P2 Mayor’s Message • Energy tips • Disposing of tyres • Shaping Brimbank's future • Protect grasslands • Hard waste collection

P3 Fix the Calder • Get involved – Brimbank Community Fund • Youth Council • Elections 2024

P4-5 Ward updates • Council meetings P6 New electoral boundaries • Municipal monitors • Making kinder more accessible

P7 Staff spotlight • Multilingual story time • Upgraded parks and playgrounds P8 Career Week • What's on

Every volunteer makes a difference through their act of kindness.

We value the great work and commitment to create a better

Brimbank, and thank all of our dedicated volunteers for their

service to the community.

In Brimbank, where diversity thrives and community

connections are strong, volunteering is part of life

for nearly 1000 residents.

Whether it’s lending a hand at a local food bank,

teaching someone a new skill, or simply being a

good neighbour, volunteering is a way to build

bridges and create connections across cultures

and generations.

It’s a chance to learn from one another, share

experiences, and make our community a more

inclusive and welcoming place for everyone.

Brimbank resident, Thelma gives her time as a

volunteer in the Council's social support program

where she plays a role fostering connections among

community members. Her dedication helps create a

warm and welcoming environment where everyone

feels supported and included.

Kahan is an enthusiastic helper, who leaves a

lasting impact on our libraries by organising and

tidying up after story time sessions. His dedication

ensures our libraries are welcoming spaces for

everyone to enjoy.

Husband and wife team, Nikki and Sydney have

been volunteering at Brimbank for over a decade,

and generously contribute their time and efforts

to support community events.

Some volunteers help at our local neighbourhood

houses, setting up tables ready for table-tennis

or calling bingo.

Others are involved with our Learner Driver

Mentoring program - L2P.

We also have a group who volunteer at

Brimbank’s Citizenship Ceremonies and assist

with greeting guests, making sure every new

citizen feels especially welcome as they become

part of our community..

Residents can also volunteer at various support

programs within the municipality throughout the

week and weekends.

With this year’s National Volunteer Week theme

‘Something for Everyone’, volunteering in Brimbank

means just that! As well as a variety of options,

it’s about celebrating our differences and finding

strength in our diversity.

For more information about volunteering,

or to register your interest, contact

Council on

or visit

brimbank.vic.gov.au/about-council/

work-us/volunteering

We asked some of our volunteers what they

love most about volunteering in Brimbank.

Volunteering for

Brimbank is the most

valuable, heart

warming activity I do

– Joan

Volunteering keeps us

in close contact with

people who need help

– Kenneth

To improve the quality of

life in the community by

providing unconditional

assistance, knowledge

and hard work

– Patrick

I love respecting

each other

– Dagne

Communities are richer

due to volunteers

sharing service

– Alan

An opportunity to do

good to others and the

community. To make a

difference

– Jo

With National Volunteer Week just around the corner (20-26 May),

it’s the perfect time to shine a spotlight on volunteering.

EnergyTips is a new online resource that

offers simple, yet powerful ways to save

energy and reduce costs for your home

or business.

These tips not only

help improve the

comfort of your

living or working

space, but also provide a simple way to

protect the environment and become

more sustainable.

This tool is designed for residential homes and

small to medium-sized businesses. Whether

you're a homeowner, renter, run a local shop

or restaurant, manage a company or are a

small manufacturer, these insights will help

you cut your energy expenses and improve

operational efficiency.

You’ll find useful advice about buying energy

efficient appliances like fridges, televisions,

computers and more. There are also tips about

how to make the spaces you live and work in

more comfortable and use less power.

This initiative is a collaboration between the

Western Alliance for Greenhouse Action,

including Brimbank City Council, and Geelong

Sustainability. These organisations are

committed to providing valuable insights

and practical solutions to residents and

businesses in Melbourne’s west.

Visit

energytips.org.au

to get started.

We collected about 8,000 dumped tyres

last year from Brimbank’s waterways, open

spaces and streets. Dumped tyres damage

our environment and hurt our wildlife.

However, if disposed of correctly, tyres can be

recycled for a growing number of uses.

