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Update: Hub Cafe Christmas Postponed
Please note that due to extreme weather conditions, the Hub Cafe Christmas will not be held today. We will have a get together for New Year on 2nd January from 12 noon to 2pm with the same set-up as the Hub Cafe Christmas. Bring a plate to share and enjoy free coffee and a chat.
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Hub Cafe Christmas!
Celebrate Christmas with us on 19th December. The Dereel Community Hub Incorporated (DCHI) invites the Dereel community to the last Hub Cafe of 2015. Bring a plate to share and celebrate Christmas with us on Saturday 19th December at the Dereel Community Centre between 12 noon and 2pm. We’re offering free coffee and Christmas cheer.…
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December and January Dereel Hub Cafe Dates
The lead up to Christmas is a busy time for many of us, and as the team who run the Hub Cafe have family commitments this weekend, the Hub Cafe will not be open tomorrow – Saturday 5th December. Hub Cafe is open on the following dates over the Christmas and New Year period. 5th December…
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Dereel Hall Upgrade
Dereel Community Nurse Bennita Hough has provided Dereel Spokes with this update on works to occur at the Dereel Soldiers Memorial Hall, beginning next week. If you have any questions, please refer to the contact details on the notice below: Media Release-Dereel-Hall-Upgrade
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December News from the Dereel Community Nurse
December is Bennita’s last month as the Dereel Community Nurse, so this is her last Newsletter. If you can get along to one of the events listed in the newsletter to say goodbye and wish her well in retirement, I’m sure she would love to see you. On behalf of the Dereel Community Hub Incorporated, I would…
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Accessing Support for your Mental Health
Melissa Harris, Mental Health Recovery Worker with UnitingCare will be at the Dereel Community Centre on Tuesday 1st December from 9am until 2pm to provide information about the services provided, along with mental health tips and general discussion. If you would like to chat with Melissa about your personal circumstances, she will be able to support…
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Becoming a Member of DCHI
“To serve as a hub to strengthen the community of Dereel and surrounds through cooperation” Our success in accomplishing this Mission depends on the active contribution of DCHI members. DCHI proudly encourages all members to actively support each other in building the community we want to be part of. Members decide the direction we take, the events we…
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Jamming at the Hub Cafe
For a few weeks now, Rory and Mitchel have been talking about bringing their guitars into the Hub Cafe, and last Saturday was the day they did! The song of choice last week was Bob Dylan’s ‘Blowing In The Wind”. If you are a local musician and you would like to join in, the Hub Cafe…
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Print the Program: Dereel and Surrounds Spring Festival
There’s something for everyone at the 2015 Dereel and Surrounds Spring Festival. It kicks off at 9:am and runs through until 3:pm. Along with the Art Display, Market Stalls and Community Groups wee have everything from cars, to coffee to craft as well as essential oils, alpaca fleece, keeping poultry, pump maintenance and yes, there…
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Update: Breaze brings Self-Sufficiency to Spring Festival
Simon Reid from Breaze will be presenting “How Solar will Bankrupt Coal…and how you can live Sustainably through the Transition” at the Dereel and Surrounds Spring Festival. You can hear Simon speak in the Hub Cafe, operating from the CERT building at 1pm on Saturday 10th October as part of the Spring Festival program of information…
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Yellow: The colour of Spring
To tie in with the Dereel and Surrounds Spring Festival, happening on Saturday 10th October, I thought I would post a gallery of beautiful yellow Spring wildflowers growing in and around Dereel. I’ve started with the Spring Festival logo, which features Guinea Flowers. This is just a start. There are so many yellow wild flowers blossoming…
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Dereel Community Nurse October Newsletter
Beginning with the Seniors Week and ending with a trip to view the Archibald Prize touring exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ballarat, Bennita has put together a busy program for October! Find out about the visiting Dietician and come along to hear the CFA’s Jill Burgess talk about fire safety. There’s the community breakfast…
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Find Out What Is Happening at the Spring Festival at ‘Hub Cafe’ Today
There’s only one more week before the Dereel and Surrounds Spring Festival and we’re all working hard to make it a success. If you want to be involved and you’re not sure what to do, come along to the Hub Cafe today between 12 noon and 2pm and talk to us. We can answer any questions…
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Spring Festival: Call for Presenters and Art Registration Forms
The date for expressions of interest for the Dereel and Surrounds Spring Festival has been extended until Monday 28th September. Along with Market Stall Holders, we welcome expressions of interest from local community groups, artists and individuals interested in presenting a half hour demonstration on the day of the Festival. Call for Individual Presenters Can…
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Our First Hub Cafe!
The first Hub Cafe was held at the Dereel Community Centre on Saturday 12th September. It was great to see community members enjoying the sunshine and chatting together over a perfectly brewed espresso coffee.
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Our Office Bearers
The Inaugural General Meeting of the Dereel Community Hub Incorporated was held last night – Monday 7 September at 7:00 pm as advertised. Thank you to Councillor Helena Kirby for officiating at the meeting. The following people were elected as office bearers: President: Caroline Everett Vice President: Richard Emery Secretary: Lisa Hunter Assistant Secretary: Julie…
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Tuesdays and Thursdays
Local Community Nurse, Bennita Hough has sent us her newsletter which lists September events happening on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. The full newsletter is available as a download here News From Our Community Nurse.
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Hub Cafe Saturdays
Come over to the Dereel Community Centre any Saturday from 12pm-2pm for a real coffee and to catch up with friends and neighbours. We want everyone to feel welcome, so don’t let the budget keep you away! Drop by, kick back and have a coffee & chat. This regular event is organised and hosted by the…
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Community Centre Spring Clean 10am 26th September
Dereel Community Centre needs YOU! It’s time to dust off the dungarees and pitch in to shake out the cobwebs from the Dereel Hall and Community Centre. We want our public space to look its best for the upcoming Spring Festival, so we cordially invite all community-minded Dereelians to the Centre from 10 am on Saturday 26th September.…
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Inaugural General Meeting 7pm 7th September
The Inaugural General Meeting of the Dereel Community Hub Inc. will be held at 7pm on Monday 7th September 2015 at the Dereel Community Centre. We invite residents of Dereel and surrounding communities to attend, join as members, nominate for roles and elect Office bearers. The Hub is an Incorporated Association and has adopted the…
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Our Banner: The Nodding Greenhood
The Nodding Greenhood has long been associated with Dereel. Shortly after I moved to the community a friendly local gave me a small sewing repair kit with Dereel and a Greenhood imprinted on top. In local meetings, people talk about plans for marking this association in a more public way – through signs, or walking trails, or sculpture.…
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Dereel and Surrounds Spring Festival
The second annual Dereel and Surrounds Spring Festival is planned for Saturday 10th October. This year, the Spring Festival is being run under the banner of the newly formed Dereel Community Hub Incorporated. Community groups, individuals, artists and market stall holders are all invited to participate in a fun day for the whole family.
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Way, What and Why
Every community has a distinctive culture: the way things are done; the way people interact. Often these ways aren’t noticed because it’s just how things are to us – for better or worse. In establishing the Hub, we decided to make a conscious choice to embed the sort of culture we wanted to be part of, to…
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Dereel Community Hub Inc.
“To serve as a hub to strengthen the community of Dereel and surrounds through cooperation” Dereel Community Hub was informally launched at a public meeting on 5th May 2015 and officially incorporated on 14th July 2015. From the outset we agreed on a long-term strategy of two complementary operations; a cooperative business enterprise and a social…
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Dereel Writers Group
In 2014, a call for people to share skills with others in the community went out. Each person would
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