Bread and Preserves

Hello Hume’ns (The awesome people of the Hume area)

This week we highlight another awesome Hume’n, a Great Social enterprise and a broken promise with one of our hospitals.

In this week’s Humepulse edition:

• Promises, Promises, Promises

• Ottimo Bakery - Baking for Brain Cancer ( PART 1 )

• Help preserve the youth of tomorrow

  and more …..

Hume Council News & Events

PROMISES, PROMISES, PROMISES

This week there was a petition started, created by Liberal MP Evan Mulholland to open Craigieburn Community Hospital. It is now completed and no information to say when it will open. have your say [ INFO ]

Work Cover A Council Burden

This weeks council meeting had some interesting issues, brought up during the notices of motion section of the meeting. Cr Misho highlighted that Workcover premiums have doubled to $6.3 Million dollars and are eating into the council funds, and for no reason, as they have a good track record. This is an unfair burden, that then affects how services are delivered. [ INFO ] click on about 2 hrs 29 mins

Humes Local Heroes

Each week, it strikes me how generous this area is. I discovered that we all have a big heart and support those in need. Why I am blown away is, we have locals going above and beyond for others. The Hume area has a generous spirit, and nobody points that out. Thank you, Awesome Hume’ns.

Baking for Brain Cancer Part 1

Meet the Baker - Rebecca’s Early Years

Last week we introduced you to the Awesome Hume’n Rebecca Bremner, who is the owner of Ottimo Bakery in Sunbury. This week I caught up with Rebecca to find out about the great work she is doing, and why Rebecca chose to raise money for this cause. First of all, I want to to say I admire her bravery and courage, to tackle this horrible disease, but this is personal for her and I want to share with you all, her story.

Rebecca has been cooking since she was a kid, helping in the kitchen at an early age. Rebecca reminisces making scrambled eggs on toast. Rebecca and her mum did a bread making course when she was just 13 years of age. Her upbringing always involved bread, and she grew up with pizza ovens, you could say, bread and dough are in her blood.

This early exposure was the seed for her cooking passion, which has led to baking being her superpower. What she learnt was that making bread instead of buying it at Supermarkets, was that bread is nutritious, and it had been lost to mixed messages and convenience.

Upon moving to Sunbury her and her family quickly found that you couldn’t buy nutritious and healthy bread, so they would go to Yarraville and by a weeks worth of bread, but that quickly became unsustainable. This lead her to taking things into her own hands, and her future was changed forever when she met her mentor and teacher.

Stay tuned for Part 2 in next week’s edition. Lets spread the word!

Ottimo Bakery - 57 Oshanassy St, Sunbury - Open Wednesday to Saturday 8am - 2pm

Help Preserve the youth of tomorrow

Banksia Gardens is another awesome group of hume’ns helping the local community, and in particular, the young kids in the area. Banksia Gardens have been providing employment and training programs, through funding grants from the federal Government and philanthropy.

The outcome is they have set up some Cafes to provide work experience and other skills. Common Bean is the name of the cafe and the training participants have just released a range of Housemade pickles and preserves using all locally sourced ingredients.

The good start program has now been wrapped up and the way we can support the next group is by buying a Jar. The preserves and pickles are available from 3 locations. Common Bean Cafe Kangan TAFE, Building D at 59-69 Pearcedale Parade, Broadmeadows Common Bean Cafe DPV Health, 42/48 Coleraine Street, Broadmeadows VIC 3064, as well as at Banksia Gardens 71-81 Pearcedale Parade, Broadmeadows.

Buy a jar of goodness and support our local youth.

$9.00 for a 500ml jar - Flavours include

• Bread and butter pickles

• Zucchini and tomato relish

• Garlic and dill pickles

• Pickled zucchini

• Preserved eggplant

• Vegan kimchi

• Green tomato relish

• Pickled banana peppers

Hume Local events

With market season going into the Winter Break this is the last chance to stroll around and enjoy all that markets have to to offer. Enjoy your weekend.

