House Sitters

House Sitters Available!

Hi, If anyone needs house and pet sitting any time from the last week of Nov until Feb '24, my partner Laila and I are looking for places. We just got back from 3 years living in Europe and want to look around a bit before we decide where to settle. We'd consider anywhere within about a 2-hour drive of Melbourne. It would be better we could stay 3-4 weeks in any one place.

We're excellent cleaners, don't smoke and lead a pretty quiet life. I have a digital consulting business, and Laila is a jeweller.

We've both had pets (dogs and birds) and have also lived comfortably with other people's pets, including cats. We get along really well with them and are happy to keep them company and stick to their walking/feeding etc schedules. 

Call me or email if you'd like to chat.

Michael - michael@briarbird.com - 0409 412 866.

Degrowth Festival

https://events.humanitix.com/degrowth-spring-festival-2024

House for Sale

House for sale in Venus Bay.

https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-venus+bay-142416292

Yarn'n Toilet Paper Order

Hi, we’re locals to North Coburg/Reservoir/Fawkner. We are organising a bulk order of toilet paper to save money and the planet. 

Previously we've done the bulk order through 'Who Gives a Crap'. This year we've made the switch to Yarn'n, an Indigenous owned social enterprise that donates 50% of profits to Yalari.org, supporting First Nations education. It costs a few dollars more, but it's made in Australia and it's important to support Indigenous-owned enterprises.

The only catch is... we need to get 40 orders to get a wholesale discount! With shipping, each box of 48 will cost $52!

Please spread the word and share the joy of ordering environmentally friendly toilet paper in bulk with your community!

The next order will be on November 29, ready for pickup from our house/s (Coburg North or Fawkner) in the first week of December.

If you've got questions, sms Mike on 0411 762 776.

Order here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeS7mB8mNjMNdQu7V-5g3lUoNJ_9f3YiWgRiJwdbj4XgtaR3g/viewform

Gig

Local Gig

LOCAL POPSTERS COME GOOD IN THE HOOD…

BOOF’s 30th birthday party with special guests THIN WHITE UKES …

NEW DIY VENUE ..730 PLENTY RD RESERVOIR .. woohoo 

DETAILS BELOW…

Degrowth Festival

https://events.humanitix.com/degrowth-spring-festival-2024

Needed

SOMEBODY NEEDED TO WEED GARDEN

Elizabeth St Coburg.

A couple of hours work.

Most afternoons possible but not Tuesdays or Thursdays.

Please text: 0405 180 639.

For Sale

Hello, Newlanders, 

My daughter is selling her first car, upgrading to a new car. Just wondering if anyone looking for a good, solid, reliable car for their young person. It s a burgundy coloured 2002 Nissan Pulsar, in really good condition, with only 140,000km. Great turning circle, handles really well, good visibility and easy to park. Only second owner. This a a super reliable, really excellent little car. 

Only $5,000. Call me if you want to take a look. Robyn - 0426 502 594.

School Books For Sale

$50 each pick up in Preston, text Rina 0425 444 588.

Gardens for Wildlife

Gardens for Wildlife: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/gardens-for-wildlife-at-fawkner-festa-tickets-1066268250039

For Sale

Refurbished sky blue tandem bike with a toddler seat.

We found it ideal for a growing family wanting the kids to start pedaling too. The backseat is suited for kids from primary school age but set higher it will fit an adult too. The toddler seat will work for children up to primary school depending on their height/weight.

It is perfect for school drop off as it can be ridden without the second person pedalling.

Stats:

24 inch back wheel, 28 inch front wheel

Schwalbe tyres

6 gears Shimano shifter

Independent rear hub

Static second chain for back seat peddler

Cantilever breaks

Pick up only in Pentridge. Price $850 negotiable. 

Call or message Julia on 0405 575 252.

Murnong Gathering

Licensed Builder

For Sale

Bicycle - Malvern Star Capo Pro.

$350

Small frame – approx. 52cm

Runs well, good clean bike.

Bought to do Great Vic with my sons who have now outgrown it.

Aluminium frame, carbon fork. Shimano 9 speed, Sora shifters, Tiagra derailleurs. Near new tyres (Vittoria Rubino Pro), handle bar tape and saddle.

