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Seeds sown for new green plan

Going green: Wyndham council is branching out in a new direction, with a proposal to give a free tree to new residents who move...

Police target tradie thefts

Police in Wyndham have cracked down on thieves targeting tradesmen’s utes and trailers. Five people have been arrested in recent weeks in relation to tool...

Rental rise in Wyndham

Wyndham’s rental market has exploded in the past decade, with nearly a third of residents living in rental properties. Newly released Census data reveals a...

Readathon a personal crusade

Nine-year-old Makaira has a very special reason to take part in the MS Readathon every year: her mother. The Point Cook girl’s mum, Rebecca Muscat,...

Performance of a lifetime

A performance about one student’s real-life struggle to make it to Australia is in the running for a national award. Hoppers Crossing Secondary College has...

Bandicoots bounce back

Researchers at a Little River conservation reserve are helping to rebuild the population of a threatened species, eastern barred bandicoots. The Mount Rothwell Conservation and Research...

Super result for syndicate

A Wyndham syndicate of 10 has struck it rich after sharing in Tattslotto’s division one $20 million Superdraw on September 2. The group syndicate was...

Hospital safety push

Werribee Mercy Hospital will share in a $40 million state government funding package designed to improve the safety of staff and patients. The government has...

It’s easy as saying the ABCs

Alexis knows her ABCs. The grade 5 Bethany Catholic Primary School pupil recently took out the grade 5-6 category in the Wyndham Library Spelling Bee,...

Madness comes to town

Melbourne rock band Shadowqueen, featuring Point Cook resident Robbi Zana, will launch its new album on September 14. Living Madness captures every decibel of Shadowqueen’s...

In tune with her career

In tune with her career: Mackillop College student Natalie Symonds has been chosen to join the Australian Girls Choir on its international tour to...

Helping others with PhD research

Helping young people and their families is a topic close to the heart of Tarneit man Dr Santino Atem Deng. Dr Deng was born in...

Good call on gorillas

These Werribee kids are putting the call out for Wyndham residents to donate their old mobile phones for a good cause. The youngsters and their...

Hospital lab a life saver

The new St Vincent’s Private Hospital Werribee will include the first cardiac and vascular catheter laboratory in Wyndham. The $95 million hospital, under construction in...

Thumbs up for ‘green’ tower

Wyndham council wants a new telecommunications tower to be built in Little River painted green, so it will be less of an “eyesore”. Last Tuesday,...

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Joeys grasp second chance at life

Two orphaned joeys have defied the odds and will eventually return to the wild following lifesaving care at Werribee Open Range Zoo. The four-month-old common...

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