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Victoria is spending more than $6 million to spruce up “multicultural business precincts” — but Wyndham, one of the state’s fastest-growing and most culturally diverse municipalities, hasn’t received a cent.On 28 February 2026, Minister Natalie Suleyman announced 37 council-led...

Victoria’s “Adult Time for Violent Crime” laws are now in force — and in Wyndham, they’ve pushed the youth crime debate into sharper, more polarising territory.Under changes introduced by the Allan Labor Government, teenagers aged 14 and over who...

Suspended Mayor says he has been subjected to harassment in the workplace and a character assassination by political rivals, after an independent arbiter found he engaged in misconduct for calling his predecessor a “raging lunatic” in a social media...

Following the suspension of Josh Gilligan, Wyndham’s mayoral selection process will go to the council chamber — along with the familiar arithmetic of numbers, alliances and ambition.Cr Gilligan was suspended for one month after an independent misconduct finding over...

Wyndham City Council has once again discovered the one topic guaranteed to unite a chamber of elected representatives, a room full of officers, an overlooking public and, "dog poo" — not as a punchline, but as a serious matter...

Wyndham City Council Mayor Josh Gilligan has been suspended from office for one month after an independent arbiter found he engaged in misconduct over a Facebook post aimed at former mayor Kim McAliney.The determination, made under Victoria’s Local Government...

Wyndham City Council Mayor Josh Gilligan will be suspended from office for one month after an independent arbiter found he breached the Model Councillor Code of Conduct over a Facebook post directed at former mayor Kim McAliney.The suspension, made...

Wyndham City Council is preparing to challenge the Victorian Government’s state-mandated rollout of a separate household glass bin, warning the change will cost $7.7 million in the first year and push up waste charges for residents.Under state rules, all...

Wyndham City Council’s mid-year financial update has sharpened focus on staffing costs, with a new report showing employee spending is forecast to run well ahead of budget as the council heads toward a larger-than-expected deficit.The Quarter 2 2025/26 Financial...

Officers continue to patrol the centre as part of a broader effort to increase uniformed visibility in major shopping precincts, with police noting that crime patterns are increasingly shifting into shopping centres.The operation is designed to deter offending,...