Rebecca Mundi: Reaching abroad to aid others
WYNDHAM Vale's Rebecca Mundi has a dream to make a difference.In July, the La Trobe university student will fly to a small village in...
Social outlet helps overcome isolation
WHEN Michael Young bought a house in Werribee with his boyfriend seven years ago, he never imagined the quiet life in the suburbs he...
Vow to fight for legal equality
LANA Callus believes that it's time for change. The Truganina resident was part of a mass same-sex wedding on ABC TV's Adam Hills in...
Wyndham Council to grow in ward reshuffle
WYNDHAM will be represented by 11 councillors after the October council elections if a review of the city's electoral structure is approved by the...
Stacks on for footy fun
JASMINE, Joshua and Jack (pictured with North Melbourne player Daniel Wells) pounce on a football at an Auskick super clinic in Werribee.Wells was one...
Fewer play junior footy in outer west
JUNIOR football participation rates in Melbourne's outer west are falling, with fewer than one in five children playing Australian Rules in Wyndham.Melton, Hume,...
Werribee city vision takes shape
THE Wyndham Council vision for Werribee city centre is taking shape, with the project's next stage to be completed in months.Wedge Street pedestrian...
Greens get teeth into dental care
THE Wyndham Greens have joined a chorus calling for at least $1billion to be earmarked in next month's federal budget for a taxpayer-funded dental...
No Point Cook bus link plans ‘concerning’
NO new bus services have been planned to link Point Cook with the Williams Landing train station, the state government has revealed.In reply to...
Early-morning rage in Mercy emergency ward
WERRIBEE Mercy Hospital staff were confronted by an early-morning outburst last week when a man violently trashed the emergency ward.Six police cars responded when...
Youngsters find hope
AN innovative program is giving young people leaving state care like Lisa Shaw and Blayde James Johnson (pictured) a chance to make the most...
Hopeful signs to heal minds
AN extra 800 Wyndham residents with mental health problems will be able to receive treatment at Werribee Mercy Hospital with the help of a...
West backs U-turn on approach to drugs
WESTERN suburbs drug and alcohol experts have backed calls for greater focus on harm minimisation rather than law enforcement in tackling drug use.A report...
Musical appeal for Good Friday Appeal
THE Victoria Police show band rocked Werribee last Wednesday to raise money for the annual Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday Appeal.Dominic, 10 (pictured with...
Werribee Secondary College students taught in ‘unsafe’ buildings
STUDENTS at Werribee Secondary College are being taught in "unsafe" buildings dating back to the 1940s and 50s, almost a decade after a complete...
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Tackling exploitation
Laura-Jane Singh has been selected as one of 17 Indigenous and Pacific changemakers for the 2025 Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity (AFSE) fellowship program.
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