What a great event! So super to have so many people involved this year. About 40 people entered the show and we had nearly 130 works hanging in the space.

And lots of new people involved. We had more than 80 people attend the opening on Friday night and a steady stream Of visitors over the weekend.

Thanks to the ACC Committee who volunteered on Friday night on the door, on art sales and in the kitchen … and all the artists who personned the gallery over the weekend.

Also thanks to Anne Warren for organising ‘Melbourne Collage Meets’ to be part of it too.

Here is a little video of the gallery that we published on our socials … and some photos.

Hi everyone,

Our annual Winter Arts Salon is happening this coming weekend! We have lots of artists who are joining in this year, including some local favourites and some new faces. We’re really looking forward to hosting this event.

Please join us for a fun opening night on Friday from 5-7pm. Drinks and nibbles provided. $5 donation at the door. You can pop in after work … before going out for the evening etc. And if you can’t make it on Friday that we hope to see you over the weekend. The show is open on Saturday and Sunday between 11am and 4pm.

This week Fran Cusworth’s novel-writing workshop ‘The Momentum to Write’ is starting up, and it is fully booked, which is super. We hope it goes well and will expect lots of great novels to emerge from our neighbourhood in the next few years!? (no pressure!).

And on Thursday evening from 7.15-8pm, we are pleased to have Keiko back for Sound Healing with Crystal Bowls. If you’d like to attend then contact Keiko directly (details in our brochure).

As always, don’t forget to visit our website here to see all the programs happening at ACC and book in online!

Cheers Leanne

Hi everyone,

We had a great time last Thursday cooking up a Korean feast at Cook by the Book! Rob thinks it might have been our best collective cooking effort yet!

It was also super (if somewhat chaotic - because I forgot they were coming) to have Yarra Council staff along to do some video interviews about how ace neighbourhood houses are - for a loneliness week campaign they are putting together. We’ll share the material when they publish it! They also stayed for our yummy Korean lunch and it was great to have a chat with them.

Thanks so much to Jamie from Kew High who was here doing work experience with us for the week. He was a super conversationalist and worked really hard. It really was a pleasure to have him here!

This week we’ve got lots on including:

• Heart-Centred Breathwork on Tuesday at 7.30am (we’ve set up a weekly payment option for this now so you can come along and give it a try)

• Line Dancing at Alphington Scout Hall on Wednesday from 10am-12pm

• Playtime in the Garden, also on Wednesday from 10am-12pm

• U3A Armchair Theatre on Wednesday from 1pm-3pm

• Cardboard Playgroup on Thursday from 10am-12pm

• Cook by the Book on Thursday from 11.30am-1pm

• CRUNCH on Thursday from 12.30pm-2pm

• Alphingtones Choir at St. Andrew’s Church on Thursday from 7.30pm-9pm

• Community Morning on Friday from 10am-1pm

To find out more and book in online, please visit our website at this link.

Cheers Leanne

Our Semester 2 schedule for the Embracing Life and Death Discussion Series is here! Join us over afternoon tea on the last Thursday of each month at the Alphington Community Centre as End-of-Life Doulas facilitate conversations focussing on a different theme each month  — in a space that's warm, welcoming, and open to wherever the conversation takes us.

27 August: Voluntary Assisted Dying: Dignity and Choice

24 September: Funerals and body disposal: Options  and new approaches

29 October: Bereavement: Living with grief and loss

26 November: Dementia: Your voice, your wishes, your future

📅 Last Thursday of each month
🕡 1:00 - 2:30 pm
📍 Alphington Community Centre, 2 Kelvin Rd Alphington 3078

🎟 Free, but registration is essential via e-mail to eoldoulasinmelb@gmail.com

Hi everyone,

We are running the first sessions of some of our new programs this week, including Heart-Centred Breathwork with John from the Men’s Breakfast on Tuesday morning at 7.30am - should be a lovely way to start the day! … and Cook by the Book on Thursday morning from 11.30am-1pm. Feeling super excited about these programs and seeing both fresh and familiar faces … if you haven’t yet, don’t forget to book in online here at our website!

On Thursday from 12.30pm-2pm we will also have our first session of CRUNCH for the term, and at 1pm-3pm we will have our monthly session of Embracing Life and Death.

Our novel writing workshop The Momentum to Write has been pushed back a week, so it will now be starting on the evening of Monday 10th of August - giving you an extra week to book in.

Looking ahead, we have an event with Dementia Australia coming up in August (read on for more…) and some events for Senior’s Month happening in October (info coming soon…). And we are getting ready for our Winter Arts Salon weekend running from the 14th to the 16th of August. Save the date! And encourage your arty friends to join in.

So we are busy, busy, busy - in a good way!

Cheers Leanne