According to the Real Estate Institute of...

Educating the educators on sexual assault

A new suite of training programs from the Western Region Centre Against Sexual Assault (WestCASA) are in full swing, with the education and community...

Wyndham women say no more to violence

A national rally calling for action to end gendered, sexual, domestic, and family violence will come to Wyndham this weekend. No More: A National Rally...

Tarneit man arrested over Cohuna fire

A Tarneit man was one of two people arrested in relation to an arson attack on a Cohuna tobacco store on July 7. Police executed...

Olympic spirit takes over Wyndham

With the 2024 Olympics about to start, Wyndham residents are being encouraged to get a taste of the sports that will feature in Paris...

Overcoming the silence effect of racism

A new report by Victoria University (VU) has revealed the damaging effects of racism, why those impacted often stay silent and recommended ways to...

Important water safety tips for kids

Kidsafe Victoria, Life Saving Victoria, and Farmsafe Australia are urging families to set up safe play areas and actively supervise children around water. The call...

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Western United lock in young guns Lauton and York

Western United have secured the signatures of two young stars with Jordan Lauton and James York committing to the club on scholarship deals for...