Laura Michell

By Laura Michell A $22 million aged care facility will be built in Point Cook after receiving the greenlight from Wyndham council. During council’s July 8 planning committee meeting, councillors approved an application from aged care provider Arcare for a residential aged care facility at 151 Haze Drive, Point Cook. Arcare is currently construction another aged care facility in Werribee, which is expected to be completed later this year.

By Laura Michell Wyndham council will launch a trial private security patrol in Truganina, despite some councillors branding the proposal as an overreach. Councillors adopted the city’s 2025-26 budget during a council meeting on June 24. Included was $372,000 for a 12-month trial of private security patrols in the Bemin Ward. The idea for a private security trial in Truganina was part of an election pledge made by Cr Preet Singh during last year’s council elections.

By Laura Michell Wyndham council has adopted its 2025-26 budget – but not before councillors made several amendments to the document which was presented to the community during May. The budget was adopted during council’s June 24 meeting, despite some councillors opposing the inclusion of $372,000 for a private security patrol trial in Truganina.