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Community Calendar: Melton and Moorabool

War graves tour

The Melton Family History Group will take you on a tour of Melton’s war graves. The guided tour is from 1.30pm on Sunday, April 19, at the Melton cemetery, corner of Centenary Avenue and O’Neills Road, Melton.

■ 9747 7200

SES info day

The Victoria State Emergency Services’ Melton unit will be hosting an information day from 11am-2pm on Saturday, April11, at the Melton unit, 90-92 High Street, Melton.

■ Nic, 0429 151 727

Heritage Week farm trek

Take a free guided tour of the Eynesbury homestead, gardens and greybox forest as part of Heritage Week. It’s from 10am on Sunday, April 12, at the Eynesbury Discovery Centre, Eynesbury Road, Eynesbury.

■ Greg, 0417 356 691

Visit the shrine

Hop on a chartered bus and travel to Melbourne to visit the Shrine of Remembrance, 9.30am-3.30pm, Monday, April 13. Meet at Melton civic centre.

■ 9747 7200

Dark past explored

Join the heritage advisory committee in celebrating Melton’s people, places and groups. University of Melbourne professor Janet McCalman will be talking about the ‘The Lady Swindler’ and Tasmanian convicts who settled in Victoria. The 2015 Heritage award night is on Thursday, April 23, 5.30-7.30pm, at Melton library. Bookings: register.eventarc.com/27968/city-of-melton-heritage-award

■ 9747 7200

Lead a green revolution

Melton council will be training residents to be energy efficient and to become ‘energy leaders’, 10am-4pm, Sunday, April 12, at Melton library, 31 McKenzie Street.

■ 9747 7200

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