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The Community Newsletter for Burwood & Districts
Issue no. 125 Winter 2012
Back in time
to Holy Island
YACC do the
Green City Dash
Catch the Croquet bug!
Batwoman to the Rescue
Comedy battles racism
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This Issue
Cover photo:
Children take a break
at Burwood Village
Autumn festival
winter 2012
Photo: Zeynep Tahmazoglu
Features
regulars
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24-5
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bulletin noticeboard
burwood village traders ’ report
business
&
small business directory
4–5
Going Batty in Ashburton
7, 23
Burwood Village Autumn Festival
9
wattle Park’s Friends
10–11
Visit Holy island, 1952
12
Fear of a Brown Planet
15
Birds in Burwood: the Corellas
18
CwA Craft Show returns
19
Local Youth make the Action
28
Box Hill Art Group Celebrates 60
information for advertisers
scribe ’ s scribbles
community notices index
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From the Editor
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Fostering Flying Foxes
by Kathy Clarkson
Y
ou have probably heard little or nothing
about it, but in fact we are in the middle of
celebrating the “Year of the Bat”! A twoyear world campaign to promote greater public
awareness of the need for bat
conservation in 2011 and 2012
was jointly instigated by the
United Nations Convention
on Migratory Species and the
Agreement on the Conservation
of Populations of European Bats
(Eurobats).
One person who has been
promoting this campaign for
the welfare and awareness of
bats (the Grey-headed Flying
Fox in particular) lives right here
in Australia and in our own back
yard! A passionate and dedicated
volunteer, Bev Brown, is running
one of only two Melbourne-wide
bat shelters from her own home
in Ashburton. Familiarly known as
“The Bat Woman”, Bev devotes
her life and love to the care of
injured and orphaned lying foxes.
She is a particularly passionate
advocate of the unfortunately
much-maligned “fruit bat”, properly identiied as the
Grey-headed Flying Fox, the largest bat native to
Australia and a member of the Megabat group.
Although unfamiliar to many in our society, the
Grey-headed Flying Fox can regularly be seen
on its nocturnal feeding lights in the suburbs of
Melbourne. To some it has come to be known for its
supposedly nuisance reputation of making night raids
in backyards around Melbourne and forming colonies
in the Royal Botanic Gardens. (This lying fox colony,
of between 6000 and 20,000 residents seasonally, was
relocated on a sustainable basis in March 2003 from
the Royal Botanic Gardens to Bellbird Park at Yarra
Bend, Kew.)
The Grey-headed Flying Fox, in fact, does not
naturally feed on backyard fruit trees, but on nectar
and seeds from eucalyptus trees and native fruits. Its
habitat has been continually threatened over the
years to the point where the search for food extends
into the city precinct. A population estimated at
3 million 100 years ago (irst records date from
1884 in Melbourne) has dwindled to only about
300,000 today. In 1999, the species was classiied
as “vulnerable to extinction” by the Action Plan for
Australian Bats.
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Bev Brown has come to the rescue in her own way
and saves many of these lying foxes, many of which
arrive at her bat shelter injured from having been
caught in fruit netting. She also deals with babies
that have been orphaned after dropping from their
mother while feeding in light. Yes, baby bats feed
from one teat to the other teat (located in the armpit
underneath each wing of the
mother) and risk falling in the
process of changing over.
Bev has many stories to tell
of rearing small lying foxes to
adulthood and releasing them
into the wild. One such story
found Bev with a tiny bat she
named “Peaches”. Someone
had found Peaches in a gutter
after she had fallen from
her mother in light. She was
crying in a small, shrill voice.
Unfortunately, mum could not
rescue her from the ground
and she would fret like any
mother losing her baby. After
contact through Wildlife Victoria,
Peaches found her way to Bev.
Feeding was a problem
with one so young, but Bev
successfully raised Peaches on
a mix of full-cream cow’s milk,
glucodin powder and calcium
syrup – fed through a small teat specially made for
bats! When Peaches wasn’t feeding she liked to
suckle on a specially-made “bat dummy” fabricated
by hand in NSW. Bev became very attached to
Peaches, as she does with all her bat charges, but
was proud and happy to release her as an adult
back to where she belonged, into the wild.
Bev says that all her lying foxes somehow know
that she is trying to help them and will therefore
accept her as their carer for the recuperation period.
She even found that two babies she had been
rearing still recognised her after a week’s separation
and immediately lew back to snuggle into her
shoulder, just like a baby with its mother.
Bev started as a trained foster carer of wildlife in
2003 and took in wombats, kangaroos, lizards, fruit
bats, a cormorant and even a raptor. But she has
since become especially concerned and interested
in the Grey-headed Flying Fox. She inds them
knowing and loveable, with large, marble-sized
brown eyes that are soft and intelligent. It is with
these specially-designed eyes, plus a highly-sensitised
sense of smell, that the lying fox can seek its food in
the dark, being unable, as do other bat species, to
“echolocate”, or track objects and food by a kind of
radar sensor.
Bev, who is a member of Wildlife Victoria and
whose shelter is registered with the Department of
Sustainability and Environment, is on 24-hour call and
has, she estimates, had hundreds of fruit bats in her
care since 2003, mainly those damaged by backyard
fruit nets. Loosely attached or incorrect netting is of
great concern, Bev says. She is part of a lobby group
trying to outlaw the sale of the present widely-used
poor-quality netting. Elmo, the Grey-headed Flying
Fox pictured right, is one such fruit-netting casualty.
Happily, Elmo has been re-released into the wild after
some tender-loving care from Bev, who mended his
broken wing and restored his conidence with kindness.
Many people will want to ask Bev about the
dangers of disease and bats. It is commonly believed
that bats in general spread disease. Bev assures
us that bats are in fact very clean. They groom
themselves all the time and although they spend
most of their roosting time upside down, they will turn
the right way up to urinate and defecate by clinging
onto the branch of their tree with the claws of their
“thumbs”! Once done, they return themselves to the
upside down position.
Recent publicity has alarmed the population to
the Hendra virus and the lyssavirus reputed to be
spread by bats. In fact, as Bev says, there is no proven
connection between bats and humans to date, but
because bats (like many species of wildlife) carry
viruses, they are the ones who through ill-repute have
become scapegoats for a lack of understanding
of the animal-human transfer of disease. Indeed,
the Hendra virus, though carried by bats, has been
proven not to transfer to humans.
The lyssavirus, a virus of the rabies family, is carried
also by bats, but the chance of being infected, says
Bev, is less than 0.01per cent. Even with this remote
possibility, foster carers must be vaccinated as a
precaution against a possible scratch or bite due to
their continual handling of frightened and injured bats.
There is so much of interest to relate about bats in
general and the Grey-headed Flying Fox speciically,
but not enough room to tell it! After spending time
interviewing Bev and meeting Elmo, I have become
fascinated by this little understood family of lying
mammals. I think Bev Brown is doing a wondrous
thing caring for so many of them and therefore
protecting one of our beautiful and endangered
species of Australian mammals.
Bev is part of an Australia-wide group of people
who are concerned about our wildlife and who
hope to bring the plight of our native species to more
people’s notice. It is only we collectively who can
save them collectively, but every single effort makes
a difference.
Bev’s advice if you happen to ind an injured
lying fox (or any native animal, bird or reptile)
is to cover it with a towel or cardboard box
and immediately contact Wildlife Victoria for
assistance. If the lying fox is caught in netting
or high wires, do not try and extricate it, but
immediately call Wildlife Victoria.
To ind out more or to donate to Bev's Bat Shelter,
or to become an Animal Foster Carer, contact
Wildlife Victoria on 1300 094 535. For more on lying
foxes visit ausbats.org.au and yearofthebat.org
Grey-headed Flying Fox
I didn’t think I would like you, little Flying Fox
Your reputation is so dirty and so bad
But when I set eyes upon your soft marbly brown eyes
I was overcome with sympathetic interest
For your innocent little face was
frightened, nervous and sad
Your were injured in a fruit net
Caught yourself while fossicking for food
Tore your wing and broke it
You were helpless, homeless, hungry
Someone rescued you and brought you here to safety,
Someone who was kind and good ...
You are the lucky one this night, this day
when so many of you perish in the parks and streets
where suburban living is threatening and dangerous
Your life hangs in the balance, literally
in your quest for a territory, a roost and
your natural food to eat ...
Like so many native species, you
are classiied endangered,
A lack of natural habitat ...
Human beings take everything within their path
You impinge on their lifestyle ... but then,
you can have no comprehension of that ...
For, all you want is your simple existence
while you spread seeds and pollens of eucalyptus trees ...
If anyone is listening to this story, read and understand
The endearing little Grey-headed Flying Fox is dying for
your interest and intervention,
Another unique species needs your consideration ...
Please!
[a Kanni poem by Kathy Clarkson]
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Brushes with Life and Fisher’s Forge
P
art-time artist
Rosemary
Berrell has lived in
Ashburton for all
but 12 years of her
life. In the Autumn
edition of the
Burwood Bulletin
she saw an article
entitled Fisher’s
Forge Revisited,
which prompted
her to contact us.
“Last year,” she
writes, “browsing
through a book
on the history of Boroondara, I saw a black and white
photo of Fisher’s Forge and asked if I could have a copy
of it to be able to do a painting. I thought you might be
interested to see a photo of the painting I did from the
black and white I obtained.
“Drawing and painting have been an integral part of
my life for as long as I can remember. In 2001 I had
my irst solo exhibition at the Malvern Artists’ Society.
This was followed by another in 2005, and I am hoping
to have a third
sometime next year.
Over the years I have
entered into many
exhibitions, and in
2008, 2009 and 2010
I was awarded ‘Best
Exhibit Depicting
Australian History’ at
the Royal Melbourne
Show. I’ve done quite
a few paintings of
Australia’s history
that feature horses,
as they are my
number one love,
plus other paintings of horses. Three paintings of
Makybe Diva, done from photos I took at the time, sold
after she won the three Melbourne Cups (one man
bought them all!).
“A book will be coming out in October, in which
a number of artists, including myself, will feature in
two-page spreads telling what has inspired us and with
photos of favourite paintings. It is to be called Brushes
with Life – a Celebration of Inspiration.”
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Village festival shows community spirit
by Zeynep Tahmazoglu
Entertainment for children included a jumping
castle, a mini-golf course
and a tennis court, as
well as the Circus in a
Suitcase performer Terry
Cole, whose witty sense
of humour made him a
favourite with kids and
many adults too. He also
ofered a workshop so
parents could learn a few
tricks, including plate
spinning.
he animal farm was a big hit with the children, who
were excited to get a chance to play with and feed
the animals, from cows to guinea pigs.
Among the performers were singers, a cabaret act
and even Burwood’s own lash mob, surprising
festival goers with their dancing skills.
here was something for everyone at the festival – if
music and animals weren’t your thing you could head
over to the cake stall or sausage sizzle and purchase
a yummy treat while ofering a helping hand to the
local community.
L
ocal shops and businesses opened their
doors to welcome hundreds of friendly
faced festival goers to the Burwood Village
Autumn Festival.
After a rainy week prior to the festival,
locals were lucky enough to enjoy some
sunshine and
to get together
without any rain
in sight. Assisting
marketing
coordinator
and MC for
the festival,
Alex Vinci,
said that the
festival “turned
out so well
because of all the
promotion and
lots of support
from the local
community”.
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Befriending Wattle Park
by Evan Papamichael
In 1933, a seedling from the Lone Pine in Gallipoli was
planted opposite the Chalet by an ex-soldier of the 24th
oward and Marie Hodgens are members of
Battalion who had collected the seeds from the original
Friends of Wattle Park, a group that looks after
Pine. (he soldier was Sir Frank Selleck, later one of the
its conservation and heritage. here are two
founders of Legacy and Lord Mayor of Melbourne, and
important aspects of Wattle Park. First, Howard notes
on his death his ashes were scattered under the Wattle
the fact that historically, the tramways park (with ageing
Park Pine.) Commemorative ceremonies, with parades
cable trams) was established; second, according to Marie,
from companies associated with the AIF, particularly the
“the park became a shelter and playground”. But I must
7th, 24th and 2/24th battalions, were often held at the
outline the history, to appreciate its signiicance.
park; and Anzac Day ceremonies are conducted there each
Wattle Park was one
year, with band recitals in
of the areas occupied
Entrance to Wattle Park, late1920s
the afternoons.
by the Wurundjeri
hree years after World
tribe. However, it
War II a memorial
became farmland after
clock tower was erected
a succession of owners
alongside the Lone Pine
and several property
by Mrs Zilpah Bennet
subdivisions, consolidated
in memory of her son,
into one property under
a member of the 7th
Battalion AIF, who was
the ownership of Mrs
killed in 1916.
Eliza Welch (of Ball
he park was maintained
& Welch fame), who
for many years by
sold it to the Hawthorn
the MMTB. It then
Tramways Trust for the
went through a number of management changes: irst,
purpose of a public park in December 1915.
Melbourne Water, then the Ministry of Transport and
It was oicially opened with great ceremony on
inally Parks Victoria. In 1993 a Heritage Conservation
31 March, 1917. he Melbourne and Metropolitan
Plan was commissioned and a comprehensive survey of the
Tramways Board (MMTB) then extended the tramline to
fauna, lora and park buildings was undertaken. Some 19
Boundary Road (which became today’s Warrigal Road)
years ago an American playground was proposed, however
with the intention of giving citizens “a chance to get a
this was rejected as garish, brash and foreign in the context
breath of fresh air; and became a cheap outing for the
of Australian surroundings – rather more hoopla than
suburban population”. By 1926, more than 5000 wattles
harmony, and the current, more suitable, playground
had been planted around the perimeter of the park.
design was adopted in its place. he local community
A nine-hole golf course and two asphalt tennis courts
organised the Friends of Wattle Park to preserve the
were added by 1937, and became a cheap outing for the
heritage character and develop the native woodland species
suburban population. One of the key features of Wattle
in the park. Howard and Marie Hodgens enjoy this
Park was the use of tram bodies as shelters in the picnic
tremendously and, as part of the group, have been planting
ground. To begin with, scrapped cable trams were used,
natives and weeding out exotics ever since. he creek line
but as the wooden bodies sufered in the open, these were
has been transformed and much of the rich variety of
later replaced with W-class tram bodies.
eucalypts, acacias and grasses that make up the landscape
A cricket ground was created in 1927. he Chalet,
are the result of that volunteer labour.
a popular venue for birthdays, weddings and funerals,
Howard, who is President of the Friends Group, is
was built in 1928 along with many shelters and items of
happy that so many generations have enjoyed the trams
playground equipment (from brick tramways buildings,
and the tradition that is Wattle Park.
sheds and old cables). he Melbourne and Metropolitan
Tramways Band gave its irst concert there in 1941,
and has been playing to park audiences ever since, on a
rotunda whose roof was inally added in 2007. he area
became a popular venue for picnics and Sunday School
outings. It was a source of interest to the Field Naturalists
Club of Victoria, who documented many of its native
species. Its grasses and wildlowers are amongst the most
abundant in the state. One of the attractions was the
ornamental pond – in the western side of the park –
complete with ish and lilies, and a fountain.
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Step back 60 years into
by MarJo Angelico
O
h, watch out! You and I have just blundered upon a
crack in time! I know – it has happened to me before.
Don’t worry; we’ll be able to get back to 2012 when
we want to as long as we don’t move too far from the crack.
Where are we now? Ah, I see – the year is 1952, and we are
on the freshly cleared Ashburton Forest site. Well, since we
are here, why don’t we explore a bit?
It is a pity about the old forest. Picnickers used to
come from miles around to enjoy it. Locals never tired of
investigating it. Neither did scout troops – ah, there is one
now! See the intrepid leader, weighed down with sports gear,
crafts, games, badges and dozens of other activities. Hi,
Yvonne! What an energetic person she is! Here come some
of her scout cubs now, rushing up to meet her. Oh, good lads!
They are taking the equipment from her and joyfully carrying
it to today’s meeting place, a patch of ground not yet built on.
No comfy scout hall for them! That may come later, but if they
had to wait for it, the boys would not be cubs any more and
these years would be wasted. Yes, the forest is still ringing
with fun and good cheer, like in the old days.
It used to be huge, and all rambling and natural – loved by
all. That was until the Housing Commission acquired it and
started clearing and building on it. It was a loss, but we don’t
begrudge all those returned ighting men and women their
little place. They need somewhere to live, and have given
our country so much. And really, it is starting to be a vibrant
and caring community, which has to be good. See all the new
houses going up, and everyone is busy, yet they still have
time for neighbours. We can’t let sentimentalism get in the
way of good developments.
So let’s cross the road into the morning sunshine. This long,
important road is called Warrigal Road – something about an
Aboriginal word meaning “dog”. It doesn’t mean the road goes
to Warragul! I hope there won’t be confusion about that.
I see the old driveway to the May Park Poultry Farm is
being made into a residential street now and they are going
to call it – guess what? – May Park Avenue. It’s nice that
the farm will be remembered. Gallus’s dairy is just inishing
up in this area, but the horses are still here. Wouldn’t this
land have made wonderful gardens? But apparently it is all
going to be asphalted over and a huge grocery shop called a
supermarket will be built. Whatever will become of the corner
shops then? I don’t like that idea, but I suppose it is the way
things are headed. What I don’t understand is why we need
such huge shops: is there really so much to buy? And enough
people to buy it?
Diamond Jubilee
Ashburton Presbyterian Church celebrates 60 years!
On 22 July there will be a special service at 10.15am
at the church on Holy Island, corner of High Street
and High Street Road. he now-retired long-time
minister, Rev. Peter Orchard, will bring the message
and anyone associated with the church over the years
is welcome to join the congregation in worship and
fellowship afterwards.
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That huge supermarket will be on another road with a
strange name. High Street Road. I was told it was because
it goes to High Street, like Box Hill Road goes to Box Hill, but
why not just keep it as High Street? Then again, it would be
weird calling this little country lane ‘the High Street’, as if it’s
a commercial centre. Ah, the vagaries of street-naming.
We’re crossing the road again, heading north this time, but
irst let’s glance down the hill towards Gardiners Creek. See
that paddock on the left? That’s where a bloke called Tiger
McTaggart brings horses to fatten up, break in, and then
sell. All the local children love to come and watch the ‘buck
show’ on Sunday afternoons. Gallus’s run their cows here
sometimes too – it is so green and lush, due to the proximity
of the creek.
Now, you see White’s Hardware store (in 2012, it’s a
pharmacy) on the northeast corner? That was built after
years of the land being vacant, and when the builders
were digging the foundations they uncovered an old cellar.
A whole museum of really old bottles was unearthed and
then someone remembered that long ago there had been a
hotel there called the Pig and Whistle. The hotel had been
strategically placed on the “country” side of Warrigal Road –
or Boundary Road, as it was then called. It was also on the
“city” side of the tollgates and about halfway to market for
many orchardists.
