Deer Park District - Brimbank City Council

Brimbank Festival, 24 March 2012 

your 

Brimbank 

The offi cial newsletter of Brimbank City Council Autumn 2012 Deer Park 

District

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Message from Brimbank’s Administrators 

For many of you the start to 2012 was diffi cult considering the 

dramatic hailstorm that hit parts of Brimbank on Christmas Day 2011. 

We want you, as our community, to know that our thoughts were 

with you and your families. Most importantly we trust that you have 

been able to work through the problems caused and your lives have 

returned to normal. 

Recovery was a combined eff ort and we thank the SES, the 

Red Cross, the Salvation Army, the DHS, the Insurance Council of 

Australia and the Insurance Response Team as well as our own 

Council staff who from Christmas Day through to early January 

were part of an Information Centre providing residents with aid, 

assistance and advice. 

One thing that certainly shone through during this challenging 

time was the depth of community spirit shown by our community... 

it was inspiring. 

We saw neighbours helping neighbours, opening their homes, helping 

with repairs, lending household goods and cars and, generally just 

being there for each other. 

Speaking of community, the focus of this edition of Your Brimbank 

is on our community. Many positives happen in Brimbank, whether 

by individuals, groups or Council itself. We hope that you enjoy 

reading the profi les on our wonderful and dedicated volunteers, 

the recipients of our 2011/2012 Community Grants program, 

the people who received 2012 Australia Day Awards as well as a 

centre spread on Brimbank’s whole of community and multicultural 

celebration, the Brimbank Festival… put Saturday 24 March in your 

diary as a must do. 

Contact the Brimbank Administrators 

Mr Peter Lewinsky, Chair 

Mobile: 0417 881 533 

Email: PeterLE@brimbank.vic.gov.au 

Ms Meredith Sussex AM, Administrator 

Mobile: 0417 428 959 

Email: MeredithS@brimbank.vic.gov.au 

Ms Joanne Anderson, Administrator 

Mobile: 0417 239 933 

Email: JoA@brimbank.vic.gov.au 

Contents 

Your Brimbank – Autumn Edition 

Continuing our commitment to taking Council Meetings to the 

community, in 2012, Council and Planning meetings have already 

been held in Deer Park in February with March meetings scheduled 

for Delahey. A complete calendar of 2012 Council meetings, venues, 

dates and times is available on the website at www.brimbank.vic. 

gov.au/About_Council/Council/Council_Meetings 

Once again in a boost for our community, Council welcomed the news 

that the Regional Rail Link (RRL) project, Australia’s largest public 

transport infrastructure project, is to go ahead. This news is great 

for Brimbank and certainly great for Sunshine and will add value to 

Council’s commitment to revitalising the Sunshine Town Centre. 

We are thrilled that through RRL, the Sunshine Station will 

undergo redevelopment and provide better linkages, safer 

access, and a more integrated transport precinct not to mention 

a much safer environment for commuters, pedestrians, cyclists 

and the community. 

The other very important improvement which Council is pleased to 

see is the two road/rail separations at level crossings on Anderson 

Road in Sunshine. 

One very important reminder is that 2012 is the National Year 

of Reading and in Brimbank our libraries are one of our greatest 

community assets. Make sure you take advantage of some of the 

wonderful activities that the Libraries have organised… we look 

forward to sharing our favourite books and stories with you over 

the coming year. 

Brimbank Administrators 

Brimbank Administrators with Australia Day Award Winner: Left to Right: Chair of Administrators Peter Lewinsky, Administrator Joanne Anderson, 

Young Citizen of the Year Sharlene Prasad and Administrator Meredith Sussex AM. See more details of all winners on page 9. 

Tennis club uses grant to improve community health 3 

What’s happening in your district 4 

The Home Library Service 5 

Brimbank Festival: Family fun for everyone 6–7 

The Brimbank Foundation 8 

Brimbank Australia Day Awards 9 

Brimbank libraries in the National Year of Reading 9 

Calendar of events 10–11

Fit and Healthy 

Deer Park Tennis Club 

uses grant to improve 

community health 

A new program to educate residents about health 

and fitness, and perhaps to hone their skills on 

the tennis court, is underway at Deer Park Tennis 

Club through the ‘Fit and Healthy Tennis’ program. 

‘Fit and Healthy Tennis’ commenced in late January and will 

continue until mid year. It is supported by Brimbank City Council 

through a $2,500 grant provided under its 2011/2012 Community 

Grants Program. 

