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Pensioners ask Wyndham council for rates discount

Wyndham pensioners and retirees have urged the council to consider lowering their rates to ease their financial burden. The municipality’s retirement villages made a submission...

Story turns out all write for Thomas McPherson

Thomas McPherson believes writing a great short story is like shopping for the perfect gift. “You spend weeks thinking of good ideas but it maybe...

Wyndham food appeal to help the homeless

Wyndham residents are being encouraged to put an extra tin of tuna, jar of pasta sauce or packet of biscuits in their trolley the...

Werribee South ferry to run to City within 12 months

Werribee South will soon be home to a ferry that will run to and from the city, Planning Minister Matthew Guy has revealed. Mr Guy...

Get tough on activists, urges Werribee South farmer

With his property targeted last Friday morning, a Werribee South egg farmer has begun calling for the state government to get tough on animal...

$11m to link Forsyth and Palmers roads in Williams Landing

Safety has been improved at one of Wyndham’s most notorious intersections following an $11 million upgrade to link Forsyth and Palmers roads. Williams Landing developers...

A land of opportunity for Hoppers Crossing’s Misagh

As a member of Wyndham’s newest emerging refugee community, Misagh Zamani has always had to be opportunistic to get what he wants. The 21-year-old Persian...

Plan promotes health lift for western suburbs refugees

Thousands of refugees and asylum-seekers settling in Melbourne’s west face a healthier future under a plan launched in Footscray. Health Minister David Davis released the...

Tsunami orphans inspire super cycle from Hoppers Crossing man

A year ago, Nathan Cooper was moved by hearing the story of an Australian policeman who travelled to Thailand in 2004 as part of...

Wyndham school bonus looks likely to stay, for now

Thousands of Wyndham families are likely to have extra cash in their pockets next month with the federal government running out of time to...

Wedge Street Piazza: Wyndham council scraps kiosk plans

Wyndham council has abandoned plans for a cafe at the Wedge Street Piazza as part of the next stage of the Werribee CBD revitalisation...

Jill’s charity project’s a purl-er for babies and children

Altona’s Jill Hansen has knitted about 1800 beanies for premature babies in Melbourne and children in African nations and Papua New Guinea. She’s part of...

Singapore microbrewery set for Truganina

A Singapore microbrewery has Truganina in its sights, announcing plans to open a brewery and beer garden in the suburb later this year. Last week,...

Illegal puppy farm stayed open despite reports to RSPCA, Wyndham council

An illegal puppy farm in Little River where dogs were kept in squalid conditions continued to operate for almost a year after being reported...

Street tree vandalism hits Wyndham ratepayers

Wyndham ratepayers have forked out $22,000 over the past two years to replace vandalised street trees. The vandalism has forced the council to replace 40...

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Free breaky for government school students

Students at government schools throughout Victoria, including in Wyndham, will be able to enjoy a free breakfast in an effort to help families with...