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Monash Hello and Welcome to our June issue,

My name is Rachel, the new editor of Your Child in Monash.

It is a great honour to be part of the Your Child family. I would also like to thank Vanmala for all her hard work in sharing parenting information with the City of Monash parents and grandparents.

My husband Kirill and I are working together and will continue the legacy of Your Child in Monash. We have a girl and a boy. Lilia is two and Pasha is seven months old. Lilia likes to watch TV and she actually learnt how to sing an ABC song from TV. But is it always good to let children spend too much time in front of TV? Break Free from Too much TV on page 16 may give us some thoughts to ponder.

We are running a exciting campaign on Facebook. Author Brian McAleer is giving away a copy of his book Setting Goals Using The SMARTEST Method to a lucky reader. Please go to our Facebook and participate in our competition. We will announce the winner here and on Facebook.

Winter is coming we are so lucky that Monash council has organised a range of activities of environment, music and literature. If you have some spare time get involved, and you will find winter can be fun. To say the least, if winter comes, can spring be far behind?

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Benefits of Homework A

by Michele McArdle

s a teacher of 20+ years homework has always been a somewhat contentious topic.

To give homework or not to give homework.

Homework can be a means of consolidating what is being taught in the classroom and can showcase what the learner knows. Care and thought about amount and type of homework given will see homework helping students achieve their academic goals.

Homework provides an opportunity for students to learn how to manage their time effectively and how to prioritise. This becomes important as the learner reaches their senior years but is also an important skill that can be utilised in the workplace. The school diary is an effective way of planning the best use of time and is a way of identifying what homework needs to be completed first or what can be completed at a later date. Starting with the more challenging and pressing homework will give the learner time to complete tasks.

Setting the right conditions for completing homework can make all the difference so don't under estimate this. For some learners the bedroom provides a room free from distractions, for others completing homework at the dining room table is more effective. As parents it is our responsibility to ensure the home environment is conducive for study and being available to answer questions can reinforce that we value homework and our child. This has the capacity to bring families together, establish good communication and provides an opportunity for the learner to become an independent thinker.

Homework provides an avenue where the learner can practice the skills that have been taught in the classroom thereby providing an opportunity to master the skills and maintain the skills. When skills and content are mastered it gives the learner self-belief and allows the learner to build their knowledge and attempt more challenging tasks.

This in turn builds the learner's sense of responsibility, perseverance and gives them a sense of accomplishment.

Local libraries and lunchtime/after school homework groups provide study friendly environments which have adults, tutors or teachers available who can answer questions. For some learners switching up the homework place can work, for others employing a tutor to support your child can help meet their needs and hone in on an area that challenges their critical thinking skills.

A variety of homework provides an opportunity for all learners to develop and use their talents such as; essay writing in English, creativity in Art and problem solving in Maths. Homework also asks the student to learn what resources can help them in their endeavours and gives them experience in learning how to work as a team member.

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The most important thing to remember when it comes to homework is keeping the line of communication open between learner, teacher, tutor and parent.

Michele McArdle is a passionate Educator of 20+ years in the study of English, History, Geography and Media Studies.

She provides individualised tutoring to support students' (prep-Year12, with expertise in VCE) to reach their full potential. www.creativeworksm.com.au

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From Planning to Doing – Making your Goals Happen Many people would say life is too complicated to have goals. We never have enough time, we're all so busy and life is just too messy and complex, so how can we really achieve the goals we set out to accomplish?

We all have goals, whether you think you do or don't. In fact, you have a goal right now, and likely several that you're working towards at any one time. If you've worked hard to achieve something before and didn't quite get it, or wound up somewhere you didn't want to be, believe it or not you achieved your goal. The difference is your vision wasn't clear enough.

When our vision is clear and we know what we want and why we want it, we are more likely to get it and less likely to succumb to what we don't want.

