11 June 2023 Newsletter Friends of Eaglemont Village
A bit difficult after all these years to think and speak of the King's Birthday weekend.
Have primary school classrooms had all those 1950s coronation photos of a young Queen Elizabeth removed?
Some mischief makers say the change of title should have been seized on as an opportunity to give the current 2 teams in the Monday football mega-match the boot, and have a bit of balance brought to AFL scheduling - and hence financials.
And a big Hello to all you Collingwood and Melbourne supporters.
How good to see Neil Daniher keeping his dignity and sense of humour in such trying circumstances. How good to see the community rallying behind him.
(Postscript - bit tongue in cheek above)
83,000 people, most sporting Freeze beanies as part of the MND fundraising - which exceeded $2 million - attended the game.
Great game of football between two highly credentialled teams who will play deep into season 2023.
Who won? Everyone involved.
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Bit of fun, bit of chatter, maybe a little chardy...........
You can always order-in Sunday night's tea, maybe it's his turn to cook. Didn't you want the teenagers to share domestic responsibility?
Our friends over at Sustainable Communities Ivanhoe are putting on a Sunday afternoon eco-friendly workshop on bag making.
Bags. We all use them, we never seem to have enough of them. We all feel the guilts of plastic bags.
Try your hand at making some alternatives to the despised plastic, enjoy some company, meet some new people.
Banyule Council Online Session
Environment Grants 2023/24 Information Session
Wednesday 28 June 2023, 6pm-7.30pm, Online
Environment Grants are opening 3 July 2023!
If you are thinking about applying for a grant, please join us at our information session.
The Environment Grants are designed to encourage community to care for our local environment and to lead on climate action. The grants are intended to support the environmental aims detailed in our Council Plan. Grants of up to $10,000 are available for individuals and groups.
We will take you through our grant guidelines, share some case studies of previous successful grant funded projects and give you some tips on applying.
Banyule Council Skills Session
Generating Ideas for Projects: Community Upskilling Workshop
Saturday 17 June 2023, 10.30am-2.30pm, Bellfield Community Hub, Narragourt Community Room
Are you interested in developing a project or program idea with positive community outcomes?
Join the Community Works team for this free half-day workshop on generating community project ideas.
This workshop is part of the 2023 Community Upskilling Workshop series, a program designed to build skills and grow capacity in our network of environmental volunteers.
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