COMMUNITY EVENTS & NOTICES
Thanks to the community groups who provide information directly, and to The Seymour We Want and Mitchell Shire & Strathbogie Shire Events Listings.


OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS - SEYMOUR SHOW - 2 October, 2010

As you may know, the Seymour Agricultural and Pastoral promote local community groups, schools, and non-profit agencies.

If your group is interested in a spot at this year's Seymour Show 2nd October 2010 (Kings Park Seymour)...

There is no site fee this year. This is an excellent way to recruit volunteers! Organisations will be provided with: 2 x Adult passes (additional passes will need to be purchased), 2 chairs, Display board/s (these are limited)

Where possible, trestle tables are to be provided by organisation. Set up must be completed by 8:30am on 2nd October, and will require a vehicle access pass for set up. All vehicles to be removed from the grounds by 8:00am.

Set up may be done on Friday 1st October (this is preferred). Wall booking space for banners will be made on a first come first served basis. No food sales permitted.

Please email Sarah Barnbrook (address below) with the following details:

Organisation, Address, Contact Person, telephone, Mobile, door/Outdoor Preference:
Display Boards Required: Yes/No If Yes, How many?
How Many Additional Passes Required: Special Requirements
ENTERTAINMENT OPPORTUNITY:
If your organisation is interested in providing an activity/entertainment for the Seymour Show, please let Sarah know what you have in mind, your requirements, and any fees involved.
If you have any queries, please feel free to contact Sarah at: secretary@seymouragshow.org.au

MOBILE BLOOD DONOR VISIT - PUCKAPUNYAL - Monday 6th Sept to Friday 10th Sept - update

There are still appointments available for next weeks Blood Service visit to Puckapunyal - so if you are available across the week for a blood donation please contact 13 14 95 to book an appointment or email dpallen@arcbs.redcross.org.au . There are spare appointments available on all days;

Monday - 2 spare appointments
Tuesday - 14 spare appointments
Wednesday - 4 spare appointments
Thursday - 17 spare appointments
Friday - 7 spare appointments

If you are blood type O(positive) please consider booking an appointment as we are currently lower than average on this blood type.

Located in the PMA Theatre car park.
N.B. Photographic ID is required to enter Puckapunyal Army Base.

SEYMOUR VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE OPEN DAY - Saturday 11 September from 10am to 2pm
INCLUDES SEYMOUR-FM LIVE BROADCAST !

You are invited to take part in the Seymour Visitor Information Centre Open Day on Saturday 11th September 2010.

Mitchell Shire Council will be holding this open day as part of the inaugural Victoria Tourism Week and will be encouraging the local community to come along to find out more about the information centre and local tourism attractions / businesses. This is a great opportunity to attract new local customers to your business and target a Visiting Friends and Relatives market by informing the local community about what experiences and products you have to offer.

There will be updates on tourism projects and upcoming events within Mitchell Shire including the Goulburn River High Country Rail Trail, the Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Walk, the Old Goulburn Bridge Seymour, the Great Victorian Bike Ride, BIGFI$H Competition and Tourism Month events.

LOCATION: Apex Park/ Seymour Information Centre, Old Court House, 47 Emily Street, Seymour
CONTACT NAME: Leah Furey PHONE: 5734 6305 EMAIL: leah.furey@mitchellshire.vic.gov.au


GO TAFE - Careers and Courses Expo on 9th September 2010

GO TAFE present their first Seymour Careers and Courses Expo. This is an excellent opportunity for Secondary Students, Job Seekers, and those interested in a job or career change to find out more about the local TAFE courses, for vocational, certificate and diploma level courses.

For more information, or to register to attend on the day, call 1300 46 8233 (1300 GO TAFE).

RIDING FOR THE DISABLED - SEYMOUR - GRAGE SALE 18 SEPTEMBER

The Seymour branch of Riding For The Disabled (RDA) is holding a garage sale in the Sheep Pavilion, Kings Park, Tallarook Street, Seymour on the 18th September, 2010 from 9am to 3pm.

You can help support this excellent community cause by simply purchsing some items at theit Garage Sale event.

For more details contact Coral: 0409 178 489

COMMUNITY BRIEFING - BIG FISH COMPETITION IN OCTOBER

Monday 30 August from 6-8PM

Where: Community Meeting Room, MSC Offices, 28 High Street, Seymour, All welcome.

This session will cover: the competition, how it is being run, how it effects and will impact community groups and what is going on around town during the competition.

BIG FISH HANDBOOKS

PLEASE NOTE: HANDBOOKS ARE ONLY GIVEN TO ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF OUR SITE MANAGEMENT TEAMS, SHUTTLE BUS DRIVERS, REDEMPTION POINTS AND REGISTRATION POINTS

BIG FISH HAT'S FOR SALE - At the meeting, $8.50 to keep for yourself or sell on at recommended $15 to participants.

DO YOU KNOW A GROUP WHO SHOULD BE INVOLVED? - Looking for community groups to come on board as site managers, specifically in Seymour, Yea, Eildon and Bonnie Doon. With great fund raising opportunities to be had and the opportunity to be involved in the first of what will hopefully be a GREAT Competition for fishing and the community - if you know of any local groups who would like to get involved please let organisers know as soon as you can.

If you are interested but unable to attend one of these sessions, contact the organisers for an email copy of handbook.

