Art in Public Places
Hobsons Bay’s month-long celebration of art in public draws to a close on Saturday, September 30. Closing week highlights include Fringe Festival artists Forest
Fringe, a public screening of a documentary about Laverton, an installation about Altona’s coal mining history and an exhibition on Hobsons Bay’s sister city Buloke. Various times, locations and
prices.
■ www.artinpublicplaces.com.au
Seniors events
A series of mostly free events, including Devonshire tea, guided tours, tai chi,
tennis, dancing and birdwatching, will be held from Sunday, October 1 across Hobsons Bay as part of the Victorian Seniors Festival.
■ hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/seniors
School holiday fun
Visit Williamstown’s Commonwealth Reserve for an AFL footy day with
special guests on Thursday, September 28 from 10.30am-12.30pm, followed by
a kite-making workshop from 1.30-3.30pm. In the event of inclement weather, contact the Hobsons Bay Visitor Information Centre on 9932 4310 (9am-5pm) for updates.
Skunk workshops
Hosted by Victoria University’s Skunk Control group, Highpoint shopping centre’s free school holiday workshops include how to make a aoetrope, how to make a thaumatrope, build a colour mixer and spectroscope and build a butterfly automata.
■ www.highpoint.com.au/schoolholidays
