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Wolf Heidecker, Colin Driscoll and Felix Meagher (pictured) are gearing up to tell the little-known story behind one of Australias most famous songs Waltzing Matilda as part of a new play, The Man They Call The Banjo. The play was written by Meagher and Dennis OKeeffe and is directed by Heidecker, a member of the Wyndham Community Arts Alliance. Set in 1895, it tells of a secret love affair between bush poet, journalist and author Banjo Paterson and Christina Macpherson as they wrote Waltzing Matilda. The play will premiere at Rothwell Estate, 985 Little River-Ripley Road, Little River, on April 17 at 6.30pm. More details are at www.trybooking.com/GUNS. Laura Michell

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Wyndham has regained the title of Victorias fastest-growing municipality aer more than 11,000 people moved to the city in 2014.

Latest regional population growth data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveals that last year Wyndhams population grew by 11,131 people, or 5.7 per cent.

At last December, the citys population was 205,571. e municipality has been the fastest- growing area in Victoria for seven of the past

Growth rate unrelentingeight years. In 2013, the City of Melbourne took the title, recording a 10.5 per cent increase in its population compared to Wyndhams 6 per cent rise.

e ABS data also revealed that Wyndham suburbs are among the most popular in the country, with Point Cook named the second-fastest-growing suburb.

Last year, Point Cooks population grew by 3500 people to 44,000. e fastest-growing suburb was South Morang, which recorded an increase of 4200 people.

Tarneit welcomed 3300 new residents, while Truganinas population grew by 2500. Wyndham Vale added 1019 people, while Werribee South gained just 215 and Werribee 120.

Hoppers Crossing was the only suburb to record a drop in its population, with 189 people leaving the suburb.

e council has labelled the growth unrelenting, adding that it was a result of state and federal government plans and policies.

Wyndham mayor Peter Maynard said the

council had advocated to the state government for the timely provision of infrastructure to meet the needs of the community as it grows.

He said at current growth rates, Wyndham needed at least one new school every year, while high priorities included upgrades to arterial roads, continued expansion and improvements to bus services, and more commuter parking.

Wyndham city will continue to advocate strongly to the state government through campaigns like Get Wyndham Moving to meet the needs of our growing community.

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Werribee has the third-highest number of unemployed residents in Victoria, new gures reveal.

Small-area labour market statistics from the federal employment department show that 1984 people living in Werribee were unemployed as of December last year, taking the suburbs jobless rate to 11 per cent.

Werribees unemployment rate was 10.2 per cent in December 2013, with 1723 people seeking work.

e departments gures show all of Wyndhams suburbs recorded an increase in the number of people searching for work between December 2013 and December last year.

e citys increasing unemployment rate is placing strain on welfare agencies struggling to keep up with the demand for help.

Salvation Army support worker Sue Brookshaw said the organisation had noticed an increase in unemployed people looking for support in the past year.

She said people were turning to the Salvation

Only Dandenong and Corio recorded a higher number of unemployed residents as of last December, while Victorias overall unemployment rate is about six per cent.

Across Wyndham, 7473 people are unemployed, putting the citys jobless rate at 8.8 per cent. In Hoppers Crossing, 1759 people dont have paid work, while 975 residents of Wyndham Vale are jobless.

Tarneit has 940 unemployed residents, followed by Point Cook (839), Truganina (521) and Werribee South (455). Statistics are not available for Williams Landing.

Army because they had diculties paying the rent or mortgage, school fees and bills.

Ms Brookshaw said the Salvos could only do so much to help and oen had to refer people to other welfare organisations.

Unemployment has a ow-on eect, in as far as things at home get quite stressful and that can lead to domestic violence, Ms Brookshaw said.

As an emergency food outlet, we can only help people with food and vouchers, which frees up some money for other things and helps a little with the stress.

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She couldnt swim before coming to Australia, ei-Lay Paw has become Victorias rst female lifesaver from Burmas persecuted Karen minority.

Born in the Mae La refugee camp on the ai border, 14-year-old ei-Lay joins six other teenagers from Burma who are patrolling Williamstown beach.

It feels great to be the rst girl and also be surrounded by the others, she said.Its peaceful when you get to come down to the beach, have a swim and get to meetnew friends.

Soon aer arriving in Australia as a refugee, ei-Lay started swimming at age eight through Life Saving Victorias multicultural learn-to-swim program near her home at Hoppers Crossing.

