Cute beanies hey? Frank up the road knits them for us and drops off a bag every 6 months or so.

They come in a variety of sizes suitable for adults and kids. And … could make a perfect Christmas present don’t you think? Especially for those planning a camping trip over summer … or a holiday to Tasmania.

Our beanies will be for sale at our Christmas Maker’s Market, coming up on 27 November, from 10am - 1pm.

Are you crafty too? If you’d like a stall there are still some available. Only $20. Book here.

Keen to start your Christmas shopping? Save the date and come along!

It was lovely to reconnect with everyone again on Wednesday. We had quite a few families out in our garden throughout the morning - playing in the sandpit, using the ride-ons and enjoying the craft activities Lee put out.

And lots of our long-standing friends popped in to see us too - either coming for a sausage or a coffee as part of our 12pm BBQ lunch … or popping past throughout the day for a chat. It was great to see people in the flesh!

Jill ran the lunch, and juggled the timing complexities of sausage cooking and coffee making with aplomb … and I was very happy to be the guinea pig for her latte’s, they were pretty good! We’re very pleased to be able to do some fundraising for Friends of Baucau via the fancy coffee as part of our regular program.

And now we're looking forward to next week! Note we will be closed Monday and Tuesday for the Cup Day long weekend … but will be raring to go on Wednesday.

A special thanks to Brenta Meats in Fairfield who donated the sausages - we’re so luck to have such wonderful community spirit in our neighbourhood (and I can tell you the chicken sausages were really delicious!).

Are you interested in joining the 3078 History Group? They’ll be having their next meeting on Tuesday 9 November here at ACC from 7.30pm.

Come along and talk about the recent history walk publications, share your local knowledge, lend enthusiasm and/or help plan a new podcast series. It should be fun!

I saw this video being shared this week on the Alphington Facebook page, and I thought I’d also share it, because the Be You T Fool street art on the Chandler Bridge is just so wonderful … and it is so interesting to learn the story behind it.

I hope you enjoy it too.

We’re looking forward to holding our Christmas 🎄 makers market this year. Save the date, Saturday 27 November - you’re guaranteed to feel great 😊 when you have your Christmas shopping done ✔️ before the start of December. And … it’s just lovely to support local makers and micro-businesses … especially after this tough year!

Speaking of which, if you are a local maker and you’d like a stall you can book one here.