Daylesford Neighbourhood Centre in Daylesford, Victoria | Community organisation

Daylesford Neighbourhood Centre

Locality: Daylesford, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 5348 3569

Address: 13 Camp Street 3460 Daylesford, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.dncentre.org.au/

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24.01.2022 Council is calling for applications from the community to serve on our Disability Advisory Committee (DAC), representing people with a disability. The DAC will ...work closely with Council to address barriers to access and inclusion in the community and monitor the progress and implementation of the Disability Access and Inclusion Plan 2018 2022 (DAIP). We are seeking people who may have lived experience of physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual or neurological impairments. Family members, carers and disability service providers are also welcome to apply. Applications close on 25 March 2021. For further information and the application process, contact Yusuf Kasap, on [email protected] or call 0418301136. To download a copy of the DIAP viist -https://www.hepburn.vic.gov.au//06/DAIP-final-2018-2022.pdf To download the Access & Inclusion Policy visit - https://www.hepburn.vic.gov.au//Access-Inclusion-Policy-39

24.01.2022 If anyone is interested in the Food Safety Supervisor Course, Creswick Neighbourhood Centre will be running one in June. Click the link below for more information and to see if you qualify for a funded position.

23.01.2022 As the weather heats up and we start to spend more time outside it’s important that we are drinking enough water to keep our body hydrated. If you find it difficult to ensure you are drinking the recommended 6-8 glasses of water a day, why not try adding some flavours to keep it interesting. #comingoutofCOVID #healthyhabits #healthyhepburnshire #helpinghepburn

22.01.2022 Anyone interested in a Cert III in Horticulture? DNC is partnering with Qualify and Edge Training Group to deliver Cert III in Horticulture, right here at Daylesford Neighbourhood Centre. This course is open for Expressions of Interest with a proposed start date of late later this year. (subject to applications). This program is designed to be delivered in the classroom with opportunities to participate in practical field based activities and projects. If you are interested, please contact DNC at [email protected] *Eligibility criteria applies. To find out if you're eligible contact us here at DNC.

20.01.2022 Thanks to a community grant from Hepburn Shire, the Daylesford Bowling Club have hosted our All Abities group for a Bowls session followed by Lunch. We wish to express our gratitude to the Hepburn Shire for providing the Bowling Club with the funds, along with Chip for setting our group up with the balls and being ever so patient with the group. Everyone had a great time! Thanks to Lee & Jo in the Bistro for being so accommodating also! We look forward to doing it all again soon!

20.01.2022 Call out to all Tutors! Do you have a special skill, a secret power, an area of expertise or a language you teach? Perhaps you have a hobby you would like to share and teach others! Are you good with computers? Could you teach someone the basics of the internet or the Microsoft Suite of products? DNC are currently putting together our Term 4 brochure and we'll also be looking ahead to 2021. If there is an area of interest or a subject that you excel in that you would like to teach, please get in touch with us and tell us what it is you do. We'd love to hear from you and chat further!

20.01.2022 Time to get your birdwatching gear out! We all know what great work the Friends of Cornish Hill are doing. Well now, the Friends of Cornish Hill are calling for assistance! Pick up your Bird-Walk Activity Pack at the Library! If you haven't been for a walk around "the Hill", why on earth not? It's part of Daylesford's history and a beautiful place to simply wander.

19.01.2022 "Walktober" is coming! Watch this space.....more soon!

18.01.2022 Through the Community Connector at the Shire office, DNC have heard about a person in need of assistance who has injured himself now needs some assistance with mowing the lawns at his home (in central Daylesford). A small donation could be made if you are able to assist. Job would be backyard, frontyard & naturestrip and should be a one-off job. If you are in a position to assist someone who needs a helping hand, or know someone who may be able to assist, please call through to the Shire's Community Connector and let them know. They are fielding lots of calls at the moment from people in need, but this one we thought we might be able to help with. Please call Tamara on 0408 934 915 if you can assist.

17.01.2022 Don't forget to get your Discovery Package from the LIbrary on Monday!

17.01.2022 Do you know a student who is in debt because of inappropriate conduct of a VET Provider: Read on! From the Ombudsman's Office: Student Debt removal through the VET FEE-HELP Student Redress Measures:... The Commonwealth Ombudsman is seeking your help in letting your community know about the VET FEE-HELP Student Redress Measures (the redress measures). The redress measures came into effect at the beginning of 2019 and provide a remedy for students who incurred a debt under the VET FEE-HELP scheme due to the inappropriate conduct of their education provider, by removing all or part of a VET FEE-HELP debt. Applications under the redress measures need to be made to the VET Student Loan Ombudsman by 31 December 2020. As an organisation with links into your community, we would value your help in getting to those students who may be eligible to have their VET FEE-HELP debt removed. What is ‘inappropriate conduct’? Under the redress measures, ‘inappropriate conduct’ includes: being offered an incentive (such as a laptop) to enrol even though the person had no intention of completing the course failing to provide accurate information about the course before the person enrolled, leading to the person enrolling in a course that wasn’t suitable and was different to what they believed not withdrawing a student’s enrolment when asked to do so by the student, leading them to incur a VET FEE-HELP debt. Please note that this is about VET FEE-HELP debts only, and that it does not apply to VET Student Loans debts. Complaints can be made through the Ombudsman's website, just select ‘VFH outreach referral 2020’ in the ‘how found’ field. If you have any questions you should contact the Ombudsman by email at: [email protected], or call them on 1300 362 072 between 9am-12pm.

