fundraising
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Freemasons boost hospital cause
The Chirnside Masonic Lodge and Freemasons Foundation have made a generous donation to the Mercy Health Foundation. The lodge recently presented the Mercy Health Foundation…
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MY WYNDHAM: Jan Grapsas
Jan Grapsas has been running the Gift Givers Gallery in Werribee for nine years. She also designs a range of homewares and is a member…
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Pining for Christmas
The Hoppers Crossing Apex Club will continue a Christmas tradition – selling Christmas trees next month. The club has been selling fresh pine trees for…
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Pumped for Mercy dash
By Dewi Sherry Simon White will run 130 kilometres to raise money for the Mercy Health Foundation campaign, Pram Jam. Mr White, the foundation’s…
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Friends rally for charity
It takes a brave person to drive an old Ford on a 2500-kilometre mystery route through the Australian wilderness in the name of charity. That’s…
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Les puts pedal power to good use
Salvation Army Wyndham City soldier Les Porter has saddled up for another Wyndham 1000. For the past eight years, Mr Porter has ridden 1000 kilometres…
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Baton change at relay
Meet the new chairman for one of Wyndham’s biggest fundraising events. Carradin Blyth has taken the reins of the annual Wyndham Relay for Life, with…
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Readathon a personal crusade
Nine-year-old Makaira has a very special reason to take part in the MS Readathon every year: her mother. The Point Cook girl’s mum, Rebecca Muscat,…
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Into life for the long run
Point Cook woman Camille Condon says a double lung transplant helped to give her a new life. Ms Condon developed bronchiectasis due to a primary…
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Alamanda students go without for 40 hour famine
Imagine having to go without creature comforts such as furniture, technology and electricity. More than 200 grade four Alamanda College students experienced just that recently…
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Stairway to charity
Climbing 28 flights of stairs while wearing a full firefighter’s uniform, helmet and breathing apparatus sounds like a tough task. But this is exactly what…













