Tag: Community
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Dereel People – Ruth Georgalas
1. How long have you lived in the area? For 30 years. I had five kids and I thought it was a great place to bring them up—with sheep, goats, pigs, cows etc. 2. What’s great about living here? The fresh air, it’s quiet at night, and you can see the stars. 3. What do…
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Dereel People – Richard Emery
1. How long have you lived in the area? 3 ½ years. We were living in suburban Ballarat and for my 60th birthday received hire of a camper van as a gift from my family. We were home two hours from the trip when my partner said it was too noisy and she wanted to…
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Interested in Dereel’s History?
Did you know that land was put aside for a cemetery in Dereel, but it was never used? Or that Dereel was once known as Spring Creek? Do you know where the main gold diggings took place in the 1850’s or where the original town centre was located? To find out more about Dereel’s history,…
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Participate in Dereel Community Planning
The next facilitated Community Planning meeting will be held on 21st June 2016. At this meeting, information received from the community will be reviewed by the community planning team. The ten questions below aim to identify what is good about living in Dereel and how we can build on that to make it even better. If…
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Morning Tea with the Dereel Walking Group for BRICC
The Dereel Walking Group are holding a morning tea on Tuesday 31st May to raise money for the Ballarat Regional Integrated Cancer Centre (BRICC). We know many people in the community have been affected by cancer, and most have had something to do with BRICC in the form of treatment and fabulous care for both the…
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Dereel People: Ruth Uren
1.How long have you lived in the area, and what brought you here? 17 years. We had friends who had a place up here and we came to visit, fell in love with the area, saw the block in Tantaus Road. About 6 months later we bought it. We built a shed, lived in that…
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Hub Cafe Today: Camera Crew and Coffee
The Dereel Camera Crew will be meeting at 2pm in the Community Centre before heading out on an excursion to Berringa. If you’re not interested in photography, come to the Community Centre for a coffee and a chat between 2pm and 4pm today. We also have hot chocolate and chai.
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Dereel People: Julie Avery-Donaghy
1 How long have you lived in the area? Since December 1992. We came up from Melton because we wanted to move to the country and have horses. This was the first one we looked at, and it had town water! 2 What’s great about living here? I like the weather and the soil to grow…
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May Activities at the Hub Cafe
The Hub Cafe is on again this and every Saturday between 2pm and 4pm at the Dereel Community Centre. Enter from the playground side of the building. In May, we have the following activities planned: 7th May – Adult Colouring In – Bring your pencils and colour, or bring other artwork in progress. …
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Dereel People – Tashkah Lloyd
1. How long have you lived in the area? Officially since January, but we got the house over 12 months ago and have been coming up for weekends whenever possible. 2. What’s great about living here? I am loving living close to nature, and having space. I like the idea of having a community and like what I…
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GPS Update on Dereel Projects
The Golden Plains Shire Council has provided this update on the various projects happening in Dereel: Dereel Hall Upgrade The Dereel Hall Upgrade is well underway and on schedule for completion in late May early June. Works completed and underway include: under slab plumbing, slab works, framing, roofing, block work and glazing with rough-in of…
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Saturday 2nd April at the Hub Cafe
Cancelled: Browns Toadlet Survey Due to unforeseen circumstances, Julie Lee is unable to run the Browns Toadlet Survey, originally scheduled for Saturday 2nd April at the Hub Cafe in the Dereel Community Centre. The Hub Cafe will still be open on Saturday 2nd between 2pm and 4pm, so drop in for a coffee and a…
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The Community Planning Program in Dereel
This article was written by Kim Stanley What is the Community Planning Program? Golden Plains Shire started the Community Planning Program in 2000. Before this, it was recognised that many communities had great difficulty in working together to agree on and implement local priorities, whether due to the lack of social networks, suitable communication skills,…
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Dereel People – Rick Olsson
1. How long have you lived in the area? About 3 or 4 years, we were looking for about 20 acres for a reasonable price. It is centrally located for my work with surrounding shires. 2. What’s great about living here? The quietness. It’s good for gold hunting and hunting rabbits. I like the people that…
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Dereel People – Rob Maclean
1. How long have you lived in the area? I bought my block in 1987 for $9,000. I was living and working in Melbourne but the company I was working for was bought out and I was made redundant. We sold up and moved here in 1989. It took me 5 years to build my mud…
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Dereel People – Caroline Everett
1. How long have you lived in the area? Most of my life. I grew up here and have been here ever since except for about 15 years. Just before I turned 18, I moved to Melbourne for a little over a year to work, then to Ballarat and Maryborough. In 1996 I moved to…
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Dereel Hub Activities
Hub Cafe Opening Time Change We’ve noticed that the Dereel Hub Café gets busy just before we’re due to close at 2pm, so we’ve changed the opening time. The Hub Café now runs each Saturday from 2pm to 4pm The later time slot offers us an opportunity to run activities for like-minded people. We hope…
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Dereel People – Julie Lee
1. How long have you lived in the area? About 5 years. I was ready for a tree change. I lived in Geelong and my husband in Ballarat so Dereel seemed part way between the two.. 2. What’s great about living here? I love the peace and quiet, the trees, wildlife and especially the orchids.…
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Trailblazer Walks
Dereel Spokes received the 2016 Trailblazer Walks schedule from Golden Plains Shire’s Jacinta Walsh. The first walk is on Thursday 3rd March in Ballarat’s Victoria Park. A bus will pick up interested walkers from the Dereel Community Centre, but bookings are essential. Contact Jacinta on landline 5321 1500, mobile 0458 384 080 or email her jacinta.walsh@gplains.vic.gov.au.…
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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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