Tag: community
Surveys address local alcohol consumption
Research surveys are asking Wyndham residents and businesses about the impact alcohol is having on Victoria’s fastest- growing municipality.
A community survey and a survey...
Goodwill comes around
When Grant Stockdale retired five years ago, he wanted to spend his time giving back to the community where he lived.
The 70-year-old Wyndham Vale...
Fundraiser to help Akoi Chabiet learn to drive
Just months after losing three of her siblings in a tragic crash, Wyndham Vale’s Akoi Chabiet is learning to drive so she can help...
Werribee Rotary to walk from Kelly country
What do Werribee Rotary, Ned Kelly and the Royal Children’s Hospital have in common?
Quite a bit, it seems. Werribee Rotary Club members will put...
Council collects 2040 community stories
Venu Nair is the first to tell you that housing affordability was what attracted him to Hoppers Crossing.
Six years on, it’s a strong community...
Scholarship fund keeping students in school
A tribute to a much-loved teacher is helping 15 students stay at school.
A scholarship scheme was set up in memory of Wyndham Community and...
Students brave chill to raise money for Vinnies
A chilly winter’s night was not enough to stop 36 Thomas Carr College students swapping their warm beds for the floor of the school...
New Manor Lakes Neighbourhood Watch group
Manor Lakes residents have banded together to form their own Neighbourhood Watch group.
Organiser Gregg Smith, who has lived in Manor Lakes for two years,...
Advocacy group gets down to business
Companies are getting behind Wyndham’s newest advocacy group, which will promote business and tourism in the region.
The Wyndham Business and Tourism Association hosted its...
Authorities labelled ‘wowsers’ over nudist ban
A decision to ban nude bathing at a Werribee South beach has led to Wyndham council and state Planning Minister Richard Wynne being labelled...
Flu cases on the rise
Doctors are urging Wyndham residents to ensure they get flu shots before peak flu season hits.
Latest Victorian Health Department statistics reveal that so far...
New vision for ‘gateway’ to Werribee
Wyndham council is urging residents to have their say on plans to revitalise the ‘‘gateway’’ to Hoppers Crossing and Werribee.
The council is developing a...
Baby boom in Wyndham
The Wyndham region is experiencing a baby boom.
Werribee Mercy Hospital is celebrating after delivering a record number of babies in the 2014-15 financial year...
Illegal dumps a hazard
Two long-time Little River residents want tougher action on illegal dumping after their car hit a discarded office chair as they drove home at...
Companion dogs for troubled veterans
Troubled war veterans are being urged to sign up for a new program aimed at pairing them with companion dogs.
The program, run by 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...