She then joined the Nippers program before completing her surf rescuetraining last month alongside her brother,

Nelson, 13, and fellow Karen community members Allbright Sun, 18, and Yoe Doh Htoo Heh, 15. ey are the second waveof Karen lifesavers at Williamstown Swimming and Life Saving Club, joiningYee Sai Say, 16, and brothers Dawit, 17, and Aliah Htoo, 14.

Life Saving Victoria multicultural projects manager David Holland said ei-Lays mother and older sister had also learned to swim through the multicultural program and had become swimming teachers at Laverton.

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D-Caf aims to provide information and social support, bringing people together in a safe and welcoming environment to ask questions, share experiences and develop new friendships.

A Wyndham council sta initiative, the D-Caf program includes representatives from Alzheimers Australia Victoria and Carers Victoria and provides information, links to support services and relaxation methods.

e councils disability, ageing and inclusion portfolio holder Cr Michele Wharrie said the program was a much-needed outlet for families dealing with dementia.

rough the D-Caf sessions, people can talk about the issues they face, learn from others in the same situation and deal with the questions that may arise.

Although more common aer the age of 65, dementia can aect people in their 40s and 50s, with Alzheimers disease the most common form, making up about 70 per cent of all cases.

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Police numbers in Wyndham are to receive a small boost with 10 ocers to be added to Werribee police station.

e ocers will be added to the station soon and help address Wyndhams policing shortage.

Last year, the Police Association revealed that Wyndham was the most under-resourced police service area (PSA) in the state.

e association found that Wyndham had the lowest police-to-population ratio. e city has

Mr Iddles said. is PSA is starting from a very low base, having among the lowest frontline police-to-population ratios in the state, with the problem getting worse by the day as the population increases, he said.

e reality is that while an additional 10 members at Werribee will provide some relief

88 frontline ocers 45 for every 100,000 people. Victorias present policing model is tohave 102 police for 100,000 people.

Announcing the new ocers to members last week, Police Association secretary Ron Iddles described the allocation as a good rst step.

Its a move that is desperately needed and one for which we have been agitating both publicly and behind the scenes for a very long time, he said.

But 10 ocers would not be enough to x the long history of under-resourcing in Werribee,

for members at this station, it will not solve the problem as the projected population growth in this PSA is expected to keep booming into the foreseeable future.

A community rally in Werribee last year heard that Wyndham had, proportionately, fewer frontline police on duty now than in the late 1970s and early 80s.

Wyndham Police Association delegate Brendan OMahoney said the citys police ocers were regularly working double shis and coming in while on leave to cover for sick or burnt-out colleagues.

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Support services across Wyndham will converge on Werribee Plaza next week to raise awareness of youth homelessness.

Its estimated that more than 400 people in Wyndham are homeless. Many of them are young people couch surng or living on the streets.

A stand at the shopping centre manned by sta from the citys welfare organisations will help draw attention to the problem and provide young people with advice and support.

e event is being organised by Werribee Support and Housing (WSH), Yarra Community Housing, Whitelion, Anglicare and the Wyndham Legal Service.

WSH crisis counsellor Cath Guerrieri said youth homelessness was a growing problem in Wyndham because the municipality had no emergency accommodation for young people.

As part of WSHs Reconnect program, Ms Guerrieri works with young people who are at risk of becoming homeless, helping them nd somewhere to live.

We want people to know that youth homelessness matters, Ms Guerrieri said.

e organisations will be oering information on where to get help as well as performing a short skit about homelessness.

e event is on ursday, April 16, from 1-5pm.

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Paid parking is being considered as an option to relieve rising congestion in the Werribee city centre.

Wyndham council is surveying residents about their parking habits and asking the best ways to manage car parking in the area, including their views on paid parking.

e results of the survey will be used to develop the councils new city centre parking strategy.

As well as the possibility of paid parking, council chief executive Kerry ompson said a range of options was being investigated as part of the parking strategy.

Paid parking will be one of the many methods looked at as part of the process, she said.

Wyndham City welcomes the views of the community on paid parking and all parking issues to help inform the development of the parking strategy.

e survey comes three months aer the council bought the former site of Werribee Hyundai on Cherry Street to use as a carpark.

e council says the 3200-square-metre block will most likely be used initially as a single-storey carpark.

But the exact nature of the park and what happens in the longer term will be informed by the parking strategy.

