As the weather warms up, it’s important that we all prepare our homes for the unfortunate event of a bushfire. Simple things you can do around your home include, tidy up the garden, keep your lawns low, remove any excess rubbish, clear out gutters and have a hose that can reach all around the home. Click here to make sure home is “fire ready”. The Fire Ready Kit is a detailed and comprehensive resource.
Wondering how to entertain the family on the weekend? Here are our top 3 outings things for the whole family to enjoy in and around Manor Lakes, all within a 20-minute drive from the estate.
Shadowfax Winery
For a perfect Sunday lunch the whole family will enjoy, head to the acclaimed Shadowfax Winery, just a 20-minute drive from Manor Lakes.
Did you know that Australia has one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world? We all need to be sun smart this summer and we’re not just talking slip, slop, slap! It’s now – Slip on clothing that covers as much skin as possible. Slop on a high protection sunscreen at least 20mins before going outside. Slap on a broad brimmed hat. Seek shade.
Preparations are well underway for this year’s 2019 community Halloween event. Dedicated organisers, Maria and Andrew of Dalrymple Boulevard are hard at work creating suitably scary ghoulie decorations and hope to see many other residents in the local area take the plunge and decorate their homes.
Last year, visitors donated more than $4,000 to the Starlight Children’s Foundation and this time around the team hopes to raise the stakes and collect more than $5,000 from frightened friends!
Thank you to everyone that attended our 2019 Manor Lakes Community Fund presentation night. Our host for the evening, Grant Dennis mentioned that the Dennis Family Corporation take enormous pride in the communities they create and recognise the important role community groups play in connecting people and fostering a sense of belonging within their estates. The intention of the initiative is to support and give back to the neighbourhoods they create. This year, Manor Lakes awarded a total of $30,500 in grants to local organisations to make their projects possible.
Following a recent announcement by Ranfurlie Asset Management, the Stage 2 expansion of Manor Lakes Central shopping centre is underway. Once completed, Stage 2 will add 11,385m2 to the centre’s retail space, taking the facilitiy's total area to just over 20,000m2. The expansion, at a cost of more than $60 million, will include a new-look Kmart, Best & Less, a new concept Anytime Fitness, along with a large format fruit and vegetable store and approximately 20 additional specialty stores.
The new East Werribee Employment Precinct promises six million square metres of education, research and development, innovation, residential, community and commercial space on what is the largest undeveloped parcel of publicly-owned surplus government land in metropolitan Melbourne.
Transport in the West is currently getting a major overhaul with the addition of improved roads, additional transport routes and better connections for users of road, train, buses and bike routes, making it easier to get around and taking much needed pressure off the major road links.