Friday 16th May

• 🎵Vibe open mic night is back this Friday to showcase your musical talents. The atmosphere is always inviting, making it easy for everyone to perform in-front of a good crowd. [ INFO ]

Saturday 17th May

• Hume taste and treasures market is the up and coming outdoor market this year and they haven’t disappointed when the weather hasn’t stopped them. If there is a must attend event then this would be the one. [ INFO ]

• Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of a big performance? Get ready to peek behind the curtain of a Big Band [ INFO ]

• Ladies Day at Willowbrook Reserve Westmeadows Football club. Grab the girls and dust off your party shoes because kick off is from 12:30pm - Spots are limited [ INFO ]

• The Final Night Market Stall at EzyEats before Winter sets in. Grab some food and have a browse of the market stalls with Adam Jared, performing from 6 PM – 8 PM in his EzyEats debut.

  EzyEats Sunbury – 1A/75 Vineyard Rd, Sunbury [ INFO ]

Sunday 18th May

• 🎁Bohemian Bulla Market is on, so get ready for a day full of boho vibes, unique finds, and local treasures because they won’t be back till august [ INFO ]

• 👨‍🚒🚒Bulla CFA will be hosting our annual Emergency Services Day this 18th of May. Come along and meet the men and women behind your emergency services!

  We’ll be holding a fundraiser barbecue, free information sessions as well as emergency vehicle demonstrations. [ INFO ]

• 🚂Take the kids out for a ride on the miniature train and make a day of it by combining the market and the Bulla CFA [ INFO ] 

What’s on ( Live )

CAMPBELLFIELD/ FAWKNER

• Wolfgang Band | 16th May | Musicland 1359 Sydney Road, Fawkner - (Bebes Bar) click for info

• Rat Pack | 16th May | Musicland 1359 Sydney Road, Fawkner - click for info 

• Crazy Train | 17th May | Musicland 1359 Sydney Road, Fawkner - ( Bebes Bar) click for info

• Piano Men of all time – Billy Joel and Elton John | 17th May | Musicland 1359 Sydney Road, Fawkner - ( Bebes Bar) click for info

• Sunday Fundays | 18th May | Musicland 1359 Sydney Road, Fawkner - click for info

GLADSTONE PARK

• HowZat | 16th May | Pockets 11/217 Mickleham Rd, Gladstone Park - 8pm [INFO]

• KaBoom | 17th May | Pockets 11/217 Mickleham Rd, Gladstone Park 8pm [INFO]

• Mitch Fontaine | 16th May | Gladstone Park Hotel 196 Mickleham Rd, Tullamarine 6pm

• Brunsy | 17th May | Gladstone Park Hotel 196 Mickleham Rd, Tullamarine 6pm

SUNBURY

• Adam Jared | 17th May | EzyEats 1A/75 Vineyard Rd, Sunbury 6pm - 8pm

• Daniel Agius | 16th May | Olive Tree Hotel ,111 Evans Street, Sunbury 5pm - 8pm

• DJ Gibbo | 17th May | Piano on Evans 67A Evans St, Sunbury 11pm

• IDLE CHORDS | 17th May | Screw It Wine Bar 73 O’Shanassy Street, Sunbury 8:30pm

TULLAMARINE / AIRPORT WEST

• Tina Turner & Tom Jones | 16th May | Skyways Hotel 113 Matthews Avenue, Airport West - Contact the venue direct 9338 1300 to book your tickets

• Milano | 16th May | Mr. McCracken 1A Larkin Boulevard,
  Essendon Fields - 6:00pm - 9:00pm

• Simon Phillips | 17th May | Mr. McCracken 1A Larkin Boulevard,
  Essendon Fields - 7:00 - 10:00 pm

• Matt Bradshaw | 18th May | Mr. McCracken 1A Larkin Boulevard,
  Essendon Fields - 1:00pm - 4:00pm