Deer Park Tennis Club Treasurer, Shane Braszell said the ‘Fit and 

Healthy Tennis’ program was open to everyone, but was especially 

aimed at newly arrived residents to provide information about 

healthy lifestyles including diet and, of course, tennis. 

“Our Fit and Healthy Tennis project aims to provide the community 

of Deer Park an opportunity to participate in our club social group 

fi tness and tennis program,” Mr Braszell said. 

“The program will ultimately lead to improved community health 

and fi tness. It will also provide general education regarding health 

and fi tness awareness and the associated community benefi ts.” 

The program is run as part of the social tennis evenings on Tuesday 

and Sunday evenings (7–9.30pm) where a personal trainer runs group 

fi tness activities, which can include tennis-related activities. 

“We’re hoping they might want to become involved in the social 

night. We can teach them the game,” Mr Braszell said. 

Mr Braszell said this was the fi rst time the club had applied for a grant 

through the Council’s Community Grants Program and was “ecstatic” 

they had been successful. 

“It’s important to get that support from the Council.” 

Instructor Sherridan Rich teaches Jacqueline 

to keep her eye on the ball. 

He said sporting clubs such as theirs brought people together 

to be involved and connect with where they live. 

The ‘Fit and Healthy Tennis’ program is free to participate in, but 

participants should come prepared with runners, appropriate clothes 

and a water bottle. Social tennis evenings at Deer Park Tennis Club 

cost $5. 

For more information about the Fit and Healthy Tennis program 

or social nights at Deer Park Tennis Club, visit www.deerparktc.com, 

call 9363 5860 or email info@deerparktc.com 

Details of how to apply for the 2012–2013 community grants 

will be announced around June/July this year. For more information 

about Brimbank City Council’s Community Grants Program 

visit www.brimbank.vic.gov.au 

Fast facts 

Deer Park Tennis Club was fi rst established in 1930, south of 

Ballarat Road, at the Deer Park Hall. It is the oldest tennis club 

in Brimbank, and one of the oldest tennis clubs in Melbourne. 

In 2013, the club will celebrate 50 years at its current site, 

Sassella Park in Station Road, Deer Park (relocated in 1963). 

The Club was the original tenant at Sassella Park. 

The Club currently has about 300 members. 

D e e r P a r k D i s t r i c t 3

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Spotlight on Deer Park District 

What’s happening in your district 

Recent improvements 

Road rehabilitation at a cost of $403,000 has taken place in 

Irvine Street, Deer Park and $750,000 works were undertaken 

in Salmond Street, Deer Park. 

The Kororoit Creek trail, Billingham Road to Isabella Williams 

Memorial Reserve, was completed at a cost of $671,300. 

Works underway 

A toilet, car park, paths and tree planting form part of Stage 2 

works at Isabella Williams Memorial Reserve. The developments 

are taking place at a cost of $850,000. 

Interpretive and directional signage of Aboriginal, 

post-contact and natural heritage values is being installed 

along all completed sections of the Kororoit Creek Recreational 

Trail at a cost of $98,000. The trail crosses through Deer Park 

and Sunshine districts. 

Work has commenced at Cairnlea Hub to upgrade the community 

playground area at a cost of $40,000. 

The new section of the Kororoit Creek trail, the VU Transmission 

Line Recreational Trail, near Neale Road, Deer Park is being 

developed at a cost of $175,000. 


Kororoit Creek Recreation Trail. 

Looking forward 

Neighbourhood Playground upgrades will be undertaken at 

Robert Bruce Reserve and Bon Thomas Reserve in Deer Park 

at a cost of $72,000 each. Council anticipates that these two 

playgrounds will be installed between March and May 2012. 

Isabella Williams Memorial Reserve.

Portable magic: the Home Library Service 

“Books are a uniquely portable magic,” according to thriller writer 

Stephen King, and the Home Library Service established by 

Brimbank City Council in 2010 proves the point. 

Residents stuck at home with mobility problems are no longer 

deprived of the joys of borrowing books and other library items. 

Every month the service’s 27 volunteers deliver packages of up 

to 30 specially selected books, DVDs and magazines to people in 

13 diff erent nursing homes plus 86 individual residents at home. 

What makes this service so valuable is that volunteers often stop 

to have a cuppa and a chat. 

The Home Library Service has certainly worked magic for Melba 

Rivera and Mithoo Shome. 

For Melba Rivera, volunteering for the Home Library Service is 

a way of paying her dues to her adopted country. Melba, who 

emigrated from the Philippines and has lived in Derrimut for the 

past six years, works as a part-time community care worker 

with the aged. 

