The Somerfield Social Club was recognised at the annual Greater Dandenong Volunteer Resource Services (GDVRS) evening in December. The group was commended for its contribution to creating a positive community in Greater Dandenong.
GDVRS is a partnership with the City of Greater Dandenong and highlights the crucial role of volunteer organisations in maintaining the healthy and vibrant nature of the Dandenong community.
“Creating a sense of neighbourhood in our developments is as critical as the urban design and the homes that are built. It’s been incredibly rewarding to see the huge volunteer effort the Somerfield Social Club has put into building such a tight-knit community,” says Max Shifman, Chief Operating Officer for Intrapac Projects.
Somerfield Social Club, in conjunction with Intrapac, has run numerous successful events during the year from Chinese New Year celebrations to the recent Christmas event featuring the CFA Santa, and many activities focused on providing fun for the young families in the development.
The Somerfield Social Club was recently recognised for its hard work at the recent Greater Dandenong Volunteer Resource Services awards.
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Somerfield Social Club welcomed the holiday season with a community Christmas event full of festive fun, including an animal petting farm, face-painter, balloonist and a visit from Keysborough CFA’s Santa.
“The Christmas party was the last in a long line of community events held at Somerfield over the last year, from Chinese New Year to Diwali,” says Max Shifman, Chief Operating Officer for Intrapac Projects, the company behind the development. “It’s rewarding to see such amazing community spirit.”
Held on Saturday 12 December at the popular pirate playground, Somerfield’s Christmas event was another chance for residents to come out and get to know their neighbours while celebrating the festive season.
The well-attended event was organised and run by the Somerfield Social Club. Together with the help of Intrapac, volunteer residents from the social club help coordinate events within the neighbourhood, reinforcing the true sense of Christmas within the community.
The Somerfield Social Club was recently recognised for its hard work at the recent Greater Dandenong Volunteer Resource Services awards.
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Workshop held on November 18, 2015 by Public Transport Victoria for a proposed new bus route for Keysborough South
The Victorian Government are proposing a new bus service for residents in Keysborough South.
Public Transport Victoria will be holding a workshop discussion on the proposed bus route and would like to hear from the community about what their views on the bus proposal and people’s travel needs and priorities are.
The workshop will be held from 6.30pm to 7.30pm on Wednesday 18 November 2015 at
Keysborough College Acacia Campus, 28 Isaac Road Keysborough.
The Somerfield Social Club encourages Somerfield residents to attend.
Further details: https://getinvolved.ptv.vic.gov.au/Keysborough-south
Somerfield Social Club welcomes you to join us for Diwali “Festival of Lights” on Saturday the 14th of November at 6.30pm.
Diwali is a Hindu festival with lights, held in the period October to November. It is particularly associated with Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity. Now in its second consecutive year, Somerfield’s Hindu community will display their culture with music, specialty sweets, and lights.
WHEN: Saturday 14th November 2015
TIME: 6.30pm – 9pm
WHERE: Lake by the Park Clarendon Drive
Please come join us for this event – all residents welcome.
To find out more about Diwali please refer to SBS link below
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/10/21/what-diwali
Somerfield Social Club is committed to celebrating cultural diversity in Somerfield with number of key occasions earmarked this year, including International Children’s Day, Chinese New Year and the Diwali – Indian Festival of Light.
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With the new release of Somerfield Townhomes there’s plenty of excitement with over 50% of the release already sold.
If you’re quick there is still time to tell your friends and family about the wonderful lifestyle on offer at Somerfield Townhomes.
Plus you could be rewarded with $1,000.
If you have already purchased at Somerfield Townhomes or Somerfield and refer a friend who purchases a Somerfield Townhome before 31 December 2015, you’ll both receive a $1,000 gift voucher. Simply fill in this form attached and either hand it to your sales consultant or post it back to us and we’ll do the rest.
Download the Customer Referral Form & terms and conditions here.
You are invited to a Spooktacular Halloween in Somerfield!
WHEN:
Saturday 31 October, 2015
TIME: Activities 4pm – 6pm, Trick or treating 6pm – 7.30pm
WHERE: Aura Park (Linden Drive off Church Road)
So you think you can you carve?
Bring your carved pumpkin by 3:45pm to go into the draw to win!
The first 20 residents to bring a pumpkin will receive a prize in return!
Please note: No pumpkin carving will occur at the event.
Read competition details here
And for extra fun…..
Other activities to be held at the park include a Best Dressed Competition and a Lucky Gold Coin Toss
to raise funds for the Social Club to enable it to run more fun events and activities in the future.
Spooktacular Trick or Treat Trail
From 6pm you will need to ride your broom home to hand out treats to little monsters or head out on the trail.
