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Lest we forget.
24/04/2025

Lest we forget.

Looking for things to do this week? Check out Heritage Hobsons Bay Festival.
23/04/2025

Looking for things to do this week? Check out Heritage Hobsons Bay Festival.

🛩️ In 1925, Laverton became home to the Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF) No.1 Aircraft Depot — a base for the er****...
22/04/2025

🛩️ In 1925, Laverton became home to the Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF) No.1 Aircraft Depot — a base for the er****on, testing and maintenance of aircraft.

It was officially opened for service on 1 March 1926, becoming the RAAF's third air base after the one nearby at Point Cook and the base at Richmond, New South Wales.

In later years, Laverton became an important training base and administrative centre. In 1989, the operations of Laverton and Point Cook were merged to form RAAF Williams, with the airfield at Laverton subsequently decommissioned in 1996. The remainder of the base remains in operation for administrative functions.

This is just one example of our rich history with Australian service men and women. Pay your respects this Anzac Day at one of the many services in Hobsons Bay: https://bit.ly/42ayB4Q

Information and images courtesy of Museums Victoria.

📷 1: A booklet - 'Join the RAAF Air Crew', World War II, 1939-1945

📷 2: '77 Squadron in the Air', 1941-1945

📷 3: Bristol Bulldogs & NAA Wirraway at RAAF Laverton, April 1938

🎮🎲 You don't need to insert coin to begin at the now open Games Discovery Centre at Altona North Library.Opened today, t...
22/04/2025

🎮🎲 You don't need to insert coin to begin at the now open Games Discovery Centre at Altona North Library.

Opened today, the centre provides free access to gaming equipment and resources.

👾 Nine Gaming PCs.
👾 Two console trolleys with PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch.
👾 Specialised board game tables.
👾 Borrow and take home board games from our Library of Things, including roleplaying games like Dungeons and Dragons ⚔️🐉🧝

Open during all library operating hours. Check the hours out here: https://bit.ly/45WFVRP

22/04/2025

Council offices, libraries and community centres will be closed for Anzac Day this Friday.

All waste services will be operating as usual.

🐰🍫 We're getting reports the Easter Bunny has already made their deliveries. Oh, the advantages of having your own priva...
20/04/2025

🐰🍫 We're getting reports the Easter Bunny has already made their deliveries. Oh, the advantages of having your own private hare-plane... please don't be hopping mad at us.

Alright, we'll show ourselves out, but before we do, happy Easter to all in our community who celebrate. ✝️⛪

17/04/2025

Do you love plants, animals and getting out in nature? Then you should download the iNaturalist app and attend our City Nature Challenge events.

🦋 Mothing Night
📅 Tuesday 22 April, 6.30pm-8.30pm
📍 Newport Lakes main noticeboard in car park
More info: https://bit.ly/3Ej4kaW

🌺 City Nature Challenge Bioblitz
📅 Monday 28 April, 10am-12pm
📍 Truganina Park, Andrew Park Drive, Altona Meadows
More info: https://bit.ly/3XZyHtC

📝 Councillor Michael Disbury writes about Anzac Day and what it means to him in this week's Cr Column.➡️ Read here: http...
15/04/2025

📝 Councillor Michael Disbury writes about Anzac Day and what it means to him in this week's Cr Column.

➡️ Read here: https://bit.ly/cr-column-16-april

🚌💦🍫👵👦☮️ More electric buses, giant waterslides, a chocolate factory, open days at aged care homes, and more kindness and...
15/04/2025

🚌💦🍫👵👦☮️ More electric buses, giant waterslides, a chocolate factory, open days at aged care homes, and more kindness and peace. These were just some of the entries for the magazine drawing competition ‘What do you want to see in Hobsons Bay in the next 10 years?’

👏 Congratulations to our winners – Jasmine and Kyra.

