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Clarinets, wildlife & truffles – Community Calendar, June 21, 2016

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Clarinets’ clarion call

A quartet of clarinet players will perform at the St John’s Anglican Church, Simpson Street, Ballan, on Sunday, July 24, from 2pm.

■ 0411 482 397

 

Chooks on parade

Footscray @ The Marsh poultry club will hold an early show at the Bacchus Marsh Racecourse and Recreation Reserve on Sunday, July 24, 10am-2pm.

■ 9741 9705

 

Support for cancer sufferers

The Melton Cancer Support Group meets on the second Tuesday of each month, from 10.30am, at Melton Health, 195 Barries Road, Melton.

■ Leesa, 9743 5044

 

Take a truffle tour

Morning tea and truffle tasting at Gordon will be followed by a truffle ‘hunt and lunch’ at The Plough, Myrniong, on Saturday, July 16. Meet at Oakhill, Corbettes Road, Gordon, at 10.30am.

■ 0428 677 810

 

Happily in harmony

Melton singing group meets 10.30am every Tuesday.

■ 0418 667 150

 

Twice weekly badminton

Badminton games are played every Wednesday and Thursday, 8-10pm, at the Darley Primary School gymnasium, 21 Nelson Street.

■ 0418 141 715

 

Jim jams for foster kids

Wear your pyjamas on National Pyjama Day, Friday, July 22, to raise money for foster children.

■ (07) 3256 8802

 

Wildlife adventure

Discover Australian wildlife, including birds, reptiles and mammals, at The Village, Bacchus Marsh, on June 29, 30 and July 1, 11am-2pm.

 

While away winter

Classes in cake decorating, deluxe facials, eyelash extensions, acrylic nails, and memory will run at Melton South community centre in June.

■ 9747 8576

 

Stories of troubled times

Asylum seekers and refugees will tell their stories on Wednesday, June 22, noon-1.30pm, at the Melton library, 31 McKenzie Street, as part of Refugee Week celebrations.

■ 9747 7200

 

WIN THIS

Here’s your chance to win one of two double passes (valued at $181.48 each) to the tribute show HIStory at Her Majesty’s Theatre on July 15 at 8pm. HIStory is a journey through Michael Jackson’s vast catalogue of work, from his beginnings in Jackson 5 to his groundbreaking theatrics of the ’80s and his evolution into the 21st century. www.mjhistoryshow.com

To enter, click here.

Entries close at 11.59pm on Sunday, June 26 and will be drawn at 9am the next day at 380 City Road, Southbank, 3006. Entrants must be over 18 years old and reside in Victoria. See our Competition Terms & Conditions for more details. All winners will be contacted direct by the prize supplier within seven days of the winners being drawn.

Photo: Getty Images
Photo: Getty Images

 

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