WEDNESDAY, 29 APRIL, 2026
Uncovering Wyndham’s historic gems Werribee local Trevor Ryan’s daily videos are exploring unknown parts of Wyndham. Among destinations he has toured are historic sites in Little River, and the forgotten town of Cocoroc. Following a break up late last year and discovering American YouTuber Adam The Woo, Mr Ryan gained inspiration to adopt the hyperlocal vlogging niche. “I made my coffee in the morning, sat in my chair and watched Adam The Woo, wondering where he was going to take me,” Mr Ryan said. “I thought a way to preoccupy myself was to do a daily video – so I challenged myself to do 100 videos in 100 days, which I have achieved. “I thought doing a lot of local videos would be kind of cool.” Lesser known histories such as that of the Carter chicken farm are sites the life-long local will continue to cover on his channel. “I’ve got relatively good memories of this place growing up because I have been here my whole life,” Mr Ryan said. Follow @TheDailyTrev on YouTube to keep up. Trevor Ryan. (Damjan Janevski) 548833_03
Move against Singh By Jaidyn Kennedy Wyndham councillors have passed a vote of no confidence against mayor Preet Singh, with one of them announcing a plan to boycott the next meeting he chairs. On Monday 27 April, Cr Singh’s 10 councillor colleagues continued their calls for him to step down in an unscheduled, online meeting. Controversy has raged since 30 March when it was revealed Cr Singh wrote a character reference for a paedophile in 2024, before he was elected to council. Last week, Cr Singh told Star Weekly he would not resign. Tuning in from the councillors’ meeting room at the civic centre, Cr Singh opened Monday’s meeting as chair and then
recused himself from the vote due to a confl ict of interest. Cr Peter Maynard moved the no confidence motion and said “it is unfortunate and extremely disappointing that it has come to this”. “While we can all acknowledge that the mayor has done nothing illegal, he has shown an extremely concerning error of judgement,” Cr Maynard said. “[Th is is] something we simply cannot tolerate in the leader of this council, and again as I say, he might not have done anything illegal, but it is morally reprehensible.” Cr Robert Szatkowski said the motion was also about ensuring the council can function. “We currently have a mayor who no
longer has the confidence of the chamber and that has real consequences. The role of mayor is not symbolic, it is functional,” he said, “It is the primary voice of this council to the government, stakeholders and the community. “When that voice is diminished, restricted or unable to engage effectively, the whole organisation is weakened.” Cr Susan McIntyre said the community is “angry, distressed and trust has been damaged”. “The mayor is like the captain of our team and if no one wants them, it can’t work,” she said. She also expressed disappointment in Cr Singh’s 23 April statement in which he defended his integrity and signalled his
return to mayoral duties. “I fi nd it both upsetting and deeply concerning. It is not about defending a position, it is about impact – the impact on the victim and the impact on our community,” Cr McIntyre said. “Those continuing to support our current mayor are not helping him, they are not helping our community – they are prolonging a situation that cannot continue.” Cr Larry Zhao then announced he would boycott the Tuesday 28 April council meeting – the agenda for which includes the 2026-27 draft budget – out of principle. Continued Page 4
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