Jasmine known affectionately as the ‘heart girl’, has dedicated her life to spreading joy and making people smile and laugh. “The world needs more heart” said Jasmine. Read more about Jasmine’s journey of supporting displaced families and children through the Save the Children Foundation: www.jazzysgift.org

Take part in the current edition’s writing competition: https://bit.ly/3ZWamEM

🖼️: Jasmine holding her artwork.
🖼️: Kyra’s entry

The poppies are in at the Civic Centre! A big thank you to the community members who make this installation happen.If yo...
14/04/2025

The poppies are in at the Civic Centre!

A big thank you to the community members who make this installation happen.

If you want to pay your respects at an Anzac Day service in Hobsons Bay next week, there are multiple services to attend. View them here: https://bit.ly/42ayB4Q

🐰📢 Council offices, libraries and community centres will be closed from Good Friday (18 April) and will reopen on Tuesd...
14/04/2025

🐰📢 Council offices, libraries and community centres will be closed from Good Friday (18 April) and will reopen on Tuesday 22 April.

🗑️ No waste and recycling collections will occur on Good Friday. Bins normally collected on a Friday will be collected on Saturday 19 April.

On the Easter Monday public holiday (21 April), all waste and recycling services will be operating as usual.

Any cancellations of booked hard waste collections for Tuesday 22 April must be made by 5pm Thursday 17 April.

📮 The latest edition of the Hobsons Bay magazine has started to arrive in letterboxes.😻🔨🌲👴 Meet local author Deborah Fre...
10/04/2025

📮 The latest edition of the Hobsons Bay magazine has started to arrive in letterboxes.

😻🔨🌲👴 Meet local author Deborah Frenkel, find out what happens at the Hobsons Bay community workshop, take part in the winter tree giveaway, check out Heritage Hobsons Bay Festival events, and have your say on local laws and animal management changes.

Can’t wait for delivery? Read online: www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/magazine

🌲🦋🦎 Last Sunday, we hosted an incredible cultural biodiversity event at Truganina Park in Altona Meadows.🙌 A big thank y...
09/04/2025

🌲🦋🦎 Last Sunday, we hosted an incredible cultural biodiversity event at Truganina Park in Altona Meadows.

🙌 A big thank you to the 400+ community members who joined us for a day filled with cultural and biodiversity activities including a Welcome to Country, a Smoking Ceremony, guided walks, basket weaving, yarning circles, and more.

Ecological control burns are taking place tomorrow and this Friday 11 April (weather permitting) at the Maidstone Street...
09/04/2025

Ecological control burns are taking place tomorrow and this Friday 11 April (weather permitting) at the Maidstone Street and Horsburgh Drive grasslands, Truganina Explosives Reserve and Emu-Foot Grassland.

Planned burns are conducted during autumn to help maintain, regenerate and increase native plant species, control invasive weeds, and reduce fire loads for the next fire season.

All efforts will be made to reduce smoke and minimise any hazards. Once completed, monitoring will be carried out to ensure the sites remain safe and the fires are fully extinguished.

09/04/2025

Plan ahead if you're using the West Gate freeway this weekend. 60 minute delays from midnight Friday 11 April until 5am Monday 14 April.

Our amazing conservation rangers have been collaborating with a group of 20 RMIT students while they participate in an i...
08/04/2025

Our amazing conservation rangers have been collaborating with a group of 20 RMIT students while they participate in an innovative conservation and land management program.

Utilising Sandy Point Nature Reserve as an outdoor classroom, the project sees the students applying hands-on learning while contributing to critical conservation efforts. Our rangers have provided materials, equipment and expert guidance to support the students.

An ambitious yet important task of the project involves constructing a brush fence with dead and fallen branches (pictured). The fence aims to combat erosion using a nature-based solution.

Through the program the students are gaining invaluable field experience while making a meaningful contribution to the preservation of Sandy Point Nature Reserve.

07/04/2025

Mayor Daria Kellander has written to the Victorian attorney-general, calling on the state government to officially release a report into governance issues.

Read the full statement here: https://bit.ly/3R8rfIS

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