Roads, buildings and pavements are now using

recycled tyre materials in trials across Australia.

If you have old tyres you need to get rid of, you

can include a maximum of four tyres annually

through our ‘At Call’ Hard Waste Collection service.

Visit

hardwaste.brimbank.vic.gov.au

to make

a booking. All households receive one no-charge

service each financial year, and additional

bookings are available at a cost.

Vehicle or bike tyres should not be placed in

your recycling bin.

Visit Tyre Stewardship Australia’s website at

tyrestewardship.org.au

to learn more about

responsible ways to dispose of end-of-life tyres.

If you spot dumped tyres in our local community,

you can report it via our website at

brimbank.vic.gov.au/report-it

Welcome to the latest edition of

Brimbank News.

It’s a busy time in Brimbank with lots going on in

the community and at Council to make life better

for you now and into the future.

We’re about to start consultation on our Draft

2024/2025 Annual Budget and Action Plan. I

encourage you to visit our Your Say Brimbank

website to look at what is being proposed and

take the opportunity to provide your feedback.

Recently we invited nominations for our We Are

Brimbank Awards, which this year includes our

Citizen and Young Citizen of the Year awards.

These awards recognise and celebrate the

outstanding contributions of local community

leaders, residents, businesses and community

groups across our municipality.

The winners of these awards will be announced

next month at a special ceremony. Look out for

information on the winners in the next edition of

this newsletter.

Our campaign to ‘Fix the Calder’ continues.

We’re calling for State and Federal Government

funding commitments to improve the safety and

congestion on this dangerous road. I urge you to

support our campaign by visiting

fixthecalder.

brimbank.vic.gov.au

to learn more and to send

an email of support to Federal Minister Catherine

King and State Minister Danny Person. You’ll find

more information inside this edition.

May 13 to 19 is Brimbank Careers Week. As part

of our Local Jobs for Local People program,

we’re running events to support local job

seekers with the tools and confidence they

need to get the job they want. These are free

events and I encourage you to come along if

you are looking for support on your job seeking

journey. More information can be found at

events.brimbank.vic.gov.au

And finally, thank you to everyone who

supported our recent Reusable Goods Drop

off Day on 20 April. The goods you dropped off

will help people in need and supports a more

sustainable future.

See you next time.

Cr Ranka Rasic

Mayor, Brimbank City Council

You book it.

We'll pick it up.

Book online at

hardwaste.brimbank.vic.gov.au

orcall

to make a booking.

Sadly, less than one per cent of these native grasses

and wildflowers remain since colonisation, more than

200 years ago.

We need to protect what is left for the survival of

this area’s unique wildlife and environment.

Native grasslands are carefully managed by our

Environment Department and Brimbank Friends

Groups to keep them healthy and weed free.

This includes activities like planting native plants,

re-introducing lost wildflowers, and seeding

directly. Controlled fires are also used to help

with regeneration and weed control.

Scientists study our grasslands to help learn how

to best manage these areas so that we can enjoy

them into the future.

Help protect our native grasslands

If you live near one of Brimbank’s native grasslands,

there are some things you can do to be a good

grassland neighbour. A few ideas are to:

• include some local native grasses and wildflowers

in your home garden and expand the habitat for

some of our native animals.

• order a green waste bin for disposal of lawn

clippings and garden waste. Do not put green

waste into our reserves.

• join one of our local Friends of Groups who do

an amazing job at events like planting days and

working bees.

• Keep your cat inside at night or build a cat patio to

keep your pet safe at home. It is estimated that a

pet cat kills 75 wild animals each year.

Share your feedback on the draft Annual Budget and Council Plan Action Plan for 2024-2025 to ensure it

reflects our community’s needs and aspirations. Consultation opens on 22 April and closes on 16 May 2024.

For more information visit our website

yoursay.brimbank.vic.gov.au

or call

.

The Brimbank Community Fund

Advisory Committee is seeking

three additional members with

diverse skills and experiences

and a shared passion for the

Brimbank community.

The Brimbank Community Fund is a charitable fund

account of the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation.

