On yer bikes, safely
Boost your confidence at a free course on all aspects of cycling, 10am-3pm, Sunday, July 27, at Broadmeadows council car park, 1079 Pascoe Vale Road.
■ 9205 2416 or jonniem@hume.vic.gov.au
Child abuse response
Whittlesea council will host a discussion about various types of child abuse and how to respond to disclosures. Trained Children Protection Society workers will be available for this event, recommended for early-year educators. Wednesday, July 16, 6.30-8.30pm at council, Fountain View room, 25 Ferres Boulevard, South Morang. Tickets $25
■ 9404 8865
For the children
Enjoy a night of fine dining and entertainment for charity. There will be live auctions to raise money for The Art Cabriolet, a non-profit organisation making art accessible for children dealing with trauma and long-term illness. Saturday,
July 19, 7-10pm at Casa D’Abruzzo Club, 55 O’Herns Road, Epping. Tickets $150
■ Call 8470 9555 or www.trybooking.com
Dry stone wall tour
Discover the history of Whittlesea’s landscape on this tour of the area’s dry stone walls. Wall enthusiast Bruce Batten will share his knowledge of the structures made without mud or cement. On Sunday, July 20, 10am to 4pm, leaving from Whittlesea council offices, 25 Ferres Boulevard, South Morang. Tickets $25.
■ 9217 2174 or events@whittlesea.vic.gov.au.
Get in the groove now
Get those hips moving during an eight-week Bollywood dancing course. Cost is $52 and classes are held at Homestead Community and Learning Centre, 30 Wiltshire Drive, Roxburgh Park, from Wednesday, July 23, 7.30-8.30pm.
■ 9205 2760.
Planting the future
Help plant 1000 trees around the new oval at Greenvale Recreation Reserve on July 27. Head down to Section Road, Greenvale from 10am-1.30pm. Pizza, gloves, sunscreen and water will be provided.
Timor conference
Hume and Moreland councils have been partners in community projects in Timor-Leste for a decade. Later this month, the councils will take part in Working Together for Timor-Leste: The Next 10 Years, a conference and expo organised by the Victorian Local Governance Association, Victoria University, Oxfam Australia, Australian Volunteers International and the Australia Timor-Leste Friendship Network. Timor-Leste Minister of State and Council of Ministers president Agio Pereira will be keynote speaker. At Darebin Arts and Entertainment Centre, Preston on July 25 and 26.
www.timorlesteconference2014.com.au
Take charge at home
Take charge of your energy bills and understand where energy is used in your home at a one-hour workshop on Wednesday July 30 from 1-2pm at the Homestead Community and Learning Centre, 60 hiltshire Drive, Roxburgh Park.
■ 9205 2473
