Roses on show
The Victoria Rose and Garden Show will feature more than 5000 roses at Werribee Park on November 16, 10am-3pm. Learn sustainable gardening tips from industry experts, buy plants and gardening tools, and get ideas from more than 50 stallholders. There’ll be live jazz, great food and wine. BYO picnic blanket. Free entry.
■ www.experiencewyndham.com.au
Movie marathon
Dress up as your favourite character for a marathon night at the movies, for 12-17 year olds, this Friday night, 6-9pm, at Tarneit Community Centre 150 Sunset Views Boulevard, Tarneit. Games and films are rated G to M. Entry: $2. Food & drink provided.
■ 8734 1355
Open studio
Support local artist Ivana Pinaffo at her studio open day at 42 Hogans Road, Hoppers Crossing, this Saturday and Sunday, from 10am-4pm.
■ 0413 527 143
Handmade fair
More than 80 stallholders from around Victoria will showcase their craft skills at the Werribee Craft Festival this Sunday, from 9am-5pm at Wyndham Civic Centre.
■ www.werribeecraftfestival.tripod.com
Vintage fair
Browse through stalls from antique collectors and dealers from across Victoria at the Rotary Club of Hoppers Crossing’s Vintage and Collectables Fair on Saturday, November 15, at Baden Powell College, Baden Powell Drive, Hoppers Crossing, from 10am-4pm. All profits go towards local, national and international Rotary projects.
■ 0401 287 050
Annual meeting
Join the board of Jamieson Way Community Centre at its annual general meeting on November 18 at 59 Jamieson Way, Point Cook, from 7.30pm. All welcome.
■ 9395 3777
Learn about snakes
Learn more about the likelihood of finding a snake in your backyard and what to do if you find one, at a Wyndham council information night on Wednesday, November 19. Discuss the risks of snakes, watch a slideshow of snakes commonly found in Wyndham and hear tips on how to identify them. It’s at Wyndham Vale Community Centre, 86 Manor Lakes Boulevard, Wyndham Vale, from 7-8.30pm. Places limited. Bookings essential.
■ 9742 0777
Become a tutor
AMES is looking for volunteers to tutor newly-arrived migrants and refugees in English. Volunteers will be required to give up their time for one to two hours a week. Free training provided.
■ 8744 0011
Volunteers needed
The Multiple Sclerosis Community Visitors Scheme is seeking volunteers to join its program in the western metropolitan area. Volunteers are needed to visit elderly residents in aged-care facilities once a fortnight.
■ 9845 2729
