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HOBSONS BAY
COMMUNITY NEWS AUTUMN 2021 / EDITION 23
MEET THE 2021 CITIZEN AND
YOUNG CITIZEN OF THE YEAR
(see page 3 for more details)
5 TREE 6 BUSINESS
GIVEAWAYS SUPPORT
MESSAGE FROM YOUR COUNCILLORS
THE MAYOR Cherry Lake
Altona, Altona North,
Altona Meadows,
Brooklyn, Seaholme
Welcome to the autumn edition of Hobsons
Ward
Bay Community News. Firstly, I would like to Cr Tony Briffa JP
9932 1044 (bh) 0418 398 906 (ah)
congratulate our entire community on our resilience tbriffa@hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au
during 2020 and the more recent circuit breaker www.facebook.com/CrTonyBriffa
lockdown. Once restrictions were lifted, it was www.twitter.com/tonybriffa
www.briffa.org
magic to see so many people supporting our
business community, enjoying staycations and Deputy Mayor Cr Daria Kellander
discovering the many attractions in Hobsons Bay. 9932 1044 (bh) 0499 600 438 (ah)
dkellander@hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au
The past year has taught us the value of our coastline and open spaces and www.facebook.com/CrDariaKellander
how much they contribute to our health and wellbeing. The Coastal Marine
and Management Plan is an important step in enhancing and protecting our Altona North, Newport,
spectacular foreshore and is part of my Mayoral Program (details on page 4). Strand Spotswood, South Kingsville,
Williamstown
Another aspect of my Mayoral Program and a project I am very keen on is the Ward
implementation of the Urban Forest Strategy, which aims to increase the tree Mayor Cr Jonathon Marsden
canopy in Hobsons Bay to 30 per cent by 2040. For this ambitious target to be 9932 1044 (bh) 0419 868 009 (ah)
jmarsden@hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au
achieved we need the support of all Hobsons Bay residents and businesses to www.facebook.com/jonathon.marsden.greens
plant more trees on private land. To kick off the 2021 tree planting season and
the free tree giveaways, 3,000 trees will be up for grabs in Brooklyn. Read all Cr Peter Hemphill
the details on page 5. 9932 1044 (bh) 0419 762 266 (ah)
phemphill@hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au
On page 6, we highlight the Community Engagement Policy and Council Plan www.facebook.com/petermhemphill
2021–25 consultation. Thank you for being engaged members of the community
and helping to shape Hobsons Bay. It is a privilege to serve as your Mayor. Cr Pamela Sutton-Legaud
Stay safe and stay well. 9932 1044 (bh) 0499 600 834 (ah)
pslegaud@hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au
www.facebook.com/
CouncillorPamelaSuttonLegaud
Cr Jonathon Marsden
Mayor of Hobsons Bay
Wetlands Altona Meadows,
Laverton, Seabrook
Ward
Cr Diana Grima
9932 1044 (bh) 0499 600 476 (ah)
SUPPORT HUB dgrima@hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au
www.facebook.com/diana.hogg.79
READY TO HELP Cr Matt Tyler
The Hobsons Bay Community has 9932 1044 (bh) 0407 748 235 (ah)
mtyler@hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au
Heart Virtual Hub (an online support www.facebook.com/CrMattTyler
resource) and Roving Hub (a van that will
FREE KINDER visit people in locations across Hobsons
Bay) are here to help you access
In great news for young families, three-
Council’s COVID-19 support services.
year-old kindergarten will be funded by
the state government in Hobsons Bay Visit our Virtual Hub at hobsonsbay.vic.
from 2022. Families can now register gov.au/HBCommunityhasHeart for
through Council’s kindergarten central COVID-Safe information, details about
registration portal for the 2022 intake. local providers that can offer practical
Children can be registered for three- assistance, volunteering opportunities
year-old kindergarten from the age of and other ways to help out.
one and four-year-old kindergarten from
Our Roving Hub will be cruising the
the age of two through the portal. To find
streets of Hobsons Bay between now and
out more and to view a ‘How to register HOBSONS BAY CITY COUNCIL
June, inviting residents to have a cuppa 115 Civic Parade, Altona
for Kindergarten’ video translated
and a chat to help reduce social isolation. PO Box 21, Altona 3018
into five community languages, visit Phone 1300 179 944
hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/kindergartens For details, visit hobsonsbay.vic. NRS phone 133 677 and quote 03 9932 1000
or call 1300 179 944 to talk to a Council gov.au/HBCommunityhasHeart or customerservice@hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au
officer about eligibility. contact our Community Connector www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au
on 1300 179 944. facebook.com/HobsonsBayCityCouncil
instagram.com/HobsonsBayCC
Cover image: 2021 Citizen of the Year Dr Mukesh Haikerwal and Young Citizen of the Year Melissa Sheedy.