17.01.2022 What a great thing to do after lockdown! Get Active!! Get a friend involved, register a team or do it alone. Register your spot now. https://app.getactive.vic.gov.au/login

16.01.2022 Please feel free to share among any local networks, this initiative will support community members across the Shire, thanks

15.01.2022 DNC is gearing up for Term 4 commencing on 5th October! We're excited! To kick our Term 4 off, we have our very popular 8 Silken Movements returning to the Monday morning timeslot of 10:30am. Classes will start on Mon 5th Oct and the cost is $15. Fee can be paid directly to the tutor. No long term commitment - but - spaces are limited. Please contact the tutor directly on: 0490 053 521 Time to shake off the lockdown blues!

14.01.2022 Looking good Victoria!

14.01.2022 This event is free! Make sure to book your place early. This event is a Springs Medical initiative. How lucky are we to have such a pro-active medical centre in our shire!

14.01.2022 Welcome 2021! The challenges of 2020 will be with us a little longer. For anyone who might need information on Covid Testing, here is a link to our local respiratory clinic. This is no time to think we are turning a corner on 2020. Covid is still out there and still a very real prospect. If you need to get tested, call our local Respiratory Clinic and get a test. Don't forget, once tested, you MUST isolate until your results return as negative. Central Highlands Rur...al Health will continue to offer testing for Coronavirus (COVID-19) throughout the Christmas and New Year holidays. Planned opening hours in Kyneton and Daylesford are listed in the table below. Please call ahead to speak to a nurse and book an appointment for testing: Daylesford Health 03 5321 6654 or Kyneton Health 03 5422 9900 https://www.chrh.org.au/coronavirus/

13.01.2022 From Mondays 5th October, Poetry returns to DNC!! Our Tutor, Ross Gillett, is a multi award-winning poet and his poems have been published in The Australian, The Age and numerous other publications. Bring along your favourite poems (either yours or the work of others) to share and discuss. whether you are a writer, or love the poetry of others, enjoy an enhanced appreciation of poetry and increases confidence as poets in a friendly and supportive atmosphere. Location - w...herever you like! Online via Zoom TIME: 7:00pm - 9:30pm COST: $15.00 Per-session, no concession Payment to be arranged with Ross directly. mobile: 0408 440 270 www.rossgillett.com Winner of Newcastle's 2018 Poetry Prize email: [email protected] https://www.trybooking.com/book/sessions?eid=663607

13.01.2022 What a wonderful day we had on the DNC "Wellness Day Trains"! Two trains, 70+ people and lots of smiling faces. DNC would like to acknowledge the financial assistance of the Hepburn Shire Council who helped make our Wellness days possible. The "Wellness Day" was a concept designed to get people connecting again after the long lockdown we all experienced. A series of 3 events were held over 3 months, culminating with this event today. Each Neighbourhood Centre in the ...Shire took part in the initiative and each centre had something different on offer. We would also like to thank the volunteers of the Daylesford Spa Country Railway who did an amazing job getting the train ready for our event. Our participants loved the train trip, many of whom had never been on our local train at all, so this event was a great opportunity to not only showcase one of our regions top attractions but to give people an opportunity to do something that they wouldn't normally be able to do. Today's audience were appreciative and grateful to be taking part in our Community event. Also on the list to be thanked, is the Hepburn Shire Libraries who provided Story Time. The littlies loved it! They sang along, listened to the stories and were totally captivated by Di's story-telling prowess. A big thank you also goes to Coles Daylesford for assisting with some of the munchies and fruit that we had on offer. What an extraordinary way to wind up a fairly ordinary year! Bigger,Brighter, Better in 2021! Thank you to all who attended today. We hope you all had a wonderful day out. Click the link to see some happy snaps from the day! https://photos.app.goo.gl/YHBgJT2ppKqqcGDi8 See more

13.01.2022 The festive season is a great chance to spend time with your family and friends, and enjoy some of the freedoms that we have missed so dearly throughout 2020. The festive season can also be a busy time, and it can be more challenging to maintain our health and wellbeing. See the attached tips that may help you to keep those healthy habits alive as we welcome in the new year. #comingoutofCOVID #healthyhabits #healthyhepburnshire #helpinghepburn

12.01.2022 Get your friends together and tally up your steps for October! If you'd like a form to distribute to your friends, contact us here with your email address and we'll shoot one through to you. Alternatively, pop in to pick one up. It's a great time to start moving again.