“I love working with the elderly which is one of the reasons 

I volunteered for the service after fi nding out about it at the 

library. I have four of my fi ve children at home, plus a foster child, 

and operate on the basis of never having a dull moment. I go to 

the library a lot on my own account. I read everything – books 

about health, food and family matters, autobiographies, and 

detective and romance novels. Obama’s Dreams From My Father, 

is a favourite,” she said. 

“Mithoo is one of three residents I deliver to. We usually chat for 

around half an hour over a cup of tea and sometimes we talk by 

phone. I don’t fi nd it all that hard to choose books for Mithoo 

– if I’m stuck, Christine Box, the coordinator, is on hand for advice. 

“I am so happy that Brimbank has this program for the elderly. 

I urge more people to volunteer. It’s not just about the books 

– it’s the human contact involved.” 

Kings Park resident, Mithoo Shome, emigrated from India in the 

seventies. A retired psychologist, she’s now on a walker and 

relies on the Home Library Service for her reading material. She 

discovered the service on a visit of the Errington Community 

Centre seniors’ group to the library. 

“I usually prefer ‘old-fashioned’ writers such as Oscar Wilde, 

Shakespeare, Somerset Maughan, the Bronte sisters, George 

Bernard Shaw and Jane Austen. I still read poetry such as 

Tennyson and Wordsworth. Recently, I’ve also given Clive 

Cussler’s modern-day thrillers a go,” she said. 

“Melba has a good idea of what I like. The great advantage of 

the library books is that I can get them in large print versions. 

I also re-read some of my own books but I have to do that with 

a magnifying glass so I can’t do it for too long.” 

Mithoo has just bought a new television with a built-in DVD 

and plans to start borrowing DVDs as well. 

Includes the neighbourhoods of Albanvale, Cairnlea, Deer Park and Derrimut 

2012 is the National Year of Reading and the Council 

is keen to extend the Home Library Service. 

To receive or volunteer for the Home Library Service go to 

www.brimbanklibraries.vic.gov.au or ring 9249 4180. 

Brimbank City Council also 

runs a Community Register whose 

volunteers make regular phone calls 

to check on residents who are older 

and/or experiencing a form of disability, 

and isolated at home. 

Visit www.brimbank.vic.gov.au 

or call 9249 4000 for more information. 

Melba Rivera, a volunteer from Derrimut, drops off a 

bundle of books to Mithoo Shome each month through 

the Home Library Service. 


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Brimbank Festival 

Family fun for everyone! 

Saturday 24 March, 2012 

Brimbank Festival returns in its exciting 

street festival format as the big event for 

Cultural Diversity Week in Brimbank. 

This ‘whole of community’ festival celebrates the city’s trademark 

multiculturalism with a bevy of local multicultural performers on 

three stages including the Sunshine Plaza Stage featuring world 

music from Vietnam, The Buskerz, Asanti, Son3, the Brazilian 

Melsamba and more. 

The MatchWorks Stage will be the party stage featuring 

the fabulous Argentinean Tango dance with Fabio Robles, 

Zumba, Pacifi c Islander groups, Croatian Dawn, Ukrainian stars 

‘Verchovyna’, Morava, Veseli Makedonki and the irrepressible 

Rod Quantock as MC. 


The Zone which includes the 

youth stage will be the action 

centre with great carnival 

rides, sideshow alley and high 

octane, leisure activities. 

The youth stage will feature 

Channel 7 personalities and 

the fi nals of new look talent 

quest Brimbank Talent. Young 

people will also be treated 

to the music and dance of 

Diafrix, FLYBZ, DJ Ladyfi ngers 

and the up and coming hip hop 

choir MASSIVE. 

Always a feature of every 

Brimbank Festival, this year’s 

megafun children’s program 

will include the sensational 

Curious Game and the even 

Dancers from the Morava group. 

Brazilian Melsamba will add 

to the festival celebrations.

more curious Megaphone Project, drum and circus workshops and 

local young talent on stage. Old favourites, ArtRageous and Sunshine 

Gallery Everywhere are just some in an imaginative mix of interactive 

and creative play activities topped off with the incomparable 

Facescape. The children’s program will also include young children’s 

rides at no charge. 

A great hit with crowds, Brimbank on Parade returns with fl oats, 

performers, community groups and marching bands featuring a pipe 

band, Sunshine’s own Sunshine Brass Band and a fabulous Chinese 

dragon for 2012, the year of the dragon! 

