Category: Community News
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Dereel People – Kim Stanley
1. How long have you lived in the area? Almost 18 years, I’m a bush girl. I wanted to have a hobby farm and animals somewhere out in the bush. It’s handy to have easy access to town for work, I hadn’t had a bin service before coming to Dereel! Everything lined up to make…
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Imagine Dereel
The Vision workshop, held on Saturday 23 July, was a great opportunity for us to reflect on what is great about living in Dereel and imagine the best of how our community could be in the future. Participants spent two hours discussing a wide range of topics to flesh out a future vision for Dereel.…
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Changes to the Mobile Library
This is a public notice from Golden Plains Shire regarding the regular Mobile Library Service provided to Dereel. A major refurbishment of the Golden Plains Mobile Library is to be undertaken. The work will commence shortly with the vehicle withdrawn from service on 27 July 2016. While the Mobile Library is being upgraded, a van…
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Update: Dereel Mens’ Shed
As of the 1st August, the Dereel Mens’ Shed will be open on the following days from 10am to 3pm: Monday (men only) Wednesday (mixed) Friday (mixed) Also on Saturday’s from 11am to 3pm (mixed.) New members who would like to be involved in projects are wanted. If you can provide skills, ideas and suggestions,…
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Dereel Community Breakfast
By Lorraine Ellis, Dereel Walking Group The Dereel Walking Group are about to begin their monthly breakfasts again. Community breakfasts have not been held this year due to the rebuilding of the community facilities. Our first breakfast this year will be on Tuesday 2nd August at 8 am. Please note, due to the cold weather, this…
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Tuesday 12th July: ‘Setting Up the Community Centre’ Discussion
Fiona Robson, the Dereel Community Wellbeing Officer, has let us know that Paul Owen from Golden Plains Shire will be at the Dereel Community Centre tomorrow morning to discuss the set-up of the Dereel Community Centre and Hall. Paul is keen that the Centre works for everyone who uses it. So, if you have ideas,…
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Today: How to Navigate Centrelink
As promoted in last week’s post from Fiona Robson, Ritchie from Centrelink will be in Dereel today to run an information session. So, if you have a question or would like to know more about navigating Centrelink, come to the Dereel Community Centre for the “Navigating Centrelink’ talk which begins at 1pm.
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DCHI Sausage Sizzle at Dereel Polling Booth
The latest copy of Dereel Spokes was delivered to mailboxes in Dereel and Corindhap today. If you haven’t got your copy yet, come to the Dereel Hall tomorrow and collect one. The Dereel Community Hub Inc. will be running a Sausage Sizzle and information stand at the Dereel Polling Booth, 14 Swamp Road, Dereel. Come and…
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NAIDOC Week and July Program from Dereel Community Wellbeing Officer
Fiona Robson has commenced her role as Dereel’s Community Wellbeing Officer. Here is a note from Fiona to the community: Congratulations on the move across to the renovated community centre on Saturday. The Centre is looking amazing and ready to be used. I have been asked about what happens now and have created a program…
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Dereel People – Ruth Georgalas
1. How long have you lived in the area? For 30 years. I had five kids and I thought it was a great place to bring them up—with sheep, goats, pigs, cows etc. 2. What’s great about living here? The fresh air, it’s quiet at night, and you can see the stars. 3. What do…
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Dereel People – Richard Emery
1. How long have you lived in the area? 3 ½ years. We were living in suburban Ballarat and for my 60th birthday received hire of a camper van as a gift from my family. We were home two hours from the trip when my partner said it was too noisy and she wanted to…
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Participate in Dereel Community Planning
The next facilitated Community Planning meeting will be held on 21st June 2016. At this meeting, information received from the community will be reviewed by the community planning team. The ten questions below aim to identify what is good about living in Dereel and how we can build on that to make it even better. If…
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UFO Day at The Hub Cafe Tomorrow
Have you got a room full of UnFinished Objects or projects? Find one that’s portable and bring it to the Hub Cafe on Saturday. The Cafe is open for two hours between 2pm and 4pm, so that gives you a solid block of time to do some work on your project while chatting with local…
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Morning Tea with the Dereel Walking Group for BRICC
The Dereel Walking Group are holding a morning tea on Tuesday 31st May to raise money for the Ballarat Regional Integrated Cancer Centre (BRICC). We know many people in the community have been affected by cancer, and most have had something to do with BRICC in the form of treatment and fabulous care for both the…
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Dereel People – Tashkah Lloyd
1. How long have you lived in the area? Officially since January, but we got the house over 12 months ago and have been coming up for weekends whenever possible. 2. What’s great about living here? I am loving living close to nature, and having space. I like the idea of having a community and like what I…
