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Two-hour parking for Werribee centre

Two-hour parking will replace one-hour limits in most parts of Werribee’s city centre from this month. New signage is already up with the rollout in...

Glowing results for Wyndham energy scheme

Wyndham council has stepped up its efforts to be more sustainable. The council has been working to drive down greenhouse gas emissions across Wyndham through...

Council urges residents to clean up

Wyndham council is reminding house owners and tenants to make sure their properties are kept tidy this spring. Safer communities portfolio holder Cr Kim McAliney...

New strategy for volunteers

A new strategy is making it easier for Wyndham residents to volunteer in the community. Wyndham council adopted its Volunteering Strategy for the next five...

Picnic at the park

A big day out is planned for Wyndham’s youngest residents at the annual Children’s Week Picnic next week. The free event, now in its 19th...

Cold on complaints

Wyndham council is one of just five Melbourne councils which failed to provide complaints data to a recent Victorian ombudsman’s report. The ombudsman surveyed all...

Wyndham faces weighty issue

More than 70 per cent of Wyndham residents are obese or overweight, new figures show. The Australian Health Tracker data, released last week by the...

Pet owners taken to court

Wyndham council has successfully prosecuted 23 pet owners for failing to abide by animal-related legislation in the 2018-19 financial year. The council’s director of city...

Building sites in the council spotlight

Wyndham council issued 2381 building site infringements between July last year and June this year. The council’s director of city operations, Stephen Thorpe, said: “Wyndham...

Call for action over intersection

Wyndham council has stepped up its campaign to get traffic lights installed at a notorious Point Cook intersection. The council unanimously passed a motion put...

Trees coming to a street near you

It’s trees' time in Wyndham. Wyndham council plans to plant 7500 new trees across the municipality next year, under its 2020 Street Tree Planting Program. This...

Phone tower gets green light

A mobile phone tower will be constructed at Saltwater Reserve in Point Cook, despite Wyndham council receiving 110 objections to the proposal. The council last...

New bins ready for old items

Wyndham council will install e-waste and clothing drop-off bins at three locations as part of a new trial. E-waste and clothing drop-off hubs will be...

Anger over council pay increase

Wyndham residents are outraged at news that Wyndham council has almost doubled spending on its senior officer salaries in a year. Star Weekly last week...

Concern over dumped trolleys

Hundreds of abandoned shopping trolleys have been collected by Wyndham council in the past 12 months. The council’s environment and sustainability portfolio holder, Cr Heather...

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Young writers workshop

Award-winning author Alice Pung is returning to the west where she grew up to lead an autobiographical writing workshop. Young writers and creatives from the...