This newsletter is printed on 100% recycled stock using environmentally friendly inks. linkedin.com/company/hobsons-bay-city-council
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health and wellbeing, multicultural,
technology, community and
neighbourhood development.
Applications are assessed monthly
and are open until 26 May 2021
(or until funds are exhausted).
Funding of between $500 and
$25,000 is available for activities,
programs and events that take
place until 30 June 2022.
Grant round closing dates for
assessment:
Do you have ideas and initiatives that can help April round
contribute to recovery or reconnection in our Wednesday 28 April 2021
community? Is your group or club looking at innovative May round
Wednesday 26 May 2021
ways to recover and reconnect?
Grant information and writing
The Hobsons Bay Recovery and The new grants program can
sessions are available online via
Reconnection grants program provide support to enable activities,
zoom each month.
provides funding to support our projects, programs, events and
community to ‘make things happen’ resources across all sectors including For more details, or to apply,
as we learn about, work through and environment, sustainability, projects visit hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/grants
adapt to the impacts experienced in by and for young people, sport or contact the Community Grants
our city as a result of COVID-19. and recreation, arts and culture, Officer on 1300 179 944.
ambassadors
HONOURED AS HOBSONS BAY
An esteemed doctor in the
frontline of the COVID-19
pandemic and a budding
Young Citizen of the Year Melissa
conservationist hold the title
Sheedy is a dedicated volunteer with
of the 2021 Hobsons Bay the Hobsons Bay Wetlands Centre and
Citizen of the Year and was honoured to receive the award. She
is passionate about educating young
Young Citizen of the Year.
adults and children on the importance
“2020 is the year most people would of conservation and preservation and
Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, local general like to forget. My most poignant igniting a love for the environment.
practitioner, former President of the memory is that my practice team held
Australian Medical Association, and fast against the tidal wave of concern, “I hope that with this award, our wetlands
recipient of both the Companion worry and anxiety and, rallied together down in Altona can be recognised for
and Officer of the Order of Australia, to form a whole new team that was their timeless beauty and that the critical
described the award as being a able to increase quality care for role they play in our ecosystem can be
high honour. the community.” appreciated,” she said.
“To be recognised by my own home Dr Haikerwal was recognised for his “I love engaging the community with
community is a very deep and tear- invaluable contribution to the health our local environment, the wildlife that
watering experience as this is where I and wellbeing of the Hobsons Bay calls Hobsons Bay home and sharing
have lived with my family for 30 years community and his outstanding with them our elusive wetlands, a place
and where we have been nurtured and leadership and role in establishing that not many residents know about!”
supported through our working lives the first drive through respiratory clinic For more details, visit
and raised our beautiful family,” he said. in Victoria. hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/citizenawardwinners
hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au | 3connecting with
NATURE
erosion, storm surge and population
MANAGING AND growth, while enhancing it as a local
PROTECTING asset.
OUR COASTLINE It aims to respect natural processes,
strengthen resilience to climate change
Hobsons Bay’s iconic foreshore from and encourage sustainable use
Stony Creek Backwash near the West and development across everything
Gate Bridge in Spotswood to Skeleton from mangroves, coastal swamps,
Creek in Altona Meadows is one of saltmarsh, seagrass meadows,
our city’s premier assets and, like all- parklands, wetlands, waterways,
natural environments in urban areas, it beaches, flora, fauna and cultural sites.
needs protecting. The draft plan was developed in
Council’s draft Hobsons Bay Coastal consultation with the community, CARING FOR
and Marine Management Plan (CMMP)
will provide strategic direction to
Traditional Owners and stakeholders.
NEWPORT LAKES
Have your say at participate.
protect Hobsons Bay’s coastline from hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/cmmp It’s hard to find a place with a more
fascinating history than Newport
Lakes Reserve in Newport. Once a
bluestone quarry, the park has been
transformed over several years into
an urban bushland oasis, a great
example of landscape restoration rich
SHINING A LIGHT ON in biodiversity.
