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Maryanne Kovach and her daughter Harper, 5, with the puppies. (Damjan Janevski) 208501_06
All 4 Paws Dog Rescue has saved more than 650 dogs during the past three years. The volunteer-run group rescues and rehomes dogs from pounds, and also takes in surrenders, including pregnant dogs and senior canines. All 4 Paws was founded by Altona Meadows resident Maryanne Kovach and her friend Danni McRae, with the encouragement of their friends Terri Sutton and Arianne Spratt. Ms Kovach, who is looking after some pups which came into care at just four days old, said it often cost thousands of dollars to help rescued dogs. “We never know what we are getting, such as Lilla, a Newfoundland, who was underweight and in poor condition – it cost almost $7k just to get her to a state of being able to be rehomed.” Ms Kovach said All 4 Paws relied on donations, gifts and fundraising to continue saving dogs. She said the group also raised money by selling dog accessories, such as bandanas made by a talented foster carer. Details: www.all4pawsdogrescue.com. au/ Alesha Capone
Park it for a president By Alesha Capone Wyndham council has approved a $22.80 million master plan to upgrade Presidents Park. Key features of the 10-year plan for the Wyndham Vale Park include a second full-size hockey pitch, upgraded baseball pavillion and infrastructure to assist in the running of large-scale events. “Presidents Park has long been a popular reserve for sporting groups, recreational
runners and walkers, dog owners and families alike,” sports development portfolio holder Cr Peter Maynard said. “It is expected that delivery of the master plan will build on the park’s strengths by ofering new and upgraded sporting facilities, walking paths and exercise equipment suitable to people of all ages, from toddlers to seniors. “Over the past ive years, the use of the reserve for events – such as Wyndham Holi and the Wyndham Food Truck Festival –
has grown, and this plan will improve the infrastructure and services to support these events in the future.” he plan, which was developed with community input, includes the creation of new paths to form three integrated shared trail loops with distance markers. he council is planning to install a new outdoor itness area with exercise equipment near the loop path precinct and hockey and sotball facilities.
A new parkrun and/or school cross country route will be created, directly connecting to the Werribee River path. An all-abilities play space will be built at the existing playground site, along with a unisex public toilet. Additional public art pieces will be installed, with the existing sculpture site to become part of a new arts and heritage hub. A pump track for mountain and BMX bikes is proposed to be built on a vacant area of the 75-hectare park.
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Pandemic slashes pokies spend By Alesha Capone Almost $16.5 million has been saved from being fed into gaming machines across Wyndham since the coronavirus forced the closure of pubs and clubs. Gaming venues have been closed since March 23 in a bid to stem the spread of COVID-19. According to the Alliance for Gambling Reform, almost $300,000 per day has been saved in Wyndham since the closure.
Alliance for Gambling Reform chief advocate Reverend Tim Costello last week said $5.62 million was spent on Wyndham’s 903 poker machines between March 1 and March 23 this year. During March last year, $8.96 million was fed into gaming machines across the municipality. “hat’s money that is paying rent and mortgages for people, and will be circulating through the local economy at a time when small businesses in Wyndham need the most
support,” Reverend Costello said. “We’re hearing some great stories of how people are no longer worrying about how to pay their bills because they now have money in their bank accounts instead of them being bled by poker machines. “I know of one mother who is inally breathing a sigh of relief knowing her child can no longer blow his income on the pokies.” Reverend Costello praised Wyndham council for recently rejecting an application for up to 80 poker machines at a proposed
entertainment and commercial centre for Leakes Road in Truganina. “Wyndham council deserves a round of applause for recognising the damage caused by gambling harm and taking a stand against more poker machines,” Reverend Costello said. He said COVID-19 had given Australia the chance to re-think its approach to pokies. “We can come out of this awful crisis with a real positive if we can signiicantly reduce gambling harm in our communities,” he said.
