Wyndham Star Weekly

30/10/2025

Our sports editor Tara Murray has been awarded for her coverage of Werribee Football Club's historic 2024 premiership.

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Star Weekly sport editor Tara Murray's coverage of Werribee Football Club's 2024 Victorian Football League premiership has been recognised at the Victorian Country Press Association (VCPA) awards. Murray conducted interviews with Werribee coach Jimmy Allan, chief executive Mark Penaluna, captain Dom...

29/10/2025

A local director has put a local angle on a popular novel about climate change.

People in the west who are fascinated by humankind’s reaction to climate change are encouraged to attend a play about fear, facts and forging on through an uncertain time of information. Wyndham-based director Wolf Heidecker is raising awareness about humanity's potential fate in the new Australia...

28/10/2025

Following an unsettling home invasion, a Tarneit resident is calling for more police in the area.

The victim of a home invasion is calling for more active police personnel to be deployed in the Wyndham area. Avanish Gupta said his Tarneit home was broken into by four people on the morning of Thursday 16 October while his wife and toddler were asleep with him. Police believe the property was brok...

27/10/2025

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27/10/2025

At 97, Norm Lawler is still fighting to save the Point Cook Homestead.

A saying once went, "It's strange to go to the Lawler’s for a cup of tea – you could be sitting with the prime minister, the governor or the premier.” Such was Norm Lawler’s domain over the Point Cook Homestead that he hosted the likes of Sir Henry Bolte, world renowned hunters and British p...

24/10/2025

What would Halloween be without pumpkins, trick or treating and... Lykois?

With Halloween right around the corner, there is one cat breed in Wyndham doing scarily well. Known by some as ‘Werewolf cats,’ Lykois have been bred in Werribee by Dan and Shelly Currie for the last couple of years. Despite having reservations about looking after the breed, Alfie, the first cat...

23/10/2025

A big help for perinatal mental health has landed in Point Cook.

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A new support service for those experiencing perinatal depression and anxiety (PNDA) has opened in Point Cook. On 22 October, Gidget House was opened at the Point Cook Town Centre and will offer free GP-referred, specialist counselling to expectant, new and potential parents during their journeys. R...

22/10/2025

The Feed A Family project is back and inviting the Wyndham community to dig deep for those in need.

Wyndham residents are once again being asked for their help and goodwill for this year’s Feed a Family Project. Founded by former Wyndham Citizen of the Year Julie McDonald, the project involves the community giving food and amenities that will be put into hampers for those in need. The hampers wi...

21/10/2025

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21/10/2025

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21/10/2025

Some of Wyndham's most beloved species have landed in the form of art...

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If you happen to stumble across captivating depictions of Wyndham’s native birds while out and about, don’t chalk it up to luck. Chalk it up to the mind and pastels of artist Ulla Taylor. Ms Taylor’s Welcome to Wings of the West – a colourful trail of bird art– has been popping up in shopp...

21/10/2025

The Lexus Melbourne Cup Tour made a stop in Truganina.

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Having been as far away from Flemington as New York, the Melbourne Cup spent a little bit of time at Palm Lake Resort in Truganina on Monday October 20. Star Weekly photographer Damjan Janevski captured the excitement and glamour when resort residents gathered to view and hold one of the racing worl...