Summer movies

Jacqueline, 8, Emma, 6 and Mae, 2 Picture: shawn smits

It’s time to pack the popcorn, deck chairs, blankets and picnic baskets, with the return of Brimbank council’s Movies in the Park summer series. Supported by Sunshine Business Association, this year’s series will screen some family favourites every fortnight at Sunshine’s RT Pollard Gardens until March 12. Films start at 7pm and finish about 9pm, with Stuart Little (January 30), Jumanji (February 13), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (February 27) and Oddball (March 12) all on the schedule. There will be pre-show entertainment from bands before each screening, starting at 5.30pm.