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Good Friday 30th March Easter Monday 2nd April This hands-on space Get out, get up and Food glorious food! Kids rule! Boogie in The Harmony Stage is all about learning get active! Vault Some of Melbourne’s the disco, stretch out celebrates the diversity something new, through a parkour most delicious food with yoga, kick back of talent in City of whether it’s cutting course, test your aim trucks will be on listening to a story, Whittlesea, filling the edge technology with archery or try hand to serve tasty fly high in the circus festival with music or a timeless craft. your favourite sports… treats all day. Sample or enjoy the Sticks and performance. A you can even learn delights from some Stones Broken Bones series of curated dance the secrets to dancing of our local food theatre show. workshops will get like a bee! manufacturers you grooving on the and producers. dance floor.

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I cannot imagine that out of the WAR COMES TO UKRAINE hundreds of thousands of those who fled during the war that even a ‘Barbarized warfare bereft of any legal or moral constraints.’ single person would have fled for economic reasons, even though life (‘The Eastern Front’ by Professor John and Ljubica Erickson) was impossibly difficult. We were under no misapprehension; we were all fleeing for our lives. Millions of people died. Possibly more civilians Our town, with a population of approximately five thousand, was died after the war as a result of starvation and exposure than during a backwater, out of the path of any major battles and consequently the actual conflict. Villages, towns and cities were flattened. occupied by lesser troops (German allies, as well as a regiment of central Asian soldiers who had switched sides en masse to Hitler). All Dams, power stations and transport networks were destroyed as part these were not considered by the Germans to be good enough to go into of the ‘scorched earth’ policy. Firstly, by fleeing Soviets to deprive the battle, though they were considered good enough to occupy and control Germans of these assets, and then by the Germans as they fled. In us (they were later used as cannon fodder). Their lack of discipline the end there was nothing, no water, gas, electricity, bridges, buildings made them particularly dangerous. They acted outside any rules of war or houses. People dug holes and lived in them and extraordinarily, (which of course never applied in the East). For example, they brought many survived. In one area we passed through, people were cooking big wooden crates into our house and stripped it bare. They loaded with straw because of the lack of suitable fuel. Their houses were full everything they could, even our Christmas decorations, children’s skis of smoke – it was pitiful. It was either that or eat their potatoes raw. and skates. They sent these back to their families. What annoyed my This deprivation went on for many years after the war. People had to mother most was that when later we were fleeing through their country do without as all resources were put into rebuilding the infrastructure they looked very prosperous. They had so much more to start with, yet almost from scratch. some of them robbed those of us who had almost nothing. Next Month: Shot At! They also lived off us. They slaughtered our animals for their rd consumption, including horses. Particularly cruel was when they took THE NEXT TOWN CRIER IS DUE OUT TUESDAY 3 APRIL and killed a family’s only dairy cow. One could only imagine what effect DEADLINE FOR ALL COPY, ADS & ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING th this dispossession had on families with babies or young children. COPY IS NO LATER THAN THURSDAY 15 MARCH Maybe, because of great distances and supply problems, this was a common practise by armies in the East. They were like locusts. They lived off the land and the local people, consuming everything in their path. First the retreating army, followed by the advancing army. Then in reverse, sometimes several times over the same area. When an army stopped for the day, the first thing they did was to round up and slaughter any animals they could find for their consumption and rob families of any food they had. The civilians barely had enough to feed Rae Johnston themselves, let alone an army. Professional Intimo Bra Fit Specialist & Stylist The occupying army also had the job of dealing with partisans (civilians Book now for a measurement & fit to find the perfect bra for you. trained as saboteurs). These partisans were regarded as heroes by Size 8 to 24 A to G Cup many in the West. In fact, they caused more problems for civilians I can see you at my Intimo studio or in your home for a private than the occupiers. They also lived off us. personal fitting, or with friends for a small group get together. Two of them hid in our house for several weeks. They were armed Ask about our fabulous business opportunity too – who doesn't with machine guns and hand grenades and spent most of their time want some extra cash? eating, sleeping and cleaning their guns. They never said why they were there; we assumed they were awaiting orders. Their presence [email protected] needed to be kept secret because if the army had the slightest inkling M: 0403 433 068 that we were hiding these partisans they would have nailed up the doors and windows and incinerated all of us. This was a fairly standard way of dealing with the problem. It would have been very surprising to me if the murder of these ‘heroes’ had not crossed my father’s mind, ETHAN’S SCOUTING ACHIEVEMENT but of course fantasy and reality are two different things. We all knew In December 2017, 1st Whittlesea Scout Group celebrated the that they had sent their own families to safety before choosing to hide achievement of Ethan Wicks who achieved his Grey Wolf Award. in our house, endangering our lives in the process. This Award is the highest a Cub These partisans were the executioners of those whom they judged to Scout can obtain and not all Cubs be traitors. The land mines that they planted killed mainly civilians. are able to achieve this. Ethan One day we had to get to the next town, some twenty kilometres was required to plan and run a distant. We set out very early in our horse-drawn sleigh. It was a 2-hour hike of which he chose very clear, still winter’s morning. The snow was packed tight. We had Masons Falls to Mount Sugarloaf. probably only travelled half way when we heard two dull thuds and He was required to participate in saw in the distance two long, vertical columns of smoke, each crowned outdoor activities such a cooking with mushroom-shaped clouds. We knew it was two land mines that and camping, and to complete had exploded, probably triggered by someone ahead of us. When we four Level 2 badges from different got closer we saw the carnage, a sea of bright red against the pure categories; Art and Literature, whiteness of the snow. My parents said that it was a family we knew, Nature, Science and Technology, a mother and father and two little girls plus two horses, all obliterated. Sports and Recreation and Our My father had to decide whether to go on, as we would now take up World. He was also required to the front position on the road ahead - we went on. achieve his Gold Boomerang Achievement Badge and prepare a By now my father had been declared an enemy by the partisans resource for his Pack, of which he because he continued to work as administrator/mayor of the town, designed a board game. which he had to do to support his family of seven. Because the town Scouting has offered Ethan was under occupation the partisans deemed that he worked for the Ethan with Stuart Howe wonderful experiences and has occupation. He dared not come home at night. Since we were on the and Leanne Le Claire developed his social and emotional edge of town the partisans roamed the area freely after dark. Unable intelligence while having fun within a vibrant and safe community. to capture my father, they assaulted my mother and their leader told her if my father did not surrender he would personally shoot him. If you think your child would benefit from being involved in Scouts, Joeys They also shot my dog to stop him from barking and betraying their (age 5-7) meet Thursday, Cubs (age 8-10) meet Wednesday and Scouts presence as they crawled along the river bank at night. (age 11-15) meet Thursday. Scouts are advertised in the Community Calendar pages of the Town Crier and you can follow us on Facebook. 4 Town Crier March 2018 FROM THE EDITORS DESK...... Our Story

As we begin Autumn, the jobs of cleaning up in the garden are NEW LINK UP MARKET awaiting those of us who like to attend to them. Personally not being a After 20 years the Saturday Community Market gardener of any shape I would love someone to offer to do it for me. Whittlesea held at the Whittlesea Secondary Even though I only have a very small garden area. College on the third Saturday of each month, will For those going away for the long weekend and the Easter break, no longer run in this format. please take care on the roads, and come back safely. This Market was initiated by the Whittlesea Continuing with some Unusual Australian Facts from Community of four different local churches working together to raise http://www.convictcreations.com/culture/facts.htm are ~ funds to fully support a chaplain’s salary at the Secondary College. Later, when the Federal Government began providing funds for *The Sydney Funnelweb spider is considered the world’s most deadly chaplaincy in schools, the Saturday Market Committee found they had spider. It is the only spider that has killed people in less than 2 hours. the financial depth to help fund chaplaincy at the Primary School as Its fangs are powerful enough to bite through gloves and fingernails. well. So, the Chaplaincy Committee to this day funds a professional, The only animals without immunity to the funnelweb’s venom are caring chaplaincy program at both the Secondary College and Primary humans and monkeys. School. The Market is therefore a win for Whittlesea providing a venue *Lung fish - Queensland is home to lung fish, a living fossil from the for stallholders and a meeting place for the community. Triassic period 350 million years ago. The Market has seen many changes in its venue over these years, * Mungo man - In 1974, scientists discovered the Mungo man - a changing from an indoor to an outdoor Market, from the Court House, primate who was ritually buried 40-60,000 years ago with his hands to the Secondary School, to the Cattle Shed at the Show Grounds and covering his penis. ANU’s John Curtin School of Medical Research then back to its final home, the College again. Being out of doors this found that the skeleton’s genetic material contained a small section leaves the stallholders and loyal shoppers open to the elements of of mitochondrial DNA. It was analysed and compared to the genetic heat and cold, which this past year has been very prevalent and has material from nearly 3,500 people; including Neanderthals, Asians, seen for the first time the Market being cancelled due to the torrential ancient Aborigines, and present-day Aborigines. It was found that rain. Mungo Man’s DNA lacked a gene that was common to all the other samples. Consequently, unlike every other known person on the After the retirement last December of a number of the long-term planet, or unearthed skeleton, Mungo man can not be traced to committee members it was looking like the Market had run its race, humans that left Africa any time in the last 200,000 years so much detailed discussion, tossing around of ideas, options and hard-hitting decisions on whether to even continue the Market took Regards Betty up many hours of Committee time. As it certainly does take quite a number of people to put on the Market each month, it was decided to give the Market a go in a different format. So rather than fold completely we have moved, renamed, reformed and reinvigorated our team. It is with great pleasure that we announce the birth of the LINK UP MARKET. We have a lovely NEW Indoor venue. Commencing in March this year there will be Four [4] SEASONAL MARKETS to be held in the Whittlesea Community Activity Centre, right next door to the College in Laurel Street. These Markets will be held on the following dates and times: - Twilight Autumn Market Friday 16th March, 5pm to 8pm Winter Market Saturday 16th June, 11am to 3pm Spring Market Sat,15th September, 11am to 3pm Twilight Christmas Market Friday 7th December, 5pm to 8pm The Link Up Market was so named to reflect how we feel about the reasons the Market operates to link up the Community of Whittlesea, the communities of the Secondary College and Primary School with the hard working and devoted Chaplains who work with the students across both schools. It is important that the Market continues running JOHN ALAN OVER, 7/9/1966 - 6/2/2018 raising funds to ensure the accessibility of the Chaplains to the students on an ongoing basis. FAREWELL JOHN The continued support from the Community of Whittlesea and It was with sad and heavy hearts that we farewelled John surrounding areas is very much appreciated and we hope this will Alan Over, our friend, and the owner and Printer of the continue into the new format. Town Crier for almost 26 years. John succumbed to his battle with cancer on 6th February, 2018 surrounded by his You will still find us on Facebook under our old title Saturday loving family, wife Robyn and his beautiful girls Stephanie Community Market but alongside this and in our advertising will be and Jessica. our new name. A number of our long-term stallholders have decided to move with us once again for which we are extremely grateful. Sue A celebration of his life was held at the Presbyterian with her hand- made cards, Jenny with her beautiful baby knitting, Church, Whittlesea on 13th February, 2018. Peter and Barbara with the Dried Fruit & Nut stall, Tina with her Jam’s John’s family church was overflowing with love from the and Pickles, Angela from the Courthouse Committee, Debby with Hair many hundreds of people who attended and honoured bows and the Committee with the BBQ. such a beautiful person, who shared himself with so many We are inviting many more new stallholders to join us, being indoors and so much of his community. our stallholders who can attend the Market safely out of the elements It was great to hear how much John had managed to pack and they will offer some wonderfully new creative products. Some into his 51 years, some of it was a revelation to many. new stalls will be Anna with Cupcakes, Sarah with tie-dye clothing, We all think of him and his gorgeous smile, cheeky sense Diane with Soaps & Candles & Thelma with Embroidered Manchester. of humour and good will to others. He held a very special As more stalls register we will keep you up to date via our Facebook place with us at the Town Crier magazine and with the page. Whittlesea Courthouse Association. Any queries regarding the Market are most welcome He will be remembered fondly and often and always with Applications for stallholders a smile. ring Maureen 0413 756 654 Rest In Peace, John EMAIL: [email protected] 5 Town Crier March 2018 WOODSTOCK By Charles Galileos Originally known as a settlers run, Woodstock was a large estate farmed by John Hunter Patterson in 1841, who then sold to William Forlonge in 1842. Forlonge struggled financially and the bank foreclosed on his property. Shortly afterwards, Irish immigrants such as Andrew Mulcinagh and the more well known Whitty families purchased large land holdings in Woodstock. In the 1840’s and 1850’s the area known as Woodstock reached as far west as the Merri Creek and even the northern parts of Wollert. For example on 5th August 1849 a man named “John Wardell drowned in the Merri Creek at Woodstock”, something that is hard to believe if you drove over the bridge at Donnybrook these days where there is hardly any water. On 3rd March 1858 the Woodstock Roads Board was formed with Patrick Whitty elected the as the first president. The neighbouring towns of Donnybrook, Beveridge and Whittlesea were also covered under the affairs of the Woodstock Roads Board. Three years earlier Patrick Whitty constructed and operated the very first hotel in Woodstock known as the Sir Henry Barkly Hotel (2 storey bluestone building). It was located at the Woodstock crossroads and it was the location where the board would meet and conduct business. Mary Whitty (wife of Patrick) was friends with Ellen Kelly of Beveridge and at times looked after the Kelly children when Ellen was ill. Other Roads Board members included David Gorman, William Bodycoat, John Dods, Duncan McGregor and Daniel O’Sullivan. In 1857 Bournefield Stud (now in current day Wollert) was built by HN Simson and E Row. This was later to become a local racecourse for the area, attracting some of the best horses in the colony of Victoria with successful results at major race meetings. In 1858 a post office and general store was constructed and opened by John Whitty. A coach service began from Melbourne to Merriang and the Woodstock post office became the pick up and drop off point for passengers. There were headlines in all the major newspapers when Elizabeth Beckinsale is brutally murdered by farm hand James Barrett on 21st October 1863. Barrett is later charged for the crime and hanged in Melbourne. Incidentally David Beckinsale (husband of Elizabeth) was a supporter and signatory to the petition for the Wollert State School that opened in 1877. With the sizeable Irish community in Woodstock, St Patrick’s church was constructed in 1858. In 1871 the Woodstock Roads Board was absorbed into the broader Shire of Darebin and hence Woodstock ‘loses it’s municipal importance’. Meetings of the Darebin Shire would be held at Epping and the first president was George Deihl McCormick who was the owner of Bournefield Park/stud. A migrant from Canada and educated as a lawyer, McCormick moved to Woodstock after previously residing in Cranbourne. For many years McCormick was held in high regard by the electorate where he even served in the Victorian Parliament, but in February 1871 he was the subject of dirty tricks from his political opponents trying to discredit him. On 14th February 1871 an anonymous elector published an article in the Argus newspaper where it raised a particular shooting incident involving McCormick on the eve of an WE HAVE MOVED! election. McCormick refusing to just go along with this, defended himself As of JANUARY 16th by replying to the same newspaper on 31st March 1871 giving his version of events to defend his reputation. McCormick later became a Police WHITTLESEA FOOT & ANKLE CLINIC Magistrate and moved to Warrnambool. is now looking after your feet from Along with horse racing, sports teams were formed, such as cricket, coursing and football in the late 1880’s. The Findon Harriers Hunt Club re-located to 33 Church Street, Whittlesea Woodstock in 1939 and this is the only club that continues today. The original Woodstock Hall, made of timber was built in 1911 and was a Please update our phone number place of gatherings for the local community such as the Findon Harriers. The hall would hold dances, public meetings and was even used as a school. In March of 1968 a bushfire destroyed the hall and the Roman 8468 2411 Catholic Church next to it. Just prior to destruction fire service crews Podiatrist Renee is still available and had originally had the fire under control when they arrived at the scene and so the hall was saved. However the crews went to put out fires working more days! at another location and when they returned to the hall, the fires had destroyed the hall and church without their knowledge. The Woodstock hall was re-built and re-opened on 20th March 1988 after the strong fund raising efforts of the local community. Fund raising activities included Guy Fawkes bonfire night, progressive dinners and clearing sales. If Woodstock had to have a person who was it’s ‘most famous’, then Phillip Collier would be him. Collier was born in Woodstock in 1873 and attended the local school. He later relocated to Western Australia to pursue politics where he held the highest office of Premier for 9 years. TUESDAYS 8am – 5pm Servicemen that went on to serve in World War 1 included Patrick WEDNESDAYS 9am – 6pm Malone, Maurice Delzoppo, Michael Kelly, Harold William Bodycoat, James Cunneen, John Riordan, Leonard Stimson, Albert Ziebell. THURSDAYS 9am – 5pm 6 Town Crier March 2018 WHITTLESEA MONDAY MARKET, MARKETS Showgrounds, Yea Rd, Whittlesea, 8am - 1pm. ROTARY CLUB Fresh produce, plants & wide variety of stalls. OF WHITTLESEA BOLLYGUM COMMUNITY MARKET at School & public holiday fun. Permanent Bollygum Park, Kinglake. 2nd Sunday of the stallholders, & casuals welcome. MEETINGS:- Held at month. 10am-2pm. Market season Sept. to May Enq: Janine 0428 821 644 Whittlesea Bowls Club, (Excluding Jan.) Enq: Stephanie 0414 327 480 Church Street, Whittlesea Find us on Facebook LIONS CLUB OF 1st & 3rd MONDAY, 6.30pm BROADFORD COMMUNITY CENTRE Dinner Meetings INDOOR WINTER CRAFT MARKET WHITTLESEA 1st Sunday of each month at Communith Centre MEETINGS:- Held at Whittlesea Bowling We welcome your participation 158 - 162 High St, Broadford. Enq. Broadford Club, Church Street, Whittlesea in the Whittlesea Community. So Community Centre 5784 2043 2nd TUESDAY - Business Meeting 7.30pm please come along and join in with th ELTHAM CRAFT & PRODUCE MARKET 4 TUESDAY - Dinner Meeting & Guest our Rotary conversation. rd st rd Speaker 6.30pm for a 7pm start 3 Sun.(Feb-Nov), 1 & 3 Sun.( Dec), at Alistair Enq: Lyn Prescott 0402 350 656 Knox Park, Panther Place, Eltham (Mel.21, J5) MARCH 2018 8.30am-1pm. Approx. 120 stalls offering wide 13th - Business Meeting range of quality home made, home grown & 27th - Dinner Meeting Kingsbury handcrafted products. Enq: Coordinator Membership enquiries: Drive 0401 288 027, www.elthammarket.com.au David Cordell 0418 348 057 KD Community ELTHAM MARKET, Library Place. 8.30am- Tim Wood 0417 056 602 12.30pm. Family & pet friendly. Balloon man, CM Market hot food, craft wares. Cheryl 0401 288 027 THE COMBINED www.elthammarket.com.au An EVERY Sunday PROBUS CLUB FLOWERDALE COUNTRY MARKET 3rd “EVERYTHING” Market Sun. Month at Community Hall, Yea-Whittlesea OF WHITTLESEA Located at LaTrobe University, Carpark Rd, Flowerdale. New & Used items. Stalls Sharing Fun, Fellowship 2, Kingsbury Drive, Bundoora. 3086 needed. Alison 5780 1223 or Vicky 5780 1434 and Friendship HURSTBRIDGE FARMERS MARKET New Members are always welcome. You Open 9am to 1pm every Sunday 1st Sun. Month. (except January) 8.30am- will hear interesting guest speakers at each We have everything from Fresh Produce, 1pm, Fergusons Paddock, Arthurs Creek Rd, monthly meeting. Experience Trips & Tours Flowers, Plants, Soap, Meat, Candles, Hurstbridge(Mel.185, J8) Enq: 9433 3315, Enq. to various destinations, including day trips, Boots, Craft, Books, DVD’s, Bric-a-brac, stallholders: 0414 703 186 overnighters, short Victorian and interstate Cleaning products & Jewellery, Organic, KILMORE SCOUT MARKET Last Sat. Month stays, plus the occasional international trip. Vegan, Gluten free, Enviro Friendly, (weather permitting) 9am-1pm. Hudson Park, There is also a monthly dine-out at various Hot & Fresh food and Coffee Sydney St, Kilmore. Enq: 0427 230 971 Stall enjoyable venues. and so much more ! Enq: 0408 862 296 If you are interested in coming for a Follow us on: KINGLAKE PRODUCE & ARTISAN look, please contact the Membership Kingsburydrivecommunitymarket th MARKET 4 Sun. month (Dec. varies) 10am- Officer on 9716 2429 or the kdcmarket 3pm. In heart of Kinglake township. Secretary on 9716 1136 Bookings: 9435 8282 0497 598 948, [email protected] Probus meets on the first Monday www.kinglakemarket.com of each month, 9.30am at the Originally Greensborough Market KINGSBURY DRIVE COMMUNITY Whittlesea Bowls Club MARKET Every Sun. 9am-1pm. Carpark 2, LaTrobe Uni, Kingsbury Drive, Bundoora MILL PARK SENIORS (Mel.31.F7) Enq: Diamond Valley community LIONS CLUB OF Support 9435 8282, [email protected] WANDONG/WALLAN CLUB INC www.dvsupport.org.au nd th ‘We Serve’ Want to spend a pleasant friendly Wednesday LANCEFIELD & DISTRICT FARMERS Meetings held 2 and 4 in 2018. Come along to our very happy friendly MARKET, 4th Sat. Month, (3rd Sat. in Dec) Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm. Dinner th group. Centre Plantation, High St, Lancefield. 9am-1pm. meeting on the 4 Wednesday held at the (In aid of Lancefield Neighbourhood House). Enq: Australiana Motel, Wandong. We meet every Wednesday 9am - 1. 30pm at Meggs 5429 2115, or Vivien 5429 1214 (Tues.-Thurs) ‘Lets Get Involved’ is our President’s The Community Centre, Corner Mill Park Drive & Blamey Avenue, Mill Park. Membership cost NANNA’S ARTESIAN MARKET held last motto and we would love to see more people $2 per year & $2 per week to cover cost of Tea, Sat. Month, Unting Church Hall, Schotters Rd, joining and/or supporting us. Coffee, Biscuits etc. Mernda 10am - 1pm. For further information contact We play Indoor Bowls, Billiards, Cards and WADAMBUK MAKERS MARKET Ron Howell 0418 336 060 or Bingo or just chat every week. With guest Community Centre, Caledonia St. St. Andrews Karen Sheehan 0422 401 480 speakers on subjects of interest to us. Great Just up the road from weekly market. 2nd Sat. fun Bus Trips. Month, 9am-2pm. Indoors. All local makers. Enq: [email protected] We celebrate Easter, Footy Finals, Cup Day, WALLAN OLD TIME MARKET, 2nd Sat. Club Birthday & Christmas with catered lunch Month, Hadfield Park, Northern H’way, Wallan. or lunch provided for members. Trade Table 7.30am-2pm. Enq: 5783 3186 FRIENDS OF TOOROURRONG last Wednesday of the month with money raised going to charity. WATSONIA NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSE (F.O.T.) INDOOR MARKET 1st Sat. month (except If you would like to know more about If you would like to join us come January). 10am-1pm, $5 per stall. 47 Lambourne the Friends of Toorourrong or maybe along and have a look in. Rd, Watsonia. Bookings/Enq: 94334 6717 join as a member then please feel free New Members are made WHITLESEA - LINE UP MARKET, - NEW to contact the Secretary Jan Hyndman very welcome. Twilight Autumn, Friday 16th March 5-8pm, Winter, Saturday 16th June, 11am-3pm, 0427 510 092 Call President Patricia Spring , Saturday 15th September, 11am-3pm email: [email protected] 9718 2773 answer machine, Twilight Christmas, Friday 7th December 5-8pm Postal Address: or 0418 508 238 CACentre, Laurel St. Whittlesea. 0413 756 654 P.O. Box 283, Whittlesea 3757 7 Town Crier March 2018 FAMILY CORNER DEATHS ProDatum PLEASE NOTE:- It is a requirement of the law that anyone submitting Locksmiths articles, notices etc.. for ► Key Cutting publication must have the writers ► On-Site Re-keys contact details attached, but ► Supply and fit of locks not necessarily for publication. Anything received without Fully qualified locksmith with security registration these contact details will not be included. Ph. Nat 0432 276 544