Sustainable living continues as a central theme of this waste-wise 

festival with local and practical displays about organic gardening 

and being waste, water and energy wise from Council’s Environment 

Department, local garden clubs and Friends groups. Catch the 

oversize produce on show for Super Growers and don’t miss the 

inimitable Vasili from SBS’s Vasili’s Garden, a compelling entertainer 

as well as speaker on sustainable living. Maresi! 

Meet your community and come face to face with what is going on 

across Brimbank! Enjoy a delightful mix of selected stalls off ering 

novelty items and activities, multicultural food and community 

information including a community health hub. Lion dancers, jugglers, 

an escaped giraff e, a mammoth technicoloured bear and more, 

complete a packed program. 

With so much to see and do at no charge, Saturday 24 of March will be 

a great day for the Brimbank community, so don’t miss it! 

Highlights: 

Play the Curious Game at the festival. 

music and dance on three stages 

Channel 7 personalities 

massive youth program 

wonderful children’s program 

street theatre and novelty events 

great carnival rides 

and amusements 

‘Brimbank Stars’ Finals show 

selected multicultural food 

and market stalls 

all the excitement of 

Brimbank on Parade! 

Program may be subject to change . 

Don’t miss Vasili 

at the festival. 

Sunshine’s own Sunshine Brass Brand will be there. 

How to get there 

Getting there by car 

Sunshine shopping precinct is well served by off -street public car 

parking but expect some congestion due to event and road closures. 

Disabled Parking and Access 

A temporary disabled parking area and drop off zone has been 

created – visit website www.brimbank.vic.gov.au for details 

or call the festival hotline on 9249 4600. 

Getting there by public transport 

300m to nearest MET, Sunshine Station along the Sydenham- 

Watergardens Line 

250m to bus interchange, a major stop for bus services 451, 

454, 456, 471 and 432 

Bus services along the festival precinct are the 220, 408 

and 410 (diverted through Harvester Road to the West and 

Kennedy, George and Lynch streets to the East) 

Leave the car at home! 

Road closures 

As a festival precinct, some road closures at Hampshire 

Street will be in place on Saturday 24 March. Please visit 

www.brimbank.vic.gov.au for more details. 

Thanks to our sponsors 

The 2012 Brimbank Festival is presented by Brimbank City Council 

and proudly supported by Principal Sponsor MatchWorks, Principal 

Media Sponsor Channel 7, Major Sponsors Sunshine Plaza, Sunshine 

Marketplace and City West Water. 

Fast facts 

What: Brimbank Festival 2012 

When: 10am–5pm, Saturday 24 March 2012 

Where: Hampshire Road, Sunshine 

More information: www.brimbank.vic.gov.au 

or call the Festival Hotline 9249 4600 or email 

festivals@brimbank.vic.gov.au 

Note: all information on Brimbank Festival 2012 was 

correct at time of print. 


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Spotlight on Brimbank 

The Brimbank Foundation 

At the heart of our community 

With a new logo, website and fundraising campaign, the 

Brimbank Foundation launched its 2011 Festive Season Giving 

Appeal in November. 

Businesses and suppliers within the Brimbank municipality 

were invited to contribute to the Appeal with the focus being on 

supporting charities focused on helping young people within the 

municipality of Brimbank. 

We say a big thank you to those companies who chose to support 

the Appeal. Your donations are matched dollar-for-dollar by the Lord 

Mayor’s Charitable Foundation (LMCF) which has been supporting 

charities throughout metropolitan Melbourne for 88 years. 

A donor recognition function is scheduled to be held in March this year 

and we look forward to welcoming and acknowledging our newest 

donors and, introducing them to some of the young people who will 

benefi t from their support. 

The Brimbank Foundation is a charitable trust account set up for the 

Brimbank community by the Brimbank City Council under the Lord 

Mayor’s Charitable Foundation Local Government Charitable Trust 

Account Scheme. 

The aim of the charitable trust account is to build capital that 

will grow in perpetuity, generate interest and dividends and 

provide funding to support the work of local charities and 

community organisations through a dedicated grants program 

commencing in 2012. 

There are two ways to support the Foundation, whether as an 

individual or as a business, you can either make a Perpetual Fund 

donation or give to our Inaugural Giving Grants. What’s the diff erence? 

Perpetual Fund Donations enable the interest to be used by the 

Brimbank Foundation each year. With the support of the Lord Mayor’s 


Charitable Foundation every dollar donated to Brimbank Foundation 

Perpetual Fund is matched equally up to a total of $100,000 until 

30 June 2012. 

Inaugural Giving Grants enable the total amount donated 

to be used by the Brimbank Foundation to make a signifi cant 

donation to a nominated community organisation shortly after 

receipt of the donation. 

