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EXCITING NEWS FROM THE OFFICE OF TIM PALLAS MP – WERRIBEE DISTRICT RE CHANGES TO THE ANDREWS LABOR GOVERNMENT’S GET ACTIVE KIDS VOUCHER PROGRAM. As you may be aware, the program provides financial support to help kids get involved in grassroots sport, including memberships and registration fees. From 21 March, families won’t have to pay

Our first General Meeting for 2022 will be held at the new Wyndham Innovation Hub – SPARK. Plenty of parking on-site and entry via Sneydes Road. Members and Guests are welcome. Guest Speakers: => Brendan Quirk, our host for the evening and Wyndham Innovation Hub Co-ordinator => Barbara McLure, CEO of the Committee for Wyndham

Reminder to apply for the Victorian Government’s Commercial Landlord Hardship Fund Round 3. To be eligible for a grant, landlords must provide a rent waiver of at least 50% to their tenants through the Commercial Tenancy Relief Scheme, and use the grant to offset the waiver. Apply by 15 January 2022.

COVID-19 restrictions were updated to ensure Victorians enjoy more freedoms this festive season. As of 11.59pm, Wednesday 15 December: The mandatory vaccination requirement will be removed for all customers in retail, except hair and beauty services, and will also be removed in real estate, places of worship, weddings and funerals. Face masks will be still

WBTA Christmas Event 2021 It’s time to celebrate!! This year the WBTA will be holding a Christmas Event on the evening of Thursday 9th December at the Holiday Inn Werribee – 6:00 pm onwards. It’s been a long time between get-togethers, so come along and join the WBTA Board and other Members and say good

🕖   𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗕𝗖 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝟳 𝗽𝗺 Our Chairperson, Deborah Dickinson and other members of our community spent time this week with ABC journalists talking about and visiting East Werribee. It was July 2019 when the State Government withdrew from the development of the site with its preferred tenderer.

“GO LOCAL WIN LOCAL” BROUGHT TO YOU BY OUR WBTA MEMBERS With everything that we have all been through, we could not be prouder of the Werribee/ Wyndham community and how they have supported local and small businesses during these trying times. To say thank you, for every $20 or more you spend at any

Applications for the next round of Crime Prevention Innovation Fund grants will open on Monday 15 November 2021 and close at 4 pm on Friday 11 February 2022. Competitive grants of between $25,000 and $300,000 for councils, not for profit community organisations and other specialist organisations for partnership projects that deliver and evaluate innovative community safety

Wyndham City’s Small Business Entrepreneurship and Innovation Fund 2021-2022 (the Fund) has been specifically developed to support businesses within the City boundaries to develop innovation, encourage collaboration and build entrepreneurship capacity that generates long term business sustainability and regional growth containment. Competitive Fund The Fund is a competitive fund open to all eligible businesses. Funding

Congratulations to all office bearers: EXECUTIVES: * Chair – Deborah Dickinson * Vice – Lisa Field * Treasurer  – Brian Duckworth * Secretary – Kim Carter SUB-COMMITTEES: * Memberships & Promotions – Joel Reyes * Tourism – Pare Parata-Waru * Social Media – Lachlan Hall * Hospitality & Local Traders – Hadi Chami * Advocacy

WBTA Annual Report – 14th October 2021 WBTA AGM Minutes – 8th October 2020