BIRTHDAY WISHES WORLD DAY 6/3/2018 - Diane Pitt (70) 22/3/2018 - Jay Taylor (40) JOHN ALAN OVER OF PRAYER 24/3/2018 - Camille Murphy 7/9/1966 - 6/2/2018 Friday 2nd March A truly community minded man, the Owner and Printer of the 2018, 2pm BIRTHDAYS Whittlesea Town Crier magazine Since 1887, on or near the first Friday for almost 26 years. in March, millions of Christians have His enthusiasm and dedication to gathered worldwide to pray for the issues the ‘TC’ was just one part of the of family violence, child abuse, human wonderful man he was. trafficking and other forms of injustice. In 2018 that prayerful support will be We will truly miss you John. directed to the 540,000 inhabitants of Our deepest sympathy and love to the Republic of Suriname, on the north- Robyn, Steph, Jess and all the rest eastern coast of South America. Behind of his family closed doors, family violence, abuse and neglect are ongoing issue there. From the ‘Town Crier Crew’, Betty, You are invited to join us in prayer for the Sue, Leila, Karen and all the many needs of Suriname and its people. Contact CAMILLE MURPHY - 24/3/2018 helpers past and present. your local church for details, or check the Happy Birthday, Camille, we wish The Committee and Volunteers list of services online at www.worlddayofprayeraustralia.org you a very happy day filled with of the Whittlesea Courthouse love and blessings. Best wishes Association also extend their Whittlesea Uniting Church from Mum, Dad, Nan and the rest condolences to John’s family and Forest Street, Whittlesea of the family friends. His generosity in 1997 of transferring the Publishing rights

th to the Courthouse Committee was ANNIVERSARIES 40 BIRTHDAY a gift to the whole community. JAY TAYLOR - 22/3/2018 Forever in our hearts Happy 40th, party time in Echuca with family, extended family and friends. Thanks to Beck for helping organise. With lots of love, The Town Crier Mum and Alan wishes our Readers, JAY TAYLOR - 22/3/2018 Advertisers, Contributors, Happy 40th Bro Love Ty and Jenna, Bree and Barge Distributors and helpers 60th WEDDING JAY TAYLOR - 22/3/2018 A Very ANNIVERSARY Happy 40th Uncle Jay George & Joan Riddle (nee Marsh) Love you lots, Ollie and Milla Married 15th March, 1958 Happy Easter At St Martins Parish Church, Church Road, West Drayton, Middlesex, th 70 BIRTHDAY England, on one of the coldest DIANE PITT - 6/3/2018 winters morning ever with snow Wishing you a very Happy and everywhere. We honeymooned Special 70th Birthday. at Butlins Holiday Camp Hotel in Love Garry, Sue, Cindy, Nick, Brighton where all newlyweds Alexandra, Mason, Hunter, Alan, received an alarm clock as a gift. We Erin, Jet and Sienna xxxxx still have it and it still works. Emigrated to Australia March 1972. GET WELL Congratulations Mum and Dad, from Kathleen, Christopher and wife Christine, grandchildren Jason, Eddie Hutchinson Mindy & Darcy, greatgrandchildren Faye McAuley Tahlia, Maddie and Ashton 8 Town Crier March 2018 A MESSAGE FROM OUR POET’S CORNER YOUR LOCAL THE HOBO’S DEMISE MESSENGER One day while on some business in that place called Melbourne Town, Whilst I wandered those busy streets, the footways up and down, YOUR COMMUNITY – YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH I chanced upon a hobo sleeping in the shadows of the buildings tall, WHAT IS NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH? - Neighbourhood Watch is a He was lying on the footpath with no warm covering at all. community led safety and awareness program that aims to help prevent The day was cold and windy with a smattering of rain, crime and enhance the safety, security and quality of life for everyone in Right in the middle part of winter, a cold day of sad refrain, the community. I approached the old man quietly, and asked are you OK old mate, A Neighbourhood Watch program not only gives people cause and But the old man muttered nothing, he had been dealt the hand of fate. confidence to make contact with, and talk to their neighbours but helps people to feel more connected to each other in their community. By All life had left his body, he had gone to another place, communicating with neighbours you can help police to share important And he could no longer hear the clamour of the city’s cruel rat race, information that can help to make your community a safer place. You and Nor the rattle of the tramways or the pedestrians hurried feet, your neighbours are in the best position to notice when something unusual As in haste they made their journey along the busy Melbourne Street, is happening in your area and to report any suspicious activity to police. They just stepped around the old man, as you would a tree stump in the bush, NHW volunteers work together to support Victoria Police in its efforts to And continued with the on ruse of the city’s grind and push. reduce crime in the community. Much of our work involves encouraging, For the city folk have no time to tarry, they have their business to mind, advising and educating the public on ways of preventing crime. They are unlike the bushland people, who are benevolent and kind, WHITTLESEA CITY NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH - Whittlesea City They came and got the old man and took him to some place away, Neighbourhood Watch has experienced tremendous growth in the past few From the forlorn and desolate Melbourne Street, years and is now one of the most productive teams in the State of Victoria. On that cold and showery winters day. With support from both council and local police, some great social media And the tramway cars a clatter continued up and down, with over 11,000 followers and a number of successful grant applications The city folk in haste still scurried to and fro, Whittlesea City has been able to implement a number of local initiatives Along the footways of the smoggy urban city streets, such as: Unconcerned about the events of just ago, * Tradies – Secure Your Tools campaign targeting motor vehicle security When an old hobo lay dead, with just concrete for his bed, * Vulnerable Persons Home Security Packs for elderly victims of crime And no one there, his name they seemed to know * Remove It or Lose Signage throughout the City of Whittlesea Bill Shimleck * Bring a Neighbour Campaign – to encourage community involvement * Safe Plate Days – installing one way screws to number plates We also assist our local Bluelight to run police supervised discos for local youth and participate at most major events and festivals in the community. The group welcomes people of all ages and backgrounds and meets once a month at the Groove Train, Westfield Plenty Valley. It’s a great opportunity to make new friends and we are always looking for enthusiastic new members to join our group. WHAT WOULD I DO IF I JOINED NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH? There are roles for you in NHW that can cater for your skills, energy and interests. The great thing is that you can be involved as much or as little HALL'S as you want to be. Some of the things you could do include: FUNERAL SERVICES * Delivering pamphlets to neighbouring houses An Australian owned and operated family Funeral * Directly supporting police in reducing crime * Working alongside police at community events business that understands the needs of people at a time * Distributing brochures to the public on home security and crime prevention of grief. * Assisting with crime prevention activities such as installing theft Offering a wide range of services including pre-arranged resistant screws to vehicle number plates and prepaid funerals. INTERESTED? WHY NOT SIGN UP NOW? - If you can spare a couple of hours for one meeting per month and would like to get involved with your community join Whittlesea City neighbourhood Watch by visiting www.nhw.com.au and clicking on the ‘Get Involved’ button at the top of the page or visit Whittlesea City Neighbourhood Watch on Facebook and click on the sign up button. 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The wood teams with life, bursts with energy I try to name its clearings, it’s streams and hedges, But each naming builds a boundary, carves out in the territory For what little is known, more is unknown Sister Stan 9 Town Crier March 2018 Because the American units were short of crew, RAAF members were THE BATTLE OF THE BISMARK SEA assigned to carry out all tasks except that of aircraft commander. Also 3 - 4 MARCH 1943 the RAAF 30 Squadron was equipped with Beaufighters, the most heavily armed fighter in the world, it having four nose cannons and By Denys Potts six machine guns in the wings and the squadron had proved itself as The Battle of the Coral Sea, fought between the 4th and 8th May 1942, adept at low-level attacks. was regarded as a draw but it did stop the Japanese from making The Japanese convoy, with an escort of about 100 fighters left Simpson a landing on the south side of Papua New Guinea and taking Port Harbour, Rabaul on 28th February. A route along the north coast was Moresby. They tried again by landing a small force at Milne bay but chosen in the hope it would deceive the Allies that the destination were defeated by the Australians and withdrew. was Madang. In sailing close to the coast it ensured it had air cover Realising they could not hold Guadalcanal, which was under extreme and any Allied air attack would have to fly over New Britain, allowing pressure from the Americans and having lost the battle of Buna following interdiction by Japanese air. the Kokoda Track campaign the Japanese decided to strengthen their The destroyers carried 958 troops and the transports 5,954. And all the force in Rabaul and devote their effort to taking New Guinea. ships were combat-loaded in order to expedite unloading. All carried In December 1942, the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters made supplies and ammunition except one that was loaded with 1,000 a decision to reinforce their position in the South-west Pacific and it drums of avgas and 650 drums of other fuel. was planned to move some 6,900 troops from Rabaul directly to Lae. Sailing at 7 knots, the convoy was not detected for some time because Even though the plan was understood to be risky, because Allied air of two tropical storms but at 1500 hours on 1st March, a B24 Liberator power in the area was strong, it was decided to proceed otherwise spotted it and eight B17 Fortresses were sent to the location but failed the troops would have to be landed a considerable distance away and to locate the ships. march through inhospitable jungle terrain. At dawn on 2nd March, six RAAF A20 Bostons attacked Lae to reduce th On 5 January 1943, a convoy of five destroyers and five troop its ability to provide support and at 1000 hours another B24 Liberator transports set out for Lae from Rabaul. found the convoy and eight B17 Fortresses, followed an hour later by a The Americans had broken their radio code and American and Australian further 20, bombed the convoy from 1,500 meters and claimed to have aircraft attacked the convoy, sunk one ship with 1,200 troops and damaged sinking one transport and another two. Eight Japanese fighters were damaging the other. Even though destroyed with 13 damaged in the day’s action. they lost over 360 troops and all The destroyers rescued 950 survivors from the their medical supplies the convoy water and sped them to Lae, resuming escort reached Lae and landed the troops duty the next day. On the evening of 2nd March which were subsequently defeated a further attack was made but managed to only in the battle for Wau. slightly damage one ship. During the night a The Allies soon began to RAAF 11 Squadron Catalina took over the task detect signs of preparation of of shadowing and it occasionally dropped bombs a new convoy and Lieutenant and flares in order to keep the Japanese in a state General Kenney, the Allied Air of anxiety. Forces South West pacific Area During the night, eight RAAF 100 Squadron Beaufort commander, ordered increased torpedo bombers took off to mount an attack but reconnaissance patrols over because of heavy weather only two found the convoy and neither scored a hit. Rabaul. The intercepted radio intelligence revealing the size of the rd convoy caused Kenney to order the deputy commander of the 5th Air On 3 March the convoy rounded the Huon peninsula in clear weather Force to take action. and over 90 aircraft took off. Whilst en-route, RAAF 22 Squadron Bostons again raided Lae airfield. RAAF units formed part of the 5th Air Force and in accordance with Kenney’s instructions, as many aircraft as possible were moved to The attack on the convoy came in three waves from three levels only Dobodura airfield on the north coast of New Guinea in order to avoid seconds apart. First, thirteen B17 Fortresses bombed from medium the vagaries of New Guinea weather. altitude, forcing the ships to break formation. Second, thirteen RAAF 30 Squadron Beaufighters attacked from low level, strafing to supress Past results against Japanese convoys had been unsuccessful, some anti-aircraft fire and kill the ships captains and officers on their bridges. 416 sorties had only sunk two ships and damaged a further three and a change of tactics was deemed necessary. RAAF Group Captain Approaching in line abreast at 420 km/h at mast height, the ship’s William “Bull” Garing had considerable experience in air-sea operations captains thought they were torpedo bombers and altered course to in Europe whilst flying Sunderlands with RAAF 10 Squadron and he meet them head-on, thus making a smaller target, but this put them in recommended convoys be subjected to simultaneous attacks from an ideal position to be raked with withering fire of cannon and machine different directions and altitudes. gun from bow to stern. Kenney and his aide discussed the merits of the RAAF The convoy was now dispersed and in ‘skip’ bombing technique where the aircraft, flying only a disarray and the third wave of thirteen few meters above the sea would release the bomb and it B25 Mitchells made a medium level would ricochet across the surface into the side of the ship. bomb strike whilst twelve modified Mast-head bombing was a practice where the aircraft would and heavily armed Mitchells raked the approach the target at between 60 and 150 meters and ships with cannon fire. when about 500 meters from the ship drop down to 3 to 5 Following this co-ordinated onslaught, meters and release the bomb at 300 meters. all the aircraft intermingled over the Because all the attacks were head-on at low level, aircraft convoy strafing and bombing and were to be modified and fitted with extra forward-firing .50 within minutes the battle turned into calibre machine guns as a form of defence so they could a rout with ships burning, listing and strafe the target as they approached. The Americans were sinking. The aircraft then broke off equipped with B17 Flying Fortesses, B25 Mitchells, B26 and returned to base leaving one Marauders and A20 Havocs. transport sunk and two destroyers A20 Havoc light bombers stationed in Townsville were fitted with four and a transport disabled. .50 inch machine guns in their noses and extra fuel tanks were added Throughout the afternoon further attacks were conducted and seven to give more range. The same thing was tried on the B25 Mitchells but transports were hit, most seen burning or sinking. Four destroyers this was much more difficult and despite lead ballast being added to were sunk and the remaining four picked up as many survivors as the tail section to counter the extra weight in the nose, vibration of the could be rescued and retired to Rabaul. Some 2,700 survivors were guns firing, caused rivets to pop out of the skin. taken to Rabaul and another 1,000 were adrift on rafts. After modifications and removal of the tail and belly turrets, the aircraft On the evenings of 3rd to 5th March PT boats and aircraft attacked became an efficient ‘strafe ship’ with eight forward-firing .50 inch rescue vessels as well as survivors on rafts or swimming or floating machine guns in the nose. in the sea. Continued next page 10 Town Crier March 2018 This was later justified on the grounds that rescued servicemen would have been rapidly landed at their military destination and promptly KAREN’S HOME REMEDIES returned to active service. HOW TO HIDE A PIN Where’s a good safe place to hide your PIN The battle was a disaster for the Japanese. Out of 6,900 troops numbers for bank cards and the like. The answer isn’t so much where only 1,200 made it to Lae. Another 2,700 were saved and about to hide them but how. Hide them in a phone number. 2,890 soldiers and sailors were killed. All eight transports and four destroyers were sunk and only one of the remaining destroyers was MAKE BED-MAKING EASIER Want to know the quickest way to left undamaged. The Allies lost 13 aircrew, one B17 Fortress and three a perfectly made bed every time? Stich a small X in the centre of P38 Lightnings. your flat sheet and blankets, then line them up with the centre of the headboard. Presto! Although the battle involved no American or Japanese warships, except THE KEY TO KEYS You will never fumble with the wrong key again if those destroyer escorts, it was a major Second World War naval battle you color-code them with a spot of nail polish. Just apply a thick coat and a turning point in the war in the Pacific. It proved once and for all of a different shade to the top of each key. the theories put forward by Brigadier General Billy Mitchell that land- based bombers were a highly effective weapon against ships. BATHROOM STORAGE Those three-tiered baskets that you usually find holding fruit in the kitchen are also perfect for the bathroom. The RAAF and USAAF had smashed Japanese hopes of regaining the Store brushes, hair gel, band-aids, or whatever else is taking up space initiative in New Guinea and forced them into a defensive posture, from in your medicine cabinet. If hung out of reach of kids, it’s also a great which victory was unlikely and they eliminated the possibility of an place to store shaving creams and sharp objects. invasion of Australia. THE SECRET STORAGE FOR COOLERS Before putting away your cooler for the winter, stuff it with a few balls of newspaper. The newspaper will absorb any lingering odours so it won’t be a mildewy WHAT’S IN A NAME, CITY OF BOROONDARA nightmare when you open it up in the spring. The City of Boroondara in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, was HAVING A PICNIC Put some sprigs of fresh mint in your picnic formed in June 1994 from the amalgamation of the cities of Kew, basket when eating alfresco. Bees and wasps don’t like mint, so add Camberwell and Hawthorn. It has an area of 60 square kilometres. some to your plate and keep your hands sting free. In 1837, John Gardiner and his family, after whom Gardiners Creek was SAVE SOME BEER FOR THE BUGS The next time you’re having a named, were the first Europeans to settle in the area. Robert Hoddle party in your garden, pace a few cans of opened beer around your yard. surveyed the area in 1837 and declared it the ‘Parish of Boroondara’. The insects will be more interested in the beers than in bothering you. CAN YOU CATCH MORE WASPS WITH HONEY THAN VINEGAR? The area was densely wooded, so he took a word from the Woiwurrung If you can’t beat them join them. At your next party give stinging party language as spoken by the Wurundjeri, meaning ‘where the ground is crashes a treat of their own. A sugar coated grapefruit. They will go thickly shaded’. for the fruit and not you. The first local Government body was the Boroondara District Road th Board, formed on 11 July 1854 and incorporating the areas which The next Town Crier is due out Tuesday 2nd April were to become the Cities of Hawthorn, Kew and Camberwell. Deadline for all ads, copy and alterations to Hawthorn and Kew were created as separate municipalities in 1860 existing entries is no later than and the remaining area of the Road Board became Shire of Boroondara th on 17th November 1871, which later became the City of Camberwell. Thursday 15 March The three were amalgamated on 22nd June 1994 to create the City of Boroondara. ADVERTISEMENT Boroondara contains many private schools, including Xavier College, Methodist Ladies College (MLC), Strathcona Baptist Girls’ Grammar School, Camberwell Grammar School, Trinity Grammar School, Ruyton Girls’ School, Carey Baptist Grammar School, Scotch College, Fintona Girls’ School, Genazzano FCJ College and Preshil. It contains Catholic Schools such as St Michael’s Parish School (Ashburton), Our Lady of Good Counsel (Deepdene), and St Bede’s School (Balwyn North) and a number of state schools. They have a Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism, Major Events & Regional Victoria sister city - the city of ‘Same’ in East Timor. The city has a population of 159,200, and the administrative centre is in Camberwell. From ‘Golden Days Radio publication’ compiled by David Pollock sponsored by the East Malvern Community Bendigo Bank. Segments Standing Up are broadcast every Thursday at 4.07pm on Golden Days Radio 95.7FM. 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RSPV for catering purposes 0457 292 832 Authorised by D Green, Suite 3, 14 Yan Yean Rd, Diamond Creek. This material has been funded from Parliament’s Electorate Office & Communications budget. 11 Town Crier March 2018 CAN YOU HELP? WOODSTOCK THE NANNA’S GROUP This column is aimed at helping people or We meet at the Bridge Inn Hotel, Mernda every community groups who need help with a project HALL Tuesday 10.30am - 12.30pm. We are a like minded group doing knitting, crochet, and craft. and may not have the resources or finance to Are you community minded? get the required assistance. If you have a project We do things for charity. We now have many you think fits this bill, then send the request to Would you like to join a members Australia wide. Come along, have a the Town Crier, and it will be considered for committee that looks after chat, you don’t have to be crafty, but you can inclusion in the next issue. We hope that this the popular Woodstock Hall in learn. The company is great. may benefit and help the community with the We recently donated over $1,000 to the community helping others in the local or broader Donnybrook Road, Woodstock? Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal, knitted community. (The Town Crier accepts no liability This is a community hall so your knockers for breast cancer patients, knitted for the matter presented) participation or help would be very blankets and beanies for the homeless and BEER BOTTLE TOPS - We have a collector tiny garments for Premature babies. We have who only collects BEER BOTTLE TOPS, much appreciated. and sorry, no other sort. If we find someone a monthly market, see notice under Markets, who will take other bottle tops, we will put FOR MORE INFORMATION page 7. the information here. This beer bottle top PLEASE CONTACT collector is Paul Sierak 9486 4383 Further Info: Julie Sutherland LEN OR PAULINE LORD 9714 8307 BRAS NEW & GOOD USED – These can ON 9408 1494 or be dropped off at the Whittlesea Opportunity Shop, Laurel Street, Whittlesea for distribution 0410 300 146 to ladies in need overseas. ALUMINIUM RING PULLS FROM CANS - Only aluminium ‘Ring Pulls’ from aluminium BEANIES FOR SAILORS cans (not metal ones from other cans) help The Baptist Church ladies of Burnie, Tasmania are support teenager Xavier who has Cerebral BOOMERANG BAGS are reusable, hand made Palsy. Money raised goes towards the regular seeking assistance with the knitting of beanies, warm cloth shopping bags that will be available for upgrade of his ‘Second Skin’ lycra suit and scarves, booties etc.. for the Mission to Seafarers shoppers to use for free to borrow and then return other equipment. Xavier recently turned 18 that cares for Seafarers throughout the world. them. and thanks to everyone who has helped and continue to help means he maintains a good These woollen items are sent to the large WHAT WE DO - Boomerang bags works to quality of life. The recent “weigh-in” of cans ore carrier vessels from all over the world raise awareness about plastic pollution and resulted in over $200 being put towards his that dock at Port Latta, a relatively remote foster sustainable behaviour through hands-on ongoing support. Please feel free to contact port in north-western Tasmania. This is a positive community action. Sue 9716 2267 (Whittlesea & surrounds) closed port so seafarers are unable to come or Bill 9465 3116 (Thomastown). HOW WE DO IT - By providing the tools ashore, and greatly appreciate such comforts and resources for people all over Australia to Also drop off at the Whittlesea as can be supplied. They are not charged implement a community bag sharing program. Courthouse Visitor Information Centre, for these as it is regarded as a work of god. Creating and circulating reusable Boomerang Cnr. Church & Beech Streets Whittlesea (9716 1866) 9am -5pm. If you have a favourite pattern of your own, and bags, using recycled materials as a sustainable prefer to use it then please do, . A pattern for the alternative to plastic. Dedicated community TEA BAG TAGS - The collection of these beanies can be found on the Town Crier website members, schools and group get-togethers provides support to the Anti-Cancer Council make the bags using recycled materials. (approx. 1 tonne equals purchase of a www.towncrierwhittlesea.wordpress.com Through Boomerang bags we start wheelchair). It is a genuine community Knitting can be sent to service. conversations, make friends, up-cycle, divert The Mission to Seafarers - Port Latta waste and work towards shifting society’s throw Please contact Sue 9716 2267 to organise drop off or alternately to the Whittlesea c/- Marianne Whybrow away mentality to a more sustainable revolution Courthouse Visitor Information Centre, 52 Oonah Street, Shorewell Park of re-use, one community, needle and thread at a time! Cnr. Church & Beech Streets Whittlesea Tasmania 7320 (9716 1866) 9am -5pm. I’m looking for two distinct items: Firstly I Phone 03 6433 3926 Thank you for your wonderful efforts am simply calling for donations of fabric (doona so far. It Is amazing how many can be covers, sheets, old curtains etc…) and collected. Secondly, anyone interested in volunteering WHITTLESEAMERS their time at sewing bees to make the bags. If VOLUNTEER DRIVERS WANTED - CALL you can help in any way contact LINK Community Transport 9353 8600 linkcommunitytransport.org.au We meet in the hall behind Christ Church Ursula Jenkins - 0431 312 647 in Whittlesea. If you would like to share [email protected] VOLUNTEERS WANTED - at the Whittlesea Courthouse Visitor Information your craft with us we would love to ww.boomerangbags.org Centre corner Beech and Church streets, have you. We do a variety of craft such Whittlesea as patchwork, embroideries, crochet, GARDEN OF ROSES 9716 1866 (4 hourly shifts once a month, knitting & more or or more often if you would like) PADDOCK OF PRICKLES VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - Contact WACCA 10am - 3pm on Fridays If you have something you would like to (Whittlesea Area Care and Community contribute to ‘ROSES’ or ‘PRICKLES’ Assistance), Whittlesea Community Please bring your lunch. Tea and coffee are House 9716 3361 provided. We have a lot of fun. We also do charity email it to: WHITTLESEA COMMUNITY work to help others. We’d love to have you [email protected] CONNECTIONS - Volunteers needed. All submissions must include name and Contact Parry 9401 6666 Contact: Jenny 9716 0079 or Sandra 9717 0704 contact details, including phone number (Not necessarily for publication)

