Coburg Cemetery Tour

The Dead of Night...  If walking amongst the dead doesn't freak you out, come along for a moonlit tour (clear skies permitting) to hear about gangsters, murder victims, pioneers, prison wardens, and politicians.

 
8pm Sunday, April 29th.  

Cost: $10 or $2 for members. 

Bookings: focc.group@gmail.com 

Advice Needed

STREET LAMP advice.

Not only do we have an annoying street light which shines brightly into our bedrooms at night but it does not seem to switch off ever.

Any tips for dealing with this kind of problem? 

We are in Moreland council.

Please email me on heidimonisha@gmail.com

Ta.

Supercare Pharmacy

A Supercare Pharmacy has recently opened near Coburg Station at Coburg Pharmacy 4 Less, 1 Louisa Street, Coburg. If a person is unwell after-hours, residents can have peace of mind knowing that a pharmacist and dedicated nursing service are available locally; and may help avoid the long wait times often faced when visiting a hospital emergency department.

Waterwatch

Hello all,

It’s the start of the months again! (and Easter Sunday and April Fool’s day!).

But this is not an April Fool - our Edgar’s Creek water testing will be this Sunday 1^st April.

Come along and help monitor the water quality. 

Near where the old footbridge was 9:00 to ~ 10:30 am.

Cheers,

Irene.

Artistic Showcase

Hi. I'm Denis from 3rd Stone Designs - laser cut designs. I'm a local artist who is part of an upcoming showcase of emerging Melbourne artists of all stripes.

It's called RAW Magnify and its on April 19 at Melbourne Pavilion in Kensington (Racecourse Rd near the Citilink off-ramp).

You'll experience an independent film screening (usually a short, webisode or music video), a pop-up gallery featuring several independent visual artists and photographers, fashion shows from up-and-coming local designers, live musical performances, vendor booths featuring local artisans and accessories designers, and live performance art. You'll get a little taste of everything. Combine all this creativity with drinks, fun, and good company! 

Only $20.00 a ticket for all this? Interested? Go to 3rd Stone Designs to make your purchase.

Tubs and Technology

Hi Newlands Community,

I'd like to promote my local business I run from my workshop in Coburg North.

My business name is Tubs and Technology and I specialise in washing Machine, clothes Dryer and technology repairs.   I love working in my local area I have been doing repairs and maintenance in this field since I was 17 years old (that's over 25 years eeps!!).

A previous client posted a recommendation to your site so I wanted to formally introduce myself
http://newlandscommunitynews.blogspot.com.au/2017/07/recommendation_23.html

Here is a link to my google maps site
https://goo.gl/maps/CQsonFhXNk72

Here is a link to my website homepage

http://tubsandtechnology.business.site/

Here is a link to my washing machines and clothes dryers currently for sale
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-seller/Tubs%20and%20Technology/1018675548
 

Thank you so much!

Colin Nelva - Tubs and Technology

 

Washing Machine and Clothes Dryer Repairs | Home Handy Man Services | Computer and Technology Repairs

 

tubsandtechnology@gmail.com

 

Ph: 0412 767 559

Rubber Bands

Hi, we've got so many rubber bands saved up of different kinds. 

What do people do with them? Can you recycle them?

Does anyone want them?

Please post ideas on the blog!

Rabbit

Found Wednesday morning: one sweet grey rabbit lost in Newlands. Tame-ish but not tame enough to catch by two people running late for work. Last seen heading toward the creek to rampantly breed with other rabbits there.

Wanted

Hello,

I am searching for anyone who has some large-ish paint drop cloths that they no longer need, or would be happy to lend out for a few months.

Prefer canvas rather than plastic - not so slippery.

Call or text Leonie 0412 162 994.

Thanks!

Neighbourhood Houses

See you soon @ Newlands & East Coburg Neighbourhood House

Things to do during School Break

Plan ahead! Term 2 Programs at Newlands and East Coburg!

