Tag: youth
Young snappers invited to enter photography comp
It’s time to pick up your camera and get snap- happy.
Wyndham council’s annual youth photography competition is under way, with people aged 13 to...
South Sudanese community tackles crime problem
A team of fluro-clad volunteers is patrolling Wyndham to engage troubled South Sudanese young people.
Reports of large groups of the young people congregating at...
Youth gangs ‘intolerable’
Wyndham’s top cop has hosed down concerns over large groups of youths congregating around Tarneit, despite an MP labelling the situation “intolerable”.
Responding to incidents...
Policing boost targets youth crime cycle
Preventing youth crime is the spotlight of a new policing initiative at Wyndham.
The state government announced last week it will earmark $700,000 to explore...
Elderly share pearls of wisdom with youth
The wisdom of elderly residents at a Werribee nursing home has been passed on to younger generations as part of a school project.
VET media...
Weekly television show celebrating all things Pacific Islander
Lights, camera … action! A group of Samoans based in Werribee has launched its own weekly television show celebrating all things Pacific Islander.
The program...
Whitelion in Wyndham in line for award
Supporting youth at risk has been the focus of Whitelion in Wyndham for nine years.
Now they’re in the running for a Wyndham Business Award...
More ‘power’ to Hoppers Crossing students
Five Hoppers Crossing Secondary College students will try their hand at running the state next month.
Year-11 students Shanae Joseph, Kyra Moore, Suleiman Mugisha, Achol...
Training program leaves no youth behind
Young people living in Broadmeadows who have been “left behind” will get more help accessing vocational training and employment as part of a new...
New health clinic to assist youth
A new youth health clinic has been launched in the heart of Wyndham, with a goal of creating more accessible services for some of...
Mural takes on skate park taggers
Tagging at a Hoppers Crossing skate park will hopefully become a thing of the past, thanks to a group of students from The Grange...
Youth crime up in Wyndham, against trend
Young people have been responsible for more than 8000 criminal offences in Wyndham over the past decade.
A Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) report into youth...
Pallas plays down youth unemployment
State Treasurer and Werribee MP Tim Pallas is trying to talk up the jobs market for young Victorians.
Mr Pallas last week spoke positively of...
Kokoda preparations on track
A group of Wyndham students are training for the trek of a lifetime.
The 12 students will join five police officers, a paramedic and five...
Teens light the way with mayoral awards
The community spirit of two Wyndham girls has been recognised with mayoral awards.
Ashlee Kruse, 16, won the award for her commitment to sport, while...
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Wyndham good sports recognised
Rebecca Johnstone’s efforts to revive netball participation rates in Wyndham post COVID 19, has resulted in her being named a finalist in this year’s...
