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Golden Plains iVAN at Homework Hub Again This Tuesday
The Golden Plains Shire council will bring along the iVAN Youth Cruiser to the Homework Hub this Tuesday 22 October from 4-5:30 pm. Take the opportunity to catch up on some homework and have some fun also! The Homework Hub will be open every Tuesday 4 pm to 5:30 pm at the Dereel Community Centre for…
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Community Garden: First Working Bee
The fruit of research, planning sessions and many discussions is looking plump and ripe for tasting in relation to the Dereel Community Garden. If you’ve been waiting for the practical, getting your hands dirty part of the project, it’s about to begin. The Dereel Community Gardening group would love your help for a working bee…
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BDNH Events Calendar
Lucy Osmond, the Dereel Community Wellbeing Officer has sent Dereel Spokes a calendar of events happening at the Dereel Community Centre in November and December. You can view the full list by clicking on this link: dereel-newsletter-novdec-2016
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Info/Intro Session: Orchids in Dereel
Are you interested in learning more about the wild terrestrial orchids which grow in the bushland around Dereel? Emily Noble, Ballarat Field Naturalist and inaugural winner of the Australian Orchid Foundation’s Essay Prize will be presenting the next Introductory Information session in Dereel on Saturday 12 November from 2pm to 4pm. Everyone is welcome. Please…
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Dereel Hall Hire: New Management Arrangements
Ballarat District Nursing and Healthcare (BDNH Group) are pleased to advise that they have been appointed to manage the Dereel Hall & Community Centre. Facility management has been handed over from Golden Plains Shire to BDNH group and Community Wellbeing Officer, Lucy Osmond, is available on Mondays, Tuesdays and alternate Wednesdays to provide assistance. Everyone…
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Making Good Coffee at Home – Ask Me Anything!
The next Intro/Info session scheduled is ‘Barista at Home’ presented by Richard Emery, coffee roaster. This session will run from 2pm to 4pm on Saturday 5th November at the Dereel Community Centre. Let us know you are coming by sending an email to dereelspokes@gmail.com or clicking on ‘Interested’ or ‘Going’ on the Facebook Event…
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Cup Day Breakfast in Dereel
By Lorraine Ellis Tuesday November 1 is Melbourne Cup Day and also breakfast day at the Dereel Hall. For a gold coin donation, the Walking Group will cook breakfast for you. Join in the fun with a Melbourne Cup hat and take part in our $2.00 Cup Sweep. Breakfast is served at 8:00am. Join us…
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Golden Plains iVAN at Homework Hub This Tuesday
The Golden Plains Shire council will bring along the iVAN Youth Cruiser to the Homework Hub this Tuesday 25 October from 4-5:30 pm. Take the opportunity to catch up on some homework and have some fun also! The Homework Hub will be open every Tuesday 4 pm to 5:30 pm at the Dereel Community Centre for…
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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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Creative Writing Workshop – Saturday 22nd October
Have you ever wanted to explore creative writing but not known where to begin? Keeping a creative writing journal is a great way to start. All you need is a pen and a notebook to take your mind on journeys into an imaginative world, or to explore your own personal history. Led by Lisa Hunter who…
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Reminder: Dereel Community Garden Meeting Tonight
As published in our October edition of Dereel Spokes, the next Dereel Community Garden meeting will be held tonight at 7:00pm in the Dereel Community Centre, 14 Swamp Road Dereel. All welcome. Read about the Dereel Community Garden here.
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Theatre Info/Intro Session on Saturday 15th October
Presented by Kim Stanley – Saturday 15th October, 2pm to 4pm at the Dereel Community Centre. Cost is a gold coin donation to cover room hire. So, how did someone with little theatre experience, zero acting skills with absolutely no ability to remember lines, and a pretty dodgy voice manage to get Captain Cat’s Theatre…
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Homework Hub for Students
A Homework Hub will be open every Tuesday 4-5:30 pm from 18th October for the last school term of 2016. If you want help with your studies, or just want a time to focus on homework, come along to the community centre after school. Community members who have a good understanding of school subjects and…
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Health Checks
Health Checks will be running once a month in the Dereel Community Centre. They will be held on the third Monday of each month from 2pm-4pm in 15 minute sessions. This is a great chance to get your blood pressure checked and have a chat about the health issues concerning you. There will be a 15…
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Saturday 8 October Intro/Info Session: Essential Oils
Essential Oils For Health and Longevity Presented by Clio Ellis-Perez Bookings via Facebook Event Post or email dereelspokes@gmail.com Cost: Gold Coin donation Known for their power since the Pharoahs of Egypt and rediscovered during World War II in helping the wounded. Essential Oils are becoming more and more evident as amazing tools for our health and…
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Misery Creek Bridge
In our September edition, we reported a tree had fallen across the centre section of the historic Misery Creek Bridge in Berringa Road. Sadly, this month the high level of rainfall led to another section of the bridge being washed away. The remaining structure seems to be very tenuously standing.
