<p>In today’s episode, I check in on Mill Park as the teachers’ strike disrupts schooling and share my disappointment with both sides for letting it reach this point.<br />I also update you on local community happenings: my petition for toilets and rubbish bins at Telopea Reserve (I’ll be out collecting signatures and chatting with locals), the upcoming six-month closure of Mill Park’s BlueFit pool from Monday 20 April with lessons relocated to South Morang, and the South Morang Youth Hub funding push highlighted at council.<br />I run through local events and notices, including Thomastown Library’s limited reopening, Mill Park Library’s job skills and story time sessions, Plenty Parklands Primary’s family fun night, and Mill Park Secondary College’s July production of “Once Upon a One More Time,” with tickets on sale in April.<br />I also flag Whittlesea activities like the Know Your City Bus Tour for over-50s, plus various workshops and community listings I’ll link in the show notes.<br /><br />I wrap up with a reminder to send through your community news to feature on the pod and tease next week’s interviews with locals. As always, this is a listener-supported show—your tips, time and local leads keep it going.<br /><br />Links to articles mentioned:<br /><a href="https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1558092" target="_blank">https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1558092</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.whittlesea.vic.gov.au/Things-to-see-and-do/Events/Events-calendar?dlv_OC%20CL%20Public%20Events%20Listing=(dd_OC%20Composite%20Date=24%20Mar%202026%7C30%20Mar%202026)" target="_blank">https://www.whittlesea.vic.gov.au/Things-to-see-and-do/Events/Events-calendar?dlv_OC%20CL%20Public%20Events%20Listing=(dd_OC%20Composite%20Date=24%20Mar%202026%7C30%20Mar%202026)</a><br /><br /><a href="https://northern.starweekly.com.au/news/youth-hub-site-chosen/" target="_blank">https://northern.starweekly.com.au/news/youth-hub-site-chosen/</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.bluefitswimming.com.au/news/temporary-closure" target="_blank">https://www.bluefitswimming.com.au/news/temporary-closure</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.yprl.vic.gov.au/events/?locations=MIL" target="_blank">https://www.yprl.vic.gov.au/events/?locations=MIL</a><br /><br /></p>