Brimbank Community Fund Advisory Committee

members help raise funds, build networks and

disperse grants for the Brimbank Community Fund,

to support Brimbank’s most vulnerable residents

through grassroots solutions.

How to submit an Expression of Interest

For the EOI form and more information on how to apply,

visit our website at

brimbank.vic.gov.au/brimbank

community-fund

Email:

bcf@brimbank.vic.gov.au

if you have

questions.

Applications close on

.

Young people can help improve their

community and gain some valuable life skills

by joining the Brimbank Youth Council (BYC).

And that’s just what local student Kha is hoping

to do. Kha is one of 16 young people who

will meet regularly with each other, and with

Brimbank Councillors, to provide a young person’s

perspective on ways to make Brimbank a great

place to live.

“Being part of the Youth Council allows me to

advocate for positive change, address concerns,

and work collaboratively with fellow members to

create initiatives that enhance the wellbeing and

opportunities for young individuals in Brimbank,”

Kha said.

Now in its fifth year, the BYC also works on a project

to create positive change in their community.

Auora is also a member of the BYC and says she would

like to see more ways for young people to have their

say about local issues that affect them.

“I joined the Brimbank Youth Council because I

wanted to be more actively involved in issues and

policy-making around the pressing issues facing my

generation, and the issues we have to negotiate in

the future,” she said.

Young people aged 10-25 with a connection to Brimbank

can reach out to BYC members to raise awareness of

issues, trends and topics that they would like discussed

with Council via

bys@brimbank.vic.gov.au

or visit

brimbankyouth.com

for more information.

Support our call to Fix the Calder. We

need urgent action by State and Federal

Governments to make it safe, get it moving

and to do it now.

The Calder is one of Australia’s most dangerous

roads and safety upgrades are urgently needed.

We’re calling on the Federal Government to:

• reassess the project and provide adequate

funding to make the Calder safe.

We’re calling on the Victorian Government to:

• increase its $50m funding commitment

• release the findings and recommendations

of the Calder Park Drive Interchange

business case.

You’ll find more information about our campaign

on

fixthecalder.brimbank.vic.gov.au

Thank you to everyone who has already

supported our campaign by writing to Federal

Minister Catherine King and State Minister

Danny Pearson voicing concern.

We thank the Calder Action Group for its

strong support, and the councils of Buloke

Shire, Greater Bendigo, Hume, Loddon Shire,

Macedon Ranges Shire, Melton, Mount

Alexander Shire and Mildura. Together with

Brimbank, they’re part of the Calder Highway

Improvement Committee that is calling for the

continued upgrading of the Calder Highway.

To show your support, visit

fixthecalder.

brimbank.vic.gov.au

and send an email

to the Ministers.

You can only vote once in each municipality,

no matter how many properties you own

or occupy. You must enrol before 4pm on

Friday 30 August 2024.

Voting is compulsory for everyone who is enrolled.

State enrolled voters

If you are on the state roll you are automatically

enrolled to vote in the 2024 council elections for

your enrolled address (where you live).

Enrol with the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC)

at

vec.vic.gov.au

Owner ratepayers

Up to two people per property can apply to

vote if you:

1. pay council rates on your home but you are not an

Australian citizen, or

2. own a property in a municipality that you don’t live

in full time e.g. holiday home, investment property

or business property.

Enrol with Brimbank Council at

brimbank.vic.gov.au

Occupier ratepayers

Up to two people per property can apply to vote if

you rent a property and pay rates to council, and you

are not on the state roll in that municipality e.g. you

operate a business out of a commercial property.

Enrol with Brimbank Council at

brimbank.vic.gov.au

Corporations

Corporations that pay rates may be able to appoint

one representative to vote. Call Council for further

information.

• 4pm Friday 30 August 2024

• 12noon Tuesday 24 September 2024

• Tuesday 8 October to

Thursday 10 October 2024

• 6pm Friday 25 October 2024

Brimbank Youth Council members for 2024

Calder Park, Delahey, Keilor

Downs, Keilor Lodge, Keilor North,

Sydenham and Taylors Lakes, and

the Brimbank part of Hillside.

Kealba, Keilor Park, Keilor East,

Tullamarine, East St Albans.

