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Scouts roll up for replanting after vandals strike
A Scout group has helped to replant creekside trees destroyed by vandals.
Council officers were shocked to discover someone had driven illegally along Skeleton Creek,...
Maori Wardens on the beat Werribee
A new team of fluro-clad volunteers has hit the beat at Pacific Werribee Plaza, getting to know young people in the area and helping...
Funding boost for emergency relief progam
A $50,000 cash injection is helping ensure Wyndham residents in need can still access emergency food aid.
Fundraising group Share, part of the UnitingCare Church...
Selfless Tom is a rising star
For many 18-year-olds, the Rotary concept of “service above self” can be a somewhat foreign one.
Not so for Tom Van Duijne, who was recently...
Wyndham salutes Migrant Hub founder
Meet Wyndham’s newest citizen of the year.
In a twist of fate, Hoppers Crossing’s Walter Villagonzalo received the city’s top honour 29 years to the...
Peers help fight a cruel disease
On the third Friday of every month, the Werribee Parkinson’s Peer Support Group gets together to share stories and advice.
The group, founded just over...
Positives drawn from Broadmeadows summit
Broadmeadows will finally get its northern city gateway – a tree boulevard and improved road interchanges along its Pascoe Vale Road town entrance.
The oft-neglected...
Wyndham Scouts honoured
Eight Wyndham Scout volunteers have been honoured with national awards.
Michael Collins, Anthony Harris and Peter Washington, of the 1st Point Cook Scout Group, and...
Learning to swim with rainbows and bubbles
Five years ago, a spate of child drownings across Victoria prompted Steve Morgan to hire a private swim instructor to teach his autistic son...
Tired commuters will be mad about Saffron
A Wyndham social enterprise that helps new migrants learn hospitality skills has won its bid to operate kiosks at the city’s newest train stations.
Morning...
School bush garden to stregthen Aboriginal ties
Pupils of Altona Meadows Primary School have planted a bush garden in a bid to strengthen ties between Aboriginal students and the local Indigenous...
Food bank pays out to grateful families
Every Wednesday at the Wyndham Vale Community Learning Centre, Manor Lakes Foodbank distributes produce to about 40 families across the west.
A group of 12...
Point Cook cop shop bid gains traction
Point Cook could have a new police station under construction this time next year if the west’s newest upper house politician has her way.
Rachel...
Food Bank helps avoid hard choices
Tough economic times are forcing more Victorians to choose between heating or eating this winter.
Single dad Tom, who didn’t want to reveal his surname,...
Athletes see the light
New lighting at Victoria University’s athletics track in Hoppers Crossing has made winter training that little bit easier for athletics club Western Athletics.
Wyndham council...
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Point Cook man faces court on armed robbery charges
A Point Cook man will remain in custody after appearing in court over the weekend charged with a series of armed robberies in Melbourne’s...