No decision has been made in relation to paid car parking on the former Hyundai site or other parking areas in the city centre, Ms ompson said.

Paid parking can play a role in the management of car parking, but there are other options to consider.

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On this visit, there were no parking spots at the Watton Street shops, paid or free. (Damjan Janevski)

Tonia Tribe fears the parking shortage is turning people away from the city centre.

ere just isnt enough [car parking], she said.

You wonder if people avoid coming into Werribee because they know its dicult to nd a carpark and thats unfortunate.

Last year, a group of Watton Street landowners joined forces to urge the council to act sooner rather than later and build a multi-storey car park in Comben Drive.

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Carjack suspect nabbedDetectives made a quick arrest following an attempted carjacking in Werribee after an alleged offender returned to the scene of the crime. Police were acting on a report that a man armed with a small axe had attempted to steal a car in the carpark of the Derrimut Road shopping centre shortly after 7.30am on Sunday. The 32-year-old victim refused to get out of the car but the offender allegedly took the keys and ed the scene. Wyndham CIU detectives went to the shopping centre about 10.25am to retrieve security footage as part of their investigation. While they were viewing the shopping centres live CCTV feed they recognised the person they were looking for in the same carpark area. A 17-year-old male from Point Cook was arrested and charged with armed robbery and theft-related offences. He was bailed to appear in a childrens court at a later date.

The name of a stadium, sports ground or arena is an integral part of the feel of the place. When you go to the Whitten Oval, you feel the aura of the great man from the moment you enter.

Giving names to sponsors is not something of which I have ever been a big fan. All too oen sponsors pull out and a new one is inserted, something the Geelong Football Club was embarrassed by for a number of years.

e new name for the Werribee Sports and Fitness Centre, known to all as the Rec Centre, is Eagle Stadium.

According to the council statement: e name Eagle Stadium was selected as the eagle is the pre-eminent bird in heraldry and in combat it was seen as dominating the eld. To the Aboriginal people of the Kulin nation the eagle is also signicant, as they believed the world was created by Bunjil who could take the shape of an eagle Community input was sought regarding the name through focus groups, an online survey and face-to-face surveys being conducted at the Werribee Plaza and

Point Cook Town Centre over the December/January period.

I did not hear about the online survey and I dont think people doing their Christmas shopping are the best to ask about the name of a stadium. Dont start me on focus groups Ive had enough of them in my radio career.

e name has prompted an online petition directed to the mayor, who holds the sports portfolio.

Do I like the name? No.It means nothing to me, and says nothing

about our history, the site, local sport or anything else that might be relevant.

I do have a few questions though. What were the alternative names? Did anyone ask the people of the Kulin nation their thoughts? Did any readers of this column submit a suggestion online or be part of a focus group or answer one of the face-to-face surveys?

Finally, is the fact the announcement was made on April 1 signicant? Maybe council is having an elaborate April fools joke and the real name will be announced soon.

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A community backlash has erupted over Eagle Stadium, Wyndham councils new name for the indoor courts at Werribee sports and tness centre.

As revealed by Star Weekly, the complex, Star Weekly, the complex, Star Weeklyknown as e Rec Centre since it opened in 1978, is being rebadged as part of the centres $47 million redevelopment.

When complete, the state-of-the-art stadium will include 12 courts for sports such as netball, basketball, table tennis and badminton and be

Corpus Christi Basketball Club president Sebastien Wattelet put it succinctly, saying the name, Eagle Stadium has no relevance to any sport, club or team that uses the facility.

Changing the identity of such an important, signicant building for no apparent reason is beyond belief, Wattelet said.

Its been a meeting point for thousands of residents over the years and all of them call it the Rec Centre.

Hoppers Crossing Basketball Club president Mario Costa said the stadiums new name was a major blunder.

the largest indoor court facility in the western suburbs. It is due to open mid-year.

e campaign against the new name includes a petition and a Not Eagle Stadium Facebook page, which has already drawn more than 1300 members and scores of comments from angry centre users, including ocials and junior basketball club members.

Wyndham mayor Peter Maynard last week said Eagle Stadium was chosen aer community consultation, including surveys and focus groups over summer. However, many centre users claim they have not been asked.

He pointed out that several junior basketball teams across Melbourne already had Eagles as their nickname.

e rst stage of the centres redevelopment includes eight new indoor multi-sports courts, four outside netball courts and a cafe with inside and outside dining area.

