Category: Upcoming Events
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Community Mural Unveiling
The Dereel Community Murals (one for adults to paint and one for children to paint) will be unveiled on Saturday at Hub Café. Did you or your kids make a contribution to it? Come and see how the collaboration with Glynis Bryden of Art In Dereel worked out. Here are a few tantalising sneak preview…
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Melbourne Cup Morning Tea
Instead of the usual breakfast, the Walking Group are hosting a morning tea to celebrate the Melbourne Cup. There will be a sweep, delicious goodies for morning tea and lots of fun. When: 10am, Tuesday 5th NovemberWhere: Dereel Community Centre kitchen, The Community Centre is located at 14 Swamp Road, Dereel. Hope to see you…
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Murals: What’s Happening?
Did you make your mark on the Dereel Community Mural? Come and see how it ended up at the unveiling of finished works: the mural painted by adults and the mural painted by children. Both were a collaboration with the community and Art In Dereel. Date: Saturday 9th NovemberTime: 3pm While you are there, enjoy…
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Talking Art Websites
Have you got lost in the maze of potential ways of sharing and promoting your artwork online? Do you use Facebook because it is easy but wonder if it is worth setting up a website? Do you want to see examples of other ways of showing your best work? Do you have online art experiences…
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Dereel Arts and Crafts Festival
Art in Dereel is delighted to announce the Dereel Arts and Crafts Festival. Art and craft demonstrations, stalls, an exhibition and the chance to try your hand at a few techniques will sit alongside fun, food, the Dereel Community Garden demonstrations and more. This community arts day is one of the projects funded by the…
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Footy Pie Night
This Weekend: Saturday 21st September Celebrate the football finals with the community on Saturday evening with a good hot pie and friendly rivalry. Come dressed in your team colours and show your loyalty. Kids activities, a trivia quiz, door prizes and more. The Dereel Community Hub and Dereel CFA Brigade are joining forces to hold…
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Journal Writing Sessions in Dereel
Journal writing can help with personal wellbeing through reflection on experiences and emotions, among other things. A new free, journal writing group is starting up in Dereel and will run once a month. Clarissa Stein will lead you through journal writing methods using writing prompts. Some participants may volunteer to read out their reflections, enabling…
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Dereel Winter Community Day
There will be something for everyone at the Dereel Winter Community Day. The theme for this event is ‘Information for New and Current Residents’ and a representative of each community group will be there, along with Lucy Osmond, Dereel Wellbeing Officer. So if you are curious about a group or have questions about local services,…
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Community Planning Project Update
We are halfway through the three year Community Planning period, so it is time to look at the projects which are close to completion and those about to commence. If you live in Dereel or immediate surrounding areas, we welcome you to a project update guided by Nicole Langtip, Community Planning Facilitator. Date: Monday 16th…
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Devonshire Tea at Hub Cafe
We love the wonderful rain falling at the moment. If the wet weather leads you to comfort food, come to the Hub Cafe on Saturday for Devonshire Tea. As usual, we have espresso coffee, chai, and hot chocolate for all of your favourite brews. Hub Cafe is held at the Dereel Community Centre on Saturday…
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Dr. Rob Gordon
Dr. Rob Gordon, an expert on recovery from disasters and emergencies, was in Dereel in 2014 following the Dereel fire. Recognising that communities can experience long-term impact from disasters, Rob is returning to Dereel on Tuesday 26th June to present a follow-up information session on Bushfire Recovery. An information flyer about the session can be…
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Celebrate Summer with Us!
The Dereel Summer Community Day is hosted by DCHI to thank the Dereel community for supporting Hub Cafe, Dereel Spokes, and our other community work projects. Where: Dereel Reserve, 14 Swamp Road Dereel When: Saturday 3rd February from 6pm to 8pm Please RSVP to let us know if you plan to attend so we can…
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U3A and Muffins on Tuesday
The Walking Group has enjoyed seeing some more new and familiar faces joining them for a cuppa and a walk. People of all ages and abilities are welcome on a Tuesday morning. We meet at 8:30am at the Dereel Hall. Next Tuesday (August 22nd) we will be cooking some muffins for morning tea, and Jack…
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Workshop: Learn How to Draw
Local artist Glynis Bryden is running the first Art in Dereel workshop ‘Learn How To Draw’ on Saturday 2nd September between 2pm and 4pm. Bookings are essential as places are limited. Note that the workshop is free but there is a $10 charge for art materials which Glynis is supplying. A link to the PDF flyer is here.…
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Dereel Community Garden Working Bee
The Dereel Community Gardening Group is holding a working bee to plant the vegetable garden and pull out the rest of the garden along the wall of the Hall at the entrance to the Community Centre. Date: On Saturday 16th September Time: between 12 noon and 4pm. The working bee will include a light lunch for those…
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Dereel Community Day
In lieu of Spring Festival, the Dereel Community Hub Inc. General Meeting voted to hold four seasonal Community Day events each year. The Community Days will run over a few hours, including a lunch. Each seasonal event will focus on a different aspect of life in Dereel, with an opportunity for all local groups to…
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Dereel History Display
Presented by Julie Donaghy Come to the Dereel History Display to view photos, maps and artefacts, and read information on the history of Dereel I have collected over the last 20 years. These items have come from the people of Dereel, historical organisations, via the internet and from many other sources. There will be static…
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Hub Cafe: Coffee and Chat
Hub Cafe is on again tomorrow at the Dereel Community Centre. The Dereel Camera Crew will be out on an excursion, which leaves plenty of time to just sit and chat over coffee, hot chocolate and chai. Drop in any time between 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm. Everyone welcome.
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Free Course Starting Tomorrow
Places remain in the free Building Dereel Community Relationships course run by Centacare. This is a three week program designed specifically for Dereel, being offered for free by Centacare. It is appropriate for anyone involved with, or keen to become involved with community groups, projects and opportunities. Program dates: Tuesday May 2, 9 & 16 from…
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Show Your Support
DCHI events and projects are run by a small but dedicated team of people. We have so many interesting things we would like to do for the Dereel community, and not enough people to put them in place. Sometimes, keeping our regular activities going is a challenge if our team members have family or work…
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Open House: The Dereel Men’s Shed
The Dereel Men’s Shed is holding an open house on 25th March 2017 from 11am-3pm at 14 Swamp Road, Dereel We invite you to see what we’ve got; see what we do and see what tool mysteries we can unravel for you. If you don’t know how to change a spark plug, put new blades…
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Real Food Festival: Real Coffee Workshop
Dereel is participating in the Real Food Festival by extending the Hub Cafe on Saturdays into a series of Real Coffee Workshops. Each workshop will be structured so you can taste your way through through ten different brewing methods, using the same single origin coffee beans. Also, find out about aroma and flavour profiles, along with the…
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Art in Dereel – How?
Calling Artists, Crafters, and Creatives of all descriptions! How do we develop an arts community in Dereel? Chat over coffee about art and what you want to be able to do here in Dereel: 2pm, Saturday 25th February, Dereel Community Centre What is important to you in your creative practice? Would you like the…
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Real Food Festival
Dereel will be participating in the Real Food Festival, held in March. If you would like to share your ideas or just help out, please come to the planning meeting: Dereel Real Food Festival Planning Meeting 7:30pm Monday 20th February, Kitchen, Dereel Community Centre Among the ideas to be considered are a local Food Is Free program;…
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