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Town Crier March 2018 LOCAL HISTORY Courtesy of the WHITTLESEA HISTORICAL SOCIETY DID YOU KNOW THIS? Construction of the Yan Yean Reservoir and water supply system was began in 1853 only twenty years since the founding of Melbourne. It was innovative in its day as one of the first examples of a remote gravity-fed water supply in the world. WHITTLESEA MEDICAL CLINIC Following separation from New South Wales in 1851, Melbourne’s population increased dramatically as a result of the gold, triggering 77 CHURCH STREET, WHITTLESEA 3757 a flood of immigration to a point that Melbourne became Australia’s largest city. The Yan Yean scheme was to become the new State of PHONE : 9716 2207 FAX: 9716 2989 Victoria’s first major public engineering project that would bring fresh Email: [email protected] drinking water to the city. The Yan Yean water supply was turned on by Major-General Edward Macarthur on 31st December, at the valve house in Carlton Gardens, in front of a large crowd. This was world OPENING HOURS: news, so much so, that photographs were framed and sent to the MONDAY TO FRIDAY 8.30am - 7pm Paris World Exhibition in 1878. The following article appeared in the Advertiser Hurstbridge under SATURDAY 9am - 1pm the heading of Whittlesea on 14th July 1933. ‘A very interesting souvenir of the past in the form of a set of framed SUNDAY 10am - 12 NOON photographs of the early settlement and progress of the Whittlesea District is now hanging in the Whittlesea Free Library. The photos, which █ PLEASE PHONE THE CLINIC FOR AN belong to the Lockwood Estate, have been lent by Mr. Joseph Lockwood APPOINTMENT of Birchip, son of the late Mr. Wm H. and Mrs. Lockwood of Whittlesea. The set was prepared in 1877 for the Paris Exhibition in 1878 and █ PENSIONERS & HEALTH CARE CARD contains views of the district titled in both French and English. HOLDERS ARE BULK BILLED There is also in both French and English a description of the district together with names of sitting Councillors at the time. ALL CHILDREN UNDER 16 YEARS Mr. Wm. H. Lockwood was the Engineer and Treasurer at the time to OF AGE ARE BULK BILLED the Shire Council. Included in the views is one of the Yan Yean Reservoir which is We are an AGPAL accredited practice offering a featured as being the largest artificial lake at the time.’ wide range of services to the local community.

SERVICES OFFERED INCLUDE: ► IMMUNISATIONS The framed set of photos View of the Yan Yean Reservoir ► MALE & FEMALE DOCTORS AVAILABLE WOMENS HEALTH ISSUES These framed photos are now housed and on display at the Whittlesea ► Council Offices in Ferris Boulevard, South Morang. They appear in the ► MENS HEALTH ISSUES Concourse between the Great Hall and the Council Chambers. ► HOME VISITS Do yourself a favour and check them out. rd ► MENTAL HEALTH Whittlesea Historical Society meet the 3 Sunday of the month, 2-4pm, at the Community Activity Centre, ► MATERNITY SHARED CARE Laurel St, Whittlesea. ► MINOR PROCEDURES (including plastering, Phone: Dawn Allen (Sec) 0407 342 036. Visit the website suturing, removal of skin lesions etc.) whittleseahistoricalsociety.org.au ► PATHOLOGY ON-SITE ► CARE PLANS LETTER TO THE EDITOR 4 YEAR OLD HEALTH CHECKS ► Dear Editor, ► 75+ HEALTH ASSESSMENTS It is distressing to see that road deaths in Victoria is ► CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT already three more than last year. Anything that can help ► WHEELCHAIR ACCESS reduce the toll on our roads should be looked at in depth. The National Plan to make intersections safer is a wonderful and welcome initiative. ► PRACTICE NURSE ON DUTY I’ve had numerous drivers go straight through (many at high speed) ► WOUND CARE/DRESSINGS roundabouts and intersections without giving way the past few years ► POST OP CARE that I either slow down to below 30 kmh or stop to make sure they are actually going to give way. The reports measures, lowering speed We have been caring for the Whittlesea limits, traffic calming and engineers changing the designs is sensible community for over 40 years and have been in our and according to the tests will cut crashes and by 79 per cent. This is new state of the art premises for more than five real progress on reducing serious accidents and the road toll. A very years now. We have two treatment rooms and good news story, indeed. ambulance access. We are close to the pharmacy Steven Katsineris, Hurstbridge and next door to a dentist and X-ray facilities. Letters to the Editor will only be considered for publication with name and Ample parking is available at the front and rear of address supplied. All submissions are given due consideration and must be received by the the building. deadline - 15th of the month 13 Town Crier March 2018 BETTY FORDER TURNS 100 The irrepressible Betty Forder has turned 100, and celebrated her special day surrounded by family and friends. Betty is a resident of Sunlight residential aged care home in Whittlesea, and is a much-loved member of the community. Betty was born in Moonee Ponds in 1918. She is a twin, and one of five children. As a child, Betty lived in Kilmore and Seymour with her family. At 14 years of age, she moved to Melbourne to work as a folder in a hosiery factory. In 1938, Betty married her husband, William Forder, who was a textile operator. Their family home was in Coburg, and Betty gave up work when she had their children, three boys, Don, Barry and Alan. In 1963, Betty and her family moved to Pascoe Vale South. Betty enjoyed caravanning holidays with her family and friends at St Leonards. She and William loved gardening and always had a vegetable garden. Betty and William were also active members of the Pascoe Vale Cricket and Football Club where William was the cricket club captain and Betty loved dancing. Betty also loved her pet dog, a whippet named Bonny. Betty was married for 69 years until William passed away in 2007. After the passing of William, and prior to becoming a resident of Sunlight, Betty lived in Broadford with her son, Alan, and daughter-in-law, Val.

Venue: Community House, corner Schotters and Heals Roads, Mernda We are a community music group, everyone is welcome. Come and meet new friends and have fun through our Singing and Ukulele programs. Contact: Kerry Clarke 0408 134 280 or Jeannie Taylor 0438 931 749 We have ongoing Uke and Singing sessions on Thursdays 7 - 9pm during school terms $12/week for continuing groups, paid 5 weeks in advance or $14 casual rate At a time when warmth, compassion, ARE YOU RETIRED, gentleness and understanding mean so much WHITE LADY FUNERALS A MUM AT HOME, or is there for you STARTING A NEW GARDEN 24 hours a day, every day of the year Be a guest or join our friendly Whittlesea Garden Club Thinking of planning No digging or weeding, ahead? no garden knowledge required Come with us for inspiration Guardian Pre-paid funeral plans available.

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E WHITTLESEA PHYSIOTHERAPY ENTENTE CORDIALE By Sue Lloyd HOW TO REDUCE INJURY RISK WHEN

STARTING (OR RETURNING) TO EXERCISE The Entente Cordiale enacted in 1904 between the United Kingdom, Another year is upon us. Many people no doubt have been busy over Ireland and France, which brought about an improvement in their festive season and more likely than not indulged in less than healthy relationship, put an end to almost a thousand years of intermittent foods and drinking. It is the time of year for New Year›s resolutions. conflict between the two. In the light of this and the recent spate of You probably know someone who has said they want to lose weight apologies from politicians, clergymen, film producers etc, all aimed at or get fitter in the New Year. It is great when people want to start or calming troubled waters and hopefully achieving redemption I find, return to regular exercise. They’re keen and they become enthusiastic, on reflection, there are a few things I would/would not, have said to going from nearly no exercise to walking or running every day or people in my life. attending high intensity exercise classes. I would apologise if I have not always listened to you, really listened These same people then end up requiring Physiotherapy for an array with 100% of my attention. If I had allowed other thoughts to intrude of injuries that include lower limb tendinopathies (tendinitis), calf/ or found myself waiting for an opportunity to relate a story of my own, hamstring strains, rotator cuff injury and lower back strains that were then I probably did you a disservice. all sustained during an attempt to try and get ‘fit and healthy’ for their For holding a ‘closed’ conversation with you when I did not take the New Year’s resolution. In most of these cases, the problem is that time or trouble to really understand, and explore concerns and issues they either did too much too soon or they resumed exercise after a you may have had. If my eyes glazed over because you had said the prolonged period away from exercise. The majority of these injuries same thing, repeated the identical story, over and over again. I want could have also been prevented with an appropriate exercise plan. you to know that I realised it was important for you that the story Here are some tips to minimise your chances of getting injured be re-told until you felt that you had been heard and your emotions through the New Year period and stick to your New Year’s validated. resolution, be it weight loss or improving your fitness and health: If I was reluctant to talk about some of the topics you raised. Maybe Simply start by getting off the couch and move most days per week. those conversations were difficult for me on a personal level, butI If you haven’t regularly walked, cycled or swam for 3-4 times a week did understand that your words were the most important and not my in the last month or two, try doing short sessions (e.g. 10-20 minutes) feelings. So again perhaps I did not allow you to speak at length and and gradually build up the time over a few weeks. A minimum of 30 with complete freedom. minutes is a good goal to build towards for general health benefits For implied judgement or criticism of anything about which you talked, Try some simple body-weight exercises: You don›t need fancy gym and especially if I was full of ‘fix it’ plans, wanting to give advice or equipment and extra weights when you›re first starting out. Start provide solutions. The decisions concerning any action/non-action working muscles with body-weight exercises such as chair squats, step were yours, and yours alone to make. ups, sidesteps, calf raises, bench/knee/toe push ups and side planks I had no intention whatsoever of implying any wrongdoing, failure or will put you in a good place to start some heavier lifting or circuit style incompetence on your part in any of the ideas, actions or thoughts you classes (if you want to) in late February. 2-3x strength sessions per expressed. Perhaps if you perceived that I had made suggestions for week is all you need. solutions it was only out of concern and a wish to take some of the If you choose to start higher intensity training, do so 2x per week burden of your difficulties from you. But of course the most powerful ONLY (non-consecutive days) for the first 2-3 weeks and increase healing and understanding comes from self-reflection and insight’ from to 3x per week (non-consecutive days) thereafter. Alternate days of your decisions. the week can be filled with low-moderate intensity exercise such as For not allowing sufficient time to spend with you supporting your walking, swimming, Pilates or yoga. The reason for this is that it takes emotional unravelling. For being rushed, for offering excuses for my 48 hours in trained individuals for muscles to recover from a dose absence, for allowing other things in life to intrude and take preference of high intensity exercise, and 72 hours for tendons to recover from when your need was the greatest. a dose of high intensity exercise, and any attempt to do back-to-back Sometimes as strangers we come together for certain periods of time. days in untrained individuals will soon result in an ‘overuse’ injury. Often friendships develop, exchanges may possibly occur between Don’t forget to sleep. To allow your body to adapt to the exercise that acquaintances, occasionally the meetings we may have could simply you are doing, your body needs sleep. The National Sleep Foundation be that, fleeting points of contact. We probably interact the longest recommends that adults require 7-9 hours sleep per night. with family members but even so our conversations could well lack the These are general tips on how to avoid overuse injuries and every depth of communication that may have been desired. person is different in regards to their exercise tolerance. If you would In the end I believe that our associations are conducted to the best of like further advice or an exercise plan designed specifically for you, call our abilities, we could probably all look back and wish we could have our clinic on 9716 2250 to book an appointment with Jennifer Loke, done things differently. So, while I offer apologies to anyone who has our Accredited Exercise Physiologist. felt our contacts were not appropriate, I also tried my best and that’s Whittlesea Physiotherapy, probably all that any of us can do. 2/17 Church Street, Whittlesea. Phone: 9716 2250 [email protected] Q. What do little ghosts drink? A. Evaporated milk. www.whittleseaphysiotherapy.com.au Q. When do ghosts usually appear? A. Just before someone screams. Q. What would you find on a haunted beach? A. A sandwitch. Q. What do short-sighted ghosts wear? A. Spooktacles. WHITTLESEA CHILDREN’S CENTRE 57-61 Laurel Street, Whittlesea. Q. Where do ghosts go on holiday? A. Death Valley. Whittlesea Children’s Centre provides the Community with an essential service offering: * 3 & 4 year old Kindergarten sessions are run by qualified Kindergarten teacher. * Long daycare for Children from FETE - NEW HORIZONS CHURCH 3months to 6 years of age. * Fully qualified, dedicated and experienced staff * Stimulating programmes tailored for your child needs, based on 28 Forest Street, Whittlesea accordance of EYLF * Open 51 weeks of the year, 6.45am to 6.15pm. th * Nutritious meals & nappies provided Saturday 28 April, 2018 - 9am - 2pm POSITIONS AVAILABLE ~ Whittlesea Childcare Centre is a not for Mothers Day gifts, plants, white elephant profit, community managed centre. We provide a safe, caring and engaging environment where children have the opportunity to interact stall, face painting, lucky dips, cakes, jams, with others, whilst enhancing and developing skills. Parents can be sausage sizzle, ice creamery van, cartoonist assured that their children are safe, secure and supported. and much more.. Please call Tracey on 9716 2153 and arrange a guided tour of our friendly community centre or to make a booking. Ruth: 0414 674 950 15 Town Crier March 2018

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GRAINS NUTS AND SEEDS Message from AND FERMENTATION In her new fantastic book ‘Ferment’, Holly Davis The Mayor.. explains what has long been a puzzle for the last few decades of modern food consumption. Why are so many people You will notice in coming months an increasing amount of road works having problems digesting foods we have eaten for centuries. Regular as several projects are underway to help ease traffic congestion. readers of this column will know that a few months ago we looked at how Wheat has been altered, sprayed copiously with glyphosate The Mernda Rail Extension project continues, work has begun on Yan Yean even at harvest time…as well as all the genetically modified alterations Road duplication and will soon start on Plenty Road and traffic lights are that have changed the grains nature over the last few decades. being installed at the intersection of Cookes and Yan Yean Road in Doreen. However there is much more to this story. As Holly explores the word While these projects are fantastic, there is still much more that needs to of fermentation, she explains why so many people have problems be done to help ease traffic congestion in a growing municipality like ours. digesting these amazing foods. Recently the Council joined with Hume City Council to lobby the State You may have heard of the term ‘activated’ nuts. This refers to the Government for a Northern Outer Suburban Arterial Roads package to process of soaking nuts, seeds and legumes to remove the protective be included in the next budget. layer and anti-nutrients that protect the seed from spoilage while I am confident that our local Members of Parliament understand our it awaits the perfect conditions to germinate. These include physic community needs and we will continue to work closely with them to acid, polyphenols and other enzyme inhibitors that make foods more deliver the necessary infrastructure. difficult to digest and in many people cause irritation and/or flatulence.

