Congratulations to Liza McKay who has now completed her Cert III Qualification in Children Services. Liza is a valued member of our child care staff here at WFNH, and we know she is worth more than the piece of paper her qualification is written on… but we also know the dedication and hard work required [...]
Posted on 17/01/2012 in Blog, FAMILY & CHILDREN'S SERVICES 
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A real life experience… OCC and kinder treated the children to an amazing experience of the real life cycle. Children were able to watch the chicks hatch and grow over 2 weeks and they then enjoyed feeding and holding them. Some families were able to adopt the chicks and take them home as pets. Lily kept with [...]
Posted on 05/12/2011 in Blog 0 Comments
Maribyrnong Council has recently worked with the Indian community to produce a DVD in Hindi about saving energy in the home. The project has been funded by the Victorian Sustainability Accord who saw a gap in the basic environmental information available for households which speak languages other than English. The DVD called ‘A Recipe For Energy Efficiency’ features local primary [...]
Posted on 05/12/2011 in Blog, Events 0 Comments
Meet Sarah Thanks to all that applied for the Toy Library Coordinator’s role, we are happy to introduce Sarah Widegren as the successful candidate. The Toy Library continues to be really popular open Tuesdays and Saturday morning from 10am -12pm.
Posted on 28/11/2011 in Blog, Toy library 0 Comments
It’s been a long time since we’ve introduced a course that has been so overwhelmingly popular. The primary aged cooking class hosted by Food by Miranda is almost half way through the term and it has been enjoyed by some of West Footscray’s future restaurant and cafe owners. 2 sessions in Term 4 Wednesday @ [...]
On November 13 a fundraising event called The Eureka Climb was held to raise money for disadvantaged young people and involved participants walking or running up 88 levels or 1,642 stairs of the Eureka Tower. A West Footscray’s local Yr 8 student Hannah, who attends Footscray City College, RAN this event and raised $425! This effort placed her [...]
A group of local kids, all 11-12 yo have presented over 200 signatures to council petitioning for a local skate park to be built at Johnson Reserve… and we love community action!
Saturday 10th December 11am – 4pm We were so happy with the turnout at our last market early in November that we thought we should go again, and get another market in before Christmas. This time round it will be a more artsy craft market, a chance for us to showcase some local talent and [...]
A new exhibition at Post Industrial Design (just west down Barkly St) is Sarah Watt’s 3012. This exhibition shows images of West Footscray’s quirky and diverse character, it’s really worth a look. Great to see new and interesting things in the local hood.
The Neighbourhood House are hosting another community market and we are looking for stallholders. The market will take place in the walkway beside the library and upstairs at the Neighbourhood House on Saturday November 5 between 10am and 2pm. Please come down and enjoy some local crafts, products and delicious food. If you or anyone [...]
Monday 24th October 11am – 5pm. The Maribyrnong Library Service is hosting a fun filled day for the community here at the West Footscray Learning Centre. It’s hard to believe but the Neighbourhood House and the West Footscray Library have very happily co-existed in this building for 5 years. Join us for an open [...]
School Holiday Fun, Kids in the Kitchen with Miranda was great! “Just wanted to feedback how great Noah and Rory thought the cooking class was that they attended yesterday. So great that Rory was inspired to provide direction and then add ingredients to a tomato sauce for dinner – which was, in fact, delicious. [...]
Yoga for 5 – 8 year olds. A fun and creative way to bring Yoga (union of mind and body) into a childs life. This course contains Yoga Physical Postures, Breathing Techniques, Songs, Stories, Relaxation with Visualisation, Positive Affirmations, and Craft. Children will learn techniques for self-health, relaxation and inner fulfillment. Yoga at an early [...]
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The childcare room 
Talking My Language 
New Toy Library Coordinator