Visitors enjoy walking along the nature
OUR WETLANDS trails that encircle the numerous lakes,
browsing the arboretum, enjoying the
two play spaces with picnic facilities,
A state-of-the-art sustainability- connect with nature to improve health and watching dogs run around the dog
focussed wetlands centre in Hobsons and wellbeing and be inspired to care off-lead area.
Bay is one step closer with a for our precious natural environment. As the local population grows and
memorandum of understanding signed visitation to the park increases,
Council, together with the memorandum
by Hobsons Bay Wetlands Centre Inc Council is keeping up with demand
of understanding signatories, will
and Council, Deakin University, Ecolinc, by developing an Open Space
advocate to the state government to
Melbourne Water, City West Water, Development and Conservation Plan
support funding for the facility which is
Cirqit Health and Birdlife Australia. for Newport Lakes Reserve.
envisioned to be a regional drawcard
Driven by the volunteer-run and a valuable community asset where This plan aims to improve accessibility
organisation Hobsons Bay Wetlands individuals, children and families can and connection to not only help
Centre Inc, the purpose-built facility enjoy and protect our internationally people get to the reserve but also
would provide opportunities for the recognised wetlands. help them move around freely within
community to engage in nature-based it. The plan will also look at the
For details, visit
activities, where people of all ages can current infrastructure at the reserve
hobsonsbaywetlandscentre.org.au
learn about the natural values of the and recommend replacements or
area and ways to care for it. new installations, as well as a suite of
The community organisation is driven wayfinding signage and an upgraded
by the knowledge that spending time in play space at Pavey’s Park.
nature is vital for health and happiness Keep an eye out for details on
and promotes environmentally participate.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au
responsible behaviour. Their vision
is for a place where everyone can
4 | Hobsons Bay | Autumn 2021TREE
GIVEAWAYS!
The 2021 tree planting season will
officially launch on Saturday 24 April
and exotic tree species for front and
backyards which are available from
COMPETITION
with free trees for residents. The trees
have been specifically chosen for
local nurseries. WINNERS
residential backyards in Hobsons Bay ‘Pollution Solution’ challenged
Top trees to plant in Hobsons Bay’s school children to
and can be collected from Brooklyn
your front or backyard devise creative ways to recycle, reuse
Reserve from 10am to 12pm. Check
Native or reduce household rubbish.
our website and social media pages for
tree giveaways in other suburbs. - Acacia implexa Lightwood The winning entries are:
- Agonis flexuosa ‘burgundy’
This year, Council will plant 8,500 semi- Winner:
- Tristaniopsis laurina ‘Luscious’
advanced trees. That’s 6,000 more St Martin de Porres School Laverton
- Banksia integrafolia
trees planted than before the Urban
- Banksia marginate Created reusable calico bags and
Forest Strategy was adopted in 2020.
- Eucalyptus leucoxylon ‘Scarlet’ upcycled birdfeeders, terrariums and
The Urban Forest Strategy aims to plant
- Corymbia citriadora ‘sentuous’ flowerpots from waste materials.
40,000 trees over the next five years
across Hobsons Bay, helping Council Exotic Runner-up:
achieve the target of 30 per cent tree - Acer negundo ‘Sensation’ Newport Lakes Primary School
canopy by 2040. Prior to adopting the - Jacaranda mimocifoila
strategy, canopy cover across the city Collaborated to produce an animated
- Fagus sylvatica f. purpurea music video to promote new habits like
was approximately 7.5 per cent. - Lagerstroemia indica Crepe Myrtle composting, using bamboo straws and
The majority of trees planted by - Magnolia soulangiana making the switch to green energy.
Council are native. Native plants - Pyrus Calleryana ‘Chanticler’
provide habitat, shelter and food for - Zelkova serrata ‘Green Vase’ Prep to Grade 3: Zoe, Grade 1,
local wildlife and improve biodiversity. Williamstown North Primary School
For more information on the Created ‘Animalids’, animals made
The strategy also encourages
Urban Forest Strategy or the tree from the lids of recycled containers.
residents to plant trees in private front
giveaways, visit hobsonsbay.vic.
and backyards. We asked Council’s
gov.au/urbanforeststrategy Grade 4 to 6: Lila Boyd,
arboriculturists experts to list great native
Grade 6, St Mary’s Altona
Presented an idea to reduce cigarette
butt waste using ‘Vote with your
butt’ boxes which would encourage
smokers to ‘vote’ on a question by
sites across Hobsons Bay and inviting putting their butts in a special bin.
