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Carols by candlelight: Hobsons Bay, Maribyrnong events

11/12/2013

By Star Weekly

Yarraville community carols will be held in the Yarraville Gardens from 7-10.30pm on Saturday, December 21.

Kingsville holds its Christmas carols in Beevers Reserve, Wales Street, from 6.30pm this Thursday, featuring opera star Antoinette Halloran, Rebecca Barnard and the Kingsville and Wembley primary schools choirs.

Newport Fiddle and Folk Club will present carols by candlelight at Newport’s Substation on Sunday from 7.30-9pm. Entry is by gold coin donation.

Altona Laverton Council of Churches hosts carols at Altona’s Logan reserve the same day from 8pm. If raining, the event will move to nearby St Mary’s Catholic Church.

Hobsons Bay Churches will hold carols at Trafalgar Avenue Community Centre in Altona Meadows on December 21 from 8pm, with children’s activities from 6pm.

Williamstown’s carols, presented by Hobsons Bay Churches, is at the Rotunda in Commonwealth Reserve on December 22 at 8pm. In the event of inclement weather, carols will move to St Mary’s Catholic Church.

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