Tag: fundraising
Werribee school frocks up to help girls in Africa
It was impossible to tell staff and students apart at Suzanne Cory High School last Wednesday – at first glance – as teachers donned...
Students go through great lengths to fight cancer
Two Thomas Carr College students have gone to great lengths to raise money for young people living with cancer.
Year 11 student Mary-Jo Saliba and...
Santas take to the streets for cancer research
A Hoppers Crossing resident is using the silly season to raise much-needed funds for the battle against bowel cancer.
Julie Toner is using her Wyndham...
24-hour cycle raises nearly $12,000
A 24-hour cycling event has raised nearly $12,000 for Cancer Council Victoria.
Eight teams jumped on spin bikes at In Balance Fitness in Werribee at...
Strong links drive $10m hospital fundraiser
As business people, Pam Lamaro and Oriano Salvalaggio are used to taking on big projects.
But their latest challenge – to raise $10 million for...
Raffle for the rhinos
Four students from St Mary’s Primary School, in Malvern East, have presented Werribee Open Range Zoo with a cheque in celebration of last month’s...
Loved ones’ deaths drive Jess to help fight cancer
When Jessica Apap’s grandmother lost her battle with stomach cancer, she was understandably upset.
But the 10-year-old Altona Meadows student didn’t have much time to...
Wyndham 1000 sees help go full circle
Les Porter’s life changed dramatically when he was hit by a car 27 years ago.
“After the accident I was in fairly dire straits,” the...
Sisters doing it for their dad
Sisters Bree and Samantha Wolany have set themselves a challenge – to raise $25,000 to help find a cure for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP).
When...
Going out for a worthy Girls Night In
Black, gold and pink will reign supreme next month as the colours Wyndham women have chosen when they throw on their glad rags and...
Light the Night in Wyndham Vale
These lanterns will be put to good use when Wyndham residents take a twilight stroll in the name of charity next month.
Paul Goney and...
Wyndham Rotary’s high tea for a cause
There will be scones, petit fours and pampering galore this Sunday when Wyndham Rotary hosts a high tea to raise funds for breast cancer...
Jenna gears up for Miss World Australia finals
Truganina’s Jenna Seymour is gearing up to represent Victoria on a national stage after being named a finalist in the Miss World Australia pageant.
Seymour,...
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...
Doug Mullett’s flying doctor experience
Most people never require the services of the Royal Flying Doctor Service. But for one Werribee man, the service’s staff have come to his...
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Young writers workshop
Award-winning author Alice Pung is returning to the west where she grew up to lead an autobiographical writing workshop.
Young writers and creatives from the...