A 1500-seat show court, health club, creche, new administration areas and improved function rooms will be added before the centres completion.

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Wyndham is celebrating the community contributions of Aboriginal people aer the launch of a state honour roll at Wyndham Vale library last week.

Aboriginal Aairs Minister Natalie Hutchins opened the Aboriginal Honour Roll for nominations at the launch last Tuesday.

e roll, which has a permanent home in the Victorian Parliament, will be on display in Wyndham Vale until April 14.

It will then move on to Wangaratta, Geelong, Horsham and Healesville.

Mayor Peter Maynard said it was an honour to host the launch in Wyndham.

Wyndham hopes to see a record number of nominations from the municipality, he said.

Inductees achievements are recorded in the honour roll book as a legacy for future generations and a testament to the nominees values in our community.

To date, 64 people have been recognised

on the roll for their achievements in elds including health, education, justice, sport, the arts, community leadership and military service.

Nominations are assessed by an advisory panel made up of ve distinguished Aboriginal Victorians.

e panel then recommends a shortlist to Ms Hutchins for a nal decision.

Inductees for 2015 will be announced at an event in Melbourne later in the year.

Ms Hutchins urged Wyndham residents to nominate dedicated and determined Aboriginal people from the community.

[e launch] is about paying tribute to those who have been nominated so far, and encouraging Victorians to nominate someone they know who has made a dierence.

Nominations at http://bit.ly/1bQeY60

Laura Michell Aboriginal Affairs Minister Natalie Hutchins calls for honour roll nominations. (Kristian Scott)

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e Wyndham leisure and events centre has a new name.

Wyndham council has declared it will now be known as the AquaPulse and Encore Events Centre.

Once complete, the $54 million Derrimut Road redevelopment will be home to Victorias biggest waterslide, ve new pools, a gym, caf and piazza, revamped events centre, extra car parking and a creche.

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In a statement, the council explained AquaPulse was selected from the Latin word aqua, meaning water.

Pulse, it stated, symbolises the physicality of the tness facilities, plus the excitement and fun of the pool and slides.

Encore was chosen from the French word calling for a repeat of a great performance and represents the world-class acts and events that will take place within the events centre.

As with the naming of Eagle Stadium, Wyndham mayor Peter Maynard said the new name of AquaPulse and Encore Events Centre was selected following community consultation, including surveys and focus groups, which were held over summer.

We needed [names] that reected the calibre and quality of the facilities something that residents could really identify with, the mayor said.

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For Rochelle McKenry, the evening started out like any other drive home from work.

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Eagle or turkey?[Re: Where eagles will dare, Star Weekly, Star Weekly, Star WeeklyApril 1] Its a terrible name! As far as Im concerned it will always be known as the Rec. They should have left it as that rather than giving it such a silly name as Eagle stadium. Also the colours on the outside facing Ballan Road are hideous. Its an eyesore.

Will be a fantastic facility though.Nichole, A via web

Eagles? This is the home of the Werribee Devils and they call it the Eagle? Thats not going to be confusing for travelling teams at all.

Savahna Tarawa Brown, via Facebook

What focus groups? Who in the community was consulted? This is a poor selection for Werribee. Not only do we have Diamond Valley and Craigieburn Eagles, who we compete against at VJBL level, but also

Altona/Laverton Eagles at the domestic level. The eagle in no way represents this stadium or Werribee. The Eagle is the opposition in these competitions, hardly an appropriate name for our home court. Please change this name to something relevant for our club a disgruntled Devils coach and past player since 1984.

Buster, via web

As a president of one of the largest junior domestic clubs in the local competition, I never heard anything nor was part of any focus group. Im not against the reasons behind the name, but as people have stated previously Victorian Junior Basketball already have DVBA Eagles and CJBA Eagles. Its disappointing the councils biggest users, being basketball users, were not part of the focus group.

Mario, via web

With three kids participating in basketball every week we didnt receive a survey. Is it just a survey and a chat among the councillors? Did they even bother to research how many clubs have the same name? We also pay rates to Wyndham council, obviously part of our contribution does not count, nor our opinion. Shame on the council, poorly handled.

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By Laura Michell

Point Cook residents are being urged to write to state Education Minister James Merlino to highlight the need for new prep-year 9 and years 10-12 schools in the suburb.

e Point Cook Action Group is asking residents to make a case for funding for the new schools to be included in next months state budget, saying the area has waited long enough.