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Website promotes green living Werribee brothers Lachlan and Oliver are big fans of their family’s chickens. And Wyndham council is hoping the siblings are not the only youngsters to welcome some feathered friends to their own backyard. he council has launched a Green Living section on its Wyndham Together website, which was put together in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Wyndham mayor Josh Gilligan said the Wyndham Together website had been visited more than 21,000 times during April. It includes several instructional videos with
project ideas for households to take on during the coronavirus lockdown, including one called Building a Chook Run. he 13-minute clip, presented by Gardening Australia, covers the value of having backyard chickens, what they do for the garden and how to build a run to keep them active and safe. Other videos available on the Green Living page include native garden design, how to attract native bees to your garden, create a lizard lounge and autumn planting. he page also includes a link to the Autumn Birds in Backyards Citizen Science Project,
an initiative of BirdLife Australia, which encourages residents to record the birds they see in their own yards, as part of a nationwide project. Wyndham gardener Chiara Perri will present a series of Habitat Gardening videos via the Wyndham Together website every Wednesday until June 10. Her video, Habitat Heroes: Create Your Own Habitat Garden, will be presented from 10-10.15am on May 27. Details: wyndhamtogether.com.au
McDonald’s has closed 12 restaurants, including sites in Hoppers Crossing, Laverton North and Riverdale Village, for deep cleaning ater a truck driver from an external service provider tested positive for coronavirus. he news comes as 12 COVID-19 cases have been linked to a cluster at a McDonald’s in Fawkner and another case at a Craigieburn McDonald’s. McDonald’s Australia released a statement on Sunday, which said no other employees have tested positive for COVID-19, but a decision had been made to close and deep clean 12 restaurants where the driver had made deliveries “out of an abundance of caution”. “Potential close contacts and employees who have worked speciic shits during and ater the truck driver’s delivery have been instructed not to return to work for 14 days and advised to be tested,” the statement said. McDonald’s restaurants located in Melton East, Taylors Lakes, Calder Highway northbound/outbound and southbound/inbound and BP Rockbank Service Centre outbound have also been closed for cleaning. As of Monday, 51 Wyndham residents had been diagnosed with the coronavirus, with four of the cases remaining active. he total number of virus cases linked to the COVID-19 outbreak at Cedar Meats in Brooklyn had reached 99. he Department of Health and Human Services is also working with he Comfort Group in Deer Park, where it reported that “an infectious case has attended, or a case may have acquired coronavirus”. Alesha Capone
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Upgraded centre opens he oicial opening of the $60 million redevelopment of Manor Lakes Central has been hailed a success. Ranfurlie Asset Management opened the stage two extension of the centre on May 7. he expansion, which has doubled lettable space to about 20,000 square metres, includes a state-of-the-art Kmart, Best & Less, a new-concept Anytime Fitness gym, medical and dental practices, a large format fruit and vegetable store, as well as fresh food retailers and specialty stores. he redevelopment generated about 300 construction jobs and is anticipated to create more than 400 on-going full and part-time retail positions. Ranfurlie Asset Management chief executive Mark Wilson said: “he contemporary architecture, colour scheme and look and
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Couple ‘adopts’ travellers By Alesha Capone Sanctuary Lakes couple Tully Smith and Sarah Wickham have opened their home to two international travellers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr Smith said he was shocked to discover how many foreign visitors and students had become “stuck” in Australia due to the pandemic travel bans and a lack of international lights. A colleague told him about the Adopt a Backpacker VIC Facebook page which aims to connect travellers in need of a place to stay with Australians who can help them out.
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Mr Smith said he and Ms Wickham were “inundated” with messages from travellers ater posting that they had a free room on the Facebook page. Two Argentinian travellers moved in with the pair, ater some FaceTime meetings and medical tests to ensure they were not carrying coronavirus. Mr Tully said he and Ms Wickham had become “friends for life” with the Argentinians – a vet and university graduate – who have since moved out ater securing work. French couple Joann Heckel and Daniel Schwebel have now taken up residence with Mr Tully and Ms Wickham. Mr Smith said he and Ms Wickham had decided to open their home to travellers because there were “lots of stories of genuine need” among them.