Enquiries: email deb@eventism.com.au or phone Deborah Langley Event Manager on 9078 4459 / 0433 331 424

TASTES OF THE GOULBURN - Update

Tastes of the Goulburn on Saturday, October 16th is the annual food & wine festival held in Station Street adjacent to the historic Seymour Railway Station, where you can ride a heritage train and see the very best that the region has to offer in wines, produce, foods, crafts and entertainment.

The event provides a family friendly atmosphere which promotes Seymour and the Goulburn Valley River, where local & regional community groups and businesses can promote their products.

For businesses from the Goulburn Valley River region who would like to be an exhibitor, please complete the application form at the Taste of The Goulburn OFFICIAL WEBSITE

STRONG VOICES: Seymour FM 103.9

ATTENTION: All community groups an sevice organisations.

The following is an invitation to all members of community groups an service organisations, if you have someone in your agency who feels they would have the confidence to perform behind the mike on the radio I would like to encourage you to enrol to become fully qualified on air presenters. We have a willing team of presenters who want to share there knowledge of radio.

Seymour FM 103.9 is a volunteer not for profit organisation with many over head costs, just like any other volunteer group we appreciate that organisations such as yours need to get information out to the general public to keep them informed.

That is why we are asking you to participate with Seymour fm to spread the good news about the services you provide, what better way is there to do this than by having some one from within your organisation trained to do a show revolving around the activities, services programs offered by you.

Once your trainer is satisfied that you are qualified to do a show, you will be slotted in to do an hourly daytime program (or maybe you'll prefer a night show) this will be a discussion between your organisation and our production manager.

If you require further information please contact me Alice Solomon either by ringing: (03) 5792 2039/ 0458 845 357 or email: seymourfm@live.com or ali.sol@hotmail.com

SEYMOUR LEVEE BANK - CONSULTATION - until 31 August

Mitchell Shire Council would like to encourage open consultation with Seymour residents.

Reports, flood maps, background, project impacts, indigenous heritage and native vegetation, project timeline, project costs, FAQs and photos have been placed on the Mitchell Shire Council website: www.mitchellshire.vic.gov.au

If you have questions regarding the Seymour Levee Bank Project or Seymour Flood Mitigation Reports, please contact Council's Engineering and Infrastructure Unit during business hours Monday through Friday - Phone 5734 6200 or email Mitchell Shire at: infrastructure@mitchellshire.vic.gov.au

Questions will be referred to a knowledgeable officer and be answered as quickly as is possible.

The community consultation will continue until Tuesday 31 August 2010. During the consultation time, community members may register their views on the project with Council emailing infrastructure@mitchellshire.vic.gov.au. Alternatively,written submissions can be sent to Seymour Levee Bank, Mitchell Shire Council, 113 High Street, Broadford VIC 3658.

Council will determine from the community response and consultation whether to proceed.

The Community Survey mentioned at the Flood Mitigation Forum at the Seymour Performing Arts Centre on 19th May - no further info at this stage.

SEYMOUR PALETTE - 4 to 14 March 2011

'Seymour Palette' is an event showcasing 'Food & Wine', 'Art & Craft', 'Bed & Brekky' in and around Seymour during the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival period. Numerous venues will be offering something for everyone.

A program of activities will be available online soon and will be updated as events are finalised. Join the mailing list to be kept advised of interesting developments.

The organisers thank the 'Murrindindi Mitchell Bushfire Tourism Recovery Group'.

Location: various venues in and around Seymour
Contact: info@seymour-victoria.com.au
Ring Louise on 03 5792 3170 or any of the venues directly.

MITCHELL SHIRE SKILLS-BANK

Volunteer groups throughout Mitchell Shire can now tap into a powerful new service that can optimise their organisation’s resources and the skills of their volunteers. The Mitchell Community Skillsbank is a central database that links local volunteers and volunteer groups with the opportunities and information that can help them maximise their potential.

Skillsbank’s centralised database will make it easy for volunteers and community organisations to recruit and manage volunteers, keep up to date with news and training as well as improve the experience of volunteering in Mitchell Shire. Each organisation and volunteer are able to control their personal information and keep it updated. Mitchell Community Skillsbank will run matches for volunteering opportunities with volunteers that are registered within the database based on their availability, skills, knowledge and experience.

Further information is available by contacting Renita Blaney, Volunteer Development Officer, 5734 6338

SEYMOUR CRAFT AND PRODUCE MARKET - 3RD SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH

Featuring over 80 stalls offering the very best of quality arts and crafts, fresh produce, bread, plants and garden supplies, hardware, fishing gear, and regional speciality food.

A great day out for all the family, with wine tasting, gourmet foods, music, DIY demonstrations, children's entertainment and much, much more. There are indoor and outdoor stalls with loads of parking, so come and join the fun and experience the Seymour Craft and Produce Market.

Admission to the market will be by gold coin donation.
The Market is always on the 3rd Saturday of every month 9am - 2pm
For any enquiries contact 5794 1419

SEYMOUR INTERCONNECT WEB SERVICE AVAILABLE

A Public Internet Access Program (PIAP) has been set up in Seymour to provide basic instruction for everyone to learn how to search the World Wide Web and to establish email communications.

The program provides funding for computer equipment with high-speed internet access and has recruited volunteers willing to give instruction in basic computing and internet access.

The Seymour and District University of the Third Age (U3A) has established Seymour Interconnect with operating nodes at the U3A office in Emily Street and at the Seymour Contact Place in Anglesey Street.

Seymour Interconnect is open: