In This Issue
Community Calendar
It’s Time to Talk About Maccas
Snake Safety Workshop
Hard Rubbish Collection
Mt Evelyn in the News
Activity Calendar
Sport Calendar
Community Calendar
~ FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23 ~
Boomerang Bag Sewing Workshop
9:30am - 12:30pm
Mt Evelyn Community House, 50 Wray Cres
~ MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26 ~
Hard Rubbish (parts of Mt Evelyn)
Check your dates:
https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Environment/Waste/Hard-rubbish
Mt Evelyn Toy Library Stay & Play
9:30am - 11am
(Free members/$4 non-members)
Mt Evelyn Public Hall, 44 Birmingham Rd
~ TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27 ~
Bookaburra
9:30am
Mt Evelyn Reading Room, 50 Wray Cres
~ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29 ~
Snake Safety Workshop
10:30am - 11:30am
Mt Evelyn Community House, 50 Wray Cres
RSVP: https://www.mtevelynch.com.au/course-detail.cfm?coursecode=SSW
It’s Time to Talk About Maccas
Earlier this week a small group of residents met together to start planning the fight against the convenience restaurant development on Hereford Rd.
Plans include flyers; information on how to write an objection; and, what everyone has been asking for, a public meeting.
Until a meeting date is announced the No McDonalds in Mount Evelyn group is asking everyone to talk about the development. Let neighbours and friends know what is happening because the biggest issue they’ve found is a lot of Mt Evelyn residents don’t know about the development application.
‘Not everyone is on social media, and because the development isn’t up to the advertising stage, we’re aware that a lot of people haven’t heard about it yet.
It’s easy to be so focused on the conversation that’s happening in various Facebook groups with a handful of people (relatively) and miss the fact there’s a large group of people who aren’t involved in that conversation. Including people it may affect directly.
We want to make sure everyone knows about the development so when the advertising period is here they can lodge an objection to Council if they wish to do so.’
Mt Evelyn Community House and Reading Room are hosting a FREE Snake Safety Workshop with Black Snake Productions
On Thursday 29th February 2024 from 10:30am to 11:30am (1 hour workshop)
We are thrilled to be offering a workshop on Snake Awareness and Safety with Mike from Black Snake Productions. Mike will be educating on snake identification, behaviour, bite reduction, PPE, first aid, legislation, and avoidance.
This workshop is for community members who would like to learn practical information and ideas to support them in being snake-aware.
Each participant attending will receive a free travel-sized Snake Bite First Aid Kit.
Spaces are limited so we suggest you register early at https://www.mtevelynch.com.au/course-detail.cfm?coursecode=SSW
FREE EVENT - This initiative is funded by the Australian Government under the PHN program Eastern Melbourne PHN
Hard Rubbish Collection
Local hard rubbish collections have started and dates for Mt Evelyn are over two weeks, at the end of February and the beginning of March.
To find the week your hard rubbish will be collected you can put your street address into the search box on this page: https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Environment/Waste/Hard-rubbish
Items you can put out include:
Unwanted furniture that cannot be donated or reused by others
Metals (max 1.5m length and 50kg per item)
Whitegoods (fridge doors must be removed)
Electronic waste – eg. computers, televisions, monitors, all other battery and power-operated items and items with an electrical cord
Mattresses
Up to 10 pieces of timber (not fencing)
Glass, shower screens and mirrors - wrapped and clearly marked as glass
Items must not be placed out more than one week before your collection week.
For more information, including a list of what will and won’t be collected, visit https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Environment/Waste/Hard-rubbish
Mt Evelyn in the News
Not going anywhere soon says Mount Evelyn futsal
Star Mail
https://mountevelyn.mailcommunity.com.au/news/2024-02-19/not-going-anywhere-soon-says-mount-evelyn-futsal/
Activity Calendar
~ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28 ~
Stitch & Craft Group
12pm - 2:30pm
$5 (BYO Project)
Mt Evelyn Community House, 50 Wray Cres
https://www.mtevelynch.com.au/course-detail.cfm?coursecode=X3
Sport Calendar
CRICKET
~ SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24 ~
RDCA Juniors SEDA U14 Day 1, Mt Evelyn vs Wantirna South
8:15am
Walker Reserve, Wantirna South
RDCA Juniors SEDA U16 Day 1, Mt Evelyn vs Croydon
8:15am
Mount Evelyn Reserve / Oval 1 - Gary Martin (South), Tramway Rd
RDCA Seniors Stuart Newey Plate Day 1, Mt Evelyn vs Heathwood
1pm
Heathmont Reserve / Heathmont
RDCA Seniors David Beatty Shield Day 1, Mt Evelyn vs Heathwood
1pm
Mount Evelyn Reserve / Oval 1 - Gary Martin (South), Tramway Rd
RDCA Seniors Ann Pascoe Shield, Mt Evelyn vs North Ringwood
1pm
Barngeong Reserve / Oval 1, Croydon
RDCA Seniors D.J. Strachan Shield, Mt Evelyn vs Coldstream
1pm
Mount Evelyn Reserve / Oval 2 (North), Tramway Rd
RDCA Seniors Ian Dench Shield, Mt Evelyn vs Lilydale
1pm
Lilydale Recreation Reserve / Oval 2, Lilydale