A project that Council and the State Government have jointly funded To access the goodness within, soaking ‘activates’ the nut or seed is a major $25 million redevelopment of the Mill Park Leisure. The ready for germination allowing the enzymes that unlock the goodies centre will be completely rebuilt into a state-of-the-art aquatic and giving us the ability to digest these wonderful foods. For nuts such fitness hub. as almonds, brazil, cashews, walnuts and hazelnuts, soak adding a teaspoon of salt per 2 cups of ingredients and leave in a warm spot To ensure the project can be completed as quickly and safely as for 4 to 12 hours, (for your muesli soak over night with half a cup of possible, we will close the facility to the public for 20 months from apple or orange juice with the water and you have bircher muesli… July this year. heaps healthier than raw!) For low phytase grains such as rice, millet, While we apologise for the inconvenience to the centre›s users and corn and oats, soaking in tepid water with a tablespoon of rye or staff, we believe it will provide the safest and most cost-effective buckwheat flour for 8 to 12 hours is wonderful. Higher phytase grains outcome for our community. such as the popular quinoa, buckwheat, rolled spelt, wheat and barley You can find out more about the project on Council’s soak with 2 teaspoons of lemon juice or apple cider vinegar and the website Whittlesea.vic.gov.au bloating, discomfort and flatulence you once may have experienced will be a thing of the past. Beans are very important to road and so Finally, I would like to remind residents of our annual Community much nicer for the effort. Adzuki, berlotti and soy soak with a piece Festival which is coming up later this month. It will be at the Council of wake seaweed or a pinch of bi-card soda for 12 to 24 hours. Any grounds in South Morang on Sunday 18th March from 10am to 5pm. bubbles that you see show the activation is occurring and a good thing, Festival goers will be encouraged to make, move, eat, play and listen, rinse and cook as required. Lentils, peas, chickpeas and mung beans with something on offer for everyone. etc.. with a teaspoon lemon juice and apple cider vinegar for 4 to The community festival is the biggest community event in the City of 24 hours, even allowing a little sprout to occur to really unlock the Whittlesea calendar and a great opportunity for everyone to enjoy a nutrients. For more information look up the book, but it is worth the day out with the family. effort. As we look for an increased variety of proteins and nutrients the understanding passed down through generations of humanity need I hope to see you there! Cr Kris Pavlidis, Mayor to be re discovered to prevent a tsunami of food intolerances that we are seeing. Until next time, stay well. Dr Angela Palmer WHAT’S THAT IN THE SKY B.AppSc Human Biology, B.AppSc T.C.M. R.M.I.T. To be amazed by the heavens, first get your bearings and note that Kinglake Chinese Medicine, 2/1 Victoria Road, North is the warmest side of the house. Face north and on your right Kinglake Phone:- 5786 1889 is the east where the Sun rises, and on your left is west where the sun sets. Behind you is south. The brightest night is with the Full Moon on The Town Crier the 2nd and the 31st March and the darkest night is on the New Moon on the 18th March. Wishes FOR ALL YOU NIGHT OWLS - No planets are visible as they are all everyone a dancing with the Sun, and as you can imagine; we cannot see them when Very Happy the bright Sun is shining. The main feature that we can see in the evenings Easter is the Saucepan high to the northwest. In the northern hemisphere it is called Orion’s belt but you need to stand on your head to imagine it as a belt with a sword hanging down. And you need a good imagination to see WHITTLESEA AND DISTRICT Orion himself, the great warrior in the heavens. Leo is directly ahead and NETBALL ASSOCIATION the brightest star is Regulus in his heart. Let the Moon be your guide when Offers netball and competitions for all ages at the th she is near Regulus on the 28 March. We may be lucky to see Jupiter very Whittlesea Secondary College Sports Stadium. low in the east closer to midnight. You will know its him as he is so very Our SunCorp NetSetGo program is Netball Australia’s bright, or it may be just a street light! The Moon will show you when she is only junior entry netball program. It provides children near him on the 6th and 7th march. Turn around to see the Southern Cross from 5 to 10 years with a positive introduction to netball, lying on its side and high above the Pointer Stars. incorporating skill activities, minor games and modified FOR ALL YOU EARLY BIRDS - Jupiter excels as the brightest light matches. Every Wednesday during school terms 3.45pm – 4.45pm. shining high in the heavens. One closed-hand lower is Mars and another Junior competitions for ages 9 -17 have training on Wednesday afternoons closed -and lower is Antares the star in the head of the Scorpion. Both and games on Wednesday and Thursday evenings (depending on ages). Mars and Antares are reddish in colour. An open-hand lower is Saturn who Seniors play on Wednesday evenings, with varying ages, levels and mixed is creamy in colour and sometimes hard to find. Let the Moon be your teams. We also have representative teams that play in Diamond Valley guide when she is just below Jupiter on the 8th March, just below mars every Saturday morning. th th on the 10 and just below Saturn on the 11 . Turn around to see the NetSetGo: Kellie - 0432 792 310 Southern Cross high in the sky and to the right of the bright Pointer Stars Junior Competitions: Luke - 0410 321 525 Let yourself be awed! Kerry Galea www.kerrygalea.com.au Senior Competitions: Sue – 0438 180 240 17 Town Crier March 2018 Smile. Smile’, ‘If you were the only girl in the country. Times have changed, everyone now THE WHITTLESEA world, and I was the only boy’. Songs everyone has cars, they go on trips with the family that seemed to know and everyone sang heartedly. is so convenient. SHIRE PICNIC Once, groups of people had trips on seats, in By Matt Dickinson On the way to the beach, they asked for names for a game of football. Now I was unaware there the back of furniture vans, and really enjoyed We arrived in Australia, migrants, 10 pound was such a game as Australian Rules Football. I themselves. Now that would be both illegal Poms in 1956. Arriving at Kinglake West in had played a lot of soccer before migrating. So, and dangerous, in today’s traffic. January. I had to get a job quickly, as money thinking I was going to play soccer, I put my In Whittlesea we live in one of the most was diminishing fast. name down. I was in for a shock. I got a real multi cultural parts of Australia and I am I found a job as a builders labourer, with surprise when the teams lined up on the beach sure the more we mix together, the more the Country Roads Board. The gang I was totally different to soccer, lined up man on man. we gain from each other. One of my fondest assigned to at that time was extending the Then, I saw the ball, not really ball shaped. memories experiencing other peoples culture Scrubby Creek bridge, on the Kinglake road. How do you kick a ball that is not round? I soon at a Whittlesea Festival is of a little Indian Tha bridge, has now been replaced with a found out it is a skill. I was totally out of my girl, maybe six years old, beautifully dressed, new one, built next to the old one. At that depth. But I still enjoyed the rough and tumble doing an elephant dance, which went on time a railway motor train ran from Whittlesea of the game. for many minutes. I marvelled at how this to Epping, it was a single carriage, a very little girl could remember all the dance All the family had a great day on the beach. comfortable vehicle providing a valuable movements. Many folk watched and enjoyed ‘You can do a lot of things at the seaside that service to the area and making travel and the little lass dancing, to the Indian Music. you can’t do in town.’ Paddling on the waters work in the city within reach. Maybe there is still a place for a Shire Picnic edge with the children, jumping each wave, once a year for all of us. The railway line Shortly after we arrived the Whittlesea Shire swimming. will soon be restored to Mernda and will be had a picnic trip, organised for the whole a real boost to the district. How about us all shire. I don’t know if the Shire subsidised the Then we had a great picnic, I think it must having another, all inclusive Shire Picnic to cost of the train trip, I think this is possibly have been arranged by the Country Women’s celebrate the occasion of the opening of the how it worked. I know it seemed the whole Association, it was a huge picnic with folk from Mernda Line? population went on this trip. all over the shire taking part, plenty of good food for everyone. The trip was from Whittlesea to Epping, changing there to the main train service, then I recall finding the water in Port Philip bay across Melbourne to Mordialloc and the beach. much warmer to swim in than the North Sea off Northumberland. What a great day was enjoyed by everyone. On the way, we had a sing-song and an even My mind plays tricks with me. But it seems better sing song on the way back. ‘With from memory we stayed well into the evening Someone like you, a pal good and true’, on the beach before we all boarded the train ‘I’d like to leave the world behind’, ‘Nelly for the run back to Epping, then change to the Dene’, ‘The road to Gundagai’, ‘Just a bird railmotor for Whittlesea and the Rowlands bus in a gilded cage’, ‘There’s a long long trail a to Kinglake West. winding’, ‘Let me call you sweetheart’, ‘Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag and smile. We had a wonderful memorable day in our new

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Town Crier March 2018 WHITTLESEA COMBINED PENSIONERS WHITTLESEA COMMUNITY GARDEN Our Vice President Ian McKenzie opened our February 2018 Meeting February was hot and our tomatoes slowly ripened and Thursday 15th March, we have our Puffing Billy Day Tour. We travel there was an abundance of zucchini, chilli and capsicum. to Emerald Lake. Our coach will take us to the Dandenong Hotel for a Our strawberries have also been a delight. two-course meal. We depart from South Morang at 7.30am, Mernda The Jumbunna Whittlesea CWA ladies held their January 7.40am, and Whittlesea at 8am. Cost $35. meeting in the garden and we thank them very much for Thursday 19th April, is a Tramboat Cruise to Maribyrnong River Day the great donation of plants. The CWA ladies and garden members also Tour. We travel along the intriguing Maribyrnong River all the way to created some beautiful and colourful tiles that will form a permanent the Anglers Tavern in Maribyrnong for lunch. Morning tea is served on display at the garden. your journey. We depart from South Morang at 8am, Mernda 8.10am, MOSAICS AT THE GARDEN - Come down to visit the garden and get creative! Together we will mosaic Whittlesea at 8.30am. Cost $50. Please note only 48 positions a new artwork for the garden. These are hands on available for this trip. workshops with each week demonstrating a different th th We have our 5 day trip to Kangaroo Island 7 to 11 May. We stage of the mosaic process. You can come to just travel from Melbourne to Mt. Gambier, Mt Gambier to Victor Harbor, one or come to all three. We would love your help! Victor Harbor to Kangaroo Island, Victor Harbor to Melbourne. Cost Date: Thursday 8th, 15th & 22nd March. Time: 9.30am – 11.30am depends on members. If we have 35-39 people cost will be $1,146 Venue: Whittlesea Community Garden twin share, Single $1,380. If 20-24 people $1,350 twin Share, Single Cost: Free RSVP: Megan 9716 3361 or $1,489. [email protected] Thursday 21st June, we celebrate our 49th Birthday Luncheon at the LEARNING ABOUT IRRIGATION AND WATERING SYSTEMS Whittlesea Community Activity Centre. Time 12noon. Cost $20 Join us in a workshop to install a watering system in the Community Garden. Whittlesea Combined Pensioners & Superannuants Association of Warren from W.A.G Landscape and Maintenance will demonstrate, offer Victoria Inc. is opened to all types of pensioners and their carer’s and advice and answer all of your watering system questions. th funded superannuants. Annual Membership is $5. Date: Thursday 19 April Time: 9am – 12noon Venue: Whittlesea Community Garden Trips and Luncheons are partly subsidized by the Club except for the Cost: Free RSVP: Megan 9716 3361 or 5 Day trips. [email protected] ST ALL TRIPS MUST BE PAID BY THE 1 THURSDAY Our workshops are funded by Foundation for OF EACH MONTH Rural and Regional Renewal If members would like to attend any of the above trips but are Looking forward in 2018 we will be hosting a ‘Recycled unable to attend the next meeting they can contact Nella Palmieri Gardening’ project which is financially assisted by the on 0433 114 960 City of Whittlesea’s Community Development Grants. This program is Our next meeting will be held on Thursday 1st March, 2018 at the comprised of a series of scarecrow making workshops for children, recycled Whittlesea Community Activity Centre at 1pm. garden art workshops, a Grow your Own, Thrifty and Recycled Gardening workshop and a Composting workshop. The completion of the program will New members are always welcome be marked with a community celebration to show case all of our learnings ‘Til next time stay safe, Nella Palmieri, Social Secretary and an opportunity for the community to learn from the City of Whittlesea more about sustainability in our homes and community. GARDEN BEDS AVAILABLE - We now have some garden beds available WHITTLESEA for lease. All of our garden beds are raised and different sizes and heights are available dependng on your needs. All beds are PHOTOGRAPHY filled with soil and ready to go. All of the tools and fertilisers etc. you will need are supplied – all you CLUB Inc.. need is the plants. For as little as $45/year you can We covered a lot of be growing your own produce. You can come along ground in our first during our supported session times if you enjoy meeting for 2018 and company or access the garden at times that suit you. it was terrific to see a SUPPORTED SESSION TIMES - Don’t forget to join us at our few new faces. Thanks supported session times every Monday 9am – 12noon & Thursday to Trish Wileman for from 10am – 1pm. If you come along at these times you will always organising a very have company and someone to show you around and help you get entertaining Quiz that started. Once you are a member the garden can be accessed at other involved trying to times. identify local landmarks Come along and join us for a cuppa & a chat at the garden. from a close up detail. It’s more than just gardening. We have a range of activities The first meeting of the and lots of friendship! Ph: 9716 3361 year is also our AGM Laurel Street, Whittlesea (Melway 246 H9) and we welcomed Larry Henderson as our new club President. A huge thank you to Bruce Samantha Heyfron B Physio, APAM Irvine who has been Adam White B Physio, APAM our fearless leader for Jennifer Loke A Exercise Physiologist the past 12 months but is heading off to the USA for bigger and better things and will be greatly missed. The next meeting night is 29th March On 15th March we have The subject for that meeting is ‘Mystery our first club competition Shoot, Bring Your Camera’. We will be night of the year. Subject hosting some surprise models. for the first competition Our 2018 Syllabus is up on both our is ‘Yellow and/or Red’ 2/17 Church Street, Whittlesea Victoria 3757 website and Facebook pages and new and it will be very members are always welcome. Tel: 03 9716 2250 Fax: 03 9716 2275 interesting to see how Please contact: www.whittleseaphysiotherapy.com.au our members have info@ whittleseaphotographyclub.com interpreted the topic. 19 Town Crier March 2018 CLEAN UP AUSTRALIA DAY LOST SEASONS SOUTH th There were times when the horizons SUNDAY 4 MARCH, 2018 were aglow with the rising, and setting of MORANG Come along and help keep your the sun; neighbourhood looking beautiful The nights were brightened with trillions of CWA Date: Sunday, 4th March 2018 stars in the effulgence of the milky way.

Our trip to the big smoke for the Johnston Time: 10am — 12noon Mornings were awakened collection was a great day out. The Location: Various locations around the with the chirping of birds craftsmanship of the collection is superb. municipality And, as far as the sight could go Well worth the trip. Contact: Council’s Resource Recovery Officer fields were laden with rich harvests, Phone: 03 9401 0579 Cost: Free Living out in the Whittlesea area, a trip to streams flowing with honey, Melbourne is getting to be a big deal until we HIGHLIGHTS The ringing of church bells, get OUR TRAIN! There are two ways you can get involved, singing of hymns orchids drooping 1. Register your own clean-up site. Local in glorious hues. Remember our next card day is 14th April, so waterways, parklands, bushlands and litter And so it goes there were times ladies, get in touch with Sue on 5787 1520 hotspots are ideal locations for a clean up and book a spot. See you there. when - under starlit skies site. Email us the details of your site at: friends huddled together Our group biannual meeting is to be in [email protected] Around bonfires, the crackling sounds Wallan this month. Being a new branch, this and we’ll help promote your site. Of dry wood mingled with their laughter

is their debut so a good attendance is on the 2. Help out on the day. Visit Clean Up cards. Australia Day’s website to find a local clean up Ay, merrymaking that joyous dancing Intoxications, freely flowing. The blankets for winter offerings to nursing site. Most sites run from 10am to 12noon and homes are well under way, with a wonderful are followed by light refreshments. V. K. Dhawan donation of 100 squares from Jan in Epping. On the day simply sign up with the Clean Up Thank you Jan for so many hours of knitting. Australia Day site coordinator. Bring along Keep May 11th – 13th free for our scrapbooking a drink, pair of gloves, wear sturdy covered shoes, old clothes, a hat and sunglasses and A New Day & card weekend at Upper Plenty. Again, ring Over the distant horizon comes the be sun smart. Sue for bookings. first flicker of shining light, On July 20 -22th, we have our craft weekend Most sites will have a barrel of water so I see the sun rising fast and so where you discover so many crafts you never you can refill your own water bottle. We dazzlingly bright, knew you could accomplish! This weekend will not be supplying bottled water. Clean From twilight to brilliant sunlight, is also at Upper Plenty. A great excuse to Up sites are run by the Clean Up Australia Shimmering radiance setting the not have to worry about the dinners or the Day organisation and proudly supported by whole wide world alight, washing up? Council. A new day is born and I rejoice at this For more information call us stunning sight For any further information ring on 9401 0579 or email Steven Katsineris Fay: 9717 3597, 0438 717 359 [email protected] P A R K E R ’ S 5 Laurel Street, Whittlesea A U T O P L U S (t) 03 9716 2010 The one stop shop, for all of your automotive needs.

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21 Town Crier March 2018 WHITTLESEA WHITTLESEA U3A FIRE BRIGADE Sharing skills, knowledge, friendship for people 55+ CORRECTION - Whittlesea CFA extends its sincerest apologies to Ian NEW MEMBERS WELCOME Kay for the omission from last month’s article that listed members who Choose from 90+ Classes, keeping Mind, Body & Spirit in excellent condition. received service medals at Whittlesea Fire Brigade’s annual dinner. VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES - Volunteering is a wonderful way to th become involved with other seniors, share knowledge and experiences while Ian, who is 4 Lieutenant of Whittlesea Fire Brigade and was 2016’s making friends. New classes and venues are being organised and expanding. ‘A.F. Walker Fire Fighter of the Year’, was awarded a 20 Year Medal. If you are interested please contact our office Congratulations Ian! ADOPT A HYDRANT PHONE 9464 1339 or 0404 119 189 Leave a message if no answer Located on or near your nature strip is a [email protected] fire hydrant and should Website & for application forms a fire break out, it is essential that fire www.whittleseau3a.org.au fighters can gain quick ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP $40 Single access to it. Whittlesea The festive season is over and WU3A are now back in full swing. The Fire Brigade is therefore transition over to Peter Lalor Campus in Robert Street, Lalor, was one asking residents to executed in time, with endeavour and determination, to welcome/ help us by ‘adopting’ a expand and develop new programs. WU3A also welcomed new hydrant. members some to begin classes at Peter Lalor Campus as well as May All this means is that Road Lalor Campus. we would like you to In 2017 WU3A Committee members nominated and appointed Bev keep an eye on ‘your’ Moore as Township of Whittlesea liaison person due to her community hydrant, to ensure volunteering within the township. Whittlesea Fire Brigade ‘The Morning Tea Discussions over coffee that is held on the 4th Monday can gain easy access to it at all times, and to report any problems of the month, and commenced on February 26th at the Whittlesea with it. Community Centre at 11am. Where Discussions and debates plus If you have any questions, or would like to report a problem with your shared opinions were uppermost on the agenda, guided by our hydrant, call Whittlesea Fire Brigade on 9716 2133. President Glen Wall, as we enjoyed coffee/tea and light finger food made especially for the group. Further to our February article and the WHITTLESEA FIRE BRIGADE CELEBRATES 10 YEARS mention of U3A expanding offerings into township of Whittlesea, as OF EMR – SUNDAY 18th MARCH 2-4pm the appointed Whittlesea Township Liaison person, I hope to be able to have the opportunity to chat to people in the hopes of learning what Don’t be surprised if you see a fire truck and an ambulance at a life- sort of class/interest that U3A may be able to bring to the township. threatening medical emergency! It is our aim to provide interests and activities that people from the Whittlesea Fire Brigade is proud to have been one of the first fire township in particular can enjoy. Be it keep fit with light exercises, brigades in the state to trial and implement the Emergency Medical or swimming. It is vital also that we have feedback from interested Response (EMR) program – CFA’s co-response with Ambulance Victoria persons with suggestions of what you may want to participate in within to a select group of Priority 0 calls, best summarised as ‘not conscious, the township of Whittlesea. not breathing or breathing uncertain’ – and we anticipate we will provide this lifesaving service to members of our community for many Interest has recently been shown in the City Of Whittlesea /LEAP years to come. Program Seniors Connect within the township and this is encouraging to hear as it is a safeguard against seniors who may feel isolated. As a result of reaching this important milestone, Whittlesea Fire Brigade is holding a celebration on Sunday 18 March from 2-4pm and The program also includes City Of Whittlesea surrounds ie, Mernda, will open its doors to the community who can come down for a chat Epping, Lalor etc. and watch our firefighters take part in some EMR demonstrations. Details of the Classes and Activities for 2018 and membership Bring the family and come on down. We would love to see you there! application forms are accessible via the Whittlesea U3A website – www.whittleseau3a.org.au BRIGADE INCIDENTS - For the month of January the brigade responded to 18 call outs: 3 x vehicle fire (3 x support), 3 x structure If you would like to discuss membership, classes & activities or fire (2 x support), 3 x DELWP support, 2 x report of smoke, 2 x grass new programs in the township of Whittlesea contact our office fire (2 x support), 1 x EMR, 1 x unauthorised burn, 1 x false alarm, 2 9464 1339 mobile 0404 119 189, or Whittlesea’s Liaison Officer Bev Moore 0498 233 203 (leave message if no answer) x undefined (2 x support). Email: [email protected] COMPETITION TEAM - The “Gunnaz” continue to train hard and www.whittleseau3a.org.au look forward to the State Urban Championships to be held in Bendigo 10th – 12th March. Whittlesea has always fared well at the Competition and we wish the ‘Gunnaz’ best of luck this year. Visit Whittlesea Fire Brigade’s website www.whittleseacfa.com DO YOU HAVE A WORKING SMOKE ALARM?

