Coming Up:

• Thurs 2 April  Meet Up and Make It craft group, from 1.30 in The Dish.  All welcome - bring a project, some mending OR just come for a chat.
• Sat 18 April  Working bee.  Meet at 43a Sherwood Road at 9.30 am.
• Wed 29 April Working bee at Ryder-Cheshire Homes, 10-14 Donaldson St Ivanhoe at 9.30 am.   Homemade cakes for morning tea afterwards, thanks to CWA Alphington.

Please note that in May and June there will no 'last Wednesday' working bees, only those on the 3rd Saturday of each month.  

This rather long newsletter contains an Invitation from the Ivanhoe Reading Circle, evidence of some colour among our work, links to a number of Banyule consultations, some history from Nilss, and of course, Dogs of Eaglemont, so keep scrolling down.

Special event for booklovers - the Ivanhoe Reading Circle is holding an open event on Tuesday 5 May, when prizewinning local author Sophie Laguna will be the guest speaker.  More information on their website https://ivanhoereadingcircle.org/ or scroll to the end of this newsletter.

Autumn Colour

Council consultations

Banyule Council is seeking feedback on:

• people to join the Dogs in Banyule Working Group (see Dogs of Eaglemont for more).  Closing Tuesday 31st March
• Banyule's Inclusive Economy Strategy, closing 1 April.
• Art in Public Spaces, closing 5 April.
• The draft library design and layout for the Olympic Leisure Centre, closing 16 April 2026.
• the concept design for the western part of Ivanhoe Park, with youth space, open to 19 April.

Visit Shaping Banyule https://shaping.banyule.vic.gov.au/ for more on these things.

Some History from Nilss

Below is a description of an 1890s train trip from the city to Heidelberg.  This was long before you could get on or off at Eaglemont.

Dogs of Eaglemont #91

Dogs of Eaglemont #91

If you’d like to join the Banyule Council Dogs in Banyule working group you still have a couple of days to get your expression of interest in, it closes on Tuesday 31 March. For more information follow this link https://shaping.banyule.vic.gov.au/DAMPlan

Eaglemont's VoicePippa Griffith

Ivanhoe Reading Circle

SAVE THE DATE Fellow Booklovers The Ivanhoe Reading Circle in collaboration with Yarra Plenty Regional Library-Ivanhoe Branch are delighted to invite you to two open meetings, free-of-charge in 2026.   For further information about the Ivanhoe Reading Circle meetings and syllabus please visit our website at: https://ivanhoereadingcircle.org/ We hope to welcome you to our 2026 open meetings as follows: Open Meeting No 1 Date: Tuesday 5th May 2026. Annual Speaker: Sofie Laguna Sofie Laguna has written five novels for adults. They have won numerous literary awards including the Miles Franklin Award, the Colin Roderick Award and the Indie Award. She has also been shortlisted for the Stella Prize, the ALS Gold Medal, the Voss Award, the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award and the Prime Minister’s Literary Award. The Underworld, Sofie’s fifth adult novel was published in 2025. Sofie has also written many books for children. They have been published in the US and the UK and in translation in Europe and Asia. Many have been named Honour and Notable Books by the Children’s Book Council of Australia. Website: www.sofielaguna.com Open Meeting No 2 Date: Tuesday 1st September 2026. Reading Circle Members will present a paper on Hannah Kent’s non-fiction masterpiece  Always Home, Always Homesick   A formal invitation and registration details will be shared nearer to the date Feel free to distribute widely to your family, friends, and fellow book lovers Visit our website

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