Keep fit at U3A Brimbank
Join free exercise class for residents who are 50 and over each Tuesday morning from 9.30 to 10.30 at Westvale Community Centre. The class includes basic exercise, Pilates and yoga.
■ 9356 9085
Storytime in the parks
Enjoy free storytime and fun activities in Brimbank’s beautiful parks. Children of all ages welcome. Bring a rug, hat, sunscreen and morning snack. The next storytime is 10.30am, Wednesday, January 28, at Lagoon Reserve, Old Calder Highway, Keilor Village.
■ 9249 4296 or email library@brimbank.vic.gov.au
Art exhibition
The Sunshine Art Spaces Gallery’s first exhibition for 2015, Perspectives: Past, Present and Future, is now open at 2 City Place, Sunshine. The exhibition runs until February 22.
■ 9249 4600
Sustainable living expo
Find out about bush tucker or take a ride on the Bike ’n’ Blend at the Brimbank Sustainable Living Expo on February 21, 10am-3pm, at Westvale Community Centre. Costa Georgiadis from Gardening Australia will be there; see a bee hive in action; ‘up-cycle’ your clothes at the REthink REfashion Café; or bring along excess vegetables for a community garden vegie swap. MADGE (Mothers are Demystifying Genetic Engineering) will talk about the importance of seed diversity, and there are nifty natural tricks to learn at the DIY cleaning demo as well as lots of eco-kids activities, all free of charge.
■ Details: 9249 4665 or email: westvale@brimbank.vic.gov.au
For gardeners
The Keilor Garden Club meets on the last Friday of the month at the Kennedy St Keilor Primary school at 8pm. Share experiences with fellow gardeners.
■ 0405 494 569 or email: keilorgardenclub@gmail.com
Sip ’n’ Stitch
Joint this social group for crafty people who meet and chat over a cup of coffee from 11.30am on the first Thursday of each month at Sydenham Library, Taylors Lakes.
■ 9249 4680
Bus service for widows
Bus company CDC Victoria runs a free bus service that gives a group of Brimbank widows the chance to visit their relatives at Keilor cemetery. The service runs on the first Tuesday of every month, except November, picking up passengers from the St Albans Market.
■ Chloe Black, 9390 0111
Volunteers needed
The Multiple Sclerosis Community Visitors Scheme needs volunteers to join its program in the western metropolitan area. Volunteers are required to visit elderly residents in aged-care facilities to offer companionship once a fortnight. Volunteers who can speak other languages, especially Spanish, are also needed.
■ cvsrecruitment@ms.org.au or 9845 2729
Young parents
Are you a parent aged 16-25 wanting to meet other young parents and take your children on outings where they can share in fun activities? Free groups meet at Laverton on Mondays from 10am-11.30am; Altona Meadows on Mondays, 1-2.30pm; and Sunshine on Fridays from 12.30-2.30pm.
■ Mary, 0409 758 932
