Tag: Safety
Safety fears soar
A surge of violent crimes has Tarneit and Truganina residents living in fear.
Star Weekly has spoken to several residents, who asked not be identified...
Wyndham safety rating drops
People living in Wyndham are feeling less safe, according to a yearly survey.
Results from Wyndham council’s annual community survey found respondents rated safety in...
On the right path
Truganina South Primary School pupils are stepping out to improve their health and safety on the roads. During the school’s Active Paths launch day,...
Tarneit park safety fear
Residents living near a Tarneit park are angry about vandalism and anti-social behaviour at the site.
In recent months, the playground equipment and buildings at...
Police fast-track ‘not enough’
Wyndham will soon see an increase in the number of police officers on the beat – but they won’t be enough, the police union...
City’s police shifts going unfilled
Shifts at Wyndham police stations are going unstaffed, and resources are being ripped out to provide security at courts and events across the state,...
Expo a boating safety wake-up
As the warmer months approach, sailors and boaties are being urged to remain safe on the waters off Wyndham.
A boating safety expo will be...
Trashed house has neighbours fed up
It sounds like a nightmare – the house next door has smashed windows, graffiti scrawled on the walls, rats in the long grass, and...
Wyndham still safe, councillors say
Wyndham is a safe place to live … that’s the message that two councillors are trying to get across to residents.
Councillors Peter Gibbons and...
‘Thin blue line’ thickens for Wyndham police
Victoria Police has joined forces with Wyndham service clubs in a new crime prevention push.
The north-west metro division’s proactive policing unit has teamed up...
Workplace injury claims rise
Almost 1000 workers were injured at Wyndham workplaces in 2015.
New statistics from WorkSafe show that 973 injury claims were made by workers in Wyndham...
Migrant children get into the swim
A swimming program in Werribee is aimed at teaching refugees and newly arrived migrants to swim in a bid to cut drownings in Australian...
Learning to swim with rainbows and bubbles
Five years ago, a spate of child drownings across Victoria prompted Steve Morgan to hire a private swim instructor to teach his autistic son...
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Perfect timing for Moore
Sometimes it’s all about timing and for new Werribee City coach Craig Moore, the timing was perfect.
Moore, who was an assistant coach at the...
