Newsletter September 29th
COMING UP:
* Thursday 3 October : Meet Up and Make It craft group 2pm in The Dish.
* Saturday 5 October : Working Bee 9.30 start, meet at 43a Sherwood Road.
* Sunday 6 October : remember clocks go forward overnight!
* Saturday 26 October: Annual General Meeting to be held at 43a Sherwood Rd 10 am. All welcome, join us for morning tea afterwards. RSVP to eaglemontvoice@outlook.com for catering purposes. Agenda below:
Friends of Eaglemont Village - Annual General Meeting - 26 Oct 2024, 10am
1. Open Meeting
2. Minutes of Prior Meeting & Actions Arising
3. Presidents Report
4. Treasurers Report
5. Election of Committee for 2025
6. General Business
7. Close Meeting
* Wednesday 31 October : Working Bee, 9.30 start, meeting place to be advised in the October newsletter.
Welcome to September's Newsletter. A bit further down you will find a link to an update from Bronwyn Walkley with her thanks, information about what has happened to all the wood John had accumulated and the plants he propagated, and a photo of his headstone, among other things.
Scroll further down for information about the upcoming Council elections; the Senior's Festival which is about to start; the Aussie Bird Count is coming up soon; Nilss has been busy again finding things about the area; and we have a couple of dogs of Eaglemont. This month's President's report will come separately.
Happy Reading!
Council elections : this year it is a postal ballot - the forms should arrive soon after 7 October. Voting is mandatory. You can post or drop off your completed ballot from 7 October to before 6pm on 25 October at: VEC Banyule Elections Office, F3/25-31 Sherbourne Road, Briar Hill 3088.
Follow this link for more information https://www.banyule.vic.gov.au/About-us/Councillors-and-Council-meetings/Council-elections
Senior's Festival in October - there are over 300 events in and around this area. For more information visit seniorsonline.vic.gov.au/festival or for the Banyule program https://www.banyule.vic.gov.au/Events-activities/Major-events/Seniors-Festival. A printed copy of the Banyule program is available at the Ivanhoe Library and Cultural Hub (ILCH). The main local events are:
* Age of Creativity older adults art exhibition 1-27 October (ILCH)
* Morning Tea (and music) at The Centre Ivanhoe 8 October - 10.30-1 pm. Bookings essential
* Ageing Well Expo 25 October (NETS stadium Macleod)
The Festival includes a week of free public transport in Victoria for Seniors Card holders. From Sunday 6 to Sunday 13 October 2024 your Seniors myki won’t be charged when you touch on and off.
Aussie Bird Count - National Bird Week 14-20 October. Thanks to Mary V for the reminder about this.
Eaglemont History: Nilss has sent us this:
A black and white photo of Eaglemont station I found in the internet 13 years ago, together with the accompanying text:
"I love trains, and have always enjoyed the trip into the city, about 25 minutes on a good day. Here’s Eaglemont station, with the evening light just starting to settle in after a warm summer’s day (14.01.11). This area was a stopping off point for (and lent its name to) the Heidelberg School painters; Australia’s first - European at least - significant art movement that was identifiably our own. Streeton, Roberts, et al, painted Australian landscapes and captured the "bush", portraying the unique experience of the country, its challenges and characteristics."
Also from Nilss, in the links below one has screenshots, some from a YouTube video The Hurstbridge Line, and a couple of other photos from 2009; the other has a link to the ABC radio Unofficial History of Heidelberg.
Member discussion