Community notices
Supporting transgender and gender diverse young people in Darebin
The Darebin Council has committed to assisting local families by providing information for families whose children are discovering and affirming their sexuality and gender diversity.
To this end, Council has developed a resource that compiles in one place a list of organisations that families and their children can access for information and support. Please find this list of organisations attached.
La Trobe anniversary celebrations: Soundvision
La Trobe University is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a big outdoor party called soundvision and they’re inviting the community on campus to come celebrate. Free entry for all under-18s and half-price community tickets for adults are just $10 using the promo code ‘community’. Get your tickets here.
Soundvision at La Trobe University, Melbourne Campus, Bundoora
Saturday 18 November from 4pm
Family activities:
- On stage entertainment from kids comedy duo The Listies and Completely Improvised Potter
- Live music and DJs for all the family until sunset featuring The Bombay Royale, The Raah Project, Emma Donovan and The Putbacks and The Australian Youth Orchestra.
- Jumping castle, face painters, roving entertainers, food trucks, giveaways and much more.
Girls make games - holiday program
Girls Make Games is an international game development program designed to inspire girls aged 8-15 to learn game design, programming and entrepreneurship.
January 15 -20 2018
Monash University, Clayton campus
Metro trains and end of year
The Metro Trains Community Education Unit would like to congratulate your VCE students on the completion of their final year!
Metro places a big focus on safety with respect to the movement of our customers and the reliability of our infrastructure. In line with this, we take this opportunity to encourage you to remind your students that whilst using our services during end of year VCE celebrations, unsafe behaviours that cause an inconvenience or discomfort to our customers may contravene provisions within the Transport (Conduct) Regulations. Metro Trains Authorised Officers are empowered to report these matters, which could in turn result in penalty notices being issued by the Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport, and Resources, and in some circumstances police involvement.
Metro Trains Authorised Officers and Victoria Police will be monitoring behaviour across our network. We encourage students to use public transport to get to celebrations and school, but there is an expectation that all students continue to act in a safe manner.
Metro is a strong advocate of working with local schools to assist with educating students on rail safety issues and expected behaviours. We would be pleased to send a Community Education Officer to your school to speak to your students, or meet with the school administration to discuss ways we can work together to minimise unsafe behaviour during this time.
IMPORTANT REMINDER: Students who have celebrated their nineteenth (19th) birthday are required by law to obtain a Victorian Public Transport Student Concession Card in order to use a concession Myki. Many students may not be aware of this, and Metro appreciates you bringing this to their attention.
Application forms are available from any Metro premium station and online. If you have any questions, please contact me as I would be happy to discuss this with you and your students.
Information about student concession entitlements can be found at https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/tickets/concessions/students/
The application form for Victorian Public Transport Student Concession Cards can be downloaded from https://static.ptv.vic.gov.au/PTV/PTV%20docs/Ticketing/1483053939/2017_PTV-School-Student-ID-application-form.pdf
Are you interested in kayaking?
The Ivanhoe Northcote Canoe Club (INCC) is excited to be recruiting new junior paddlers for the 2017-2018 kayaking season. This program introduces beginner paddlers to the sport of flat water kayaking and allows them to develop new skills on the water in a fun and safe environment.
The Crusaders team is coached by qualified Level 1 Flatwater coaches who have current First Aid qualifications. Some of our coaches are former Australian and World Champions, one of our former Crusaders paddler went on to compete at the Canoe Marathon World Championships in 2016.
To sign up for the INCC Crusaders Program contact Réka Ábrahám (rekaabraham2@yahoo.com). The first session for term 4 is being held on October 14th but new paddlers are welcome at any time.
Girls Football: TAC Cup elite pathway
Think you have what it takes to play TAC Cup Girls Football? We’re looking for motivated girls born in 2000-2002, wantng to pursue football at an elite level and join the AFLW Talent Pathway. No experience required, high level athletes strongly encouraged! If this sounds like you, register your interest at:
www.nthknights.com.au/girls and see attached flyer for more details.