12.01.2022 Hola! DNC are calling for expressions of interest for anyone interested in learning spanish in Term 4! Si! We have a tutor interested in teaching Spanish but it will depend on interest and enrollments as to whether the class will proceed. Times/cost and dates are not set yet. Let us know if you are interested and we will follow up. Send us a quick email to [email protected] and we'll keep you updated as we learn more.

11.01.2022 DNC is open to the public again! Our computers will be available again (with social distancing guidelines being followed) and we're trying to put together a Term 4 schedule of courses. Watch this space! With regard to photocopying, if you have a document you can email to us, feel free to email it to [email protected] with a request to photocopy in the subject header and all the relevant details (quantity required/B&W or color, etc). That way we can have it copied for... you and have you in and out in no time! Our photocopy fees are listed here FYI. A4 single side .30c A4 double sided .35c A4 color single side $1.25 A4 color double sided $1.50 Payment required on collection. We can also do laminating and scanning. Please get in touch if there's something we can assist with.

09.01.2022 For anyone struggling with finances at the moment, call the National Debt Helpline on 1800 007 007 and speak to a FREE independent financial counsellor. You are not alone; reach out for assistance if you need to.

09.01.2022 Today is R U OK day - and it's a great time to check in with friends, neighbours or colleagues and to ask the question R U OK? If you're unsure what to do next, follow the link and check the online resources available. Don't forget - check in on yourself too and maybe take some time out for yourself. Do something that makes you smile. Do something that might make someone else smile. Most importantly, don't forget that there are many organisations out there trained to... assist in difficult times. If you or anyone you know needs help: Lifeline on 13 11 14 Kids Helpline on 1800 551 800 MensLine Australia on 1300 789 978 Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467 Beyond Blue on 1300 224 636 Headspace on 1800 650 890 ReachOut at au.reachout.com Care Leavers Australasia Network (CLAN) on 1800 008 774 https://www.ruok.org.au/how-to-ask

08.01.2022 Regional Victoria is starting to open up again - slowly! Read about what we can and can't do in the link below.

07.01.2022 Great to see the Good Grub Club kicking back in to action. Their famous community Lunch resumes this Thurs 4th March. 56 Central Springs Rd. Enquiries to: 0475 430 326

07.01.2022 Time is flying by and Hepburn Regional Community Cheer will be putting together their hampers in coming weeks. It's not too late to make a donation. HRCC have over 600 people registered for assistance. If you could donated a small amount, it would be greatly appreciated. https://www.gofundme.com/f/community-cheer-for-hepburn-shir

07.01.2022 This is a great opportunity for anyone who's thought about trying yoga. Set yourself up with your device and join in a regular zoom Yoga class with Adrian Thia, local yoga teacher and regular good guy! Yoga is not competitive - you will always ever only do it to your own capability.

06.01.2022 We only have a couple of seats left for our 12noon train tomorrow for our final Wellness day for 2020. If you want to book a spot, please do so. 5pm is close off time - unless sold out prior! Our noon train features Story Time, presented by Hepburn Shire Library. Story Time is being held at 12.30pm at Bullarto. Book now if you want to attend! https://www.trybooking.com/BNEHK

05.01.2022 Do you have staff members that need their RSA? Are you looking to upskill to give yourself more employment options? DNC have an RSA course scheduled for Thurs 10th Dec. Hop to it and book online! Last RSA this side of Xmas! https://www.trybooking.com/BLTMT

04.01.2022 Hepburn Shire Council & Youth Gurus are running a free Youth Mental Health First Aid workshop. Similar to regular First Aid, Youth Mental Health First Aid is an accredited course but for assisting young people experiencing mental health conditions. The 14-hour Youth Mental Health First Aid Course is for adults who work, live or care for adolescents, such as school staff, parents, sports coaches, community group leaders and youth workers. What you will learn... You will learn how to assist an adolescent who may be experiencing a mental health problem or mental health crisis until appropriate professional help is received or the crisis resolves, using a practical, evidence based action plan. You can find out more about the course by going to the website; https://mhfa.com.au/ Places are limited. Follow the link to register: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/youth-mental-health-first-a

02.01.2022 During the 16 Days of Activism campaign, Central Highlands Rural Health (CHRH) staff shared what "Respect Is..." to them https://vimeo.com/488272750 The aim of this campaign, aligned with Respect Victoria's Respect Women: Call It Out campaign, is to bring awareness to and change how women and their children are treated within our community and to bring an end to family and domestic violence.... If you or someone you know is experiencing family violence, or has experienced family violence and would like some support help is available: Safe Steps - 1800 015 188 1800 RESPECT - 1800 737 732 The Orange Door - 1800 219 819 (Central Highlands) or 1800 512 359 (Loddon) If you believe someone is in immediate danger call 000 and ask for the police. Music Credit: https://bensound.com #comingoutofCOVID #healthyhabits #healthyhepburnshire #helpinghepburn

01.01.2022 This webinar is designed for the adolescents in our community. If you know someone who might benefit, make sure you let them know. This is a Springs Medical initiative.