Violet Town Community House news and program

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The official opening of the Violet Town Community House was a great success on Saturday 9 August. Approximately 80 people visited the facility and had a look at the changes.

Rachel Maza-Long performed the Indigenous welcome and Ella Hooper officially opened the building. After the opening visitors were entertained by Freyja Edney, SI, Risk of Electric Shock and Mass Confusion. A Print Exhibition by Tony Phillips, paintings by the Painting Group and Digital Photography by the Youth Program were also on display.

The $85,000 project was a true community effort; over the past two and a half years, with many groups, businesses and individuals making the project a success. $33,000 funding was initially received from the Department of Victorian Communities.

Violet Town Action Group then added $8,000 to the kitty, Violet Town Lions $2000, Violet Town Op Shop $500, Rocye Vale Stud $250, and $5250 was allocated from the Shire of Strathbogie Community Complex painting project. The Community House also allocated $9800 to the project and community fundraising was to the value of $3000.

The in-kind portion of the project was valued at $25,000 with Trevor Northey Carpentry, CDM Engineering and Design, Hand Picked Plants, Violet Town CFA, Aldo Borg, Andie Guerin, Steve Mackrell, Glen Berry, Di Mackrell, Angela King, Kim Lawrence and thirty volunteers making the project a success.

"Community support has been overwhelming for this project. People have been so generous with their time, arriving and taking on tasks. It has been amazing" said Annette Walton

"We now have a Community House facility which is comfortable and user friendly and that will reflect the needs of our community. We would like to invite all members of the community to drop in, have a cuppa and share their ideas whilst seeing what is on offer for them"

Guitar and Fiddle Lessons with Paul Wookey

Violet Town Community House Tuesday afternoons. Private 30 minute lessons $25. All welcome.

Worm Juice For Sale

Violet Town Community House – Skills Shed Program
1 Litre - $7.50 2 Litre - $15.00
Available from the Community House Office

Wood Fired Oven

Learn how to build a wood fired oven. Click on image

Learn how to build a wood fired oven for $500 or come along and help us build one for the Skills Shed

Painting Group

A group of local artists have formed a Painting Group. The Group meets on the third Sunday of the month at 2pm – 5pm at the Youth and Art Space in the Community House. All types of painters welcome. Share skills, techniques and get together to paint. BYO own paints and canvases.

FINDING ME - Life Improvement Program

Learn how to create the life you want by changing how you think.

The program focuses on life and how it works (once you understand this you can learn how to work with it); Power of Positive Thinking; Raising Self Esteem; Removing Worry & Stress; Understanding Relationships; Removal of Judgment (toward or from others); Releasing addictions; Setting goals and achieving them and; Motivation

Date: To be held over one weekend.
Cost: $50
Bookings Essential - Number dependent.

Fitness and Self Defense Classes

We are looking for expressions of interest for Children's and Adults Fitness and Self Defense Classes. Cost will be $5 per session. To be held on Tuesday evenings.

Please call 03 5798 1288, classes start as soon as possible.

Australian Film Appreciation

Third Friday in the Youth and Art Space at the Community House from 7.30pm Come along, watch and discuss some great Aussie Films. Notes provided for discussion. There is no charge. Call 5798 1288 for more information.

Blokes Time

Blokes Time is a new activity at the Skills Shed every Tuesday from 1pm—3pm. The blokes work on different projects, hang out and catch up.

Projects to date have included building worm farms and a no dig garden. There is no charge. All men welcome.

Kool Skools 2008

Three young bands from Violet Town are off to Melbourne to record the third CD for the Youth Music Program. Lozhilly – Beas Window and Risk of Electric Shock will record a mixture of Electric and Acoustic songs early in September.

To help with the final fund raising efforts to get the young people there we are holding a Pie Drive and welcome orders until the 1 September 2008. If you would like to order some pies please contact 03 5798 1288.

Also this month the proceeds from the Community Op Shop are going to support the Music Program. Your support in purchasing items from the op shop would be most appreciated. Thank you very much to the Op Shop for there amazing support.

Enhancing the Skills and Spirit of our Community.

For details/interview call the Editor on (03) 5798 1858