Free skateboarding clinics will be a top drawcard for teenagers at this weekend’s Mernda Community Fair.
Yun Ying Woo and Maria Joseph will be among those honing their skating skills at one of the free workshops before having a go on the jumping castle, enjoying the petting zoo or riding ponies.
The Stockland-sponsored fair has been organised to bring Mernda community members together for a day of low-cost family fun.
Mernda and District Residents Association secretary Brian Herlihy says the previous fair attracted about 5000 people.
“The fair is a chance for everyone to get together and celebrate what makes Mernda a community rather than just a place to live,” he says.
The YMCA will be setting up a mobile skate ramp in the centre of Mernda Village Drive, and skateboards will be provided for people without their own.
The Mernda Community Fair will be held on Sunday, March 29, from 1-5pm, at the corner of Mernda Village Drive and Galloway Drive, Mernda.