French travellers Joann Heckel and Daniel Schwebel with hosts Tully Smith and Sarah Wickham. (Damjan Janevski). 208557_03
“he new food is also amazing – we ate Argentinian food for three weeks and now we’ve been eating beautiful French meals,” Mr Smith said. Ms Heckel said while she and Mr Schwebel had been lucky, many of their fellow travellers had lost jobs on farms or in hospitality because of the pandemic but still had to pay for their accommodation. She said that with campsites and caravan
parks closed across the country, many travellers were now reliant on Australians extending them a “helping hand”. Mr Smith said he would urge other Wyndham residents to consider helping travellers in need of a place to stay. “We would encourage everyone to extend good old Aussie welcoming hospitality to travellers,” he said. Details: Adopt a Backpacker VIC on Facebook
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No sign of media grants A federal government grants program aimed at supporting regional and community media outlets during the COVID-19 pandemic has been labelled as “inadequate” by Labor. Last month, the federal government announced a $50 million Public Interest News Gathering (PING) grants program in response to the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis on newsrooms. But Labor’s communications spokeswoman, Michelle Rowland said the grants program – and its administration – proved the government was out of touch with the needs of the media industry. “he PING is late, it is inadequate, it is confused and it undermines press freedom and the public’s right to know by putting the minister at the centre of grants approvals,” Ms Rowland said. “he minister should have no role in determining winners and losers when it comes to the survival of media outlets.” “he opening of the PING also comes over ive weeks ater Labor wrote to the deputy prime minister requesting COVID-19 relief funding for regional and community media. It will again be weeks before successful applicants are announced and funding lows,” she said. “he media is essential, not a service that should go into hibernation during COVID-19. Unfortunately, we have already seen suspensions and closures of local news gathering as a result of indecision, incompetence and delay by the Morrison government.”
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Permits break $2 billion barrier By Esther Lauaki Wyndham broke the $2 billion barrier for building permits in metropolitan Melbourne last year. Latest igures released by the Victorian Building Authority showed that the top three municipalities in the region were Melbourne ($6.15 billion), Wyndham ($2.34 billion) and Monash ($1.53 billion). Wyndham was a clear leader for the number of permits issued,
reporting 6198 permits for the 2019 calendar year, followed by Greater Geelong (5542), Casey (5094) and Hume (4345). Wyndham mayor Josh Gilligan said council would continue to advocate for more infrastructure funding to keep up with the rapid growth in the municipality. “Wyndham is one of Australia’s fastest growing municipalities, expected to be more than double in size by 2041,” Cr Gilligan said. “To meet the needs of this growing
community, we urgently need more schools, road projects, and improved transport options. “We have sent a pre-budget submission to the state government outlining the services and infrastructure projects we would like to see funded in the 2020-21 state budget. “However, we understand that responding to and recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic will be a priority.” Cr Gilligan said transport and schools were high on the priority list.
“Council continues to advocate for increased and improved transport options, including increasing rail capacity, improved car parking at train stations and upgrades to major roads and intersections,” he said. “Wyndham City is calling on the state government to fund the building of two new secondary schools and six new primary schools that will be urgently needed by 2023. “We are also asking for the completion of Saltwater P-9 and Dohertys Creek P-9.”
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Nasir and Christian in the garden. (Pictures: Supplied)
Preschoolers become garden gurus Children from Guardian Childcare & Education Point Cook North are learning about nature and sustainability during the coronavirus pandemic. he centre has provided youngsters with gardening packs, to take home and complete with their parents or guardians. Families from the centre who are choosing to self-isolate have also been invited to come and pick up a pack.
he gardening packs include sustainable pots made of cardboard, soil, lower seeds, a poem and instructions. Educational leader Casey Mildenhall said that due to the pandemic, team leaders from the centre came together and worked out ways to stay in touch with the community and families at home. his led to the idea for the garden packs. “We’ve got a big focus on sustainability here
at the centre,” Miss Mildenhall said. “We also really value creating community connections.” Miss Mildenhall said children in the centre’s older-age classrooms helped to put the garden packs together, including seeds and succulents. She said families would be encouraged to post photos of how the plants are growing on the centre’s online daily learning platform.
