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Volunteers muck in to preserve Wyndham grasslands

Refugee volunteers are rolling their sleeves up to help save an important native grassland in Wyndham. The group, from the Karen community, is working with...

Werribee garden program bears fruit

An innovative Werribee garden program has been honoured at the Victorian Premier’s Sustainability Awards. The Working beyond the Boundaries program, which gives refugee communities volunteering...

New life for Serendip

A wetland habitat for birds at Serendip Sanctuary, located near the You Yangs, has been rejuvenated thanks to a $27,000 contribution from two community...

You Yangs tourism plan

Parks Victoria is exploring options to revitalise You Yangs Regional Park and Serendip Sanctuary and it wants your help. The two sites help protect and...

Peek into the past at Werribee Mansion

Visitors to the Werribee Mansion will be able to get a glimpse into the past during the upcoming Open House Westside event. More than 20...

Goat shot by arrow at You Yangs

A goat shot with a bow and arrow in the You Yangs National Park has been euthanased by Parks Victoria rangers. A bushwalker found the...

Stables toilet plan rejected

Parks Victoria won’t proceed with a proposal to install toilets within the Point Cook Homestead Precinct stables. Architects last year completed a heritage impact statement...

Hsar thrives as new Werribee Park ranger

Nine years ago, Hsar Thein arrived in Australia after growing up in a refugee camp on the Thailand-Burma border. He was 16, couldn’t speak English...

Seniors blossom in the garden

Senior citizens from the Point Cook Village showed off their green thumbs at Werribee Park on Monday, as part of the annual Victorian Seniors...

My Wyndham: Jarred Parsons

Jarred Parsons has spent his life in the western suburbs, but only became a Wyndham resident 13 years ago. The 41-year-old Parks Victoria communications...

Point Cook Homestead gets an overhaul

  Parks Victoria will spruce up the Point Cook Homestead in an effort to secure a new long-term tenant for the site, two years after...

Plans to give new life to Point Cook Homestead

Parks Victoria is looking to breathe new life into Point Cook Homestead almost a year after its former tenants went into liquidation. Parks Victoria district...

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Vales top order fires

It was a mixture of the young and old that got the job done for Wyndham Vale on Saturday in the Victorian Turf Cricket...

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