Wyndham Cultural Centre in Werribee, Victoria | Performance & event venue

Wyndham Cultural Centre

Locality: Werribee, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 8734 6000

Address: 177 Watton Street 3030 Werribee, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.wyncc.com.au

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25.01.2022 Join us tomorrow night for Wyndham Art Gallery's online exhibtion, Legacy. Artists are at the forefront of inciting change, but theyre equally connected to the past through their practices. In this exhibition featuring works by Cigdem Aydemir, Pat Brassington, Liam Benson and more, artists open a dialogue to consider what do we keep, what do we share, and what do we leave behind.

24.01.2022 Chrissy Daniels joins us on Ghost Light today to share her Spoken Word.

24.01.2022 Morning Melodies will go on! Grab a cuppa, put your feet up and tune into the Experience Wyndham Facebook page tomorrow morning at 11am for an online Morning Melodies experience.

24.01.2022 Applications are now open for Creative Development Grants to support the creation of new work by local Wyndham creatives within the local community; with a focus on developing your creative community project, business and/or practice. To apply visit https://bit.ly/3275v7c

24.01.2022 Moving your creative business online or need to give your existing brand a facelift? As part of Wyndham Citys ongoing support for local creatives during COVID-19, we are offering Marketing Asset Grants. To apply visit https://www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/creativedevelopmentgrant

23.01.2022 With stage 4 restrictions in place, our doors remain closed and our Ghost Light program will be taking a short intermission. While we may not be able to bring local artists to you from our stage, our Ghost Light continues to burn bright as it awaits our return. Our previous Ghost Light artists share some hope on the current COVID-19 situation and a message of positivity. Keep watching our social channels as we strive to continue to be Wyndhams place for art, theatre and you.

22.01.2022 So sorry everyone, we're back after our technical difficulties. please make Imran feel welcome.

21.01.2022 Sumitra Puri is about to go live on our stage with her Ghost Light performance. Watch here at 11am.

20.01.2022 Jumess is a spoken word artist who resides locally in Wyndham. She is also our Ghost Light artist for todays performance that kicks off at 11am. Tune in here to watch her perform live!

19.01.2022 Please make Tanya welcome as she shares an excerpt from her book, 'The Rebel's Queen'

19.01.2022 Miriam has worked at Wyndham City Council for 13 years and has been the Community Facility Liaison Officer at Wyndham Cultural Centre for three of those years. Her favourite memory of working at the Cultural Centre is when she, her husband and daughter attended the show Lady Beatle by Naomi Price. She remembers the atmosphere being so amazing in the theatre and her husband and her dancing to the classic songs of The Beatles in the aisles all night long! Miriam lives locally... to Wyndham and loves having the cultural centre in her backyard as she doesnt have to travel far to watch wonderful performances. Prior to COVID-19, Miriam was managing day to day operational activities for Councils community facilities including our halls for hire that many local community groups use. During lockdown, she has stayed connected to our community groups through regular communication to ensure they are feeling connected and not isolated. She is also working on action plans and processes to ensure that when we reopen, the community are welcomed back to a safe environment where they can enjoy their activities.

18.01.2022 Damon Nomad Paraha began performing hip hop when he was 8 years old and hopes that his work will help abolish racist systems and bring us closer to a new world built on equality. Nomad performed in our Ghost Light program last week that you can watch on our Facebook videos. Read more about this amazing performer who calls Wyndham home.

18.01.2022 Tanya Bird - Author is about to take our stage for Ghost Light today at 11am! Tune in through our Facebook to watch her read an excerpt from one of her novels.

17.01.2022 Wni. is a spoken word artist and writer who also won the Wyndham Art Prize 2019 for his work, Welcome to Country. Wni will be performing a selection of his favourite poetry pieces for our Ghost Light series today at 5pm. We hope to see you on stage this afternoon!

17.01.2022 Everyone's favourite online community choir, Back Bar Choir, is back tonight with another classic, Don't Go Breaking My Heart. Join us online through the link below at 7.30pm. https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=623575

16.01.2022 In collaboration with Playable Streets and ArtPlay, Kids of Wyndham are asked to draw their ultimate instrument, describe how it works and most importantly how it sounds! It can be anything in their wildest dreams and it will the be turned into an interactive device that anyone can play online. Find all details below.

15.01.2022 Victor is about to hit the Ghost Light stage! He will be performing a traditional Samoan dance live at 11am. Watch here!

13.01.2022 Sean Paisley Collins joins us for Ghost Light to perform a monologue, "The Man in the Moon".

13.01.2022 ghost light has been taking a little break this week, but we will be back from next Wednesday with more talented Wyndham artists for you to enjoy.

12.01.2022 Jumess Dananga writes performance speeches that she shares in the hope of giving a voice to the voiceless. She joins us today by Ghost Light.

12.01.2022 Sean Paisley Collins and Louise are about to hit the Ghost Light stage to perform from their monologue, The Man in the Moon. Tune in here at 11am today.

