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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Gamers welcome Challenge the best at a free Magic: The Gathering gamers’ tournament at Sunbury library on January 20 from noon until 4pm. Create…
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Police build on ties with Footscray community
Police have been hammering home their community building credentials in a bid to improve safety in Footscray. A police-led project to build a new wall…
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Recognition for using sport as a great healer
Werribee’s Peter Cullen is so passionate about helping people experiencing disadvantage that he decided to make a difference. It was 1990, and having crossed paths…
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Passionate coach in running for community award
For Point Cook’s Errol Hart, athletics is everything. The Wyndham Track and Field Club athletics coach’s passion for the sport has been recognised by being…
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Growing vegies and a sense of inclusion
A group of African refugees are putting down roots in Wyndham through a program at Werribee Community Gardens. Participants in the project have learnt a…
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Wyndham’s Sikhs seek to help
The Sikh Community Senior Support Group started seven years ago with only 10 volunteers and now attracts more than 150 migrants of the Sikh faith.…
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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,…
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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 keep…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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