This road was always the clear divide between city and
country, until the Housing Commission started building
affordable housing in Jordanville and Ashwood. In 1952 you
can still see sheep in the east, although from here we are in
suburbia. Children need to be warned to avoid snakes when
they go over to feed the horses or play near the creek.
Just a bit farther north, on Closter Avenue and Warrigal
Road, is McMenamin’s garage (even in 2012 the building is
still there, complete with the sign up on the irst loor showing
the names of four car types we don’t see any more). Being on
the east side of the boundary McMenamin’s is in the country,
so petrol can be sold over the weekend here, though never
from the garage across the road. People even drive out from
Camberwell to get some, and sometimes queues stretch
back towards the city. One-man business owners who work
normal hours ind it hard to buy petrol because garages keep
the same hours as they do. Solution: drive out to the country
where longer hours are allowed. Malvern taxi driver John
Smith has an arrangement with McMenamin’s. He couldn’t
get a city taxi licence because of quotas, so in return for
getting all his petrol and servicing done here, he is allowed
to name it as his address and now has a country licence.
McMenamin’s is where locals get the best of both worlds!
Well, let’s keep moving. McMenamin’s looks down High
Street towards the city, so we could follow its gaze. Crossing
Warrigal Road, we come to the nearly disused “end bit” of
High Street. Until recently this was a busy and dangerous
piece of road, but now, since the High Street Road extension
was carved out of the old Ashburton Forest, it is a quiet
backwater, ideal for stress-free shopping.
Ashwood’s Holy Island
So, where shall we shop? I just love to browse in
Buckland & Perry’s. Here it is. Just take a glimpse
in there. Isn’t it beautiful? Who wants anything
bigger and friendlier than that? Did you hear
what happened yesterday? Mr Perry also has a
small grocery shop on the corner of Waverley and
Stephensons roads, where he lives. His young son
wanted to visit his dad at the Ashwood shop, so
he zoomed off in his little pedal car, not realising
how far it was. The butcher in Mount Waverley
noticed him madly pedalling down the middle of
the road and rang Mrs Perry. Did she know where
her son was? Panic stations! How did he get out
without her noticing? The lad was brought home,
no harm done, but he mustn’t try that one again!
What a world! Not only did the butcher notice the
child alone, but he knew whose he was and did
Bucklands store
something about it.
Next door to Buckland’s is Shadbolt’s woodyard,
and across the road is the brand-new Ashburton Presbyterian
Footnote: Holy Island was the nickname given to the small
Church. It has only been built a few months, and already has
triangle of land on the corner of High St and Warrigal
a Sunday School of 200, plus girls’ and boys’ clubs and lots
roads. This was created by roadworks in 1950-51 when
more. The members have been visiting new Australians down
the previous T-intersections of High St and High Street
at the Migrant Hostel, so the congregation comprises people
Road with Warrigal Road were made into the single X
from many countries.
intersection we have today.
This small “island” of land had just two churches on it
(as well as a run-down blacksmith that would soon be no
more) and became known as Holy Island.
The opening of the Ashburton Presby t erian Church
Next to the church is the handsome old home of the
Buckland great-aunts, and the still vibrant Fisher’s Shoeing
Forge. Now that fewer farmers are using horses, blacksmiths
are not in so much demand, but here on the boundary
between city and country Fisher’s remains really busy. Lots of
deliveries, both city and country, are still made by horse and
cart. And city horses wear out more shoes than country ones.
Look! Horses tied everywhere. And when each man’s team is
shod, there is no need to send the boy to inform the owner. Mr
Fisher just unties them and slaps the rump of the oldest one.
I’ve seen him do it! Those horses just take themselves home.
Oh, and see the pepper tree by the forge? When you return to
2012, you go take a look and see how large it has grown.
Beyond Fisher’s is St Matthew’s Church of England. It also
is fairly new – only a few years old – but thriving and serving
the local community in various ways. It is because of these
two churches on top of the hill, surrounded by major roads
on all sides, that locals call this place Holy Island.
We must hurry now and cross the new High Street Road
extension to complete our circumnavigation of the Island,
returning to the crack in time before we are missed from
2012. We have gone “around the Hill in 60 years”, you might
say; well, 60 years ago. I hope you enjoyed seeing how much
hasn’t changed. Here’s the crack – walk carefully, now. If we
don’t scufle it, we might be able to go to another year, some
other time!
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A Race Towards Laughter
N
azeem Hussain’s student
report cards from Ashburton
Primary School used to note
that although he inished his classwork,
afterward he “was easily distracted and
easily the most distracting person
in the room”.
Fortunately for Nazeem,
he turned that propensity to
entertain others into a career.
Nazeem, 24, is now an
award-winning comedian and
his hilarity has taken him to
stages around the world. His
goal: to bring a minority voice to
the forefront of conversations about race and religion.
After a stint in the UK in 2011 as a part of the standup comedy duo “Fear of a Brown Planet”, Nazeem says
he noticed a diference in the way Australians debate
minority issues when compared to the rest of the world.
“Turn on the TV and you’ll see panels of white
Australians talking about (these issues).” he said. “here
needs to be inclusions of people of colour.”
By contrast, Nazeem says he thinks minority voices
are given more air-time in North America and the UK.
So he and Aamer Rahman (the other half of “Fear of
a Brown Planet”) are attempting to bridge this gap by
allowing people to laugh at the absurdities surrounding
race relations in Australia.
In a routine he performed during Melbourne’s 2011
International Comedy Festival, Nazeem jokes about an
experience in a country town in Victoria: “I went to this
shop in Moe. And as soon as I walked into this shop, no
joke, the guy behind the counter looked at me and he
said, ‘Mate, you don’t happen to be one of the Muslims,
do you mate?’” Nazeem’s reply that he is Muslim
prompted a rant from the shop worker about fear of al
Qaida dropping bombs on Moe and forcing local women
to wear burkas. Tongue in cheek, the comedian told the
man to “Relax, no one’s coming to Moe!”
he attack on Indian students in Melbourne last year
also found its way into Nazeem’s routine, highlighting
the Victoria Police’s view that the violence was not
racially charged. He jokes: “Do you remember the head
of police was on TV? He was like, ‘Now look, these
attacks are not racially motivated whatsoever. What
we’ve found is that they’re simply happening to people
who happen to speak Punjabi too loud on the trains.
Now look, that could happen to anybody.’”
But Nazeem’s jokes aren’t lacking context. He says
it’s ine to have a laugh, but he always maintains the
point: to confront important political and social issues
surrounding race.
Not even of-limit are jokes about his mother bribing the
school’s older bullies with lollies to keep the bullies in
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his year from tormenting him. “hat’s brown-parenting,”
Nazeem says. “She didn’t speak to the kids’ parents, or
the teachers, or the principal. She just contracted a gang
to protect me!”
For Nazeem, comedy is everywhere and his expertise
is in inding the humour in being “not white in a
majority white society”, as he described it.
Admittedly, his brand of humour doesn’t go over
well with everyone in the audience. “It’s meant to make
the majority feel like the minority for an hour,” Nazeem
said. “If someone doesn’t like it, they can turn on any
other channel.”
He seems to be making more fans than enemies
though with “Fear of a Brown Planet’s” achievements,
including Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s
2008 Newcomer Award, appearances on the Comedy
Channel during Sydney’s Comedy Festival Gala and a
regular spot on the show “Balls of Steel”.
he comedy duo will return to the UK at the end
of this year, but Nazeem will never be too far from his
roots. He says: “A lot of my comedy has to do with my
experiences growing up in Burwood, in Melbourne
and Australia.”
Nazeem spoke to Anna Douglas
Bennetswood Bowls hosts Ladies Pennant Final
The winning Clayton team
The Clayton and Lalor teams were winners of their sections
and met at Bennettswood on 21 March for the match to
decide the Division 1 Pennant winner. It was an honour for
Bennettswood, with its Tift Dwarf greens, to be selected to
host such an important contest.
The day was sunny with a warm, strong, north wind,
which made the 15.5 second green even faster as the game
proceeded. It was watched by an enthusiastic crowd who
applauded the many outstanding shots made – which seemed
all the more vivid due to the variety of coloured bowls used.
The encounter was eventually won by Clayton 82 to Lalor 29.
When the game concluded, with handshakes all round,
a table was brought onto the green for presentations by
Rosemary Varty, Deputy President of Bowls Victoria. She
congratulated each team for winning its section in Division 1
and presented the managers with their banners. She urged
them all to be diligent with recruitment to enable Bowls
to continue growing. Finally, Clayton was presented with
their Division 1 Pennant and each Clayton player received a
medallion on Bowls Victoria ribbon.
fromelles
comes to whitehorse
G
uest speaker at the April meeting of the Whitehorse
Historical Society was Lambis Englezos. Lambis is an
amateur historian with an interest in military history and was
instrumental in inding the lost graves of Australian soldiers
from the Battle of Fromelles, which took place on 19 July,
1916. Lambis declared the battle was “too hasty, and a tactical
mistake”. More than 2000 soldiers died during the battle, and
some 200 were never found. The missing soldiers were left in
no-man’s land. They were hastily buried by the Germans in an
unknown location, with no record of identity.
Peter Corlett OAM, sculptor of the “Cobbers” statue with Tim
Whitford and Lambis Englezos AM, who have both been
instrumental in the discovery of the long-forgotten Australians from
the battle of Fromelles
Photo:Brian Tateson, Memorabilia Oficer, Box Hill RSL Inc.
Lambis undertook a great deal of research using many
resources including Red Cross records, German photographs,
British intelligence aerial photographs and Robin Corield’s
book, Don’t Forget Me, Cobber. This research led Lambis to
believe the missing soldiers were buried in a mass grave at
Pheasant Wood, Fromelles.
Lambis spoke about Private Harry Willis from Yarram. One
of a family of 15, an unwilling Harry was kept at home by
his parents; however, when given a white feather, the sign
of cowardice, he ran away from his family. Lying about his
age he enlisted and was one of the many soldiers killed
at Fromelles and never found. Harry’s great-nephew Tim
Whitford, also a key igure in the search for the lost diggers,
was at Fromelles when in a stroke of coincidence Harry’s
good-luck charm was found among the artefacts recovered
during the initial dig led by Tony Pollard in 2008. Among the
artefacts was a British button, proving that British soldiers
also were buried nearby.
In 2009, the recovery of 250 bodies commenced. Lambis
stated “We have a moral obligation to recover war dead”. The
letter from a mother whose son was one of those reported
missing at Fromelles was read out, emphasising the need to
recover the diggers and if possible, to identify them. For as
Lambis says, identiication of the soldiers brings them dignity.
Viable DNA was taken from all soldiers recovered and
advertisements were placed in newspapers seeking
descendants so that they could be formally identiied.
Harry Willis was identiied by DNA from his niece.
Commencing on 30 January, 2010, 249 soldiers, of whom
96 had been identiied, were buried at a new cemetery in
Fromelles. The 250th body was withheld for burial on 19
July, 2010, the anniversary of the battle. Eighty-one families
attended the ceremony.
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Part 1 – he Corellas
H
as anyone noticed the great variety of birds
frequenting the Burwood area in recent years?
It would seem that the many introduced species –
such as the common sparrow and blackbird, as well
as the ubiquitous noisy and Indian mynahs – have
themselves been encroached upon by an inlux of our
own indigenous varieties! Apart from our friend the
magpie, who is seen around everyone’s neighbourhood,
numerous parrots now seem to be living in Burwood,
or certainly visiting on a regular basis. Is this because
of a preponderance of native plant species? Or is it that
native bird species have been driven from their former
habitats by recent plagues of ire and drought and
deforestation? Perhaps our Australian birdlife is just
becoming more adaptable.
A recent interesting phenomenon has been
this year’s invasion of huge locks of corellas in the
Burwood–Ashwood–Ashburton district. At irst
glance and sound these may appear to be sulphurcrested cockatoos, but on closer inspection, as they
settle in large groups on a single tree to feed on nuts
or fruits, they can be easily identiied as corellas (the
little corella to be speciic), with the unique blue patch
around the eye and a splash of bloodshot red that gives
the face a rather threatening look. hey are voracious
eaters and with their strong beaks can devour a tree’s
produce in one sitting, leaving remnants scattered
all about its foot. Pencil pine nuts seem to be one
favourite food and the liquidambar another (both nonindigenous to Australia!).
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After the 2009 bushires, hundreds of corellas were
present in the streets of Ashburton, massacring the
liquidambar trees and scattering nuts and twigs over the
footpaths. Very messy eaters! I remember a huge lock
massing over the High Street–Warrigal Road intersection
as they searched for more food sources, frightening the
traic with their swarming and screeching.
Burwood district this year seems to have had an even
stronger attraction for the little corella hoards. Large
locks have been seen hanging around since November
last year, right into this autumn. his is unusual. But
then, it is a great place to live after all – and not just for
the birds!
he little corella is native to South Australia and
wide areas of northern Australia and has been known
as a pest by farmers in Western Victoria for some years.
But large groups seem to be expanding their territory
further each year in search of food.
My immediate neighbourhood was visited this year
by a large lock of around 100 birds that lingered well
into autumn, as though there was nowhere better to
go. hese corellas would arrive circling and screeching
every morning, feeding locally all day and into the early
evening. A large cotoneaster situated in my backyard
and laden with red berries became the day’s pickings as
50 or so corellas settled on this one tree for at least half
an hour, breaking of branches and grasping them in
one claw to pull of and eat the tasty little red berries.
Since then, the haunting group cries of the little
corella have all but disappeared. But I am sure they will
be back next year!
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Rosella Rounds to Two
Round dancing is cued ballroom dancing, and
local round dancing club, Rosella Rounds,
celebrated its second birthday in February. The
club is run by Fiona Callaghan in Forest Hill.
Fiona is a member of the Australian Round
Dancing Association and started the club in 2010.
More than 30 dancers of all levels came to
celebrate and enjoyed a variety of dances cued
by Fiona, Carol, Pat, Cindy and Peter. To add to
the fun, Peter called some easy square dances
and even had some round dancers doing squares!
Original members David and Glenys were invited
to blow out the candles on the large birthday
cake. Other members who have been with the club
for the past 12 months were presented with their
name badges.
Round dancing is similar to square dancing,
but is suitable for anyone who would rather do the
waltz, foxtrot, rumba and two-step. You are taught
the basic dance steps individually and then these
are put together in sequence to complete a whole
dance around a room. In this way everyone in the
room is doing the same steps at the same time (as
cued by the choreographer or “cuer”); it is much
easier than learning a whole dance at one time.
You only have to remember the individual
steps, not the order in which to dance them. The
sequence of steps is changed to match different
music, which adds to the variety and keeps you
on your toes! It is suitable for singles, couples,
seniors and families. David said, “This is a
fantastic way to learn to dance. Two years ago all I
could do was the shufle. Now I know ive different
dances and look forward to Friday evenings.”
Rosella Rounds is held at the Uniting Church Hall,
333A Canterbury Road, Forest Hill, every Friday
evening. Beginners’ classes start at 6.30pm. Come
along and ind out what fun we are all having.
Bring the whole family!
Contact Fiona on 9802 5087 for more information.
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Mallets on the Green
by Jean Hadler
J
ean Deacon, president of the Monash Croquet
Club, proudly told me that not only is the club in its
12th year, but that in 2009 it was named “Monash
Club of the Year” efective from 2010.
he club is situated at the Electra Community Centre,
which is also used by the Waverley Bridge Club, and
where people meet for Ceres Callisthenic classes in the
large common area. You ind the Croquet Club and the
green at the end of the driveway where the playing takes
place. It is a charming setting surrounded by shrubbery,
and where the path leading down to the green is lined
with huge gum trees, lending shade to the clubhouse.
here are 70 men and women members, who play
six days a week. here are also days set aside for pennant
and other special days. New visitors are encouraged to
come and try the sport before making a commitment
as to whether the game is right for them. Keep in mind
that you need to be it enough to walk for one hour.
Action with the mallet is to swing the arm from the
shoulder, rather like one does in golf. I would think
croquet is great fun and may be played socially, but
if you would rather be competitive you may consider
playing pennant and tournaments.
he club has “come and try” days from time to time,
which would be arranged with the president. Flat soled
shoes are worn, along with garments giving appropriate
sun protection. Mallets are provided for new players,
and six one-hour coaching sessions are available (one
session a week).
A very smart uniform is worn – royal blue polo shirt
and white pants; however, wearing the uniform is not
compulsory. he social committee try to have a social
event each month. his might include a morning tea to
welcome new members, a twilight sausage sizzle or a
soup and breadsticks lunch
So give it a go or you will never know!
Further details are available from the president,
phone 9803 3433 or email [email protected]
“Officer of the People” Retires
T
he Oficer in Charge of Burwood Police Station,
Senior Sergeant Alan Badrock, retired from the
Victoria Police on 10 March after 44 years service, the
last 24 years as OIC at Burwood.
Alan is a local boy, having been born to Kevin and Marge
Badrock at the old Burwood & District Hospital, a brother
to Norm and Jeff (both deceased) and
Colin. He grew up in Penhryn Avenue,
Burwood, and was educated at St Benedict’s
School and De La Salle College, Malvern.
Alan is married to Anne, and his four sons
and two daughters range in age from 20
to 30. Daughter Lisa recently made him
a grandfather for the irst time with the
arrival of baby Katherine.
In 1968 Alan joined the Victoria Police
through the now defunct Police Cadet
System. He trained at the St Kilda Road
Training Depot, which was the training
location for all Victoria Police until the Glen
Waverley Academy opened in the 1970s. His
career has seen him appointed to various roles, commencing
with nightshift at the old city mortuary in Flinders Street
West, where Victoria Police Headquarters now stands. Most
of his career has been served in the eastern suburbs: at
Ashburton, Hawthorn, Balwyn and Burwood Police Stations.
In his position as OIC at Burwood, it was part of Alan’s
role on many shifts to be Operational Acting Inspector for
the District, and as such he was the “go to” person for any
major issues. As with any job, there have been highs and lows.
Highlights included the solving of local crime or dealing with
young offenders by having them redirected into community
service projects. The saddest part of this role was the task of
informing parents of the unexpected death of their child and,
in one case, the drowning of a toddler in a neighbour’s pool.
Alan has never sought the next level of promotion, which
would have seen him overseeing three zones, rather than
being able to maintain those closer relationships with
members of the community in one zone. One of his primary
motivations for joining the Victoria Police was to be able to
have plenty of contact with the public. Staying “local” has
enabled him to maintain that motivation.
At Burwood, Alan has chosen to be personally involved
in community programs such as Safety House and
Neighbourhood Watch. This has enabled him to get direct
feedback from local people about policing
issues. These involvements are among the
reasons that Alan has been held in such
high regard in the local community.
Alan has had a number of personal
achievements including the Federal
Government Centenary Medal. His other
oficial awards have been National Medal
2nd Clasp,Victoria Police Service Medal
6th Clasp, and most recently the 35 Year
Service Award National Police Service
Medal at the time of his retirement.