Remember all philanthropic donations are tax deductible and that 

through the partnership between Brimbank City Council and the 

Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation, “your donation today is doubled 

tomorrow to benefi t Brimbank’s community.” 

If you are interested in learning more about the Brimbank Foundation 

please visit our website at www.brimbank.vic.gov.au/About_ 

Council/Council/Our_Foundation 

You will fi nd background information, a fact sheet, donation forms 

and contact details. If you would like to speak with someone about 

a donation, please call Jan Sharrock, Foundation Director on 

03 9249 4347. For further information on the Lord Mayor’s 

Charitable Foundation visit www.lmcf.org.au 

The Brimbank Foundation believes support of young people of all 

ages is a wonderful way to build, nurture and sustain the heart of 

our community, both now and into the future. 

We hope that you will consider joining us in continuing to build 

a better and brighter Brimbank and make it a great place to live 

for our 185,900 residents including the 46,475 young people 

under the age of 18. 

The Brimbank Foundation is an initiative of the 

Brimbank City Council in partnership with the 

Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation.

2012 Brimbank Australia Day Awards 

Brimbank City Council congratulates the winners of the 2012 

Brimbank Australia Day Awards: 

Citizen of the Year – Gerard Dickinson 

Young Citizen of the Year – Sharlene Prasad 

Community Wellbeing Award – Afaf Mohamed 

Cultural Achievement Award – Sunshine & District 

Historical Society 

Environmental Achievement Award – Friends Groups operating 

in Brimbank, comprising: Albion Ardeer Community Club; Ardeer 

Community Playground Committee; Friends of HV McKay Gardens; 

Grasslands Group; Friends of Iramoo (Grasslands); Jones Creek 

Restoration Group; Friends of Kororoit Creek; Friends of the 

Maribyrnong Valley; Friends of Organ Pipes National Park; Friends of 

Steele Creek; Friends of Stony Creek; and Friends of Taylors Creek 

Teacher of the Year Award – Kathy Hatton 

For more information on the 2012 Brimbank Australia Day Award 

winners visit www.brimbank.vic.gov.au 

Target 10,000 – Brimbank libraries aim for 10,000 

more members during National Year of Reading 

Did you know? 

Nearly half the population struggles without 

the literacy skills to meet the most basic 

demands of everyday life and work. 

Forty-six per cent of Australians can’t read 

newspapers; follow a recipe; make sense of 

timetables, or understand the instructions 

on a medicine bottle. 

Spotlight on Brimbank 

Group photo of Australia Day Award winners 

with Administrators: Left to Right: Chair of Administrators 

Peter Lewinsky, Kathy Hatton, Afaf Mohamed, 

Sharlene Prasad, Administrator Joanne Anderson, 

Gerard Dickinson and Administrator Meredith Sussex AM. 

When was the last time you read a good book? If you can’t 

remember, then now is the time to get down to your local library and 

borrow the latest best seller during National Year of Reading 2012. 

Launched on Library Lover’s Day (14 February 2012), National Year 

of Reading is about children learning to read and keen readers fi nding 

new sources of inspiration. It’s about Australians becoming a nation 

of readers. 

During the year, Brimbank libraries want to register 10,000 new 

library members. 

Library membership provides access to thousands of books and other 

resources, all at no charge. Join at one of the Brimbank’s fi ve library 

branches or online at www.brimbanklibraries.vic.gov.au 

If you’re already a member, encourage a friend or family 

member to join. 

To keep up to date with National Year of Reading Activities happening 

at Brimbank libraries, visit www.brimbanklibraries.vic.gov.au 

The National Year of Reading 2012 is a collaborative venture by 

Australian libraries and the Australian Library and Information 

Association. It runs until October 2012. 

For more information on National Year of Reading visit 

www.love2read.org.au 


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Calendar of Wonderful Events 

Cultural Diversity Week in Brimbank 

Saturday 17 March to Saturday 24 March 

The highlight is the annual Brimbank Festival on Saturday 24 March. Other events 

are morning teas at Neighbourhood Houses, multicultural story times across 

Brimbank’s libraries as well as many more recreational and cultural activities and 

events of food, art, music and games – all at no charge to attend. See below, or for 

further information call 9249 4600 or visit www.brimbank.vic.gov.au/cdw 

Saturday 17 to Saturday 24 March 

Brimbank is CULTURAL DIVERSITY 

A community photo exhibition will be on display 

at Brimbank Libraries throughout Cultural 

Diversity Week in Brimbank. For information 

call Tel: 9249 4496. 

