Tag: volunteers
Buoyed by grant
Volunteers at the Werribee Coast Guard have been presented with a $17,997 grant from the Bank of Melbourne.
Point Cook bank branch manager Jason Christie,...
Great service rewarded
They’re the men and women who go out of their way to help when disaster strikes – so it’s only fitting they are recognised.
Little...
Stairway to charity
Climbing 28 flights of stairs while wearing a full firefighter’s uniform, helmet and breathing apparatus sounds like a tough task.
But this is exactly what...
New fire stations funded
Truganina and Wyndham Vale CFA captains have welcomed $7.5 million in state government funding for new fire stations for their brigades.
Werribee MP Tim Pallas...
Wardens ride-along rebooted
A partnership, which has led to a decline in anti-social behaviour on some bus routes in the west, is set to be renewed.
Three years...
MP calls for patrol group funding
Wyndham South Sudanese Patrol Group volunteers say they believe that the issue of community safety should not be used as a “political tool” after...
Coast Guard a sea of hope
When the weather turns bad at Werribee South beach, most sailors and fishermen head for the shore.
But often when the sea is lashing and...
Fireys defy an uncertain future
Werribee CFA members have vowed to focus on serving the community despite continued uncertainty about their future.
The state government last week released a plan...
Celebrating Wyndham’s volunteers
A little helping hand can go a long way.
And at Mercy Place Wyndham, its volunteers are getting a little special attention this week for...
Volunteers to a tea
A morning tea celebrating the many dedicated volunteers of Wyndham will be held next week.
Wyndham council will host the free event in Werribee on...
Salvos tins ready to rattle
It’s time to gather up your loose change to help those in need.
The Salvos will come a-knocking later this month for the annual Red...
Funding shortfall cripples charity
A Wyndham-based charity will soon close, after eight years of helping families who have lost a child.
Angel Baby Inc’s secretary Tabitha Page said the...
Dynamic duo in off-duty rescue
When you’re a CFA volunteer, you’re never really off duty.
Werribee CFA volunteers Emily Martignago and Lino Zulian learnt that lesson first-hand recently when the...
Very Special Kid Jana gets helping hand
A helping hand has done wonders for one very special little girl and her family.
Wyndham Vale’s Jana Hammoudeh, three, has Leigh’s disease, a rare...
Black Saturday volunteers honoured with medal
When the Black Saturday fires tore through Victoria, hundreds of firefighters across the state rushed to affected areas to battle the blazes.
Among them were...