Category: DCHI Information
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No Hub Cafe this Saturday
Due to local events being scheduled in the Community Centre, the Hub Cafe is taking a two week break. We hope to see everyone for a catch up coffee on Saturday 1st December. Drop in any time from 2pm to 4pm.
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Annual General Meeting: Dereel Community Hub Inc. (DCHI)
You are invited to attend the Dereel Community Hub Inc. (DCHI) Annual General Meeting: Date: Monday 17th September Time: 7:30 pm Location: Kitchen , Dereel Soldier’s Memorial Hall, 14 Swamp Road, Dereel. We are all volunteers and our focus is working with the community to collaborate on interests and projects held in common. Our current…
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New DCHI Brochure
The next Dereel Community Hub Inc. meeting is tonight at 7:30pm in the Dereel Soldier’s Memorial Hall kitchen. Everyone in the community is welcome to attend our meetings. We are a group of local residents working in the community to try to make a difference. We are completely independent and look to the community for…
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Today at Hub Cafe
Today there is a LOT happening at the Hub Cafe – something for everyone! Enjoy a Devonshire Tea, view the art display and the history display and investigate the Dereel Community Garden. Today is the third Saturday of the month, so it is the scheduled Community Garden working bee. If you are not sure how…
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Gardening and Devonshire Tea
Delicious Devonshire tea is on offer again at the Hub Cafe this Saturday between 2pm and 4pm. Enjoy afternoon tea with local people over hot chocolate, chai or coffee. The gardeners will also be working in the Dereel Community Garden to grow herbs and vegetables, so if you have time, tools or plants to contribute,…
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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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Hub Cafe Cancelled on Saturday 6th January
Please note that due to the extreme heat and winds expected tomorrow, Saturday 6th January, Hub Cafe is cancelled. For up to date information about the conditions, please refer to the following sites: Dereel CFA Brigade: Vic Emergency:
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Merry Christmas Dereel!
On behalf of the Dereel Community Hub Inc and Dereel Spokes, we wish everyone a happy and safe Christmas. Hub Cafe is open today between 2pm and 4pm, so if you want a short break from Christmas preparation, drop in for a coffee, chai, or hot chocolate. There are no organised activities today, so join…
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Something for Everyone: Hub Cafe Christmas
There’s something to interest everyone at the Hub Cafe Christmas on Saturday 16th December between 2pm and 4pm: Christmas afternoon tea Art In Dereel will have an art and craft display The Men’s Shed will draw the Rocking Horse raffle The Gardening Group will be working in the garden and discussing plans for the next…
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Hub Cafe Taking A Break!
It’s the fifth Saturday of the the month and there are no planned activities at the Community Centre on Saturday 30th September. Given it is also Grand Final weekend, the Hub Cafe is taking a break. See you on Saturday 7th October for Art In Dereel, coffee and a huge chat about the winning teams!
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DCHI 2017 – 2018 Office Bearers
The Dereel Community Hub Inc. Annual General Meeting was held on Monday 18th September in the Dereel Community Centre. Elected office bearers are: President: Rick Olsson Vice President: Pam Bailey Secretary: Lisa Hunter Treasurer: Mitchel Fielding Assistant Secretary: Lorraine Ellis Assistant Treasurer: Carol Moyse Congratulations to the new team.
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DCHI Annual General Meeting Tomorrow
Please support Dereel Community Hub Inc. and the community projects we undertake by attending our Annual General Meeting tomorrow night, When: Monday 18th September at 7:30pm Where: Dereel Community Centre kitchen, 14 Swamp Road Dereel. Who: Everyone is welcome to attend. You do not need to be a member of the Dereel Community Hub Inc.…
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Hub Cafe and Colouring
Hub Cafe is on again today at 2pm with espresso coffee, filter coffee. hot chocolate and chai all on offer. So if you feel like a cappuccino, latte or long black, come on in and say ‘Hello”, We have soy milk as well as full cream milk. Carol and Glynis are running a colouring-in…
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Colouring at Hub Cafe
“Colouring In” returns to Hub Cafe on Saturday 27th from 2pm to 4pm – everyone welcome. Bring your pencils, pens and other materials and chat. If you draw or do other forms of art, please join in. The Hub Cafe will be operating as normal, so if you just want to call in for a…
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Hub Cafe on Saturday
The Hub Cafe is on again this Saturday from 2:oo pm to 4:00 pm. We have freshly brewed coffee (long black, latte, cappuccino etc) hot chocolate or chai. Drop in and catch up with friends and neighbours for a chat.
