Tag: Community
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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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Spring Festival Volunteer Meeting Tonight
As indicated in previous articles and published in the print edition of Dereel Spokes, the fate of the Dereel Spring Festival in 2017 depends on the number of new volunteers who are willing to help organise it. If you can help, please come to a community meeting tonight. The meeting commences at 7:30 pm…
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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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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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Updated: HELP NEEDED! Do You Have These Skills?
Update: The post below is from 2017, but we still need help. Right now our needs are very simple: people who want to be involved with the community of Dereel people who can spare an hour here or there to help in any capacity people interested in working out how DCHI can best function for…
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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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Food is Free Dereel
Have you heard of the Food is Free global project? Perhaps you have seen the stalls at Food is Free Laneway in Ballarat, or Food is Free Smythesdale. Well, it’s coming to town. Food is Free Dereel will be launching on Saturday 11th March around 2pm. The stall will be set up on a bench…
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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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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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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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iVan Youth Cruiser fortnightly Tuesdays 4-5 pm
Get along to the Dereel Community Centre on Tuesday 14th February straight after school for some fun with the iVan Youth Cruiser. The Golden Plains Shire youth team will be bringing the iVan to the Dereel Community Centre for you to chill out with TV, movies or video games. The iVan will be here every second Tuesday during…
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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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Today: Pop-Up-Shops Discussion and Hub Cafe
Pop-Up Shops Discussion: Community Centre Meeting Room at 1:30pm Are you interested in exploring how we can have Pop-Up Shops in Dereel? As part of the Community Planning process, $1000 of the SEED funding has been allocated to this exploration. Today we begin the discussion about how to proceed with this project. Meeting begins at…
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Farewell to Footy:
Text by Lorraine Ellis; Photos courtesy of Lucy Osmond Thank you to the people in the Dereel community for supporting The Walking Group’s Farewell to Footy Pie Lunch, held at the beginning of October. The company was good, the food good and everyone enjoyed catching up with other locals. Also, a big thank you to…
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Dereel People: Lorraine and Jim Ellis
1. How long have you lived in the area and what brought you here? We have lived in Enfield for five and half years. We had been looking at properties North of Ballarat but six years ago, decided to look to the South. Then we found and fell in love with our property, so retired…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Dereel Community Garden
The first meeting of the Dereel Community Garden group discussed potential use of community space. A draft plan and collected ideas will be available soon for public comment. See these at the Dereel Community Day on 10th September between 12 noon and 2pm and in the Dereel Community Gardening Facebook group. All comments, offers and…
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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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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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Photoshop with the Camera Crew on Saturday
This month, the Dereel Camera Crew are bringing along photographs to edit in Photoshop. If you have always wondered what can be done to improve your photographs, you are welcome to bring a photo on a USB. Paul Shire will be leading this session, which begins at 2pm on Saturday 9th July at the Dereel Community…
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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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