JANUARY

Movies by the Bay
Enjoy classic open air cinema in the waterfront parks in Hobsons Bay. Bring a picnic, rug, or a deckchair and enjoy with friends and family. There’s parking and plenty of food providers nearby. The events are subject to good weather. In the case of rain or high winds, the event will be cancelled.

For further information and updates, go to www.visitaltona.com.au or www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au
Movies commence from 9.00pm.
 
ALTONA:
Logan Reserve, Altona, opposite Altona Beach. (Melways Ref: 54 G11)
Friday, 6th January - Cars 2 (PG)
Friday, 13^th January - The Smurfs (G)

Australia Day in Altona
Thursday 26th January 2012 from 10 am to 5 pm
Free Event - Entertainment for the whole family in Logan Reserve and on Altona Beach

Altona Village Traders’ Association celebration of Australia Day, gets bigger and better every year. Now in its fourth year, the event features a market, craft activities for children, horse and carriage rides, jumping castles and live music as well as a flag raising ceremony at noon. All activities are free. 
 
Altona Homestead will be open all day and will be serving a billy tea and damper. For more information, and full program details, visit www.visitaltona.com.au or check out the Altona Village Traders’ Association facebook page.

FEBRUARY

Chinese New Year Celebrations
Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with an exciting performance by Wang Zheng Ting who is a master of many Chinese musical instruments including the sheng, the Chinese mouth organ.
Wang Zheng Ting is a composer and musician, having graduated from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and Monash University. He has performed with leading Chinese orchestras as well as being the founding member and director of the Australian Chinese Musical Ensemble. An entertaining and interactive celebration for the whole family.

Bookings: 1300 HOB LIB (1300 642 542) or www.chineseny.eventbrite.com
Saturday, 4^th February at 11.00am
Altona Meadows Library and Learning Centre.

Launch of the National Year of Reading
Hobsons Bay Libraries will celebrate the National Year of Reading in 2012 with story time and other surprises at Altona Gate Shopping Centre on Tuesday, 14^th February from 10.30am.
Enquiries: 1300 HOB LIB (1300 642 542).

Maritime at the Mechanics
Thursday 23 February 2012
6.00 Sausage Sizzle in the garden
7.00 Guest Speakers in the Theatre
Location: Williamstown Mechanics Institute, 5 Electra Street, Williamstown.

Join us for sausages in the park with music and a celebration of all things nautical and some things Williamstown. Hear stories of when Williamstown was the major cargo port of Victoria, with piers, slipways, shipwrights, gangs of wharfies and home of the Harbour Trust, Customs Department, pilotsand the Victorian Navy.

Bookings: 1300 HOB LIB (1300 642 542) or www.maritime2012.eventbrite.com

The Jalna Big Bay Swim

Sunday, 26th February 2012 Starting at 9.00am at Sandridge Beach, Port Melbourne Finish line at Gem Pier, Williamstown After swim activities and entertainment from 9.30am to 1.00pm at Commonwealth Reserve, Williamstown The Jalna Big Bay Swim is on again. The 3.2km swim starts at Sandridge, Beach Port Melbourne and finishes at Gem Pier and Commonwealth Reserve, Williamstown. The event is unique in that it is one of only a few ‘open water swims’ that crosses the shipping channel and bay; most other open water events run parallel to the shore where the currents and conditions are flatter, so this swim is a real challenge! The Jalna Big Bay Swim event supports one of Point Gellibrand Rotary Club’s major charity recipients: Challenge, supporting kids with cancer. At the Williamstown finish line, there will be food and family entertainment in a market atmosphere to also encourage the non-swimming local community to come along and enjoy the day. Early registration via the website is encouraged, as there are limited spaces. Entry forms are available from www.bigbayswim.com.au

MARCH

Come along and be part of the Altona Beach Festival
SKY, SEA, COMMUNITY
Saturday, 10th March 2012

With the theme of Sky, Sea, Community, we hope it’ll be a great opportunity to celebrate Altona with the people who make it such a vibrant community.

The event will feature musical entertainment, lots of craft and fun activities, a street markets, twilight street parade and will end with a spectacular fireworks display off Altona Pier. Altona Beach Festival Flyer

Summer Sounds
Our successful summer series ‘Summer Sounds’ and ‘Movies by the Bay’ are returning in 2012. Enjoy classic open air cinema and music. Free entertainment for the family to enjoy.

There will be a special evening Summer Sounds featuring the Black Sorrows at the Altona Beach Festival on Saturday, 10^th March Logan Reserve, between the parade and the fireworks!

For more information call 9932 1000 or visit www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au

Craft Market Australia
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Times: 9am to 2pm
Location: Werribee Park Mansion, 306 K Road, Werribee South
Craft market Australia presents a market day at Werribee Park.
A marvelous variety of food, a relaxed atmosphere and a wide selection of high quality crafts and produce, combine to make a market you'll want to keep coming back to.The market will be located just outside the main entry to the Werribee Mansion and adjacent to the Victoria State Rose Garden, close to excellent public amenities including shelters, toilets and BBQ facilities.

Jamieson Way Community Market
4th March 2012
The Jamieson Way Community Centre is looking for new stallholders as the market continues through the year.
The market runs on the first Sunday of every month at 59 Jamieson Way, Point Cook. For further information call 9395 3777.

Microchip your Pet for $25.00
3 March 2012
Hobson Bay City Council Civic Centre

Lumen Christi Catholic Primary School
Friday 23 March 2012
Biannual Twilight Fete
260-278 Point Cook Road