11.01.2022 Sumitra Puri is a photographer, poet and plays an important role in the Indian theatre group based in the West, Samarpan Theatrical Arts. Sumitra will be performing a storytelling and poetry piece about domestic abuse towards women in the Indian Community as part of our Ghost Light series. Watch her performance live next Wednesday at 11am on our Facebook page.

11.01.2022 Meet Bryce. He began work at Wyndham Cultural Centre in 2013 as one of our ushers and worked his way up to his current role of Box Office Attendant! Most of you will know Bryce as he is the friendly face that sits at our Box Office helping all our customers and visitors with ticket purchases and enquiries. He says his favourite memory of working at the Wyndham Cultural Centre was when he was able to see Ahn Do perform on our stage! Bryce thought he had an amazing story to tell and was an incredible performer. While our venue is closed, Bryces role has changed quite drastically from assisting all our lovely patrons every day to taking over our finance role and working on implementing procedures that will be relevant when we re-open the venue.

10.01.2022 Victor is a Samoan dancer who lives and works in Wyndham and founded the all male Samoan traditional group called TAMA TATAU that aims to bring culture and identity through movement. He will be performing a short traditional dance piece for our Ghost Light this morning at 11am. Tune in here to watch live.

09.01.2022 Dear Wyndham is your love letter to Wyndham. We want to know how special it is to you through a poem, painting, dance video, photos or song. All details can be found below. Submissions for Dear Wyndham close Thursday 2 July.

09.01.2022 Damon Paraha, who goes by the name Nomad, is a Hip-Hop artist who likes to write about many topics from identity to equality. He won an APRA AMCOS award in 2019 for his song writing and is our latest Ghost Light artist performing live on our stage this Friday. Check out his performance at 11am on our Facebook page.

07.01.2022 Tanya Bird - Author is a romance author who writes with an emotional punch. She is also our next Ghost Light artist who will be reading an excerpt at 11am tomorrow. We hope to see you tuning in then!

07.01.2022 Michael Lampard joins us today on Ghost Light.

07.01.2022 Nomad AKA Damon Paraha, is a Hip-Hop artist who writes about many topics from identity to equality. He won an APRA AMCOS award in 2019 for his song writing and joins us today to perform by Ghost Light. Content warning: Nomad's performance contains some coarse language and references adult themes. Please exercise your own discretion in watching. Thank you

06.01.2022 Wyndham creatives Steph Payne and Lena Sheridan have taken COVID restrictions by the horns and adapted their workshop practice to an online teaching environment. Join us for an online Zoom workshop to gain insight into their experiences, learn from their adventures and be inspired to do it yourself.

05.01.2022 Meet Kirsty, the Senior Theatre Technician for Wyndham Cultural Centre who has worked with us for 6 years. Kirsty will often be backstage or working from the theatres biobox ensuring all our touring show's technical requirements run smoothly. She says her favourite memory of working at Wyndham Cultural Centre was when she was able to work on Judith Lucy's show earlier this year. Judith pointed out during her show that it was the first time she had worked with an all-female t...ech crew and it was this comment that made Kirsty extremely proud to be working in an environment that supported women in the tech industry and is welcoming to all. During COVID, Kirsty has been assisting with live streams for events including the Winter House Party, Morning Melodies and Ghost Light. She is also using this time to stay connected with other Tech Managers and develop new skills that will be needed when we reopen our venue.

04.01.2022 Documentary photographer Imran Abul Kashem is about to take our Ghost Light stage where he will be exhibiting his photography and taking us through detailed explanations of them. Tune in here at 11am!

03.01.2022 We can't wait to see Morning Melodies return on Tuesday 10 November at 11am!

02.01.2022 During a time when we have felt less connected than ever before, connect and share a conversation with a stranger through a hosted phone conversation in Dark Talk Time. Open a brief window into one another lives and then say goodbye feeling a little lighter than before. Dark Talk Time takes place this Thursday and Sunday evening and requires a $10 booking fee.

02.01.2022 Imran Abul Kashem is a documentary photographer and author who calls Hoppers Crossing home. Imran has led an impressive life with a body of work spanning from working with the famous photographer William Yang to publishing several photography books. This multiple photography award winner will be on our Ghost Light stage this Friday at 11am showcasing and talking about his amazing work.

01.01.2022 Behind the scenes at Wyndham Cultural Centre, it takes an ensemble of people to ensure the show goes ahead whether it be on the stage or online. Meet our Team Leader of Customer Experience, Anita Fiorenza. Anita has worked with us for the past 1.5 years and has such a strong passion for the arts and customer service having worked in the industry for over 10 years. You would have seen her in our foyer on show nights with a smile on her face helping you to your seat, assisting you with ticket enquiries or even serving you a bag of popcorn! She says her favourite memory of working at Wyndham Cultural Centre is when she was able to bring her mum, a huge ABBA fan, to watch BABBA. They danced in their seats all night. Anita is currently working from home on plans that will assist us with reopening the venue post COVID.

01.01.2022 Victor from TAMA TATAU joins us today for Ghost Light

01.01.2022 Due to unforeseen circumstances, our Ghost Light with Wni. will not be going ahead this afternoon at 5pm. We will let you know once this performance is re-scheduled!