Trail weaving in Mount Evelyn
Artists Bronwyn Ward and Kerri Hollingsworth will be spending the weekend of 19 and 20 February ‘Weaving Through the Trail’ – a creative lesson on how to weave natural fibres in Mount Evelyn to make collaborative artworks in response to the June 2021 storm. These collaborative artworks will provide the starting point for an exhibition at Burrinja in August reflecting on the impact of the storm 12 months on. This event is free to all who would like to drop by over the course of the weekend with no bookings required. Both days will run from 10am to 3pm.
Cowey-Selman plant sale
To start raising funds for the Cowey-Selman Kokoda Award that will send one Year 11 student across to Papua New Guinea to trek the Kokoda Trail, Mount Evelyn, Monbulk and Lilydale RSL sub-branches are hosting a plant sale on Saturday 26 February. A wonderful variety of plants have been donated by wholesalers and nurseries in the area. The Mount Evelyn RSL will also be hosting a barbecue for people to pick up a sausage while grabbing a bargain for their garden. The sale will be held at the Lilydale Baptist Church on the corner of Swansea and Hull Roads in Mooroolbark from 8am to 12.30pm.
Learn about frogs
Yarra Ranges Council is hosting a free online event focusing on the identification, conservation and ecology of frogs found in the Shire. Presenter David De Angelis is a naturalist, environmental educator and consultant who will talk people through identifying sounds and calls, as well as which frogs are most common and threatened. Tune in on Saturday 26 February from 10am to 11.30am. Register online via the Yarra Ranges Council website through the events tab or contact Jen Ellison on 1300 368 333 or via email environmentalvolunteers@yarraranges.vic.gov.au
Memorial day service
A reminder for all members of National Serviceman’s Association Australia that the regular memorial day service is at the Shrine of Remembrance on Sunday 13 February at 11am.
The NSAA meet at the bollards at the top of the steps at the northern end of the main concourse. Step off to the accompaniment of the Army band Melbourne.
The guest speaker is Senior Naval Officer, Victoria Commodore Greg Yorke.
