From The Editor
Welcome to the April 2025 edition of the Milang Community News.
What a big month April is shaping up to be. We have the Milang Easter Market happening on Saturday 19th and the ANZAC Day Service happening on the 25th and everyone are welcome and encouraged to attend.
The Easter Market will be held at the Railway Station and also there will be about 12 stalls in the Butter Factory, so make sure you come along and check out all of the amazing stalls and the yummy food.
One thing that is very worrying which I am sure is the same for everyone else is the lack of rain that we are experiencing, lets hope that something changes soon ‘send it down Huey!!’
Please stay safe and have a great month.
Cathy Fish
editor@milang.org.au
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The MADCA committee has had its first meeting of 2025. Most exciting was a presentation from the Milang Youth Hub team about achievements and the future. Celebrating its second birthday in February the Youth Hub now has an average of 14 young people attending each Friday evening. 91% of the young folk reported that they felt more socially connected and they all reported feeling more connected in the community.
We have appreciated the support of our 5 community volunteers, Reclink staff and financial and resource support from MADCA, Reclink, Alexandrina Council. The MADCA committee approved a contribution of $6928 to enable this valuable program to continue for another 12 months as well as use of the Milang Youth Hub and other MADCA facilities for their activities.
Late in December MADCA was appraised under the Australian Service Excellence Standards. This entails auditors reviewing all of our policies and procedures, speaking with the committee, volunteers and staff and determining if the organisation meets the 100 standards required. We are proud to announce that we met 96% and have the next few months to complete the final 4% which is mainly updating our Strategic Plan which is currently underway.
The Easter Saturday Market will be on again, organised by MADCA and the Milang Railway station. There will be stalls at the Butter Factory and at the Station. If you want to have a stall see contact details in this news (page 12). There are also many workshops and events coming up in the next few months with something for everyone. Take the opportunity to try something new, get involved with a group or enjoy some live music.
Enjoy February
Cheers Karyn.
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