Albion, Ardeer, Brooklyn,

Derrimut, Sunshine, Sunshine

North and Sunshine West.

Albanvale, Cairnlea, Deer Park,

Kings Park, and the western

part of the suburb of St Albans.

Council meetings are generally held the third Tuesday of each month at 7pm in the Council Chamber

at the Brimbank Community & Civic Centre, 301 Hampshire Road, Sunshine. They are livestreamed.

You can view the agenda for each meeting on our website the Friday afternoon before the Council meeting.

The next meeting will be on 21 May.

Further information on attending Council Meetings, including registration and a live stream link,

can be accessed on our website

brimbank.vic.gov.au

Your elected Councillors meet once a month to debate Council business, set strategic objectives and

make decisions on behalf of the community. Here are some of the key decisions made by Council at

recent meetings.

In February, Council:

• Adopted the Risk Management Policy that

outlines how we will manage risks.

• Authorised entering into a funding agreement

with the State Government for $1.67 million to

construct and seal part of Old Geelong Road,

Brooklyn.

• Endorsed changes to the terms of reference for

the Sydenham Park Consultative Committee,

which included increasing the representation

of Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage

Aboriginal Corporation from one to two positions.

• Appointed Councillor delegates to a range

of committees.

• Endorsed a submission to Local Government

Victoria on the Local Government Reforms 2024

Consultation Paper.

• Endorsed the Draft Community Services and

Infrastructure Planning Policy to be released

for community consultation.

• Noted the updated Kindergarten Central

Registration and Enrolment Guideline that

describes our approach to kindergarten

registration and allocation for sessional

Kindergartens.

• Noted the quarterly budget report and statements

for the period ending 31 December 2023

• Noted a quarterly progress report on the

‘Together We are Brimbank’ Council Plan

(2021-2025) Year Three Action Plan.

• Carried six Notices of Motion: Political Party

Membership Registration – raised by Cr Virginia

Tachos; Improving Openness and Transparency –

raised by Cr Virginia Tachos; Taylors Road Upgrade

- raised by Cr Maria Kerr; Brimbank Aquatic &

Wellness Centre Fees – raised by Cr Maria Kerr;

Ceasefire In Gaza - raised by Cr Virginia Tachos;

Funding For Automated External Defibrillators –

raised by Cr Thomas O’Reilly.

In March, Council:

• Agreed to proceed with the proposal to sell an

approximate 1,000 square meter parcel within the

land known as Durham Road Car Park in Sunshine,

to the Vietnamese Museum Australia Ltd., for

construction of nationally significant cultural

museum. This followed a period of community

consultation. Council also agreed to proceed with

the design of a ‘Welcome Plaza’ that will celebrate all

refugee and multicultural communities in Brimbank.

• Decided not to go ahead with a proposed

Amendment C214 Development Contributions

levy for new developments to contribute a

proportionate amount to the cost of new, upgraded

or replacement community infrastructure.

• Decided to continue efforts to add the former

Sunshine Technical School to the Victorian Register

despite obstacles, and to make a submission

to the Heritage Council of Victoria, in relation

to the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria’s

recommendation that the former Sunshine

Technical School not be included on the Victorian

Heritage Register.

• Resolved not to proceed with further planning for

sports facilities at Sydenham Park, but progress

negotiations with the State Government for the

allocation of $500,000 funding towards sports facilities

at the site. Work will also continue to determine the

most suitable use of the site in the future.

• Endorsed ‘Yaluk barring Park’ as the preferred new

name for Sydenham Park, following a process of

community consultation, and will lodge the new name

proposal with Geographic Names Victoria (GNV).

• Endorsed the following for community

consultation:

- Draft Arts and Culture Strategy 2024-2028

- Draft Sports Facility Hire, Licences and Leases

Agreement Policy

• Decided that an update be presented to the

April Council meeting on the Keilor Sports Club

Social Room Extension matter.

