Issue 231 – March 2023
VILLAGE-BELL-2023-231
Topics include: Village Festival 2023; Ash Wednesday Commemoration Exhibition; Vale Mavis Brockman; Sugar Gliders; Beware of Ragwort; Sweet bursaria and the Eltham copper butterfly; New GIG in town; History of ‘Kyogle’; CFA Property Advice Visit Service (PAVS); Mandy McArdle – archer extraordinaire; Mack skating in Perth
Issue 232 – June 2023
VILLAGE-BELL-2023-232
Topics include: The bird issue; Bird watching in the Cardinia Creek catchment; Create a bird friendly garden; Birds in Upper Beac: majestic wedgies; Fun and amazing bird facts; Colouring competition; Feeding native birds – yes or no?; Come & talk to an expert: Microplastics; UBGIG survey results; Vale George Moir; History of Barkala; Vehicle accidents involving animals; Manage your lung health
Issue 233 – September 2023
VILLAGE-BELL-2023-233
Topics include: Community Centre celebrates 40 years; Citizens of the year dinner: Local retailers honoured; What’s happening at Charing Cross?; Prepare for a dry summer; Community Bushfire Exercise (CBX); CFA annual dinner and awards; Nancy Boura: ‘Outstanding Contribution by a female Firefighter’; Climate trends; Nancy Boura’s volunteering journey; Volunteering opportunities; Vale Carmel McKenna; The problem with plastics; Bushfire Resilience Inc webinars; The enigmatic swamp wallaby; Leppitt family; Dog Tails: A field of Berners; Dr Rodrigo; Impact of deer in Cardinia;
Issue 234 – December 2023
VILLAGE-BELL-2023-234
Topics include: 100 years of St John’s Anglican Church; Remembrance Day; Community Bushfire Exercise (CBX); Christmas Carols; 2024 Village Festival; Towards ZERO human generated vegetation fires; There’s no place like home – planning laws; Native rats and mice; Tracks’n’Trails; Deer related traffic injuries; Dog Tails: Buster; Understanding breast cancer; Container Deposit Scheme;
