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Pakenham Library

The Winter edition of Connect magazine is out now! Want to know what's happening across Cardinia Shire?

📣 The Winter edition of Connect magazine is out now! Want to know what's happening across Cardinia Shire? Inside this edition you'll find:

📢 Information about our new Together We Rise advocacy campaign and the projects we're fighting for ahead of the State election

💰 How we're investing in roads, facilities and community services through the 2026-27 Budget

🛣️ Updates on our Local Street Sealing Initiative and advocacy for more road funding

🏗️ Major project updates, including Pakenham Revitalisation

🤝 Support available for residents doing it tough through Cardinia Support

🌱 Local environmental projects helping create a greener, more sustainable future for our shire

Connect is available to read and listen to online at 👉 cardinia.vic.gov.au/connect

📸 Performers from the Dandenong Ranges Rudolf Steiner School at the Hills Hub Reconciliation Week event.

Getting out and about is easier when you know accessible facilities are available.

Getting out and about is easier when you know accessible facilities are available 🚗☀️

Changing Places provide larger, safer and more private bathroom facilities for people with disability, helping families enjoy outings with more confidence.

With locations across Victoria and Australia, they can make a real difference to family trips, events and everyday adventures.

👉 Find out what Changing Places are, where to find them, and how to access them: https://acd.org.au/changing-places/ 📍✨

Outlook Community Centre
Aged Care Information Session hosted by Mentis Assist

You, along with your friends and family are invited to attend our Aged Care Information Session hosted by Mentis Assist - Care Finder Program where you will learn about:

< How to register for aged care services
< The assessment process for aged care services
< The various funding options available to help you continue living at home
< The Care Finder Program – who is eligible and the support it offers

When: Friday 11 September
Time: 10.30am - 11.30am
Where: Outlook Community Centre
Cost: FREE

✨How to book in for Aged Care Information Session:
Online: www.outlookaust.org.au/event/aged-care-information-session/
By phone: 1300 617 649 (select option 2)
By email: [email protected]
In person: see reception at the community centre - 24 Toomuc Valley Road, Pakenham

Wellsprings for Women Inc.
Women's Connection Circle

Fridays 9.30am to 11.30am
Boollam Boolam Child & Family Centre

Wellsprings for Women Inc.
Women's Connection Circle

Thursdays 9.30am to 11.30am
Konewark Child and Family Centre

Art, Coffee and Chat
Mondays - 24 August to 14 September 2026
1.30pm to 2.45pm

Our Village is needing help.

Do you have any of these pre-loved items sitting unused at home that could be given a second life and make a big difference to vulnerable babies and children?

📢 MOST NEEDED

Do you have any of these pre-loved items sitting unused at home that could be given a second life and make a big difference to vulnerable babies and children?

Here's what we need most right now:

💚 Newborn Reversible Car Seats - Must have a manufacture date stamp of September 2018 or newer.

💚 Bassinets - Please donate bassinets with a wide, stable base and firm sides at least 400mm high, made from breathable panels. If the bassinet has a firm mattress (no more than 75mm high) that is snug-fitting and clean, please include it with the bassinet.

💚 Boys’ & Girls’ Clothing - especially sizes 4-14 years.

💚 Linen - Single bed and cot bed sheets (fitted and flat), cot blankets, bath towels and face washers.

💚 6 Months+ & Newborn Prams - Please donate prams that meet all of the following requirements:
Good, clean condition with no mould or rust.
A working 5-point harness.
Working brakes.
A carry basket underneath.
A sunhood.

Items can be donated directly to our Clayton or Geelong Warehouses.

Please share this post with your family, friends and community. Your share could help connect a much-needed item with a family who needs it most.

Together, we can share more, waste less and help every child thrive. 💚

To a curious toddler, a floating toy or debris in a farm dam looks like an adventure waiting to happen.

Kidsafe Victoria has the following advice.