youth
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 state…
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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 the…
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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 P-12…
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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…
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