Media Release
Thursday, 18 June, 2020
Smart technology has been deployed across three Wyndham parks and facilities in an innovative pilot project that aims to provide a better overall experience for residents. Wyndham City has installed smart technology at Wyndham Park in Werribee, Greening the Pipeline Pilot Park in Williams Landing...
More short term drop off bays during peak hours at Williams Landing station
Monday, 18 May, 2020
According to Public Transport Victoria, Williams Landing Station is among the top 20 most used Metro stations, and the busiest suburban train station in Wyndham City, servicing residents of Williams Landing, Point Cook, and Truganina. During the normal commuting peak hours, Altair road where the...
Smart Barbecues: Bringing People Together
Wednesday, 3 July, 2019
Wyndham residents can now enjoy a better barbecue experience at some of our beautiful parks with the introduction of Smart Barbecues. Wyndham City’s Smart City Portfolio Holder Cr Aaron An said Council introduced a six-month trial with Smart Barbecue being installed at Presidents Park and Bloom...
Wyndham City Awarded for Digital Engagement Tool
Friday, 17 May, 2019
Wyndham City took away a top award at the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia awards last week (9th May). Wyndham City’s Smart City portfolio holder Cr Aaron An said he felt proud that Council’s Capital Works Digital Dashboard won the prestigious Excellence in Innovation Award. “I...
Draft Smart City Strategy Released
Wednesday, 3 April, 2019
Traffic lights that can regulate traffic flow in response to real-time demand and using sensors to predict when drains need maintaining could be on the cards for Wyndham under a new plan to transform the municipality into a leading smart city. The Draft Smart City Strategy aims to use technology to...
Smart Students Gather For Smarther
Friday, 12 October, 2018
Some of the region’s greatest young females will gather for an event that celebrates science, technology, engineering and maths. Hosted at the Wyndham Tech School, the SmartHer Wyndham Challenge will see clever young women aged between 13 and 17 using innovation and emerging technologies to solve...
Better Parking For Werribee South Boat Ramp
Wednesday, 12 September, 2018
Wyndham City is introducing changes to make it easier to park at the Werribee South Boat Ramp. Old manual ticket machines for parking will be replaced by an online system that will allow users to purchase tickets using the PayStay app on their phone. Wyndham City’s Smart City portfolio holder, Cr...
Wyndham City Launches Transformational IoT Network
Wednesday, 12 September, 2018
Wyndham City’s commitment to becoming a Smart City has just been taken to the next level. A new Internet of Things (IoT) sensor network has been launched in partnership with one of the best network operators in the business. Wyndham City has partnered with Thinxtra – the Australian network operator...
GovHack Returns to Wyndham
Wednesday, 1 August, 2018
Next month coders, data analysts, marketers, graphic designers, communicators and passionate community members will descend upon the Civic Centre to take part in one of the world’s biggest hackathons, GovHack. Following the success of last year’s inaugural event, Wyndham City will again take part...
Wyndham A World Leader In Waste Diversion
Thursday, 24 May, 2018
Wyndham City’s efforts to save almost 390,000 litres of recycling that would have otherwise gone to landfill by installing cutting-edge smart bins throughout the municipality has seen it named one of the five best communities for waste diversion globally. In a recently released list of the top 25...