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Beer Dancing Holy Day Potatoes Belfast Dublin Ireland Seventeenth Bishop Events Irish Shamrock Cabbage Feast Day Leprechaun Snakes Celebration Festival Limerick Soda Bread Celtic Cross Green March Tradition Christian Guinness Missionary Yearly Clover Heritage Music Cork History Parade Corned Beef Holiday Patron Saint Puzzle courtesy of Livewire Puzzles, http://puzzles.ca

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WHITTLESEA PRE SCHOOL Inc. We are now taking enrolments for 3 year old and 4 year old programs. We provide children with an environment that encourages and stimulates their development, and builds self confidence and social skills in readiness for school. The program and the environment are determined by the children’s needs and interests. Activities are based on play, which is central to the lives of all children. If you are looking for a kindergarten, please do not hesitate to contact us [email protected] Puzzle courtesy of Dreamstime.com 9716 2405 23 Town Crier March 2018 WHITTLESEA HORSE AND PONY CLUB Wow. What a fantastic day we had for our Christmas break-up. Starting off our day with a thrilling super cross competition, followed by a very exciting and sometimes hilarious round of games. I think everyone’s favourite would have to be the apple bobbing, with a face full of icing sugar at the end. Some of these kids would do well in a rodeo! Leading into lunch we were all amazed by the efforts of those who joined in the fancy dress competition. Well done kids (and parents, I’m guessing) for your amazing efforts, you all looked wonderful. Ross 0415 310 111

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A big thank you also, to the Whittlesea CFA for giving Father Christ Church Hall, Christmas a lift to our break-up and handing out Christmas stockings to all the kids. They were all eager to get a photo with Santa (including Christ Church, some of the mum’s – I won’t mention any names). Wallan Road, Whittlesea I would like to thank all of our families for your support during the year. As a small club with ever-increasing costs, we wouldn’t be able 9am - 3pm to do it all without your continued efforts. Although it is sometimes th a struggle, in the end, we do it for our kids. As a club we should be SAT. 17 MARCH, 2-18 proud of the fact that our club encourages kids to get outside and learn new skills, care for their animals, help and support each other and represent Whittlesea in competitions across the state. MILL PARK LIBRARY Congratulations to our riders who have qualified for the State PASTA MAKING DEMONSTRATION - Adults. Marie from Rie’s Championships in March. Kitchen will demonstrate for you how to make your own pasta Anna Gurnett, Isobel Moras and Georgia Lacekels. We wish you all the Thursday 8th March, 7 - 8 pm best of luck in your efforts. THREE SIDES OF THE COIN - Using theatre to create change - We would like to thank our major sponsor Morrison Kleeman, Adults. Come along and experience a live cultural performance by Doreen, for their support of our club over the past year. As a small people who have been harmed by gambling and understand the club, this support is essential for us to continue to provide the kids impact it has on our community. Followed by a Q & A. Bookings in our community with a safe and fun environment to pursue their essential. Thursday 22nd March 7.30-8.30pm interest in horses and riding. Thank you also to Stockland and Whittlesea Bowls Club for your generous support. WOMEN IN WHITTLESEA HISTORY EXHIBITION - All ages This photographic historical exhibition celebrates INTERNATIONAL Our rallies are held on the fourth Sunday of the month. Please feel WOMEN’S DAY, and highlights the important role women have free to come down and watch the kids, or if you have a pony and are played in shaping the City of Whittlesea. interested in joining the fun at our club please contact our Membership Wednesday 7 - Sunday 18th March Officer – Kerry on 0417 087 093 or our D.C. – Bec on 0412 736 128. DR. WHO FAN CLUB - All ages. Join our Dr. Who fan club. Watch videos and discuss all things Dr. Who. Wednesday 21st March If any local businesses are interested in supporting our club through donation or sponsorship please call our Secretary PARANORMAL NIGHT, Ages 15+. View footage and photos. Discuss Belinda Walsh on 0408 862 843 the unexplained and paranormal. Wednesday 14th March 7-8pm CRAFT CLUB, All ages. Meet others and work on your knitting, crochet or patchwork project while picking up new skills. Every Monday 1-3pm RETRO TECHNOLOGY CONVERSION, Adults. Learn how to convert VHS tapes, cassettes tapes, and photo slides to digital. Monday 5th & 19th March, 1-2pm Kids eCLUB, Ages 8+. Scratch, iPad, Minecraft, VR and more. Every Tuesday during school term, 4.30 - 5.30pm CODE CLUB: Scratch for beginners, Ages 8+. Learn how to create games, animations and interactive stories with Scratch, a programming language for beginners. BYO laptop/device or use one of ours. Monday 5th & 19th March, 4-5pm Q. What did the rabbit say to the carrot? GENEALOGY GROUP, Ages 16+. Discuss your family history A. It’s been nice gnawing you. research with fellow genealogists. Use the eLibrary to advance your research. Occasional guest speakers. Thursday 8th March, 1-3pm Q. How did the Easter Bunny rate the Easter Parade? A. He said it was eggs-cellent. 394 Plenty Road, Mill Park 3082 Q. How does the Easter Bunny travel? 9437 8189 A. By hare plane. www.yprl.vic.gov.au 24 Town Crier March 2018 WHY YEA IS CALLED YEA? By Glen Davis YAN YEAN CEMETERY TRUST The original occupants of what is now known as Yea were the Woiwurung people who occupied this area for many thousands of years prior to The Yan Yean Cemetery Trust is seeking expressions of interest from European arrival. The first Europeans to go through the area were the suitably qualifi ed members of the community who would be interested explorers William Hovell and Hamilton Hume who arrived in 1824. They in becoming honorary trust members. Women and those from a diverse reported positive sightings of arable lands suitable for grazing, a sign for background are actively encouraged to seek appointment to ensure that the farmers to take up land. From there Europeans moved into the area. By trust’s membership accurately refl ects the composition of the community the early 1840s farmers were settling in the locality, followed in 1855 by it serves. the surveying of the township when plots of land were sold to bidders. The initial name for the location was the Muddy Creek Settlement, Cemetery trust members are appointed by the Governor in Council for a before being named Yea after the Crimean war hero Brevet Colonel Yea. term of up to fi ve years and are responsible to the Minister for Health for the proper and effi cient management of the public cemeteries under the You may ask who was Brevet Colonel Yea? Lacey Walter Giles Yea was th control of the trust, including the provision of future cemeteries services born in Bristol on 20 May 1808. His parents were Sir William Walter and the preservation of local history. Yea, second baronet of Pyrland, Somerset and Anne Heckstetter. Educated at prestigious Eton College he rose through the ranks of the Being appointed to a cemetery trust provides successful applicants with British army, where he enjoyed a distinguished career. Yea spent time a unique opportunity to develop their competencies as a board member. abroad in his military service being posted in the Americas and the In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services provides free Mediterranean. He served with the 7th Royal Fusiliers in the conflict governance training to all trust members. in Crimea. He was twice mentioned in dispatches and promoted to Current and previous cemetery trust members may apply for Brevet Colonel. He commanded a brigade of the light division in the famous charge of the light brigade. reappointment as part of a competitive selection process. More information about the role of cemetery trust members is available at: It’s important to remind readers of the bloody conflict in Crimea in which Tsarist Russia, on behalf of orthodox Christianity, went to war with the https://www2.health.vic.gov.au/public-health/cemeteries-and-crematoria/ Ottoman Empire. This was allegedly re a conflict in the ‘Holy Land.’ cemetery-trust-appointments/class-b-cemetery-trust-appointments The Muslim Ottomans were supported by in an interesting alliance by To register your interest please contact the Yan Yean Cemetery the Christian nations of France and Britain, who were determined to Trust by telephoning the Secretary on 9716 2619 within two stop any perceived expansionary aims of Russia. Probably one of the weeks of the date of this advertisement. best appraisals of this period was written in the following terms by a The Victorian Government is committed to ensuring that government contemporary writer ‘sundry exploits, of a doubtful nature it is true, boards and committees refl ect the composition of the Victorian have been achieved. When the Russian forces first crossed the Pruth, the Tsar had no doubt – as we happened to know and took occasion community. This includes appropriate representation of women, regional to state at the time – that he could bully all Europe, and reap laurels Victorians, Aboriginal people, young Victorians, Victoria’s culturally at small expense. His diplomatic agents, too, encouraged him in this diverse community, the LGBTI community and Victorians with a foolish opinion. He craved universal adulation; now he tastes its bitter disability. VG0660CT and poisonous fruits’. Readers may ask has the Russian leadership changed? AN INVITATION TO During the famous charge of the Light Brigade, on 18th June 1855, Yea lead a column of troops on their left flank that attacked the Russians THE PERFORMANCE OF who were entrenched in Redan. Leading from the front during this attack Yea was shot and killed. He was buried in the cemetery at ‘Big Pond’ Sebastopol with full military honours on 20th June 1855. Historical Theatre In his despatch of 19th June the British Commander Lord Raglan spoke Presented by the highly of Yea, ‘Colonel Yea was not only distinguished for his gallantry, Woodlands Players but had exercised his control of the royal fusiliers in such a manner Supported by Parks Victoria & as to win the affection of the soldiers under his orders, and to secure to them every comfort and accommodation which personal exertions Melbourne Water could secure for them’. High recommendations for the man Yea is The performance takes you back to Tuesday 12th March named after. 1892. Mr. John Wilson and his family are the resident So there you go. That is the origins of how Yea being known as Yea. Caretakers of the Yan Yean Reservoir. Join the Wilsons at their cottage during a very busy day and experience WHITTLESEA & DISTRICT for yourself their unique lifestyle and the drama that NETBALL ASSOCIATION takes place at this historic location. Annual General Meeting WHERE: Yan Yean Reservoir Park Caretakers Cottage th (Melway 391 ID (enter from Recreation Rd) Monday 19 March 2018, 7.30pm WHEN: Saturday 19th May, 2018, 2pm Whittlesea Bowling Club, Members Room COST: $15.00 per person Bookings essential as numbers are limited THOMASTOWN LIBRARY Refreshments served on the day ITALIAN OLIVE PRESERVING - Adults. Teresa Oates author of the Mangia Mangia cookbooks will demonstrate how to preserve olives. The library will also launch a new collection of DVD’s and Info: CD’s. Tuesday 20th March, 10.30 - 11.30am Sue Wright EASTER HUNT - Ages 4 - 12. An Easter scavenger hunt. Find clues Phone: and complete the tasks throughout the library. 0414 526 407 Thursday 20th March 4-5pm CREATIVE WRITING GROUP (New), Ages 8+. Join a group of your writing peers and learn some new skills. Every Tuesday during school term 3.30-4.30pm 52 Main Street, Thomastown, 9464 1864 www.yprl.vic.gov.au 25 Town Crier March 2018 CRAIGIEBURN SUPPORT & EXERCISE EPPING TENNIS CLUB Inc., Epping Reserve, COMMUNITY CALENDAR GROUP Are running classes in chair based Cnr. High & Park Sts. Lynn 9408 6932. Players MEETING DATES & CONTACTS exercises, Qi gong, Nordic walking, craft group. of all standards welcome. Social, Coaching. Day & night tennis available. 1st EPPING SCOUT GROUP, Scout Hall, Duffy For more information phone Brenda 9308 4456 Or St, Epping. Scouts Mon.7-9pm, Cubs Tues. email [email protected] FINDON CALISTHENICS CLUB Sth.Morang 6.30-8pm. Joeys Wed. 6.30-7.30pm. Enq: Group CRAIGIEBURN RESIDENTS ASSOC,. Inc., Primary School, Tues. & Thurs. evenings. Leader Mark Lancaster 0428 306 546 Meet 1st Wed. Month, 7.30pm, Selwyn House, Glenys 9716 2568 email: [email protected] Craigieburn. All Welcome. Brenda, 9308 4456 FINDON PONY CLUB Beginners to st rd 1st KINGLAKE SCOUT GROUP, Scout Hall, CMSC (Council of Single Mothers & their experienced riders. Rally days 1 & 3 Sun. Kinglake Football Ground, Kinglake Central. Children) FAWKNER, Meet monthly, 12.30- Month. Fully catered. Regent St. Mernda. Cubs (7-11yr) Wed. 7-8.30pm. Scouts (11-15 2.30pm, free lunch. Meet others in support group [email protected] yrs) Tues. 7-8.30pm. Venturers (15-18yrs) Fri. Natalie 9654 0327, [email protected] FRIENDS OF SOUTH MORANG (FOSM) 7-8.30pm. Enq: Leanne Le Claire 0411 029 902 Meet 7.30pm, 2nd Thurs month, except Jan. A not CSMC, VICTORIA phone support & referral for profit comm. Group representing the interests 1st WHITTLESEA SCOUT GROUP, for single mums by single mums, support group. of residents of City of Whittlesea based Sth. Scout Hall, 40 Fir St. Joeys (6-7yrs) Thurs. Family law,domestic violence,houseing info young Morang. Trevor 0418 513 304, or Facebook 6-7pm, Cubs (8-10yrs)Wed. 6:30-8pm, (11- mums etc.. (03) 9654 0622 (rural callers) 15yrs) Thurs. 7-8.30pm Rovers (18-26yrs) 1800 077 374, [email protected] FRIENDS OF TOOROURRONG (F.O.T.) For meeting with Turbo Rover Crew Mon. 7:30- www.csmc.org.au info & meetings/activities, Sec. Jan Hyndman

