Hi everyone, my name, is ranka rasik and I'm the mayor of brimbank, welcome to brimbank view our monthly e-newsletter, which brings your news about what's happening in brimbank and how you can get involved. You can receive the newsletter by subscribing by our website. It is celebration time in brimbank recently we celebrated cultural diversity week with an exciting program of festivals and events across our city. We are always proud to celebrate the diverse and vibrant melting pot of cultures that is brim bay. More celebrations are around the corner with our popular be bold festival.

Returning in april, this will be a jam-packed two days with plenty of arts, culture, music and performances to join in saint auburn's. I'd like to invite everyone to join the celebration. You'll find more information online. If you'd like to grow your own food and meet other people, why not get involved in community gardening? I was out at westfale community center last week to launch a new guide to community gardening in brimbank. This is a handy guide for anyone interested in growing their own food and plants. You'll find the guide on our website.

I'm also proud to be campaigning for the upgrade to the calder freeway. This is urgently needed, and council is calling on the state and federal governments to invest in several major upgrades. This will improve safety, reduce congestion and provide better access and connection to cater for population and freight growing. We will continue to advocate strongly for these much needed upgrades. Also, please don't miss the opportunity to have your say on matters that affect you check our website to find out what you can provide feedback on stay safe, stay well, thank.

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