Tag: youth
Cuts hurt Anglicare Youth Futures
A youth counselling service in Wyndham will shut down unless it can find a new financial backer before the end of the year.
Anglicare’s Youth...
New youth mental health/dug unit for Wyndham
Werribee is now home to a new youth and adolescent mental health unit and day surgery.
The new facilities, opened at Wyndham Clinic Private Hospital...
MacKillop students shine on the catwalk
These stylish ladies know a thing or two about creating perfect outfits.
MacKillop College students Holly Defina and Daria Messina took to the catwalk at...
Graffiti clean up to ‘divert’ offenders
A new pilot program in Wyndham will get young offenders to clean up graffiti around the region.
The Youth Diversion pilot program – an initiative...
War stories land Carranballic pupils a big win
Carranballac P-9 College pupils are still coming down from the high of a win in a statewide performing arts competition last week.
The college outperformed...
Air Force Cadets show their colours
If you noticed a series of helicopters and military planes flying over Point Cook late last month, rest assured we weren’t under attack.
The low-flying...
Young philanthropist wins youth award
Philanthropist is not a word normally used to describe many 17-year-old girls but, for Sarah Baarini, the term is a perfect fit.
Recognising her extensive...
No handbrake on job prospect
Mainstream education doesn’t suit all learners, especially those who prefer practical approaches over the theoretical.
For the practical types, Concern Australia (CA), a group founded...
Youths learn to punch their way out of trouble
A new boxing fitness program is aimed at helping young Werribee residents facing a possibly rocky future.
Wyndham Community Boxing Club is run by volunteers...
Selfless Tom is a rising star
For many 18-year-olds, the Rotary concept of “service above self” can be a somewhat foreign one.
Not so for Tom Van Duijne, who was recently...
Point Cook students’ teen taxi app wins kudos
Two Point Cook Secondary College students have used their business smarts to create an award-winning app idea.
Year 10 students Vivian Nguyen and Chloe Pio...
Scholarship fund keeping students in school
A tribute to a much-loved teacher is helping 15 students stay at school.
A scholarship scheme was set up in memory of Wyndham Community and...
Students brave chill to raise money for Vinnies
A chilly winter’s night was not enough to stop 36 Thomas Carr College students swapping their warm beds for the floor of the school...
‘Sisters’ mentor teens
A program partnering disadvantaged teenage girls with mentors will be launched in Wyndham next year.
The year-long SISTER2sister mentoring program, run by former Werribee resident...
Unemployment hits 11.5 per cent in Werribee
Werribee has the third-highest number of unemployed residents in the state, according to the latest figures.
The March quarter small-area labour market statistics show that...
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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...