Ambulance Victoria is urging people not to be afraid to call triple-0 in an emergency, following a signiicant drop in demand for paramedics as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ambulance Victoria metropolitan regional director Chris James said that while people should be applauded for seeking help from their GP or pharmacist when they are unwell and don’t need an ambulance or hospital care, those in the community with pre-existing conditions should not let the pandemic deter them from calling for help. “We are concerned, particularly for the elderly and those with pre-existing heart or respiratory conditions who may need us but aren’t calling triple-0,” Mr James said. “We’ve seen around a 30 per cent decrease in call-outs in recent weeks and are concerned that members of the community may be frightened to call an ambulance for fear of COVID-19, or just don’t want to be a burden on us during a pandemic. “If people have health concerns, such as an onset of shortness of breath, chest pains, facial drooping or weakness, for example, they must dial triple-0. “Every second counts when it comes to respiratory or cardiac conditions, or stroke. If a patient doesn’t need a lights and sirens ambulance, we will ind the right care for that patient at that time.” Mr James said Ambulance Victoria has been preparing for COVID-19 since mid-January and had enough ambulances and paramedics to meet demand. “Our paramedics have the right equipment to keep themselves and their patients safe from all types of infection, including COVID-19, as do our hospitals. Our ambulances and emergency departments are safe places to be,” he said. Laura Michell
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Werribee Outdoor Pool has become the irst stand-alone seasonal outdoor aquatic facility in the state to achieve Life Saving Victoria’s Platinum Pool accreditation. he pool was awarded the LSV’s highest rating ater undergoing an assessment of its aquatic safety and risk management, earlier this year. AquaPulse and Werribee Outdoor Pool general manager Barry Harrison said that pool staf had worked hard, in partnership with Wyndham council, to ensure the pool was inviting and accessible to the community. “Our team is proud of the facility and works hard to ensure it is presented in the best and safest way possible,” he said. “It’s important that the community feels
safe and well-supervised when at the pool, and achieving Platinum Pool status underlines our eforts to ensure this security. “Becoming the irst stand-alone seasonal outdoor aquatic facility in Victoria to do this is an outstanding endorsement of the positive environment that has been created. “We are very proud to be raising the bar and leading the way in achieving excellence in the provision of seasonal aquatic recreation.” he Werribee Outdoor Pool is home to an eight-lane 50-metre heated pool, a heated leisure pool with water play features and a learn to swim area, shaded areas, an outdoor barbecue and kiosk. See werribeeoutdoorpool.wynactive.com.au for details.
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List spruiks local traders By Alesha Capone A Tarneit resident has started an online list of Wyndham businesses to help create trade and save local jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kapil hakkar, who also founded the not-for-proit organisation Stay Well and is a community ambassador for AFL Victoria and Cricket Australia, said he came up with the idea ater speaking with Wyndham business owners and employees. “I am sharing the list on various Facebook groups in Wyndham and Melbourne, sharing on many business groups too, eg, Promote your Business, Melbourne Business Advertising, Wyndham Business Community, and many community platforms too, like Point Cook Indian Community, Tarneit Truganina Williams Landing Community,” he said. Mr hakkar said he was also sharing the list in Whatsapp and Telegram groups, and that businesses were sharing it too.
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“I am also in the process of preparing a Facebook Small Business Group too, where each business can promote as many times as they want, we will have video presentations on there as well,” he said. Mr hakkar said he looked at Facebook pages and shopping centre lists, and then contacted traders to ask if they would like to be included. here are now more than 40 businesses on the list. “When I irst shared the list on Facebook there were eight businesses, but since then, business owners have contacted me and requested to add their business on the list,” he said. “I received a lot of appreciation and positive feedback from business and communities and this idea is actually working. “he idea behind this is to support small and local business during this challenging time which can help save jobs too.” Contact thakkarkapil1@gmail.com for details.
Isabelle Ruby Leha created Grocery Swap Melbourne to help those in need. (Pictures: Supplied)
A work of heart When Isabelle Ruby Leha created a social media group to help people during the grocery panic-buying which occurred earlier this year, little did she know it would reach thousands in the community. Ms Leha, of Wyndham Vale, said that on March 13, she made a Facebook post wishing for a “Pandemic of Kindness” ater witnessing the panic-buying at supermarkets, which let many people without staple food items. She started the Grocery Swap Melbourne Facebook on March 15, with the idea of assisting people who had excess amounts of groceries to donate what they could spare to others in need. It also listed businesses with food available at reasonable prices. “he group started of with only myself, a few friends and family members and a handful of local residents,” Ms Leha said. “It quickly grew within a few hours of launching and went viral overnight, accumulating hundreds and then thousands of amazingly generous members who have helped it grow to over 7200 members and counting. “It has been a truly humbling and rewarding experience watching the group grow, but even more so to witness so many diverse Melburnians join the movement and want to help anyone and everyone in need,” she said.
