A global training, events and publishing company has announced that they will be hosting a range of online marketing courses tailored to the Australian marketplace. Econsultancy will be holding a range of 1 and 2 day courses in Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. These courses will cover topics like SEO, web measurement and email marketing. Businesses in Melbourne suburbs such as Box Hill South will benefit from this course just as much as larger companies.

Homeowners in areas like Box Hill South are struggling to sell their homes. Recent studies have shown that the average home languishes on the market for 100 days. In comparison, only 14% of Melbourne homes are taking longer to sell than those in Box Hill. However, this is not bad news for everybody. As these homes are sitting on the market for so long, many homeowners are prepared to drop the price of their home. Buyers can now get up to 10% off the asking price on these houses.

In 1997 a teenager by the name of Miranda Kerr claimed first prize in the Dolly model search. Since then she has catapulted to fame as a Victoria's Secret Angel and Orlando Bloom's wife. Dolly is a magazine that is targeted towards a pre-teen and teen audience. It had been hosting yearly model searches on a regular basis until its hiatus on 2002. The magazine has recently announced that they are to bring the contest back in 2012.

Once again PMP will be running the 2012 Schmart Marketing Conference at the Sofitel Melbourne on Collins for one day only on the 21st February 2012.

The Migrant Information Centres Multicultural Expo attracted ten culturally diverse communities to Box Hill South to share their individual experiences as carers or people who require care. The expo attracted approximately 160 residents from the Whitehorse region including 19 aged and carer service providers that operate in the area.

Like many Australian cities, Melbourne is having a Christmas Festival which will be running from December 2-January 3, 2012. The festival will feature lots of free family-friendly activities for everyone.

The Cowen Gallery at the State Library of Victoria is currently presenting the exhibit Fine Impressions: Printmaking and Artist's books in Melbourne 1999-2010 which will run until February 16, 2012; admission is free and runs daily from 10 am. Book and art fans from all over the area, including Box Hill South should be flocking to this exhibit.

Poster printing has changed throughout the years with the advent of more mechanized techniques. In the early days, posters were hand printed and were primarily used to announce upcoming events, to advertize a product or to educate the public on the news of the day. Today we view posters as both an advertizing medium and as a work of art. The change towards viewing posters as a work of art was helped immensely by the striking posters of the Moulin Rouge created by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec in the late 19th century.