KERBSIDE SERVICE feedback. For more information, Lila also showcased ways her family
REVIEW visit hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/
Kerbsideservicesurvey
reduces waste and re-uses resources
including turning empty tins into
Join the conversation about Hobsons flowerpots and making wood-block
paintings from building off-cuts.
Bay’s kerbside waste and recycling
service. Council wants to hear how
BIN COLLECTIONS
Grade 7 to 10: Malaika Boyall, Year 8,
the current service, is meeting your
household’s recycling and waste
START AT 6AM Mount St. Joseph Girls’ College
needs. Tell us how our system can be Residential bins will now be collected Created a range of sustainable
the best possible four-bin service that from 6am. Thank you for making the bathroom products, eliminating
reduces waste and increases recycling. change to 5am last year, while we all packaging and plastic waste.
adjusted to government requirements
Your feedback will inform the review of Grade 11 to 12: Sara Coladonato,
during the height of the pandemic. It
our kerbside service which has now Year 11, Williamstown High school
helped workspaces maintain social
been in operation for a year.
distancing requirements. Collection of Submitted a plan for an eco-friendly
Complete the online survey by logging public bins alters seasonally, with some kitchen designed to reduce energy
on with your unique code sent to all early morning collections needed to consumption and waste.
households in late March, or give ensure public bins in our busiest parks
feedback to a Council officer who will or beaches can be emptied at multiple To view the winning entries, visit
be visiting shopping centres and busy times throughout the day. hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/pollutionsolution
hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au | 5YOUR OPINION HOBSONS
BAY BUSINESS
COUNTS HAS HEART
HELPS
Following last year’s local government Bay or attended a community
REINVIGORATE
election, Council is developing a new workshop. Your feedback has helped THE LOCAL
four-year Council Plan and reviewing
the 2030 Community Vision to
shape the draft Council Plan which
will be available for the community to ECONOMY
ensure it continues to reflect our comment on in June. Keep an eye out
community’s aspirations for the on Participate Hobsons Bay to have
future of Hobsons Bay. your say participate.hobsonsbay. Business grants, one-on-one
vic.gov.au/refreshing-community- branding consultations, extended
The 2030 Community Vision and its trading and communications
vision-hobsons-bay
six priorities were developed by the campaigns were just some of the
community for the community in Council is committed to involving ways Council was able to support
2017 and provides a long-term those who live, work, study and play the local business community in
strategic direction for the city. in Hobsons Bay in decisions that
the last six months as they adapted
affect them as outlined in the new
The Council Plan guides Council’s to ‘COVID normal’ trading.
Community Engagement Policy which
work and is the roadmap to achieving
was adopted at the February Ordinary With a team of skilled business
the 2030 Community Vision.
Council Meeting. Strong community support, communications and
In February and March this year, engagement and consultation is graphic design professionals funded
we asked the community what their essential to ensuring Council’s through the state government’s
priorities for the city over the next projects, programs and services Working for Victoria initiative,
four years are. Thank you to everyone meet the needs of the community. Council provided customised
who filled in the ‘A Shared Future for To view the policy, visit participate. support to local businesses
Hobsons Bay’ postcard, completed hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/help-shape- through the Hobsons Bay Business
the survey on Participate Hobsons how-we-engage has Heart program. Since October
2020, more than 200 local
businesses have benefited from
services and support programs,
including tailored social media
strategies, website updates, flyers,
digital advertising, photography and
videos. Many others took part in
the extended trading area program,
which allowed them to adhere to
social distancing requirements
during the busy summer months.
To date more than $200,000 in
Every school holidays, Hobsons Bay have some fun in the sun!” said Selina. grant funding has been allocated
UP, Council’s youth engagement team, to local projects encouraging
“The kids were spoken to at their residents to return to local
puts together a suite of free activities
level in a fun and exciting way. He business precincts and build
and events for young people
enjoyed socialising with kids his own collaboration among businesses.
in Hobsons Bay aged 12 to 25.
age and gained confidence with being Successful projects included
Selina McPherson, mother of Cooper, successful at the activities and applying live music, a pop-up market and
shares how her son had an absolute skills he learnt from Nippers. I would localised marketing campaigns.
ball in the Survivor Challenge as part certainly recommend the Hobsons Bay
of the January school holiday program. UP Holiday Program, it was awesome.” The Hobsons Bay Business has
Selina heard about the Survivor Heart program is wrapping up at
Hobsons Bay UP’s April Holiday the end of March.