Please feel free to contact us if you want to talk with someone when planning/booking, BOOKING PAGES: For programs at East Coburg. https://www.trybooking.com/book/search?keyword=EastCoburgNH For programs at Newlands. https://www.trybooking.com/book/search?keyword=NewlandsNH

Find Out More

Recommendation Sought

Hi all,

I am looking for a recommendation for a steam cleaner. Trying to help a friend get rid of lingering cat pee odor in their carpet. You can reach me on stephanie.m.preston@gmail.com

Thank you,

Stephanie.

For Sale

Hello!

We're selling our (hardly used) Sevylor tandem inflatable kayak. It comes with a manual pump, two paddles, and spare paddle parts. 

$150 ono. 

We're in Preston. 

Text/call Anna - 0418 568 211.

Missing Cat

Hi All.
 
Have you seen our precious cat?

She went missing on Friday 22 March.  Have seen her since.

See photo below and please call if you have seen her.

Mary 0404 294070.

Needed

Building materials (help)! 

Looking for 4 timber posts for a quick n cheap add-on back veranda shade structure for our rental, anyone got any 2.2m or taller vertical posts lying around let me come and take them off your hands? We also need corrugated plastic sheets....

Thanks! 

Msg Rachel 0417 132 476.

TD in the Pub

TD in the Pub is back for 2018! It's a relaxed space where folks can kick back, grab a drink, and learn about the world we live in and what we can do about it! Anyone is welcome... this month Craig, a Darebin local and engineer will be talking about oil and energy. 

What: TD in the Pub: Energy and oil, where it comes and where it goes.

Time and Date: 7.00pm - 8.30pm, 27th March Tuesday.
Where? Hard Rubbish Cafe, 670 Plenty Road.

Details:

TD in the Pub is back for 2018! It's a relaxed space where folks can kick back, grab a drink, and learn about the world we live in and what we can do about it! Anyone is welcome... this month Craig, a Darebin local will be talking about oil and energy. 

World population increased along with our energy usage and technology;  from slave power, wood power, coal power, electricity, and oil. This talk will be looking at the energy supplies of individual countries and the world, to consider how uses have changed from the 1970s to the present. We will then discuss what this means for us today and regarding our energy future. Craig's practical experience working as an engineer in offshore and onshore oil and gas, and theoretical research he has done will help us understand the complex energy system we rely on.

More about the presenter:

Craig is an engineer who has worked in offshore and onshore oil and gas, the chemical industry and in hard rock mining; both in Australia and overseas. Craig started building his and his wife, Sally's sustainable house in 1999, and were the second house to install grid-connected solar panels in Melbourne. They now run the house from a battery solar system, have retrofitted old windows and doors, run four independent water systems and are currently installing solar hydronic heating.

Recommendation Sought

I am going to get an old square air conditioner removed and I need someone to patch up the hole. 

It’s double brick. 

Any recommendations are welcome. 

Barbara 0402 137 803.

Qigong

Qigong Classes in Reservoir!

Qigong Class includes breathing, focusing internally with gentle movements, sitting, standing, laying down or walking.

Feeling our bodies, relaxing and being present allows us to feel calm, peaceful, more focused and happier.

Weekly classes-

Monday morning 9.30am till 10.30am.

Level 1

Thursday night - 7.30pm till 9pm.

Open Level

Call Gina on - 0407 222 494 or email Gina at - info@innerchibalance.com.au

for all enquires.

Inner Chi Balance

6 Carrington Road,

Reservoir.

Retreat

One for the health practitioners among us! 

How is 2018 shaping up for you? Do you need to re-engage with your purpose and find new passion for your work? What is next for you? We created a little video from footage taken on the 2017 Bali practitioner retreat - I dare you to not get inspired! Ah, Bali… See the video here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B8Nvedf80Qk5vkx_xCyOjqBb0104r9TY/view?usp=sharing

Please share if you know anyone who needs this. We have some wonderful practitioners committed to joining us for this truly incredible experience in May 2018. It’s going to be just what we all need!

