Community News

IPS Trivia Night (27th August)

Information evening 

Charles LaTrobe College information evening is on the 28th July.

Sports opportunities

Girls Football (West Ivanhoe Sporting Club)

West Ivanhoe Sporting Club would like to invite all of those girls and others to a 4-week training session. The session will run on  Sundays starting around 11.00 am at Seddon Reserve. We have lined up some great coaches as listed below. 

(See flyer below)

The session will be based on skills including kicking, marking, handballing, and a few game-day setups. Plus you are more than welcome to come along as the coaches will have some great information on techniques for the above-mentioned skills. 

Date- Sunday 17th August

Time - 11.00am -12.00pm

Where- Seddon Reserve 103 Green Street Ivanhoe. 

Duration - 4-week program

Coaches Skills 

Phiv Demetriou (head coach) - Phiv is the brother of Andrew Demetriou who used to run the AFL. Phiv was a school teacher in PE and accounting plus has worked for the AFL for over 15 years. He now works with AFL and TAC clubs teaching players the correct technique of football skills, mostly kicking. I have listed below and attached some of Phivs great achievements - 

1. Development Manager Northern Region.

2. Presenter at AFL National Coaches conference in kicking.

3. Work with drafted AFL players improving their skill levels and football awareness.  

4. Victorian Women's football league - kicking coach. 

5. Northern Knights women kicking coach.

Chris Shen (tackling coach) - Chris was the Western Bulldogs women's tackling coach for many years and I have attached his profile. Chris will show the girls how to tackle and protect themselves in a game of football plus he is a great motivational speaker. 

(See flyer below)

We can assure you the girls will appreciate the coaches' input into their football journey and hope we can start their journey with us, at West Ivanhoe Sporting Club. 

Soccer Academy (Charles LaTrobe College)

(See flyer below)

Eaglemont Heritage Day

Eaglemont Village is celebrating their 95th anniversary on Sunday 31st July, and are hosting a special ‘Heritage Day’ celebration. In honour of this event, the beautifully restored 'Red Rattler' Tait train will be back in service, shuttling passengers return from Eaglemont to Clifton Hill.

The community will be able to take a trip into the past riding one of the seven services running from 11am till 3pm. Tickets can be purchased through our website. www.evmarketplacesundays.com Services will run every 40 minutes with transfers from Flinders Street available.

Alongside the train, our ‘Heritage Day’ Market located in the heart of Eaglemont on Silverdale Road will be in full swing. There will be plenty of entertainment, including:

• the Watsonia RSL Pipes and Drums Band
• The Cha-Ching Quartet
• Diamond Valley Brass Band
• 96.5 Inner FM will be broadcasting live on the day
• Kids’ activities
• Food
• And Artisan Market Stalls offering beautiful locally made products

The MS Readathon is on again!  

You can use the same books you use in the Premier's Reading Challenge, while you raise money for such a great cause!

https://www.msreadathon.org.au/homepage

**MS Readathon challenges kids to read as much as they can in August.

Kids love earning prizes, collecting badges and completing challenges.

It makes reading fun and exciting!

And kids spend a month reading books, instead of being glued to screens.

All funds raised provide vital support services to families with multiple sclerosis.

The MS Readathon is on again!  

You can use the same books you use in the Premier's Reading Challenge, while you raise money for such a great cause!

https://www.msreadathon.org.au/homepage

**MS Readathon challenges kids to read as much as they can in August.

Kids love earning prizes, collecting badges and completing challenges.

It makes reading fun and exciting!

And kids spend a month reading books, instead of being glued to screens.

All funds raised provide vital support services to families with multiple sclerosis.

Various Parental Support Programs

Please note that while we take every care to only include worthwhile activities, we do not endorse them or profit from them in any way. Please do your own due diligence before enrolling in a program.

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