School holiday fun

CARDINIA Council is hosting a range of activities in the September school holidays for young people between 11 to 16 years of age who live, go to school or socialise in Cardinia Shire.
Camp at Gilwell Park, Gembrook – departs Tuesday 1 October from My Place (5-7 Main Street Pakenham) and returns Thursday 3 October . The camp will feature outdoor and indoor activities including canoeing, archery, hut and raft building, a flying fox, campfire with marshmallows, drama activities and a night walk.
Places still available! Bookings close 5pm on Tuesday 23 September. Cost: $110
Other free or low-cost activities on offer include an excursion to Werribee Zoo (Tues 24 September), jewellery and badge making (Wed 25 Sept), trampolining at Bounce (Thursday 26 Sept) and grand final celebrations at Council’s My Place youth facility in Pakenham (Fri 27 Sept). Places for activities are limited, so get in fast!
Council partners with Marillac so that young people aged 12 to 17 with a mild to moderate disability can participate in the teenage school holiday program. Marillac’s Enhancing Vacation Care program supports Council by providing additional staff, advice and training. This allows these young people to access mainstream programs during the school holidays, at no additional cost to families.
To book activities, or for further information on the teenage school holiday program, visit www.cardinia.vic.gov.au/youth , or call Council’s Youth services team on 1800 4 YOUTH oryouth@cardinia.vic.gov.au