Merry Christmas from the FTG Village Traders Association. We hope that your Christmas will be a time filled with hope, peace and joy. We thank you for your support throughout the year.

I know our traders have worked hard to serve you, and you have supported us. For this we are grateful.

This time of year is a time of reflection, where have we been, where are we going? What have we achieved, and what has been lost. Memories have been made, both good and sad, but all of these have created and formed who we are today. Don’t be hard on yourselves, rather, know a new year is coming and as you move into 2024 there will be opportunities for new beginnings.

Now, I have heard that we have had some sightings of elves in the Village: three to be precise. They have been popping up in shop windows. As you walk around the Village you may find them. If you do, pop into that shop and let the shop owner know you have found a FTG elf in their window. They will reward you with a bag of lollies. We need to catch these pesky elves before Santa comes.

So come on down to the FTG Village between 1 December and 17 Dec and help our shop owners find these elves before they cause trouble.

Ho Ho Ho and Merry Christmas from Jeni McLean
President, Ferntree Gully Village Traders Association Inc.