Tag: What’s On
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Art Choices In Dereel
Do you enjoy creating? Whether you like painting, writing, knitting or any other art or craft, there are options for you to work on your own project, and chat to other locals. Here is a quick summary of groups and activities. Art In Dereel Art In Dereel is a group of local artists which initially…
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Silk Painting and Alcohol Ink Artworks: Dereel Christmas Art and Craft Market is on Today
While Rosslyn Bosnar lives in Bannockburn, she is no stranger to Dereel, including teaching local people at the Dereel Soldier’s Memorial Hall. Ros will be at the Dereel Christmas Art and Craft Market today with some of her own work. Skilled in many different art mediums, Ros has recently been working with collage, silk painting…
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Handmade Bags and Purses at the Dereel Christmas Art and Craft Market
Racheal Strahan is a Dereel-based photographer and sewist who will be at the Dereel Christmas Art and Craft Market tomorrow afternoon. Along with photographic portraits and landscapes, under her business ‘We Shoot Stuff’ Racheal will also have a range of bags, purses, children’s clothing and more, under her brand ‘Amezaak Designs’. See more of Racheal’s…
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Find Birds at the Dereel Christmas Art and Craft Market
Two of the stallholders you will find at the Dereel Christmas Art and Craft Market are Carol Moyse, a Dereel-based bird photographer, and Pam Farey, who has a range of hand painted cards, paintings, and these bird houses for sale. Carol has a range of prints for sale. You can see more of Carol’s photographs…
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Celebrate Summer with Us!
The Dereel Summer Community Day is hosted by DCHI to thank the Dereel community for supporting Hub Cafe, Dereel Spokes, and our other community work projects. Where: Dereel Reserve, 14 Swamp Road Dereel When: Saturday 3rd February from 6pm to 8pm Please RSVP to let us know if you plan to attend so we can…
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Free Volunteer Training: Increasing Membership Through Inclusion
Free volunteer training offered by the Golden Plains Shire is offered to people in Dereel or surrounding areas. The next course on offer is ‘Increasing Membership Though Inclusion’ held at the Dereel Community Centre on Tuesday 17th October from 6:00pm to 8:00pm with light refreshments offered. To run this course, a minimum of 10 people…
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Lake Wendouree with The Dereel Walking Group
Walk around Lake Wendouree with the Dereel Walking Group on Tuesday 18th July. All welcome for long or short walk and coffee afterwards. The group are meeting at ‘Piper’s on the Lake’ at 9am, and that is also where they will be having coffee. For more information, please contact Lorraine Ellis.
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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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Trailblazer Walks: Schedule
The Trailblazer Walks are on again in 2017 and Jacinta has sent Dereel Spokes the schedule from March to June. The walk will be in Dereel on Thursday 6th April, commencing at the Dereel Hall at 10:00am. The full program, including contact details, is printed in this brochure: Trailblazer-Walks-March-July-2017.
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Growing, Cooking, Eating and Sharing Food
This article was sent to Dereel Spokes by the Golden Plains Shire Are you interested in growing, cooking, eating or sharing food? Come along to a meeting for all community members interested in food. It is a great opportunity to meet like-minded people, share ideas and experiences and to find out about and become involved…
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Youth Services in March
As we get further into the first school term of 2017, students are learning new topics and trying to understand new concepts. If you are, or know, a student who could use some help achieve their best, then come along to Free Community Tutoring at the Dereel Community Centre each Tuesday during term from 5pm…
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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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Meditation: Tonight
Clio Ellis-Perez is running a new meditation group on Wednesday nights from 7pm to 8pm at the Dereel Community Centre, 14 Swamp Road Dereel. If you would like to participate, the cost is a donation of a gold coin to cover the costs of the room hire. Everyone is welcome.
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Maps, Signage and Publications Project
The kick-off discussion for the Maps, Signage and Publications project will be on Saturday 28th January at 1:30 pm in the Community Centre Meeting Room. This will begin the process of determining the allocation of $1000 SEED funding to specific community projects. If you have a view and would like to be part of the…
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Updated Dereel Community Health & Wellbeing Program
Lucy has sent us an updated newsletter to promote the Dereel Community Health and Wellbeing Program. This now includes a free session run by the Ballarat Hospice on Tuesday Feb 28th 9:30 am in the Dereel Community Centre Kitchen. Also, don’t forget the Dereel Community BBQ, scheduled for 5pm on Friday 3rd February at the Dereel…
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Rokewood RSL Market on Australia Day
Come to the Australia Day RSL Market in Rokewood. Australia Day, Thursday 26th January from 10am to 2pm at the RSL, Ferrars Street, Rokewood. Stallholders welcome. For more information, please contact Gwen Mills on 5346 1450 or Ruth Uren on 5346 1012.
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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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BDNH Calendar for January and February 2017
Lucy Osmond, Dereel’s Community Wellbeing Officer, has forwarded the latest BDNH newsletter to Dereel Spokes. Click on this link to open the newsletter in PDF form. dereel-newsletter-janfeb-2017
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Tai Chi Dates for 2017
If you’re looking to include some physical activity in your week in 2017, why not consider Tai Chi classes in Dereel? Suitable for all levels of fitness and beginners are welcome! Tai Chi classes coincide with school terms. In 2017 terms 1, 2 and 4 are scheduled on Thursday’s from 7:00pm to 8:00pm. Please note:…
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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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A Christmas Picnic!
Invitation to the Dereel Community Dereel Community Hub Inc. invite you to our picnic to celebrate Christmas. This is an opportunity to relax with your friends and neighbours, and there may even be a visit from a man in a red suit—so make sure you bring the kids along too. We want to keep this…
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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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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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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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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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