We can't always get our vision as clear as we'd like it to be; that's being human. None of us are perfect, but we can practically perfect the art of setting goals. For many years, I was resorting to the S.M.A.R.T. way of setting goals; that well known acronym that breaks your goals down into one that is Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Reasonable and Time-bound. After using it several times, I felt something was missing from this popular strategy. I would start off well but quickly lose energy and motivation. I would keep my goal a secret too, so the wrong person wouldn't tell me I couldn't achieve it. And I was great at planning my goal, but would only make a start when I felt ready to get started. Can you relate to this?

From these experiences I was able to add my own twist to the S.M.A.R.T. way of setting goals,

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by Brian McAleer which then became The SMARTEST Method. It breaks down like this;

Small & Specific Measurable & Manageable Attainable & Achievable Realistic & Relatable Time-framed & Task-orientated Energised & Excited Stated & Shared Take the First Step Pay attention to those last three letters in the method, EST. They were a result of what I discovered wasn't working in my goal setting experience just dong it the smart way.

Discovering that these extra steps made my goals happen so much more often and quicker than ever before, I had found the smartest way and decided to put it all in a book, determined to share it with the world.

Now you can experience The SMARTEST Method for yourself. The book takes you through the method letter by letter, one chapter at a time. It also instructs you on how to construct your goal and gives you extra activities and strategies to make it happen in a way like no other goal setting strategy you've tried before.

As the saying goes, “Don't work harder – work smarter” Brian McAleer is an Author and Life Coach, specialising in youth empowerment and goal setting. He has published a book on goal-setting as well as several articles and eBooks on working with young people and various aspects of personal and professional development.

You can learn more about Brian by visiting his official blog brianmcaleer.blogspot.com.au

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Meditation for Kids

by Amanda McMahon

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o you remember when you were a kid and you would imagine you were a princess who, was going to live in a castle, with all the jewels in the world; or Superman, and you saved everyone from the evil villain? These days do you allow yourself the time to stop and use your imagination?

Using your imagination can be away that allows your brain the space to rest from everyday living. This can also be called meditation. It’s important to allow our minds the time to rest and rejuvenate. Using meditation reduces stress on our bodies, provides time out for our minds, but more importantly it allows us time to reconnect with ourselves again. It’s not only important for adults, to meditate, it is important to encourage, our kids to take time out to meditate. Allowing children, the space to meditate, will assist them in getting through a difficult day at school, or kinder. It lets them know that they can go to their own special place and hang all of their worries on what I call the Worry Tree. Once they have put all their worries on the Worry Tree their minds will be freed from these concerns, allowing a deeper more relaxed sleep and, a happier child who has somewhere to place their worries particularly if they don’t feel comfortable talking about them.

To encourage children to meditate, ask them to sit quietly on the floor with a cushion or lie on their bed and with their eyes closed ask them to imagine being on the top of a rainbow, allowing all the colours to come up through the rainbow and enter through their feet and run through their bodies feeling the warmth of all the red and yellow indigo blue, purple and green. Once they can feel all these colors encourage them to walk down the side of the rainbow. At the end 14

ask them to visualize a beautiful green tree with red apples hanging from it. Ask your children if they have any worries and if they do, ask that they stick them to the apples on the tree.

Are the apples they see large for big problems or smaller for smaller problems? Once they have put all their worries on the tree allow them the time to imagine they are playing under the tree it can be any game they like: hide and seek or pretending to be the super hero of their choice.

Once they have had a little play let them know that it’s time to come back to the rainbow, and return home. When they have returned to the top of the rainbow ask them to gently open their eyes. If they feel like talking about what they just experienced, then encourage them to talk, write or draw about it. Some children may just like to sit with their feelings and this is ok as well.

I do encourage parents and caregivers to bring meditation into children’s lives to allow total wellbeing and connection with one’s self.

Amanda McMahon is a qualified Kinesiologist www.claritymassageandwellbeing.com.au

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MARIA MONTESSORI PRESCHOOL 751-755 Ferntree Gully Road, Wheelers Hill, 3150 www.mariamontessori.com.au Member of the Montessori Australia Founda on (MAF)

Give your child the best founda on for future learning and living. Maria Montessori Preschool provides firstclass care and educa on for children from 3 to 6 years of age in a s mula ng environment.