We ask participating houses to place this poster on their door so families know which houses to visit.
Read more about trick or treating safely here
A community is more than just a location, or a collection of individuals who happen to live or work in the same place. It’s about the quality of the relationships and connections that bind people together. This is another great opportunity to get to know your neighbours and have a great family outing so we hope to see you there!
RSVP: Rolando Navas on 0432 500 935 or [email protected]
The event is organised by volunteers from the Somerfield Social Club, together with the help of Intrapac, and is one of many events scheduled for residents throughout the year.
In the next few weeks we will be commencing remedial landscaping works in Stages 14a, 15, 16, 25-28 focusing on the nature strips.
The works will begin by applying herbicide to all nature strip areas followed by cultivation and preparing of damaged nature strip areas for seeding. The landscapers will be working in line with the weather and hence we will need to provide some flexibility around anticipated completion of work dates (approx one month after commencement).
RESIDENTS RESPONSIBILITIES
We ask that residents please do the following;
• Do not park on nature strips & keep nature strips clear
• Remove all rubbish and building materials from nature strips
• Rubbish or other obstructions that are left on nature strips may be removed at the owners expense
• Where possible please park in driveways rather than on the street to enable clear access for works
• Ensure that nature strips are properly cared for and maintained (see below & attached information sheet)
• Do not mount the kerb when parking in the street as it damages the grass
• Once the grass has been installed, water your nature stip regularly over summer
NATURESTRIP CARE
Maintenance of nature strips in front of residences is the responsibility of homeowners once the nature strip is established, or officially, 12 months from when the grass is installed. Prior to this time, nature strips are maintained by the Developer.
PLEASE NOTE: During dry periods, especially in Summer, you must water your nature strip regularly in the early morning or evening to ensure it remains healthy.
Please refer to the information sheet attached here for details on nature strip care.
• Kikuyu is a warm season grass that is naturally slow growing.
• Ideal growing conditions are 20 degrees.
• Kikuyu is a grass that needs an even balance of both sun and water to grow.
• October and early November are perfect times to install kikuyu because of the balance between both hot and cold weather.
• Kikuyu traditionally takes a complete season cycle to properly activate and establish.
CONTACT DETAILS FOR QUESTIONS
Please contact Paul Hanson from Plant Management Company on 0421 384 081 if you have any questions.
Neighbourhood Watch (NWH) Greater Dandenong was recently awarded with a Carlisle Homes Community Grant worth $9,500.
This Grant will be used to increase Neighbourhood Watch awareness in Greater Dandenong region.
NWH plans to increase promotion of their crime prevention program that aims at reducing the incidence of preventable crime such as burglary and theft as well as promoting closer community ties. Part of this project is to install 100+ new Neighbourhood Watch signs in Somerfield estate. The new signs project will roll out in early 2016 and will cover approximately 60 streets. NWH thanks Carlisle Homes for this opportunity.
We would also like to thank the following Somerfield residents Victor, Sue, Josie, Judith, Emma, Eva & Rolando, for distributing 1500+ newsletters. If you would like to join the team of newsletter distributors please email [email protected] or contact Dawn on 0407 325 030.
Update provided by Nina Kelly – Neighbourhood Watch Greater Dandenong
Monday 21 September 2015:- Pirate Day celebrations were in full swing last month at the inaugural International Talk Like a Pirate Day event, held at Somerfield’s Pirate Adventure playground in Keysborough.
Perfect weather made for an amazing backdrop with around 200 local residents in attendance.
Part of the entertainment included Somerfield’s very own pirate – the legendary Captain Jack Sparrow together with Wilma the wench who kept children captivated with their balloon twisting and crazy antics.
The pirate ship jumping castle and face painter proved to be popular with children – not to mention the chocolate treasure hunt and tattoo station.
A BIG congratulations to the winners of the Best Dressed Pirate & the Best Pirate Saying completion and to everyone who got dressed up and came along.
Thank you to all the Somerfield volunteers who helped make the event a success on the day.
Labor minister The Hon. Mark Dreyfus QC MP, Federal Member for Isaacs will host a ‘pop up’ mobile office at Somerfield’s Pirate Park on Friday 21 August for residents.
The aim of the event is to reach out to members within the community, especially those we are time poor and cannot make it to his office, to discuss any local issues that are important to them.
DATE: Friday 21 August, 2015
TIME: 9.30am – 11.00am
WHERE: Pirate Park, Somerfield, cnr Somerfield Drive North & Newbury Streets, Keysborough
CONTACT: For further information concerning this event please call:
Office of Mark Dreyfus QC MP, Federal Member for Isaacs, Shadow Attorney-General, Shadow Minister for the Arts
(03) 9580 4651, or email: [email protected] or click here to visit his website.