0429 365 527

CrBorg@brimbank.vic.gov.au

0407 836 064

CrBranton@brimbank.vic.gov.au

0437 744 803

CrDang@brimbank.vic.gov.au

0437 796 630

CrKerr@brimbank.vic.gov.au

0429 637 689

CrLancashire@brimbank.vic.gov.au

0437 861 296

CrRasic@brimbank.vic.gov.au

0437 838 710

CrPapalia@brimbank.vic.gov.au

0428 915 671

CrTachos@brimbank.vic.gov.au

0429 355 239

CrDavid@brimbank.vic.gov.au

0409 210 431

CrOReilly@brimbank.vic.gov.au

0437 740 042

CrNguyen@brimbank.vic.gov.au

Our electoral structure will change to a single-member ward structure, before the October 2024

local government general elections.

Brimbank will have a subdivided electoral structure

of 11 wards, each represented by one councillor,

totalling 11 councillors.

This is a result of the Victorian Government putting

into effect the recommendations from electoral

structure reviews for 39 councils to comply with

the

.

The model endorsed is considered the most

effective at grouping communities of interest

together, with clearer ward boundaries.

We look forward to working with the Victorian

Electoral Commission to implement this model.

Our dedicated team is working hard to make

things easier.

Brimbank Council administers a service that provides

a single point for families to apply for a funded

sessional kindergarten place in Brimbank.

We are improving access to sessional kindergarten

in Brimbank, particularly for vulnerable and at-risk

children, through a transparent, consistent and

equitable registration service.

Updated Registration and

Enrolment Guideline

Our new Kindergarten Central Registration and

Enrolment Guideline provides information to families

about how sessional kindergarten places are

allocated. This includes eligibility, priority of access

criteria and the process used to allocate children to

places.

For 2025, additional priority of access criteria have

been introduced including prioritising families who

live within 3km of their preferred kindergarten and

those who have a sibling attending the same centre

that year.

Early Years Outreach Engagement Officers

Brimbank has two Early Years Outreach Engagement

Officers who support Culturally and Linguistically

Diverse families, Koorie children and those needing

additional support to access and participate in

kindergarten.

In 2023, we engaged over 500 families through this

program to ensure their children have the best start

to their education.

Preschool Field Officers

Our Preschool Field Officers (PSFO) funded by

Department of Education, collaborate with early

childhood teachers and educators to facilitate the

inclusion of children with additional needs in state

funded kindergarten programs.

In 2023, Brimbank PSFOs have supported over 400

families by offering consultation, support, resources

and practical advice as required to ensure access and

participation for all children.

Find out more

Visit our website

https://www.brimbank.vic.gov.

au/living-here/my-family/children/kindergarten

Two municipal monitors were appointed to Brimbank Council on 13 February 2024 for a period

of 10 months, until 31 December 2024.

The Minister for Local Government, the Hon Melissa Horne MP, announced the appointment which was

made under section 179 of the

.

The monitors, Ms Janet Dore and Ms Penelope Holloway, are now working with Brimbank Council to help

council better understand its role, improve its performance, and serve the best interests of the community.

Terms of reference and more information can be viewed on the Local Government Victoria website -

localgovernment.vic.gov.au/council-governance/independent-reports

Contacting the monitors

Anyone wishing to bring anything which falls within these terms of reference, to the Monitors’ attention,

can email them at

Monitors@brimbank.vic.gov.au

or post/drop to Council marked CONFIDENTIAL.

Get to know the gorgeous green space near you.

We are always looking at new ways to breathe new life

into our network of beautiful parks and playgrounds.

Since 2008, we’ve invested more than $50 million

to build or upgrade 151 parks and playgrounds.

Here’s some of what we’ve been working on lately:

Noble Court Reserve Suburban Park

Y

26-45 Noble Court, Sunshine West

The hero piece of this vibrant $905,000 park upgrade

is a brightly coloured, multi-use games court.

There’s a fantastic new children’s playground featuring a

climbing net, mounded slide, climbing frame and swings.

Nature play pieces have been integrated into the

landscape including balance ropes, stepping stones,

rope play, and rocks added for sensory, imaginative play.

Picnic facilities have been refreshed with a new BBQ

and refurbished pavilion and seating.

Looping, painted paths link the new play area into

the surrounding park network, and a fitness trail has

been weaved into the park’s design.

