Tag: community
Footy’s all-in embrace
A message of welcoming and harmony is more than just a one day a year thing...
MY WYNDHAM: Rhonda and Gerry Edwards
Rhonda Edwards is the co-ordinator of the Summer Fun Bowls Program at the Werribee Bowls Club, and her husband Gerry also volunteers at the club. They chat...
Easter fair time for Werribee Mercy
Hop to it: Werribee Mercy Hospital will hold an Easter Fair later this month to fundraise for its new Critical Care Unit.
The hospital fair...
Bill to replace damaged trees may hit $5000
Wyndham ratepayers will have to fork out thousands of dollars to replace trees at a Point Cook park which were destroyed by vandals last...
My Wyndham: Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan is a volunteer with Werribee Little Athletics. Last year, he was recognised as the Little Athletics Victoria Official of the Year and...
Ecoville locals perk up for park
Police have continued to crack down on crime and anti-social behaviour at Tarneit’s Ecoville Community Park as the community continues to restore the site...
Cycling into happiness
A love of cycling has helped Wyndham Vale mother Pesi Elisaia to transform her life.
Ms Elisaia said that two years ago, she felt tired...
Fireys honoured by Good Friday Appeal
The Werribee CFA has been recognised for donating more than $1 million to the Good Friday Appeal.
Members and volunteers from the CFA branch (which...
MY WYNDHAM: Father Jude Pirotta
Father Jude Pirotta mssp (Missionary Society of St Paul) is parish priest at St James the Apostle Parish and Catholic Church in Hoppers Crossing North.
Can...
Tip tokens phased out
Wyndham council is set to reduce the number of tip tokens residents receive each year from two to one.
At present, Wyndham ratepayers receive two...
Gone but not forgotten
The boom gates at the former Melton Highway level crossing in Sydenham have been symbolically discarded.
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Carmel’s passion for helping others
Carmel Tom has received an Order of Australia medal for her service to naval veterans.
The Werribee resident said the letter about the OAM from...
MY WYNDHAM: Gerry Greenwood
Gerry Greenwood has lived in Werribee since 1971. Along with his late wife, Betty, he was a founding member of the Werribee SES Unit...
Honours for those who give
By Tate Papworth and Ewen McRae
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Freemasons boost hospital cause
The Chirnside Masonic Lodge and Freemasons Foundation have made a generous donation to the Mercy Health Foundation.
The lodge recently presented the Mercy Health Foundation...
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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...
