City of Whittlesea Community Festival 2025

📅 Sunday 16th March

⏰ 11am – 5pm

📍 Civic Centre Lawns, 25 Ferres Boulevard, South Morang

🎟️ FREE EVENT

This free community event was packed with fun activities for all ages! We loved getting out in our community to meet all of you, and your pets, to make some fantastic memories!

There was something for everyone, including:

Live music, entertainment and cultural performances
Arts and crafts activities
Theatre shows
Cooking workshops
A pet expo
Food trucks
Community stalls
Family zone with face painting
Youth zone
Ageing Well activities

At the SCAR Stand we had:

Official SCAR Merch, thanks to our partners and advocates, PromoShop
Pawsome goodies for your four-legged friends (from treats, toys and accessories!)
Information on all things SCAR – from adoption, fostering, volunteering, our outreach programs and much, much more!

We hope you had a great time too!

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Second Chance Animal Rescue Inc. is a not-for-profit organisation that relies heavily on donations to continue our lifesaving work in the community.

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Second Chance Animal Rescue Inc. acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung, which includes the existing family members of the Gunung-Willam-Balluk clan as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work. We pay our respects to Ancestors, Elders, families and communities, past, present, and future.

At Second Chance Animal Rescue Inc. (SCAR), respect and compassion guide us in everything we do. We believe everyone deserves to be valued and heard, and we are committed to making SCAR a safe, inclusive environment where individuals of all backgrounds feel welcome, safe and empowered to make a difference.

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Corporate Volunteering Registration Form

If you are interested in taking part, please complete the following registration form, and we will contact you to discuss availability and make your team’s booking.

Group Organiser's Name *

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Last Name

Group Organiser's Job Title

Group Organiser's Email

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I.e: Your preferred month to volunteer

Acknowledgement

I acknowledge that my volunteer team must be fit for manual handling.

^{*Due to the physical nature of working in the shelter, volunteer roles may involve significant amounts of manual handling, and a reasonable level of fitness is required. Manual handling includes sustaining repetitive movements of lifting/bending, pushing/pulling, twisting/turning and walking for extended periods of time. Some heavy lifting up to 15kg may be required.}

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I acknowledge that my organisation will receive an invoice for a financial contribution of a minimum of $800 (inc GST) or more, depending on the number of people who are booked in. I understand payment is within 14 day payment terms for hosting our volunteers.

Yes

I acknowledge the cancellation policy*

Yes

^{*50% fee for cancellations within 14 days of your booking. 100% fee for cancellations within 7 days of your booking.}

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Corporate Volunteering Registration Form

We are currently taking bookings for our Corporate Volunteering Program.

If you are interested in taking part, please complete the registration form below, and we will call you to discuss availability and make your team’s booking.

Group Organiser's Name

First Name

Last Name

Group Organiser's Job Title

Group Organiser's Phone Number

Group Organiser's Email

Availability

I.e: Your preferred month to volunteer

Acknowledgement

I acknowledge that my volunteer team must be fit for manual handling.

*Due to the physical nature of working in the shelter, volunteer roles may involve significant amounts of manual handling, and a reasonable level of fitness is required. Manual handling includes sustaining repetitive movements of lifting/bending, pushing/pulling, twisting/turning and walking for extended periods of time. Some heavy lifting up to 15kg may be required.

Details for Tax Invoice & Payment

Please make sure the following details are correct.

I acknowledge that my organisation will receive an invoice for a financial contribution of $800 (inc GST) or more, depending on the number of people who are booked in. I understand payment is within 14 day payment terms for hosting our volunteers.

Yes

I acknowledge the cancellation policy*

Yes

*50% fee for cancellations within 14 days of your booking. 100% fee for cancellations within 7 days of your booking. Please refer to full cancellation policy above for more information.

Contact Name For Invoice

First Name

Last Name

Contact Number For Invoice

Contact Email For Invoice

Name of Organisation for Invoice

Purchase Order Number / Your Reference

Organisation's Address to send Invoice To

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