Group president Tony Hooper said there was a need for a P-9 school in the Saltwater Coast estate.

previously launched a petition asking the state government to set aside land for a new senior school. It hopes land might be set aside in the new Lincoln Heath South precinct structure plan.

We need to start planning for the school and get action happening, Mr Hooper said.

He said children living in the estate and in nearby Sanctuary Lakes were being zoned to Altona Green Primary School, which is almost 10 kilometres away.

ey pass other schools on Point Cook Road on their way to Altona Green it doesnt make sense, Mr Hooper said.

eres a desperate need for a school in that area of Point Cook.

e action group would also like to see a second senior secondary school built in Point Cook amid concerns that Point Cook Senior Secondary College will be unable to cope with future demand. e group has

We dont know how long the school will take to build. I know developing a suburb takes time, but we dont have the luxury of long-term planning in Point Cook.

I would encourage people to write and put pressure on the government to make announcements in the budget.

Prior to the election in November last year, Labor pledged to build a second senior secondary college in Point Cook as part of an $87 million plan to buy land and construct schools in eight growth areas and three inner-city suburbs. But the government has not said when the school will be built.

Budget claim on new schools We dont have the luxury of long-term planning in Point Cook - Tony Hooper

Luke Alleva is a man of many faces. From performing at Londons West End in

Saturday Night Fever, Queen tribute show We Will Rock You and e Rocky Horror Show to starring in the Baz Luhrmann lm Moulin Rouge, Alleva has already scaled great heights in the world of showbiz.

Now, the Tarneit resident is home to star in his own one-man show e Dancin Man, celebrating the song and dance era and stage and screen legends including Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire and Sammy Davis junior.

Its a memorable journey back to when leading men had style, grace and charisma. e show includes a medley of some of the more iconic songs, such as Make Em Laugh, It Had To Be You and Singin in the Rain.

Itll just be myself, a small band and plenty of classic songs, Alleva said.

ere will be some tap, jazz, musical comedy, slapstick and vaudeville. Its a high- energy, all-singing, all-dancing show.

Aer appearing on stage and screen around Australia and abroad in the likes of Hot Shoe Shue, A Chorus Line, Xanadu, Guys and Dolls and Mamma Mia, the father-of-two keeps on following his dream.

Im the luckiest person alive, he said. If you can do what you love and get paid for it, youre very fortunate.

Being on stage when the lights come down and its just you and the audience theres no better feeling.

e Dancin Man is at the Wyndham Cultural Centre, 177 Watton Street, Werribee, on May 30 from 7pm. Tickets: $35. Bookings: 8734 6000 or www.wyncc.com.au

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Wyndham families are being invited to join the fun at Werribee Parks welcome day next week. The event is part of Nature Play Week, aimed at encouraging children and families to get out and about. Activities will include the opening of the rst of three adventure trails in the park, a treasure hunt and a story time. For the adventure trail opening, rangers will guide children through the park to discover the history behind the trees planted by the Chirnside family more than 100 years ago in the parks formal gardens. Parks Victorias Kathryn Campbell says the adventure trails have been developed to encourage families to explore all aspects of Werribee Park. The welcome day is Wednesday, April 15, 10am-1pm, at Werribee Park, K Road, Werribee South. More details are at www.parksvictoriadiscovery-melbourne.eventbrite.com.au. Laura Michell

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Nikki McCoy wants people to know that they can recover from drug and alcohol addictions.

e Werribee resident has vowed to continue a campaign started with her nephew, Zachary, who died of a heroin overdose three weeks ago, devastating his family.

Ms McCoy said Zachary, 36, had been helping her to organise a march through Melbourne to remind people that recovery is possible. e pair wanted to raise awareness of the treatment and support services available in Melbourne.

Unfortunately, Zachary lost his own battle before the event could be realised.

e march, which has been organised with the help of the Recovery Academy of Australia, is from 11.30am this Sunday, April 12, starting at the State Library.

For us, it seems like recovery is a secret to some people, Ms McCoy said. We want

them to know that they can recover. We know that it does take quite a while, but a persons chances of recovery are quite high.

I think its important for people to know they can recover and have a fantastic life. Having a drug and alcohol problem is not a life sentence, she said.

Ms McCoy hopes the march will also draw attention to the support services available to families.