Alan is a man of high personal values
underpinned by his Christian beliefs. He
will freely admit that at times in his career
he has had to offer up a prayer to be given the right words
to say in a dificult situation. He is an active member of the St
Vincent de Paul Society (St Benedict’s Conference), where he
is currently the Secretary. In retirement he hopes to extend
this involvement.
The Burwood community has indeed been fortunate to
have a man of Alan’s calibre and integrity heading up police in
the zone. His service reminds us why the Victoria Police, the
“People’s Force”, is held in such high regard by the Victorian
community. He will be missed in his police role, but will still
be active in the community in his retirement.
Burwood Bulletin extends its thanks on behalf of the
Burwood community for Alan’s long service to Victoria Police
and in particular his last 24 years at Burwood as OIC. We
wish him a long, healthy and happy retirement. We commend
him for his commitment to the very best traditions of the
Victoria Police and thank him for “upholding the right” for
the past 44 years.
June–August 2012 Burwood Bulletin
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Local Crats Hit a Ten Year High
by Cathy Weaver
ur irst Fraser Group Crafts Display for 10 years
was held on Saturday, 17 March at the Ashburton
Presbyterian Church hall. Our subcommittee worked very
well as a team in both the organising and running of the
display; and 22 volunteers, including three CWA husbands,
helped willingly for the two days we needed them.
O
Everything ran very smoothly and all had a great time,
including non-CWA members of the public. There was a real
buzz in the hall and we even had a family reunion, as one of
our newest members discovered that another of our CWA
volunteers was a cousin she hadn’t seen in over 20 years.
There were cries of delight, much family storytelling and hugs
galore going on!
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A lot of our popular CWA cookbooks were bought, and
the scrumptious baked goods sold out completely. Our
display of crafts looked beautiful with a large category
of embroidery and many unique, never-before-displayed
items. Our Recycled Objects Crafts category, for example,
stirred up a lot of interest. We had a clever CWA member
demonstrating how to make bottlebrush (Callistemon)
lowers from nylon netting orange fruit bags. The display she
had was very realistic, as she had some real foliage mixed
amongst her “created” bottle brushes.You could have sworn
the orange bag ones were real Callistemon lowers!
We had a number of membership enquiries, and our Fraser
Group hope to hold another crafts display in two years’ time
with all new crafts and additional demonstrations
Finally, some information about Fraser Group: it
incorporates four CWA of Vic branches. These are Burwood,
Glen Waverley, Umina and Yarra branches. Umina branch is a
night branch and is named after CWA Headquarters, Umina
House, in Lansell Road, Toorak, where both Umina and
Yarra branches hold their meetings. Burwood branch holds
its meeting at the Ashburton Presbyterian Church Hall and
Glen Waverley branch holds its meetings at Mount Street
Neighbourhood House in Glen Waverley.
For more information about the Fraser Group, go to our
blog at http://cwaofvicfrasergroup.blogspot.com
Burwood Bulletin offers sincere apologies to Fraser Group CWA for
omitting their article last issue, promoting this event.
Local Youth Help Themselves
by Rosematy Feneziani
O
ften the youth in our society receive a bad rap,
being labelled lazy and
unmotivated. hese attitudes, held
by many, would be put to rest after
learning about YAAC, a fabulous
group that meets fortnightly at the
Craig Family Centre in Ashburton.
YAAC – Youth in Ashwood,
Ashburton and Chadstone – is
a group that is open to anyone
between the ages of 12 and 25
years. Essentially, it is run for and
by young people in the community,
and all, whatever their cultural or
religious background, are invited
to become a part of it. YAAC
supports and encourages youth
to make a positive diference to
themselves and to the wider community. Members are
encouraged to voice their thoughts and ideas, and can
apply for a grant of up to $2000 to help bring ideas with
a community or charitable base to fruition. Varied and
diverse youth-led activities have in the past included
an African dancing group and a girls-only gym that
encourages Muslim girls to join.
YAAC provides a great opportunity for youth from
migrant backgrounds to involve themselves with their
peers and familiarise themselves with their community
in a safe and non confrontational environment. And,
as there is no joining fee, YAAC is accessible to all
demographics. Members can also take on leadership
roles and oversee the organisation of events. Many
young people have had the opportunity to become
involved in activities that would normally have been
out of their reach due to inancial constraints. Most
activities are free, while some are at a minimal cost.
Older generations, too, learn what young people value
and consider necessary for their community to thrive.
Barriers are broken down and “us-versus-them” feelings,
present amongst some today, are eliminated. YAAC also
encourages local businesses to become involved, either to
inancially support an idea that has been awarded a grant,
or as a mentor for an activity that relates to their business.
he latest YAAC project is called Green City
Dash and has taken its inspiration from he Amazing
Race. Groups race around Boroondara and are given
challenges or activities to carry out at speciied points.
An example of such an activity is to photograph a
requested item once a destination has been reached.
he activity aims for its participants to think and
work creatively and to highlight the number of things
that can be done around the city of Boroondara.
Again, the idea is youth led and driven; and having it
come to life in this way is exciting and challenging for
all those involved.
YACC group members in 2011.
For more information on Green City Dash and to learn
more about and become involved with YAAC,
please call Kate at Craig Family Centre on 9885 7789
or email her at [email protected]
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Bulletin noticeBoard
i Hartwell recreation Pavilion
A plea for help regarding the Hartwell
“Rec” Pavilion – the pavilion on the
Recreation Reserve in Bath Road.
Many people I have interviewed about
my projected history of Hartwell have
described this pavilion (now demolished)
with great nostalgia. Yet no one seems to
have a picture of it. Does any reader have
a picture which I might borrow and use
for my history?
Any help would be most appreciated.
Volkhard Wehner, PO Box 1002, Hartwell
3124 or email [email protected]
i Civic theatre Ashburton
Another plea for help!
This time for any information or
photographs of the old Civic Theatre in
Ashburton, for an upcoming Burwood
Bulletin article.
Please contact Susan on 9885 3235.
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Vale Patricia Joan Briggs (Goold)
25/4/1932 – 9/1/2012
at Briggs was born in Dunstafnage Private Hospital,
the daughter of Roy and Cicily Goold. he family
home was at 9 Myrniong Street, Burwood, and Pat
attended Hartwell State School and Canterbury–
Camberwell High School. She then worked for G.J. Coles
in Camberwell as a window-dresser and ticket-writer with
her friends Gladys Reid and Margaret Munn.
P
Pat (right)
and Gladys
near Coles
in Burke
Road in
about 1948.
A blind date to the Balwyn heatre over six decades
ago was the start of Ron and Pat Briggs’ loving marriage,
which would have seen its 60th anniversary in April this
year. When Ron’s mate asked him to double-date with
him and his girlfriend, Ron had no idea he’d be meeting
the woman he now remembers as “a great wife and a great
mother”. Remembering this irst date, he laughs. “We
missed the last tram and had to walk home. Her parents
weren’t too happy, but they understood.”
hey married in 1952 – the same year that one of
Pat’s best friends and co-workers, Gladys, married Ron’s
brother Ray. Ron and Pat built a home at 83 Station
Street, Bennettswood, and lived there for 54 years. Ron
worked as a roof tiler for 64 years, and they both worked
(as usher, usherette and ticket-seller) at the Regal theatre
in Hartwell (corner Camberwell and Toorak Roads) for 12
years until its demolition in 1958.
heir two daughters, Joanne and Sheryn, attended
Bennettswood State and Burwood High schools and went
on to work locally as secretary and dental nurse, respectively.
he family enjoyed holidays at Rye for 50 years,
spending time with friends, ishing and goling (a shared
hobby for Ron and Pat; Pat was a life member of both the
Victoria Women’s Golf Association and the Glen Waverley
Golf Club).
Four years ago, Ron and Pat moved to Balmoral
Gardens to be closer to family, but they soon faced a great
challenge when Pat suddenly lost her sight. All the same,
they had both been looking forward to a trip around
Australia later this year … but it was not to be, for during
a holiday at Rye in January Pat became ill
quite suddenly and passed away.
Ron is thankful for the wonderful
marriage and life they shared. “She
was a great lady and loved by everyone
who knew her.”
Finding Hope after Heartbreak
by Liz Reid
L
ocal artist Bic Walker has released her newest
children’s book, Finding Hope to raise awareness of
a heart-breaking challenge faced by too many children
in Cambodia. Many children are abandoned, left
behind when their parents die of AIDS. In a developing
country gripped by an HIV/AIDS pandemic, the people
are deeply suspicious of the debilitating illness,
which is decimating families and communities. Those
afected are shunned.
An Australian organisation – Hope for Cambodian
Children Foundation Inc (HOPE) – is trying to make a
diference through the Battambang Centre, a refuge
for up to 120 mainly orphaned children. HOPE’s
mission is to care, educate and improve the lives of
children and their HIV-afected families.
Bic, Artan, Indigo and Luka read Finding Hope.
Bic has illustrated and written Finding Hope inspired
by the true story of one little girl whose life has been
saved by HOPE. Bic has been so moved by HOPE’s
mission that she is donating all proceeds from the
book to the Foundation.
The little girl at the centre of Bic’s vividly illustrated
book is Srey. Barely six years old, Srey cared for her
mother until she died in hospital. Her family was too
afraid of the illness to take Srey, so she was sent in a
tuk-tuk to an orphanage that does not discriminate
against those afected by HIV/AIDS. From there she
reaches the Battambang Centre, and the story of the
new hope that she inds there forms the backbone of
this inspirational story.
The original paintings, which powerfully illustrate
Bic’s books A Safe Place to Live and Finding Hope
will be exhibited this month from 15 June at Kinross
Gallery, 603 Toorak Road, Toorak, a space donated by
Toorak Uniting Church. Bic, and eight other artists and
authors, will donate a portion of the proceeds to HOPE.
For more information about Bic Walker and the exhibition:
www.sites.google.com/site/walkerbic/
and about HOPE: www.hopeforcambodianchildren.org/
June–August 2012 Burwood Bulletin
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What’s New in the Burwood Village this Winter?
Of course all of us love our pets, but they too feel the
Embrace the wonders of winter this season in the Burwood
Village. Come and experience all the shopping village has to ofer.
cold so Peter and Con, from Burwood Pets & Birds have
the perfect solution. New to the range are the Wagwear, style
Winter fashion and style abounds. Fiona Edward from
and design for the fashion-minded dog, as well as the famous
Ulku, talks about autumn colours being all the rage with
DrizaBone oilskin coats for your pets
mustard jackets, bright red jeans and a
t Style
range of lovely solid colour jumpers to
to keep them warm this winter.“here
cre
Se
of
na
Ele
d
an
Sarah
complete the “coolest” winter fashion.
is nothing else like a DrizaBone
Accessorise with a funky knitted beret
oilskin coat designed for its true
and hand designed neck warmer or scarf.
purpose; it will last and last,” says Con.
Lisa from Karmic Treasures, right next
Food is fuel for winter and our
door, has a great range. he inishing
cafes and restaurants have some
touches can be found at Zinc, which
lovely menu items, from soups to
supports local Melbourne designers with
samosa. Every café has a winter way
lovely bags from Nancy Bird and Elk,
to keep you warm on the inside. How
who also design attractive long leather
delicious does this sound: Moroccanboots that reach over the knee.
style lamb shank with rosemary and
No matter how perfect the design,
lamb sausage slow cooked in Middle
sometimes the it may not be quite right.
Eastern spice mix served with couscous pilaf ? You can ind
his is where sister’s Sarah and Elena, with their business
this on the menu at Café Zouz.
Secret Style can assist, recently joining the Burwood Village
When it comes to wine, “big reds” are great for this
at 1386 Toorak Road, Camberwell. he girls’ mother is a
time of the year. Paul Kearney from Burwood Cellars
professional dressmaker so Sarah and Elena have grown up
recommends the Murray Street Vineyard Shiraz 2006, from
with the sound of a needle humming all day. In the window is
the Barossa - a shiraz with outstanding blackberries and
the most beautiful antique Singer sewing machine. Secret Style
black cherries notes, perfect with illet steak, lamb or even
is a welcomed addition to the Village and ofers alterations and
a gourmet sausage. (For meat ideas just chat to Dane from
tailoring services including shortening pants, resizing dresses,
Burwood Village Gourmet Meats.
takeing-in waists and zipper replacements. hey know how
Until next time, keep warm and healthy and make sure you
important it is to achieve the perfect look through the perfect
come and visit the Burwood Village, one of Melbourne’s up-andit. his clever duo also ofers premium quality made-tocoming shopping strips!
measure, tailor-made garments for ladies and gentlemen.
Paul, Gus, Dave, Dylan, Gully, James, Dec & Graham
We open 7 days a week:
Mon - Thurs: 10am - 9pm
Friday - Sat: 10am - 10pm
Sun: 10am - 9pm
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Been and Gone, but the Fun is not Forgotten!
t
he Burwood Village Autumn Festival was held
Road and showed how great they really are! Karmic
treasures had an “in-store” stylist. ulku had a beautician
on Sunday, 6 May, and with close to 2000 people
giving out free mini-makeovers. Food was abundant. Blue
attending, attracted perhaps the biggest crowd of all
Galangal sold some yummy Thai dishes, and Ambi in the
the Burwood Village events in recent years.
Cake Shop, found in the arcade, ofered delicious homeThe day was full of fun,
made samousas, as well as
festivities and fantastic acts.
free biscuits with every cofee
Hairdresser larry d’Alton sang
ordered.
And that was just the
cabaret songs and stole the
tip
of
the
iceberg!
hearts of all who watched
As
for
the
activities and “things
him, the students of Crazy
to do on the day” – where
Feet dance school were
to begin? Many of the local
excellent and the SupaStar
community
groups, schools,
students sang like stars of
clubs
and
kindergartens
brought
the future. The Harmony
their best in the way of miniDudes, from danny Stone
golf, choc-o-toss, raft-building,
Voice Productions, kickedslime-making, face painting (by
Th
e
Flash Mob (Deaki
started the program and
n University danc
Burwood
Neighbourhood House),
e students)
then continued on to enthral
and arts and crafts by some of our
patrons for most of the day. Boroondara Brass completed
wonderful locals. The Scout group even organised “Dunk
proceedings with a class performance, once more showing
the MP”. In our case it was Graham Watt, and he was a great
how deserving they are of the accolades they receive
sport, with funds raised to assist local scouts to attend the
whenever they perform.
upcoming jamboree.
The“Flash Mob” surprised when they started to dance in
Finally, the Burwood Village Traders Association would
the middle of Myrniong Street and again in Melton Avenue.
like to thank everyone who was involved in celebrating our
Thanks to the dance students from Deakin University.
community and making the day absolutely unforgettable. A
The street was decorated like a beautiful Autumn
special mention of thanks must also be made to all of the event
Wonderland. Masks styled on the artworks of Giuseppe
sponsors: City of Boroondara, Bendigo Bank, Yarra Trams, Crazy
Arcimboldo were created by the talented students of Hartwell
Feet Dance Studio and Kwik Kopy Printing.
Primary School to add colour to the stage.
For more images of the festival go to page 47 or visit our
Our Burwood Village Traders lined the streets of Toorak
facebook page, www.facebook.com/BurwoodVillage.
June–August 2012 Burwood Bulletin
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BUSineSS DireCtOrY
Burwood Village & District
AccounTinG & TAxATion
G H O’Brien & Assoc.
Tax on Trak
LAnDScAPinG SuPPLiES
4 Burwood Hwy
rear 1423 Toorak Rd
9808 4245
9889 6680
AcuPuncTurE & nATuroPAThy
Joseph Ferraro B.Nat, D.Acu.
1337 Toorak Rd
9889 6777
14 The Highway, Mt Waverley 9807 7261
AuTomoTiVE SErVicE & rEPAir
Kryton Automotive
3 Alexander Dr
9888 8797
Shop 3, 1405 Toorak Rd
9889 7157
23-25 Burwood Hwy
9830 6111
18 Burwood Hwy
9888 8286
brEAD mAkinG - cLASSES & SuPPLiES
Mixing Bowl
1387 Toorak Rd
9809 4327
buTchEr AnD GourmET FooD ProDucTS
Carl’s Culinary Cuts
1398 Toorak Road
9889 1010
Shop 8, 1405 Toorak Rd.
