Willsmere News

The pilot program to collect soft plastics in recycling has ended and VISY will not be accepting soft/flexible plastics. Examples of soft/flexible plastics are plastic bags, cling wrap, bread and pasta bags, frozen food bags, cereal box liners, biscuit packs (not including the trays), confectionery

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The Willsmere Owners Corporation would like your feedback. Willsmere has been a residential community for 25 years. It is time to ask all owners, resident or not, what you think. This survey aims to build an understanding of what you value about Willsmere and your priorities. It will take about

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In preparation for a very busy Summer and to make sure the pool is available as much as possible, the next stage of the major pool maintenance is about to begin from Monday, October 7. The pool contractors have been busy getting all the required parts manufactured and ready to be installed. They

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As a follow on from our last update, the contract with Commercial Pool Systems is running well and forms two parts.  The first is the regular ongoing maintenance and the second is to performs repairs and a minor facelift before this Summer.  In July we mentioned that there would be a period

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As a follow up to an email sent out last month, please be reminded that first thing tomorrow the security codes for the vehicle gates will be updated.For secuirt yreasons, we can't publish the new codes on the website, but please talk to our Facility Manager (Jay) or your neighbours to find out the

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The last owner's forum was a great success. Thank you to everyone who attended and to Racheal Dennis for chairing the meeting.We are also happy to announce that in future these forums will be open owners and residents.  Willsmere is a very inclusinve community and it is unfair to exclude members of

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Willsmere now has an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) located inside the main entrance as seen in the attached picture. Using an AED is very simple and requires no training. The device gives spoken instructions, analyses the patient and give directions even while CPR is being applied. The

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This weekend, July 27 & 28 from 10am to 3:30pm, Willsmere is again participating in Open House Melbourne to showcase our remarkable estate and fulfil our heritage obligations. Available to all residents and visitors will be a coffee van and a sausage sizzle / bake sale with proceeds from the latter

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The pool is a great feature of Willsmere and a very important community asset. Last summer was difficult as there were a number of issues due to the age of the pool. Our Facility Manager, Jay, OC Manager, Krissy, and the CoM have been working with some pool engineers to develop options to minimise

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Free guided tours of Willsmere! Saturday 13/7 at 3:30pm and Sunday 21/7 at 11am. Meet out the front. Join volunteer guides as they rehearse for Open House Melbourne on July 27 & 28. Family and friends of residents are welcome – no registration required. The museum and bluestone cells will be open.

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Willsmere has again been invited to participate in Open House Melbourne on Sat+Sun, July 27+28. This is a fantastic opportunity for us to raise the profile of Willsmere, build community spirit, and fulfill our heritage obligations. Volunteers are needed to host the tours. This involves a minimum

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Thank you to everyone who helped and to all the children for their efforts in finding all the hidden eggs.The weather was perfect and everyone had a great time.Once again, proving how incredible Willsmere is for families! IMG 0059   IMG 0062    

One of the projects for the past few Committees of Management has been investigating solar power options for Willsmere. This is a large project and will take some time. Any solar installation, whether residential, commercial or somewhere in between like Willsmere, needs to be installed such that

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As a follow on from an announcement made at the recent AGM here are some further details on the investigation of Air Conditioners and their allowed installation in the heritage section. 1 - We have always been told that air conditioners are mostly not allowed in the heritage apartments.  The

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Location

Willsmere is located at 1 Wiltshire Drive Kew VIC 3101. Visitor access is via Yarra Boulevard.