Keep kids active
Wyndham council’s Active Kids holiday program is a fun way to encourage healthy eating and increase physical activity in children aged 8-10. Try hockey tomorrow from 2-4pm at Presidents Park, McGrath Road, Wyndham Vale, or Tarneit Auskick at Wootten Road Reserve on April 19 at 10am.
■ www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/activekids
Fix it, for free
If it needs to be screwed, glued, nailed or welded, bring it to Werribee Men’s Shed, open every second Saturday of the month. It’s free and there’s no need to book. If the item is too large to fit in a car, call James. From 10am-noon at the shed at Wyndham Park Community Centre, 55-57 Kookaburra Avenue, Werribee.
■ 8742 6448
Remember the 60s?
Go on a journey to the swinging sixties when The Fabulous Singlettes hit the stage at Wyndham Cultural Centre on April 10. The show combines impeccable harmonies, outrageous humour and glamorous fashion in a celebration of a decade that changed the world. Covering the great girl groups of the era and supported by a four-piece band, the show will take you on a journey through the music and fashion of the revolutionary decade, featuring numerous costume and hair-do changes and culminating in a blistering finale. Tickets are $45 for adults, $25 for under 25s, and $15 for students.
Comedy roadshow
Be prepared for laughs aplenty when the Melbourne Comedy Festival Roadshow arrives in Wyndham on April 25. Comedians Bob Franklin, Tom Ballard, Greg Behrendt and David Quick will be among those taking to the stage at the Wyndham Cultural Centre from 8pm. Tickets cost $33 for adults, $19 for under 25s and $15 for school children. Concession cardholders and groups of 10 or more can book tickets for $25.
■ www.wyncc.com.au/whats_on/comedy_festival_roadshow
Learn Maltese
Maltese classes are held at Kelly Park Community Centre, Synnot Street, Werribee, every Monday, 6.30-8.30pm. Classes are available for adults and beginners.
Meet and greet
Meet players from the Melbourne United Basketball Club and shoot some hoops at Wyndham Vale library, 86 Manor Lakes Boulevard, Wyndham Vale, on April 13, 3.30-4.30pm. There will be prizes and an opportunity to have photographs taken with the players.
■ www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/libraries
Community race day
Celebrate the contribution that clubs make to the community at the Werribee Racing Club community clubs race day on April 17, from 11am. The meeting is an opportunity for clubs throughout the region to come together and enjoy a day trackside.
■ www.werribeeracingclub.com.au
Anzac march
Mark the 100th anniversary of the landing of troops at Gallipoli at Werribee’s annual Anzac march from 2pm on April19. The march will start at the Cultural Centre in Watton Street and proceed to the cenotaph at Station Place. It will be followed by a wreath-laying ceremony.
■ 9741 5525