9809 1243
1350 Toorak Rd
9889 1111
cAkES
The Cake Cafe
cArPETS
Jagers Carpets
chiroPrAcTor
Camberwell Sports & Spinal Medicine 1431 Toorak Rd
9889 7889
communiTy houSE
Burwood Neighbourhood House
1 Church St
9808 6292
DAncE STuDio
BDC Dance
13-15 Yertchuk Ave
9888 3354
1341 Toorak Road
9809 1768
DEnTiST
Azubel Dental
DocTorS -- GEnErAL PrAcTiTionErS
Dr Susan Schlicht
Burwood Healthcare
9808 4404
Pack & Send
1374 Toorak Rd
9809 4333
AuDi
New and Used Sales, Service & Parts www.penfold.com.au
130 Burwood Hwy
9268 1555
hoLDEn www.penfold.com.au
New and Used Sales
142 Burwood Hwy
9268 1333
Service
21 Mc Intyre St
92681307
Parts
11-17 Mc Intyre St
1300 858 084
mAZDA www.penfold.com.au
New and Used Sales59-63 Burwood Hwy
9268 1222
Service & Parts
2 Somers St Burwood
92681294
miTSubiShi www.penfold.com.au
New and Used
71 Burwood Hwy
92681488
Service & Parts
7 Evans Street Burwood
9268 1488
PhArmAcy
National Pharmacy
1429 Toorak Rd
9889 0800
250 Warrigal Rd
9808 9827
115 Highbury Rd
250 Warrigal Rd
9888 8225
9808 9827
9 Tudor St
9808 7211
6 Burwood Hwy
9888 7906
1373 Toorak Rd
65 Station St
1156 Toorak Rd
1388 Toorak Rd
9889 1666
9888 8883
9805 2900
9889 2266
PhoToGrAPhy
Shot, Framed & Hung
PicTurE FrAminG
Creative Framing
Framed & Hung
PLumbinG
Burwood Plumbing
PrinTinG & coPyinG
315 Warrigal Rd
9808 2130
339 Warrigal Rd
9808 8888
1396 Toorak Rd
9889 4763
SuPErmArkET
1423 Toorak Rd
9889 5152
TooLbox ,TrAiLEr AnD cAnoPy cuSTom buiLT
Kwik Kopy Printing Centre
rEAL ESTATE
Exceland Camberwell
Exceland Burwood
J A Cain First National
Mackintosh First National
SoLAr EnErGy EquiPmEnT
Solazone Solar Specialists
242 Warrigal Rd
9808 7337
1379 Toorak Rd
4 Burwood Hwy
9889 0061
9808 6922
1424 Toorak Rd
9889 5120
SoLiciTorS
Frank Bertucci
Oates Rennick Associates
IGA Plus Liquor
Dragon Welding P/L
homEoPAThic nATuroPAThic SErVicES
Anthony J Von Moger B.Hlth Sc. 20 Trent St
9889 9835
4 Burwood Hwy
1339 Toorak Rd
9889 7379
yoGA - STrESS mAnAGEmEnT
Burwood Yoga
inSurAncE
Rick Watkins P/L
119 Burwood Hwy
9889 0500
hAirDrESSinG
D’Alton Hairdressing
Adco Ofice Furniture
1380 Toorak Road
GiFTWArE ShoP
Zinc
9889 4643
9889 4129
FunErAL DirEcTor
W D Rose Funerals
1340 Toorak Rd
1408 Toorak Rd
FuEL & FoDDEr
Burwood Fuel & Fodder
Burwood Cellars
9808 3988
9888 8177
FiSh & chiPS
A&C Fish‘N Chippery
9808 5370
9885 3199
303 Warrigal Rd
400 Burwood Hwy
Dry cLEAninG
Care Fresh
33 Burwood Hwy
397 High St
PEnFoLD moTorS burWooD
bicycLES
Barry Waddell
Burwood Hwy Mowers
Ashburton Mowers
PAckAGinG & FrEiGhT
bAThroom & kiTchEn
Shelron Bathroom Centre
9888 9888
oFFicE FurniTurE nEW & uSED
bAkEriES
Burwood Bakery
84-90 Highbury Rd
Liquor STorE
ArT GALLEriES
Highway Gallery
Decor Pebble (Aust) P/L
LAWnmoWEr & GArDEn mAchinEry SALES & SErVicE
1-3 Bardolph St
9889 0684
9880 8300
burwood Village & District Directory
As a service to the Burwood community, the Burwood Bulletin has established this Traders and Business Directory so that
local residents can easily contact their local traders and to inform residents of the variety of shops and services located in
the Burwood area. The cost is $60 per annum, inc.GST. Any business that is located within the Burwood area and would
like to be included in the directory should contact Robert Kay on 9836 5520 or email [email protected]
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Small & Home Business
BUSineSS DireCtOrY
AuDiT AccounTinG TAxATion
FooD SAFETy SPEciALiSTS
SoLiciTorS
ian Grant FCA FCPA
13 Edwards Street, Burwood 3125
Ph:
9813 3599, Mob: 0418 317 818
Fax:
9813 2732
E: [email protected]
The Gourmet Guardian Pty Ltd
321 Warrigal Road, Burwood
Phone 1800 FOOD SAFETY (1800 366 372)
Mobile 0422 922 883
E: [email protected]
Frank bertucci
1379 Toorak Road, Burwood 3125
Ph:
9889 0061/68
Fax:
9889 0407
DAncE cLASSES– ADuLT
homE mAinTEnAncE
Lindy hop Swing
At Ashburton & Mitcham
Phone 0412 016 780
E: [email protected]
www.lindyhop.com.au
man Around the house
Carpentry repairs/replacements
Weatherboards, fascias, decks,
pergolas, fences, lattice, etc. Free quotes
Ph: Martyn
0407 477 740
AH/Fax: 9885 1150 Glen Iris
DocTorS
burwood healthcare
400 Burwood Hwy (cnr Middleborough Rd)
General Pracitioners, extened hours
Ph 9888 8177
www.burwoodhealthcare.com.au
FirEPLAcES
Australian mantlepiece
1372 Toorak Road, Camberwell
Fireplace renovations and supplies – gas and
wood. Accessories, ire sets and screens.
Ph 9889 0866 or 0414 503 280
[email protected]
oates rennick Associates
4 Burwood Hwy, Burwood
Ph:
9808 6922
Fax:
9808 2243
E: [email protected]
TAxATion
PAinTEr/ hAnDymAn
indrans residential Services
A local business specialising in handyman
work, painting and plastering.
For an obligation-free quote, phone Jan on
0422 168 228
Tax Workshop
Registered Tax Agents
All types of Taxation Returns
6 Tooronga Court, Ashwood 3147
Ph:
9885 1435 or 0405 435 480
Fax:
9888 2224
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The Shearer
A poem by Keith Smith
I’m back at the old woolshed just sitting on the loor
Thinking of my life that’s past on the other side of that door
My mate Fred was no Gun; we worked stands one and two
Our quota came easily and we never had a blue.
Didn’t chase them country girls when hit the local town
A couple of Macs pies we’d try and some beers to wash them down.
I can see the leeces ly over the sorters table
Hear the grunt of the wool press, the boy paints on the label.
When the owners Missus goes by, Fred always gets a smile
Once a man with family, city life was more a trial.
I thought I’d try some droving with Vesteys on the Palmer
Never could make up my mind, maybe down south, a farmer.
Wonder the time has gone, all those years without my mark
Daylight fading on the window, hills blending in the dark.
If only I could start again or turn some pages back
Look out across the bluestone yard; see Fred walking along the track.
Whitehorse Ratepayers & Resident’s Assoc.
The Whitehorse Ratepayers and Resident’s
Association started in late 2009 with people from
across the municipality expressing concern that a
collective voice was needed to enable individuals
and interest groups to speak with authority to the
council, state and federal parliamentarians and to
government authorities.
WRARA has already developed a record of actively
representing the community. For example, it has
made pre-budget submissions to the council, seeking
a less expensive deal for ratepayers by curtailing
spending, limiting top management salaries and
managing “cost shifting” without further burden to
ratepayers. Public debate has also been opened on
issues of constitutional governance, town planning
and council’s intended growth in the area over the
coming decades.
The WRARA is also developing a charter for
councillor candidates, encouraging them to be willing
to publicly identify with the charter, commit to its
standards in the lead-up to any future council elections,
and to hold to those standards after election.
On the lighter side, WRARA is on community
radio 3WBC the irst Thursday of the month at
3.15pm with presenter Iain Messer from WRARA.
Stay tuned!
To be truly effective, WRARA needs community
support. Membership enquiries to Kath 9802 5014,
Peter 9874 0784 or email [email protected]
Ater 19 years of cleaning an entire school every day
we no longer have the contract.
his leaves ive workers with no job so we are
looking for cleaning work!
WAVERLEY HELPMATES
Employing people with disabilities
Cleaning Employment Enterprise
***
Halls
Churches
Club Rooms
Windows
Sports centre
Oices
***
Our workers are trained, supervised to do a
great job and provide their own equipment.
We are looking for work during normal
business hours.
For a great, reliable and regular service
Phone 9807 1155
12-16 Mavron Street, Ashwood
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FUN ~ FITNESS ~ SOCIAL ~ CREATIVE
Dance Play Creative Movement
for 1 year olds up to school age,
Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Funk, Contemporary,
VCE Dance- all units, Musical Theatre,
Creative Drama
Adult classes in Pilates, Ballet,Tap,
Intro to Ballet & Dance
DMM–Dance Movement and Music Workshops
for children with additional educational needs
13-15 Yertchuk Avenue, Ashwood
(next to Parkhill Primary & Ashwood Memorial Kindergarten)
Email [email protected] Ph 9888 3354
www.bdcdance.com.au
Principal since 1994 Joanne Watt
BA Dance, GradDip. Movement&Dance,
Dip. DanceTeaching & Management
Bringing Joy through Music – The Waverley Singers
by Lorraine Blundell
ew could have imagined when a small group of ladies
met at St John’s Methodist Church in Mt Waverley
in 1956 that these eight young mothers would be the
nucleus of a group that would last to the present day.
Formed by Margaret Lapthorne, the group met to enjoy
singing and companionship. hey were volunteers who
practised at Margaret’s home
and were accompanied on
piano by Phyl O’Brien.
As their expertise and
conidence blossomed, they
began to entertain audiences
at various churches. Word
soon spread and more
singers began to join the
original members.
he group’s uniform
changed over the years,
as might be expected.
Beginning with street dresses
in varying shades of mauve,
purple and paisley, the ladies progressed to dresses of
emerald green worn with a striped blouse, and then onto
long green skirts with white frilled blouses. his earned
the group the fond name of “he Green Girls”. Today’s
singers, now known as he Waverley Singers, wear a street
length lilac skirt with a loral blouse. hey have long lost
count of the numerous audience members who have
commented on their bright, happy uniforms.
here are presently 17 choristers who sing in two,
three and four part harmony. Isabelle Roberts has been
the group’s Musical Director since 1987. Margaret Boyle
has been the Accompanist since 2011. Songs presented at
concerts are varied to suit all tastes, and include selections
from musical theatre, jazz, folk songs, ballads and
contemporary music. Introduced by a variety of comperes,
each performance is tailored to suit its particular audience
and includes solos, duets and recitations. Concerts are
usually approximately forty-ive minutes duration.
F
Previous performances, held at Robert Blackwood Hall,
include the Waverley Choral Festival, Variety Concert,
City of Waverley Free Lunchtime Concert and Waverley
Concert Band. Other bookings have included concerts
for the Masonic Temple, Monash Philharmonic Music
Festival, St John’s UC Lunchtime Concert and Pleasant
Sunday Afternoon Concert, Community Choirs Festival
at Hawthorn Town Hall and citizenship ceremonies at
Monash Civic Centre.
he group also regularly
performs at Red Cross
and community groups,
retirement villages, church
meetings and at nursing
homes. Donations to
community charities have
for several years included the
award for Sacred Solo at the
Waverley Eisteddfod.
he Singers give about
20 performances each year,
and practise every second
Tuesday afternoon at St Luke’s Uniting Church in Essex
Road, Mt Waverley.
New members are always welcome, so if you enjoy
singing and would like to enquire about joining us, please
phone our Musical Director, Isabelle on 9806 0506.
here is great friendship amongst our members – a caring,
generous group of ladies who enjoy music and love to
bring that joy to others. here is no greater compliment
for a singer than to touch the heart and emotions of
another – to see tears roll down the faces of some elderly
nursing home residents overcome by a particular song.
Music, speak to me now
I don’t want your magic to end
Music, speak to me now
hink of me as your friend.
(J. Althouse)
Bookings for our group are most welcome by ringing
Isabelle on 9806 0506.
Telephone Systems Moves and Changes
Hybrex and NEC Systems
1300 369 209
[email protected]
Mob: 0419 419 622
Fax: 03 8610 1040
PO Box 1034
Ashwood
Vic 3147
ABN 88 376 524 703
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Tradition Continues – 60 Years, 60 Artists, 60 Panels
by Ray Jones
his year the Box Hill Art Group celebrates its 60th
anniversary. To mark the event, the Box Hill Art
Group will endeavour to produce a grand art work
celebrating the history of painting around the Box Hill area.
Sixty 30cm-square panels will be arranged to form a
large painting depicting the continued development of
painting in Box Hill from the 1880s to the present day. The
panels will be produced by 60 individual artists from the
Box Hill Art Group and the Whitehorse Arts Society, each
working from a design plan.
T
Frederick McCubbin
Box Hill Railway Station 1890
© City of Whitehorse
Iconic images will be included in the work. These
include famous pieces such as Tom Roberts painting
The Artists Camp and Frederick McCubbin’s painting
Box Hill Railway Station. Each artist may interpret their
allotted panel in any style or medium they desire. The
completed work will be assembled and ilmed during
the Box Hill and Whitehorse Art Group’s Annual Art
Exhibition in September.
Ever since 1886, when a small group of artists
disembarked from the train at the Box Hill railway station
to paint the surrounding bush, Box Hill has maintained a
thriving interest in the arts. This irst group of adventurous
painters sought permission to camp a short distance from
the station on a nearby property owned by David Houston.
Tom Roberts, Frederick McCubbin and Louis Abrahams
were a few of the painters that formed the movement that
later became known as the Heidelberg School – much of
their work was produced around Gardiners Creek, Box Hill
South. Other painters who joined the group were Arthur
Streeton, Charles Conder and Jane Sutherland.
The tradition of painting in Box Hill continued on a
more casual basis until April 1952 when Dorothy and
Rea Woodford organised a meeting of enthusiastic artists
to form what is now known as the Box Hill Art Group.
At the inaugural meeting, 15 interested people attended
and Professor Theo Scharf, the group’s irst tutor, gave
an interesting talk relevant to the task in hand. It was
decided that the group should consist of two chapters,
one for members interested solely in learning more of the
appreciation of art, and the other for those whose interests
lay in the practice of drawing and painting. The appreciation
sessions would take the form of lectures, trips to the
Melbourne Art Gallery and ilm screenings. Professor Scharf
also suggested the development of a children’s group, and
moves to this end were already being made.
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The subscription for the Group was set at ive shillings
(50 cents) for adults and two shillings and six pence (25
cents) for children each year. Those taking practice classes
would be required to pay an additional fee in the region of
thirty shillings ($3) per 10-week term. It was decided that
the appreciation meetings should be held once a month,
and that the practical classes, each session lasting two
hours, would be held every Tuesday in the Irving Avenue
Tennis Pavilion.
For a number of years the Box Hill Art Group has held
its classes in the Irving Avenue pavilion, and then in 1987
the Group moved to the old Box Hill Electricity Depot
in Station Street, Box Hill. The home of the Box Hill Art
Group remains on this site and is now the magniicent Box
Hill Community Arts Centre. The Arts Centre building,
designed by the well-known architect Gregory Burgess,
recently celebrated its 21st birthday.
The Box Hill and Whitehorse Art Group’s Annual Art
Exhibition will be formally opened at the Box Hill Town
Hall on Friday evening 7 September and will be open to
the public over the weekend 8–9 September.
For information about the Group or the exhibition,
contact Eric on 9884 0670 or [email protected]
or Ray on 9898 4526 or [email protected]
Acknowledgements: Some information on this page is based on
the book The First Fifty Years of the Box Hill Art Group Inc – A
Celebration of the People and the Art compiled in 2003 by the late
Joy Moore, a very gifted artist and a tireless worker for the group.
Box Hill Hospital Redevelopment
Work has begun to expand Box Hill Hospital.
A new clinical services block is being built. When
completed in 2015, Box Hill Hospital will provide a
larger emergency department, women and children’s
services, 11 new operating theatres, a new intensive care
unit, expanded cardiology, cancer and renal services,
more inpatient wards and two loors of parking under
the building. here will also be improvements to the
existing hospital.
Community forum: hursday 14 June, 6.30–7.30pm,
seminar room 2, level 3, 5 Arnold Street, Box Hill.
Interested community members are invited to attend.
RSVP 8 June to Kay Wignall 9895 3868
or [email protected]
Keep up-to-date with the project: www.health.vic.gov.au/boxhill
15 Minutes of Fame
by Susan Webster
F
ormer Ashburton/Glen Iris resident Joanne Wallace
celebrated her 60th birthday on February 25.
he following day Joanne and her brother attended
the Ashburton Community Festival. he highlight
of the day was a return trip on the steam train, from
Ashburton to Camberwell.
Joanne attended Ashburton State School in the late
1950s and early ’60s. She then went on to Ashburton
High School. After completing her secondary
education, she trained as a primary teacher at the
Toorak Teachers’ College. Later, she returned to the
Ashburton State School to teach there. Her father had
also taught at the school in the 1940s, so the family
connection was continued.
After teaching at a number of diferent schools,
Joanne went on to study Special Education, and taught
in special education centres. She now lives in “Hayville”
retirement village, in Box Hill South.
The Ashburton Festival
The highlight of this year’s festival
was the vintage steam train running
between Ashburton and Camberwell during the day.Your
scribe took the two-way journey with great pleasure.
It was a very warm day and I was pleased to see Yarra
Valley Water contribrute a water cart with a good supply of
drinking water. This was a wonderful gesture.
Everyone enjoyed the music and other entertainment
throughout the day. The cake stalls were well stocked but
I would love next year to ind some mildly exotic foods to
tempt my palate.
Ashburton Shopping
There are several new businesses that Ashburton shoppers
and shopkeepers are waiting for with anticipation: the
new chicken bar in the former Assettinis and the new caférestaurant of the Thai persuasion in the former Herberts
Pie shop. The small garage and residence were sold recently
and will soon be operating as an ofice. Andrews Shoes has
been a mecca over several decades for those needing good
footware. The owner has decided to pull up stumps and a
new discount shoe shop will take its place in the near future.
The rising structure will, by the look of things, be inished
soon and this will bring new life to the strip and inject new
blood into the community.
I must mention the granting of a full liquor licence to Elatte
café. I genuinely hope that Jim and his staff go onward and
upward from here and that the cafe will beneit from this
brave move in the heart of a long-standing dry area.
We look forward to more innovative and unique
businesses opening on the strip, encouraging people here to
enjoy the ambience.
~ 90 Years Young and Passionate ~
by Vanessa Mounsey
I
t was my greatest
pleasure to travel from
Darwin to Melbourne
for my grandfather’s
90th birthday party.
Jack Lloyd is a heroic
war veteran who is well
known and loved by the
Burwood community.
His friends describe him
as being loving, kind and
talkative.
Jack has many
Steven helps Jack celebrate. passions in life, one of
which is politics. Jack
has always stood up for what he believes in. herefore
it came as no surprise to ind that he was once the State
President of the Democratic Labor Party (DLP). To honour
Jack’s hard work in politics, Senator Mark Farrel spoke
on behalf of the DLP at Jack’s birthday party. During his
speech the senator commented on the number of “great
things about the contribution Jack Lloyd made whilst
president of the Democratic Labor Party”.
he Catholic religion is another one of Jack’s passions.
He has been a member of St Benedict’s Catholic Church for
over 50 years. Current priest Father David describes Jack
as being a blessing to the church. herefore, to honour his
commitment to Christ, Father David lit the biggest candle in
the church during his birthday celebrations.
Jack’s love for the Lord and love for others has had an
impact on so many people’s lives.
One young man in particular has looked up to Jack for
more than 20 years. Steven Badrock has been sitting next to
Jack at St Benedict’s church ever since he could remember.
Steven called Jack his grandfather and loved to help him
collect the ofering.
When Steven heard about Jack turning 90, without
hesitation he travelled from Brisbane (where he works
as an engineer) to Melbourne to celebrate his adopted
grandfather’s birthday.
To conclude, I would just like to say that Jack is a
passionate man when it comes to war, religion and politics.
But if you ever stop and engage in a conversation with him
you will soon realise how proud and passionate he is to be
part of the Burwood community.
Happy 90th birthday Jack Lloyd – you are the light of Burwood.
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Local Churches
Box hill BAPtiSt ChurCh
Cnr Station St & Ellingworth Pde, Box Hill
Revs Anne & Richard Mallaby
Service:10am Sunday. Or pop into the Chapel on Station
Gallery at the front of the church - open every day, 9890 1275
Anglican Churches
AnGliCAn PAriSh oF Box hill
www.anglicansboxhill.org.au
St Peter’s: 1038 Whitehorse Rd, Box Hill
Services: Sunday: 8am Eucharist, 9.30am Choral Eucharist,
Sudanese service 1pm. Wednesday: 11am, Friday: 7.30pm.