Saturday 17 March 

Places of Worship Bus Tour & Harmony Lunch 

Take an Interfaith Bus Tour to discover more 

about your local Mosque, Church and Temple. 

9:30am–1.30pm, departure point: Brimbank 

City Council Offi ce car park, Alexandra Avenue, 

Sunshine and 9:30am–1.30pm departure point: 

Maribyrnong City Council, corner of Napier 

and Hyde streets, Footscray. For bookings 

call Tel: 9249 4437. 

Learn to Swim For children 5 years and older 

as well as adults. BYO bathers. Bookings essential. 

12.30–1.30pm or 1.30–2.30pm, St Albans Leisure 

Centre, Taylors Road, St Albans For bookings call 

Tel: 9249 4635. 

Crafternoon at the Hunt Club Community 

Arts Centre Join local textile artists for a 

crafty afternoon of demonstrations and 

workshops exploring diff erent cultural traditions. 

1.30pm–4.30pm, Hunt Club Community 

Arts Centre, 775 Ballarat Road, Deer Park. 

For bookings call Tel: 9249 4600. 

Sunday 18 March 

D vers ty: a choral concert for Cultural 

Diversity Week Enjoy the voices of Sunshine 

including Brimbank Multicultural Community Choir, 

Bosnian Choir ‘Behar’, Sunshine Sudanese Choir 

and the Samoan Choir, culminating in a massed 

performance with the Mini Massive Hip Hop Choir. 

Features acclaimed soprano, Brimbank’s own 

Victoria Jones. 2–4pm, Brimbank Anglican Church 

BAC, cnr Ely Road and Keilor Park Drive, Keilor. 


Monday 19 March 

Performance by Ambient Orchestras For more 

details or bookings contact Scope St Albans, 432 

Main Road West, St Albans on Tel: 9366 7177. 

Celebrating Indian Culture The event includes 

a display from Sydenham Community Centre’s 

Indian playgroup and lunch. 11.15am–1pm, 

Sydenham Community Centre, 7 Community Hub, 

Sydenham. For bookings call Tel: 9390 3977. 

Multicultural storytime and morning tea 

10.30–11.30am, St Albans Library, 71A Alfrieda 

Street, St Albans. For bookings call Tel: 9249 4650. 


Tuesday 20 March 

Cultural Diversity Week morning tea 

The Migrant Resource Centre North West – Bosnian 

Women’s Group will lead the making of a small 

colourful wool basket or ‘korpa’. Please bring food 

to share. 10–11.30am, Cairnlea Community Hub, 

Carmody Drive, Cairnlea. For bookings call 

Tel: 9363 4800. 

Wednesday 21 March 


10.30–11.30am, Deer Park Library, corner of 

Neale and Station roads, Deer Park. For bookings 

call Tel: 9249 4660. 

10.30–11.30am, Keilor Village Library, Kennedy 

Street, Keilor. For bookings call Tel: 9249 4670. 

Harmony Day morning tea and calendar 

launch Community West will launch a calendar 

containing photos of what harmony means to 

the centre’s users and community groups. 

10.30am–11.30am, Community West, 822 Ballarat 

Road, Deer Park. For bookings call Tel: 9363 1811. 

Harmony Day Luncheon at Bosnian 

Islamic Centre Luncheon and folkloric dance 

performances presented at no charge, supported 

by Brimbank City Council and the Bosnian 

community. 12noon–2pm, Australian Bosnian 

Islamic Society of Deer Park, 285 Station Road, 

Deer Park. For bookings call Tel: 9249 4600. 

Paper craft for children 

2–3pm – Preschool session for 2 to 5-year-olds 

(must be accompanied by participating adult carer). 

4–5.30pm – Kids session for children aged 6 to 

12-year-olds. BYO art smock. Hunt Club Community 

Arts Centre, 775 Ballarat Road, Deer Park. For 

bookings call Tel: 9249 4600. 

Harmony Day Youth event Presented in 

partnership with the Migrant Resource Centre 

North West, Edmund Rice and Brimbank Youth 

Services. 4–6pm – children and youth activities. 

6–8pm – a youth movie for young people 14 years 

and up with popcorn at no charge. Errington 

Community Centre, Princess Street, St Albans. 