Last chance for booking your place - applications close on Monday 26th March. 

  Flights are still under $500 return from Melbourne!

(Let me know if you are not a practitioner and interested too…  this may develop further for anyone who needs a nourishing retreat like this!)

Call me anytime to talk about it 0402 102 445

Or see more information on the website:https://www.fertileground.com.au/journal/rest-revitalise-inspire-a-practitioner-retreat-in-bali-2018/ 

Charmaine Dennis 

(Local Newlands Lover, Naturopath, Mentor & Founding Director Fertile Ground Health Group, Co-creator Be Fertile Guided Meditation Series & Co-facilitator Rest, Revitalise & Inspire Practitioner Retreat)

🌟      What we do on the retreat 🌟

Respectful to culture, the retreat begins on Sunday afternoon with a traditional Balinese welcome and story share, continues for 6 days and 5 nights, ending at midday on the following Friday.

This is not your standard goal setting, achieve more, make more jobs for yourself, write a list, you’ll be happier/more successful/make more money when you… Ra Ra kind of business mentoring. This is about taking time to stop and listen to your core aches and yearnings. Time to reflect more deeply on how you want to feel, why you do what you do, If you have any dissatisfaction about the way you are working, any sense that you are off the path but not even sure why or how, caught in groundhog day, feel burnt out or a bit resentful about the state of your profession, your patients, your colleagues…or just a bit over it and wondering what’s next and how to make decisions about what to do, then this is definitely for you!

You don’t have to be burnt out either – you could just be starting out and wondering how to find your authentic style and voice in your profession. It often starts with clarity but gets so drummed out by the time we finish our degree we don’t know where to find it! Or know if it is really safe to voice it even.

Every day we explore a series of processes to lead you to clarity of understanding your core values, your purpose, potential and your true authentic voice. That voice that distinguishes you from everyone else in your profession and really sets you apart – and at the same time brings you together, busting that sense of isolation and competition, as you come to see that there really is no competition, because no one can ever offer what you offer!

Is it the kind of business/personal development you need? It’s not something anyone else is talking about much for health professionals. There’s so much focus on the clinical side of business generally that this is so often neglected and we think a huge part of why there are such high rates of burnout among health professions.

There is also plenty of time for Q and As and nuts and bolts of business, both with Gill and I as well as the whole group of experience to draw from. How do you…? When do you…? Why do you…? We all have so much to share! I can’t wait for all the juicy discussions around the meal table with so many wonderful practitioners as we drink kombucha and coconut water and pass the plates or organic, garden supplied food around. Bring your notebook and pen to meals for sure as the conversations are as juicy as the organic tumeric jamu!

We start every day with movement and meditation before breakfast. After the workshops, there’s many hours off every day to eat INCREDIBLE organic food, lay pool-side, swim, have massage, walk in the monkey forest, explore the organic food and herb gardens and animals, chat with like-minded practitioners running business, visit a Balinese healer or day spa, stretch, move, meditate, soak up the sunshine and rest in the shade… Mmmmm….

Yoga Chanting

Hi Yoga-Friends.

If you have ever wanted to find out more about chanting in yoga, the workshop I am offering in April might be of interest.  The flier has heaps of info about it, and if you would like to book, the link below will take you there.

http://www.fairfieldwellness.com.au/what-we-offer/yoga/yoga-workshops

Hope to see you there on 22 April, or at one of my other Term 2 yoga offerings - stay tuned to the Newlands Newsfeed for details!

Clare.

