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Deadly airbags in thousands of cars

Thousands of car owners in the west are driving around with deadly Takata airbags in their vehicles, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)...

Jetstar’s first flight from Avalon scheduled for December

Jetstar’s first flight from Avalon in almost nine months will take off in time for Christmas, with services between the airport and Sydney set...

Close finish in Chaffey ward

A record seven women will serve on the new Wyndham council, which saw a close-run finish in the Chaffey ward. The municipality’s 11 councillors –...

Kids back in the gym

BK’s Gymnastics Hoppers Crossing has reopened its classes for children, as COVID-19 restrictions ease in metropolitan Melbourne. The classes started on Monday this week, with...

Passersby step in during dog attack

A Manor Lakes woman has thanked the people who helped out after her dog was attacked and badly injured last month. Satinder said her husband...

Toy library is tops

Little Buddies Toy Library, which has been operating in Wyndham for more than 20 years, has received a prestigious national award. The not-for-profit organisation has...

Galvin Park pavilion takes shape

Construction has begun on the second half of the $3.8 million Galvin Park Soccer Pavilion redevelopment. Wyndham council last week announced that works at the...

Greening Tarneit

An impressive 75,000 plants will be one of the key features of a new wetlands system being built at The Grove in Tarneit. Construction of...

Libraries set to reopen

Wyndham council has announced that the Point Cook, Manor Lakes and Werribee Plaza libraries will be reopening to the public next week. The libraries, which...

Top educator recognised

Early childhood educator Debbie Macleod says that her passion for working with youngsters remains as strong today as when she first started in the...

Youth support extended

Wyndham council is extending its Check-in and Chat service to provide support to the city’s young people. The Youth Check-in and Chat service, for residents...

Funding boost for kinders

Sixty-one kindergartens across Wyndham will receive a funding boost to help them better prepare children for school. The kinders are among 1700 across the state...

Thriving in a new career

A biologist and a former events manager are both growing their careers at a Werribee South farm. Emmanuele Zapulla, 34, stepped into a production team...

Feeding Wyndham

A Werribee community centre and its partners are helping to feed hundreds of local families every week. Wyndham Park Community Centre manager Greg Ferrington said...

Recycling challenge

Wyndham council is calling on residents to repurpose recyclable waste this National Recycling Week, which runs until Friday, November 15. The council’s director of city...

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Award finalists announced

Forty-five businesses have been selected as 2025 Wyndham Business Awards finalists. Wyndham’s Business Awards program is now in its 29th year and celebrates local...

Missing road needed