With over 30 years experience the qualified Montessori teachers will give your child the opportunity to experience enjoyment in learning and achieve a strong educa onal background.

“The most important period of life is not the age of university studies but the first one, the period from birth to the age of six. The more fully the needs of one period are met the greater will be the success of the next”.

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Break Free From

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t’s been labelled as the ‘idiot box’, electronic income reducer and now the ‘electronic babysitter’. Increasing evidence sug gests that television is certainly deserving of these titles These labels make sense when we examine the consequences of television in our lives and importantly the development of our young children. Firstly, consider the number of hours a day that you and your children watch television and then imagine what you or your child could do if you cut it out and suddenly had extra ‘together time’. To do something creative as well as good for you, such as exercise or creating a work of art through painting or writing a story or reading a book.

According to Dr Mercola, television ‘changes your brain chemistry’ – “as television is one of the most powerful brainwashing devices there is, it is the most awesome propaganda machine in the entire world’. Dr Joe Dispenza has long warned of the physiological chemical changes that take place in young children exposed to long periods of time in front of the television, with vast amounts of dopamine being produced by the brain, creating a ‘more mentality’ and a physiological expectancy for constant high stimulation, making focus and concentration virtually impossible. Repeated actions, such as long hours in front of the television, hardwire the brain into patterns, that w h e n m i xe d w i t h e m o t i o n b e c o m e addictions and so children with repetitive television watching form an addiction.

who watched for 3 hours a day between the ages of 1 and 3 were 30 percent more likely to have attention trouble at age 7.

Surely the greatest motivation to limit your family time in front of the television is to realise and acknowledge the adverse effect it can have on your child’s health and specifically how it promotes obesity.

Television will change your child’s views and food choices, make your children fat and materialistic. Cause your children to be more aggressive and lose the ability to focus and concentrate, as they get older. Young children are especially more vulnerable because they cannot distinguish between fiction and reality.

This can create confusion over what is right and what is wrong and what is real and possible to what is fantasy.

My daughter Giselle recently experienced the benefits of cutting out television from her 2 year olds day. Her story totally supports the above points.

A study in the April 2004 Paediatrics found that every added hour of watching television increased a child’s odds of having attention problems at age 7 by about 10 percent. Those

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Too Much TV

by Gaynor Andrews

Emmy was spending increasing amounts of time in front of the television, watching what appeared to be harmless cartoons, which she so obviously enjoyed. To see her sitting on the couch transfixed to her cartoon friends could initiate a smile to anyone watching her but at the time, what we didn’t realise was that she was in fact slipping into an electronic haze that was to produce some very profound behavioural changes.

Giselle being such an attentive mum noticed that Emmy was becoming increasingly obsessive about turning the television on and was alarmed when tantrums started when the television was turned off.

After careful analysis of Emmy’s obvious behavioural changes, she became aware that Emmy’s television obsession had extended far beyond an acceptable limit, to the point where Emmy had become disinterested in her toys and unaware of people talking to her when she was watching her cartoons.

It’s been five days since Giselle stopped all television in Emmy’s life and the changes in Emmy’s behaviour have been remarkable. She is more happy to play with her toys and more receptive and open to the people around her.

She is less aggressive with tantrums and is mindfully eating much better.

Giselle relayed that she and her husband Michael are more inter active with her because at this stage she is an only child and they have implemented some positive habits in place of ‘television time’. They read to her with books in her tent and Emmy and Dad exchange imaginary cups of tea and cake as Emmy’s imagination has once again reignited.

Napoleon Bonaparte once stated, “Imagination rules the world”. Nothing comes into existence without first being a thought and creative thoughts are born in a healthy brain that is constantly being exposed to new experiences and challenges. Television dulls the senses and shuts down the frontal lobe of the brain where conscious thought takes place.