St Aidan’s: Surrey St, Box Hill South
Sunday service: 10.30am Eucharist. 3rd Sunday Family &
children’s service: 10.30am. Vicar: Rev Derek Jones .9890 2721
Hall for hire. Oice: hurs 9.30am - 2.30pm . . . 9899 5122
www.stfaiths.org
St FAith’S
4-8 Charles St, Glen Iris
Vicar: Rev. Stephen Pash, 0403 273 486, 9889 2761
Church Oice, 9889 5086
Sunday services 8am, 10am, 5pm (1st Sunday) Messy Church.
Labyrinth open daily for individuals to walk. Group walks by
booking. Hall for hire
St thoMAS’ Burwood
www.stthomasburwood.org.au
44 Station St, Burwood
Sunday services: 8.15am, 9.45am, 11.30am (Cantonese), 6.30pm
ESL.
Vicar: Rev Chris Appleby . . . . . . 9808 3250, 0422 187 127
St MAtthew’S
334 High St, Ashburton (cnr Warrigal Rd)
Services: 9.30am Sunday, Holy Communion.
Locum Vicar Rev. Len Greenhall, enquiries .. .. .. .0413 874 281
the ChurCh oF the ASCenSion
www.ascensionchurch.org.au
Cnr Blackburn Rd & Witchwood Cres, East Burwood.
Vicar: Rev. Robyn Boyd
Services: Sunday 8am and 9.30am, with children’s activities.
Wednesday 10am followed by study group.
Playgroup Friday 9.30am. Phone . . . . . . . . . . . 9802 4863
St oSwAld’S
96 High St, Glen Iris
Rev. Ken Hewlett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9885 1125
Sunday 8am Eucharist & Breakfast 10am Sung Eucharist
Wednesday 10am Holy Communion
Australian Christian Churches
edGe ChurCh MelBourne
17 Evans St, (cnr Evans & Dufy streets) Burwood
Pastor: Danny Guglielmucci
Service Times: Sunday 10am . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9888 7466
BAlwyn BAPtiSt ChurCh
Cnr Whitehorse & Parring Rds, Surrey Hills., 9836 9455
Sunday service at 10am, followed by morning tea.
indoneSiAn BAPtiSt FellowShiP
We meet on the corner of Whitehorse and Parring roads each
Sunday at 4.30pm.
CroSSwAy BAPtiSt ChurCh
www.crossway.org.au
2 Vision Dve, East Burwood, E: [email protected]
Senior Pastor: Mr Dale Stephenson . . . . . . . . . 9886 3700
Sunday morning service & kids church 8.45am, 10.15 &
11.45am. Sunday evening: 6pm.
Mandarin Service 9am, Cantonese Service 11am
Korean service 1.15pm, Indonesian service 4pm
eASt CAMBerwell BAPtiSt ChurCh
Cnr Highield & Hunter roads, East Camberwell
Pastor: Murray Hogg . . . . . . 9836 6063, Oice 9830 4842
Catholic Churches
St BenediCt’S
www.saintbenedicts.org.au
299 Warrigal Rd, Burwood
Priest: Fr. David Tremble. Mass 6pm Saturday; 10 am & 5pm
Sunday. Daily services at 9am. Phone . . . . . . . . 9808 2492
St SCholAStiCA’S
E: [email protected]
348 Burwood Hwy, Bennettswood
Priest: Fr. Jacob. Daily service at 8am, Sat 9am & 6pm Mass.
Sunday 9am, 11am & 5.30pm.
Vietnamese Mass 7.15pm the third Saturday of each month
Phone for further details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9808 1006
St MiChAel’S
268 High Street, Ashburton
Parish Priest: Father Hien Vu. Mass times: Saturday, 6.30pm
Sunday, 9.00am & 10.30am. Phone . . . . . . . . . 9885 2498
Christian Science Church
Church & Reading Room, 41 Cookson St, Camberwell
Services: Sunday 10.15am, Wednesday 8pm
Church & Reading Room, 256 Stephensons Rd, Mt Waverley
Services: Sunday 9.30am, Wednesday 12.30pm and 8pm
All welcome. Further information. . . . . . . . . . . 9882 6209
Church of Christ
hArtwell
Baptist Churches
AShBurton BAPtiSt ChurCh
www.ashburtonbaptist.org.au
8 Y St, Ashburton. Interim Pastor: Rev. Rowena Curtis.
Sunday morning service: 10am (includes Kids’ Club)
hursday evening service: 7.15pm.
Phone . . . . . 9885 8210 or E: [email protected]
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Cnr Milverton St & Highield Rd
Service: Sunday at 10am. Pastor: Anthony Risson. 9889 3484
Mt wAVerley
280 Highbury Rd. We are a friendly, family centred Church. All
age worship on Sundays at 10.30am. For infants: playgroups,
creche. For Preps and primary aged children: weekly activity
groups including Bible-based stories, gymnastics and craft.
Men’s and women’s fellowship groups. Bible study groups for all
ages. Interim Pastor: Andrew Boutros .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9808 1613
Local Churches
City Edge Church
Meets at Deakin University, Burwood.
City Edge is a growing community of people from diferent
age groups, walks of life, and cultural backgrounds who humbly
seek to live out, in word and practice the simplicity of New
Testament Christian living to the Glory of God.
Call Tony on 0449 254 249 or www.cityedgechurch.com.au
The New Christian Church
426-434 High St Rd, Mount Waverley, www.newchurch.org.au
A new look at the Bible and spirituality. Spiritual Growth and
discussion groups. Sunday Service 10.30am.
Minister: Rev. Chris Skinner
9888 2850
Presbyterian Churches
AShBurton PreSByteriAn ChurCh
Junction of High Street & High Street Road,
(near Warrigal Rd), Ashburton.
Sunday service at 10.15am, Sunday school & creche 10.30am.
Burwood ChineSe PreSByteriAn ChurCh
Cnr Greenwood & Tennyson streets, Burwood
Sunday service at 11am. Rev Dr John Elnatan 9801 7645
Hua En Tang Southern Church
ChriStiAn ChineSe ChurCh
1 Electra Ave, Ashwood
English Youth Service: Saturday 7pm, Chinese Service:
Sunday 10am, Childrens Sunday School: Sunday 10am
Contact homas 0438 588 308
The Salvation Army
www.salvationarmy.org.au/camberwell
7 Bowen St, Camberwell
Oicers: Majors Brian and Jenny Pratt . . . . . . . 9889 2468
Services: 9.30am, 11am & 6pm every Sunday.
Sunday School 11am—12.15pm school terms only.
• Community Notices Index
loCAl ChurCheS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30-31
Art & CrAFt, hoBBieS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
BowlinG CluBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Children’S ACtiVitieS And ChildCAre . . . . . . . 33
CoMMunity & SPeCiAl intereSt GrouPS . . . . .34-35
dAnCe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Uniting Churches
AShBurton unitinG ChurCh
3 Ashburn Grove, Ashburton
Minister: Rev David Fotheringham . . . . . . . . . 9809 1795
10am Sunday Worship Service and Sunday School.
For youth activities and small group programs, contact David.
Burwood unitinG ChurCh
Cnr Warrigal Rd & Hyslop St, Glen Iris
Minister: Rev. Peter Welsh . . . 98889435. Oice, 9808 2284
Services: Sunday 10am Worship and children’s program
Taize Style Service 8pm, the 4th Wednesday of the month.
Korean Presbyterian Church, Pastor Victor Kim, Sunday 2pm
Hall/rooms available for hire. Contact: Pam. . . . . 9809 2917
Burwood heiGhtS
Cnr Burwood Hwy & Blackburn Rd, Burwood East
Minister: Rev. Ojitha Goonetilleke . . . . . . . . . 9803 7631
Sunday services: 9.30am and 6pm (informal service)
Glen iriS roAd unitinG ChurCh & CoMMunity Centre
200 Glen Iris Rd, Glen Iris.
Minister: Rev. David Carter. 10am Sunday services. BBQ &
Communion1st Sunday of the month. Oice 9885 8219
E: [email protected] or www.glenirisuniting.org.au
St JAMeS unitinG ChurCh
1201 Riversdale Rd, Box Hill South
Minister: Rev Paul Voumard
10am Sunday service, Communion the irst Sunday each month
St luKe’S unitinG ChurCh Mount wAVerley
94 Essex Rd, Mount Waverley
Oice 9807 2656 or 0408 580 880
Worship and Sunday School 9.30am every Sunday
Fun at Five: 5pm third Sunday of the month: craft, song and
light meal for people of all ages. Young people (15-30 years)
meet informally fortnightly. Contact David . . . . . 9807 3630
Unity of Melbourne (Unity School of Christianity Melbourne Inc.)
4 Renown St, Burwood.
Unity welcomes all spiritual seekers to our Sunday Service,
10.30am every Sunday. Personal and Spiritual Development
classes. Spiritual leader: Rev William Livingston . .. .. 9889 8503
[email protected] or www.unitymelbourne.org.au
Wattle Park Chapel
234 Elgar Rd, Box Hill South, email: [email protected]
Pastor: John Reeder. Services: Sunday morning at 10am
Sunday at 2pm bilingual service in English and Chinese.
Enquiries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9808 2728
eduCAtion / SelF iMProVeMent . . . . . . . . .36-37
FlorAl Art/ GArdeninG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Burwood Bulletin volunteers
FriendShiP And ACtiVity GrouPS . . . . . . . . . 38
MArKetS, FeteS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Can you help? We have vacancies for:
Advertising Co-ordinator,
Distribution Co-ordinator, Writers
Delivery and Distribution helpers,
If you would like to help out
please email: [email protected]
or phone Susan 9885 3235
CoMMunity ShoPPinG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
*We are Centrelink approved for voluntary work
heAlth And SuPPort GrouPS . . . . . . . . . .39-40
hiStory GrouPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
MuSiC & theAtre GrouPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
CoMMunity CentreS & ACtiVitieS . . . . . . . .42-43
VolunteerinG oPPortunitieS . . . . . . . . . . . 44
ArtS & entertAinMent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
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Community Notices
• Art & Craft, Hobbies
Ashburton Seniors Art Group
Fridays 10–12, Ashburton Support Services, 296 High St
Ashburton. Develop your skills with a friendly group. Pursue
your own projects with our art group leader. Fay 9885 3815
Box Hill Handweavers & Spinners
The Travelogue Club at Camberwell
Box Hill Community Arts Centre, 470 Station St, Box Hill
Meets 2pm last Friday of the month at Chambly Community
Centre, 405 Camberwell Rd, Camberwell.
Seniors and retirees interested in travel and photography.
Our guest speakers will take you to various parts of the world,
visually relating their travel experiences for about one hour.
Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9889 7509
We are a non-proit group of women and men who meet weekly
to share our knowledge in spinning, weaving and allied crafts. If
you would like to learn more about the group contact Margaret
Dimelow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9898 1474
Camberwell Camera Club
RSL Hall, 403 Camberwell Rd, Camberwell (Melway 59 K2)
Meets 8pm on the fourth Monday of the month.
We have interesting speakers, competitions and outings.
For more information call Gaynore Robson on 9818 6601
or visit www.camberwellcameraclub.org.au
Society of Folk & Decorative Artists of Victoria
(SFDAV) he society meets at the Craig Centre, Samarinda
Ave, Ashburton on the 4th Sunday of the month and caters to
the needs of folk and decorative artists.
Visit www.sfdav.com.au for more information.
The Abbey Girls of Victoria
Bennettswood Neighbourhood House, 7 Greenwood St, Burwood.
A club based around the books of Elsie J. Oxenham, most
famously the Abbey series. Like-minded book-a-holics with
a love of old school girl novels who enjoy a bit of a chat are
invited to meet for lunch, afternoon tea, an interesting activity
and some occasional English dancing.
Enquiries: Margaret on 9898 4369
Wordsmiths of Melbourne Poetry Group
his is a group of poets with a Christian ethos which meets on
the second Saturday of every month from 2–5pm.
We meet to airm each other as poets. Guest poets lead poetry
workshops. New members always welcome. Enquiries: Jean
Sietzema-Dickson . . 9890 5885 or www.poeticachristi.org.au
Craftworkers Social Club
Burwood Neighbourhood House, 1 Church St, Burwood
Bring a craft project, share ideas, techniques and resources and
chat over a cup of tea. All skill levels and ages are welcome.
$2.50 a session plus a $7 annual fee. Every 1st, 3rd & 5th (if
there is one) Wednesday of the month. 10am–1pm or just come
for an hour or two.
Enquiries: BNH 9808 6292 or Cathy Weaver .. .. .. .. 9808 4069
Box Hill Art Group Inc.
A non-proit making community organization established in
1952. We ofer lexible classes for beginners and experienced
artists in the following areas: oil painting, water colour, pastel,
acrylics, printmaking, life drawing. All tutors are highly qualiied
and experienced. We also ofer general art classes and workshops
for a more relaxed and informal experience.
For more information visit http://home.vicnet.net.au/~bhag/
or contact Eric Harvey 9884 0670 or 0424 775 540
The Needlework Tapestry Guild of Victoria Inc.
Meets at he Box Hill Community Arts Centre.
A warm welcome to all who are interested in stitching to attend
one of our meetings. Saturdays 10am–3pm, Wednesday (2nd
each month) 11am–3pm, Wednesday (3rd each month)
7pm–10pm. Please contact . . . . . . . . . . .Anne 97283256.
Waverley Arts Society
Australian Philatelic Society
Meets bi-monthly at Memorial Homes Hall
152 Canterbury Rd, Canterbury.
Interesting displays at all meetings. Visitors and new members
welcome. For information call John Young . . . . . 9889 1385
Waverley Gem Club
We are a local club with members from the eastern suburbs,
with activities covering a wide range of lapidary interests. We
teach gem cutting and silversmithing and a mineral group for
those intrigued by the details of crystals and their structure. Our
clubrooms in Mt Waverley have facilities for training in our
activities. Phone Gwen, 9808 7510 or 9830 8046
or visit www.waverleygemclub.googlepages.com/home
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Mt Waverley Community Centre, 47 Miller Cres, Mt Waverley
(opposite Mt Waverley Railway Station).
Meets 7.30pm, 3rd Wednesday of the month (except Dec and Jan).
At each meeting we have a professional artist demonstrate.
We ofer Tuition in Life Drawing, Portraiture, Watercolour,
Drawing Fundamentals, Pottery and Decorative Art. Classes
also available for children during school term.
We also have a Contemporary Art Group (DARE).
Waverley Scale Modellers Club
Wadham House, 52 Wadham Pde, Mount Waverley (behind
the library). We meet at on the second Tuesday of each month,
February to December, 7.30pm–10.30pm.
A non-proit community organisation for Scale Model builders.
Community Notices
• Bowling Clubs
Burwood District Bowls Club
Burwood Reserve, Warrigal Rd, Glen Iris.
New and experienced bowlers most welcome
Excellent grass greens. Free coaching with competent coaches.
Open pennant sides on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Social bowls
on Tuesdays, hursdays, Fridays and Saturdays in summer and
winter. Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9889 5931
Camberwell Central Bowls Club
Cnr Bowen and Trumper streets, Camberwell
We have both regular & occasional bowls activities
Saturday & Tuesday pennant sides. Free coaching available!
We bowl all year round on our two grass greens.
Facilities for hire: barefoot bowls & other social functions.
We are a small friendly club. www.ccbc.candyit.net
Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9889 4456
Ashburton Bowls Club
new & exPerienCed BowlerS inVited to Join
1-3 Samarinda Ave, Ashburton
Phone Peter . . . . . . . . . . . 9802 1660 or David 9560 9598
Bennettswood Bowling Club
CoMe And Join uS
179 Station St, Burwood.
Regular Open Days. Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9808 4373
• Children’s Activities and Childcare
Camberwell Childcare Association
Cnr Aird St & Riversdale Rd, Camberwell
ACtiVity GrouP
Wednesday 12.45pm – 3.15pm
Camberwell Childcare Association Inc: a supervised Activity
Group for toddlers and pre-schoolers. All sessions are run by
experienced staf. Phone Anne Marie . . . . . . . . 9889 6002
Uniting Care Connections
St James Uniting Church Wattle Park, Forsyth Hall
1201 Riversdale Rd, Box Hill South (Melway 61 C3)
PlAyGrouP
10–11.45am Mondays. Contact Margaret Ashby . .. .. 9808 5657
KinderGArten
3-year-old - hursday, Friday
4-year-old – Monday, Tuesday Wednesday
Enquiries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9808 4495
St Matt’s Cats
A ChriStiAn PlAyGrouP For CArerS And totS
St Matthew’s Anglican Church, cnr High St and Warrigal Rd,
Ashburton. hursday, school terms from 10.30am–12.30pm
Helper volunteers needed, enjoy 2 hours of fun with the little ones!
Enquiries . . . . . . . . . Leonie 9802 6406 or 0414 547 952
Kids Club at St Thomas’
St homas’ Anglican Church, 44 Station St, Burwood
Every hursday, 3.30–6.30pm, $5 per session, dinner included.
Suitable for primary school aged children up to Year 6.
For more information, contact Heather . . . . . .0416256485.
St Luke’s
St Luke’s Uniting Church,94 Essex Road, Mount Waverley
St Luke’s Pre School .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9807 9710
Playgroups at St Luke’s: Melissa . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .0409 330 347
Box Hill South Neighbourhood House
47 Kitchener St, Box Hill South, Phone . . . . . . 9898 8270
Childcare and hree-year-old Activity groups
· Sessions in a well established Community House,
· Small groups (max 12) encouraging individual participation,
· Support for gradual separation,
· Qualiied local community staf members,
hree-year-old activity group: Mondays 9.15am–12.15pm
Childcare: Tuesday & Wednesday mornings 9.15am–12.15pm
St Faith’s
4-8 Charles St, Glen Iris. Church Oice, 98895086
Playgroup Wednesday 10.30 am
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Community Notices
• Community & Special Interest Groups
Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies Inc.
1/41 Railway Rd, Blackburn. AIGS is a family history research
centre open 5 days a week to both members and visitors. Mon–
Wed & Sat 10am-4pm,Tue 7-10pm, Fri 1-4pm.
Ph 9877 3789, email [email protected] or visit www.aigs.org.au
Lions Club of Boroondara Central
Club Hawthorn, 627 Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn. A group of
men and women of varying ages meet over a friendly dinner
the 1st Wednesday of the month, 6pm for 6.30pm start for
dinner and business meeting. Enjoy fellowship and discussion of
community projects. For further information contact
Pauline 98360541 or Margaret 0409 389 927.
Lions Club of Boroondara Gardiners Creek.
Interested in joining, or coming to one of our meetings?
Business Meetings: Craig Family Centre, Samarinda Ave,
Ashburton, 2nd Monday of the month, 7.30 for 8pm start
Dinner Meetings: Hawthorn Club, Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn,
4th Monday of the month, 7 for 7.30pm start.
