Anita Hoekstra has 1 spot available for piano lessons. Please call Anita on 0439 650 537 for more information.

Australian Red Cross LifeBlood

An escalating cold and flu season has hit the blood supply and Australian Red Cross Lifeblood continues to see up to half of all appointments cancelled. They’re pleading with anyone who is well to book a donation today and encourage your friends and family to do the same. https://app.lifeblood.com.au/fzYt

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Warrnambool City Council Recycling Initiatives

The Civic Centre has a Collection Counter whereby you may leave a variety of recyclables.

There is an area indicated by lime-green signage where you may leave the following:

Batteries

Oral Hygiene Products

This box ‘accepts’ toothpaste tubes, toothbrushes and plastic dental floss containers.

Writing Instruments

This box ‘accepts’ pens, biros, pencils, textas and highlighters.

Mobile Phones

Lids4Kids

There is also a large blue container in which you may place small plastic lids. The Lids4Kids program – which is co-ordinated by dedicated volunteers – accepts tiny plastic lids from milk containers, milk bottles, water bottles and the like. These lids are then collected, cleaned and sorted into colour before being returned to WCC where the Waste Management team mails the boxed lids to a recycling station in South Australia. The shredding, melting and moulding proceeds to produce such items as park benches, fence posts, planter pots, bollards and homewares. This inspiring initiative may be investigated via info@lids4kids.org.au.

Plastic Bread-Tags

Further, there is also a smaller yellow container where plastic bread-tags may be left. Many bakeries are now using biodegradable cardboard tags, however if you have plastic bread-tags you would like to recycle, they may be deposited in that container. The bread-tags are then recycled to fund wheelchairs in South Africa, and you may learn more of this initiative via https://ozbreadtagsforwheelchairs.org.au/.

For further information please contact Council on 5559 4800

Positive Start in 2022 - Holiday Camps

Eligible students can access free holiday camps during school holidays in 2022.

Positive Start Holiday Camps will give students the chance to build confidence and learn leadership skills, while enjoying activities such as abseiling, canoeing, practising bushcraft, and rope courses.

Find out more at: https://www.vic.gov.au/positive-start-holiday-camps

NAIDOC Week 2022 Colouring Competition

As part of NAIDOC week celebrations and the launch of the South West Police and Community Protocols Against Family Violence, local police and Aboriginal service organisations are launching a colouring competition.

Based on the artwork ‘Hope’ by Sherry JOHNSTON, entries are invited to put your own creativity to work. Colouring sheets will be available from local police stations, Aboriginal and family violence service providers. Completed entries can be handed in to these same locations.

The competition runs from 20th June to 6th July with some great prizes to be won in the 3-6yr, 7-10yr, 10-14yr and 15yr-open groups.

Student Birthdays