Limit your and your child’s television time and be selective of the programmes you watch Above all Children need to develop life qualities that are essential for success in life, such as self-control, creativity and social interaction with other people. The ability to think and problem solve through concentrated thought is a skill that is developed through life experience. The more exposure they receive to the world and people around them, the more enriched with ‘life knowledge’ they will become and with increased opportunities to use their imagination, the greater their ability will be to mindfully create a happy life.

Gaynor Andrews has a Diploma of Journalism and is a Personal Trainer. www.gaynorsfitness.com 0401 597 250

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BLAST OFF! A fun, FREE, monthly story and craft activity in 2015 for primary school age children aged 5-12 years.

Sessions start at 4pm Clayton Library 9-15 Cooke Street Enquiries: 9541 3120 24 Feb 24 March 28 April 26 May 23 June

28 July 25 Aug 22 Sept** 27 Oct 24 Nov

Wheelers Hill Library 860 Ferntree Gully Road Enquiries: 9561 6211 19 Feb 19 March 16 April** 21 May 18 June

16 July 20 Aug 17 Sept 15 Oct 19 Nov **Sessions during school holidays require bookings

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Conversation Circles Conversation Circles are FREE for people who wish to practise speaking English

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Saturday, 10am (from 21 Feb) Tuesday, 11am Monday, 12pm Thursday, 11am Friday, 11am

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The Home Stretch...

Scot Loxley from Greensborough, Victoria haswalked 15,000km over 18 months, around Australia, to raise funds for the new Monash Children's Hospital in Clayton. But that's not the crazy part. Scott has walked every step in a full length Star Wars Stormtrooper costume!

Scott started the walk just days after getting married in late 2013 and has conquered every State, braved heat waves and bush fires, survived hurricanes and snake bites and spend a long time away from his family.

“As a father, if one of my children were hospitalised, I would want them to be cared for by the best staff who have access to the best equipment. I am a member of the 501st Legion, an international volunteer Star Wars costuming organisation who give their time to raise funds for varying charities around the world.”

So far Scott has raised over $60,000 and is currently in Canberra on his way down to Melbourne. He hopes to be finished by mid-June 2015. But he needs your help to reach his target of $100,000.

“I'm supporting the build of the new Monash Children's Hospital in Clayton, which means I am supporting my local children's hospital who care for over 32,000 children every year. Building the new hospital started in 2014 and will be completed in 2017. The increase in the number of beds will help meet the needs of children and families in our community.”

Join Scott in supporting your local hospital by making a quick and secure donation online on the Everyday Hero website's 'Storming Australia' page.

Follow Scott's progress and watch his daily diary video posts at: www.facebook.com/StormingAustralia For more information call the Monash Children's Hospital on (03) 9594 7787.

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Our Kids..Innovators of the Future

by Dr Karen Thomas

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ver wondered how some people become leaders in innovation, science, and design or in the creative arts? Giving our kids plenty of opportunity for free play may have farreaching implications into future innovation and solving problems of the world.

Through free, creative play children learn about taking risks. They learn about facing challenging situations, and they learn about ways of overcoming difficulties. The secret to solving problems of our world is driven by innovative risk-takers who typically are not afraid to face uncertainty.

When young children play freely, they learn to depend on themselves. Before my twin boys could walk, they repeatedly climbed up our carpeted stairs in our home, and gleefully slid down backwards on their tummies. Not only had they discovered how to negotiate the stairs (with parental assistance of course!), but they played and read there too, enjoying their newfound ability to do a once difficult and dangerous task. As they grew, I continued to encourage their risk-taking, such as using water slides and rock-climbing. Creative free-play allows our children to learn about being selfsufficient and developing a positive self-image.

There are plenty of ways to encourage children's sense of adventure. From a young age they can explore an adventure playground, a farm and rock pools. They can play dress-ups, experiment with cooking (under supervision) and participate in a quest in a home computer game. They can walk, hike, bike, skate, surf, swim, snorkel, fish; the list is endless. As parents we can assist our children to tap into their naturally creative and inventive minds.

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I have always admired my boys' inventiveness.

