Tag: charity
Lions all for fun, funds
It’s time to tee off for charity.
The annual Lions Club of Werribee’s Graham Fenton Charity Golf Day will be held on October 23, with...
Readathon a personal crusade
Nine-year-old Makaira has a very special reason to take part in the MS Readathon every year: her mother.
The Point Cook girl’s mum, Rebecca Muscat,...
Stairway to charity
Climbing 28 flights of stairs while wearing a full firefighter’s uniform, helmet and breathing apparatus sounds like a tough task.
But this is exactly what...
Fundraising party with the pups
A Werribee business will soon host a paw-fectly cute fundraising day for the RSPCA.
Loan Market will be in full-on bake mode when it takes...
Happy end to dog’s tale
Sisters Lea, Tegan and Paige Thiele have set up a charity to help dogs, cats and pet owners in an impoverished area of South...
Pur-fectly cool to care for cats
Lainie Flint is happy to admit that she is “crazy about cats”.
The Tarneit woman volunteers as a foster carer for 2nd Chance Cat Rescue,...
Paw-fect day for a walk
Werribee’s Wendy Ludwig and her dog Harry are long-time participants in the coolest event on the canine calendar.
For the past few years, Ms Ludwig...
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Janette Connolly is the chief executive of Variety the Children's Charity, which provides support through grants for children and families who need items such as wheelchairs, communication...
Salvos tins ready to rattle
It’s time to gather up your loose change to help those in need.
The Salvos will come a-knocking later this month for the annual Red...
Tiger on a shorn thing
After spending more than a year growing his beard, Werribee Football Club player Nathan Laracy has had his whiskers whisked away in the name...
Funding shortfall cripples charity
A Wyndham-based charity will soon close, after eight years of helping families who have lost a child.
Angel Baby Inc’s secretary Tabitha Page said the...
Avid knitters wanted: Melton council
Wanted – avid knitters.
Donations of 500 knitted items are being sought from across Melton to help keep people warm this winter.
Knitters are being asked...
Hair’s a great fundraiser
Whether she is at the register or behind the deli counter, Woolworths’ employee Alena Young is a familiar sight to many customers at Pacific...
Salon happy to share
A Werribee salon is collecting sanitary items to help women in need.
Brazilian Butterfly is calling on customers and passers-by to donate pads and tampons...
Julie Toner honoured for charity work
This week four years ago, Hoppers Crossing’s Julie Toner was diagnosed with bowel cancer. Now, she’s celebrating as Wyndham council’s citizen of the year.
The...
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A Shaw thing
Wyndham councillor Mia Shaw will once again don the mayoral robes after holding off a challenge from Cr Peter Maynard.
Seven of the eleven...
