Northern community calendar

This week's photographer's choice picture is of Diwali Festival celebrations. (Damjan Janevski) 256936_01

Want to know what to do this week? Check out what community events are happening in the north.

Want your event listed? Community Calendar is made available free of charge to not-for-profit organisations to keep the public informed of special events and activities. Send item details to Star Weekly Community Calendar, Corner Thomsons Road and Keilor Park Drive, Keilor Park, 3042, or email to westeditorial@starweekly.com.au by 9am Wednesday the week prior to publication.

Grasslands floating

A community celebration of life, our connections to nature and with one another. Explore culture, art and engagement in native grasslands at this free community event from 9am to 6pm on Sunday, November 21. Proof of COVID-19 vaccination is required to attend, bookings required by Thursday, November 18.

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Punjabi early years info session

Have your questions answered from an early childhood professional for free at this three-and-four-year-old kindergarten information session. On Tuesday, November 23, 6.30pm to 8pm, early childhood professionals Aneke Harris and Uzma Akhlaq will present a question and answer session in both English and Punjabi about; how and when to apply for three- and-four-year-old kindergarten and free kindergarten eligibility.

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Welcome baby

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged up to six years of age will be welcomed to Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country by a local elder as part of Hume’s Welcome Baby to Country ceremony. The ceremony is an acknowledgement of the local Boorais connection to the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Gunung-Willam-Balluk clan. The ceremony provides an opportunity to come together as a community to celebrate living culture. On Tuesday, November 25, 11am-noon. Registration required.

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Symbiosis exhibition

This stark series of photographs that explore the relationship between a mother and daughter, against deeper themes of death and regeneration in nature is available to view until Saturday, January 15, 2022. The series of images are available to view for free, and are presented by Hume Arts Youth Award 2020 recipient, Filipe Filihia.

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