Like many little children they designed wonderful structures with Lego and invented stories around them. Now they are in year 7, and recently I watched each of them tackle a science project in different ways. One of them filmed family members talking about what science meant to them using the family digital camera; he then edited the interviews, added interesting commentary, and burned the project to CD. The other filmed himself conducting a slime experiment, and injected a good amount of humour into an otherwise serious subject. Encouraging activities that nurture their natural inventiveness now may have significant implications in their professional life in the future.

It is during creative free-play that children learn how to assess risk for their safety, and to take responsibility for themselves.

They become self-sufficient, increasingly independent, and develop a positive selfimage. Nurturing their enquiring minds throughout their childhood assists them to grow into the innovative adults who are needed to face the world's future challenges.

Dr Karen Thomas has four children and understands the challenges that children face going through school

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Saturday Storytime!

Now monthly at Glen Waverley Library

Enjoy stories, songs, rhymes and craft at Storytime and encourage your children to enjoy reading from an early age.

Saturday 21 March Saturday 15 August

Saturday 18 April Saturday 19 September

Saturday 16 May Saturday 17 October

Saturday 20 June Saturday 21 November

Saturday 18 July

All sessions start at 11am.

Glen Waverley Library 112 Kingsway Enquiries: 9560 1655 Free program, no bookings required

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ENVIRONMENTAL EVENTS Take part in FREE local events being held in the lead up to World Environment Day (5 June 2015).

Bookings are essential and can be made on 9518 3555 or at sustainability@monash.vic.gov.au

MOVIE SCREENING: ‘I AM’ · Monday 1 June, 6.30pm-8pm · Clayton Theatrette (Cooke St) This 2010 American documentary explores the 'world's ever-growing addiction to materialism”.

You can watch a preview of the film on the www.iamthedoc.com

Declutter your home ·Wednesday 3 June, 6.30pm-8.30pm ·Monash Seminar and Training Centre (1a Atherton Rd, Oakleigh) At this fun, interactive workshop, you can discover how to reduce, reuse and recycle for a simpler life.

MUSIC BATTLE It's time again for the annual Quiksound Productions Music Battle!

Soloists, duos or bands of any genre will compete in the annual music comp.

If you're a musical young person with a connection to the City of Monash you are already eligible to win!

For any further information or questions or just to grab a hard copy application form, call us on 9518 3900, comment below or send us a private message.

Date & Time: 19 June 2015 | 06:15PM to 10:00PM Contact: Monash Youth and Family Services 9518 3900 Email: YRCR@monash.vic.gov.au Price: FREE Location: Mount Waverley Community Centre, 47 Miller Crescent, Mount Waverley 3149

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June Winter Concert 2015 Films and Music · The Magic Piano (Feature Film) · One Man Band (Preview Film) Sunday 14 June 2015 2pm – 4pm (doors open: 1.45pm) Clayton Theatrette (Clayton Community Centre – Cooke Street, Clayton) Join Anna and Chip Chip as they fly through the landscapes of Europe; navigating hot air balloons, battling the English Channel and swooping into Paris aboard The Magic Piano.

This wonderful animation adventure, directed by Martin Clapp and set to the score of The Chopin Shorts, will have people of all ages charmed.

A lovely way to spend a Sunday for adults, families and children alike.

Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfDcoi6pFGM Date & Time: 14 June 2015 | 02:00PM to 04:00PM Contact: Monash Council 9518 3555 Price: This event is FREE, but bookings are essential.

Bookings open: Monday 25 May 2015 Bookings close: Wednesday 10 June 2015 To book contact the Monash Customer Service team on 9518 3555.

Location: Clayton Community Centre, 9-15 Cooke Street, Clayton 3168

2015 WordFest Launch: Helen Razer Join Helen Razer, writer, columnist and former Triple J host, as she launches WordFest and discusses her new book (co-written with Bernard Keane) The Short History of Stupid: the decline of reason and why public debate makes us want to scream. This serious but entertaining book will enlighten readers, spark debate and claim a special position on your bookshelf.

