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Merbein P10 College
2025 Kindergarten Enrolments
Hardin Miller Education Foundation Scholarship
The Harding Miller Education Foundation provides a four-year scholarship to Year 9 to Year 12 girls all around Australia, who are experiencing financial hardship and disadvantage.
Each scholar is allocated a personal coach who supports them through the four years, along with an enrichment program, a laptop and more.
Students need to be in year 8 to apply, going into year 9 in 2025.
Scholarship applications for their 2025 intake open 15 July 2024 and close 18 September 2024.
For more information and to apply, head to: https://hmef.grantplatform.com/
Homebase Hoops
Homebase Hoops is dedicated to promoting the love for basketball and community engagement for our young people, with the help of dedicated volunteers we can continue to run Homebase Hoops.
Our Homebase Hoops is a free community basketball program, we run a six-week tournament that is run during school terms on Friday nights from 6.00pm-9.30pm for youth 10-17 years old, Supported by local community organisations and volunteers.
Homebase Hoops is fun, safe & supported activity for youth, free of drugs, alcohol, and violence.
Young people play multiple rounds of basketball and participate in a workshop, then transported home at the end of the night.
As a volunteer, you can assist in various roles, such as coaching aspiring players ( you don’t need to know anything about basketball just a love for helping young people and your community ) youth support, bus driver, bus supervisor , providing / facilitating valuable workshops just to name a few.
Your contribution is invaluable in creating memorable experiences for our young people and like mind basketball enthusiasts. By volunteering with us, you will make a positive impact on the young people in our community.
If you’re interested in volunteering, please feel free to reach out. I would love to have a chat with you and answer any questions you may have and discuss how you can get involved.
Border Sports Basketball
Vanilla Slice Triump Colouring Competition
All Australian primary school aged children are invited to enter The Great Australian Vanilla Slice Triumph colouring competition.The best entry from children in three year level categories (Prep-Grade 2, Grade 3-4 and Grade 5-6) will each win a $40 cash prize.Completed entries need to be put into an entry box near the stage at the Vanilla Slice Triumph in Commercial St Merbein, on Saturday August 17, 2024. The winners will be announced on Saturday August 24.Please see the colouring competition sheet for all the details.Baking competition entries also remain open for primary and secondary students (and adults) making a vanilla slice, fruit cake, or plum pudding. Please see www.thegreataustralianvanillaslicetriumphmerbein.com to learn more about our categories.The Vanilla Slice Triumph will include lots of delicious food to eat, native animals with EnviroEDU, face painting, costumed characters to meet, live entertainment for children and adults, a big market, an art exhibition, vintage cars and other attractions.We hope to see you and your students at our event!
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Merbein Golf Club
Youth get Creative Sessions
We have teamed up with Arts Mildura to offer FREE after-school art program on Thursday’s starting next week to 5 September.
🗓 From 3.30pm to 5pm, every Thursday
➡ Mildura Waves (near café area)
✅ Fully supervised
➡ Ages 12 to 17 years
🥛 Refreshments provided
ℹ FREE and all abilities are welcome
💻 Visit www.mildura.vic.gov.au/GetCeative to find out what’s planned
