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Point Cook College helps out for harmony

Point Cook P-9 College students gave asylum seekers in the west a helping hand as part of Harmony Day activities last week. Students collected donations...

Major upgrade for Tarneit Road

Drivers can expect a smoother run along Tarneit Road next year thanks to a $4.5 million upgrade by Wyndham council. The council will improve the...

Station parking petition gains support

Fed up with the lack of parking spots at local train stations, Nicole Puttyfoot decided to do something about it. The Point Cook resident, who...

Anger as parents cop parking fines

Parking inspectors have been accused of targeting families who turned up to watch children compete in an interschool swimming competition at Werribee’s outdoor pool. Kay...

Kids see life in the roar

This playful bunch are picture paw-fect. Lioness Nilo and lion Tombo both celebrated special birthdays earlier this month ... Nilo turned four and Tombo 20...

New approach urged on unpaid toll fines

Making unpaid toll fines a civil issue rather than a criminal one would boost the local economy, the chief executive of a community legal...

Werribee’s avenue of dishonour

A Werribee resident has called on Wyndham council to clean up Werribee’s Avenue of Honour. Aaron Bird is frustrated at the state of the Avenue...

Tarneit pipes among most blocked

As far as home maintenance goes, this one’s a real drainer. Tarneit is one of the top 10 worst-affected suburbs in Melbourne for blocked drains,...

Three freeway cameras reap $12 million

Lead-foot drivers are lining state coffers with millions of dollars worth of speed fines after being caught out by one or more of Wyndham’s...

Pallas plays down youth unemployment

State Treasurer and Werribee MP Tim Pallas is trying to talk up the jobs market for young Victorians. Mr Pallas last week spoke positively of...

Superheroes take on suicide

A group of superheroes will land at Glenn Orden Oval this week to start a conversation about suicide. Overdownunder’s Suicide Symposium will visit Wyndham for...

Zumba and yoga for kids

Linda Rahal has fond memories of spending her childhood playing outside and riding bikes. Today, she says, kids are too caught up in technology and...

Warrior girls wow BMX championships

Meet two of Australia’s best BMX riders. Wyndham Warriors BMX Club members Mandie Morgan and Sienna Richmond have extra spring in their pedals after stellar performances...

Star Weekly crew set for relay

The Star Weekly team members have their purple guernseys pressed and their runners ready to be laced up tight as they prepare for the...

Dementia rates tipped to soar

Alarming new research shows the number of people in Wyndham with dementia is expected to soar more than 10-fold in the next 35 years. A...

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Season underway for Wyndham

A new era kicked off for Wyndham in the Big V competition on Saturday. After a summer of change, the first two Big V sides...

Special Holi guest

Taking on melanoma