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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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Hub Cafe Cancelled Saturday 22 April
Unfortunately we cannot run the Hub Cafe on Saturday 22nd April as our volunteers have family commitments. The next Hub Cafe will be on Saturday 29th April from 2 pm to 4 pm. Please come along and support us.
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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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Coffee and Chat: Hub Cafe Today
There are no activities happening today, but the coffee, hot chocolate and chai will be brewing and that leaves a lot of time for chatting! Drop into the Dereel Community Centre any time between 2pm and 4pm. Everyone welcome!
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Dereel People – Doug Braddy
1. How long have you lived in the area and what brought you here? Since 2000. I used to go prospecting with a mate around here so knew the area and said I would buy land if it became available. When something came up I couldn’t believe it had a house on the land given…
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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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Learning Games
Games to help develop number sense and aid basic computation Tuesday 21st February 5.15pm. By Erin Gallagher Would you like to help your child to have success in mathematics? Would you like to help your child be confident in basic computations at school? Research suggests that parent/carer attitude towards mathematics can be critical in the…
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Dereel People – Clio Ellis-Perez
1. How long have you lived in the area and what brought you here? Since 3 months before the 2013 fire. Now over four years. I came back to Australia to spend time with my parents after spending many years abroad. And I came to Dereel after they died to live in the bush and…
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Hub Cafe Today
In the Kitchen If you want to reconnect with local people after the festive season, come to the Hub Cafe today. We’ve set the kitchen as a general chat area with our delicious coffee, hot chocolate or chai. In the Meeting Room We also have a separate discussion about the community planning project for the Dereel Swamp/Lagoon…
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Hub Cafe is BACK Today!
It’s shaping up for a hot day for our first Hub Cafe of 2017, but we will have the air conditioning on and some delicious coffee, hot chocolate and chai for you. Hub Cafe operates from the Dereel Community Centre kitchen from 2pm to 4pm every Saturday. It’s a good opportunity to meet up with…
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Merry Christmas from DCHI
Merry Christmas to everyone from all of us involved with the Dereel Community Hub Inc. Wishing you all a happy and safe festive season. See you in 2017 The Hub Cafe is taking a break over the Christmas and New Year period. We start up again on Saturday 7th January from 2pm to 4pm at…
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Dereel People – Erin Gallagher
1. How long have you lived in the area and what brought you here? We moved here in June 2015, primarily for family but also looking for a self-sustainable lifestyle with a minimal impact on the environment. 2. What’s great about living here? The quiet – although it’s full of sound, with the birds and…
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Our New Office Holders
Councillor Helena Kirby presided over the Dereel Community Hub Incorporated Annual General Meeting on Monday 19th September in the Dereel Community Centre. The newly elected DCHI office holders are: President: Pam Bailey Vice President: Carol Moyse Secretary: Mitchel Fielding Treasurer: Richard Emery Congratulations to all. We look forward to our second year with much excitement…
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AGM Dereel Community Hub Inc.
The Agenda for the Dereel Community Hub Inc. Annual General Meeting is attached. Open it by clicking here agm-agenda-19-september-16-meeting Meeting details are as follows: Date: Monday 19th September Time: 7:30pm Location: Dereel Community Centre, 14 Swamp Road, Dereel. All members of the Dereel and surrounding communities are welcome to attend. If you have been watching our…
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