By Charlene Macaulay
Werribee Craft Festival
The Werribee Craft Festival will celebrate its 40th year with its biggest event yet. More than 100 stalls will showcase handmade, unique and high-quality goods, and there will be food stalls and children’s activities. From 9am-4pm on November 10-11 at the Encore Events Centre, 80 Derrimut Road, Hoppers Crossing. Entry is free.
■ werribeecraftfestival.tripod.com or email werribeecraftfestival@hotmail.com
Morning singalong
Enjoy a morning listening to songs from the ’30s, ’40s and ’50s at Werribee Church of Christ, 200 Tarneit Road, Tarneit, on October 18 from 10am-1pm. Entry costs $5 and includes a light lunch.
■ 9749 2510 or email
bronhickman@optusnet.com.au
Senior bowls
Try your hand at lawn bowls, darts, carpet bowls for all abilities and pool at the Hoppers Bowls Club, 180 Pannam Drive, Hoppers Crossing, on October 18 from 10.30am-3pm. No experience necessary. Casual, flat shoes can be worn. Free cake, coffee and showbag. Prizes to be won.
■ Paul, 0417 110 988
Manor Lakes Twilight Market
Head to the Manor Lakes Community Centre on Saturday, October 6, from 5-9pm for the Manor Lakes Twilight Market. There will be more than 50 stalls including food trucks, free face-painting and a DJ.
Enjoy a moonlight cinema screening of
Trolls from 7pm.
■ facebook.com/events/167711177324127
Op shop
The Brotherhood of St Laurence Op Shop, 19 Elm Park Drive, Hoppers Crossing, has clothes and toys, homewares, electricals, furniture, records, books, mattresses, disability aids and more. Open Monday-Sunday 9.30am-5pm, closed on public holidays.
■ 9749 2205
Market treasures
Werribee Ladies for Kids, working for the Royal Children’s Hospital, will host a shop at Pacific Werribee from now until Sunday, October 7. Items for sale will include jumpers, footy rugs, beanies, scarves, teddies, jams and other market treasures.
■ heather.brett@bigpond.com.au
Male volunteer needed
The Multiple Sclerosis Community Visitors Scheme is seeking a male volunteer to visit a male resident in an aged-care facility in Werribee.
■ 9845 2729 or volunteer@ms.org.au
English for every day
Free English for every day and employment/computers for beginners sessions, organised by the Australian Multicultural Community Services, will be held on Mondays until December 10, from 9.30am-3pm, at Arndell Park Community Centre, 29-49 Federation Boulevard, Truganina.
■ 9689 9170 or email
Bowling with babies
Mums and bubs get together each Friday from 10am-1.30pm at Werribee Bowls Club, Chirnside Park, 237 Watton Street, to socialise and have fun games of indoor bowls. Mums’ groups are very welcome.
■ 9741 3229
Discounted microchipping
Microchip your pet for $10 in the PETstock Hoppers Crossing Microchip Blitz, 431 Old Geelong Road, Hoppers Crossing, on Saturday, October 20.
By appointment only.
