Did you know you can rent our space for children’s birthday parties on Sundays?

You can book in for the morning or the afternoon, and it costs $150 +GST for the main room and undercover space out the back - with access to the kitchen (and toilet of course). Perfect for a small party with enough room for eating and party games inside or out depending on the weather …

Or if you need a bit more space you can add on the dining room and front yard for an additional $100 +GST.

We let our hirers use all our plates, glasses, platters, cutlery etc. which means that the parties can be more sustainable … and of course for mums and dads - they don’t have to vacuum their own house (and clean behind the couch) for visitors.

If you are interested in birthday party hire visit our venue hire page to find out the available dates for the rest of the year.

All going according to plan (thank goodness I was disorganised and missed the cheap deals on Qatar earlier in the year … so had to book with Malaysian Airlines) when you are reading this I am in Lyon, France. And yikes, it is going to be hot!

• Forecast Temperature Melbourne: 5-14 degrees

• Forecast Temperature Lyon: 22-34 degrees

I am visiting my oldest daughter who has been studying at uni in Lyon for the last 6 months - so I am very excited to see her! And I hope and trust that everything is going smoothly at ACC.

Tahlia is in the office this week holding the fort. I am sure she will be able to answer all your questions, and if not, she can touch base with Kalimna to sort things out. And if that fails I can check emails overseas.

Community Lunch is still on - we’re having bolognese this week along with a green salad and garlic bread. All welcome at 12pm. And of course you can pop in to gardening beforehand to work up your appetite - from 10am with Clare.

This week we have the Thursday morning and evening book clubs on. We’re looking forward to seeing you! A reminder to all book club members that we will close for the school holidays at the end of this week - so it is important to pop in and collect your books (if you missed your scheduled meeting) before 2pm Friday, and please drop your books back at the library if they are overdue rather than leaving them here - once we close on Friday we cant return them until we are back on 21 July.

Our new program is out for Semester 2, so you can check it out below, and book in via our website. We’re excited by all the things coming up in the second half of they year and hope you are too!

Have a great week. See you soon.

Cheers Leanne

This week join us for our Men’s Group on Tuesday night from 7pm. Call John to find out more 0439 899 352.

Or Playgroup on Wednesday morning at 10am. Also Line Dancing at 10am - at Alphington Scout Hall. Each costs $5. Just come along! There’s also Armchair Theatre on in the afternoon from 1.15pm. This is run by Darebin U3A.

On Wednesday evening we have Sound Healing with Keiko from 7.15-8pm. Just $10 for a super relaxing experience. Find out more or book in Sounddroplet@tutamail.com.

On Thursday we have the first Embracing Life and Death session from 1-3pm. Find out more or book in with Andrea, Andrea_babon@yahoo.com. And the Alphingtones Choir run at night over at St Andrews Uniting Church Fairfield from 7.30pm.

Finally Friday is our Community Morning - craft, gardening, community shed activities from 10am. Community Lunch at 12pm.

We hope to see you soon!

Cheers Leanne

Hi all

We have our last Table to Plate for the term today (Monday). Join us from 11.30am to cook up something yummy!

Please note that unfortunately we have to cancel Preserves tomorrow. We will touch base with everyone today via the Whats App group.

Our garden is looking fabulous after the rain and the hard work of Jenny, Corrado and Dinesh on Friday … and we had a great time seeing our friends from GenU for art and craft on Friday morning as well. Check out the photos below.

Thanks also to Tahlia for holding the fort - she did a great job cooking dumplings and fried rice and a yummy chinese cabbage dish on Friday - yum. We look forward to seeing you on Friday for lunch this week if you can make it. Anyone is welcome to join us at 12pm.

We hope you have a great week.

See you soon.

Leanne

Join local end-of-life doulas, Ann and Frederique, at 1pm on Thursday 26 June for our first monthly discussion on Embracing Life and Death, being held at the Alphington Community Centre.

This is a safe and welcoming space to talk about death, dying, life & loss with a view to normalising these conversations as part of living and dying well. A place to share stories, knowledge and resources. Free to attend with tea, coffee and cake provided. Please note this group does not provide bereavement support or grief counselling. 

Held at 1pm on the last Thursday of the month, spaces are limited so please register. For more information or to register please contact Andrea via e-mail on andrea_babon@yahoo.com