Challenge through word of mouth
Program, runs from April 6 to 16 and
and it was the first time her son had Council encourages the community
will feature a basketball skills workshop,
participated in an UP program. to continue its support of local
skate games competition, skate art
“The Survivor Challenge was a with Performprint at Woods Street traders in these uncertain times.
wonderful experience for Cooper Arts Space, jewellery making, outdoor Shop, dine, experience Hobsons
to discover an activity away from movies, free employment-based skills Bay businesses and rediscover
organised sport and online games with training and more! your own backyard. Visit
friends. It was a chance to rediscover experiencehobsonsbay.com.au
For more information, visit hobsonsbay.
the local beach, meet others from the
vic.gov.au/holidayprogram
community, fresh air (after COVID) and
6 | Hobsons Bay | Autumn 2021What’s happening
in your ward?
Cherry Lake Ward Strand Ward Wetlands Ward
Work will soon commence upgrading The Williamstown Activity Centre A diverse range of free and low-cost
HW Lee Reserve in Altona. The park toilet along The Strand will soon be workshops and programs are on
next to Altona foreshore will become upgraded. It’s been designed to offer as part of the current Woods
an attractive picnic spot when the be environmentally friendly with the Street Arts Space program at 44
new shelter, barbecue and lounge inclusion of a rainwater tank. The Woods Street, Laverton. The program
chairs are constructed, and new design will soon be available to view on includes creative workshops for
trees are planted. Participate Hobsons Bay. kids, Hungarian hand embroidery,
drawing and portrait classes for
Work is well underway to construct a Tennis players and netballers can now
adults, Youth Skate Art workshop and
new carpark at PA Burns Reserve book the multi-purpose tennis and
Samoan dance classes. For more
in Seaholme with 113 designated netball courts at Donald Mclean
information, visit hobsonsbay.vic.gov/
car parking spaces and three horse Reserve in Spotswood. There is free
WoodStreetsArts
floats. The work is scheduled to be public access to the tennis courts
completed by the end of May. during the day. In the evenings and Training capacity will be increased
During works, the carpark will be for bookings requiring lights, a small at Bruce Comben Reserve in
unavailable for public use. hourly rate will be charged. For more Altona Meadows with the installation
information, visit hobsonsbay.vic.gov. of floodlighting. The lighting has
A shade shelter and child safety
au/Community/Sport-Recreation/ been designed to mitigate glare to
fencing will soon be installed at
Book-A-Court neighbouring properties and is to
GH Ransom Reserve in Altona,
Australian Standard.
work is scheduled to be completed Construction to upgrade
by May. Williamstown’s Maclean Reserve will Construction is scheduled to begin
begin in July. Based on community in late May/early June on Laverton’s
Work has begun refurbishing the
feedback, the upgrade will include new Frank Gibson Reserve upgrade.
courts at the Altona Tennis Club in
playground equipment for children The play area closest to Allen Street
Fresno Street. The works will improve
two to 12 years, improved seating and will feature an accessible whirl, rope
training facilities and include installing
landscaping, a drinking fountain and climbing frame, caterpillar slide, new
new nets, fencing and light poles
bike hoops. For more information, visit toddler rockers, and a new swing set.
with sustainable LED light fittings.
participate.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/ The play area at the Sumers Street end
The project is jointly funded by
macleanreserve will be relocated more centrally and will
Council and the Victorian Government
include include a basketball hoop and
and is scheduled to be completed Construction of the new pavilion at
key, terraced timber seats and a junior
by November. Digman Reserve in Newport is
bike circuit. As part of the upgrade,
progressing well and is scheduled to
Truganina Explosives Reserve a new irrigation system will be installed
be completed by June. Solar powered
has a new boardwalk and interpretive to maintain the open lawn area.
lights have been installed at the new
signs explaining the history of the
Douglas Parade carpark. The eastern Henderson Street Reserve and
reserve. Thanks to a successful Pitch
playing field has also been redeveloped playground in Laverton, will also
Your Idea community submission, the
and floodlights have been installed to be upgraded this year as part of
Underkeeper’s Quarters Cottage
increase training capacity and support Love Laverton Parks, a key initiative
has been repaired and re-roofed with
winter sports. For more information, towards making Laverton cleaner
a heritage appropriate galvanized
visit hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/digman and greener. For more information,
corrugated profile including new
visit Participate Hobsons Bay
gutters and down pipes.