9:30pm. Enq: ALAN HARDING 0409 515 998 rd 0427 510 092 [email protected] CWA HURSTBRIDGE Meets 3 Wed. month, P.O. Box 283, Whittlesea. AFRICAN DRUMMING CLASSES, weekly at 7.30pm. Community Centre, Greysharps Rd. All Allwood Neighbourhood house, Hurstbridge. age groups welcome. Anne 9714 8541 FRIENDS OF WESTGARTHTOWN, Thurs. night,Fri. afternoon. Timid beginners, Westgarth Precinct, Ziebell’s farmhouse, 100 C.W.A. JUMBUNNA BRANCH, Interested in nd adults & older children welcome & free trial Gardenia Rd, Thomastown, (Mel. 8,H5) open 2 CWA? Ring Sandra Hocking, 9716 2346 offered, at start of every school term. Sun. Month. 1-4pm, Nanette 9464 1805. Guided Annie 0407 102 578, 9718 1002 DIAMOND CREEK BOWLING CLUB, tours Mon - Fri. for groups 10+ Tatiana Recreation Reserve. A friendly club, synthetic 9464 5062, www.westgarthtown.org.au AL-ANON, SEYMOUR, meets every Mon. greens, play all year. Social & Pennant comps. Free 12 noon, Uniting Church Hall, 15 Crawford St, FRIENDS OF THE WILDLIFE RESERVES Coaching. 9438 1717 www.dcbc.org.au Seymour. Enq: Colleen 0422 879 388 Inc., Working bees, held Gresswell Nature Conservation Reserves, Bundoora monthly. AL-ANON, WALLAN, WED. 7pm, DIAMOND VALLEY 50’s CLUB Inc., Mon or Shirley 9466 9292, http://home.vicnet.au~fwir/ Neighbourhood House, Wallan. Thurs. try Zumba Gold for Seniors. $4 session. Tai Chi & Aeorbics $3 session, also Bowls, Table GREENSBOROUGH & DISTRICT ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS , Whittlesea, Tennis, Cards & Craft. Sat. afternoon, New vogue ANGLING CLUB Inc., 90 years young, new group meet every Friday 8pm, Uniting Church, dancing & monthly bus trips. Community Hall, 37 members always welcome to our family club, Cnr. Forest & Walnut Streets, Whittlesea. Lambourn Rd, Watsonia, Pres: Dennis Richards meets every Thursday fortnightly at 8pm at our AURORA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, 9016 8238, 0447 575 098 Clubrooms 161 Para Road Gr’gh – 0400 208 465, representing Epping Nth/Wollert community www.dv50plusclub.org.au [email protected], www.gdac.com.au since 2009. Advocacy on matters of local GREENBROOK COMMUNITY HOUSE 40 importance, social gatherings/events. DIAMOND VALLEY ARTS SOCIETY Classes McFarlane Cres.Epping. Liz, 9408 0916 www.aurora.asn.au/ [email protected] daily, Morn, arvo, evening in pottery, sculpture, life drawing, painting watercolour. Oil, acrylics MARVELLOUS MOSIAC during school terms BELLY DANCING LESSONS for women, & pastels. Greensborough College, 199 Nell St. people with disabilities welcome. 9408 0916 Tues. 7pm, Wed. 10am. Peter Lalor Vocational Greensborough.(Mel.20,G3) Edith Meaklim MUSIC4FUN Every Thurs. during school terms College Gym, 35 Duncan Rd, Lalor. Children 9432 9871, www.dvartsociety.com SINGING GROUP meets Tues. during school welcome. 0413 423 926, 9408 8407 terms. 12-1pm, Prof. leader. 9408 0916 DIAMOND VALLEY CAKE DECORATING DYNAMIC DRAWING FROM LIFE Learn BEVERIDGE & DISTRICT PONY CLUB GROUP Meet every 2nd month, Sat. 1pm, rd to draw from life using range of materials & Rally days held 3 Sun. Month, experienced Library, Ibbotson St. Watsonia. Workshops, guest surfaces. Suitable beginners, rusty drawers. instructors. New members welcome. demonstrators, afternoon tea & raffle. Dot Evans Professional artist teacher. Tues. 7-9pm Enq: Lynda 9745 2151 or 9303 8000 or Liz Blake 9717 1036 www.beveridgeanddistrictponyclub.piczo.com STEPPING OUT IN EPPING Friendship & DIAMOND VALLEY GEM CLUB, Grace Exercise. Tues. 9-10am. Free 9408 0916 BONSAI, Northern suburbs meet 2nd Thurs. Park Cottage, cnr. Henry St & Duncan Ave, ART4KIDS Primary school age kids. Wed. month, at Lalor Library Community Room, May Greensborough. Keith 9437 1356 4-5.50pm 9408 0916 Rd, Lalor, 7.30pm. Mark 0408 059 094 www.diamondvalleygemclub.com.au GET CRAFTY Not a class, a group getting BRIDGE CLUB, WHITTLESEA, Plays DIAMOND VALLEY MULTIPLE BIRTH ASS. together over tea & biscuits. Bring your craft. Mon.12.30-4.30pm, Wed 7.30-10.30pm at Bowls Inc. Kristi, 9438 6820 MOSIAC FOR BEGINNERS & BEYOND Club. Enq: Lyndall 5786 1839 Design your project, cut tiles, glue, grout, seal DIAMOND VALLEY PENGUIN GROUP your work, friendly class. Wed. 7-9pm BUSINESS STUDIES CLASSES, Whittlesea nd th Speaking club for women. Meet 2 & 4 Tues. All above enquiries: Liz: 9408 0916 Community Network, 1st time computer users, MS month, 7.45pm at Greenhills Neighbourhood Word, Excel, Publisher, Photoshop, MYOB, 9716 3361 Centre, Community Drive, G’borough. Visitors HUFF & PUFF VICTORIA Inc., Meets 1.30- st CHEETAHS SOFTBALL CLUB welcome. Lyn 0459 186 670 3.30pm, 1 Wed. Feb to Dec. at Banyule CHS Jun.,Sen.,Male,Female,come along, join club. www.penguinclub.victoria.com Cnr. Catalina St & Alamein Rd, West. Heidelberg. Cater for all abilities, incl. T.Ball, Pixie,& (Mel.19E12) Max Beach 9435 5731 Respiratory DIAMOND VALLEY VIETNAM VETS (DVets) Primary levels. Kerry Laird 9466 4197 support group, pateints,& carers. Meet Fri. arvo, RSL,G’borough. 3.30-7pm in Nui Dat HURSTBRIDGE BOWLING CLUB, CITY OF WHITTLESEA PLAYGROUP Room. All Viet. Vets welcome. Peter 0400 363 143 Greysharps Rd. New bowlers welcome, Ladies & ASSOCIATION Enq: Des 9465 8664 DOREEN COMBINED PROBUS CLUB Inc., Mens Pennant. 9718 2159. Free Coaching. COMBINED CHRISTIAN CHURCHES OF Meet Orchard Road Community Centre, Orchard HURSTBRIDGE PROBUS CLUB Semi, WHITTLESEA Info. contact: Ivan 9716 2330, st Road, Doreen. 1pm, 1 Wed. month. retired folk invited to join, fellowship,friendship Shane 9716 3057 Doris Muscat 0418 124 407 & fun. Carolyn, 9719 7322, or 9435 4108 CONTACT COMMUNITY CENTRE, EPPING RSL ANGLING CLUB, meets 2nd KILDONAN UNITING CARE, YOUTH Bundoora Hall, Noorong Ave, Bundoora. Wide Monday month, meeting room, Epping RSL, REBUILD Outreach support,Whittlesea, for range of activities, arts, crafts,exercise etc.. Harvest Home Rd, Epping. All Welcome. Spencer young people 18-26, and families. Jessica Eaves, New members welcome. 9467 6305 0408 888 773 [email protected] 8401 0118, 0427 795 178 COWRA (Ratepayers Association of Whittlesea EPPING PENSIONER ASSOC. Meets Tues. KILMORE MINIATURE RAILWAY, Last Sat. Inc.) Meets 3rd Thurs. month, rotating between 12.30-3.30pm, Memorial Hall. Happy, friendly Month.(weather permitting) 10am-1pm. Whittlesea Comm. Activity Centre & Riverside group, many activities & outings. 5781 1711 www.kilmoreminiaturerailway.org Comm. Activity Centre, 8pm Kerry 9715 1503 Irene 8401 3332 or Doreen 9401 4431 [email protected] 26 Town Crier March 2018 KINGLAKE BADMINTON CLUB, Sports MILL PARK LIBRARY - Discussions of the NORTHERN BREAST CANCER SUPPORT stadium, cnr. Main/Extons Rd, (near footy oval). New Unexplained. 2nd Wed. Month. 7-8pm. Come, GROUP, providing comfortable atmosphere for players welcome. Tues. 8pm, Wed. 9.30am Neville discuss all things mysterious & unexplained. those affected, family & friends. Moral support, nd 9716 2020, Betsey 9716 3731 or Agnes 9714 8272 MILL PARK RECYCLED TEENAGERS laughs & shared experiences. Meet 2 Mon. month, KINGLAKE CRAFT GROUP Inc.,Group SENIOR CITIZENS Inc., Meets Tues, 1.30-4pm, 1pm, Northern Hospital. Morning tea at Epping meet weekly Wed. 11am-2pm craft room rear Community Hall, Cnr. Mill Park Dve, & Blamey Plaza near Aldi, 10am & in food court, meet last K’lake Sports stadium, Cnr Extons & Kinglake/ Ave. Activities include games, speakers, day trips Mon. month. Unable to offer transport, but have fun outings. All welcome. Louise (Pres.) 0405 994 882 Whittlesea Rds. [email protected] & short hols. 9306 3495 Christine (Sec.) [email protected] Jo. 0409 175 124 MILL PARK SENIORS CLUB Inc. Meets every KINGLAKE PONY CLUB Inc., Rallies 3rd Sun. Wed. Community Centre, Cnr Mill Park Dve & NORTHERN SUBURBS FIBROMYALGIA month. Andrew McDowell 9418 999 986, Bunty Blamey Ave. Mill Park. 9am - 1.30pm Membership SELF HELP GROUP, people medically O’Bree 0413 130 659. Box 157, Kinglake 3763 $2 year, & $2 weekly covers Tea, Coffee etc.. diagnosed (FMS) or Chronic Fatigue (CFS) Indoor Bowls, billiards, Cards, Bingo, guest 9464 7756, [email protected] KINGLAKE RANGES TENNIS CLUB speakers, bus trips, heaps of fun. New members Coaching - Wayne Broom. Mondays: kids 5+, PAWS, Parent Association at Whittlesea welcome, Patricia 9718 2773, 0418 508 238 rd 3.45-6pm. Ladies: 6-7pm. Thurs: Kids 5+, 3.45-6pm, Secondary College, 3 Tues. month, 7pm, in Sutherland Rd, Kinglake Central. 0437 008 788 MILL PARK SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB Inc., Conference room at WSC. Meet Wed. 8.30am-2.30pm. Includes Bingo, Carpet [email protected] LALOR COMMUNITY DANCE GROUP Bowls, Snooker & outings. Maureen Watts 9216 1763 Learn Rock’n’roll, Salsa, Latin, Ballroom PLENTY VALLEY ARTS, LePage Homestead, etc... Tues. at St; Luke’s Hall, David St, Lalor. MITCHELL AGILITY DOG CLUB Inc., Meet Gordons Rd, South Morang. Welcome inquiry Beginners/Intermediate 6.30pm, Advanced. 9pm. Sun.arvo. At L. B. Davern Reserve, Wandong. We re: classes in Watercolour, Oil, Pastel & Pottery. Alby 0418 319 415 train in the VCA recognised sports of dog agility & Marilyn Schofield 0419 960 760 or jumping. Graeme 5782 1335, Cheryl 5782 1693 Pam Ziedas 9848 4171 LALOR/THOMASTOWN COMBINED PENSIONERS ASSOCIATION meet Wed. 1pm, MITCHELL BICYCLE USERS GROUP PRETTY SALLY GARDEN CLUB, Meet 2nd 1 Spring St, Thomastown. Games, choir, day trips (MBUG) Runs a ride every Sunday 9am, unless Wed. Month, 7.30pm, Bowls Clubrooms, Kilmore. & fun. New members welcome. Honor 9465 2182 stated otherwise. Beginners welcome. John Pyle Speakers, trade table, supper & club excursions. 5787 1333 or www.mbug.org.au LEISURE & LEARNING CLASSES & Helen 5782 0102, June 5782 1236 ACTIVITIES Whitt. Comm. House, - Art, MITCHELL BUSHWALKING GROUP, meets RADIO LICENCE CLASSES, Join a fast book,photography, reading & music groups & fortnightly, weekends. Mary 0428 479 469 Wayne growing hobby. Get licence to operate your own more. 9716 3361 0451 519 734 [email protected] station. May take a single weekend plus the MEN’S SHED, WHITTLESEA at Sh’grounds, MITCHELL MASONIC LODGE, meets 4th reading of a book. Barry Robinson, Amateur Radio 30 Yea Rd. Open Mon, Thurs, Fri 9am-2pm. New Mon. month, 7.30pm (Dec. 2nd Mon) at Masonic Victoria, 0428 516 001 members welcome. Pres: Phil Berchdolt Sec: Daryl Centre, Murchison St, Broadford. Non-affiliated & [email protected] Hannant Postal: Box 87, Whittlesea 3757. 9716 0116 affiliated members most welcome. The Sec. ROSANNA PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB, Meet [email protected] 5784 3223, further details, 1800 068 416 1st, 3rd & 5th Thurs. month 8pm, in Hall, St. Pius X www.whittleseamensshed.weebly.com NATIONAL SENIORS GREENSBOROUGH Church, 431 Waterdale Rd, West Heidelberg, (cnr. MERNDA CHESS CLUB MV Community BRANCH, Servicing Banule,Nillumbik, Altona St.) (Mel.31,F2) Activity Centre,, 70 Mernda Village Dr, Mernda Whittlesea & surrounds. Meet RSL G’borough www.rosannaphotoclub.com Thursdays 7-9pm,all ages all welcome 10am, 3rd Tues. Jan, Feb, Apr, May, June, July, [email protected] Aug, Oct & Nov. 6pm for March & Sept. st MERNDA COMMUNITY HOUSE, 2 Heals Marlene Goodyear 9435 2529 ROTARY CLUB OF WHITTLESEA, Meet 1 & rd Rd. Mernda. Liz 0417 210 911. Meet people, have [email protected] 3 Mon. 6.30pm for 7pm, Whittlesea Bowls Club, fun and share new skills together. Open House & www.greensboroughnationalseniors.com.au Church St, Whittlesea. Bain Simpson Makers Space-Wed. 9-12pm. Free Cuppa, Chatty 9401 1373 [email protected] NATIONAL SERVICEMEN’s ASSOCIATION Craftwork and Gardening OF AUSTRALIA - NORTHERN DISTRICTS ROXVALE CALISTHENICS COLLEGE, Sewing, Mon. 10-12pm BYO machine,(we have 2) SUB-BRANCH, P.O. Box 1702, Preston, 3072. Competitive, enrolling pupils all year. Classes held Painting and Drawing for Adults, Tues. 10-12 Sec: Michael Fahie 0403 225 609 Greenvale, Tues. Thurs., nights. Art for Kids, Wed. 4.30-6pm Renae 5782 0506 or 0427 817 957 Community Garden group, Seed, Sow & Grow, NE ROADSAFE SAFETY COUNCIL, meets 3rd Wed. 9-12 and 2nd Sat. month 10.30-12pm Wed. Month. New members welcome. Help reduce SAFETY HOUSE ENQUIRIES, 9775 0099, https:/www.facebook.com/merndassg road toll. Peter Bishop 9313 1189 [email protected] Workshops, Filo pastry 26/11, 2-5.30pm NEST NATURE PLAYGROUP, meets during SEW HAPPY CRAFTWORK, Women, all ages, [email protected] term, Bollygum Park in Kinglake. Wed. 10am- or skills. Tues, 10.10am-2.30pm, Creeds Farm We love new ideas and need your help to create a midday. Free play, songs, rhymes, morning tea & a Living & Learning Centre, Cnr Redding Rise & welcoming, fun and friendly place to learn, grow story. All welcome. Mary-Anne 9716 7314. Weekly Snugburgh Way, Epping. $3 ea., bring your own and connect! All Welcome fee help costs. Sue Maslin, (K’lake Steiner Playgroup). materials. Rose 8320 3973 st MERNDA COMMUNITY SINGING, Thurs. NILLUMBIK GARDEN CLUB, meets 1 Mon, SINGING GROUP, meet 2nd Thurs.7.30-9.45pm, 7-9pm, at Community Activity Centre, Mernda. month, 8pm at Melbourne City Mission Retirement Wallan Multipurpose centre. Lead by professional Open to everyone. Jeannie Taylor 0438 931 749 Centre, Diamond St, Eltham. Club bench comp. choir leader, wide range music. Great fun & feeds [email protected] Flower of month, Trade table & supper. Chris: 9434 2023 the soul. $15, tea, coffee, fruit, chocolate supplied. MERNDA CWA Meets 1st & 3rd Mon. month NILLUMBIK PROBUS CLUB meets at Bridges Sarah 5781 1950, Joanne 0419 564 915 Restaurant, Main St. Hurstbridge. 2nd Wed. at 9.45am. 7.30pm, Uniting Church Rooms, Schotters Rd. SOUTH MORANG CWA NIGHT OWLS, st Tom Stirling, President. 9438 2038 or 0467 453 122 Craft 1 Mon. month. Kate 0437 719 838 ‘Heritage Lakes’ at Estia Nursing Home, Plenty [email protected] NORTH EASTERN BIPOLAR SUPPORT Road Sth. Morang. Craft, 1st Tues. month, nd MERNDA SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB Inc., GROUP, Meet 2 Wed. Month, 274 High St. Meetings 3rd Tues. Month, 7-10pm Lyn 9435 6048 Meet 1st, 3rd, & 5th Mon. 10.30am-3pm $1.50 per Thomastown (Next to Bridgestone Tyres) Railway SOUTH MORANG PROBUS CLUB Inc., meet head & a plate. CFA clubrooms, Schotters Rd. side of High St. Neville 0403 278 163 Mill Park Baptist Church,11 Morang Drive Mill Lorraine Smyth 9404 8095, 0415 305 119 NORTHCREST CALISTHENICS CLUB, Park. 2pm 3rd Tues. month. Ron Cassidy 9401 2587 MILL PARK GARDEN CLUB, meet 3rd Fri Classes Mernda Mechanics Institute Hall, Cnr. STRENGTH TRAINING or WATER month (except Dec, Jan). 1-3.30pm, Community Bridge Inn & Plenty Rds. Mon., Tues., & Thurs. EXERCISE CLASSES, Join this self help class. Centre, Cnr. Mill Park Dve & Blamey Ave. (Mel. evenings. Justine 0409 429 016 Plenty Valley Community Health, 9409 8724 10, A6). Guest speakers, mini show trade table, & NORTHERN VETERAN CYCLING ASSOC. outings. Chris: 9404 1554, Shirley: 9456 4135 INC. Provide cycle racing for women 30 & men 35+. THOMASTOWN NETBALL ASSOCIATION, email: [email protected] Racing is mainly on Sunday a.m.’s and is graded. looking for individual teams for Ladies Comp Criterium racing is at Campbellfield, handicap road MILL PARK LIBRARY - Media Conversion 2016. Tues. nights, RMIT (BNASC) McKimmies racing is about 1 hours drive. We have a trial ride Workshops - Every 2nd & 4th Monday month, 1-2pm. Learn Rd, Bundoora. Cater all levels & culturally aware. system so come along and enjoy your cycling. Albert to convert VHS, Cassette tape, photo slides to digital. Diane Ostovich 0402 279 608 Rain 0407 561 028 or Allison Watt 0438 010 530 27 Town Crier March 2018 UNITED BUDGERIGAR SOCIETY Inc., WHITLESEA COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL, WHITTLESEA & PLENTY VALLEY Pres: Vic Murray 0414 344 081, Festival committee, 0434 398 805 info@ TOURISM ASSOCIATION Inc., Meets 2nd Wed. [email protected] Sec. Eva De whittleseacountrymusicfestival.com.au www. Month. Charles 9438 2785, Barry 9457 6895 Rango 9816 3560, www.budgieunited.asn.au whittleseacountrymusicfestival.com.au WHITTLESEA PROBUS CLUB, open to new WHITTLESEA COMMUNITY GARDEN, meet ULYSSES CLUB, WHITTLESEA BRANCH, members. Social group, dining, tours, gardening, Mon 9-12, Thurs10-1pm. Lease a bed or share one. meet Sat. Mornings for coffee, catchup. Social walking, theatre etc... Open to retired, semi retired Gardening, Mosiacs, art projects, workshops & st club for motor cyclists 40+. Rides Tues. & Thurs. people. Meet 1 Mon. month, 9.30am, Whittlesea friendship. Laurel St., next to Comm. Activity Centre. Bowls Club. Andrew McCormick 9716 2429 for lunch wkly as announced. Ron 9716 1642 Megan: 9716 3361 [email protected] [email protected] WHITTLESEA RSL, Sub branch. The Returned rd www.whittlesea.au2.com WHITTLESEA COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS, & Services League meet 3 Wed. Month, 2pm, at Whittlesea Bowls Club. Seeking new members. VICTORIAN COASTER COLLECTORS holds monthly Volunteer Information sessions, for those Ned Pannuzzo 9745 2209, Peter Crook 5786 2030, CLUB, meet 1st Sun. Mth, 12-3pm, Great Northern interested in being involved in the community. Sessions Denys Potts 9716 1361 Hotel, Cnr. Rathdowne & Pigdon Sts, Carlton. (Mel.29,K11) are free & open to all of community. Enq. or make P.O. Box 281, Melton, Vic, 3337. Olive 9744 6094 booking Sarath 9401 6666 WHITTLESEAMERS - Meet Fridays, 10am - BUS HIRE - Ecomonical, for Community 3pm, in Christ Church Hall, bring lunch, tea,coffee VICTORIAN FARMERS FEDERATION - Organisations, available evenings & weekends. 12 & provided. Craft, patchwork,embroidery, crochet, WHITTLESEA BRANCH, Meet 2nd Wed, Feb, 24 seater buses. Must have appropriate license. Parry knitting, etc...Contact Jenny 9716 0079 or March, May, July, Sept. & Nov., 8pm, DST, & 0448 354 271. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY Sandra 9716 0079. Love to have you. 7.30pm EST, Whittlesea Agricultural Society’s in local community. Practical & rewarding roles with WHITTLSEA SENIOR CITIZENS, meet 1st Administration Building, McPhee’s Rd. community transport. Parry (03) 9401 6666 Bob or Joanne 9401 2880 Wed. Month, 1-3.30pm, activities other Wed., WHITTLESEA COMMUNITY HOUSE, 92A Community Activity Centre, 57-61 Laurel Street. VIEW CLUB PLENTY VALLEY supports Church Street, 9716 3361 www.wchi.com.au John Peachey 9437 6235 Smith Family charity for children. Social group for Classes, groups, access to internet, computers & more WHITTLESEA TABLE TENNIS CLUB, play women of all ages. Meet 1st Wed. Month for Coffee, WHITTLESEA COURTHOUSE ASSOCIATION Showgrounds, Wed. 7.30pm. Players of all ages & Friendship. New members welcome. Lorraine Inc., Meets 4th Wed. Month 7pm, Bowls club, 101 ability welcome. Les 0419 466 018 Beasley 9408 3962 Church Street. 9716 1866 or 9438 2785 or 9716 2267 www.wdtta.org.au WACCA (Whittlesea Area Community Care & Assistance) WHITTLESEA TENNIS CLUB, 8 courts under rd nd WHITTLESEA CRICKET CLUB, juniors, aged meet 9.30am, 3 Mon. every 2 month, St. Marys 6-16yrs. Craig McDonald 9716 3224, 0408 501 474 lights. Cater for all standards of comp. & Social Pastoral Centre, Fir St. New volunteers wanted, to help players. Mens, Ladies day & night, mixed, juniors. WHITTLESEA CYCLING CLUB Inc., Interested support community work, incl. Visiting people at home/ Laurel Street. www.whittleseatc.com in joining? 0431 599 156, whittleseacyclingclub.com.au aged care facilities, transporting people to medical [email protected] 0439 355 877 Facebook appointments, sharing time, company & cuppa for those WHITTLESEA DISABILITY NETWORK, for upcoming events. Coaching Toplinetennis.com nd in need. Maureen 9716 2494 meets 2 Tues. month, 10-12noon, at Whittlesea City Call, speak to qualified coach, David, Bayden or WANDONG HISTORY GROUP Inc. Meets on Council. Seeking new members, especially those with Ben, 0425 831 666 disabilities, families & carers. Viv Shepherdson, Co- the first Thursday of the month at the Wandong Public WHITTLESEA TOWNSHIP CHOIR, join Ordinator Disability & Carer Support, 9217 2429 Hall, 7pm. Contact: Secretary Di Vidal 03 5787 1314 enthusiastic group singers, meet Mon.1-3pm, E: wandonghistorygroup4 @gmail.com WHITTLESEA GARDEN CLUB, meet 1st Wed. Community House. 9716 3361 morning Month, outside Cricket & Tennis Pavilion, WANDONG/WALLAN LIONS CLUB, meet 2nd Laurel Street. All Welcome, Various outings, speakers, WHITTLESEA TOWNSHIP GEORGE & 4th Wed. Month, Australiana Motel. rd gardens. Start time varies. Bev 9716 2461 SHERWIN BANDSTAND Inc., Meet 3 Wed WATSONIA NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSE, month, 8pm, Whittlesea Courthouse Visitor 47 Lambourne Rd, Watsonia. Is a place where art WHITTLESEA HISTORICAL SOCIETY Inc., information Centre, Cnr. Church & Beech Sts. rd & community come together as an outward sign Meet 3 Sun. Month, 2-4pm, at.CAC, Laurel St. Nesta 9716 1046 of the House’s philosophy that aims to celebrate Whittlesea. Phone Dawn Allen (Sec.) 0407 342 036 for confirmation of next meeting. WHITTLESEA U3A, Offers a large variety creativity in friendship, living & learning through of educational, creative and leisure activities. community. 9434 6717, Mon-Fri 9.30am-2pm WHITTLESEA INTERFAITH NETWORK is a Small annual fee enables member to any of 80+ www.watsoniah.org.au group of like-minded people from many different faiths activities, courses at Epping, Lalor, Mernda, Mill who wish to communicate, and learn from each other WATSONIA RSL, Pipes & Drums has vacancies th Park, Sth Morang, T’town & Whittlesea township. as fellow citizens. Meet Whittlesea Council Offices 4 We are looking for new members & volunteer for new learners on pipes & drums. Practice Thurs Wed. of month, 1.30 – 3pm. Please contact Glenys on tutors. 9464 1339, 0404 119 189 nights, Heidelberg Repat. Hospital. Sec. James 9436 5581 or Nathan on 0412 237 972 0438 065 285, or piper Bev 9435 2322(A/H) or WHITTLESEA WALKERS, meet Tues. 9am, watsoniarslpd.com WHITTLESEA JUNIOR BASKETBALL CLUB, Community Health Centre, Walnut Street, & Fri Summer Larkin 9717 5255 or 0404 093 549, Box 273, 9am (terms 2 & 3) 8.30am (term 1 & 4)Community WESTFIELD WALKERS, Friendly group, Whitt’ea, Vic, 3757 [email protected] House 92 Church Street. All ages & abilities meet Tues.7.45am outside Woolworths, Westfield WHITTLESEA JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB, welcome, no need to book, just turn up. Shopping Centre, McDonalds Rd, South Morang, Colin Newport, [email protected] followed by coffee & chat. Sec: 9467 4135 WHITLESEAMERS CHRIST CHURCH, www.whittleseafc.com.au/juniors/2015 meets Fri, 10am-3pm, BYO lunch. Patchwork, WHITTLESEA AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY WHITTLESEA MASONIC LODGE, meet 1st Wed. embroidery, knitting, cross stitch & scrapbooking. INC. Presents the annual Whittlesea Show held Month, 7.30pm, (except Jan), Masonic Temple, Beech Jenny Speakman 9716 0079 on the 1st full weekend in November 9716 2835 St. Garry Ewert 9716 2267 or 0414 692 835 YAN YEAN TENNIS CLUB INC., ‘T.H. Hurrey or [email protected] WHITTLESEA & DISTRICT NETBALL Reserve’, Plenty Rd Yan Yean. Isabel 9716 2037, www.whittleseashow.org.au ASSOCIATION, NetSetGo, Juns, Sens, & mixed or Adele 9715 1198. Any standard of player is LIKE us on Facebook comps. Wed & Thurs evenings, WSC stadium. welcome. Coaching & night tennis available. https://www.facebook.com/Whittlesea-Show NetSetGo: Kellie 0432 792 310, Juniors: Doug 0438 566 588 WHITTLESEA ANGLING CLUB, meet 2nd Luke 0410 321 525 Seniors: Sue 0438 180 240 Tues. month, 7.30pm, Royal Mail Hotel, Beech St. WHITTLESEA PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB Inc., If your notice is out of date or no longer 0488 677 582 [email protected] Meet last Thurs. month, 7.30pm (not Dec.) Whitt. needed, notify Betty on 8401 3330 [email protected] WHITTLESEA CHINESE ASSOCIATION Agric. Society Bldg, McPhees Rd. W’sea (WCA), meet Wed. (except outings & term Kerrie 0407 822 139 breaks) Community Hall, Library, Main St. [email protected] Thomastown.10am-2pm. Tai Chi & lots of fun WHITTLESEA PLAYGROUP, meets Tues, Wed & Fri, Regina: 0432 267 557 or Jessie 0421 639 819 9.30am, rear 28 Forest Street. Offer access to educational toys, WHITTLESEA COMBINED PENSIONERS craft, excursions, outdoor area & developmental activities. CLUB, meet 1st Thurs. month, 1pm, Activity Ages 0-4 Melanie Hrzic 0430 091 303 Centre, Laurel St. Pres: Gordon Proudfoot or www.facebook.com/WhittleseaPlaygroup Sec: Nella Palmieri: 0433 114 960

28 Town Crier March 2018

THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN THE WHITE-FRONTED CHAT CRAIG WALSH By Steven Katsineris K W QUIC I was born in Tasmania and often return there on trips to see my NE DRY family and friends and sometimes travel around to various parts of RIDS YOUR CARPET OF UNWANTED DUST MITES, PET FLEAS & BUGS LEAVING A CLINICALLY CLEAN FRAGRANCE the island with the children sightseeing, camping and bushwalking. On a recent brief visit I stayed with my sister Julie and brother-in-law SPECIAL! 3 ROOMS FOR $69 David in the picturesque town of Richmond just outside Hobart. This PHONE CRAIG NOW 9716 2777 OR 0412 434 104 visit I was only there for a short period to see my father and some close family that left little time for any other activities. DEODORIZED & KITCHENS GARAGES SCOTCH GUARD BATHROOMS DRIVEWAYS But one morning David was telling me about the local wildlife and he PROTECTION & OFFICES & CARPARKS mentioned some small, unidentified birds that inhabit the paddock AVAILABLE behind their house. He saw them regularly, but they were hard to observe, as they would take flight before you got close to them. David also explained these tiny birds call is like a sharp metallic sound. Of course this fascinated me. As we did have a bit of spare time that day and it was just nearby we went for a short walk there. And as I had my camera I thought if we don’t get near enough to get a good look at the birds at least I can get CAR INTERIORS UPHOLSTERY MATTRESSES some photographs and be able to identify them later. COUCHES CLEANED DEODORIZED AND CLEANED The paddock is mainly short grasses, with some longer grasses and DINING CHAIRS SCOTCH GUARDED & DEODORIZED bushes in wetter parts and a large pond on one boundary. We walked around the edge of the pond and saw plenty of bird life, several Pacific Black Ducks and Galahs, a pair of Masked Lapwings, a Native Hen, a

Cattle Egret and a White-faced Heron. We continued wandering about the grassy paddock and after awhile we did indeed see and hear these small birds. A pair were flying about and walking around feeding on the ground. But every time we started After 15 years of Carpet Cleaning, I now have the to get close they would fly off. But they wouldn’t go far and would Carpet Cleaning Machine that supersedes others. land again a distance ahead of us. So we slowly kept pursuing them. This machine is the best available and together Eventually the small birds landed amongst some of the thicker grasses with the new improved pre-spray & an all new and bushes to forage. Though we were too far away to get a good quick drying technique, the results will astound you. view of them, I was able to get some photographs when the birds This is without question the state of the art Carpet perched on some tall grasses. I was fairly sure that some of my Cleaning Machine. Also with capability of reaching photographs I took would be clear enough to distinguish these little 3000 psi, I can also clean concrete paths & birds and discover what species it is. We finished our pleasant walk driveways, garages, tile & grout cleaning & all types of pressure cleaning. This machine is the and returned to the house. ULTIMATE!