Enquiries: Jenny Joseph 9885 2682 or 0419 880 616
Waverley Kiwanis Club
A CoMMunity SerViCe CluB
7pm at Le Gaulois Restaurant, 260 Blackburn Rd Syndal
he Club meets for dinner on the 2nd and last Wednesdays of
the month. Enquires to Stephen Greene . . . . 0408 357 050
3WBC: 94.1 FM
Whitehorse Boroondara FM Community Radio Inc.
Tune in to 94.1FM 3WBC for the best locally based
information and music programs. Free publicity for local nonproit organisations. Contact us for an on-air interview or to
promote your meetings, functions and activities.
Become a sponsor/member/presenter/volunteer.
Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9285 4846, Fax 9285 4849
Email [email protected] or visit 3wbc.org.au
Golden Days Radio 3GDR 95.7 FM
If you enjoy the nostalgic sound of music from the ’30s to the
’60s, then tune in 7.30am–11pm daily. Check the program guide
online at www.3gdr.asn.au or in he Age Green Guide.
Probus Club of Ashburton Inc.
3rd hursday of the month, 10am.
Phyllis Hore Room, Kew Library, cnr Cotham Rd & Civic Dve,
Kew. Meet new friends and enjoy our interesting guest speakers
with refreshments. Cost $4. Ph Don 9833 4514
2nd Wednesday of the month at the Ashburton Bowling Club,
1-3 Samarinda Ave, Ashburton. Easy parking.
A warm, friendly, club of 17 years with an emphasis on fellowship.
Enquiries from recently retired or semi-retired men & women
are welcome. We have excellent guest speakers, lunches, social
events, holidays, day trips and special interest groups. Enquiries
Bob Flanagan, membership oicer . . . . . . . . . 9822 2064
Camberwell City RSL Sub Branch
Blackburn Lake Ladies Probus Club
1st Monday of each month at 1.30pm.
403 Camberwell Rd, Camberwell
We have very good guest speakers. From May to November,
soup and a sausage sizzle available at noon, prior to meeting.
Enquiries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9882 5580
1st hursday of the month, 10am–12noon. Manchester Unity
Hall, 8 Main Street, Blackburn. (Melway 47 K12)
New members always welcome at our very friendly club for
ladies semi or full retirees. We have interesting speakers, theatre
mornings, ilm/luncheon mornings, outings, monthly luncheons
and cofee mornings. Give our friendly club a try. Phone
President Yvonne Roy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9890 4316
Camberwell & District National Seniors
new MeMBerS welCoMe.
Crossroads Victoria
Burwood heiGhtS BrAnCh
(Christian Fellowship with Disabled Persons)
3rd Saturday of the month, Burwood Heights Uniting Church.
An interdenominational church-based organisation providing
leisure activities for people with disabilities.
Enquiries: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9808 3677
Rotary Club of Box Hill Central
A group of 34 professional women and men who enjoy helping
others in the community, making new friends and sharing some
fun times. Join us for breakfast to see if Rotary is for you – no
charge for your irst 2 visits. We meet for breakfast at 7.30am on
Wednesdays at the Box Hill Golf Club.
Call Don Sweeney .. .. .. .. . 041 114 9459 for more information.
Rotary Club of Mont Albert and Surrey Hills
Ofers community service, friendship and interesting guest
speakers. Meets Tuesdays at Box Hill TAFE Nelson Campus,
6.45 for 7pm. Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0450 472 723
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Ladies Probus Club of Blackburn South Inc.
3rd Tuesday of the month 10am-12noon.
Avenue Church Fellowship Hall, he Avenue, Blackburn.
We ofer a range of interesting speakers and a variey of outings
and activities. New members welcome. Ph Helen . 9890 8939
Combined Probus Club of Inala, Blackburn
South
4thWednesday of themonth 1.15–3pm
Inala Village Auditorium, 220 Middleborough Rd, Blackburn Sth.
We provide opportunity for social contact and friendship for
retirees, men and women. We have a guest speaker at each
meeting followed by afternoon tea. We also arrange lunches,
trips and tours. New members and guests are always welcome.
For further information phone Barry Cairns . . . . 9803 3130.
Community Notices
Men’s Probus Club of Box Hill South Inc.
1st Friday of the month, 10am–12noon. St James Uniting
Church Hall, 1201 Riversdale Rd, Box Hill Sth.
Entertaining and informative guest speakers at each meeting.
Group day tours, ‘ilm and lunch’, shows and lunches.
If you are retired or semi-retired and would like new
opportunities to broaden your horizons and make new friends,
we welcome you. Phone John Kilby on 9808 8054
Combined Probus Club of Burwood Inc.
1st Wednesday of the month, 9.45am–12noon.
he Whitehorse Club, 298-336 Burwood Hwy, Burwood East
(Melway 62 B7). Baby Boomers where are you? Widen your
Association of Independent Retirees
MelBourne eAStern BrAnCh
1st Friday of the month (except January) at 10am
Senior Citizens Centre, Silver Grove, Nunawading.
he Association of Independent Retirees is an Australia-wide
voluntary not-for-proit advocacy group for people who are fully
or partially self-funded in retirement.
here is a guest speaker at each meeting. Visitors are welcome.
For details phone . . . . . . . . . . . 9874 3143 or 9894 1989.
Association of Independent Retirees
MelBourne South eASt BrAnCh
New members and guests most welcome! Allan 9808 3550
2nd Monday each month at 2pm. Odd months Mt Waverley
Youth Centre, Miller Cres (Mel 61E2); even months Alvie Hall,
cnr High Street Rd & Alvie Rd, Mt Waverley (Mel 61D11).
Membership is open to any retired person who is self-funded or
receives a partial government pension. he Association is nonparty political and is stafed by volunteers.
Enquiries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9803 4563 or 9807 7663
Camberwell Ladies Probus Club
The Australian Shareholders Association
perspective, make new friends and enjoy Fellowship, Friendship
and Fun at a welcoming club for recently retired or semi-retired
men and women. Interesting guest speakers at each meeting,
dine-outs, live theatre, ilm/luncheon mornings, outings, plus
many special interest groups. Easy parking, or catch the 75 tram.
1st Tuesday of the month, 10am.
Evergreen Senior Citizens club, Talbot ave Balwyn.
Activities include guest speakers, monthly day trips, cinema
visits, craft and card groups. New members welcome.
Phone Marie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9836 4118
Probus Club of Chatham (CAMBerwell And diStriCtS)
1st Wednesday of the month at 10am.
Salvation Army Citadel, Bowen Street, Camberwell.
Mixed club with interesting speakers and a variety of activities
and outings. We are very welcoming to new members.
here is no joining fee, the annual subscription is $40.
Contact Secretary, Judith Clarke on . . . . . . . . . 9885 1444
Men’s Probus Club of Glenferrie
3rd Friday of the month, 10am–noon
Kew Heights Sports Club, 397 Barkers Rd Kew.
Interesting speakers, many activities to choose from, plus lots of
social events. Joining fee $40. New members are welcome.
Come and visit us this month. Enquires Peter 0417554841
Hawthorn Ladies Probus Club
1st Monday of every month at 10am
Salvation Army Citadel, Bowen St Camberwell.
New members are very welcome. Margaret . . . . . 9509 9585
Combined Probus Of Whitehorse Inc.
1st Monday of the month, 10am–12noon.
Horticultural Hall, Jolimont Rd, Forest Hill
Easy access parking. Small, friendly club, we welcome new
members. Interesting and informative speakers, social activities
include day trips, theatre, dine-outs, cards and fun illed getaways to interesting places. If you would like to come along
please contact president Margaret Edgington 9884-8482
or membership secretary, Evelyn O’Keefe . . . . . 9762 2468
3rd Tuesday of the month, 10am, Feb–Nov,
Wheelers Hill Library, cnr Jells & Ferntree Gully roads.
he Australian Shareholders’ Association (ASA), a not-forproit organisation, has been protecting and advancing the rights
of shareholders in Australian listed companies since 1960. With
a focus on good company performance and governance, the
ASA has been successful in raising the standard of corporate
behaviour in Australia.
he ASA is also a strong campaigner for improving the inancial
knowledge of members and shareholders generally. We provide
access to value for money, independent education seminars and
workshops. Most meetings we have a guest speaker, speaking on
investment topics.
Visitors welcome. Enquiries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9885 7166
Whitehorse Ratepayers & Residents Assoc. Inc.
Do you have a keen interest in what is going on and what needs
to be said in Whitehorse? WRARA is a voluntary support
group for ratepayers and residents. It seeks transparency and
accountability in municipal afairs and governance, and can
advocate for your group on community matters. WRARA
also provides education on matters of governance and opens
public debate on issues. Become a member and support your
community interests. Enquiries to [email protected]
or contact Peter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9874 0784
Monash Men’s Shed
77 Bogong Ave, Bogong Reserve, Glen Waverley.
Monday–hursday, 9.30am–1.30pm. We have all sorts of
activities for men of all ages: woodworking, leadlighting and
many other activities, or just have a chat and a cuppa. Why not
drop in and see for yourself whether the Monash Men’s Shed is
for you. Phone: 9561 8557 or email [email protected].
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Community Notices
• Dance
Scottish Country Dancing
Box hill And diStriCt SCottiSh SoCiety
Ballroom Dancing
1
Hartwell Church of Christ, cnr Highield Rd & Milverton St,
Hartwell. (Melway 60 E5) No. 75 tram, Stop 53
Tuesday evenings March–November. Beginners 7–7.45pm,
Mixed 8-10 pm; social dance every 4th Tuesday. Donation $7.
Come alone, with a partner or group with any or no dancing
background. Flat, soft shoes.
Please ring Susie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9459 8503
Scottish Country Dancing
deePdene SCottiSh Country dAnCerS
Paton Memorial Hall, 958 Burke Rd, Deepdene (Mel 45 K7
Classes every Monday 8–10pm, Social Dances 2nd Saturday,
March–December. Come along and have a go. Inexpensive, fun,
social activity that is good for you
Please ring Julia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9890 2546
Welsh Dance Classes
Christ Church Hall, 1 he Ave, Surrey Hills (Melway 46 H11)
2pm–4.30pm on Sunday afternoons once a month.
Admission by donation, $5. Contact Ian . . . . . . 9878 2414
Dance for Fitness
Box Hill Community Arts Centre, 470 Station St, Box Hill
Mondays, 1.30pm – 2.30pm. Have fun and get it at the same
time! Low impact informal dance class for those who don’t like
the gym. Phone . . . . . 9895 8888 or visit www.bhcac.com.au
Round Dancing
Learn to dance individual steps, then put them together to
dance round the room. 7.30pm every Friday at Forest Hill.
Singles, couples and seniors welcome. Phone Fiona, 9802 5087
or visit www.home.vicnet.net.au/~wrag
Box Hill Ballet Association Inc.
A non-proit, community based organisation providing classes
in Classical ballet (Cecchetti), Jazz, Tap, Folk and Wu Tao.
Classes held at BHCAC, and ‘he Studio’ (he median strip,
Whitehorse Rd, opposite theTown Hall). Students from 4 years.
Adult classes available. A happy, friendly and welcoming school,
proudly supported by the City of Whitehorse.
Enquiries 9434 3368 or visit www.boxhillballet.com
English Country Dancing
Bennettswood Neighbourhood House, 7 Greenwood St,
Burwood. Tuesdays 8pm–10pm, cost $5.
hink of “Pride and Prejudice” & you will have an idea of the
style of dancing you will learn here. Dances are done in various
set & combinations & most are quite gentle.
All dances are taught, partners not necessary, individuals are
most welcome. Flat-soled shoes recommended (not rubber
soled). More information, call George . . . . . . . . 9890 5650
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Asburton Support Services, 296 High St Ashburton.
Mondays 3–4pm, $5. Learn the elegant art of ballroom and
New Vogue dancing. No experience required, all seniors welcome.
Enquiries Fay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9885 3815
Line Dancing
Ashburton Support Services, 296 High Street, Ashburton.
Monday 2– 3pm & Friday 9.30–10.30am, $5.
Come and join in the bootscootin’ - easy and fun - with the
fabulous hunderbird Line Dancers. All seniors welcome.
Enquiries Fay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9885 3815
• Education / Self Improvement
Computer Savvy Seniors
Are you intereSted in leArninG CoMPuter BASiCS?
A peer training program for seniors, no experience required. You
will be matched with a peer trainer who will start with absolute
basics, teach you about word processing, internet and email.
Training is free and can be held at a Boroondara library, an aged
care facility or your home.
For information contact Ellen Caswell. . . . . . . . 9278 4674
or email [email protected]
Broadband For Seniors
Samarinda Aged Services, Ashburton, hosts a Broadband
for Seniors Kiosk – a joint initiative between the Federal
Government and NEC – for anyone over 50 interested in
learning new technology to stay in touch with friends and
family. he kiosk is free and volunteers provide initial tutoring
and assistance as users become more conident. he kiosk
operates Tuesdays 10am–noon, Wednesdays 10.30am–12.30pm
and Saturdays 10am–noon. Bookings essential. Call to make an
appointment 9885 0062
Glen Iris Toastmasters
Meets at the Glen Iris Uniting Church Community Centre,
200 Glen Iris Rd, Glen Iris. Improve your communication
and leadership skills, whether for work or social. Phone Anna
Vandenberg, 9839 4195 or Mike McNamara 0407 509 048
Waverley Communicators
Craft Room, Mt Waverley Community Centre, 47 Miller Cres,
Mt Waverley, 7.45pm, 2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month
Learn to speak conidently in public with Waverley
Communicators.
Details: Heather 9576 8790 / Hazel 9578 1947
Boroondara Toastmasters
Burwood Neighbourhood House, 1 Church St, Burwood
1st and 3rd hursdays of each month at 7.45pm
Boroondara Toastmasters Club promotes conidence and
self-development through the medium of public speaking.
Enquiries 9888 8061 or www.boroondara.toastmasters.org.au/
Community Notices
Baha’i Community Of Booroondara
PO Box 32 East Kew, 3102
All sessions are free and everyone is welcome. Ph 9815 2020
trAnquility Zone:
Every Sunday at 11am.
Venue: Hidden Words Bookshop, 351 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn.
Spend some time to let go of the activities and demands of the
week and regain focus and strength for the new week to come.
Relect on inspirational and uplifting words accompanied with
beautiful and soothing music to relax the body, centre the mind
and refresh the spirit.
Soul Food
1st Sunday of each month at 10.30am.
Village Roadshow heatrette, Melbourne State Library,
Entry 3, LaTrobe St, (parking available on LaTrobe St)
An opportunity to relax in a tranquil environment and relect
on diferent themes. Soul Food features music, audio-visual
pieces and inspirational readings from various faiths: indigenous,
ancient and modern from the north, south, east and west. We
invite you to take some time out and join us.
inForMAtion niGht - introduCtion to the BAhA’i FAith
Hidden Words Bookshop, 351 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn
Come along for a relaxing Friday evening. Learn more about
various aspects of the Baha’i Faith, an opportunity to ask
questions and browse the selection of books and gifts.
Power Talk International
PerSonAl deVeloPMent
POWERtalk International can help you increase your self
conidence in speaking efectively in public, giving presentations
and leadership skills. Our club ofers a supportive, stimulating
atmosphere We meet at 7.30pm every 2nd and 4th Wednesday
in Balwyn. Visitors are welcomed at our friendly club.
Enquiries to Lyn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9857 4764
University of the Third Age
(u3A) hAwthorn, A CoMMunity SelF-helP orGAniSAtion
26 Sinclair Ave, Glen Iris (formerly Glen Iris Bowling Club)
he University of hird Age (U3A) Hawthorn is a community
self-help organisation, providing educational and creative
courses in Boroondara for retired or semi-retired people. No
entry requirements, exams or formal certiicates. here are 90
courses and activities on a broad range of topics such as history,
current afairs, modern languages, science, jewellery making,
painting and Tai Chi. Courses held Monday to Friday. U3A
Hawthorn supports itself with a low annual membership fee;
members attend as many activities as practical.
For information phone 9821 0282, 10.30am–1.30pm M–F
or visit www.u3ahawthorn.org.au
Burwood Neighbourhood House turns 25!
BNH celebrate their 25th Anniversary in September.
Asking all past participants, community members who
attended the Burwood Neighbourhood House, to contact us.
Make this your BNH reunion. We invite you to join us!
Phone: 9808 6292
• Floral Art / Gardening
Ashburton Floral Art Group
deMonStrAtionS, helPFul hintS And FriendShiP
Uniting Church Hall, Ashburn Grove, Ashburton
Meets 3rd Monday of the month at 12.30pm until November.
Fees: $15 annually, plus $2 per session.
Contact Hazel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9802 4462
Box Hill Floral Art Group
Pavilion Room, Box Hill Hawks Football Club (cnr
Middleborough & Whitehorse roads)
Meets 1st hursday of the month at 11am, demonstrations at 1pm.
Everyone welcome to join us at our regular workshops and enjoy
free demonstrations by leading loral artists.
Garden Group 3rd Tuesday at 10am. Enquiries, 9808 6080
Camellia Victoria
East Burwood Uniting Church Hall, cnr Burwood Hwy and
Blackburn Rd, East Burwood.
Meets 2nd Wednesday of the month (March–Nov) at 8pm
Visit www.camelliasvic.org.au
Chrysanthemum Society of Victoria Inc.
Amazing blooms at the Chrysanthemum Society of Victoria’s
Annual Show. Weekend May 5–6, see page 45 for details.
Knoxield Church of Christ Hall, Scoresby Road
2nd Saturday of the month (except Jan. & Jul.) at 2.30pm
A specialist society in the cultivation of Chrysanthemums,
primarily to exhibition standards, but also for table decoration
and cut garden lowers. Enquiries. . . . . . . . . . .. 9898 5458
Waverley Garden Club Floral Art Group
Mt Waverley Youth Centre, 45 Miller Cres, Mt Waverley
Meets 3rd Tuesday at 7.45pm
Floral Workshops- Come and enjoy a free demonstration by a
leading loral art designer. Join us at our regular workshop and
gain experience to make your own arrangements. Prospective
new members are always welcome. For further information
please contact Elizabeth, 9560 4804 or Maree, 9887 2074
Waverley Garden Club
Waverley Community Centre, Miller Cres, Mt Waverley
Meets at 8pm, 1st Friday of the month. Enjoy guest speakers,
trading table and a friendly atmosphere. Ph 9807 3507
Barinna Garden Club, South Blackburn
Meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 1.30pm
Call Margaret . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9890 6448
Camberwell Morning Garden Club
‘Chambly’, 405 Camberwell Rd, Camberwell
Meets 2nd hursday of every month Feb–Nov, 9.45am–noon.
Expert speakers on a range of gardening topics, morning tea.
Meet like minds. Annual subscription is $10. Interesting day
trips during the year. For further details . . . . . . . 9890 7878
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Community Notices
• Friendship and Activity Groups
Fitness and Fun
296 High St, Ashburton
Great ways for over 50’s to get it and have fun!