Thursday 22 March 

Tempting Talents Activities include a sushi 

making demonstration, ballroom dancing and 

a culturally diverse morning tea. 10am–12noon, 

Westvale Community Centre, 45 Kings Road, 

St Albans. Booking required, on Tel: 9367 6647. 

World games and movies 11am–1pm, 

AMES, St Albans, 16 Victoria Square, St Albans. 



11.15am–12.15pm, Sunshine Library, 

301 Hampshire Road, Sunshine. For bookings 

call Tel: 9249 4640. 

Pottery for children A fun hands-on session 

for children to create an indigenous animal. 

2–3pm – preschool session for 3 to 5-year-olds 

(must be accompanied by participating adult 

carer). 4–5.30pm – Kids session for children 

aged 6–12-year-olds. BYO art smock. Hunt Club 

Community Arts Centre, 775 Ballarat Road, 

Deer Park. For bookings call Tel: 9249 4600. 

African Cultural and Movie Night Traditional 

African treats and drinks provided. Feel free to 

bring your own traditional food. 5–8.30pm, Delahey 

Community Centre, 80 Copperfi eld Drive, Delahey. 


Friday 23 March 

Multicultural storytime at Sydenham Library 

Stories and songs from around the world. Morning 

tea provided. 10.30am–11.30am, Sydenham Library, 

Station Street, Watergardens Town Centre, Taylors 

Lakes. For bookings call Tel: 9249 4680. 

Chinese book selection event View Chinese 

books, CDs and DVDs that you can select for 

the library to purchase. Morning tea provided. 

11am–12noon, Sunshine Library, 301 Hampshire 

Road, Sunshine. For bookings call Tel: 9249 4640. 

Morning tea and traditional African coff ee 

ceremony 10.30am–12noon, West Sunshine 

Community Centre, 25 Kermeen Street, West 

Sunshine. Bookings essential on Tel: 9311 5888. 

African Drumming performance 

For more details/bookings contact Scope St Albans, 

432 Main Road West, St Albans on Tel: 9366 7177. 


Brimbank Festival 2012: The Year of 

Cooperatives 10am–5pm, Hampshire Road, 

Sunshine. A great program of world music and 

dance, children’s activities and street theatre, food, 

craft and lifestyle stalls, carnival rides and all the 

fun of a street parade. For information see page 

6 and 7 or call Tel: 9249 4600.

March 2012 

Saturday 11 February to Wednesday 11 April 

The Glory Box Project The Coptic Women’s 

Association’s exhibition showcases the traditional 

textile aesthetics connected with glory boxes in 

Coptic culture. Hunt Club Community Arts Centre 

Galleries, 775 Ballarat Road, Deer Park. 

For information call Tel: 9249 4600. 

Thursday 15 March 

Local Ideas Day – Deer Park 4–8pm, Hunt 

Club Community Arts Centre, 775 Ballarat Road, 

Deer Park (Melway Map 25 reference F8). 

Monday 19 March to Monday 30 April 

Around Brimbank Leisure Challenge/ 

Premiers Active Challenge For more 

information contact Council’s Leisure Services 

on Tel: 9249 4991. 

Tuesday 20 March 

Ordinary Council Meeting 7pm, Delahey 

Community Centre, 78 Copperfi eld Drive, Delahey. 


Aprons (basic sewing knowledge required) 

9am–12.30pm, Hunt Club Community Arts Centre, 

775 Ballarat Road, Deer Park. For bookings call 

Tel: 9249 4600. 


Crochet scarf (suitable for beginners) 

9am–12.30pm, Hunt Club Community 

Arts Centre, 775 Ballarat Road, Deer Park. 


Come ’n’ try day at Sunshine Leisure Centre 

Entry is at no charge during Brimbank Festival 

hours. 10am–5pm, Sunshine Leisure Centre, 

5 Kennedy Street, Sunshine. For information 

call Tel: 9249 4615. 


Earth Hour – Raising Chickens Chooks 

presented by SGA: the ultimate backyard 

recyclers. Chooks are sustainable, fun and easy 

to care for. 10–12.30pm, Westvale Community 

Centre, 45 Kings Rd, St Albans (Melway Map 3 

Reference F11). No charge for event. Bookings on 

Tel: 9367 6647. Don’t forget to turn the power 

off at 8.30pm for Earth Hour. 

Brimbank Pet Expo 2012 10am–2pm, 

The German Shepherd Club of Victoria, Green 

Gully Reserve, McCrae Boulevard (off Green 

Gully Road) Keilor Downs (Melway Map 14 Ref E8). 

