Hello book lovers,

Have you been looking for a book club to join? We are now taking new members for spots in our existing book clubs for 2024.

Our book clubs meet monthly and we have vacancies in our evening:

• 3rd Monday of the month group

• 3rd Tuesday of the month group, and

• 1st Thursday of the month group.

The cost is $60 for the year. Books are supplied by Darebin Libraries. You can click on this link to join.

Note that the first meeting will be in February.

We look forward to welcoming new faces to these very successful groups next year.

Come along … come along! 10-12 Wednesdays we have a lovely mix of families who are regularly attending our Playtime in the Garden. There are mums and dads and grandparents and carers … and Lee sets up creative activities - and even makes cups of tea (or you can help yourself … or buy a fancy coffee next door!) What more could you ask for?

With rain and sunshine and warm weather our garden is looking fabulous at the minute. Some beautiful pale blue ixia bulbs have popped up in our front garden. Clare tells me they are from a donation in the seed library - so thanks for sharing neighbourhood friends!

We’ve started growing spring seedlings, and over the holidays Clare took our tomato seedlings home (along with some basil seedlings I think she said) to keep an eye on them, and they are now starting to look strong and healthy … so we should have some ready to give away in our seed library soon - keep an eye out if you haven’t got around to raising your own this year.

Last week Lee and Elena added some more hand-crafted bling to the very front corner. We’re trying to protect that garden bed as it gets established.

More generally all our programs are back up and running this week. AAA Arts recommenced last week, and our AAA Bowls along with our two Women in the Shed courses are starting mid week.

We have our AGM coming up very soon - let us know if you’d like to attend - and then two repair weekend workshops - clothes mending and bike repairs … these are part of the sustainability workshop series we’ve been running this semester with other houses in Yarra.

There’s always lots on at ACC. And we hope to see you here soon.

Our popular Women in the Shed course recommences next week - and there are a couple of spots left in the Intermediate class.

if you are keen to repair items around your house or make something from scratch, this is a great opportunity to access our tools and Maylei’s knowledge - whilst hanging out with other lovely people.

You can book in here.

Welcome to Term 4.

There’s lots on at ACC including our weekly playgroups, gardening group on Friday mornings for anyone with a green thumb and morning tea also on Fridays - oh and craft!. Then we also run toy library, line dancing ukulele, art classes etc. etc. etc.

AAA bowls is back for Term 4 - hooray! And our Women in the Shed - Introduction class will be running. Note we still have some spots available in our Intermediate class if you are keen!

Did you know we run a number of book clubs at ACC? We’re renewing our members at the minute for next year - but if you are keen to join a book club for the first time let us know by email info@alphington.org.au - if a gap comes up we can add you in … or even form a new book club if we get enough new people interested.

We also have two sustainability workshops in October - clothes mending and bike repairs. Book in on our website.

Then we have our AGM late October … and a little break (phew) … before we roll into a whole lot of events at the end of the year.

So we hope to see you at ACC soon!

Note also, we have more YES signs in the office if you’d like one …