Ms Leha, a social work student at Deakin University, as well a counsellor and case manager at Forever Friends Animal Rescue, said as a result of the grocery swap she had been able to help a number of homeless people and women escaping family violence, who needed food and toys for their children. She said one woman had responded with a written message, which read: “I was escaping domestic violence with my three children and this group was amazing for me. “I’ve had to start from scratch but without this group we would have been much worse of!! his is an amazing group with beautiful people.” Ms Leha said she wanted to thank her parents Tracey and Jefrey Gould, and friend Jennifer Matthewman, who have helped to run the group. She described the members of the Grocery Swap Melbourne as the “true heroes” in her eyes. “It has been a true work of heart and I cannot be prouder of my city for the way they have come together to help others,” she said. “Grocery Swap is now in a number of states around Australia, but Melbourne is by far the biggest and most generous.”
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Donation helps vulnerable By Alesha Capone he Rotary Club of Wyndham Harbour has donated a large amount of clothing and sleeping bags to Uniting Wyndham. Some of the clothing will be sent to Uniting Wyndham’s emergency relief centre, to be given to vulnerable residents during the coronavirus pandemic. Uniting Wyndham’s volunteer programs co-ordinator Shelley Johnston said the donated clothing included business shirts and pants, jackets, T-shirts and high-vis vests. Ms Johnston said people who contacted Uniting for assistance, ater losing their job, would be able to receive a formal shirt for a job interview or a hi-vis shirt to start a new job on a worksite. She said some of the clothing would also be sold through Uniting’s opportunity shops, with the funds going towards other programs to help people experiencing disadvantage. he donated sleeping bags would be provided to vulnerable people in the community. “We are very grateful to the Rotary Club of Wyndham Harbour for the donations, they are very important and will be going to people in need,” Ms Johnston said. Uniting Wyndham is part of Uniting Vic. Tas, which has been delivering community
Centre’s community focus Paciic Werribee delivered git packs to new mums at Werribee Mercy Hospital earlier this month. he shopping centre partnered with Mercy Health to distribute 30 git packs to mothers in the hospital’s Maternity and Neonatal Services ward and the Special Care Nursery unit. he git packs included hand cream and chocolate for mothers, baby wipes, newborn nappies, a rattle and a baby wash starter pack. Paciic Werribee centre manager Patricia Gardiner said the shopping centre’s team “were honoured to have provided an added treat to new mums”. he centre has also invited adults and children to join its pen pal program, which is aimed at connecting residents with people living in local aged care facilities during the coronavirus pandemic. “Together, with our children, we can send messages of love and hope to people who are living in aged care facilities and are isolated from their friends and families,” Ms Gardiner said. “hrough pen pal writing, children can practice an act of kindness, gain perspective of someone else’s life, and learn patience as they wait for a response.” Pen pal messages can be hand-written letters, pictures, videos, or even children’s drawings. Kindness cards, for inspiration, can also be downloaded from Paciic Werribee’s website https://pacificwerribee.com.au/whats-on/ kindness-cards/ Customers are invited to send their letters or emails to: Tim Whitmore, Mercy Place Wyndham, 39 Deutgam Street, Werribee VIC 3030 or TWhitmore@mercy.com.au, and Manor Court Werribee Aged Care, 5 Hogan Grove, Werribee, VIC 3030 or Adela.lupsa@ manorcourt.org.au.
New parents Lisa and Ben Wilson receive a gift pack from Paciic Werribee. (Supplied/Werribee Mercy Hospital)
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services for more than 100 years. Uniting Vic.Tas emergency relief lead Cathryn Ryan said increasing numbers of people who had lost their jobs due to COVID-19 were asking for emergency assistance. “We’ve been seeing newly unemployed people, families, many of whom have been unable to access JobSeeker or JobKeeper payments, including migrants on working
visas, international students and people seeking asylum,” Ms Ryan said. She urged Wyndham residents in crisis to reach out and seek help, particularly young people and families at risk of becoming homeless. To contact Uniting Wyndham’s emergency relief services phone 9051 2000 or visit 19 Duncans Road, Werribee.
