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Store deep cleaned after worker tests positive
The ALDI store in Wyndham Village, Tarneit has undergone a deep clean after a worker tested positive for COVID-19.
An ALDI Australia spokesperson said the...
Wyndham’s COVID-19 cases increase by 15
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is reporting that the number of active coronavirus cases in Wyndham residents has increased by 15...
Family’s fundraising mission
Seven-year-old Point Cook twins Riley and Cooper, along with their two-year-old brother Logan, are the lights of their parents’ lives.
The boys have all been...
Backyard chicken salmonella warning
Residents keeping chickens in their backyards have been warned to educate themselves about safe fowl handling practices.
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)...
Huge rise in young offenders
Wyndham has recorded the highest rate of youth offenders in Melbourne’s west.
According to the state’s Crime Statistics Agency, 805 offenders aged 10 to 17...
Sikhs united to help
Volunteers from the Australian chapter of United Sikhs are providing hundreds of hot meals to Wyndham residents, who have been affected by the COVID-19...
Thousands jobless in west
More than 21,500 workers across Melbourne’s west have lost their jobs since March, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
ABS data released last week...
Somer is moved by music
Werribee singer Somer Smith says she loves music because it has the ability to move people in a way that mere words can’t.
Ms Smith,...
Backing for multi-storey carpark
Wyndham councillors have thrown their support behind the idea of constructing multi-storey carpark buildings, which would include supermarkets and day-care centres, to ease parking...
Crossing to a new role
Wyndham council senior staff have been working as temporary school crossing supervisors during the coronavirus pandemic.
The council’s director of city operations, Stephen Thorpe, has...
Threat to endangered ecosystem
The Grassy Plains Network has called on the state government to prioritise public acquisition of land for the Western Grassland Reserve between Little River...
Raffle winner revealed
A charity raffle has raised more than $4000 for the Werribee Mercy Hospital’s 24-hour mental health crisis line.
Earlier this year, the Werribee Hospital Foundation...
Post is most in Point Cook
Point Cook has retained its crown as the nation’s top online shopping location.
Australia Post released a report last month, listing the top 10 suburbs...
Coastal plan outlined
Protecting the coastline and farmland are two of the key aims in a coastal and marine management plan adopted by Wyndham council.
The council endorsed...
Urgent winter appeal
Uniting Vic.Tas is appealing for donations as part of its Spread the Warmth this Winter appeal.
Uniting Wyndham housing co-ordinator Deborah Gorsuch said the appeal...
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New magistrates appointed
Four new magistrates have been appointed by the state government.
On Tuesday, Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes congratulated Nicole Spicer, James FitzGerald, Matthew Page and William Parker...
