Tag: News
Photographer focuses on beauty standards
Wyndham Vale resident Jade Jones has won Wyndham council's Way Out West photo competition, earning herself $500 in prize money.
The 21-year-old photography student...
Park run open for all
The Wyndham Vale parkrun encourages residents to walk, jog or run five kilometres, but Maria Lodola-Price is insistent it’s not a race.
Every Saturday...
A library filled with odds and ends
You won’t find shelves stocked with books at Point Cook’s new Library of Things, instead you can pick up items like a step ladder,...
New program training safer drivers
A new program will ensure Victorian drivers, such as those in Wyndham, have access to a high quality training created by road safety...
Call out for greyhound foster parents
Melbourne-based greyhound rescue organisation Gumtree Greys has reached out for Wyndham residents to consider adopting or fostering a greyhound as numbers continue to dwindle...
Check your open flue heaters
Energy Safe Victoria [ESV} will prohibit the sale of certain types of open flued gas space heaters which do not meet safety standards.
From Monday,...
Supporting women in sport
Wyndham women in sport will have the opportunity to hone and develop their skills through the state government’s new Change Our Game Professional Development...
Feedback opens for Suicide Prevention and Response Strategy
Public consultation is now open for the state government's new Suicide Prevention and Response Strategy.
The strategy aims to identify the many factors that...
VU, Orygen to boost mental health workforce
A new partnership between Victoria University (VU) and Orygen, Australia’s centre of excellence in youth mental health is aimed at boosting youth mental health...
From the archives
From the archives – Star Weekly looks back through the pages of our predecessors.
40 years ago
July 27, 1982
Werribee was one of four areas chosen...
Community Calendar
Want your event listed? Community Calendar is made available free of charge to not-for-profit organisations to keep the public informed of special events and...
Free Melbourne Royal Show entry for kids
Kids under the age of 14, including those in Hume and Whittlesea, will receive free entry into the Royal Melbourne Show, the state government...
Police target dangerous drivers
Police have arrested 11 youths and recovered two allegedly stolen vehicles overnight as part of an operation targeting dangerous drivers.
Six youths have been remanded...
New road to cut commuter times
Construction on a new key road connecting the Wyndham and Melton municipalities has begun, providing improved ease of travel for residents in rapidly growing...
Wyndham author Sibonginkosi Moyo to visit Hoppers library
Wyndham local Sibonginkosi Moyo will be discussing her published life story, from Zimbabwe to America and on to Australia at the Hoppers Crossing Plaza...
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Nominations open for manufacturing hall of fame
Victoria’s most advanced and innovative manufacturers, including those in Wyndham, are being encouraged to nominate for the 2024 Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame Awards.
On...