And we are helping kids to get active with a scooter and

cycle track which curves gently through the space.

New landscaping with tree plantings increase

biodiversity and provide more shade, making this

vibrant green space even more eye-catching.

This park was co-funded by Victorian Government’s

Sport and Recreation Victoria under the Local Sports

Infrastructure Fund.

Bellara Crescent Reserve

Y

18A Bellara Cres, Kealba

The play equipment at this neighborhood park

has been replaced, and we’ve elevated the site

and installed a new drainage system to prevent

water-logging during heavy rainfall.

Lowe Crescent Reserve

Y

2 Lowe Crescent, Sunshine

With $300,000 contributed by the Department of

Education, this project is in response to the extension

of the East Sunshine Kindergarten, which required the

removal of existing play infrastructure at this reserve.

We’re putting in a new playground with a multi-play unit,

two-bay swing set, accessible carousel and shelter.

And we’re upgrading a new half basketball court,

adding a picnic table and seat, circuit path, kick-about

area as well as planting trees.

Station Waters Reserve

Y

12B Furlong Road, Cairnlea

Work on this $500,000 park upgrade project will be

completed by the end of April, weather permitting.

We are building a fantastic new playground and picnic

area as well as putting in new fitness equipment and

seating so you can enjoy the very best in health and

wellbeing.

Trees will be planted between May and July to take

advantage of the winter rains.

Many of Brimbank’s 500-plus indigenous plants and 196 animals are rare, threatened and endangered. Will (pictured) is part of a team at Council

that is working hard to ensure these plants and animals stick around for many generations to come.

What does your average day look like?

One thing I love about this job is that I can’t really

think about what an “average” day, or year for that

matter, looks like.

Depending on the time of year, I could be attending

a prescribed burn or working on notifying our

neighbours about it. I can be out on-site evaluating

whether our land management techniques are

working. I’m also regularly engaging with our

neighbours (Melbourne Water, Parks Victoria, schools,

residents) to see how we can work together (good

land management benefits everyone!).

What do you enjoy most about your job?

The support that I get as a land manager in a highly

experienced team full of people with diverse skillsets.

I’m incredibly lucky because I get to work with people

who have done my job before.

Why did you choose to work in Brimbank?

I love the natural environments of the Victorian

Volcanic Plain (VVP) of which Brimbank is a part.

There’s just so much to learn about the ecosystems

and species on the VVP. Brimbank contains some

of Australia’s and the worlds most threatened

ecosystems and species.

What is your favourite place in

Brimbank’s natural environment?

Taylors Creek in Keilor. The creek contains some

beautiful rock formations, and some ancient red

gums – some of them may be over 350 years old.

Even the trees that are now dead there are

absolutely fascinating. They are full of hollows.

If you just watch them for a couple of minutes,

particularly in spring, you will see all kinds of

parrots and other birds emerge from the trees.

Brimbank Libraries has successfully secured

a State Government grant of $105,750 to

support multicultural story times for the

next four years, starting in July and running

until June 2027.

Delivered in partnership with external

organisations, multicultural story times will

support literacy, inclusiveness, language

development, cultural awareness, and health

literacy in diverse communities within Brimbank.

Here are two new story times coming soon

to a library near you.

Story time in Samoan and Tongan

We’re partnering with Village Response

Collective, an organisation committed to

improving outcomes for Pasifika communities,

to use Pasifika language and culture to

strengthen community members to become

empowered contributors to society.

Having Samoan and Tongan bilingual story times

will celebrate culture, help improve literacy rates

through hearing cultural stories in traditional

languages and from Pasifika people, and educating

families the importance of early years literacy.

And in Auslan too!

Libraries will be working with Expression Australia, a

not-for-profit organisation created by and for people who

are deaf or hard of hearing to deliver Auslan story times.

A minimum of 80 regular preschool story time sessions

will be interpreted into Auslan to be more inclusive for

deaf and hard of hearing children and their families

in Brimbank. The grant will also be used to purchase

resources, hearing equipment and engage facilitators.

