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COMMUNITY EVENT

Join us for a Christmas BBQ ( 12.00 noon )and working bee ( 10.30am) in the Pioneer Reserve Saturday December 7th.

All Welcome. Sausages and Salads provided.

BYO Drinks and Utensils.

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STRATH CREEK PROGRESS ASSOC. inc

Become a member of SCPA by joining now. ALL WELCOME.

Help us to continue events such as ANZAC DAY, weekly YOGA classes, community working bees in the reserve, regular email and website news, and hopefully a Country Market coming in 2025.

Annual membership only $5.00 per adult

Payable to: SCPA Bendigo Bank BSB 633000

Account 145520102

Please reference your Surname and Initial

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Bobby Valentine and The Outfit

Live in the Flesh at THE GENERAL Last Sunday of the Month

From 2.30pm

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Heritage Wall Plaques

The Strath Creek community now has a Heritage Entrance to the Pioneer Reserve.
The entrance gives us the opportunity to record permanently the names of people and families
who have in the past, or still do, have a connection with our village.
The Heritage Wall was installed with the generous support of the Osborne family and hosts a number of family plaques already.

You can now apply to have a plaque made and installed for your family. An example plaque is shown below. A mutually suitable date can be arranged to unveil your plaque so that family members can be present.

The plaques are made locally and cost $500. SCPA will cover any additional cost and installation.

Appliication forms are available by contacting us at scpainc.1@gmail.com

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The General requires staff. A great working environment.

Contact—— hello@thegeneralstrathcreek.com.au

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YOGA CLASSES at the Strath Creek Hall .

RECOMMENCING EVERY FRIDAY Morning

Contact Julie at juliecatpose@gmail.com

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Hello Wangaratta was immersed in the sweet sounds of jazz and blues last weekend. And that music was all the sweeter thanks to the extraordinary work of a dedicated band of volunteers of the Wangaratta Jazz and Blues Festival led by board chair Andrew Nunn. After significant funding challenges, last year was slated to be the last hurrah of this Wangaratta music institution but a ‘never say die’ approach reignited the festival! Opening night at the Wangaratta Railyard was packed out and the crowd was hopping both indoors and out! The 34th National Jazz Award Final saw six of the best Australian saxophonists under the age of thirty-six battle it out for the prestigious National Jazz Awards. Such is the status of this award that the first and second prize winners flew in from New York to participate. Congratulations to all the contestants and especially to the winner Stephen Byth, Tessie Overmyer in second place, and Oscar Bruten in third place. I was thrilled to open the community stage funded by a Federal Government grant of $52,000 and proudly listen to some amazing music including the Wangaratta High School Show Band. The locals came out in force throughout the day to enjoy this wonderful community space. My heartiest congratulations to all the organisers, volunteers and musicians. See you next year! Kind wishes,   Helen

Update on childcare closures  A few weeks ago, I informed you of at least five ‘Outside School Hours Care’ providers in small communities that were at risk of imminent closure after their funding was cut.  I can now update you that two of the schools have secured a lifeline for their services, a significant relief for these communities that shouldn’t have faced such a stress in the first place. I am hopeful more services will also receive this funding.  When my office was informed of this issue, I immediately escalated it with the Minister for Early Childhood Education for intervention. These critical care services are reliant on a funding process that isn’t appropriate in these circumstances and this week I met with the Minister to talk about a longer-term solution. I want the Government to commit to fixing this for the future.

The newly elected SCPA committee for 2025 is:

President, Lisa Mack Vice President, Sue Cross

Corporate Secretary, Jeanette Tilley

Treasurer, Ros Rogers

Committee, Jan Ryan, Susan King, Robyn Radford, Kay Granter, Stewart Hart, Robert Coombes, Eric Smith (ex-officio CFA )

SCPA can be contacted via scpainc.1@gmail.com

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