Tag: community
Step into dance
Point Cook dancer Florence Shinaduku has joined with Snuff Puppets to present a series of free outdoor dance classes in Wyndham.
Ms Shinaduku, assisted by...
Father Frank calls it a day
After 46 years in the priesthood, Father Francis ‘Frank’ Buhagiar is set to retire.
On Wednesday, January 25, Father Buhagiar will celebrate both his last...
MY WYNDHAM: Jan Grapsas
Jan Grapsas has been running the Gift Givers Gallery in Werribee for nine years. She also designs a range of homewares and is a...
Leaders call for respect
Leaders of the South Sudanese community have called for a respectful and balanced debate about youth crime.
Dr Santino Atem Deng, who was born in...
Dedicated to Wyndham
For the past 50 years, Margaret Campbell has been a dedicated Wyndham volunteer.
The Werribee great-grandmother, 81, has been presented with a Lalor Hero award...
Lort Smith a pet project
For Truganina woman Leanne Giggins, volunteering at Lort Smith Animal Hospital is a way for her to give back to the community.
In a new...
Young homeless under pressure
A new report has called for a youth refuge to be funded in Wyndham “as a matter of urgency” to help young homeless who...
Students are green thumbs
Forget the three “Rs”, students at Tarneit Senior College have been focusing on the three “Ps” in their classroom.
VCAL intermediate students from the school...
MY WYNDHAM: Geoff Gook
Geoff Gook won a Wyndham council Volunteer Community Award earlier this year, for his commitment to sport and recreation. He has lived in Wyndham for more...
Pining for Christmas
The Hoppers Crossing Apex Club will continue a Christmas tradition – selling Christmas trees next month.
The club has been selling fresh pine trees for...
Lalor ‘yes’ to marriage equality
More than 56 per cent of Lalor residents who participated in the Australian marriage equality survey voted ‘yes’.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released...
Assault victim honoured
A man who died after intervening in an assault was one of three Wyndham residents honoured for acts of bravery last week.
Luke Edward Mitchell,...
Great service rewarded
They’re the men and women who go out of their way to help when disaster strikes – so it’s only fitting they are recognised.
Little...
MY WYNDHAM: Leesa Ward
Leesa Ward grew up in Melton and now lives in Werribee, where she runs a graphic design and website development business called Double-E Design. She...
Win for early years initiatives
Wyndham council initiatives that are making a difference in the lives of children and families have won Victorian Early Years Awards.
The Embedding Aboriginal and...
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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...