For information on these and other Brimbank

Libraries programs and activities, please visit

brimbanklibraries.vic.gov.au

Noble Court Reserve

Bellara Crescent Reserve

Get the tools and confidence you need to get the job you

want at these free jobseeker events.

City Nature Challenge

…

Saturday 27 April

Y

Sydenham Park, 44 Robertsons Road,

Keilor North

Help us learn more about Brimbank’s local

plants and animals by taking part in this

Challenge. Between 26-29 April, compete

in the worldwide City Nature Challenge by

taking pictures of wild plants and animals

in your local area and add them to the

iNaturalist app. It’s a great opportunity

to show the world Brimbank’s amazing

biodiversity. Visit

events.brimbank.vic.

gov.au

to learn more.

‘Wang’a’nin (Listen)’ exhibition

…

10 May–13 July

Y

Bowery Gallery, 33 Princess Street,

St Albans

Emerging artist Ella Clarke-King (she/her)

is a proud Kirrae Whurroung woman from

the Eastern Marr Nation. Ella's exhibition

Wang’a’nin (Listen) is a collection of

contemporary Indigenous artworks

that delve into identity through culture,

queerness and gender. Life events are

depicted through the human form,

emphasising the profound connection

between body, spirit and the land.

World Environment Day –

Community Planting

…

Saturday 8 June, 10am-1pm

Y

Stepping Stones, Kororoit Creek Trail.

Entrance to the creek near

62 Warmington Road, Sunshine West

Join the Brimbank community for a

morning of planting and fun activities.

We’ll work together with Friends of

Kororoit Creek to plant a range of native

groundcover plants, wildflowers and

shrubs; building up the natural habitat

for local birds, reptiles and insects.

For more information, call

9249 4992

Olives to Oil

…

Sunday 26 May, 11am-3pm

Y

Drop-off day at Sunshine

…

Sunday 2 June, 11am-3pm

Y

Drop-off day at Werribee

…

Sunday 23 June, 11am-3pm

Y

Olive oil pick-up day and celebration

day at Werribee

In collaboration with CERES and My Smart

Garden, Olives to Oil is an annual event

bringing people together to harvest olives

and have them pressed communally

into local olive oil. Book a ticket and grab

your family and friends for your own

harvesting day. This event is presented

in partnership with Brimbank, Hobsons

Bay, Maribyrnong and Wyndham Councils.

Visit

ceres.org.au/olives-to-oil/

to book

(bookings essential) and learn more.

Environmental

Events Calendar

Check out our Environmental Events

Calendar for a wonderful line-up

of events that can support you in

becoming more sustainable and

connecting with the environment.

Attractions include a cooking

workshop with tips to reduce food

waste and emissions, gardening

workshops, local tree planting

days, walking tours in your local

environment, a webinar on electric

vehicles, and lots more.

Visit

brimbank.vic.gov.au/

environmental-events

to

download a copy of the calendar.

2024

Environmental

Events Calendar

As part of our Local Jobs for Local People Program,

we are running the

at the Visy Cares Hub and the Brimbank Community and Civic Centre in Sunshine,

Sydenham Neighbourhood House, and Brimbank Libraries.

Join in the free activities for the tips, information and coaching you need to

help you find a job, get an interview and win it.

Visit

events.brimbank.vic.gov.au

for the full program.

Brimbank City Council respectfully acknowledges and recognises the Wurundjeri and Bunurong Peoples

as the Traditional Custodians of this land and pays respect to their Elders, past, present and future.

Vietnamese

Arabic

Croatian

English

Greek

Italian

Macedonian

Simplified

Chinese

Spanish

Contact us

Telephone

9249 4000

131 450

Local call costs apply

Use Brimby

, our

online virtual assistant

brimbank.vic.gov.au

For more events visit

events.brimbank.vic.gov.au

Find out all the upcoming events at Creative

Brimbank for artists, musicians, performing arts,

and the creative community in Melbourne’s West

at

creativebrimbank.com.au

What’s on @ Brimbank Libraries

Our libraries run events all year round for

people of all ages. Check out upcoming

events on the Brimbank Libraries website

brimbanklibraries.vic.gov.au