By Matthew Sims
Creative workshops and family activities will take over the recently refurbished Hobsons Bay Civic Centre over two weeks of events next month.
Hobsons Bay council will host the Civic Spaces Showcase from Monday, October 3 to Saturday, October 15.
All events are free and cover a range of themes from conservation to health and wellbeing, arts, culture and business.
The showcase will also include daily tourse of the updated Civic Centre at 10am and 2pm.
Events will include:
* An acknowledgement of country workshop on Wednesday, October 5 from 9.30am to 11.30am;
* A conservation talk and plant and tree giveaway on Wednesday, October 5 from 10am to 2pm;
* A session providing tips and strategies to create positive sleep strategies for your baby on Friday, October 7 from 10am to 11.30am;
* Kids Take Over the Civic on Sunday, October 9 from 10am to 2pm; and
* Coffee Connect business networking on Thursday, October 13 from 7.30am to 8.30am.
Hobsons Bay mayor Peter Hemphill said the showcase will allow the community to see how they can use the centre as an asset moving forward.
“We have a modern, clean, green Civic Centre that our community can not only be proud of, but can make great use of,” he said.
“They can work from the building, they can have community meetings here, and they can meet with council officers here.”
Cr Hemphill said everyone is welcome to make the most of the range of activities and workshops scheduled as part of the Civic Spaces Showcase.
“The Civic Centre will better connect our community with our council, which can only help make Hobsons Bay a better place to live,” he said.
“There is so much on over the two weeks of the showcase, it will be a great chance for our residents to see what an incredible space it is.”
Details: hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/showcase
