Sharon Greenaway

CITY DEVELOPS BROCHURE TO HIGHLIGHT CONSERVATORY GARDENS TULIPS

The City of Greater Bendigo has produced a new brochure to highlight the annual tulip display in the Conservatory Gardens in Pall Mall.

The City’s Parks and Natural Reserves staff have planted 50,000 tulips at the Conservatory Gardens which are set to bloom over the coming weeks.

City of Greater Bendigo Intensive Horticulture Team Leader Brendan Beale said the brochure details the 14 tulip varieties that have been planted in the Conservatory Gardens and includes hints for growing tulips at home.

“Our annual tulip displays always create a lot of interest and Bendigo is becoming known for its beautiful Spring Tulips.

“They create a lot of interest and we thought that this year we would produce a brochure to showcase the 14 different varieties that have been planted and provide some interesting facts about tulips in general,” said Mr Beale.

The A5 brochure is available from the City of Greater Bendigo’s main office in Lyttleton Terrace, the Bendigo Visitor Information Centre and the Conservatory. It is also available online at www.bendigo.vic.gov.au

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FREE BOOKS TO CELEBRATE

NATIONAL LITERACY AND NUMERACY WEEK

To celebrate National Literacy and Numeracy Week the City of Greater Bendigo has 1200 free books to give away to children aged between 2 and four years who attend one of the City’s Maternal and Child Health sessions.

National Literacy and Numeracy week, which runs from August 29 to September 4 is a collaborative approach by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development together with early childhood services to raise community awareness around the enjoyment of literacy and numeracy and to highlight the pleasure of teaching these skills to young children.

Greater Bendigo Mayor Cr Rod Fyffe who is also a school teacher said he could not stress enough the importance of spending time reading to children.

“No matter how young children are, telling stories and reading books with your child is so important to help them develop the skills they need to learn to read and write. Every minute you can read with your child makes a difference.

“The City of Greater Bendigo is proud to be a child friendly city and I hope that parents visit one of our maternal and child health sessions and take home a book for their child,” said Cr Fyffe.

A broad range of books from authors including Pamela Allen (My Cat Maissie, Is your Grandmother a Goanna), Mem Fox (A Particular Cow, Where the Giant Sleeps), Graeme Base (Animalia, The Sign of the Seahorse), Beatrix Potter (The Tale of Johnny Town Mouse, The Tale of Samuel Whiskers), Alison Lest (Magic Beach, Imagine) and Lynley Dodd (Hairy Maclary series) plus several other authors and titles are available.

The free books will be available for all children aged between 2 and 4 years attending their local Maternal and Child Health centre and the City of Greater Bendigo Childcare centres at Annie Galvin, Bendigo Creche and Helen Jessen Children’s Centre.

To locate your nearest Maternal and Child Health Centre or Childcare Centre, please contact the City’s Children and Family Services on 5434 6364 or go to www.bendigo.vic.gov.au