Get to Know Your Personality at a Personal Development Workshop -12 July 2014

By knowing yourself, you can make better choices. By understanding who you are and what motivates you, you can make better choices in every part of your life and experience real success and happiness as a result. During this interactive and empowering 90 minute workshop, you will learn: 5 principles for achieving long-term success used by the healthy, wealthy and wise  How you like to relate as a person and how you run your relationships  The 6 core human needs and why only 2 of them really matter Your personality type Hosted by the Melton City Council Cost: $5.00 and lunch's included  Saturday 12 July 2014, 1pm - 2.30pm Diggers...

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A New Flower Growing Group in Diggers Rest

Hosted by the Melton City Council, a flower group has started in Diggers. There's a lot more to growing beautiful flowers than you might think and gardeners are very passionate about their turf. Why not get involved? Its a great way of learning about gardening and meeting new friends. The group needs numbers to get started so let Paula know that you want to be there. Thursdays, 11am - 12.30pm Family Services Centre Plumpton Road, Diggers Rest Email: paulinec@melton.vic.gov.au Diggers Rest Cost: $2,...

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Rotary Are Feeding The Many Every Monday Night

It began with a good idea to help the needy and grew into a great success. Now, you can give the kitchen a little help with a simple vote. Photograph by the Rotary Club, Working in the kitchen In September 2013, the Rotary Club of Sunbury started a community kitchen to feed people with hardship. Rotarian Neil Williams with his wife Maryanne ran the first free weekly three-course meals for people in need. Only two customers turned up on that first evening. Now the Monday nights are packed with people with full tummies and good friendship. It has brought new hope and changed lives. People are enjoying healthy meals and have hope of defeating...

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Beyond the Brink - Victoria

Change is accelerating. Do you know what it will mean to us by 2050? Are we beyond the brink already? This article is based on reports produced by the most reputable science institutions of Australia and America. Many of the forecasts are extracted from the Australian Government Department of the Environment Victoria Climate change impacts in Vic report. And it is bloody scary.  Putting your head in the sand won't make it go away Victoria is Australia's smallest yet most densely populated and urbanised mainland state. It is the second most populous Australian state with approximately 5.6 million people. The Bureau of Statistics...

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Bulla Tip Stinks

Our community is getting increasingly worried about the Bulla Rubbish Tip and some residents requested Diggers Rest Talk to follow this subject. Photograph by Daniel De Carteret - Bulla landfill failed to cover asbestos waste Extract of article by  Helen Grimaux of the Northern Star Weekly, 6 May 2014 Bulla and Tullamarine residents kick up tip stink There’s something rotten about the Bulla tip, neighbour Carmel Egan claimed last week. Citing clouds of dust, paper and plastic rubbish, mud and an acrid smell, other neighbours say there are times they could not invite friends over or enjoy the outdoors because of the odour. A recent...

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Diggers Rest Takeaway - New Management

Welcome to the new Cradle Road Fish and Chip shop management. The Diggers Rest Takeaway is an important store for the town because it provides quick and easy meals for people in a hurry. Over the years, the store has been either run well or struggled to engage with the resident's needs. The good news is that the new owner, Felicity, is going back to basics with an approach to provide simple, good products when we need them.  From now on we will be able to pick up fish and chips every day from 10:00am to 8:00pm (Fridays 8:30pm). Please give Felicity a chance and shop locally. Diggers Rest Takeaway 27 Cradle Road Diggers Rest03 9740...

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