Holiday fun across the Hindmarsh Shire
Published on 17 June 2021
There is a wealth of fun and FREE activities across the Hindmarsh Shire for the upcoming June/July School Holidays. There is sure to be something for everyone with activities ranging from Marvelous Experiments, Crafty Art, Pilates, First Aid Training as well as Movie Nights.
Hindmarsh Shire Council Mayor, Cr Ron Ismay said “Council officers have been planning school holiday activities for a number of weeks, even with COVID-19 restrictions, and our vendors and providers have done an amazing job through the lockdown to continue planning through unknown times”. “At the end of the day, we just want to be able to provide fun activities that engage and excite the young members of our community”.
Chief Executive Officer Mr Greg Wood said, “We are looking forward to another exciting range of events held in Nhill, Dimboola, Jeparit and Rainbow”.
“Due to the popularity of our STEM events last school holidays, we are building on those by including more Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics activities into our library programming”.
Activities and events will be held over both weeks of the school holidays:
WEEK 1
Tuesday 29 June
Dimboola Library – 10am Cam’s Marvelous Experiments
- Join our resident scientist as he takes you on a marvelous Roald Dahl adventure!
Nhill Library – 2pm Cam’s Marvelous Experiments
- Join our resident scientist as he takes you on a marvelous Roald Dahl adventure!
Wednesday 30 June
Jeparit Library and Customer Service Centre – 10am Cam’s Marvelous Experiments
- Join our resident scientist as he takes you on a marvelous Roald Dahl adventure
Rainbow MECCA – 2pm Cam’s Marvelous Experiments
- Join our resident scientist as he takes you on a marvelous Roald Dahl adventure!
Thursday 1 July
Jeparit Library and Customer Service Centre – 10am Crafty Art with Danelle
- Let your creative side shine with Danelle as she takes you through some arty, crafty activities.
Rainbow MECCA – 2pm Crafty Art with Danelle
- Let your creative side shine with Danelle as she takes you through some arty, crafty activities.
Friday 2 July
Jeparit Hall Jeparit Movie Night 4-8:15pm
- Come along for an evening of movies, food and friends!
WEEK 2
Monday 5 July
Smartphone Photography Shire Tour Bus pick up in Nhill, Dimboola, Jeparit & Rainbow
- Join us as we take you on a wild adventure to see some of Hindmarsh’s most spectacular sights! LIMITED PLACES.
Tuesday 6 July
Dimboola Library – 2pm Crafty Art with Danelle
- Let your creative side shine with Danelle as she takes you through some arty, crafty activities.
Wednesday 7 July
Rainbow MECCA – 10am Suhka Pilates for school aged children
- Get ready to get your heart racing and blood pumping with some fun, beginner level Pilates.
Dimboola Civic Hub/Library – 2pm Suhka Pilates for school aged children
- Get ready to get your heart racing and blood pumping with some fun, beginner level Pilates.
Thursday 8 July
Nhill Memorial Community Centre Casey Kosch First Aid Training
- 9-13 years 10am-1pm 14-18 Years 2-5pm (001CPR Training Accreditation Included) LIMITED PLACES.
Nhill Library – 2pm Crafty Art with Danelle
- Let your creative side shine with Danelle as she takes you through some arty, crafty activities
Friday 9 July
Nhill Cinema – 1pm Harry Potter Double Feature Costume Party
- Get your wizarding hats and wands ready, because you are invited to our Harry Potter movie afternoon and costume party! You’re in for a magical afternoon!
Cr Ron Ismay continued, “It is exciting to be able to offer such a range of activities across all four towns of the Hindmarsh Shire. Our new facilities, and our existing ones, are such a great asset to the area. We should all be proud of what we can offer to young people”.
Be sure to make your bookings by calling 03 5391 4444, as due to COVID-19 restrictions, we are limited on the numbers of young people we can have in attendance. Also please be aware that we may have to cancel at short notice should the State Government increase further COVID-19 restrictions.
For more information, please contact Petra Croot, Community Development and Youth Officer, on 03 5391 4444 or email info@hindmarsh.vic.gov.au. Greg Wood Chief Executive Office