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GPS Update on Dereel Projects
The Golden Plains Shire Council has provided this update on the various projects happening in Dereel: Dereel Hall Upgrade The Dereel Hall Upgrade is well underway and on schedule for completion in late May early June. Works completed and underway include: under slab plumbing, slab works, framing, roofing, block work and glazing with rough-in of…
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Saturday 2nd April at the Hub Cafe
Cancelled: Browns Toadlet Survey Due to unforeseen circumstances, Julie Lee is unable to run the Browns Toadlet Survey, originally scheduled for Saturday 2nd April at the Hub Cafe in the Dereel Community Centre. The Hub Cafe will still be open on Saturday 2nd between 2pm and 4pm, so drop in for a coffee and a…
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The Community Planning Program in Dereel
This article was written by Kim Stanley What is the Community Planning Program? Golden Plains Shire started the Community Planning Program in 2000. Before this, it was recognised that many communities had great difficulty in working together to agree on and implement local priorities, whether due to the lack of social networks, suitable communication skills,…
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Dereel People – Rick Olsson
1. How long have you lived in the area? About 3 or 4 years, we were looking for about 20 acres for a reasonable price. It is centrally located for my work with surrounding shires. 2. What’s great about living here? The quietness. It’s good for gold hunting and hunting rabbits. I like the people that…
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Office Bearers Update
Following the resignation of our Inaugural President, Caroline Everett, a call for nominations was distributed to DCHI Members in February. The election was conducted in the meeting held on Monday 7th March 2016. DCHI Member Julie Lee also resigned from the DCHI Committee of Management and the role of Assistant Secretary due to personal reasons. As…
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Let’s Start Talking
It’s up to us, as a whole community, to decide what we want for Dereel. It’s going to take a lot of talking, exploring ideas and thinking about what is important to us. It’s our town, hence our responsibility – and opportunity – to make of it what we will. We are asking YOU to…
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Dereel People – Rob Maclean
1. How long have you lived in the area? I bought my block in 1987 for $9,000. I was living and working in Melbourne but the company I was working for was bought out and I was made redundant. We sold up and moved here in 1989. It took me 5 years to build my mud…
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2016 Spring Festival – Use This Form to Share Your Ideas
At the moment we are creating a list of ideas for the 2016 Spring Festival, so please complete the form below to contribute yours!
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Adult Colouring Day with Guest Glynis Bryden
A new Hub Cafe activity has been organised by Carol Moyse. Carol’s outline of the session is below. You don’t need to be a DCHI Member to attend this session. *** I’m pleased to announce that our first Adult Colouring day has been planned for Saturday 5th March as part of the Hub Cafe between 2-4pm.…
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Phun with Photographs
The Hub Cafe is on tomorrow, from 2pm to 4pm. This week, Paul Shire is calling local photographers of all skill levels to come along. Here is a note from Paul: * * * Hi Dereelians! Tashkah and I recently moved into Dereel and we love it……….er, so far. Ha! I am an ex newspaper photographer of…
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Dereel People – Caroline Everett
1. How long have you lived in the area? Most of my life. I grew up here and have been here ever since except for about 15 years. Just before I turned 18, I moved to Melbourne for a little over a year to work, then to Ballarat and Maryborough. In 1996 I moved to…
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Dereel Hub Activities
Hub Cafe Opening Time Change We’ve noticed that the Dereel Hub Café gets busy just before we’re due to close at 2pm, so we’ve changed the opening time. The Hub Café now runs each Saturday from 2pm to 4pm The later time slot offers us an opportunity to run activities for like-minded people. We hope…
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Update from the Dereel Walking Group
The following report was received from the Dereel Walking Group’s Lorraine Ellis: The Dereel Walking Group began meeting again mid January without our mainstay, Bennita Hough, who has retired. At the moment we are meeting in the Community Centre each Tuesday morning at 8.30 am. We walk according to the individual’s fitness, then have a…
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Make Your Mark
This article was received today from Golden Plains Shire: Would you like to work with professional artists to design and paint local skate parks or do you know a young person who should get involved? Applications are now open for a spot on the Street Art team – an opportunity to meet people, get creative…
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Dereel People – Julie Lee
1. How long have you lived in the area? About 5 years. I was ready for a tree change. I lived in Geelong and my husband in Ballarat so Dereel seemed part way between the two.. 2. What’s great about living here? I love the peace and quiet, the trees, wildlife and especially the orchids.…
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