participate.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/
lovelavertonparks
hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au | 7WHAT’S ON? ‘Archie Roach –
Tell Me Why’
8 April, 7.30pm
Brought to you by Council’s Arts at
Your Doorstep program, Archie shares
EVENTS AT OUR stories and songs from his new memoir
and companion album. Not many have
LIBRARIES lived as many lives – from stolen child,
teenage alcoholic, seeker, lover, father,
musical and lyrical genius, to social
Create by the Bay
A mixture of online and face-to-face Tuesday 6 April to
events will keep you entertained and advocate and First Nations leader – but Sunday 11 July 2021
engaged. All events are free however, it took almost a lifetime to find who he
really was. A riveting performance not Throughout the challenges faced
registrations are required for each event.
to be missed, tickets available from in 2020 we discovered new things
To register and for more details visit: about ourselves, our collective
hobsonsbaytickets.com.au
libraries.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au kindness, resilience, humour and
creativity. We spent time at home,
Build a Mosque
Tuesday 13 April, 10.30am to 11am BLOCK Saturday
but we also found nature. We
rediscovered old passions and
Draw Up!
Wednesday 14 April, 3pm to 4pm
PARTY 1 May 2021 explored new creative ideas. We
found brand new ways of connecting
with each other, the world, and
Join us for our annual Woods Street
Art Precinct community street party! ourselves. The saying ‘every cloud
Sinhalese New Year The celebration will include a fashion has a silver lining’ reminds us that we
Wednesday 14 April, 10.30am to parade showcasing costumes and can always find a positive.
11.30am sculptures created by Laverton P-12 Create by the Bay 2021 invites artists,
College students made from recycled from young people to Year 12 who
Barry Jones: What is to be done materials, plus an exhibition of artworks
Wednesday 21 April, live, study or play in Hobsons Bay to
by children from Seabrook Primary reflect upon the past 12 months and
6.30pm to 7.30pm School and more. hobsonsbay.vic. share your silver linings through an
gov.au/woodsstreetarts original piece of art or writing.
Intersections of Discrimination
Thursday 22 April, 6.30pm to 7.30pm To find more information, terms and
Williamstown Literary Festival conditions and to submit your entry,
Rainbow Family Storytime 18 to 20 June visit the Hobsons Bay Libraries
Saturday 1 May, 10.30am to 11.15am The Williamstown Literary Festival’s website libraries.hobsonsbay.vic.
annual winter west festival of words gov.au
Lost Lands Found - the Flowering
returns for live and online events at the
Grasslands of Victoria Williamstown Town Hall. For tickets,
Wednesday 5 May, 6.15pm to 7.45pm visit willylitfest.org.au Tree planting day
Waltzing Matilda: Australia’s Newport Folk Festival Sunday 16 May, 10am to 12pm
Accidental Anthem 25 to 27 June
Tuesday 18 May, 6.30pm to 7.30pm Truganina Park, Altona Meadows
Join the Newport Folk Festival
and listen to an amazing line up of Help revegetate Truganina Park by
National Simultaneous Storytime 2021 musicians. Have a dance with family planting indigenous plants that will
Wednesday 19 May, 11am and friends while supporting locally provide habitat to local wildlife. Everyone
grown and loved Newport Folk Festival is welcome and free refreshments
- for free! newportfolkfestival.org.au will be provided. Due to COVID-19
requirements, we ask that all participants
Newport Jazz Festival 2021
please bring their own gloves and
1 to 2 May
The inaugural Newport Jazz water bottle.
Festival brings bands, and some of For more information, contact
FESTIVAL Melbourne’s finest jazz musicians ranger@hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au
playing all genres of jazz, for a day at
multiple performance spaces located
18 April to 2 May 2021 around Paine Reserve, Newport. Midsumma Westside
newportjazzfestival.com.au 19 April to 5 May
Autumn by the Sea Midsumma Westside returns in 2021
Uncover the history of Hobsons Bay Join our Conservation Rangers for as part of Melbourne’s much-loved
through the Heritage Hobsons Bay a number of activities over the April celebration of our LGBTQIA+ culture and
Festival, Council’s local program school holidays designed for both community. The program will provide
within the National Trust Australian children and adults. Activities will opportunities to connect and celebrate
Heritage Festival. With most events include sea kayaking, an insight to in Melbourne’s west. Celebrate a
free, there are lots of exciting ways minibeasts through a microscope, and veritable rainbow of festivities including
to celebrate our unique heritage and virtual tours along our foreshore.
events, exhibitions, tours, talks and
culture. hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/ To register and for more information,
visit hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/ much more. hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/
heritagehobsonsbay
Community/Whats-On midsummawestside
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