0468 362 453

yogiclare@hotmail.com

School Holidays

The Melbourne Inner North Performing Arts Academy would love to welcome you to their programs for children these holidays:

The Singing Playground with Christine Marie Storey

Every Wednesday during the school holidays as well as Wednesdays https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-singing-playground-choral-and-vocal-easter-workshops-for-children-3-18-tickets-43378068972

Kids Song Writing with Katalin Orgovany

Every Tuesday during the school holidays

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/kids-songwriting-workshops-for-kids-the-melbourne-inner-north-performing-arts-academy-tickets-44389907408

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/myevent?eid=44389969594

Kid's Rock Band with Sam Playford & Russell Stringer

Every Thursday during the school holidays

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/kids-rock-band-the-melbourne-inner-north-performing-arts-academy-tickets-44209060490

And our amazing Easter Multi-instrumental Music Camp 8-5,1-5 or 8-12 every day of the holidays including weekends!

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/myevent?eid=44390123053

Please visit us here http://www.facebook.com/melbournepianoteachers

or call us on 0422 350 290.

Petition

Dear Residents, In the 5 March edition of The Moreland Leader, you may have seen an article regarding the long over-due museum in D-Division .    If you have not heard of the museum this is explained below.      We are asking people to sign our petition at https://www.change.org/p/save-historic-d-division-pentridge-before-it-disappears        To-date the petition has reached 1,195 signatures, which is a good effort but more would be kindly appreciated.         Pentridge Community Action Group at https://www.facebook.com/PentridgeCommunityActionGroup.PCAG/; 

email: pentridge-community-action-group@googlegroups.com; save-coburg@googlegroups.com

There are also some other actions that people might wish to consider:

•  Email or phone the Planning Minister and ask the Government to purchase D-Division to create a museum for all Victorians. A simple 3-word sentence is all that is needed ‘Please buy D-Division’ (but write more if you feel like it and have time). Hon. Richard Wynne (03)86830964  richard.wynne@parliament.vic.gov.au; 

• Email or phone the Member for Brunswick, Hon. Jane Garrett, (03)938 41241, (03)8685 1555, 31 Nicholson St, Brunswick East,jane.garrett@parliament.vic.gov.au; Member for Pascoe Vale, Ms Elizabeth (Lizzie) Blandthorn, (03) 9354 9935, 416a Bell Street, Pascoe Vale lizzie.blandthorn@parliament.vic.gov.au        

From: Pentridge Community Action Group.

https://www.facebook.com/PentridgeCommunityActionGroup.PCAG/

Future Estate, developer of the southern part of Pentridge, has put historic bluestone D-Division up for sale.  Its future is under threat.

Ned Kelly's remains were transferred to D-Division in 1929 after his hanging at the Old Melbourne Gaol in 1880; they remained at Pentridge until 2009. D-Division also functioned as the main female prison in Victoria until 1956.  One of its most famous women prisoners was Adela Pankhurst, the suffragette and anti-war activist, who was imprisoned there in 1917. Later D-Division became the Remand Division, housing those awaiting trial.

The 'commercial real estate' advertisement for D-Division contains no mention of the legal requirement for a properly curated museum. Yet as long ago as 2000, Justin Madden, the then Planning Minister, stated that, “a museum...will be built on the [Pentridge] site” (The Age, 29 January 2000).

A legal agreement between the site’s owner and the Victorian Heritage Council in 2008 required that parts of D Division be devoted to “historical interpretation and museum administration”.  In 2016, a heritage permit (H1551) for mixed-use development in D-Division’s exercise yards mandated the creation of a museum comprising, “eight D-Division ground-floor cells, the remaining intact exercise yard and the single-story north annex building”.

D-division has been neglected by successive developers and its history eroded by a variety of poorly thought-out actions.  For example, painting of the building has obliterated prisoners’ writings and drawings on the cell walls. What more will be lost?

Future Estate is asking $4.5 million for this historic building, whose future is touted for uses such as a hostel for backpackers. Given the continued unwillingness by developers to comply with key heritage requirements, the time for action has arrived.  We believe that the State Government should buy D-Division and establish a museum in a site that has local, state, and national significance.

Please sign this petition to insist that the current government create the long-promised museum that will make the history of D-Division accessible to all.