Early Bird Exercise, Gentle Exercises to Music, Line Dancing,
Ballroom Dancing, Steady on Your Feet (falls prevention
exercise program), Tai Chi, Phone Fay on 9885 3815 to book
for an activity or enquire about other programs/activities at
Ashburton Support Services. www.ashburtonsupport.org.au
Box Hill Senior Citizens Club Inc.
70 Carrington Road, Box Hill
Monday Gentle exercise, Cards, Snooker, Bingo 1.30pm ($3)
Tuesday Chinese Mahjong, Chinese Chess
Wednesday Chinese Mahjong, Chinese Chess, Snooker, Greek
Seniors (10am), hursday Italian Seniors (10am)
Friday Cards, Snooker, Concert or Speaker (($3)
3 course lunch Monday–Friday at 12noon
Enquiries - Hon. Secretary, Shirley Crossley . . . . 9890 4979
Burwood RSL
11 Hyslop St, Burwood
Mondays & hursdays from 12noon – 4pm for social snooker
games. Competition Billiards and snooker on Tuesdays.
Visitors and new members welcome. Club phone: 9889 6283
Secretary Damian Willcox .. .. .. .. .. 9809 5502 or 0403 920 790
Burwood Community Centre
Burwood Uniting Church, cnr Warrigal Rd & Hyslop St, Burwood
We are open from 1.30pm–3.30pm every Wednesday.
Company and entertainment in a caring atmosphere. All
welcome. For information call Dorothy horpe .. .. .. 9808 2200
Golden Age Senior Citizens Centre
47 Miller Cres, Mt Waverley. Mon–hurs, 9.30am–3pm
Open to senior citizens over the age of 55. Activities include
carpet bowls, cards (Solo and 500), craft, table tennis, snooker
and scrabble. Monthly outings. Phone . . . . . . . . 9807 7003
Box Hill Senior Citizens’ Club Inc.
Carrington Centre, 79 Carrington Rd, Box Hill
Monday: Gentle exercise, cards, snooker, bingo 1.45pm.
Tuesday: Chinese MahJong
Wednesday: snooker, Chinese MahJong
hursday: snooker
Friday: cards, snooker, concert or speakers cost $3
Lunch M–F, 12noon. Annual Subscription $8
Enquiries to Hon. Sec. Shirley Crossley . . . . . . . 9890 4979
Boroondara Life Activities Club
Salvation Army Citadel, Bowen St, Camberwell.
Monday: table tennis, swimming, card games (Solo), billiards
Tuesday: card games (Bolivia)
Wednesday: golf, luncheon (1st of the month)
hursday: table tennis, scrabble (1st and 3rd of the month)
Friday: dancing, day trips
Every six weeks: Dine Out.
Enquiries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9889 7458 or 9836 8027
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Camberwell Senior Citizens
405 Camberwell Rd, Camberwell.
For information phone the club Mon & hurs on 9882 6947
or Debbie Kay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9808 3019
Golden Wattle Day Club
East Malvern RSL Club, Stanley Grose Dve, East Malvern
Every hursday at 10am. Golden Wattle Day Club attracts
about 40 regular members from Ashburton, Ashwood,
Burwood, and Glen Iris, as well as East Malvern. New members
are very welcome. Contact Pat . . . . . . . . . . . . 9807 4994
Burwood Country Women’s Association
Presbyterian Church Hall, cnr High St & High Street Rd,
Ashburton. Meet 2nd Tues of month at 10.30am.
Phone Cathy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9808 4069
War Widows & Widowed Mothers’ Association
Burwood branch. Meets RSL Hall, cnr Myrniong & Hyslop Sts,
Burwood, 4th Wednesday of each month at 1pm.
We have a variety of speakers, demonstrations and outings.
Ph. helma Dalrymple 9808 5568 or Noni Wilson 9889 7458
Nieuw Holland Social Club
For dutCh SPeAKinG PerSonS And their PArtnerS
A group for 50+ meets every hursday morning in the
Blackburn Senior Citizens Club, ‘he Pines’, at Central Rd,
Blackburn (a few minutes from the station).
Weekly meetings 9.30am–1.15pm
For more information phone Inge Van Hoek . . . . 9877 1523
Burwood Evening VIEW Club
VoiCe, intereStS And eduCAtion oF woMen
Meets at 7pm, 2nd Wednesday monthly at Box Hill Golf Club,
202 Station St, Box Hill Sth. Dinner and guest speaker. Meet
new friends and enjoy interesting speakers. Visitors welcome.
For more information call heresa 0403 992 569 or 9836 1867
Burwood Ladies Social Group.
Looking for something to do? Come and meet new people and
plan outings over tea or cofee.
Fortnightly Tuesday at 1pm, Ph .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9808 6292
Home League (Women’s Group)
the SAlVAtion ArMy CAMBerwell CorPS
7-11 Bowen St, Camberwell (Melway 59 K3)
We invite you to Home League, an oasis for women of all ages.
Our group ofers enlightenment, encouragement and teaches
us to search for the deeper meaning of life. Meetings are varied
with speakers, bus trips, brunches and musical mornings. We
ofer faith and hope in a practical way. hursday: morning tea
from 10am, meeting at 10.30am. Cost: $1 a week.
Contact Jane 0414 451 228 or he Corps 9889 2468.
Monash Croquet Club
Electra Community Centre, Electra Ave, Ashwood
Social and competitive play in a friendly atmosphere.
Lessons for beginners. Please phone Jean, 9803 3433 or
E: [email protected] or visit www.croquetvic.asn.au
Community Notices
• Health and Support Groups
OverEaters Anonymous
do you hAVe A ProBleM with Food?
Rowville Uniting Church, cnr Fulham Rd and Bridgewater Way
(Melway 82 A1)
Overeaters Anonymous meets each Saturday, 8.30am–10am
Meetings are free and there are no weigh-ins.
For more information . . . . . . . . . 5986 2768 or 9874 5527
Require Adult Day Care?
dAy CAre Centre For deMentiA SuFFererS
Elsie Salter House, 11 Marquis St, Ashburton
Dementia is an illness which can afect a person’s memory,
intellect and personality. We ofer professional care,
encouragement and an interesting variety of activities. Enquiries
to the manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9885 6426
Anxiety Recovery Centre Victoria (ARCVic)
oBSeSSiVe CoMPulSiVe & Anxiety diSorder SuPPort GrouP
Boroondara Community Health Centre,
378 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn (old Post Oice Building next to
the Town Hall).Enter of Kent St. (Melway 45 D10)
Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7.30pm.
Support Group for suferers of Obsessive Compulsive, Panic,
Anxiety Disorders, Phobias and related stress and depression.
Family members & carers are welcome. Support & social groups
and pen pal service. Email [email protected].
Further details- Oice: 9886 9233. Helpline: 9886 9377
Warm Water Exercise Classes
MulGrAVe–MonASh SelF helP GrouP
Peter James Centre, Mahoneys Rd, Burwood East.
Mulgrave-Monash Self Help Group holds warm water exercise
classes under the strict supervision of a physiotherapist.
Presently there are three classes each Monday and hursday
evening. For further information phone . . . . . . . 9801 4758
Personal Helpers and Mentors Program
Level 1 / 12 Hamilton Place, Mt Waverley
PHAMS Monash provides community-based outreach support
for people who are living with a mental illness in the City of
Monash. he program is delivered by Prahran Mission and aims
to build on people’s existing strengths and increase personal
capacity and self reliance in areas such as:
•
maintainingoracquiringindependentlivingskills
•
helpwithaccessingtransport
•
supporttoaccessotherlocalservices
•
supporttoaccesscommunityactivitiesandcourses.
Agencies, GPs or other services are welcome to refer and
interested people are encouraged to self refer. he program is
free, open-ended and sets goals to measure aspirations with
outcomes. Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9807 1846
Al-Anon
SuPPort GrouP For FAMily And FriendS oF AlCoholiCS
Meets every Monday at 10.30am in the hall at the rear of
Wesley Uniting Church cnr Station & Oxford Sts, Box Hill.
PADA
PAniC & Anxiety diSorderS ASSoCiAtion ViCtoriA
PADA in Victoria operates the Panic and Anxiety Disorders
Treatment Centre. Individual and group counselling for
all anxiety disorders is provided by experienced and caring
psychologists. Specialist child psychologists are available for
children and young people. For a free information brochure or
for further information, please ring PADA on 9889 7355
Parkinson’s Victoria Inc.
CAMBerwell SuPPort GrouP
Meets at 10am on the last Monday of each month at St Mark’s
Church Hall, corner Burke & Canterbury roads, Camberwell.
For information contact Ruth Harrop . . . . . . . . 9889 3499
Kara House Outreach Service
Kara House is a Domestic Violence Support Agency
providing support to women and women with children,
experiencing domestic violence. Kara House also provides
specialised support to women from diverse cultural and
linguistic backgrounds. For assistance please phone 9877 9711
Blackburn Take Of Weight Naturally
(T.O.W.N.) Club
Eley Park Community Centre, Eley Rd, Burwood (Melway 61 H5)
Friendly Weight Loss Support. Over 300 clubs Victoria wide
for over 40 years, our not-for-proit weight loss club can help
you. Encouragement in the form of monetary and button
rewards for weight loss.We meet Mondays, 9.30–11.30am.
For information phone Rene Gale . . . . . . . . . . 9874 4043
Boroondara Lupus Support Group
Balwyn Library meeting room.
Meets 2nd Wednesday each month at 1.30pm.
his group is for people living with Lupus and associated autoimmune conditions. It also welcomes family and friends. We
provide information support, seminars and regular guest speakers.
Arthritis Victoria (the oicial organisation for Lupus Victoria)
also provides ongoing advice, support and speakers. Meetings are
free and afternoon tea is provided.
For further information please contact:
Maggie Kandi on 9817 2316 or [email protected]
or Clare Hopkins on 9809 4998 or [email protected]
MS Support Group
the well woMen’S GrouP
Burwood Neighbourhood House.
Meets monthly on a Saturday afternoon.
We provide a safe, understanding, nurturing and empowering
environment where women diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis
can explore diferent natural approaches to wellness. If you
would like to join us, phone Jenni . . . . . . . . 0425 740 927
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Community Notices
Seniors Register
• History Groups
MonASh Volunteer reSourCe Centre
A Seniors Register, a joint initiative between Monash Volunteer
Resource Centre, City of Monash and the Mt Waverley and
Glen Waverley police, has commenced in this area.
Contact Monash Volunteer Resource Centre . . . . 9562 0414
Healthy Bones Group
Sth eASt MelBourne oSteoPoroSiS SuPPort GrouP
Information and support through newsletters and meetings
every second month. If you can’t attend meetings (held at Mt
Waverley Youth Centre) you can register for the newsletter.
For information on this friendly and informative group,
ring Carole on 95688727 or email: [email protected]
Health for Life Courses
All courses are conducted by qualiied professionals. Over the
coming year courses commencing include: Massage, Sleeping
Solutions, Anxiety Management, Anger Management, Gentle
Exercise for Seniors (ongoing through the year), Yoga (through
the school term), Walking Group (ongoing through the year),
Reducing Road Rage. Costs vary. Our quality courses are
afordable and aim to support people in managing their health
and well being.
MASSAGe SerViCe At Box hill hoSPitAl.
Health Promotion ofer Massage herapists at reduced costs: 1
hour $50, $45 Conc., ½ hour $35, $30 conc.
Work cover: $44.80 initial consultation, $30.10 standard
consultation.
GiVe uP SMoKinG
Eastern Health has established Tobacco-free clinics at Box Hill
and Maroondah Hospitals to help assist give up smoking. hey
are run by specially trained staf who will work with you to
speciically tailor a program to meet your needs.
For further information about the courses go to the website at:
www.easternhealth.org.au/healthpromo/courses.shtml
Or contact the Health Promotions Unit . . . . . . 9895 4947
Men’s Group
A Men’S SuPPort GrouP
Meets fortnightly on Monday evenings at Camcare in
Camberwell. Men’s Groups encourage men of all kinds and
ages to discuss issues such as relationships, fathering, personal
growth, work stress and health in supportive, conidential and
friendly surroundings. Gold coin donation.
Contact Des 0402 522 261 or email [email protected]
Betting On A Better Life!
New MonashLink Community Health project
Do you live in the Ashburton-Ashwood-Chadstone
Neighbourhood Renewal area? Are you concerned about yours
or someone else’s gambling? Like to participate in this project
in any way? Activities include community education forums,
storytelling and digital stories project, world dance sessions,
games afternoons…and more! Contact Judy Avisar on
0426 245 897 or 1300 552 509 or [email protected]
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Burwood History Group
Meets at the former Burwood State School, 172 Burwood Hwy,
Burwood. First Wednesday of each month at 1.30 pm
A book on the history of the Burwood State School is
available for $10 from the Group.
For more information contact Valma Fell . . . . . . 9808 5482
Box Hill Historical Society Inc.
Strabane Chapel, 29 Strabane Ave, Mont Albert North.
Meets 3rd hursday of each month (from Feb–Nov) at 8pm
Archives open at rear of Box Hill Town Hall each Tuesday
11am–4pm & 1st Saturday of the month 10am–12noon.
Enquiries
9285 4808 or [email protected]
Waverley Historical Society Incorporated
Above Mt Waverley library, Miller Cres, Mt. Waverly (lift now
available) Questions about the history of the Waverley area? You
are welcome to visit our rooms on a Wednesday afternoon or by
appointment. Phone Norma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9802 9332
Email: [email protected] or visit www.vicnet.net.au/~whsvic
Whitehorse Historical Society
Local History Room, Schwerkolt Cottage and Museum,
Deep Creek Rd, Mitcham. Mel 49 D7.
Next meeting: Saturday June 9, 1.30pm: Keith Rooney, a mayor
of the former City of Nunawading, author of several local
histories, collector of memorabilia and long-time worker for the
community will talk on “Local History”.
Open for research Wednesdays 10.30am–2.30pm.
All welcome. President, Vicki Jones-Evans. Phone 9873 4946.
Camberwell Historical Society Inc.
Ashburton Library Meeting Room, 154 High St, Ashburton
Meets the fourth Tuesday of February, March, May, July,
September and November. We are a non-proit organisation
dedicated to fostering historical interest and knowledge
particularly of the former City of Camberwell. Excursions, guest
speakers and a quarterly newsletter.
Enquiries to George . . . . . . . 9885 9927 or www.chs.org.au
Lanyon Partners
Chartered Accountants
Level 1, 971 Burke Road
Camberwell Vic 3124
P 03 9861 6100
F 03 8678 3997
PO Box 8161
Camberwell North Vic 3124
www.lanyonpartners.com.au
Community Notices
• Music & Theatre Groups
Oakleigh City Band
Treble Tones
Join a friendly group of ladies who enjoy singing and bringing
the pleasure of music to others. Rehearsals Wednesday
mornings, Burwood area. Come and see what we do.
Contact musical director Lorraine Pollard . . . . . 9807 5936
Sing Australia Choir
Camberwell Uniting Church, 314 Camberwell Road,
Camberwell. Sing Australia Choir is a community-based choir.
Cost: $5.50. No auditions, just singing fun.
Contact Wendy 9886 9405 or www.singaustralia.com.au
Our Community Sings
Ashburton Baptist Church, 8 Y St, Ashburton A fun, inclusive,
community strengthening choir. Led by Stefan Cassomenos, part
of With One Voice program. Come along to a rehearsal!
Enquiries to 8679 6088 or email [email protected]
A brass band in the City of Monash. Players of all ages and
experience welcome. Instruments and tuition available.
Phone Brian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9807 9624
Box Hill Chorale
BHCAC, 470 Station St, Box Hill, Mondays 7.45–10pm.
A welcoming community choir; join us in learning and
performing great music under direction from conductor Andrew
Wailes. No auditions, able to read music desirable but not
essential. Ph Susan: 9808 0218 or www.boxhillchorale.org.au
The Waverley Singers
We are a very friendly, welcoming group of ladies, with a great
passion for singing and bringing joy to others. Rehearsals are
held fortnightly on a Tuesday afternoon. New members are
most welcome, in particular 2nd Sopranos and Altos.
Contact Musical Director, Isabelle Roberts on 9806 0506
Become a Citizen Advocate
BHCAC Community Choir
* Be a spokesperson for someone with an
470 Station St, Box Hill. Sunday, 2–4pm in Arbour Hall.
No experience needed. Casual atmosphere, variety of songs and
a cup of tea! Enrolments $54 per term.
Phone 9895 8888 or www.bhcac.com.au
intellectual disability
* Join a great program and use your skills and life
experiences to make a difference
* Time Required? Flexible to suit your life.
Scotsglen Singers Inc.
All-female community choir who entertain shut-in folk and
raise money for a charity. Rehearse hursday afternoon in Glen
Waverley and perform regularly in the local area. Ability to read
music is useful but not essential. We sing in 2/3 parts and are
particularly seeking singers in the lower parts.
Contact Elizabeth Adnams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9807 6472
Hartwell Players Inc. Community Theatre
New members always welcome. A genuine community-focussed
theatre, anyone may join. We also encourage involvement
from people interested in technical aspects (lighting, stage
management, sound), front-of-house (hospitality, ticket box,
ushers) and production (programme design, poster art, sets,
props, costumes). Contact Joanne Watt on 9888 0198
or 0408 366 481 or email [email protected].
Contact Donna or Dale to find out more
9859 9421 or email: [email protected]
OAKLEIGH CITY BAND
A community brass band
in the City of Monash.
Rehearsals in Oakleigh
Mondays 8-10pm
New players all ages welcome.
Instruments and tuition available.
Previous experience in brass
bands not essential.
Ring Brian 9807 9624
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Community
Community
CentresNotices
& Activities
Alamein Neighbourhood and Learning Centre
Bowen Street Community Centre
49 Ashburn Grove, Ashburton
Business Classes: Introduction to Bookkeeping, MYOB, Excel,
MS2010, Conidence, Life Skills & Career Planning.
Certiicate I in Information Technology: Nationally recognised
qualiication.
Computer Training: Ebay, Skype, YouTube, Facebook,
Computer and your Camera, Introduction to Computers.
English As A Second Language: Improve your conidence and
skills in the English Language.
Horticulture Course: Sustainable gardening and developing
your own herb and vegetable garden (qualiied horticulturalist).
Leisure Classes: Yoga, mosaics, pilates, zumba, mandala workshops.
Mens Do It Yourself Group: Meets every hursday 10.30am2.30pm. A supportive group for men to work on woodworking
projects, DIY jobs and creative hobbies. Call Sue on 9885 9401.
Shopping Bus to Chadstone. We take senior citizens in the
Ashburton area to Chadstone every Friday for unassisted
shopping and morning tea.
