Dog agility
Get some exercise and have fun with your dog. The Agility Dog Club of Victoria trains on Friday nights under lights at WLJ Crofts Reserve, Blackshaws Road, Altona North. All breeds of dog and age groups are welcome. New members’ classes will begin in the new year. Numbers are limited.
■ 0425 762 434
Mini-chefs
Cooking workshops for budding chefs aged 6 to 12 will be held from August 29 to September 10 at Maribyrnong Community Centre, 9 Randall Street, Maribyrnong. Bookings essential.
■ 9032 4305 or e-mail maricomm@maribyrnong.vic.gov.au
World music
The songs of Cuba, India, Malaysia, Vietnam and Bolivia will be on the playlist when No Passport Required, an 11-piece cross-cultural band, plays at Footscray Community Arts Centre, 45 Moreland Street, Footscray, on Saturday from 7.30pm. Tickets cost $15 for adults and $10 concession.
■ 9362 8888
Refugee winter appeal
Hobsons Bay Refugee Network and West Welcome Wagon are collecting non-perishable food and toiletries to support refugees in the community. Drop items off at Louis Joel Centre, 5 Sargood Street, Altona
■ 9398 2511
Climate talk
Meteorologist and Christian environmentalist Dr Mick Pope will discuss climate change as part of a Hope for Creation event at St Mark’s Anglican Church on Sunday, September 7. The service starts at 10am at the corner of Melbourne and Hudson roads, Spotswood.
Exhibition
An exhibition by Sue Muldowney, titled The Adventures of Jas and Pykel Munny, runs from August 23 to September 2 at Altona’s Louis Joel Gallery. Featuring ceramics, porcelain art and oil paintings, it tells the story of two young fellows reunited with the family they thought they had lost.
Talking Italian
An author talk with Hilda and Laurie Inglese, celebrating Italian culture, will be held at Altona library on September 2 from 1.30-3pm. Wow It’s Italian is a celebration of the authors’ family, which migrated to the Yarra Valley from the Abruzzo region east of Rome. There will also be a demonstration of traditional and modern pasta-making methods.
www.libraries.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au
Big band
Do you play the bass clarinet or bari sax? Hobsons Bay City Band is keen to welcome more musicians. Rehearsals are held from 7.30pm on Mondays at Newport Lakes Primary School, Elizabeth Street, Newport. Visitors and interested musicians of any age are welcome.
■ 0403 851 076, hbcb@bigpond.com or www.hbcb.org.au
Young parents
Are you a young parent between 16
and 25 and want to meet other young parents in your area? Free groups meet in Laverton on Mondays from 10-11.30am, Altona Meadows, on Mondays from 1-2.30pm and Sunshine on Fridays
from 12.30-2.30pm. Contact Mary for more details.
■ 0409 758 932 or 9611 2459
