Poetry Reading
A POETRY reading featuring actor John Wood will be held at The Old Post Office, 3 Old Chum Creek Road, from 5pm on Sunday 28 June.
The event is run by Exit Theatre, and features a number of local artists.
Entry is $25, with coffee and cake provided – BYO wine.
For more information. call or SMS 0431 875 755 or email theatre.exit@gmail.com.
Dinner for India
THE Millgrove Baptist Church is holding a fundraising dinner on Saturday 27 June at 6pm for the persecuted church in India.
The dinner is $10 at the church at 4 Cavanagh Road, Millgrove.
Phone Rowen on 5961 5748.
Lookout for Children
LOOKOUT is a new local community group concerned with keeping children safe from abuse and being there for adult victims.
It meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month, 1pm to 3pm, at the Each Facility at Comely Bank, 48 Myers Creek Road, Healesville.
On June 23, Melinda Dows of ECASA, East Ringwood, will speak on Sexual Assault and the Healing Process, explaining the impact that sexual abuse has on victims, and the stages of healing for survivors. Phone 0417 087 199.
Release of DVD
DANDENONG Ranges Music Council will release its Breast Beaters DVD at Lillydale Lake Community Room on Friday 26 June at 4.30pm.
The Breast Beaters music and movement program aims to prevent lymphoedema and increase wellbeing for women living with breast cancer.
Phone 0419 326 930.
Woman of Interest
WARBURTON CFA Captain Hazel Clothier will be guest speaker at the Upper Yarra Women of Interest 2015 event on Thursday, 25 June.
Ms Clothier is well known as brigade leader, but there’s more!
Hear about her work in public health in Vanuatu, Fiji and the Solomon Islands, and as an epidemiologist and lecturer. Warburton fire station at 12.30pm.
Library holiday fun
YARRA Junction Library is running a school holiday program in July with Foil Fun Sculpture and tin foil art on Wednesday 1 July, All Day Lego on Friday 3 July, see a movie and make a paper plane on Tuesday 7 July, and be entertained by Elf Sneaky Bottom with hilarious magic, songs and games on Thursday 9 July. Phone 5967 1588.
History on display
THE history of the Upper Yarra Ranges is on show on Wednesdays and Sundays at the Upper Yarra Museum in Yarra Junction.
Take a trip back in time with the whole family.
Phone 0427 707 703.
Cancer support
JOIN breast cancer support group, Yarra Valley Ladies in Pink, at the Wandin Baptist Church on the first Friday of each month to be part of their Learn, Laugh, Live Well Program.
The next session, from 9.30am to noon, is on 3 July.
Toastmasters
HEALESVILLE Toastmasters meets on the first and third Mondays of each month at the Senior Citizens Clubrooms in Green Street.
Have fun learning how to be a confident and accomplished speaker among a supportive and friendly group.
Next meeting is on Monday 6 July at 7.15pm. Phone 0425 783 472.
Indian cooking
HEALESVILLE Library will host a session on Indian Cooking for Busy People on Thursday 25 June at 1pm.
Phone 5962 4423 to book.
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