When I got home I looked at the photos and was glad to see that some of them had clear images. After searching for a while in various books and on the net I was pleased find and be able to identify them WHITTLESEA ANGLING CLUB NEWS as White-fronted Chats. They are also known as White-faced Chats, The Whittlesea Angling Club was re-established in 2014 and Ringneck and several other names. is a not-for-profit organisation. The club is family orientated The male White-fronted Chat has a white face, throat and belly, with and we are happy to accept anglers at any skill level. The a black band on the back of the head and the breast. The underpart members are always happy to share their experience and knowledge. We of the body is whitish/light grey and the wings and tail are brown. The have some trips and events organised. females and young are similar, but are mostly grey-brown in colour The club meets 7:30pm, the second Tuesday of every month at the Royal with a thinner and fainter blackish band on the breast. Mail Hotel, Beech Street, Whittlesea. Please come along if you are White-fronted Chats feed on insects they catch mostly on the ground, interested in becoming a member. but also in bushes or grasses. Their voice is a tang or twang sound. MEMBERSHIP PRICES: Adult: $50.00 Family: $80.00 They are usually found in pairs or small flocks. Juniors under 16 years: $15.00 It is found in swampland, soggy farmland and roadside verges and 0488 677 582. E: [email protected] other wetland areas with low vegetation. They are nomadic th in the drier areas they inhabit. 50 It is distributed across eastern and southern Australia, from BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION the southern Queensland 0 border area, through NSW, Whittlesea Jumbunna Night Branch of Victoria, SA and southern WA the Country Women’s Association turns north to the Gascoyne region in mid coastal WA. They are also 50 in 2018. We invite past members found in Tasmania. and friends to join us for an afternoon Male and females form pairs at the end of winter. They build cup like nests amongst low vegetation. tea celebration The female builds the nest but both sexes take equal roles in incubation and feeding of the young. The female lays three or four eggs. The 1.30pm males defend the nest-site territory and chase away intruding males. Saturday 24th March, 2018 The White-fronted Chat is common over most of its range, but considered vulnerable in NSW. The loss of wetlands and swampland Community Activity Centre due to urban housing growth and other human development has 57-61 Laurel Street, Whittlesea adversely affected the species. It was delightful to get the opportunity to have a brief, but lovely walk To assist with catering please reply by in the countryside and observe some birdlife while I was in Tasmania. 17th March, to 0457 292 832 or And it was wonderful to come across the pretty White-fronted Chat, a bird that I’d never seen before. [email protected]

29 Town Crier March 2018 KINGLAKE RANGES NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSE KINGLAKE RANGES OPPORTUNITY SHOP 1A Glenburn Road Kinglake. Wed 10am - 4pm, Thursday 10am - 4pm, Friday 11am – 4pm Saturday 10am - 1pm. Sunday Limited Hours, Check our Facebook page for Market Day Trading. ONGOING GROUPS IN 2018 KINGLAKE HISTORICAL SOCIETY - First & third Wednesday of each month. Wednesday 7th & 21st March - 12.30pm - 3.30pm NANNYMOOS STORE KINGLAKE LANDCARE - Second Monday of each month 19th March, 9th April, 14th May - 7.30pm KNIT KNACKS - Second & fourth Tuesday of each month 1670 Plenty Road MERNDA 13th & 27th March - Time: 10am - 1pm KINGLAKE RANGES ARTS - Meet at the pub for drinks, dinner, dessert or coffee & chat with fellow art lovers. 17th April - 7.30pm – 9.30pm ECLECTIC RANGE OF ANTIQUES & COLLECTABLES, NEW BUZZ OF THE BEES - First Thursday of each month CHESTERFIELDS, VINTAGE AND REPRODUCTION FURNITURE, 1st March & 5th April - 7.30pm - 9pm COSTUME & SILVER JEWELLERY, RECORDS, PRE-LOVED & PLAYGROUP - Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays School Term Dates Available - Time: 10am - 12noon or 1—3pm VINTAGE CLOTHING & CURIOS CLASSES & COURSES IN MARCH 2018 WE BUY, WE SWAP & WE SELL SHOP ‘ON-LINE’ OR LINE DANCING - to 15th March (6 weeks), 7pm-9pm, $60.00 ‘IN-STORE AND ‘OVER THE PHONE’ POTTERY - Mondays to 30th April 10 sessions - 7.30 - 9.30pm, $200.00 FREE DELIVERY TO SURROUNDING AREA’S (concessions available) th Some Conditions Apply LEADLIGHTING - Mondays 12 Feb (6 weeks), 10am - 12noon, $60.00 th LEADLIGHTING -Tuesday nights 13 Feb (6 weeks), 7pm - 9pm, $60.00 BOAT LICENSE COURSE - Sat 3rd March, 9am - 1pm, $125.00 VISIT OUR STORE AT www.nannymoos.com.au GLUTEN FREE DESSERTS - Sat 3rd March, 10am - 2pm, $40.00 PAINT SPLATTER - FAMILY FUN DAY - Sat 17th March, Kinglake Saturday, Sunday, 10am – 5pm Country Fair, 11am, 1pm, 3pm, $20 Large canvas or $10 Small. Family Monday, Wednesday & Friday - 10am - 4pm prices available. MEDITATION with Andrea - Wed 21st March - 21st April (6 weeks) Phone: 0448 910 382 7.30pm – 8.30pm, $60.00 STRETCH YOUR OWN CANVAS - Thursday 15th March, 1-3pm, $30.00 Email:[email protected] ‘Make up Made Easy’ TECHNIQUES, TRICKS & TIPS - Sat 24th March, 10am – 4pm, $30.00 Like us on Facebook EGGCELLENT EGG DECORATING - Sunday 25th March,10am - 12noon, $5.00 COMMUNITY GATHERINGS & EVENTS IN MARCH 2018 *A COMMUNITY CONVERSATION ABOUT ….... FAMILY VIOLENCE, WHITTLESEA CRUISE NIGHTS Wednesday 21st March, 6.30pm - 8.30pm at Ellimatta Youth, 94 Whittlesea- Kinglake Rd. Kinglake. The evening will be facilitated by family violence First FRIDAY of every month specialists and will give community members the opportunity to ask questions of our panel of professionals. The conversation may include topics such as: What is Family Violence? Intervention—when and how can I help? Where can I go for support? Pathways to services available. The doors will open at 6.30pm for a light supper with the conversation commencing at 7pm. KINGLAKE COUNTRY FAIR - Sat 17th March. Extons Rd, 10am - 5pm, Kids $5, Adults $9, Family $24 – Unlimited Rides $35.

Come along and join in the cruising! Get your Hot Rod or Cruiser out of the shed and come down to Church Street, Whittlesea. Or perhaps just come and look at ROTARY CLUB OF WHITTLESEA these beautifully restored vehicles TRIVIA NIGHT From 6pm onwards Saturday 17th March 2018

6.30pm for 7pm start Terry: 0412 608 638 Whittlesea Showgrounds Facebook: whittesea cruise night Administration building Max 10 people per team ELTHAM COMMUNITY CRAFT Special rate of $180 for pre-paid teams of 10 AND PRODUCE MARKET Booking: Dawn 0408 381 452 or This has been a place where local people can come and enjoy a community atmosphere, eat some tasty food, take home a gift, buy fresh fruit & [email protected] vegetables, listen to good music or find special artistic ornaments for Great prizes for winners creative craft work. There are stalls ranging from food to sculpture and local artists. It is one of only just a small handful of craft markets in BYO drinks and nibbles Australia where the goods are produced solely by the stallholders. Tea & Coffee provided Held at:- ALISTAIR KNOX PARK, Panther Place, Mini-games, silent auctions and lucky door prizes Eltham 8.30am - 1pm 0401 288 027 Proceeds will help fund projects in the local 17th March 16th June 15th September community 21st April 21st July 20th October www.rotarywhittlesea.org 19 th May 18 th August 17th November 30 Town Crier March 2018 WHITTLESEA LIBRARY HARMONY SAND ART - Celebrate Harmony Day with Sand Art. A relaxing and easy art event for everyone, have a great conversation and make new friends. Wednesday 21st March, 4-5pm WORLD OF DANCE - Come and join David Skinner for a free interactive cultural dancing experience. David will give instruction and show you some new and old moves for the dance floor. Get ready to Discover your bust some moves. Friday 23th March 2018, 1pm - 2.30pm INTERNATIONAL STREET FOODS - Local foodie Bec from Bowl full of Soul provides a variety of dishes from her menu with Asian next adventure! influence.Wednesday 21st March, 3pm - 4pm

From technology to creative arts; social groups to EASTER BONNET STORYTIME - Come along and enjoy this special business skills; languages to cooking – what’s your Easter Storytime. Children will be making their own Easter Bonnet. Thursday 29th March, 10am -11am next adventure going to be? JUST 4 KIDS - After school fun for primary school-aged children. Enjoy craft activities, puzzles, technology or games. Every Wednesday, 4pm–5pm and craft for primary aged kids to stop motion and WORD WEAVERS WRITING GROUP - Join a creative writing group and build a network of writing friends that can offer support, advice and a fresh approach to writing and publishing. Wed 14th March, 1pm-2.30pm livinglearningnillumbik.vic.gov.au WHITTLESEA KNITTING GROUP - Knit items for local, national and 9433 3744 international charities. This group meets to knit and chat. Come along and make new friends. Every Monday, 10.03am-12noon KIDS LEARNING TO KNIT - Children will learn the ancient art of knitting. Come in and learn how to knit with your fingers or bring along knitting needles. Wool will be supplied. Wed 28th March, 4pm-5pm TECH HELP - Bring your tech problems along to find the solutions at this free help session. Call the library to book a free half hour session. Every Wednesday, 6-7pm Thursday 8 March, 6.30pm – 9.30pm eLIBRARY TOUR - Get a guided tour of the online locations your Eltham Community and Reception Centre library card unlocks. Bring your own device or use one of ours. st #PressForProgress Wednesday 21 March, 4.30pm – 5.30pm STEAM CLUB - Each month we’ll have some fun and engage with Join us for an insightful and motivating dinner event as the core subjects of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Nillumbik celebrates International Women’s Day, an annual Mathematics. Saturday 24th March, 11am – 12 noon CODE CLUB - Learn the basics of coding with Scratch and program Our guest speakers include Janice Crosswhite OAM, our robots Dash and Dot. Wednesday 21st March, 6pm – 7pm founding president of Australian Womensport, Rhiannon STAYING SAFE ONLINE - Find out what you need to know to protect your data and identity online. Wednesday 28th March, 11am – 12noon Tracey, motivational speaker and former Young BECOME A DIGITAL MENTOR - Digital exclusion is a challenge faced by many people in our community; you can help by becoming a nillumbik.vic.gov.au digital mentor! Wednesday 7th March 4pm – 5pm

INTERMEDIATE SPANISH - Are you travelling overseas? Do you want to improve your Spanish conversation? Join one of our friendly classes. Every Monday during school term, 2pm-4pm EVERLASTING YOGA FOR MOTHERS AND BABIES - Come along to a free yoga session. Be introduced to the world of Yoga. Julie from Everlasting Yoga and Ayurveda will introduce Mum’s and Bub’s on how Yoga can assist and strengthen body and spirit. Monday 19th March, 11.30am-12.30pm BIG IDEAS DISCUSSION GROUP - A book club for ideas. Contact Entries for the Alan Marshall Short Story Award the library for each month’s discussion topic and reading materials. and Ekphrasis Poetry Award are open from Wednesday 14th March, 4pm – 5pm Thursday 1 March – Monday 30 April 2018. LIBRARY HOURS Thursdays 9am-5pm To help entrants prepare their 2,500 word short story we Mondays 9am-5pm Fridays 9am-5pm are delighted to partner with Writers Victoria for two special Tuesdays 9am-5pm Saturdays 10am-1pm Wednesdays 9am-8.30pm Sundays Closed WHITTLESEA COMMUNITY ACTIVITY CENTRE This year’s Ekphrasis Poetry Award is inspired by the 57-61 Laurel Street, Whittlesea 9716 3028

