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Gold, blue eucy, history and architecture, exercise or just some time to relax!

News

Want to do something different? How about a flamenco jazz concert ? Why not catch up with Bart Stenhouse, a flamenco/jazz guitarist who tours nationally with international artists and will be at the Dunolly Golf Club on Sun 23rd September. The performance will be with the amazing gypsy jazz violinist Dominic Rado from Melbourne? You can checkout a preview here >>> video
Don't forget the Kooyoora Wildflower Festival this weekend at the Inglewood Eucalyptus Distillery Museum. Bus Tours, Flower exhibits and plants for sale. Saturday 22-23 of September.

Congratulations to the Australia Day Loddon Shire Community winners.

Alice Leach - Citizen of the Year Enzo Scafati - Community Service Award

Also includes the Primary School winners of the coloring and literary competition. (On display in Brooke St, next the "That Health Place".

Thanks to the Inglewood Lions Club for the catering. A great job.

The Lions Christmas Festival and Carols on December 17 - What a great day!!
Inglewood and Districts Community Bank grants were presented at their AGM at the Town Hall on Tuesday 21st Nov. Congratulations to all the community groups and volunteers who recv'd the awards. Another significant contribution by the Bank to the community .
Why not drop into the new pop-up Art Gallery, Galleria Nuova, at 33 Brooke St,
The Hub is now operational Monday to Thursday at the new Town Hall Hub facility at 20 Verdon St, Inglewood, on the Market Street side of the Town Hall.

The new Public toilets are also located on that side of the building.

Neighborhood Watch is also getting re-energised. If you wish to be involved, have a chat with Councillor Colleen Condliffe or Alan Saunders. Failing that...discuss with the folks at the Inglewood Police Station.
The Goldfields Library is also operational at the Hub. Come in and browse the collection, have a chat with the Hub team or a cuppa.

More info >>>

Usual Open hours: Monday to Thursday 9am-4.30pm

Library Staff Visit: Tuesday 11.15-12.45pm

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What an incredible event for the town! 'Inglewood Alive' 2017 was a wonderful success. Looking forward to next year!! Make sure you get there.

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After a very successful festival circuit, running on over 180 film festivals and winning more than 50 awards, we’ve decided that it’s finally time to share

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Enjoy this award winning short video....!

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Streetscape Masterplan.

The current plan sees this work being scheduled in several years, as each of the major towns will be developed according to the overall shire plan.

The updated Inglewood master plan is now available for review and comment. Loddon Shire's Mr Tim Jenkyn has been working with the consultants and the various town development groups to work through the masterplan designs. Feedback is open until the end of February, with the final masterplans being commenced in March.

The plans are available in Brooke Street shop front windows for additional viewing.

View the detailed plans at www.abouttown.org/

Marketing Inglewood ...the challenge

A routine part of IDTC's role is marketing the town and facilities. "Put yourself in the picture" is a new theme we have created and have supplied postcards at various outlets to highlight the activities in our area. We also have new bumper stickers available highlighting our website. These are available from Inglewood Community Neighbourhood House and Fusspots initially for a small fee, directing attention to our website. Rather than producing flyers that get out of date quickly, our aim is now on an up-to-date website. If you see an update required, send us a message. thanks

SMILE

“SIX LITTLE STORIES”

{1}
Once all villagers decided to pray for rain.
On the day of prayer all the people gathered,
but only one boy came with an umbrella.
That's FAITH

{2}
When you throw babies in the air,
they laugh because they know you will catch them.
That's TRUST.

{3}
Every night we go to bed
without any assurance of being alive the next morning,
but still we set the alarms to wake up.
That's HOPE.

{4}
We plan big things for tomorrow
in spite of zero knowledge of the future.
That's CONFIDENCE.

{5}
We see the world suffering,
but still we get married and have children.
That's LOVE.

{6}
On an old man's shirt was written a sentence
'I am not 80 years old
I am sweet 16 with 64 years of experience.'
That's ATTITUDE.

Have a happy day and live your life like the six stories

Need a Coffee? You can get a good coffee and delightful cake at "Meat on Brooke". Call in for a chat, get some of the famous snags or other local treats.

Volunteering

Volunteers play a vital and valuable role in the community of Inglewood.

Our volunteers are a diverse range of people who work tirelessly with organisations with the common interest of enhancing the Inglewood and district communities.

Volunteering can be a fun way of meeting new people, helping others and developing new skills. It is also about sharing and developing personal skills and strengthening links between people in the community.

If you would like to be a valued volunteer, we would like to hear from you.

Please call the Inglewood Development and Tourism Committee 5438 3169 or drop in to the Inglewood Neighbourhood House and have a chat with the team.

We greatly appreciate and value your contribution.

Youth Support

Some kids can be under a lot of pressure! Decisions about the future, school stuff you may not know about, holiday boredom or struggling to find that perfect job! A fantastic new site is up and running for the 16-25 year olds.

Tune In Not Out is 24hr TV for life's challenges, such as alcohol, drugs, mental health, exams and relationships.

Check it out! Pass it on! Spread the word!

It may help someone you know, and you may never know how.

TINO and thanks to the team that put it together!!

About Inglewood

Situated 199 km from Melbourne on the Calder Highway, this historic gold mining town presents a vision of the past. Inglewood forms part of the famous ‘Golden Triangle' which encompasses some of the richest alluvial goldfields in the world. The last great Victorian gold rush occurred here in the 1860's, bringing prosperity and a burgeoning new life to a rural community, clearing the land of mallee scrub and producing wool for the young colony and for export to England.

Gold was like a magnet and miners flocked to Inglewood from all corners of the globe. A few miners' tents rapidly became a tent town of thousands. Inglewood became known as ‘the city in the scrub'. In the third year of its existence Inglewood became a municipality, the Borough of Inglewood. Such was the wealth taken from the earth and rock, that the tent town became a community of substance, buildings of timber and brick; imposing structures, several of which stand today.

The gold was eventually extracted to economic limits and the miners departed. A new, though less profitable industry helped the town survive. Eucalyptus oil, first recognised for its wide ranging qualities from the earliest years of colonial occupation, was produced in quantity in the district. The Blue Mallee, locally known as 'Blue Eucy ', which produced an oil of exceptional quality, grows in abundance in the area. These days Inglewood is a service town for the surrounding rural districts and smaller communities.

Stay a while and you will be able to explore the town with he range of activities listed on the link below. These can bring the history to life .

Collectibles, gold, blue eucy, history and architecture, ... or just relax!

Have an enjoyable time and come back to visit Inglewood again.

Things to see and do!

One of the reasons it's called the "city in the scrub"