Happy Easter! We hope you have been overeating chocolate and hot cross buns, relaxing and making the most of the festive season with family and friends.

Easter also marks the start of the school holidays this year and we are taking a break from our regular programming for 2 weeks. Our office is closed but if you need us then please email - I will be able to respond to any urgent emails as I walk along the beaches at Aireys Inlet or from my sister’s farm up at Cavendish I am sure (as long as I have internet access - it can be a big dodgy in Western Victoria). In any case Kalimna is going to be doing a bit of work from home in the break - she’s been keen to carve out some time to reorganise our photo library. It is an amazing resource full of 8+ years of her beautiful photos and it will be even better once everything is sorted and labelled etc.

We’ll be fully back on deck on Monday 20 April and keen to see everyone for Community Lunch on Friday 24 April at 12pm, or before that if you want to pop in.

Also to note …

• We have John running the Men’s Breakfast here on 11 April at 8am-10.30am. If you are interested in connecting up with other local men to share a meal and talk about men’s stuff (mysterious!) then you can book in online. It costs $15 for brekkie and a discussion facilitated by John who has years of experience running these types of things (and yes he’s super nice).

• In other news Yoyo is running some Violin Lessons over the holidays, Daniel is in Japan (lucky thing - so no Guitar Lessons), CWA is crafting here one Saturday and some of our Book Clubs are meeting as scheduled (I am sure you know who you are). Our U3A Armchair Theatre group is taking a break - lots of grandparenting duties in school holidays even though they are retired! But I am pretty sure Line Dancing is continuing on down at the Scout Hall on Wednesdays at 10am (they generally only take a break at Christmas!).

In addition, we are hoping to start our 2nd Tuesday of the month Book Club in Term 2. We just need 1 or 2 new people to join up to kick it off. It costs $70 for the year and will meet at 11am - our only daytime Book Club! Join online.

Okay - I am writing this on Thursday before Easter … and hoping the weather is as great as predicted today (Monday) and I can enjoy my last day on the beach and be brave enough for a swim. Fingers crossed.

See you on the other side of the holidays.

Cheers Leanne

Two weeks of holidays coming up … so don’t forget to get your tips in! Corrado is leading, Thomas is Soarin’ (jumped 5 spots last week).

Hi everyone,

It’s our last week before the Easter holidays. Programs this week will wrap up early on Thursday as Lee is on school camp with her baby Oscar who is at FPS and I have to get to parent teacher interviews at NHS for my baby Scarlett who is in year 12 … which sadly means we won’t be running Crunch or Community Lunch this week.

Tomorrow (Tuesday) evening at 7.30pm Village Power will be coming to ACC for a Q&A about Alphington’s new community led battery, and if anyone is interested in getting involved and helping to reduce carbon emissions you are more than welcome to come along!

Coming up during the holidays we will have another of our monthly Men’s Breakfasts on Saturday the 11th of April from 8am-11am. Don’t forget to book in online here.

And next term is going to be really fun with Sustainability Workshops, Thrift-Seeking opportunities, and Community Yoga.

Keep an eye on our newsletter in the coming weeks for further information.

For now we want to wish everyone a happy Easter, and we’ll see you in term 2.

Also … check out all the amazing photos in the posts from this week (below) specifically thanking volunteers, showcasing the dog show … and all the other things! As usual Kalimna did an amazing job in capturing our event in pictures (on top of all her back-end organising!). We’re so lucky to have her here!

Cheers Leanne

We’re thrilled to have Rosie back running community yoga in term 2. The classes will begin on Wednesday 6th of May from 5:30-6:30pm and run for 4 weeks. This time we’re asking participants to join up for the whole series.

Only $20 for 4 weeks - what a bargain. Thanks so much Rosie for volunteering your time! BYO mat. You can book in online.

Drop your entries off by 5pm Friday 20 March for judging. Come along on Saturday from 11am-2pm and check out the competition … and the winners. Shop, eat, listen to music … get creative, pet a baby animal or two … and enjoy our great local community!