We’ve had an abundance of lemon 🍋 donations (thanks everyone) - and Clare is keen to share how to make your own cleaner with them. It’ll make your house smell delightful! And … is very effective.

So, we are going to run a pop-up workshop on Thursday 12 September from 11am for an hour. The cost is $10. You can book in using the link below.

BYO passata size jar (or 2 or 3 or 4) - you might have some you could share? Clare will take you through the steps. We’ll make you a fancy coffee!

It’ll be lovely.

Register here if you are keen to come along.

Below is the QR code to the Alphington Bowls Club petition that asks the City of Yarra to refurbish the bowls club facilities, rather than demolish and rebuild them as has previously been on the cards.

There has been an overwhelming response from the bowls club community with a preference to refurbish. 

And they would like broader community support. So, please sign if you support them, and by all means pass this info on to others in the community.

It is to be tabled at the September Council meeting (last before election period).

If You can’t scan the QR code here is the link.

We’ve had a week of recovery after the Winter Arts Exhibition. Kalimna took some beautiful photos that you should check out.

Most art work has now been collected - but if you haven’t been past yet please arrange a time. Call, email or pop in during our office hours.

After Preserves Group last week we have some delicious new winter fruit chutney for sale - it has apricots and prunes and apples and is fabulous with cheeses or meats. Along with some zucchini pickles. Always yum! Thanks everyone who came along for our cook up - it was great.

On Friday our gardeners planted some new trees in our garden … and a new statue the week before. The photos are linked below.

We still have 2 weeks of Crunch coming up. Book in - it is friendly, yummy and creative. You can check out what we made this week below. Very gorgeous!

Other news? I can’t think!

Oh yes … the second month of Grateful Gathering run by local Janet is coming up on Wednesday. When we first advertised this lots of people expressed interest … but then not everyone turned up. So, this a reminder that it is on! If haven’t expressed interest before but are interested you can contact Janet via email alphingtongratefulliving@gmail.com.

Also … Darebin Council is doing consultation on the next Council Plan. See the link to have your say. It is important that the community gives feedback on this as it shapes the funding priorities of Council for the next 4 years.

And finally the ‘Big Ideas’ public consultation on Plan Victoria closes this week. This document will guide planning across our State to 2050. So you might like to take a look and put your two bobs in! Here is the link.

Thanks everyone. Have a great week.

Leanne

This week we did a bit of a colour study in Crunch. And ate a yummy lunch (once again). Check out the pictures!

We have two more weeks coming up if you are keen to come along please book in here.

This week we planted some dwarf crepe myrtles out the front in our garden beds. When they grow they will only be about 1.5 metres high, but they will match in colour to the beautiful crepe myrtle out the front of the Community Shed. And so we’ll have some consistent planting drifting across the front our site - which will look lovely.

Also, have you noticed our billy buttons - they are growing amazingly out on the hill at the very corner of our site … Clare is feeling very proud!

And Tom and Corrado are also proud of the sculpture they installed out the front last week. Our AAA Arts group has been painting and cutting and connecting it for ages … and we are glad it is finally installed. It looks super.