Tag: community
Birth of a happy family
Mother’s Day is a time of celebration for families, but it can also be a difficult...
Chirnside Park sets new standard
The $11.75 million redevelopment of Chirnside Park in Werribee has been hailed as an “elite facility” during its official opening.
Werribee MP Tim Pallas, speaking...
MY WYNDHAM: Marcel Mahfoud
Former Wyndham councillor and prolific volunteer Marcel Mahfoud has lived in the municipality for 15 years. He chats with Alesha Capone.
What do you like most about...
Light up plan switches on
Wyndham council will light up five sporting reserves after hours to help residents be more active.
Now that daylight saving has finished, the council will...
Mosque opens its doors
Virgin Mary Mosque in Hoppers Crossing will open its doors to the public this Sunday.
The mosque will take part in the second annual Victorian...
MY WYNDHAM: Claire Greenwood
MY WYNDHAM: Point Cook's Claire Greenwood is a professional facepainting artist and mother to Nico (aged six) and Amira (aged eight).
What do you like...
Boxing program is punching above its weight
A grassroots boxing and mentoring program in Werribee is helping to engage young people with the community.
The Wyndham Police Citizens Youth Club (PCYC) started...
Council has its own Encore
Wyndham council will take over the running of Encore Events Centre as part of a plan to boost community use of the multi-million dollar...
Pop-up park has staying power
A push to make Point Cook’s pop-up park a permanent feature is on the path to having a promising pay-off.
More than 2160 residents have...
MY WYNDHAM: Tony Weldon
MY WYNDHAM: Tony Weldon lived all over the western suburbs before coming to Point Cook six years ago. In that time, he's become the...
Central services for abuse victims
Wyndham’s long-awaited multi-disciplinary centre is set to open its doors in a month’s time, pairing up a number of family violence and other support...
MY WYNDHAM: Michael Kwon
Singer Michael Kwon and his wife migrated from Mauritius to Australia more than a year ago, before settling in Point Cook.
What brought you to...
Fair dinkum Easter fun
The Werribee Mercy Hospital Easter Fair provided stacks of fun for about 1000 people on Sunday.
Mercy Health has thanked community members for helping to...
Weerama all smiles
The Weerama festival celebrated its 40th anniversary with a colourful and vibrant parade along Watton Street on Sunday.
Festival president Marcel Mahfoud said that despite...
Program kicks goals
Delahey man Terry Charles credits the Sons of the West program with helping him through a...
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Tackling exploitation
Laura-Jane Singh has been selected as one of 17 Indigenous and Pacific changemakers for the 2025 Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity (AFSE) fellowship program.
Targeting...
