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MANSFIELD COURIER - Wednesday, July 20, 2022 - Page 17
WHAT’S ON
National Tree Day back again WITH its roots dating back to 1996, National Tree Day has grown into Australia’s largest community tree planting and nature protection event, striving to see over one million new trees, shrubs and grasses planted each year. On Sunday July 31, from 10am to12pm, Up2Us Landcare and the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) are inviting the community to come and celebrate National Tree Day, for a sausage sizzle and tree planting session. The event will take place at Orchard Campground in the Delatite Arm Reserve. In partnership, Up2Us and DELWP are excited to provide a wonderful planting and social event for the people of the Mansfield region. Our aim is to bring people together, connect with nature and share our love of the natural environment with the wider community. Funds received through the Bushbank Program (www. environment.vic.gov.au/ bushbank) will allow DELWP to complete revegetation works at the Delatite Arm Reserve, along the foreshore of Lake Eildon. A benefit of completing revegetation works is to increase biodiversity and carbon sequestration. The previous two years saw National Tree Day activities modified to a contactless plant pick-up for planting in the garden, rather than a public planting.
Up2Us Landcare Facilitator, Kim Magnay is looking forward to another successful day and said that the community getting together to enhance the natural landscape on National Tree Day is heartwarming. Due to the popularity of the indigenous garden plants from previous National Tree Day events, Up2Us are again offering small indigenous, garden friendly plants to attendees on the day, however numbers are limited so it will be first in best dressed. Indigenous plants are native plants that grow naturally in the Mansfield region and are often more tolerant to the region’s cold winters and dry summers. By planting indigenous ground flora species not only adds aesthetic value to urban gardens, but improves biodiversity, offering a food source to native bees and other pollinating insects such as butterflies and moths as well as native birds. This event is a family friendly event, we are excited to welcome new residents and families to help celebrate the amazing place we live and to help enhance it. The previous two years have restricted our ability to get out on National Tree Day and we are so excited to be able to once more plant trees with our friends and neighbours. For further information on the day please contact landcare2@up2us.org.au or 03 5779 1593
FAMILY EVENT: A young Angus Adams lending a hand at the 2019 National Tree Day.
Calling all Mertonians to address local needs MERTON residents (and any other interested people) are being invited to attend a meeting this month on Saturday, July 30, to specifically identify and address the needs of Merton residents - both now and into the future. Creation of a relevant and vibrant ‘Merton Vision For Community’ is high on the agenda. Attendees are being asked to bring along any ideas - large or small - relating to social, educational, sporting , recreational, road safety or commercial servic-
es infrastructure topics. “The long term aim is to build a more connected Merton Community, so that it will feel perhaps less marginalized and become an even more resilient, inclusive and cohesive society,” said Jim Sayers, chair of Merton Recreation and Memorial Hall Reserves committee. Interested residents are invited to meet with local Mansfield councillors (Rohan Webb, Paul Sladdin and Steve Rabie), Resilience Development Project Officer
(Amanda Hudson), Coordinator for Community and Economic Development (Tanya Tabone) and the Committee of Management Merton Recreation and Memorial Hall Reserves. The gathering will start with complimentary drinks at 5pm and continue with discussions, brainstorming and community input activities, to create a viable and inclusive action plan for the Merton community. “The Merton community is primed and ready to advance into
the next stage of its evolution,” said Mr Sayers. “A rapid, recent change in the district’s demography has resulted in a desire for improvements in social, wellbeing and physical development.” For those unable to attend, you can still share your thoughts and ideas by emailing mertonreserves@gmail.com or alternatively sending a written submission to Merton Reserves Committee C/o Merton Post Office, Merton 3715.
MANSFIELD ARMCHAIR CINEMA TITLE
Mins
Thursday 21 July
Elvis (M)
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Minions: The Rise of Gru (PG)
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The Phantom of the Open (M)
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3:00pm 7:45pm
Thor: Love and Thunder (M)
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5:15pm
Top Gun: Maverick (M)
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Where the Crawdads Sing (M)
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Wednesday 27 July 12:30pm
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Tuesday 26 July
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What’s On Calendar JULY 24: Mansfield RSL Sub Branch - Free information day Understanding DVA entitlements. 11.30am - light lunch. All welcome. Phone Chris Roberts 048743478 for further information. JULY 25: NDIS round-table, Delatite Hotel 12 - 2pm JULY 30: ‘Merton Vision for Community’ meeting, 5pm at the Merton Hall, for more details refer to FaceBook page: Merton Community Notice Board JULY 31: National Tree Day community tree planting, 10AM -12PM at the The Orchard camping ground, Delatite Arm Reserve. Sausage sizzle lunch provided. Indigenous flowering plant to take home and plant in your garden. For further details at www.up2us.org.au Regular Events: CWA Monthly meetings: 4th Wednesday Evening or Sunday afternoon (alternating each month: March -Wed). CWA Craft Days: Wednesday’s 10am and last Thursday evening of the month at 6pm. CWA Op shop open: most days from 10am to 2pm. JUSTICE of the Peace Services Every Thursday, Mansfield Police Station. 10am to 1pm for witnessing and signing of documents. Lima South Old Time Dance: At Lima South Hall the second Sunday of each month between 1pm and 5pm. Entry $10. Music provided by The Ramblers. Please bring a plate of afternoon tea to share. All welcome. Contact: 0425868277. Mansfield Multicultural Group Every second Tuesday of the month at 6pm at MACE. Monday Mingle - Every Monday - organised by the Bonnie Doon Community Centre - chat and make new friends - new theme each week. BYO ideas for activities - all ages and abilities Mansfield support group for carers and people with special needs morning coffee, third Tuesday of the month, 9.30am The Witches Brew Probus meetings are held every second Wednesday for monthly meetings, and then activities/ outings are held on the last Wednesday of each month. Rotary meet the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month at the Delatite Hotel. 6.30 for a 7pm start. Rural Australians for Refugees (RAR) meet every fourth Monday of the month at 6pm in the library (rear entrance) U3A meetings are held on 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month at 10am in the Library Meeting Room.