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Dereel History Group: Was there a Grandstand?
An interesting discussion is unfolding on the Dereel History Group’s Facebook Page. Once, horse racing was held in Dereel with the track being around the perimeter of the Dereel Swamp. Racing results can be found in historic newspapers. A photo purporting to be the grandstand at the Dereel race track is one of the artefacts…
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Dereel People: Lisa Hunter
By Richard Emery 1. How long have you lived in the area? We moved to Dereel in August 2012. Before that I lived in large regional towns or in Melbourne. The move was sparked by a camping trip I had been putting off for 25 years. Came home after being in a National Park with…
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Local Wildflowers: Early Nancy
If you can see tiny white flowers growing on your property in early Spring, take a closer look: they may be the native Australian lily Early Nancy Wurmbea dioica. The Early Nancy plant, in flower, will range somewhere between 5 and 15cm in height. Multiple flowers can be present on the same plant, but usually…
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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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Dereel Community Wellbeing Officer-Lucy Osmond
If you came along to the Dereel Community Day on 10th September, you may have met Lucy Osmond, our new Dereel Community Wellbeing Officer. Lucy is based at the Dereel Community Centre on Mondays, Tuesdays and alternate Wednesdays. Lucy’s role is to facilitate wellbeing programs for residents of Dereel, to promote involvement within the…
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Dereel Community Garden – News
By Robyn Miles Things are starting to happen around the Hall. You may not have noticed but the Dereel Community Gardening Group have been working feverishly on the next phase and you should start to see small changes. Spring has sprung and we are all in a rush to get our garden beds planted out…
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New Program Intro/Info Sessions
The new program of Introductory Information Sessions run by local people for local people is underway. All sessions are two hours in length and are for beginners. The session will give you a brief overview of the topic including things you need to know or equipment you will need to get started. Presenters are all…
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Honour Board Researcher: Carissah Cain-Sultana
By Richard Emery A few weeks ago at the Community Centre, a visitor came in to enquire about the Honour Board displayed in the Dereel Hall. The enquirer was young and “a bit of a nerd” (self-described as it turns out) but so enthusiastic. Carissah Cain-Sultana is one of three children in a Ballarat pioneer family. It…
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Wellbeing October Program
Lucy Osmond has advised us about the following upcoming events: Dereel Footy Pie Lunch Tuesday October 4th at midday in the Dereel Hall. A great chance to get together and celebrate the end of the footy season over an old fashioned pie lunch. All welcome, a gold coin donation is asked to contribute towards the food provided.…
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Winter in Dereel
By Mudguts Well, Winter arrived with a vengeance. Freezing cold winds and rain… and rain. Full tanks, full dam. It’s painful to see water running out of the overflows of the tanks. Should I have more? If I do, will they fill up? Depends on “El Nino”. Well, the last two months, “El Nino”…
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The Dereel Community Plan
Tomorrow, Pam Bailey will present the Dereel Community Plan, launched on 20 August, to the Golden Plains Shire Council. The presentation is to seek approval for the plan and to formalise funding for the proposed seven projects. The seven projects were determined by the community planning process including the Vision Workshop and the Seed Funding workshop. Project…
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Tai Chi Is On Again!
TAI CHI is on again in Dereel during Term 4. Duration: 9 weeks Term Runs from: Thursday 6th October to Thursday 8th December NOTE: There will be NO CLASS on 10th November Time: 7:00pm Thursdays Cost: full term $90.00, Casual $13.00. (Senior’s can participate for free on Thursday 6th October as part of the Seniors…
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Dereel Footy Pie Lunch
Join the Dereel Walking Group for a farewell to the footy season with an old fashioned pie lunch! Come in your favourite teams colours – a hat, scarf or jumper. There will be a footy themed lucky door prize! WHEN: Tuesday 4th October WHERE: Dereel Soldiers Memorial Hall, Swamp Road, Dereel. WHEN: 11.30 am to start…
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