LIFTING THE LID ON RECYCLING A panel discussion on Saturday 3 March will help poets Have you ever wondered what happens to your recycling once it leaves the kerbside? Date: Friday, 23rd March 2018. Time: 10am — 1pm Check out nillumbik.vic.gov.au/arts Location: 25 Ferres Boulevard, South Morang Contact: Sylvia Turk Phone: 9401 0509 Cost: Free Highlights - Learn how the contents of your recycling bin are sorted at the materials sorting facility into different material types and made into new products. The event will beheld at Rethink Education Centre facebook.com/nillumbikcouncil in Bellfield. A free bus will leave from Council Civic Centre, 25 Ferres nillumbikshire nillumbik.vic.gov.au Boulevard, South Morang. Participants will be dropped off at this location @ following the event at 1pm 31 Town Crier March 2018 CORNERSTONE LIFE CHURCH (Wesleyan WEDNESDAY: Doorways Community Support CHURCH NOTES Methodist) Pastor: Rev Marco D’Angelo 0413 141 122 9am-4pm. Little Kidzone Music (0-5 Musical email: [email protected] Playgroup) $5 per family 10am. Kidzone Kid’s Meeting each Sunday at 2pm at the Uniting Church 97 Schotters Rd, Mernda. A contemporary church Club (For Primary Schoolers) Gold coin donation 4 for all people. Kids Church for 5 years and up -5:45pm. English Classes 4-6pm Weekly groups: - Health and Well-being (Gentle THURSDAY: Doorways Community Support 9am- Exerciser) meeting 10:30am Fridays ANGLICAN CHURCH (Church of England) 4pm. Little Kidzone Playgroup (0-5) $5 per family - Mid-week group bible study. Please call pastor if 10am. Girls Night Out (monthly/ night) Serving Whittlesea, Kinglake, & Upper Plenty interested .EVERYONE WELCOME Christ Church: 5-9 Wallan Road, Whittlesea (Mel. SATURDAY: Ladies B’fast/Men’s B’fast Bi-monthly 246, E9) Sun.Service: 10.30am Communion DOREEN BAPTIST CHURCH SUNDAY: 9:45am Prayer Meeting St Peter’s Kinglake: Cnr. Bald Spur, Whittlesea/ Pastor: John Edmonds 0417 568 576 10am Worship service (including Kid’s Church) Kinglake Rds, Kinglake (Mel. 250, B4) [email protected] 6:30pm IMPACT Youth (Weeks 2 & 4) Sun. Service: 8.30am Revd Dr Ruwan Palapathwala www.doreenbaptist.org.au Further enq: Capt. Aaron 0431 213 870 or Priest in Charge, Parish of Whittlesea Services: Sundays, 10am at Laurimer Community www.facebook.com/Whittlesea City Salvos Ph 9716 2042 Mob 0458 113 099 Hall, 25 Hazelglen Drive, Doreen 3754 VALLEY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Church Office: 9716 2042 Web Site: *Warm welcome to all *Family friendly worship Pastor: Richard Wilson 0427 331 327 https://www.whittleseakinglakeanglican.org.au *Children included Call Pastor for enq. or assistance. Weddings/Baptisms: By appointment. Internet www.vpc.org.au DOREEN CHRISTIAN HOME FELLOWSHIP Email: [email protected] Services to the Community: Whittlesea nd Opportunity Shop, 7 Laurel Street, Whittlesea Meets every 2 Fri. at 8pm in Cookes Rd, Doreen. Meeting each Sunday at 10am at the Plenty Valley Ph: 9716 3144 – Open weekdays 10am – 4pm, Enq: Pastor Peter 0410 651 903 Christian College, 840 Yan Yean Rd, Doreen. Saturday 9.30am – 12.30pm. Enquiries: Marg Jolly GREENVALE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST A contemporary church for all people. 9716 2760 or Jean Hemming 9716 2663 CHURCH. Meeting every Saturday morning, Kids Church includes programs for 4 age levels. ANGLICAN CARE: is an innovative and for prayer, Bible study and friendship. 825 Valley Youth meets each Fri evening at 7:30 pm progressive quality provider of aged care services for Somerton Rd, Greenvale & Section Rd ( Opposite Growth groups meet through the week. Kids Greenvale Tennis Club) Pastor: Rod Anderson more than 600 residents, offering a wide choice of Holiday Club for children in the holidays. options. www.anglicancare.com.au 0422 603 941 [email protected] Services every Saturday morning with accredited WHITTLESEA/MERNDA PRESBYTERIAN ANGLICARE AUSTRALIA: a national network teachers. Children’s (Age suitable) Bible classes CHURCH - SERVICES - Mernda (1345 Plenty of care and social justice agencies of the Anglican 10am. Juniors, Teens and Youth Bible classes/ Rd) 9.15am. Mernda Arabic service 1pm Church. Provides assistance to needy families, youth, groups 10am. Adult bible study groups 10am Whittlesea (7 Lime St) 10.30am children and aged. www.anglicare.asn.au Family Worship Hour 11:20am Enquiries Rev. Botros Botrosdief 0401 967 468 Jobs at Anglican Care: www.careerjet.com.au NEW HORIZONS, WHITTLESEA Sec: Allan Johnson 9407 1797 Sunday School 10.45am. Enq. Adele 9715 1198 & ARTHURS CREEK UNITING CHURCH Contact (Australian Christian Churches) Dianne 5783 1658 ALL WELCOME for Church Malcolm 9714 8220 Senior Pastor: Ps. Shane & Millie Lepp Ph. 9716 3057 Mobile 0418 526 773 MERNDA UNITING CHURCH - 103 Shotters Road, CATHOLIC PARISH OF EPPING, EPPING NORTH SUNDAY SERVICES: Venue: 28 Forest Street, Mernda. Meets 11am on 2nd, 4th & 5th Sun of month. Parish Priest: Rev. Anh Nguyen Whittlesea. 10am - Incl. full Children’s Church Minister: Rev.David Anderson Assistant Priest: Rev Joel Peart Youth Contact: Rohan Buijs 0408 584 862 ALL WELCOME. For all enquiries re: Hall hire at Parish Office: 13 Davisson Street, Epping Connect Groups: A variety of groups is offered in Mernda contact Brendy Stanley 9717 2336 Ph: 9401 6300 Fax: 9401 6350 the Whittlesea/Doreen area DOREEN UNTING CHURCH (HAZELGLEN) [email protected] www.jmpparish.cam.org.au Mainly Music: Whittlesea, Thurs 9.30am New Horizons Community Kitchen: Wednesday 1030 Yan Yean Rd, Doreen. Meets 11am on Schools - St Peter’s Epping - 12pm – 1pm, Church portable. Free lunch every 1st & 3rd Sun of month. ALL WELCOME Principal: 9401 1157 Wednesday. Great time of fellowship. For more Minister: Rev. David Anderson St Monica’s Secondary College Epping - Principal: information contact church office on9717 3057 WHITTLESEA UNITING CHURCH Brian Hanley 9401 2444 FAMILY FAITH CENTRE - Meets each Sunday 26 Forest Street Enquiries 9716 2330 St Mary of the Cross Mackillop Epping North at 10.30am - 12noon in the PVAC Building, 160 Sunday Service: 10.30am. Principal: Geraldine Dalton, 8432 4500 Centenary Drive, Mill Park 3082 (Just off Plenty Rd) Know Your Bible-Bible Study 2pm Weds. Mass Times: St Peter’s Epping - 9.15am Tues-Fri, Contact-Wendy Stokes 5783 1584 7.15pm; Sat, 9am & 10.30am Sun PLENTY VALLEY ADVENTIST CHURCH (A Whittlesea Foodshare, Foodshare Shed behind St. Mary of the Cross Mackillop Epping North Seventh-Day Adventist congregation) Cnr. Plenty Uniting Church. Tues 12noon-3pm, Wed 11am-2pm Saturday 5.30pm Road and Centenary Drive, Mill Park Free fruit/veg & bread, for those not so well off Reconciliation: St Peter’s Epping, Bible Study all age groups:- Sat 10 - 11am Enq. Les Booth 9716 2340 Worship Service:- Sat. 11.15am - 12.30pm Playgroup Church Hall 10-11.30 am Weds. Saturday 10.30am Enq. Jenice Stokes 9716 2479 Sacraments: Baptism: Office -9401 6300 PLENTYLIFE ANGLICAN CHURCH Prayer Meeting-Thurs 9-10am in the small Reconciliation, Eucharist, Confirmation: Location: Hazel Glen College Child and Family meeting room Enq. Frank Reale 9716 1208 Contact Parish office9401 6300 Centre, Cnr Eminence Blvd and Painted Hills Thursday Threaders (Craft Group) Thurs Road. We gathers on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Sundays For prep. information for children who don’t attend nd th 10am-12noon Vivien Lashford 9716 1003 of each month from 10 am. On the 2 and 4 Ladies Evening Group (LEGS) our Parish Primary Schools. Sundays we gather in ‘Community Groups’ who St Vincent de Paul queries - 1300 305 330 Monthly on 2nd Thurs night at 7.15 pm serve the local community in various locations Enq: Vivien (Pres.) 9716 1003 CATHOLIC PARISH OF KINGLAKE, across Mernda and Doreen. To find out more Boyz Nights-monthly, usually 2nd Thurs night, MERNDA, WHITTLESEA about our children’s ministry, youth group or 6.30pm Enq: David Kenyon 9716 2659 Parish Office: 48 Mernda Village Drive, Mernda Community Groups give us a call or drop in CRE Teaching-Whittlesea Co-ordinator sometime, we would love to see you! For more Wendy Stokes 5783 1584 Phone: 9715 2455 Parish Priests: Fr Martin Ashe info. Craig Ogden 0430 505 593, & Fr Joseph Truong [email protected] www.plentylife.org.au ROSANNA CHRISTIAN CHURCH 19 Tyrone Ave, Macleod. “Not just a Church, more Email: [email protected] PLENTY VALLEY UNITING CHURCH Schools – St Mary’s Whittlesea – 180 McDonalds Rd., Epping Ph/Fax: 9408 0958 Min- like a Family” Services:- 10am Sunday Principal: Phillip Smith 9716 2478 St Joseph’s ister: Rev. David Anderson. Sun. Service & Sunday Lay-Leader 8364 0600, Sec. 8339 2534 Mernda – Principal: Marita Richardson School (Kidzone) - 9.30am followed by a ‘cuppa’ Affiliated with the “Fellowship of Evangelical 9717 6480 St Paul, the Apostle, Doreen – THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 455 Epping Rd, Churches of Australia” (FECA) Principal: Phil Doherty 9216 2000 Wollert. Enquiries Inger 8457 9304 ST JOHN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH, 789 Mass Times: St Mary’s Church, Main Meeting Times: Sun, 11.30am or 7pm HIGH STREET, EPPING Sundays: 10am Sung Rd, Kinglake, Sun 8.30am St Joseph’s Church, Please enquire. Wed. 8pm ALL WELCOME Eucharist. Messy Church 3rd Sunday month, 4pm- 1490 Plenty Rd, Mernda. Weekdays: Wed THOMASTOWN LUTHERAN CHURCH 6pm. Wed.: 10am mid week Eucharist & Fri 9.15am Saturday: 5.30pm. Sunday: Cnr. Mountview Road & German Lane, Lalor For Christmas and Easter Services check out our nd th 8am Individual Reconciliation: 1st & 3rd Sat. Services:- 2 & 4 Sun each month at 2.30pm website: www.epping.melbourneanglican.org.au 10am Nazareth Centre 44 Mernda Village EVERYONE WELCOME Contact Vicar: The Reverend Margaret Hartley Manse 9435 6846, Office 9432 0824 Drive, Sunday: 10.30am St Mary’s Church, Fir 9401 4118 THE SALVATION ARMY WHITTLESEA St, Whittlesea. Weekdays: Tues & Thurs 9.15am, STRATH CREEK UNITING CHURCH FAITH CITY Corner Morang Drive & The Fred Hollows Way, Sunday 10am Individual Reconciliation: 2nd & COMMUNITY, Ecumenical services held bi- Mill Park TUESDAY: Doorways Community 4th Sat.10am. Sacraments and Baptisms contact monthly. All welcome. Support 9am-4pm. SEW Beautiful Craft Group Parish Office.St Vincent de Paul1300 305 330 Contact: Jeanette Tilley, 5784 9267 10am-12pm (continued next column) Email: [email protected] 32 Town Crier March 2018 DANIELLE GREEN MP www.radskillimaging.com.au STATE MEMBER FOR YAN YEAN WHITTLESEA 2018 OFF AND RUNNING - We promised better schools and hospitals, improved public transport, better roads and ensuring there’s more police on the MEDICAL IMAGING beat. We are doing this across the Yan Yean electorate. 2-3/81 Church Street Whittlesea WHITTLESEA TRAFFIC LIGHTS TO BE INSTALLED THIS YEAR Ph: 9716 0278 We secured funding in the last State Budget for lights at Laurel Street and Wallan and Plenty Roads, Whittlesea. VicRoad’s advise that Specialist Radiologist on site for all your joint injections installation will begin this year and are expected to be operational by September 2018. This dangerous intersection has been a problem. X-RAYS, OPG/LAT CEPH, CT SCANNING, ULTRASOUND AND DOPPLER COMMUNITY SAFETY - A big shout out to Whittlesea Neighbourhood - Low dose CT Scanner - Watch (NW) for now being the largest in Victoria. Don’t forget to like New their Facebook page to stay in touch with their great work. It’s the Š Bone Densitometry (Dexa) Service dogged work of Vic Police together; with support from the community Š and tougher bail laws that has seen a decrease in Victoria’s crime rate 100% bulk billing( Except some ultrasounds) for the first time in 7 years. Turning crime around takes time and we Š Technical staff with several years of experience are starting to see results across Victoria and Whittlesea – crime is Š Fast turnaround of Specialist Radiologist reports down over the last 2 quarters (6 months). In the 12 months to 30th September 2017, the Crime Statistics Agency Š All referrals accepted (CSA) noted in the Whittlesea Police Service Area (PSA): Š Professional friendly staff • 2.6 per cent decrease in offences from the same period last year. • 5.3 per cent decrease in the offence rate per 100,000 population. Victoria’s police academy is continuously full and we are recruiting NEW more than 3,000 extra police over 5 years. The Whittlesea PSA has 45 Dexa Scanner more police and the Mernda Police Station has now been operational since November. Whittlesea township police have a hugely reduced workload, now only servicing a population of around 5,000 down from Opening Hours: 50,000. Last month Police Minister, Lisa Neville officially opened the Monday to Friday: 9am-6pm new 24 hour station at Mernda, in her speech it was encouraging to hear positive comments about the need to now upgrade the Whittlesea Saturday: 10am-4pm Police station. Watch this space. AMBULANCE RESPONSE BEST IN 7 YEARS - Nobody needs Serving the Community for the past 3 years reminding of how bad the ambulance crisis was just a few years ago. Our dedicated paramedics were under attack and response times were blowing out. That is no longer the case with the best ambulance response times in 7 years. In Whittlesea, we have seen an incredible THE UPPER GOULBURN turn around. Ambulance response, within 15 minutes have massively improved from 69% a few years ago to 79% today. Whittlesea LANDCARE NETWORK township’s 24 hour branch, along with neighbouring Kinglake. Wallan’s will be running another subsidised Farm Chemical Users Course with Branch is now operational and with the construction of a new branch 1080 endorsement, for landowners who wish to learn about the at Mernda this year, response times can improve even further. safe use of pest plant and animal control chemicals on their land. The course will qualify attendees for the Agricultural Chemical Users INFRASTRUCTURE UPDATES - Whittlesea traffic lights, work Permit (ACUP) with the 1080 endorsement. on Plenty and Yan Yean Roads is now underway, Mernda rail is th rapidly taking shape and will be accompanied by even further bus Dates: Sunday 4 March service improvements for Whittlesea and the broader Plenty Valley Time: 10am - 4pm Network. There is so much going on so please visit http://www. Where: Flowerdale Hall. Whittlesea-Yea Road, Flowerdale daniellegreen.com.au/getting-around-the-north/ to find out Cost: $25 (Administration Fee) more about all the road and rail projects across Melbourne’s north. Lunch provided. Places are limited BOUQUETS - There has been some significant achievements locally Chris Cobern, Landcare Coordinator, over the last few months. Firstly, congratulations to staff, students Upper Goulburn Landcare Network and parents at Whittlesea Secondary College for achieving improved PO Box 74, Yea 3717 student results at the school. Last year’s VCE results were the best since the 2009 bushfires. I am delighted that the new building upgrades at Mobile: 0413 855 490 Whittlesea Secondary College have been completed which means the Email: [email protected] Website: http://ugln.net/ school can continue to go from strength to strength. Congratulations to Whittlesea’s own Marilyn McQualter who was awarded an OAM for service to the community of Whittlesea in this ALL FOR KIDS MARKET year’s Australia Day Awards. In addition, Boomerang Bags are now A baby and kids market where parents can buy or sell quality pre- returning around Whittlesea as an environmentally friendly change loved clothes, toys, prams, ride-ons, nursery furniture and everything from plastic. Thanks to the team of avid sewing addicts at the in between! th neighbourhood House who let me join the last week to sew along Date: Saturday, 17 March 2018 Time: 9am — 1pm with them. Location: Plenty Ranges Arts and Convention Centre, 35 Ferres Blvd, South Morang Contact: Dianna Phone: 0404 869 472 Cost: $3 p/p, kids free! Q. How does the Easter Bunny stay fit? Pay a fraction of retail price with over 50 stalls of quality pre-loved A. Eggs-ercise and hare-robics. baby and kids clothes, toys, prams, ride-ons, cots, nursery furniture and everything in between! FREE face-painting between 9:30-11am. Q. Why did the Easter egg hide? FREE kids activities and giveaways! A. He was a little chicken. Loads of new/boutique and handmade stalls to get that unique gift Q. What do you get if you pour hot water down a rabbit hole? or personalised item! A. Hot cross bunnies. All indoors, pram friendly with plenty of free parking! 33 Town Crier March 2018 CHANGING OF THE GUARD ON THE INTERFAITH HARMONY WEEK IN MOBILE LIBRARY MELBOURNE’S NORTH 2018 marks a changing of the guard on Yarra Plenty Regional Library’s Interfaith Harmony Week offers a wonderful platform for bringing much-loved Mobile Library service. together people from all walks of life to celebrate the diversity of For over 40 and 35 years respectively, Mobile Library drivers Alan faiths that make up our community. Hatty and Paul Ross have been visiting stops in Banyule, Nillumbik In celebrating Interfaith Harmony Week this year, City of Whittlesea, and Whittlesea Councils to ensure that almost 2000 members in those together with Darebin City Council, Whittlesea Interfaith Network, communities have access to books, DVDs, magazines and library Darebin Interfaith Council, United Religions Initiative, Beacon of services. Hope, Al Siraat College and several others oganisations worked in The Mobile Library, a 20-metre long articulated vehicle, has long collaboration to host the inspiring interfaith event titled Power of Love responded to the needs of its community, such as in 2009 when - Paying it Forward. the Mobile Library visited Whittlesea to ensure locals had access to Several enlightening speeches were made by key speakers. Maria electricity and internet services in the aftermath of the Black Saturday Callipari City of Whittlesea Multicultural Officer, presented a heartfelt bushfires. speech about the importance of recognising the traditional owners of In March 2018, Alan and Paul are retiring, and their combined 75 the land and the importance of reconciliation. years’ experience working for Yarra Councillor and Deputy Mayor of the City of Whittlesea, C r. Sam Alessi Plenty Regional Library as Mobile Library drivers will be a hard act to talked about the social and economical benefits of connecting our follow. community and fostering a harmonious community. He encouraged It’s a challenge that YPRL’s two new mobile drivers are excited to step the audience to reflect on the idea that when we do something up to – and one driver will not have far to go for advice: Melony Hatty for others we’re infact doing something for the betterment of our is the daughter of retiring driver Alan Hatty, keeping the Mobile Library community. firmly in the family! Darebin Council CEO Sue Wilkinson talked about developing The new era of YPRL’s Mobile Library has been heralded in with a compassionate inclusive communities, reducing discrimination, significant refurbishment that has the vehicle sporting a vibrant connecting communities and establishing a sense of belonging in a new look and improved facilities. Its new design is eye-catching and way that is sustainable. certainly stands out on the busy roads of Melbourne’s north-eastern Al Siraat College’s very own Mufti Aasim Rashid gave a very powerful suburbs. speech about using interfaith dialogue platforms to address issues YPRL’s Mobile Library services 14 locations for communities in Banyule, facing our communities collaboratively. As a newly arrived Canadian Nillumbik and Whittlesea he explained how his experiences in interfaith dialogue has been Councils. Everyone is welcome to visit the state of the art Mobile to use these platforms “to create awareness, to address issues, for Library to borrow any of the change, for advocacy, for justice, and for education.” Mufti Aasim 10,500+ items in stock, including an extraordinary range of books, explained that he’s passionate about using education as a means of DVDs, magazines, audiobooks and large print publications. clearing up the air and resolving our differences and working together Look out for the Mobile Library on your streets! for the betterment of our communities. Einstein’s very moving letter to his daughter was presented by Nivy Balachandran from United Religions Initiative highlighting the power COMMUNITY FESTIVAL of love as a cosmic force which binds us all which was very relevant to the theme of this event. ART WORKSHOP to CREATE CHANDELIERS The entertainment for the event included a mesmerising Ude TUESDAY 6th March, 10am - 12noon performance by Sarif Barwti and the incredibly talented engaging innovative performances by Melbourne Playback Theatre who re- Whittlesea Community Activity Centre inacted the stories shared by the audience. 57-61 Laurel Street, Whittlesea This year for World Interfaith Harmony week lets recognise the need Join a local artist and the CWA ladies to create to build greater social cohesion, strengthen our community ties and approach those with a different view to our own with kindness and chandeliers to be displayed at the Whittlesea compassion. God bless all those who are actively contributing to the Community Festival in March. betterment of our highly diverse communities. Free event, everyone welcome More information: Megan 0439 836 458 LALOR LIBRARY HARMONY DAY FAMILY CRAFT - all ages Help us decorate the library for our upcoming COMMUNITY GRANT WRITING WORKSHOP CONNECTION DAY with a special craft activity for the whole family. This session will help you to have a better chance of being successful Wednesday 21st March, 3.30 - 4.30pm in grant applications. Date: Thursday, 15th March 2018 Time: 6pm — 9pm WOMEN IN THE POLICE FORCE - Adults. Guest speaker Location: Barry Road Community Activity Centre ,36 Barry Road LEADING SENIOR CONSTABLE SANDY O’CONNOR will talk Thomastown 3075 about her career and women in policing within Victorian Police th Contact: Community Grants Team. Phone: 9217 2397 Cost: FREE Thursday 8 March, 11am - 12noon Registration: LALOR COMMUNITY CONNECTION DAY - All ages. Join us https://www.trybooking.com/bppk/event?eid=352814& for the 5th annual community connections day. Activities and HIGHLIGHTS - Learn from experienced grant writers about the skills, entertainment include cultural performances, petting zoo, face tips and techniques that will help your community group, school, non- painting, train rides, pop-up park and much more. profit organisation or sporting club submit grant applications with the Saturday 24th March, 11am - 2pm best chance of being successful. EASTER FUN - Ages 0-5. Come with us on an Easter themed Topics for this training include: adventure and make all manner of Easter craft. * Understanding grant program goals and why your project should Tuesday 27th March 10.30am - 11.30am align with these * How to define your project and the benefit it will have for the CHARITY KNITTING GROUP, Adults. Knit items for local national community and international charities. This group meets to knit and chat. Ome th st * Identifying and working with community partners along and make new friends. Wednesday 7 and 21 March, * Understanding grant eligibility criteria 10am-12noon * Writing a project plan 2a May Road, Lalor, 9465 2353 * Developing the budget www.yprl.vic.gov.au 34 Town Crier March 2018 ★★★ IN THE STARS ★★★ ANCIENT MOON GARDENING ALMANAC Aries 21 March – 19 April - Memories arise to either stir renewed grief Dates Moon Position Ancient Moon Gardening over past loses, or awaken heightened spiritual connections. This may AEST and Phase Planting and sowing days be confusing for some, but the practical world soon brings you back 2nd Full Moon Official gardeners rest day so do to the realization that you have knowledge, influence and your mind March in Virgo nothing. Share the value of high is open to new ideas that that will be very handy, especially in the standards. workplace, or your role in life. 4th 5th 6th Waning Fertile Plant root crops. Taurus 20 April – 20 May - Group activities bring a sense of community 7th March Moon 3rd Quarter and harmony, but at the end of the day everyone goes home, leaving you still wanting a sense of collective union. Think about what is good 18th New Moon Rest and do nothing. Grow the for the group or ‘team’ as well as what is good for you as an individual. March in Pisces ease of going with the flow. Also think about what the ‘tribe’ is teaching you. 20th Waxing Fertile 1st Perfect for all sowing and Gemini 21 May – 20 June - You are being seen and recognized for (pm), Quarter planting. what you do in any role or workplace. Take advantage of this dose of 21st 22nd Especially for vegetables whose luck, which I bet you have already used to diffuse tensions. Now use it March leaves we eat. to make your working life a little more satisfying. Your loved ones and 25th 26th Waxing Fertile 2nd Perfect for all sowing and planting. friends are now open to new ideas and any changes will flow easily. March Quarter Especially for vegetables that bear Cancer 21 June – 22 July - You are learning and gaining knowledge fruits or seeds for eating. that is of a spiritual or creative nature. Its time to share what you learn, 31st March Full Moon Official gardeners rest day so do especially as people will pay attention. Information about your job, or in Libra nothing. changes with your role and its duties, will help you gain benefits, but after Share a diplomatic nature. some seemingly reversals, all will be revealed at the end of next month. Did you know that there is a perfect time to get a haircut or color so Leo 23 July – 22 Aug - A reflective mood soon changes into a practical they last longer? one where you need to consult advisors and experts in their field. Legal, The Easy Planning Calendar has timing for every possible garden financial or academic issues need sorting out, so get their advice. You task! Pop over to my website to see a copy. Enjoy your garden! may choose to go against the ‘status quo’ and try a new track, but expect to adjust this and make changes over the next month or so. Kerry Galea 0419 382 131 www.kerrygalea.com.au www.ancientmoongardening.com.au Virgo 23 Aug – 22 Sep - The focus is on partners and friends, so step back and let them blossom and shine. You are learning and understanding how loved ones ‘tick’ as you listen to them. For you, it’s an emotional WHITTLESEA DISTRICT time, so give yourself the time and space for a little self-love. Also, it’s a perfect month to renovate and resolve past family tensions. TABLE TENNIS ASSOCIATION Wednesday evenings, 7.30pm Libra 23 Sep – 22 Oct - After initially getting bogged down in duty and Chandler Pavilion, Whittlesea Showgrounds service, you are soon connecting, enjoying, communicating and talking Come join the fun and keep fit. Players of all ages and ability to the special people in your life. You will soon have lots of great ideas, especially improvements around the home, and with no time to initiate welcome. For enquiries, please ring all of them, I suggest that you write them down before you forget. Les 0419 466 018, http://www.wdtta.org.au/ Scorpio 23 Oct – 21 Nov - A time of creativity, expansion, risk-taking and a return to the playful inner child within. Have fun with it, for LALOR/THOMASTOWN COMBINED soon a sense of responsibility returns, along with unexpected financial PENSIONERS ASSOCIATION expenses, or costs to your valuable time. Take the chance to double check if your goals for the year are on still on track, for I bet some Meet Wednesdays, 1pm have got waylaid. At: 1 Spring Street, Thomastown Sagittarius 22 Nov – 21 Dec - Start the month with some quality Games, a choir, day trips and lots of other fun stuff are enjoyed. peaceful times at home to help you shine brighter in the world. Your New members wanted and will be made most welcome creative energy is growing, your ideas multiply, and your emotions are seen by everyone. If you feel exposed and vulnerable; get help Info: Honor 9465 2182 to release you from past patterns. If you are happy with shining, then keep on being brilliant. WHITTLESEA COURT HOUSE Capricorn 22 Dec – 19 Jan - Early this month, any communication VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE as well as computers and phones, are under a cloud of confusion. Cnr Church & Beech Streets, Whittlesea This causes mistakes, forgotten arrangements, miss-communications, or devices can simply stop working. Mid-month is a time that you can OPEN 7 DAYS 9am - 5pm get quite annoyed about any problems… transmute this energy in a Craft, Souvenirs, Cards, Gifts, Historical Books physical way by doing energetic jobs around the house. You are welcome to come and browse Aquarius 20 Jan – 18 Feb - Along with a restless spirit, you are being Enq: Phone:- 9716 1866 wasteful with money, possibly on something that looks great, but please look at the long-term consequences. This month and also the next one, is a perfect time to work on projects, to start planning, and TOWN CRIER SUBSCRIPTION to investigate what you want. Allow yourself lots of flexibility to adjust Name:______as you go. Postal Address: ______Pisces 19 Feb – 20 March - You have star sparkle on your side to help improve whatever you give your time and energy too. And you ______Postcode:______are soon able to take action quickly and decisively, but keep a good Telephone No: ______logical head on your shoulders, as speedy reactions are not necessarily a good thing. And later in the month a group or team will want your I wish to subscribe to the Town Crier for 1 year. Please post a attention. copy to me each month at the address listed above. 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Whittlesea Environment Events & Programs Lift the Lid on Recycling Friday 23 March, 10am-1pm Free bus pick up from the Council Civic Centre at 10am. Residents will be dropped off at the same location following the event at 1pm. Have you ever wondered what happens to your recycling once it leaves the kerbside? Learn how the contents of your recycling bin are sorted into different material types and made into new products. Bookings are essential. To book or for more information contact Council's Environmental Education Officer on 9401 0509 or [email protected]

Earth Hour Stargazing at Hawkstowe Park Saturday 24 March, 5.30pm-10pm Hawkstowe Park, Gordons Road, South Morang.  Bring Your Own Waste Free Picnic, 5.30pm-7pm  Seed Bombs and Minibeast Discovery, 5.30pm-7pm  Junior Ranger Walk with Parks Victoria, 7pm-8pm  Stargazing with the Astronomical Society of Victoria 8.30pm-10pm Bookings are essential. For more information or to book visit the City of Whittlesea's website or call 9217 2042.

Easter Explorer at Quarry Hills Park Sunday 25 March, 9am-11am Quarry Hills Park, 105 Hunters Road, South Morang. Join the City of Whittlesea’s Conservation Management Team at Quarry Hills Park for a morning of fun, nature focused play, followed by a bush themed Easter egg hunt. Bookings are essential. To book visit the City of Whittlesea's website. For more information contact Council's Parks & Open Space Department on 9401 0538.

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