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Eastern Lions Soccer Club, a proud roar reaches 60 years

In 1963, clinging to memories of the homeland they’d left on the other side of the globe, a group of British immigrants answered an advertisement in the Waverley Gazette, laced their football boots and took to the field. Next week that club celebrates its 60th birthday.

Video icebreaker - gaming program strengthens social connections

Using the popularity of video gaming to break down social barriers, loneliness and the disconnect of COVID isolation.

Tally Ho - Group gallops into fun, fitness and friendship for 50 years

The Tally Ho Fitness Group was formed half a century ago by men who’d finished their competitive sporting endeavours but still wanted to keep fit.

It’s not easy being Green, well Brentwood reckons it is

A dedicated young team has not only inspired one Glen Waverley secondary college to become a five-star Resource Smart School, but they've helped save their school a fortune along the way.

Mulgrave Blue Tree spreading the paint and spreading the message

A bright blue tree in Mulgrave is starting the conversation that "it’s OK to not be OK", and that we can break down the stigma that’s attached to mental health.

Course helps a young leader, on and off the court

At just 16, and already a member of the 17 and under Victorian team and national training squad as well as an athletic goal defence for Victorian Netball League outfit Southern Saints, Mia van Wyk has the netball court at her feet.

Life begins at 40 – Happy Birthday Waverley Foothills

Waverley Foothills Pre-School recently celebrated the four decades since it opened its doors and welcomed its first class of eager youngsters back in 1982 with a community get together that reunited students, parents and teachers.

A big shed where men make a real difference

First opened in December 2010, the Monash Men’s Shed is one of the largest and best-equipped in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs, boasting more than 100 active members.

A Stitch in Time is Sew Fantastic

The whirring of the Janomes took over the Clayton and Mount Waverley libraries recently as a full house of eager participants graduated from Sew Fantastic, a beginners learn-to-sew program.

Oakleigh Recreation Centre's low sensory studio proving popular

Working out in a busy gym can be an assault on the senses. Oakleigh Recreation Centre's low-sensory studio is providing a quieter, calmer exercise safe haven.

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