$25 discount microchipping for pets. Prior 

bookings essential on Tel: 1300 734 738 or 

online www.petregister.com.au/events 

April 2012 

Sunday 1 April 

Community Bike Ride – Deer Park 

Discover the Kororoit Creek by bike. Learn 

about local wildlife, the health of the creek, 

and discover the new bike path and playground 

at Isabella Williams Reserve. For bookings call 

Tel: 9249 4000 or for more information email 

environment@brimbank.vic.gov.au 

Tuesday 3 April 

Planning Committee Meeting 7pm, 

Glengala Community Centre, 105 Glengala 

Road, Sunshine West. 

Friday 13 to Sunday 22 April 

National Youth Week 2012 Activities will be 

held throughout the week for young people in 

Brimbank. For more information on upcoming 

youth events and programs in Brimbank visit 

www.brimbankyouth.com or call Tel: 9091 8229. 

National Youth Week Capture: Video and 

Photographic competition Visit your nearest 

Brimbank library or www.brimbanklibraries.vic. 

gov.au for entry details. 

Tuesday 17 April 

Ordinary Council Meeting 7pm, Glengala 

Community Centre, 105 Glengala Road, 

Sunshine West. 

Sunday 22 April 

Feeling Fruity Celebrate Earth Day by learning 

how to grow your own fruit. 10am–12.30pm, 

Westvale Community Centre, 45 Kings Rd, 

St Albans (Melway Reference 3 F11). 


28 April 

Listening Post – Sunshine Hampshire 

Road, Sunshine. For more information call 

Tel: 9249 4000. 

May 2012 

Tuesday 1 May 

Planning Committee Meeting 7pm, Errington 


Worm farms: great for the kids During 

International Composting Awareness Week, 

learn how to set up and maintain a worm farm 

at home. For bookings call Tel: 9249 4000. 

Tuesday 1 May 

2–4pm, Cairnlea Community Hub, Carmody 

Drive, Cairnlea (Melway Map 25 Reference H5). 

Tuesday 8 May 

6–8pm, Sunshine Library, 301 Hampshire Road, 

Sunshine (Melway Map 26 Reference H12). 

Compost Bins great for gardens 

Get practical advice on creating nutritious 

and chemical-free fertiliser for your garden. 


Thursday 3 May 

6–8pm, Sydenham Library, Station Street, 

Watergardens Town Centre, Taylors Lakes 

(Melway Map 13 Reference E1). 

Saturday 5 May 

10am–12.30pm, Westvale Community 

Centre, 45 Kings Rd, St Albans (Melway Map 3 

Reference F11). 

Wednesday 9 May 

Bokashi buckets: composting in small spaces 

Find out how you can compost all your food waste 

Calendar of Wonderful Events 

and look after the environment with limited space. 

2–4pm, Iramoo Sustainable Community Centre, 

St Albans Campus, McKechnie Street, St Albans 

Building 1J (Melway Map 25 Reference K3). 


Tuesday 15 May 

Ordinary Council Meeting 7pm, Errington 


Saturday 19 May 

Community Planting Day 10am–1pm, Behind 

Arthur Beachley Reserve, Ardoyne Street, 

Sunshine (Melway Map 40 Reference F3). Help 

continue to plant the banks of Kororoit Creek. 


Monday 21 to Sunday 27 May 

Library and Information Week 

Visit your nearest Brimbank library or 

www.brimbanklibraries.vic.gov.au 

for program information. 

Sunday 27 May 

Community Planting Day 10am–1pm 

Taylors Valley Parkland Walk, Talk and Plant 

Enter site via gate next to 91 Burrowye Crescent, 

Keilor (Melway Map 14 Reference E4). Learn about 

the lives and history of the Wurrundjeri people, 

and help plant some local indigenous grasses and 

wildfl owers. For bookings call Tel: 9249 4000. 

Wednesday 30 May 

Festival of Sport 10am–2pm, West Sunshine 

Community Centre, 25 Kermeen Street, West 

Sunshine. For bookings call Tel: 9249 4854. 

June 

Tuesday 5 June 

Planning Committee Meeting 7pm, Keilor 

Municipal Offi ces, Old Calder Highway, Keilor. 

For programs for children, teens and 

adults at Brimbank libraries, visit 

www.brimbanklibraries.vic.gov.au 

For youth programs visit 

www.brimbankyouth.com 

For other events visit 

www.brimbank.vic.gov.au 

All dates, times and venues are correct 

at time of production of this newsletter. 

Please check our website www.brimbank. 

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