Flu vaccination reminder Wyndham residents are being urged to get a lu vaccination this season to help lessen the spread of the illness. NPS MedicineWise, a national not-for-proit organisation which runs programs funded by the Department of Health, has issued the advice. NPS pharmacist Nerida Packham said that April to June was usually a good time to get a lu shot. Ms Packham said that inluenza was a major cause of illness in Australia and people died of the lu every year. “Last year’s lu vaccine will not give protection this year,” she said. “he vaccine needs to be taken every year as every year there are new strains of the virus.” Ms Packham said that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was particularly important for people to be vaccinated for the lu before winter sets in. “Flu vaccination will not prevent you from getting infected with COVID-19, but it will help you avoid inluenza and its complications,” she said. “Symptoms may be more severe if you are infected with both inluenza and COVID-19 at the same time. “As many practices are only providing telehealth consultations, check with your local practice about arrangements to get the lu vaccine. “Some community pharmacies are also giving lu vaccines.” Alesha Capone
Wetlands upgrade Works to upgrade a Wyndham Vale stormwater treatment wetland are now more than halfway complete. he Flinders Crescent site is the irst wetland to be upgraded as part of Wyndham council’s $3 million Healthier Waterways program, which will result in a total of nine stormwater treatment wetlands being upgraded by 2022. Works at the Flinders Crescent wetland are on track to be completed by June. Wyndham’s environment and sustainability portfolio holder Cr Heather Marcus said the wetland was being extended in size, with gross pollutant traps installed and new lora planted. “Gross pollutant traps are complex structures that will capture 95 per cent of litter and solid waste before they enter our natural waterways,” Cr Marcus said. “hey operate in a similar way to your bathroom sink but on a larger scale. “And the new plants will soak up excess nutrients, efectively cleaning and iltering the stormwater that drains out from this wetland.” Cr Marcus said that once the stormwater had been treated, it would low into natural waterways, including the Werribee River and Skeleton Creek, which in turn low to Port Phillip Bay.” “So, Wyndham City’s Healthier Waterways program will beneit communities across Victoria,” she said. “In addition, the expanded wetlands will create a home for wildlife, including frogs, insects and birds, and further beautify local neighbourhoods.” “Wyndham City is committed to doing all we can to protect our natural environment.” Details: www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/ healthier-waterways
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Community Calendar While we can’t get together in some of the places and at the events we love, Wyndham City is bringing them to you, online! At www.wyndhamtogether.com.au you’ll ind loads of free aciviies to help you stay connected, with new content added daily.
Wyndham Rocks Way Out West Thursdays, from 21 May Enjoy a lunchime groove with some of Wyndham’s inest musicians via @ExperienceWyndham.
Back Bar Choir – ISO Style Thursdays, 21 May – 11 June A free online social choir experience, where you’ll learn a well-known song each week together. Bookings essenial.
Find Your 30 Fitness Challenge 25 – 31 May Sign up to the next Find Your 30 Fitness Challenge with WynAcive – it’s free to join and suitable for all ages.
Habitat Heroes: Create Your Own Habitat Garden Wednesdays, 20 May – 10 June Pick up pracical ips to atract naive wildlife to your garden with this free video series from Chiara Perri.
National Reconciliation Week 27 May – 3 June Explore work by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arists in this year’s Wyndham Art Prize, join Wyndham Libraries for access to stories via Story Box Library or tune into the documentary, Connecion to Country.
Sunday Salon Sunday, 31 May In this live workshop with Lena Sheridan, you’ll learn basic drawing techniques to create a portrait. Bookings essenial.
Online Resume Help Mondays and Wednesdays Are you a young person aged 15-25? Do you need help crating your resume, applying for jobs online and answering interview quesions? Book into Online Resume Help to get one-on-one help from a friendly librarian from Wyndham Libraries.
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Kick-start a KFC career You may already know KFC stores are still open for takeaway during the coronavirus pandemic, but did you know they’re still looking for people to join their global team? With a brand new store about to open in Riverdale, this is great news for job-hunters in the Wyndham area hoping for an opportunity to work nice and close to home. It may not be open yet, but there are many positions still to be recruited for based at Riverdale and now is the time to apply so you can be trained up and ready to go on opening day - be part of it from day one! RG Restaurants chief people and culture oicer Scott Quinn says they’re recruiting as normal for all stores and are keen to ofer young people an opportunity to get into the workforce, with casual and part-time positions currently available across the western suburbs. “We’re still feeding locals, and we want locals looking for a great opportunity to come on board and start a great career with us,” Scott says. “Plus you’ll make new friends, have fun and earn some cash!” No experience? No worries! A full in-house training program is provided for newbies, incorporating safety and security, food service, customer service and speciic training for each position. he recruitment process involves a phone interview and then a ‘meet and greet’, where you’ll have the chance to have a chat, ask questions and see how it all works. From there, it’s just the paperwork side of it and you’ll be of and running. KFC has implemented new processes and safety procedures in line with the COVID-19 government advice and has quickly updated the training program to relect these. “Our priority is to keep our staf and customers safe and do what we can to help communities get through these tough times,” Scott says.
