Get your Greenie On! Stringybark Suburban Sustainability Festival this Weekend!

The Stringybark Festival is back again! With successful turnouts of around 25,000 visitors every year, the Stringybark Festival has become an incredibly popular festival for families and the community.

Be prepared to walk your legs off - there is heaps to do and see. This year there is over 80 free workshops and activities for the kids - so make sure you have space in the "pool room" or on the fridge because chances are you'll need it. Teens can also jazz up their social media profiles with "I've been Boothed" and the "Canvas Challenge" from Knox Youth Services - so be sure to check out the details and "Like" their Facebook page.

Eastern Regional Libraries will also be there with the Knox Flexi Vehicle - so keep your eyes open on the day. We'll be there to answer questions, sign up new memberships and just say hello!

Stringybark Festival Activities include:
* Fair Trade and locally made goods Market Stalls
* Handmade crafts
* Children’s fairground (with a low environmental impact)
* Roving performers
* Native animal displays
* Event kitchen cooking demonstrations
* Fabulous food from around the world
* Live music and performances across four stages – one sustainability pedal powered
* Learn tons of ways to save money whilst saving the environment
* The Stringybark Festival is a Plastic Bag Free event, so be sure to pack your eco-bags.

Sounds like a plan, guys - So get out there and enjoy the weather this weekend. Apparently it's going to be quite lovely. See you at the Festival!


When: Saturday 20th October & Sunday 21st October 10:30am-5:00pm 
Where: Rowville Community Centre, Fullham Rd, Rowville
Cost: See Knox City Council for details.
Details: Stringybark Festival Flyer and Program and Stringybark 2012 Community Bus Timetable.

Free parenting information session - Talking about sex - a parent's role

Knox Youth Services is offering an interactive presentation aimed at parents/carers of secondary aged children, providing practical tips for talking with your child about sexual issues including:

• what do young people want to know from their parents about sex? 
• what are the challenges? 
• young people and sexual development the stats - sexual behaviour of adolescents in Australia

The information session features guest speaker Mandy Stevens from Family Planning Victoria.

When: Wednesday 19th October 7-8:30pm
Where: Knox Civic Centre, 511 Burwood Hwy, Wantirna South 3152
Cost: Free event
To register, or for further information, please contact:
Knox Youth Services
Sarah Waters 9298 8311 or sarah.waters@knox.vic.gov.au


Cheers, Maryanne

2010 Knox Short Film Festival - Green Foot Flicks Committee

Knox Youth Services are seeking enthusiastic young people to join the Green Foot Flicks Committee.

Join a committee of young people aged 10-25 years to meet people from event management and film industries, select films to be shown at the National Youth Week event (10- 18 April 2010) & create, promote and run the event

The first meeting will be held from 5-7pm Thursday 19th November at the Youth Info Centre, 2 Capital City Boulevard, Knox Ozone, Wantirna South

For more information or to let us know you’d like to attend our first meeting, contact Kate Clark: t: 9298 8550 e: kate.clark@knox.vic.gov.au

Cheers, Maryanne

Bring a Graphic Novel to Life - Animation Workshop

Move over Wallace and Gromit! Knox Youth Services and Eastern Regional Libraries invite young people 10-25 to participate in a free hands-on animation workshop with Gregg Brown from Playanimation. You will learn skills including: animation principles, character and set design and filming.

You will get free food and a free DVD of the final animation.

When: Saturday 11th July 10am-2pm
Where: Knox Library, 425 Burwood Highway, Wantirna South
Cost: Free event
Bookings essential phone 98011422

Cheers, Maryanne