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Werribee campus staff to walk out 

STAFF at Melbourne University’s Werribee campus will stage stopwork meetings today to campaign for improvements in job security and career development. National Tertiary Education...

Government schools need state support, says principal

- See: Sign up for Gonski or lose millions: PMPRINCIPAL Michael Fawcett says Tarneit Senior College is a textbook example of the need for...

Sign up for Gonski or lose millions: PM

SCHOOLS in Wyndham need “more funding not less”, says Prime Minister Julia Gillard as she increases pressure on Victoria to sign up for the...

Wyndham schools first to test-drive NBN

STUDENTS will be among the first Wyndham residents to benefit from the high-speed National Broadband Network as technicians prepare to install cabling to 2700...

More makeshift classrooms in Tarneit

TWO Tarneit schools will be forced to turn to portable classrooms next year after missing out on funding for stage two works in last...

State budget: Wyndham to get two new schools

TWO new schools will be built in Wyndham following a surprise state budget allocation.Premier Denis Napthine announced on Monday that next week's budget would...

Gonski reforms a ‘negative impact’

SAVAGE cuts to Victoria University will heavily affect disadvantaged students, according to VU supporters.The Weekly has reported VU could lose up to $4.4 million...

High hopes for higher learning in Wyndham

MORE higher education options will be available in Wyndham as Ballarat University prepares to launch a locally based bachelor degree and Deakin University considers...

Sigh of relief as pay dispute ends

TEACHERS at Wyndham's public schools are back to planning excursions and extracurricular activities after a lengthy pay dispute with the state government ended last...

No school for son, so dad plans his own

AN Altona Meadows father plans to open a registered private autism school in Melbourne's west.Stephen Morgan, who in November was named Annecto's carer of...

Universities ‘duped’ by spending cuts

VICTORIA University could lose more than $4 million a year under the federal government's plan to cut university funding to boost money for schools.The...

Call to stop Werribee’s 45-metre mountain of trash

ENVIRONMENTALISTS are urging Wyndham Council to scrap plans for a 45-metre mountain of trash at its Werribee landfill site. About 20 people met in Wyndham...

Wyndham students make case for change

David Velevski hopes his experience debating at a recent youth convention in Canberra will stand him in good stead for a career in law.The...

Benefits of early reading

A NEW program that encourages Wyndham parents to read to their children from a young age is being offered through Wyndham Park and The...

At home in Manorvale, crowd adores PM

DURING a day of new leadership whispers, a week of vicious electioneering and a month of sliding opinion polls, Prime Minister Julia Gillard beamed...

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2024 Deeble nominees

Some of the most talented athletes in the western suburbs will be vying for the prestigious 2024 Don Deeble Sports Star award next month. The...