Smaller acts to relax and enjoy11.10am Kultur Shok, cross cultural music performance and storytelling.

11.50am The Dreaming Space Magic Show, magic.

12.15pm African Drumming with Jacob, performance and hands-on workshop.

12.55pm Kultur Shok, cross cultural music performance and storytelling.

1.35pm Pirritu, stories and beautiful songs.

2.25pm Alwan,MiddleEasternflavouredmusic.

3.10pm African Drumming with Jacob, performance and hands-on workshop.

3.50pm Heather Fiona, original music with Heather.

4.30pm Amie Brûlée, entrancing French songs.

We heard you when you asked for more rides at the CommunityFestival,sothisyearwehavesixrides for people of all ages.

The rides are ticketed at a subsidised rate of $5 per person per ride. There will be a limited number of tickets available. All sales are cash (ATMs are available nearby) and there are no refunds for unused tickets. We hope you enjoy the rides!

Our larger groups and official proceedings 11.00am Welcome to Country with Wurundjeri elder Auntie Di Kerr.

11.05am Mayors speech from Councillor EmiliaSterjova.

11.20am FindonCalisthenics,danceandmovement.

11.45am The U3A choir, community singing withRonHarvey

12.05pm NorthernSchoolofAutismraffledraw.

12.10pm Dr. Jazz, upbeat music with circus and comedy elements.

12.55pm Trio Grande, soul and RnB from someofMelbourne’sfinest.

1.20pm NorthernSchoolofAutismraffledraw.

1.35pm The WhittleCukes, Whittlesea’s own ukelelecollective.

2.00pm NorthernSchoolofAutismraffledraw.

2.05pm Jude Perl, cabaret performance from Jude and her band.

2.40pm Shake the Tree Choir, songs of social justice and freedom.

3.10pm NorthernSchoolofAutismraffledraw.

3.15pm The Indigenous Hip Hop Project, hip hop dance and great music.

3.45pm NorthernSchoolofAutismraffledraw.

3.50pm FlamencoFiesta,flamencodance and music.

4.25pm The Sweethearts, Victorian grown, internationally renowned all female big band.

Youth oriented programming and dance11.10am TheFunkyMonkeys,vibrant,interactive kids performance.

11.55am Lauren Wall Dance School, dance.

12.25pm Main Street Funk, dance.

1.05pm The Dreaming space Circus Show, circus performance

1.30pm Step in Time Dance Studio, dance.

2.00pm Dancemajic,interactivedancefor pre-schoolers.

2.30pm Doc Halibut, energetic rock band.

3.25pm Honeybee, local singer/songwriter.

3.50pm Shanae Watson, local singer/songwriter.

4.15pm DJ Ali KH

Cooking demonstrations and small tastings11.30am Turkish food

12.30pm Palestinian food

1.30pm Chinese food

2.30pm African food

3.30pm Chaldean (ancient Iranian) food

On behalf of the City of Whittlesea we recognise the rich Aboriginal heritage

of this country and acknowledge the Wurundjeri Willum Clan as the

traditional owners of this place.

This program was correct at the time of printing.

Rides will run from 11.30am to 4.30pmEach ride is $5 per ticket. Tickets can be purchased with cash at the ticket booth in the rides area. Rides include cup and saucer, ferris wheel, cha-cha, carousel, giant slide and chair-o-plane.

A meditation space amongthe trees featuring a relaxing soundtrack of bird calls. Also tee-pee building, nature play and learning about FOGO!

Sample cuisines from all around the world at this stage which is part kitchen, part interview and all flavour.

Art making, henna tattooing, rainbow space, seedling potting, real-live Australian animals, RSPCA, Museums Victoria, Latrobe Wildlife Sanctuary and CERES outdoor learning.

Talks by Vasili from Vasili’s Garden, Brotherhood of St Laurence Stepping Stones, artists from CAPOW (Creative Arts Practitioners Of Whittlesea), information about food security, David Garrett woodworking, Estia Health, Posture Screen and PRACE (Preston Reservoir Adult Community Education).

The youth stage runs all day. You’ll find Darebin and Merri Creek Management Committees, facepainting, Lego building, city design, parkour, Big Group Hug, the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Association (VACCA) and circus workshops all day.

Major programming all day with choirs, bands, dance and lots more.

Golf (putting and pitching), quoits, totem tennis, bocce, soccer, backyard cricket, board games, giant chess, dance and exercise demonstrations.

Bike parking along with a bike mechanic, smoothie making, Victoria Police, Andrew Giles MP and major roads projects.

The Community Festival runs from 11am to 5pm

Trackless TrainThere are three trackless trains running this year

Train 1: travels from station to station, passengers can travel one stop only.

Train 2: travels express from the car park to the rides area and back again.

Train 3: stops at each station, ride as long as you like.

Shuttle buses will operate hourly from 10.30am to 4.30pm, from Thomastown station via Pacific Epping to the festival and back again. Shuttle buses also run from the carpark in RGC Cook Reserve to the festival site.

FOGO stands for Food Organics Garden Organics and is a composting program which allows food waste and packaging waste to be broken down in an accelerated composting process.

To help with the FOGO program we are using compostable food packaging at the festival. Please put this waste into the green topped FOGO bins along with all food waste – even meat! Lost! If you lose someone or something during the event, or if you become lost, speak to someone in a high visibility vest or go to the information tent near the main stage.

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Toilets

Prayer room

Information

Water refill

Limited parking

Trackless train stop

Shuttle bus stop

St John first aid

Emergency assembly area

Emergency assembly area