This free event includes book sales and signing.

WordFest events: June - August 2015 Date & Time: 04 June 2015 | 07:00PM to 08:30PM Contact: Wheelers Hill Library 9561 6211 Email eventbookings@monlib.vic.gov.au Website http://www.monlib.vic.gov.au Location: Monash Gallery of Art, 860 Ferntree Gully Road, Wheelers Hill 3150

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Kids Corner Around the World Countries & Major Cities Missing Letters E_gl_nd

Jokes

How do we know the Earth won’t come to an end?

Because it’s round!

_on_on F_ _nce

What would you call a theft in Peking?

A Chinese takeaway!

Pa_ _s Au_ _ra_ia Sy_n_y _meri_a Ne_ _ork

What happens when you throw a green stone in the Red Sea? It gets wet!

Why is Alabama the smartest state in the USA? Because it has 4 A’s and 1 B!

Ru_ _ia _hi_a

What animals can jump higher than the Sydney Harbour Bridge?

All animals because bridges can’t jump!

B_iji_g

Just for fun........... a Silly Limerick

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In the village of Jingamafloo, They don’t look at the world like we do.

When a gentleman dies His dear wife shouts, “Surprise!

Graham Lester Now we’ll all get a little more stew”

England London France Paris Australia Sydney

America New York Russia Moscow China Beijing

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SANDS* Vic...*Stillbirth & Neonatal Death Support Australian Breastfeeding Association Helpline Compassionate Friends Helpline

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REGULARS 4. Editors Noticeboard 28. Handy Phone Numbers 26. Kids Corner 24. What’s on in Monash

ADVERTISERS Art Classes Book a full page ad 11. Art Studio 48 from only Cafes / Clubs / Restaurants $280 per month 31. Mulgrave Country Club Call 0425 301 986 City of Monash - Library ARTICLES 18. Blast OFF 6. Fun with Maths at Home 20. Conversation Circles 10. Benefits of Homework 23. Saturday Story Time 12. From Planning to Doing Dance & Drama Classes Book a half page ad 14. Meditation for Kids 7. Karen Margaret Studios from only 16. Break Free from too 11. Dream Dance Academy $205 per month much TV 15. Indian Classical Dance Call 0425 301 986 22. Our Kids...Innovators of Education / Early Learning / the future Schools 3. Knox School ADVERTORIALS / EDITORIALS 7. Bestchance Training 7. Little Champs Sports Club 15. Maria Montessori Book a quarter page 8. Good Skin Care Preschool ad from only 21.Monash Children’s 15. Being 3 Kindergarden $135 per month Hospital Fire Extingushers Call 0425 301 986 11. Fire extinguishers from BOOK REVIEW Firefighter Rob 13. Setting goals using the Fitness Clubs smartest method by Brian McAleer 7. Little Champs Sport Club 19. Kouta Fit Club - Chadstone YOUR CHILD BUSINESS Health & Care OPPORTUNITY 8. Good Skin Care by Psoriasis & Skin Clinic Call 1300 657 996 / visit Music School www.yourchildin.com.au 2. Forte School - Wantirna Photography 5. The Latent Image Photography Play Centre 5. Lollipop’s Playland & Café 11. GymbaRoo

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MULGRAVE COUNTRY CLUB Your Friendly Community Sporting Club

New Members Welcome

Offering Bowls, Squash, Tennis, Snooker, Darts, Cricket & Social Golf Open for lunch & dinner 7 days a week.

Mon – Sat A la Carte menu Kids meals $10.95 includes a soft drink and a FREE Busy Nipper Kids Activity Pack Sundays – All you can eat carvery buffet Adult meals $24.95 Kids 5 – 12 yrs meals $14.95 & Under 5 $5.00 includes FREE Busy Nippers Kids Activity Pack FREE Kids Entertainment in the Bistro Playroom Every Sunday Night from 6 – 8pm

Cnr Wellington & Jells Road Wheelers Hill

Phone: 9582 4600 www.mulgravecc.com.au