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Oliver is one fur-tunate feline

Seven-week-old kitten Oliver might have used up one of his nine lives. Earlier this month, the little furball – who is also known as Olly...

MY WYNDHAM: Gerry Greenwood

Gerry Greenwood has lived in Werribee since 1971. Along with his late wife, Betty, he was a founding member of the Werribee SES Unit...

The budget’s Wyndham factor

The state government handed down its 2017-18 budget last week. Charlene Macaulay sat down with Treasurer Tim Pallas to discuss which projects made the...

Roads flooded, houses damaged from wild weather

Melbourne’s wild weather has hit hard in Wyndham, flooding roads and damaging houses. The Wyndham SES Unit’s controller Laurie Russell said volunteers and crews had...

Extreme weather events put SES to test

Two extreme weather events just months apart have led Wyndham SES to reassess the way it responds to call-outs. Unit commander Laurie Russell said a...

Tarneit, Truganina hit hard in storms

Tarneit and Truganina were hit hardest in yesterday’s storms, with Wyndham SES volunteers responding to 80 calls for assistance. Unit commander Laurie Russell said the...

SES calls for more resources after wild winds

Wild winds tearing through Wyndham on Sunday have led the local SES unit commander to repeat his call for more resources to be based...

Flood warnings for Werribee River in Ballan

UPDATE: Scores of Melton and Moorabool roads have been closed following heavy overnight rain, while water levels at the Werribee River in Ballan have exceeded...

New vehicle for Wyndham SES

State Emergency Service (SES) call-outs in Wyndham Vale and Tarneit will get a faster response, now the Wyndham unit has a new vehicle. A state...

Equipment stolen from Wyndham SES

Wyndham State Emergency Service volunteers say they feel as if they have been “kicked in the guts” after their Werribee base was broken into...

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A Shaw thing

Wyndham councillor Mia Shaw will once again don the mayoral robes after holding off a challenge from Cr Peter Maynard. Seven of the eleven...