$3 million slashed from capital works spending in the draft budget
Wyndham’s mayor believes it is “worrying” that the state government “doesn’t understand” growth areas, but she has declared council will “rise to the challenge...
The latest Werribee mural. Art or eyesore?
The "Welcome to Wezza" mural was done by a group of at-risk and disadvantaged youths and will not be a permanent feature.
Wyndham chief executive...
Explosion & Friends of Skeleton Creek – Briefs, June 22, 2016
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Blast rocks family home
A mother and her two sons escaped injury in an explosion in Werribee on Sunday night.
The front two windows of a...
Funding hopes put to Wyndham council
Improvements to play equipment at a Hoppers Crossing reserve and a new pedestrian crossing and footpath for Werribee South were the only requests made...
Rations give students taste of refugees’ life
There’s a saying that goes … you can’t really understand another person’s experience until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes.
These year 12 Thomas Carr...
Zoo raises funds for wild gorillas
Help is only a call away.
Nine-year-old Sanctuary Lakes resident Ella Rule has been on a mission to collect disused mobile phones in support of...
Wyndham-Docklands ferry fares cut
Wyndham commuters can now catch the Port Phillip Ferries service for the same price as a train fare, and the service operator is also...
Student wins top honour at Wynspeak
Thomas Nguyen has the gift of the gab. The year 12 Hoppers Crossing Secondary College student recently won the title of best senior impromptu...
Elder abuse, the silent scourge
More needs to be done to prevent abuse of older people, according to an expert on the subject.
Michele Wharrie, Wyndham council’s ageing, disability and...
Police action to halt rising number of plate thefts
Police have started a fresh campaign to halt the rising number of plate thefts from cars across Wyndham.
As part of Operation Core, to run...
Calendar raises funds for breast cancer research
It’s not every day you get painted from head to toe and do a photo shoot at the Flinders Street station ballroom.
Werribee’s Neda Ivic...
Wyndham crime spike in as police blitz rolls on
Wyndham crime has shot up by almost 20 per cent in the past year.
New data released by the Crime Statistics Agency reveals crime across...
Groups join forces for Refugee Week
Two Wyndham organisations have joined forces to create more social cohesion and connect cultures during Refugee Week.
Werribee refugee resource centre New Hope Foundation and...
Wyndham artists breathe life into old shire offices
Wyndham artists are breathing new life into the old shire offices at Werribee.
A team of Wyndham Arts Incubator artists – including Caroline Esbenshade, Stephanie...
Snippets of Wyndham history book donated to Werribee schools
The history of Werribee and its surrounding suburbs will never be forgotten, if the local historical society has its way.
Werribee and District Historical Society...
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Western United’s Adriana Taranto thought a message that would lead to one of the biggest phone calls of her life was spam.
The message was...
