Tired commuters will be mad about Saffron
A Wyndham social enterprise that helps new migrants learn hospitality skills has won its bid to operate kiosks at the city’s newest train stations.
Morning...
Breastfeeding centre celebrates milestone
A Wyndham service supporting mums to breastfeed is celebrating its second birthday.
The Breastfeeding Drop in Centre opened in Werribee in August 2013 to provide...
Indoor water park proposed for new estate
Residents of Wyndham Vale’s newest estate will be making a splash if plans for an indoor water park are approved by Wyndham council.
The proposed...
Council seeks land for for station parking
Wyndham council is keen to tap into a state government commuter parking funding pool in a bid to fix a chronic shortage of carparking...
School bush garden to stregthen Aboriginal ties
Pupils of Altona Meadows Primary School have planted a bush garden in a bid to strengthen ties between Aboriginal students and the local Indigenous...
Islamic community centre bid rejected by VCAT
A proposal to turn a Hoppers Crossing house into a community centre for Wyndham’s tightknit Oromo population has been rejected by the Victorian Civil...
Wyndham council reviewing local laws
Four Wyndham local laws will be consolidated in a bid to make regulations easier for residents to understand.
The consolidated law will be known as...
Wyndham bus users seek shelter
Nine out of 10 Wyndham bus stops don’t have a shelter, and one Wyndham resident is keen to see that fixed.
Figures from Public Transport...
Car crashes into childcare centre
A woman has been taken to hospital after a car crashed into a childcare centre in Hoppers Crossing.
Emergency services were called to the crash at the Goodstart Early...
Students on mission to eradicate education diadvantage
Sophia D’Ambra is on a mission to eradicate education disadvantage, starting with Melton Secondary College.
Ms D’Ambra is a Teach for Australia (TFA) associate on...
On trajectory to flying school fame
Manipulating paper with origami-like precision has consumed Truganina South Primary School students in recent weeks.
The school’s paper plane challenge on August 20 is part...
Have your say on Wyndham traffic woes
Wyndham residents are being urged to have their say on how to tackle the city’s growing traffic and transport problems.
The council has released its...
Food bank pays out to grateful families
Every Wednesday at the Wyndham Vale Community Learning Centre, Manor Lakes Foodbank distributes produce to about 40 families across the west.
A group of 12...
Illegal use of disabled parking spots on the rise
More drivers than ever are illegally parking in spots especially marked for disability cardholders at the Pacific Werribee carpark.
Wyndham police’s Senior Constable Kellie Innes...
Overseas investors buy up big in Wyndham
Overseas buyers bought up big in Wyndham in June ahead of property tax increases coming into effect in the 2015-16 financial year.
That’s the word...