We’ve got 14 people in the ACC comp. this year - and the scoreboard is now proudly up at ACC. Alex will be in each Friday to update it! Given how unlucky everyone was at tipping in round one it is not too late to join the comp. if you’d like to be a part of things. Here is the link.

Come along next Saturday 21 March at 1pm! Bring your fur babies. It’s silly and fun. All doggies who enter win a prize.

We’re delighted to have some Darebin Councillors coming along to the Alphington Show this year. They’ll be here for a casual conversation. There’s lots of great things that Darebin is doing - and they’ll be ready to answer your questions IRL. You might like to find out about the Community Battery that is going in up the road, the community consultation that is happening as part of the long-term planning for the 2 Wingrove Street site, or find out more about how Council supports the Darebin Parklands … their fabulous partnership with and support for neighbourhood houses etc. etc. And … I think Emily Dimitriadis (our Ward Councillor and the current Mayor) is going to help us judge the Dog Show. How fun! We’re looking forward to having them here.

Hope everybody has had a great weekend!

Reminder that we are closed today (Monday the 9th) for the Labour Day public holiday, however our 2nd Monday book club will still be on tonight at 7:30.

We also have sound healing with Keiko running this week on Thursday the 12th from 7-8pm, if you’re interested in joining, book in directly with Keiko through sounddroplet.com.

Next week we have preserves group on Tuesday the 17th and also the very exciting Alphington Show on Saturday the 21st! The show has plenty of activities for all ages so bring your kids, your grandkids and anyone else who might enjoy a sausage, a Devonshire tea, the chance to win a huge jar of lollies or any of the many other activities that will be on for the day.

For our kiddies in particular, you can look forward to seeing some very cute goats, lambs, chicks, geese, bunnies, guinea pigs and more at our petting zoo, or helping us to create a brand-new sculpture for our centre with an exciting clay-making activity. We also encourage kids to enter the show for a chance to win a prize and to gain the title of best florist or biscuit-maker in Alphington! Kids are invited to enter any category, however we have three categories exclusively for our youngsters with flowers in a teacup for children 8+, decorate a saucer for those under 8 and best home-made biscuits for kids of any age. For more details on all of the other categories in the show, you can see a full list on our website.

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Cheers,

Leanne

Hi everyone,

It was nice to have some rain last week. Clare has been working on our front garden and it’s looking great! How lucky we are to have so many awesome community volunteers.

Footy starts on Thursday…. if you haven’t already, join our community tipping competition! You can sign up at this link.

And of course we are very excited to be preparing for the Alphington Show. Please contact us at info@alphington.org.au if you would like to be a participant in the arts and crafts competition. And read on for some tips on what our judges are looking for in each category.

Crunch is back this week from 12.30-2pm on Thursday. Don’t forget to book in online if you would like to attend. Wednesday and Thursday evening book clubs will also be running along with our normal weekly programs, including playgroups, line dancing, choir and more! Check out our bookings site here for more info about getting involved.

ALSO this weekend will be the labour day long weekend so please note we won’t be open next Monday the 9th of March.

Cheers,

Leanne