Selling with an extra 50mm stem – allows the bike to be setup for shorter reach.

Cash only.

Pickup only from Preston 3072.

Call or message Brenton - 0431 211 818.

NECCHi

We are celebrating the Wurundjeri season of Buarth Gurru (grass flowering) and community food growing! Come and learn about sustainable food growing, collective cooking, habitat gardening and attend a Wurundjeri education session. Workshops will run simultaneously over the 15th & 16th of November and be held at both NECCHi houses and on the Merri Creek. Children under 12 free.  Brought to you by the Wayi community gardeners and proudly supported by Merri-Bek Council.

Learn how to propagate indigenous plants in the NECCHi Newlands garden with Chris from Nangak Tamboree Nursery (La Trobe University). He will demonstrate various plant propagation techniques and discuss resources, treatments and tips to help you propagate plants in your own garden. Participants will also have the opportunity ask questions and get involved with some hands on seed sorting and cutting propagation. Propagating these plants is a great skill to have to help increase local habitat! Book now Join Draw Plants Together for a friendly inclusive twilight plant drawing session celebrating the Wurundjeri season ‘Buath Gurru’ (grass flowering). A fun and creative two hours, come hang out with grasses and their allies and experiment with drawing :)   Book now

Seed for home gardens is free in seed libraries and at food swaps. So if you're saving seed, it's good to know how to get strong seed to offer. Seed saving is an amazing story of cultural lineage and human survival. Annie Bolitho was a founding member of the Australian Seed Savers Network, come and learn about the seven simple questions to ask when saving seed, to ensure strong seed and plants. Book now Onigiri has been used as portable food from ancient times to the present day! It is a healthy, easy to make Japanese rice ball. Originally, it was used as a way to use and store left-over rice. Come and learn how to make onigiri using local, seasonal produce with Mifumi Obata. It's zero waste, vegan, gluten free, lunchbox friendly.  We will be sourcing local produce from amazing nearby urban farms including Farm Raiser and Sun Patch.  Book now

BYO Twilight Picnic in the Wayi Garden! It’s Buarth Gurru (grass flowering) season – listen to the rustling of the grasses, watch them shimmer and shake as the sun sets. Featuring live music by Xiao Xiao, cello inspired by grasslands wildflowers, and River Arumets, harp in collaboration with the garden. BYO picnic food, rug, & friends :) Sweets & garden-inspired drinks available at Brewlands - don't forget your keep cup! Book now

Join NECCHI musician/artists in residence, Ria Soemardjo and Vanessa Chapple in a contemplative morning walk along Merri Creek. This collective walk is a wonderful opportunity to take time to tune into the current season of Buarth Gurru - grass flowering. Book now Walk along the creek and learn about native grassland species with Pascale Pitot – see the plants in a bushland setting and find out about how to work with them in your garden to create habitat for local birds, butterflies, lizards and other insects. Victorian grasslands are critically endangered. Learn how we can care for them and extend habitat by planting these species in our gardens.  Book now

Come and join a family friendly birding walk along the merri merri with champion Tawny Frogmouth spotter Arimbi Winoto from Friends of Merri Creek. Book now Heirloom corn (maize) has co-evolved with humans for more than 7,000 years and is probably the most famous flowering grass in the world today!  Meg Kimber grows corn across a network of urban growing sites and communities in Naarm Melbourne. Come and hear about the relationships that have grown and what Meg has learnt from maize.  Book now

Book now Please use the code SOLIDARITY for flexibly priced Solidarity Admission: First Nations People, People from refugee backgrounds, unwaged, concession Please use the code CHILD for free tickets for children under 12 year old. All children must be accompanied by an adult with a ticket.  Please email programs@necchi.org if any questions about tickets.

We respectfully acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people of the Kulin Nation as the traditional owners of the land on which the festival is held. We acknowledge that they have never ceded sovereignty and remain strong in their enduring connection to Country and culture.

ILLUSTRATIONS BY CLAIRE MOSLEY Newlands Neighbourhood House 20 Murray Rd Coburg North VIC 3058 Ph 03 8528 2332 enquiries@necchi.org www.necchi.org East Coburg Neighbourhood House 32 Nicholson St Coburg VIC 3058 Ph 03 9913 5472