As a drug and alcohol worker, she has watched families struggle to nd support aer their loved ones lose their battles.

I am very focused on families. Sometimes the families go through hell, but they can recover, she said.

More details about the march can be found at facebook/recoveryacademyaustralia.

Laura Michell Nikki McCoy is organising a walk through the city to promote addiction recovery. (Damjan Janevski)

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Transport, health, education and employment needs top a Wyndham council wishlist for next months state budget.

Treasurer and Werribee MP Tim Pallas will hand down Labors rst budget on May 5 and the council is hoping it will include funding for much-needed projects in Wyndham.

Included on the wishlist is $60million for upgrades to Dohertys Road, Laverton North; extra commuter parking at Werribee train station; land acquisition for a diamond interchange at Duncans Road; and continued

Wyndham, he said. is growth is a result of federal and state government plans and policies.

Its unrelenting and needs to be matched by a determined eort by state and federal governments to address transport, health, education, recreation and employment needs in growth areas in a timely manner.

support for the Healthy Together Wyndham program, which tackles obesity and diabetes.

e council is also calling for funding to develop the East Werribee Employment Precinct and a justice precinct, $5million for crisis accommodation for people facing homelessness, and $2.5million to redevelop Chirnside Park.

Advocacy director Bill Forrest said the city needed urgent funding.

ere is a long list of projects that require the attention of state and federal governments to ensure the timely provision of infrastructure to support the rapid residential growth in

As reported by Star Weekly, the council Star Weekly, the council Star Weeklyalso wants $3million to build a transit lane on Palmers Road at Point Cook, from Dunnings Road to Williams Landing station.

e transit lane would operate on weekdays from 6.30am to 9.30am for buses and cars with two or more passengers, including a driver, with indented bays provided at bus stops abutting the lane.

e council will contribute $3million towards the project, including $100,000 from its Get Wyndham Moving campaign, to ensure safe pedestrian access from Point Cook to Williams Landing railway station.

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Kicking the habit is all in a days work for employees at one Truganina business.

Aer receiving a $1200 Healthy Workplaces grant last year, Polar Fresh Cold Chain Services introduced a 12-week program to encourage its workers to quit smoking.

Polar Fresh people and culture administrator Eva Milekovic said the program had inspired many people to butt out for good.

We bought nicotine replacement patches and sprays for the 25 team members who started the quit smoking program, she said.

We also got Quit involved and encouraged those on the program to support each other, and we provided group meetings during the three shis.

We were very happy with the level of success. While some dropped out of the program, at the end of the 12 weeks, we had two team members who had quit smoking completely and the rest of the group was down from a pack a day to less than a pack a week, she said.

Now, any team member whos ready to quit smoking can still sit down with me and look at their options.

We oer them their rst pack of nicotine replacement patches for free and give them advice on getting support from Quit and their local GP.

Applications for the Healthy Workplaces grants are open until May 30.

Grants of up to $1000 are available for medium-sized businesses with up to 200 employees and $2000 for large businesses with more than 200 employees.

For more information, contact the Healthy Communities team at Wyndham City on 9742 0777 or e-mail [email protected].

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How has Wyndham changed? When I moved here, the population was about 15,000 people and there was not a single set of trac lights. All stores in the country suburb of Werribee, as it was known, closed at 5pm and we even had to drive to Footscray for the closest pizza shop. I never could have imagined the immense growth that weve seen in my time here.

What do you like most about Wyndham?My wife and I have raised four kids here, three of whom still live here with their families. Wyndham, initially as a shire and now as a city, has a close community spirit. e diversity we enjoy has turned Wyndham from a rural township to a vibrant city and we are lucky to have so many opportunities to contribute.

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e Environment Protection Authority has revealed a $1.3 billion plan to reduce pollution across Port Phillip Bay except at Werribee beach to safe levels by 1982. EPA chairman Don Little said it did not include the Werribee bay frontage in the project mainly due to the danger caused by the Board of Works sewerage outlet discharging waste into the water. Mr Little also said it wouldnt be realistic to say Werribee beach would be clean and of no danger to swimmers or marine life by this time.

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A home improvements company has agreed to stop its unfair practices following a series of complaints from Werribee residents to the Victorian consumer aairs department. One resident told the department he had outlaid $6000 to the Scenic Home Improvements and seen only a few feeble attempts to start work over the following six months. A department spokesman said complaints laid related to door-to-door sales, contravening the Building Contract Act, and failure to start or complete work in a reasonable time.


