Wyndham History

Launched in 2013, our Local History project gathers stories of the history of Wyndham contributed by community members, researched by volunteers, and managed by Wyndham City Libraries. Browse through all the items in our Local History Collection here, or visit a featured collection:

old fashioned radio - a default image for Oral History records
From there to here: Oral Histories

From there to here: first person accounts of family migration Werribee 1840s-2000s recorded for a Centenary of Federal Community Grant Project.

St Thomas Honour Board
ANZAC Collection

The Wyndham ANZAC Project collects biographical information about the soldiers, from the Wyndham area, who fought in the Great War between 1914 and 1918.

Aerial view of streets west of town centre in Werribee, Victoria.
Werribee and District Historical Society Photograph Collection

A collection of photographs from the Werribee and District Historical Society, of special events, buildings and people in Werribee from 1919 to 1980.

To find out more about Wyndham's local history, you can visit the Family and Local History website, or contact the Family History Librarian by phone at 8734 8999 or email: FamilyHistory.Librarian@wyndham.vic.gov.au

If you are having trouble accessing these resources, you can get in touch with a librarian by calling 8734 8999 during opening hours.