KFC Riverdale restaurant manager Jordan Higgins. Inset: Scott Quinn (chief people and culture oficer), James Morton (chief operations oficer), David Gorecki (area coach), Stephen Retzos (managing director) with Jordan Higgins at the new Riverdale store site. (Supplied)
“KFC is a massive part of the community and we’re continuing to grow. here’s plenty of community spirit out there that we’re a part of, and we’ve really seen this highlighted over the past few months. “We have a strong focus on fostering people and driving culture within the business and stores. “We ofer graduate programs and promote
internally as much as possible. Many of our team leaders, supervisors, managers and those in above store roles started as team members and worked their way up. “We love seeing this career progression for our people and we’re here to help them develop skills and support them as they take on the workforce and grow in each role they undertake.
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“We also have in-house social media communication platforms to keep the team engaged.” If this is the kind of business you would like to be a part of visit www.careers.kfc.com.au for more information, handy job interview tips and to apply for the new Riverdale store or other positions near you.
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ZZ Totz is TOTS epic Colourful paper, a splash of glue and a healthy dose of imagination have been key to ZZ Totz helping parents ind a way through the COVID-19 pandemic. Founded in 2011, ZZ Totz specialises in creative and interactive activity packs for children, encouraging them to make stuf with their hands and have fun doing so. Owner Hollie Drake-Brockman is a mum on a mission to keep youngsters entertained “without a screen in sight”. “Operating ZZ Totz through COVID-19 has been exciting,” Hollie says. “My business was operating more on the wholesale side of things before the virus hit – working with group projects like classroom kits for schools, holiday program activities or running workshops within cafes. “Being a parent myself, I knew that parents would be looking for activities to keep the kids busy during this time, and a bit of screen-free fun if possible. I was excited to be working back in this space as this is where I was focused when I started the business more than nine years ago.” Hollie says, with a growing number of families homebound with young children, she saw an opportunity to help. “I quickly licked into gear getting my products up online and telling parents I’m here to help,” she says. “I understand that kids love arts and crat but quickly found … that not all parents are as conident as I am to whip together a crat activity for them to do. “I soon found out lots of parents found this experience quite stressful and daunting. “So my Puppet Packs were born! “I made characters as puppets as I wanted something the kids would build and then play with – not another crat piece that sat on
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the shelf gathering dust or destined for the recycling bin the next fortnight – I wanted them interacting with their creation, playing with it – treasuring it.” ZZ Totz Puppet Packs ofer a range of characters covering a myriad of themes. “What makes ours diferent is that all our
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Innovative program keeps people connected More than 250 people from across Australia have applied to join a virtual volunteering program, which has supported people in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. genU’s Virtual Volunteer program has connected elderly members of the community and people with disability with volunteers either over the phone, via video calls or through letters. genU volunteer programs lead Emily Learey said virtual volunteering proved to be an innovative way to keep the community connected. “When the physical distancing restrictions took efect, we immediately wanted to support our volunteers to stay involved and provide social support to our clients and residents who had been most impacted,” Emily said. “We recognised early on that the elderly, and people living with disability, needed our support and continued engagement to promote their mental health and stay socially connected. “Our Virtual Volunteer program was designed and launched with a two-week turnaround, which enabled our volunteers to continue to provide a social support service from the safety and convenience of home.” More than 250 people from across Australia have ofered to join the program since its launch, with volunteers keen to make a diference for those who had been become socially isolated by the COVD-19 pandemic. “It was quite incredible to see so many people from Victoria and interstate respond with their ofers of support. Our virtual volunteers are now donating their time using services such as regular voice calls, video chats and letter writing,” Emily said. “Many people have wanted to reach out, particularly if they are not working or at home with more time on their hands. Virtual volunteering has really provided an avenue for people to connect and make a diference with the knowledge that they are making a real diference throughout a diicult time to brighten someone else’s day.” Inquiries: 5249 8900 or visit www.genu.org.au
More than 250 people from across Australia have joined genU’s Virtual Volunteer program. (Supplied)
THANK YOU To our fabulous community volunteers, If the world becomes a better place tomorrow, it will happen because of volunteers like you. Thank you for volunteering and giving our community the most precious things you will ever own – your time and compassion. Thank you for volunteering.
