Find out what is happening at ACC and in the neighbourhood.
“connecting our community”
Last week we joined more than 200 neighbourhood houses across Victoria outside Parliament to ask for fairer wages from the State Government. We saw a fantastic turnout of staff, volunteers and community members and had the opportunity to speak to a number of supportive MPs. Thanks to everyone who came along, here are some photos from the day! A big thanks to Kalimna for taking such great photos.
Lots of good things coming up this week.
Preserves Group - Join Kalimna in the kitchen on Tuesday for Preserves Group. From 1pm we’ll be cooking up some tomato chutney and some summer fruit jam. In between chopping and stirring we’ll stop for an afternoon tea break - coffee and a sweet treat, so it’s not all hard work. From 1pm. Also …. if you have small clean jars to donate we’d love some more! We’re cooking up in preparation for sales at the Alphington Show (coming up on Saturday 21 March - a date for you diaries).
Day of Action - on Wednesday our office will close for a couple of hours around lunchtime as we head into the city to campaign for better funding for neighbourhood houses on the steps of Parliament. If you’d like to support this we’d love your company. Just email us here and we’ll let you know the details (we’re catching the train in!).
CRUNCH - Join Lee and Leanne for lunch and a creative arts activity at ACC on Thursday from 12.30pm. Only $10 this year. Book in on our website here.
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Alphington Arts - on Thursday evening at 7.30pm for more arty fun! A lovely opportunity to meet other creative folk in the ‘hood, chat and create. This time we will be doing collage, inspired by Gustav Klimt. You can start your work with a photo of someone you love (bring your image along) or choose a random person from a magazine. We’ll be using mixed media - ink, paint, markers and paper to build our works. Thanks Lee for organising this session. You can book in here.
Community Lunch - we have the Deputy Mayor from Yarra Council joining us on Friday, along with some of our Council colleagues. It is always great to have Councillors and staff come along and see our space in action! All welcome (of course).
Hope to see you soon!
Cheers Leanne
Keen to get into reading this year? We run 5 Book Clubs that meet at ACC. Books are provided by Darebin Libraries. And they are all just about to begin! The perfect time to join up if you are interested. Just jump on our website to sign up.
You can book in here.
Kalimna will then get in contact with you with all the details (note she is in the office on Tuesday and Wednesday each week).
This year we have the following vacancies:
2nd Monday of the month Book Club (evening) - 2 places
3rd Monday of the month Book Club (evening) - 3 places
1st Thursday of the month Book Club (evening) - 2 places
2nd Tuesday of the month Book Club (morning) - 9 places (this is a new book club that will begin when we have 5 people signed up … )
We look forward welcoming you to one of our Book Clubs.
A simple table. Real talk. Stronger men.
After the busyness before Christmas, it’s time to come back to something steady.
The Men’s Breakfast is a monthly gathering for men to reconnect — with themselves first, and with other men who value honesty, responsibility, and heart.
To make catering and logistics smooth, this breakfast is run as:
✔ Pre-booked tickets only – $15 each
✔ Seats must be secured before the breakfast
The breakfast runs from 8am-10.30am. Click here to book in.
For more information you can contact John on 0439 899 352 or email coachinglifework@gmail.com.
Hi everyone,
We had a fantastic and very busy week last week, and we’re happy to be settling back down into our normal rhythm again.
The barbecue is clean and packed back away (for the next few months) and we’ve done the tidying up …. so we’ll just be sitting back in our office chairs and kicking up our feet (haha - we can only wish!!!).
If you couldn’t make it to Alphington Open Studios last weekend, luckily it runs for two weekends. We’ll have 4 artists here again this Saturday and Sunday as part of this neighbourhood-wide event. Find the map here to check all the spaces and artists you can visit across Alphington. And a special thanks to the Community Bank in Queens Parade for supporting the event this year.
We’ve still got some fun things coming up … another Op Shop Tour on Thursday 4 December (come along and do some sustainable Christmas shopping), Christmas Lunch and Christmas Carols. Check out the posts below for details. Also John is feeling better and going to run a final Men’s Breakfast in December.
Also … we’re starting to focus on programming for next year. If you have a great idea for a program or workshop, have skills to share and/or are keen to volunteer to run something etc. please get in touch asap.
For example, we’re very interested in some more after school activities running here - music lessons, tutoring etc.
We love all new ideas. Email info@alphington.org.au or call us, 9499 7227.
Also coming up with week we have:
Garden to Plate is on today from 11.30am-1pm. Book in online here!
Our Toy Library is open Tuesday from 1-3pm. Book your toys by 11am for easy pick up.
AAA Bowls at Alphington Bowls Club, Line Dancing at Alphington Scout Hall and Alphington Playgroup here at ACC all on Wednesday from 10am-12pm
Armchair Theatre runs on Wednesday 1-3pm. We’ve been enjoying listening along with them to Under Milkwood by Dylan Thomas recently. Such a great ‘radio’ play.
Crunch on Thursday from 12.30-2pm. Book online here
Community Gardening and Craft on Friday from 10am-12pm
Community Lunch Friday 12-1pm
AAA Art Friday 1-2pm
We can’t wait to see you.
Cheers Leanne
