NAIDOC Week - July 2024 01 Jul 2024 Monash celebrates the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples from 7-14 July as part of NAIDOC Week. This year's theme is 'Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud & Proud'. Tagged as: , Arts & culture, Libraries, Multicultural
School holidays Design Challenge - Museum of Australian Photography 02 Jul 2024 A fun, free workshop encouraging young people to contemplate photography and see it from a new perspective, creating something unexpected along the way. Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh), 860 Ferntree Gully Road, Wheelers Hill, Wheelers Hill 3150 1 more date Tagged as: , Arts & Culture, Children, Libraries
NAIDOC Week Storytime with Samantha Richards: 4-11 July 04 Jul 2024 Join Samantha Richards, a proud descendant of the Wurundjeri and Dja Dja Wurrung Tribes of the Melbourne and Bendigo regions, for storytime during NAIDOC Week to explore and celebrate the stories and culture of Australia’s First Peoples. 5 more dates Tagged as: , Children, Libraries, Multicultural
Storytime @ Ashwood 05 Jul 2024 Fun session to enjoy stories, songs and rhymes for children Power Neighbourhood House, 54 Power Avenue, Ashwood 3147 5 more dates Tagged as: , Children, Libraries
Intercultural NAIDOC Week Book Club meeting: 6 July 06 Jul 2024 Take part in a traditional smoking ceremony and Welcome to Country with a First Nations Elder, and hear book club members discuss books for adults and children that cover First Nations themes. Wheelers Hill Library, 860 Ferntree Gully Road, Wheelers Hill 3150 Tagged as: , Libraries, Multicultural
Early contacts with Indigenous populations: 8 July 08 Jul 2024 When Europeans first arrived in Victoria in the early 19th century, Aboriginal people had been living there for tens of thousands of years. In this presentation, author of the book First People, Dr Gary Presland, will detail the Eastern Kulin way of life. Tagged as: , Libraries, Multicultural
Film Screening: The Drover's Wife: 8 July 08 Jul 2024 Join us for a screening of The Drover's Wife - the story of a woman named Molly Johnson and her stubborn determination to protect her family from the harshness of a life in 1893 in the Snowy Mountains. Clayton Library, 9-15 Cooke Street, Clayton 3168 Tagged as: , Libraries, Multicultural
Do you want to learn English? 15 Jul 2024 An opportunity to learn English!! In Term 3 we will be offering English classes at Power Neighbourhood House. We are currently taking expressions of interest and places are limited. Power Neighbourhood House, 54 Power Avenue, Ashwood 3147 Tagged as: , Arts & Culture, Children, Environment, Festivals, Heath & wellbeing, Libraries, Markets, Multicultural, Older people, Sport & Recreation, Youth, Other
Ashwood Carer Support Group- Walk for Carers 09 Aug 2024 Walk for Carers is an opportunity to walk and connect with other carers. Morning tea available after. Power Neighbourhood House, 54 Power Avenue, Ashwood 3147 4 more dates Tagged as: , Arts & Culture, Children, Environment, Heath & wellbeing, Libraries, Markets, Multicultural, Older people, Sport & Recreation, Youth, Other