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Premier Property In A Perfect Location . A private location, this luxury family lifestyle home on offer is set within the Sanctuary Lakes Resort. Over two levels with a multitude of living areas including 3 living separate living areas which consists of family room at the rear, central living area and upstairs retreat plus study. The kitchen with 40mm stone bench tops and cupboard storage options, adjoining meals area, outside pergola with large established rear garden. Accommodating 4 bedrooms, the grand master is the highlight of the house showcasing plenty of space with WIR and ensuite. The further 3 complimented with BIR’s. Other features include evaporative cooling, ducted heating, high ceilings, timber flooring, plantation shutters, alarm system, low maintenance yards and a pristine and picturesque park across the road. Discretely positioned in a private and peaceful location, this home is designed for indulgent living and year round luxury, providing exceptional convenience to Sanctuary Lakes Resort facilities.
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Renault Koleos is a medium-large SUV that’s been on sale in Australia since 2008, with the current, second-generation, arriving in 2016. Coming as it does from the Renault-Nissan Alliance, Koleos has a real multinational pedigree, designed in France with Japanese components and built at Renault’s Samsung factory in South Korea. Renault Koleos sits on the same platform as the Nissan X-Trail and shares the 2.5-litre petrol engine and continuously variable transmission. Poor sales numbers have seen the previous diesel option dropped. he latest upgrade tagged MY2020 arrived in August 2019 and gave Koleos some exterior styling tweaks and improved comfort.
Life 2.5-litre petrol 2WD: $32,490 (CVT automatic) Zen 2.5-litre petrol 2WD: $35,990 (CVT automatic) Intens 2.5-litre petrol 2WD: $42,990 (CVT automatic) Intens 2.5-litre petrol AWD: $45,490 (CVT automatic)
Note: These prices do not include government or dealer delivery charges. Contact your local Renault dealer for drive-away prices.
Styling Renault’s bold grille is highlighted by a large version of the brand’s distinctive diamond badge in the centre. he MY2020 Koleos can only be distinguished from its predecessor by new alloy wheels and bumpers along with LED foglamps. Our Intens AWD test vehicle came with an eye-catching new “Millesim Red” body colour as well as Intens some extra chrome features. Twin chrome exhaust pipes add a sort-of sporty touch.
Interior Koleos only comes with ive seats unlike the X-Trail which has a third-row option. Rear seat space is excellent in all dimensions and allows three adults to travel in reasonable comfort. With two rear passengers the central armrest can be folded to reveal drink holders. Boot space with the rear seatbacks in place is 458 litres expanding to 1690 litres when they are folded.
The Renault Koleos seriously takes on rivals in interior space and safety. (Supplied)
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Engines / transmissions Power in all models comes from a 2.5-litre naturally-aspirated four-cylinder unit with peaks of 126kW at 6000 rpm and 226Nm at 4400 revs. Transmission is via an X-tronic continuously variable auto. .
Driving he Koleos’ front seats are spacious, and sot and comfortable. Added ground clearance of
the Koleos compared to many vehicles in this class may prove a bit of a hassle for some people when getting in and out. On a positive side, once you’re in there the view out is very good. On the road Koleos is a capable enough vehicle with good, but unexciting, performance. We found it needed a bit of urging to climb steepish hills without losing momentum. Suspension is a little harsh and relatively irm without making the ride uncomfortable. Steering is light and direct. Handling is good. On the motorway Koleos cruises comfortably despite its fairly modest outputs and with enough pulling power to cope comfortably with the occasional hills. Fuel consumption is listed at 8.3 litres per 100 kilometres for the Intens AWD. We averaged 10.3 L/100 km during our week-long test, acceptable enough for a fairly large SUV.
Summing up Renault Koleos is a conservative but handsome medium-large SUV that performs and drives well, plenty of family-friendly interior space and an excellent range of safety levels.
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