Great Scot!
THE free 14th annual Scottish Heritage Day will feature Clydesdale horses, Shetland, Welsh and Highland ponies, Scottish dogs, and Highland dancing.
There’ll be a pipe band performance, the Australasian Guild of Town Criers will present calls, and there will be a kilt competition for visitors.
- Greaves Reserve, Bennet Street, Dandenong. Sunday 29 May, 10am to 3pm. Visit www.dandyshow.com.au for more information.
Alex Wilkie Nature Reserve
DISCOVER the natural beauty of Alex Wilkie Nature Reserve at open days held every Friday and the third Sunday of the month.
Take a picnic and wander the grounds to view a variety of flora and fauna. Park rangers are available for guided tours.
- Alex Wilkie Nature Reserve, Mackay Street, Springvale South.
Family fun at the library
PLAYING with Lego, chess, puzzles and games together can improve literacy, numeracy, spatial awareness, socially appropriate behaviour and fair play.
A parent or carer must accompany children to this free activity. Sessions are not held during school or public holidays.
- Springvale Library, 411 Springvale Road, Springvale. Saturdays, 11am to noon. Dandenong Library, 225 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong. Fridays, 4pm to 5pm. Call 1300 630 920 for more information.
Food swap
THE Keysborough Res School Community Swap meets on the fourth Saturday of the month. Members swap home-grown produce, jams, preserves, baked goodies, seedlings, seeds, cuttings, eggs, books, tools and more.
- Keysborough Resurrection School’s productive gardens, next to Keysborough Freedom Club. Enter via the driveway next to the retirement village at 414-418 Corrigan Road, Keysborough. Saturday 28 May, 10am to 11am. BYO mug for a free cuppa.
Fund-raising dance
KATHLEEN Keegel Children’s Fund based in Dandenong is responsible for a children’s home, kindergarten and agricultural project in Sri Lanka and is holding a dance to raise money for the centre. Local band MP5 will be entertaining dancers.
- Berwick Leisure Centre, 79 Manuka Road. Saturday 28 May, from 7pm. Food and drinks for sale, dress smart casual.
Short Cuts Film Festival
THIS free event celebrates and supports the local film industry’s development and will include films from local community members, emerging artists and accomplished industry professionals.
The show will be 120 minutes long with interval.
- Drum Theatre, corner Lonsdale and Walker streets, Dandenong. Friday 3 June, 7.30pm. Call 8571 1666 for tickets or book online. A $1.10 booking fee per ticket applies online.