Wyndham residents are being forced to sleep on the streets, under bridges and in the citys church yards because of a shortage of local accommodation and an acute crisis in funding for housing services. Figures released by the Oce of Housing (OOH) showed Wyndham, which has a population of 83,000, has 650 OOH properties and 18 community houses, well short of neighbouring Hobsons Bay, which has a similar population and 1033 OOH properties and 162 community houses.


A survey of Wyndhams young people has revealed many are too scared to walk the streets at night. e Banner asked members of the citys youth taskforce for their views on drugs, alcohol, binge-drinking and violence in response to a 35 per cent increase in assaults across the region. A 16-year-old Truganina girl recalled being attacked with a meat cleaver by a group of teenagers while walking with her brother near Wyndham Village shopping centre, while others said they felt unsafe on public transport.

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BANANA BIKKIESThis week Id love to hear what you do with your over-ripe bananas. Apart from cakes and mufns, how do you use them up when they start to go all black-skinned and icky?

One of the easiest and healthiest ways is to make three-ingredient banana cookies. Just mash two ripe, medium-sized bananas, then combine with one cup of uncooked quick oats and mix through about a quarter of a cup of choc chips (caramel choc chips are good) or whatever you like sultanas, nuts, chopped apricots its up to you.

Roll into balls and cook on a lined baking tray at 180 degrees celsius for 15 minutes.

Because theres no our, the cookies will have a dense and chewy texture, which is what makes them so delicious.

Try them out and let me know what you think.

WHATS COOKING?Yarraville Community Centre always has some terric food and hospitality classes on the go but one of the highlights of this years culinary calendar would have to be the popular Footscray Walking Tour.

Participants will join Vietnamese cooking teacher Vy for a meet and greet over a delicious meal.

They will then head off on a walk-ing tour, exploring Asian grocers and markets and discovering the best places to buy and eat produce.

The rst walking tour is in May. To book, go online at www.ycc.net.au

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Vegies are quicker and easier than you think. Heres four easy ways to add broccoli to your day:

1. Cut up broccoli, put it in small zip-lock bags, add a teaspoon of water and store in the fridge at work or home. When hunger strikes, open a bag, pop it in the microwave for 30 seconds for a warm snack. Add a squeeze of lemon or splash of soy for extra avour.

2. Try whizzing up some cooked broccoli with pesto (homemade or bought). It makes the pesto go further and gives a nutritious boost to your meal.

3. Broccoli soup is an easy winter meal. Cook chopped up broccoli in low-salt vegetable stock until soft, then puree. For a creamier, more lling soup add potatoes.

4. Dont throw out that broccoli stem! Peel the tough outer layer, slice up the stem and steam or stir fry it with the rest of the broccoli. Its the sweetest new taste youll try all week!

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(NOT SO) HEALTHYHEALTH FOODSWhen you stroll down the supermarket aisle marked health foods, is better health really what youre buying? With choc-chip muesli bars, 99 per cent fat-free marshmallows and natural lollies, its no wonder many of us are confused about what is or isnt a healthy snack.Heres a list of packaged muesli bars that are healthy but even these shouldnt be eaten every day.

Goodness Superfoods Fibreboost 1st Cereal Bar: Apple sultana, Apple honey

1 Be Natural Trail Bar: Honey & nut 1 Uncle Tobys Body Wise Bar: Apple delight 1 Freedom Foods Bar: Chewy apricot Source: www.bakeridi.edu.au

When it comes to snacks, the truth is that homemade is usually best because then you control what goes into the foods you eat. Try these healthy muesli bar recipes:

Fruit and nut muesli bars Makes about 20 barsCooking time: 30 minutes

Ingredients: 1 cup rolled oats cup unprocessed bran cup sultanas cup dried apricots (finely chopped) cup natural almonds (finely chopped) cup brazil nuts (finely chopped) 2 eggs lightly whisked 2 tbsp margarine cup pure maple syrup cup sunflower seed kernels (optional)

Method:1. Preheat oven to 180C. Line the base of a baking pan with baking paper. 2. Combine rolled oats, oat bran, sultanas, apricots, almonds, brazil nuts and sunflower seeds in a large bowl.3. Mix the maple syrup and margarine in a small saucepan over medium heat until simmering. Reduce the heat and simmer for 1 minute.

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