Tag: Culture
Mosque opens its doors
Virgin Mary Mosque in Hoppers Crossing will open its doors to the public this Sunday.
The mosque will take part in the second annual Victorian...
Harmony hits the right note
A melting pot of culture was celebrated at Tarneit P-9 College recently when the school hosted its own Harmony Day celebrations. Year 9 students...
Wyndham Community and Education Centre celebrates opening
The work of the Wyndham Community and Education Centre has been a given a lift with the official opening of its new head office.
The...
MY WYNDHAM: Michael Kwon
Singer Michael Kwon and his wife migrated from Mauritius to Australia more than a year ago, before settling in Point Cook.
What brought you to...
Artwork is a bold statement
An artwork by Point Cook resident Anindita Banerjee has been selected to feature in an interstate exhibition.
Banerjee said her piece, titled FADE, reflected on...
Tournament celebrates diversity
It’s game on for the Ethiopian Sports and Culture Federation Victoria’s annual soccer tournament.
The Australian Sports Foundation’s national grants program, Giving4Grassroots, has given the...
Artist overcomes adversity
Leon DeRose has overcome a tough childhood to become an artist, poet and hip-hop MC.
As a child, DeRose contracted meningococcal disease and was in...
Learning leap looms for Wyndham
Talented weavers from the communities of Burma will showcase their skills as part of the Wyndham Learning Festival.
The festival, to be presented by the...
A warming house party unveiled
For the past 12 years, a heritage house located in a small country town has been at the centre of an art project started...
Werribee’s big dance
Hundreds of young performers will twirl and tap into the spotlight at the Wyndham Cultural Centre later this month.
The In Motion Performing Arts Challenge...
MY WYNDHAM: Imran Akm
Imran Akm, from Hoppers Crossing, studied mathematics at university while working as a newspaper reporter. A few years ago, he moved from Bangladesh to...
Becky is a role model for youth
Wyndham teenager Becky Deng says she hopes to encourage women from all cultural backgrounds to feel empowered.
Ms Deng fled civil war in Sudan as...
MY WYNDHAM: Ramona Borg
Ramona Borg is a personal stylist and style coach. She grew up in Locarno, a small city in the Italian part of Switzerland about an hour north...
Around the world in eighty ways
Staff, pupils and families from Baden Powell College celebrated cultural diversity in a creative way last week. The Hoppers Crossing and Tarneit campuses of...
MY WYNDHAM: Kiran Aslam
Kiran Aslam, a henna tattooing artist who lives in Tarneit, says she enjoys the creative expression her art form offers. The 27-year-old talks to Wyndham Star...
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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...
