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Art and craft market
Kallista Community House will be hosting a community art and craft market on Saturday 6 June. There will be organic bread, vegetarian meals, plants, art and crafts, as well as great coffee. Located at front of the Community House, 2 Church Street, Kallista. For site bookings, call 9754 4930 or 0402 012 247. Site fees support the Kallista Community House.
Garden group
Upwey Garden Group (U3A) Michelle Jones, a local gardener and member, will talk on the benefits of collecting and saving seeds from your garden. At Upwey Senior’s Community Centre off Mahoney Street, behind the village shops, on Wednesday 10 June, 7.30pm. Inquiries to Barb: 9754 3877.
Home retrofitting
Public forum: a wide range of energy-saving measures will be presented to save money and leave a lighter footprint. Gold coin donation, light supper, no booking necessary. Selby Community House, Wednesday 3 June, 7pm. Inquiries to 9754 2039.
Country music show
The Upwey Country Music Club is presenting a Walk Up – Open Mic concert, on Sunday 7 June, from 1pm-5pm, at the Guides Hall in Underwood Road, Ferntree Gully. Artists perform songs in the country, bluegrass and folk genres. All welcome, new singers, musicians and bands are always welcome. A band or musician is available to back singers, if required. Just bring your music along. There is a small entrance charge of $7 ($5 for members) to help cover costs. The club runs regular concerts on the first Sunday of each month at the Guides Hall. Inquiries to Graham (03) 5964 8298.
Suicide prevention session
A free information night where you will learn how to recognise indicators that might suggest someone is considering suicide and how to have a conversation with them about it. The session will also include a list of resources and support to help keep the person safe. Held on Wednesday 27 May, from 7.30pm to 9.30pm, at the Emerald Community House Hall. For more information call (03) 5968 3881.
Social media workshop
Emerald Community House is taking registrations for ‘Let’s get social’. Social media is a must for today’s organisations. This popular course introduce a low-risk, gradual approach to social media from no exposure to complete immersion, helping you develop, implement and measure the next steps. For more information, call (03) 5968 3881.
Art exhibition
The Ferntree Gully Art Society will be showing an exhibition titled ‘Words and Images’ at The Hut Gallery, Ferntree Gully. These are works done in numerous mediums using poetry as inspiration. Many of the poems are by members of the poetry group, which also meet at the Hut. The exhibition runs from 17 to 31 May. Gallery opening hours are 11am to 4pm on Sundays. Entry is free.
TOWN club
The Maroondah TOWN club (Take Off Weight Naturally) meets weekly on Thursday evenings from 6.30pm at St Margaret’s Uniting Church, Hull Road, Mooroolbark. For more information, contact Marcia on 0409 170 731.
Seniors meeting
The next meeting of the Knox Branch of National Seniors will be held at the Knox Club on 27 May. Doors open at 10.15am for a 10.30pm start. The Knox Club is at the corner of Stud and Boronia roads, Wantirna. Join them for the meeting/social time and enjoy guest speakers, who will be John and Isabelle Mentha, speaking about ‘history of modern magic’. For more information, contact president, John, on (03) 9778 6784.
Red Cross Will day
Red Cross is urging anyone who needs to make or update their will to mark October in their calendar. The Red Cross is bringing its highly successful Wills for Life program to the City of Knox. For more information, or to make an appointment, phone 1800 811 700, or email bequests@redcross.org.au.
Men’s Shed
Community Men’s Sheds are a relatively new concept; however, they are based on the backyard shed, which has been a long established part of Australian culture. These new sheds are open to men of all ages, from all walks of life. The Monbulk District Men’s Shed opened in 2012 and is inviting new members to join. For more information, contact Brian Tunks on 0430 380 379 or Rod Mellis on (03) 9751 1886.