E: [email protected] or phone 9885 9401
102 Bowen St, Camberwell
www.bowenstreet.org.au
We ofer a vast array of day and evening courses for adults and
children. For details and enrolments please ring the oice on
9889 0791, email us at [email protected]
Amaroo Neighbourhood Centre
34 Amaroo St, Chadstone
Wide range of programs on ofer including Kids Karate, Art,
Basic Computers, Basic Cooking for 1 or 2, Community
Lunch, Line Dancing and Country & Western Singing Groups,
Occasional Child Care, Garden Club, Tai Chi, Walking Group,
ESL, Ballroom Dancing, and much more. A meditation class is
starting in term 2. Programs will be mailed out on request. Our
premises are wheelchair friendly and we welcome all people,
with no exceptions.
We also ofer the services of a Justice of the Peace.
Enquiries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9807 2625 or 9807 0570
Bao Lin Chan (Zen) Monastery
94A High St, Glen Iris, near Ashburton & Glen Iris stations.
Free Buddhist Meditation Classes (in English and Chinese).
Children’s meditation class is also available. Other classes:
Chinese calligraphy, Tai Chi, Mandarin, lower arrangement and
vegetarian cooking. All classes are free! Everyone welcome.
Call 9813 8922 or email: [email protected]
For more information please go to www.chungtai.org.au
Bennettswood Neighbourhood House
7 Greenwood St, Burwood www.home.vicnet.net.au/~bennetts/
Come along anytime Monday to Friday, 9am–3pm, and take a
look at what is happening at your Neighbourhood House.
Low cost courses and activities: Library Day (read & borrow),
Lunch ‘n’ More, Mah-jong, Parent/Child Groups, Solo, Social
Events, heatre Outings.
Art & Craft: Balloonology Workshops, Beaded Jewellery,
Community Craft Group, Craft Group for Uninished
Projects, Drawing & Watercolour Painting, Felting Workshops,
Leadlight, Stamping & Card Making
Music & Dance: English Country Dancing, Harp Group &
Tuition, Music for Tinies, Singing Tuition in Group or Individual
Health & Wellbeing: Gentle Exercises to Music, Massage,
Seniors on the Move, Strength Training, Walking, Yoga
Skills: Asian Cooking Demonstrations, Computer & Internet.
Phone: 9888 0234 or email: [email protected]
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Box Hill South Neighbourhood House
47 Kitchener St, Box Hill Sth, http://home.vicnet.net.au/~bhsnh
Weekdays: Exercises with weights, watercolour painting,
individual computer classes, EBay workshops, gardening, slow
walkers group, community lunches, cryptic crosswords for
beginners, what to do with your digital camera photos, English
as a second language, aerobic classes, mobile phone training for
seniors, craft, morning childcare, Friday morning playgroup,
mums and babies and three year old kinder group.
Weeknights: Pilates, Spanish, watercolour painting, book
club, yoga, yoga for over 50s, French , self help folk art and oil
painting group
Weekends: Pilates, Japanese children’s activity group, writers
group, and Sunday excursions. Room hire available. New
programs each term. Contact us for your copy today!
Oice hours 9am–2pm school terms.
Phone . . . . . . 9898 8270 or email: [email protected]
Canterbury Neighbourhood Centre
171 Canterbury Rd, Canterbury
Contact us for a detailed program guide and further information
between 9.30am–3.30pm, Mon, Tue, hur,
and 9.30am–12.30pm Wed and Fri or visit our website.
We welcome all your enquiries and interest.
Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9830 4214
Email: [email protected], www.canterburynh.org.au
Surrey Hills Neighbourhood Centre Inc
157 Union Rd, Surrey Hills
A wide range of activities throughout the week to interest all
ages, including:
Community: Drop-in Morning Tea, Community Roast Lunch,
Men’s Discussion Group, Stroke Survivor’s Meditation Group
Children: Playgroups, Creative Dance
Creative Pursuits: Art classes, Felting, Cooking
Health and Wellbeing: Bike Riding, Line Dancing, Qi Gong,
Strength Training, Tai Chi, Walking, Yoga, Zumba
General: Foreign Film Club, Mah Jong, Classics Series, Spanish
Room Hire: Two venues available for children’s parties, afternoon
teas, workshops. Email [email protected],
call 9890 2467 for program or visit www.surreyhillsnc.org.au
Waverley Community Learning Centre
5 Fleet St, Mt Waverley
Classes include: Art, Creative Writing, CPR and First Aid,
English for migrants, Introduction to Computers, Spanish,
French and German, Pottery, Latin Limba, Literature Studies,
Digital Photography, Dressmaking, Crochet, Mosaics,
Calligraphy, Gentle Exercise, Strength training, Pilates, Hatha
Yoga. Groups - Walking, Cycling, Craft, Laughter, Community
Singing and lots more. Interested in a new hursday Latin
Limba? Oice Hours 9am–4pm, phone . . . . . . 9807 6011
Email: [email protected]
www.waverleycommunitylearningcentre.org.au
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Volunteer
Community
Opportunities
Notices
Volunteers–The Vital Link
VolunteerinG enhAnCeS your liFe And it’S Fun
You meet new people, you’re doing an important job and you
are making a diference. To ind out more about volunteering,
contact Monash Volunteer Resource Centre Inc.
5 Myrtle St, Glen Waverley. Phone . . . . . . . . . 9562 0414
Alzheimer’s Australia
thinKinG oF VolunteerinG?
Alzheimer’s Australia Vic. Hawthorn.
Join our team of volunteers who provide telephone support and
information about memory loss and dementia.
Training provided. For further information phone
Judith Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9815 7847
Hartwell Players – good with sewing?
Based at Ashwood College, Hartwell Players Inc would love
to hear from people with sewing skill or an interest in fashion
or design to assist with the fun task of costuming plays for our
community theatre. We ofer a varied program, with costume
production required sometimes, or sourcing something suitable
or adapting an existing garment. We are a friendly bunch with a
broad theatre interest and would love to hear from you and we
have a decent costume resource to kick us of to a great start!
Phone Joanne Watt . . . . . . . . 9888 0198 or 0408 366 481
Are you ABLE to lend a hand?
ABle AuStrAliA SerViCeS iS SeeKinG VolunteerS
Activities include:
•Art,craft,cooking,gardeningandmusictherapyprograms.
•Recreationprograms,fundaysandsocialoutingsintothe
community.
•Assistingpeoplewithsensoryimpairmentsandother
disabilities with daily chores, reading newspapers, exercising or
accessing local shops or amenities.
•Supportinfundraising,administrationandevents.
If you are willing and able to help support people with
deafblindness and other combined disabilities, Able Australia
ofers volunteer positions in many areas of creative and
professional interest.
Contact: Emely McCord . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1300 225 369
or [email protected]
Seniors Register Volunteers
ASSiStinG Senior MeMBerS oF the CoMMunity to Feel SAFe
Would you like to volunteer with the Seniors Register?
he Seniors Register has commenced in the Mount Waverley
and Glen Waverley areas of the City of Monash.
Further details can be obtained by phoning
Monash Volunteer Resource Centre . . . . . . . . . 9562 0414
Melbourne City Mission
the CoMMunity Friend ProGrAM
Volunteers are needed to donate a couple of hours a week to spend
with a person who has a disability and really needs a friend.
If this interests you, call the program coordinators,
Shane or Tracie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9488 1203
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Volunteer Alliance
If you would like to do your bit for community service, close to
home, become a volunteer with Volunteer Alliance Ashburton.
We have lots of interesting and valuable volunteer roles at:
Ashburton Support Services and Ashy Op Shop, Samarinda
Aged Care and Elsie Slater House, Alamein Neighbourhood
Learning Centre and more. A volunteer can make a huge
diference in the life of another person. Meet new people. Learn
new skills. Become part of a dynamic team.
Contact Margaret today on 9885 3815
or [email protected]
Eastern Volunteer Resource Centre
driVerS, driVerS And More driVerS needed
We are a non-proit agency that has several programs, one
which is a transport service for people who are no longer able to
drive themselves but still live independently at home. Volunteer
drivers take people to various appointments such as doctor’s,
social outings and even shopping. Each driver is reimbursed for
petrol costs if they want to drive their own vehicle. Oice cars
are also available for use. It could be half a day or a full day–any
help is very much appreciated. Please call to discuss this and
other options that may be available to you.
You can phone Mary or Margaret on . . . . . . . . 9870 7822
Markets, Community
Fetes & Community
NoticesShopping
• Markets, Fetes, Festivals
• Community Shopping
Steam Train Shuttle
Lions Club of Boroondara Central – Op Shop
he annual Steam Train Shuttle is scheduled for Sunday 1 July.
he train will make several return trips between Darling and
Glen Waverley Stations. Tickets available on the train. It is
possible the train may not stop at Mt Waverley Station this
year and if so, Waverley Historical Society will not be able to
present their usual historical display. Further information from
Steamrail Victoria ph 9397 1953 or www.steamrail.com.au/
1350C Toorak Rd, Camberwell (500m west of Warrigal Rd)
Large range of bric-a-brac, clothes, furniture, electrical
goods etc. Stafed entirely by volunteers, all proceeds to our
community. Mon–Fri 10.30am–4.30pm, Sat 9.30–12.30pm.
Golden Opportunity Shop
Treasures & Tastes @ Trinity
Just by Ashburton Station. Proits support Ashburton Support
Services and our elderly local residents.
Contact Sybella Sullivan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9885 6426
hird Saturday of the month 9am–1pm
Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 177 Union Rd, Surrey Hills.
Friends of Same
An indoor boutique makers’ and growers’ market. Handmade
(or home grown) items: home accessories, jewellery, baby and
children’s wear, cards, cakes, Butterield Farm produce, wine,
honey, fresh fruit and vegetables. Enjoy a cofee in Treasures’
Tearoom or a bbq in the courtyard. Enquiries 0447733949
Mount Waverley Rotary Art & Craft Market
2nd Sunday each month 9am–2pm.
Mount Waverley Village car park, Stephensons Rd.
here are usually around 60 stalls of art, craft and food. Proceeds
to many local and international causes.
Hawthorn Craft Market
1st Sunday of the month, 10–3pm. Free.
he Atrium, Swinburne Uni, 52 William St Hawthorn.
Handcrafted original goods including jewellery, designer
clothes, childrens and baby wear, toys and fresh produce.
• Farmers’ Markets
Boroondara Farmers’ Market
hird Saturday of the month, 8am–1pm
Patterson Reserve, Auburn Rd, Hawthorn. Entry $2 donation.
Taste and purchase fresh pasta, organic fruit and vegetables, and
more. he produce comes fresh from all over Victoria and is sold
from 60 stalls. Phone Elisa Grassa . . . . . . . . . . 9278 4814
Whitehorse Farmers’ Market
Second Sunday of the month 8am–1pm
Whitehorse Civic Centre, 379 Whitehorse Rd, Nunawading.
Fresh produce from farms straight to you. Proceeds used by
Rotary for local community projects. Phone . . . . 9539 2443
his is a plastic bag-free market.
Ashwood Farmers’ Market
hird Sunday of every month
Ashwood College, Vannam Dve, Ashwood. $2, children free.
Animal farm, jumping castle & live music throughout the day.
Fresh vegetables, cheese, meat, deli foods, plants and much more.
Ashwood/Chad. Community Fruit & Veg Market
Every Wednesday afternoon from 2–4pm
Amaroo Neighbourhood Centre, 34 Amaroo St, Chadstone.
Ph . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9807 2625 or email [email protected]
he Same Cofee Project (East Timor)
Friends of Same (pronounced sah-may) is a community based
group which funds vital development work in East Timor.
We sell delicious Timorese blended cofee at local outlets. We
are based at Hawthorn Community House and welcome new
members, volunteers and subscribers. For more. . . 9819 2629
www.friendsofsame.org, email [email protected]
The House Of Books
508 Whitehorse Rd, Mitcham (Next to St John’s School/Church)
he House is not-for-proit & stafed by volunteers with all
books donated. Funds raised are returned to local community
services. Average prices $1–2. Enquiries . . . . . . . 9874 2389
Open Mon–Fri 10am–4pm, Saturday 10am–1pm.
The Salvation Army Thrift Shop
401-403 High St, Ashburton. Melways 60, G10.
Donations are the life-blood of our Shop. We are most grateful
for saleable books, toys, clothing, bric-a-brac, videos and CDs.
We can accept and test all electrical equipment but ask that you
do not leave TVs, scanners or monitors. Please leave donations
during opening hours, 8.30am–4.30pm weekdays or Saturday
9am–1pm at the rear of the Shop (enter from Poulter St).
We always welcome enquiries about volunteering. Ring Chris
on 9885 4965 to discuss what you might ofer as a volunteer.
Come in, browse and be assured of a warm welcome to the
hrift Shop. Chris and all our wonderful staf and volunteers
Amaroo Op-Shop
Amaroo Neighbourhood Centre, 34 Amaroo St, Chadstone
For information contact, Joan Garde . . . . . . . . 9807 0570
Animal Liberation Op-Shop
1355 Toorak Rd, Camberwell. Mon–Sat 11am–5pm
Shop, donate, recycle, help animals. Nothing over $20
Quality new & recycled clothing, books, jewellery and more.
Animal Liberation Victoria is dedicated to helping all animals.
We can pick up donations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..9889 9435, shop hours
Rotary Recycle – Opportunity Shop
192 Elgar Road, Box Hill South - next to the Post Oice
Excellent range of books, bric-a-brac and ladies wear.
Stafed by volunteers, all proits go to community projects.
Wednesday to Friday 10am–4pm and Saturday 10am–1pm.
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Arts & Entertainment
• Exhibitions
• Auditions, Concerts & Performances
Monash Gallery of Art
Australian Boys Choir Auditions
860 Ferntree Gully Rd Wheelers Hill
9 June to 29 July Hoppé Portraits: Society, Studio and Street
Cecil Beaton called him ‘he Master’ and he was described as
the most famous photographer in the world in the 1920s. hese
rediscovered works come to Melbourne for the irst time.
Auburn Uniting Church Hall, 3 Hepburn St, Hawthorn.
Saturday 23 June, 12–3pm. Boys aged 7–9 are invited to
audition for entry into the prestigious and internationally
acclaimed Australian Boys Choir.
To make an appointment visit www.australianboyschoir.com.au
• Theatre and Film
Concerts at the Junction
The Hartwell Players Inc.
Ashwood College Performing Arts Centre, Vannam Dve,
Ashwood. (Of High St) Mel 60 J10.
Melbourne’s Oldest Community heatre, est. 1938.
Season 3: One-Act Plays Four Slices of Funcake.
July performances: Evening 8pm - Fri 6, Sat 7, Fri 13 and Sat 14
Matinee 2pm: Sat 7 and 14
All four plays will also travel to perform in two of Victoria’s
One Act Play Festivals – FAMDA at Foster (South Gippsland)
and Gemco (Dandenong Ranges).
About the plays:
Supersnout: Written by Jane Cafarella, directed by Joanne Watt
When you learn what Supersnout knows your life will never be
the same! When Tom and Julie’s chihuahua Andre breaks his
silence to reveal his true identity and expose Tom’s inidelity
Julie is both shocked and horriied – and so is Tom’s Mistress
Gloria. A comic look at the potential for disaster at the whim of
the family pet.
Ham’s Hideaway: Written by Alison Knight, directed by
Gordon Bedlow. A black comedy based upon the aftermath of
various Shakespearean characters including Gertrude (Gertie)
and Hamlet from Hamlet, Lady Macbeth and Duncan from
Macbeth, and Edgar from King Lear. Gertie is the owner of a
manor called Ham’s Hideaway and she has to take care of her
guests; Lady Macbeth, Duncan and Edgar, but her son Hamlet
gets in the way.
Just Act Normal: Written by Miranda Hart, directed by Marcus
Ingleby. Miranda and her mother Penny need a psychiatrists
assessment after a spot of bother with the police. If they can just
get through a 30-minute appointment with Dr Hopkins with
all of their issues unspoken, their dignity intact and their secrets
secret all will be well. But Miranda’s nervous energy and Penny’s
need for social standing should put pay to that!
Holding he Flowers: Written by Maree Gutterson, directed by
Julian Camara. he irst step to recovery is admitting you have a
problem. Helen’s problem? She’s a serial bridesmaid! hankfully
she’s found a support network to guide her through this rough time.
A hilarious peek into the secret world of addiction and tafeta!
Bookings: [email protected] or .. .. .. 9513 9581
Camberwell Film Society
Camberwell Community Centre, 33 Fairholm Grove,
Camberwell. Mel 59 J1.
Invitation to new members. Meets on the third Wednesday of
the month, February to November Screenings at 7.30pm.
Phone Bill Kerr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9347 6969
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Camberwell Music Society
Camberwell Uniting Church, 314 Camberwell Rd, Camberwell
A non-proit organization presenting quality music at reasonable
cost in a friendly atmosphere.
Morning Concert: 25 September, 10.30am
Homenaje and other Guitar Wonders: Ken Murray. his
recital will feature Manuel de Falla’s Homenaje, Debussy and
works from Spain and Brazil.Tickets at door, $18, $15 Conc.
Subscription $40 (3 concerts). New brochure now available
www.home.vicnet.net.au/~music/
For more information . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..9882 4560 or 9889 2363
Surrey Hills Music Cafe
BHCAC, 470 Station St, Box Hill.he last Friday in the month.
Friday 29 June, Leigh Barker Quartet, featuring Heather
Stewart & Tom Vincent.
Friday 27 July, Annemarie Sharry & Friends, featuring Bob
Sedergreen & Dale Lindrea.
Friday 31 August, Salvation Jane.
Admission $18, tickets: Whitehorse Ticket Oice, 9262 6555
or www.surreymusic.com
Fortnightly Concerts
Ashburton Support Services, 296 High St, Ashburton
Come and enjoy fortnightly concerts, includes afternoon tea
Wednesdays 1.30–3pm fee $5. Phone . . . . . . . . 9885 3815
Baker Street Studios
2A Florence St Burwood.
Currently conducting one performance each month.
Unlike other venues each performance is recorded for possible
release on extremely limited edition vinyl.
hursday 7 June, Vocal Consort Melbourne Boys Choir
Friday 7 July, Jeremy Alsop
Bookings essential: www.liveatbakerstreet.com or 8689 9910.
The Burwood
Village Autumn
festival 2012.
Thanks to photographers
Ashleigh Dittman,
Zeynep Tahmazoglu
and Timothy Burgess
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BURWOOD
VILLAGE
T OORAK RD
Burwood Village has a great array of shops to fulfil your every need.
Newsagent, banks and post office start the ball rolling; and all manner
of shopping may be done, whether for necessity or pleasure, from butchers,
bakers, fruit and vegetables or gift and speciality stores for every occasion.
For your health, we cover everything from head to toes, and for
beauty needs take a wander down Toorak Road where you
will find hairdressers, beauty therapist and great fashion outlets.
Then, after you’ve browsed and shopped, we have cafes in which to
relax and enjoy the refreshment of your choice. We invite you
to come and enjoy one of Melbourne’s up-and-coming
shopping strips!