Reynard Street Neighbourhood House in Coburg, Victoria, Australia | Community organisation

Reynard Street Neighbourhood House

Locality: Coburg, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 9386 7128

Address: 104A Reynard Street 3058 Coburg, VIC, Australia

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

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02.05.2022 Drumming Workshops starting NEXT TUESDAY! Join the beat and learn the techniques for playing the Djembe - simple rhythms for solo playing and ensemble grooves that will enrich your soul. Djembes provided or bring your own if you have one ... Tuesdays 6 - 7:30pm on May 10, May 24, June 7 & June 2

13.04.2022 We want to hear from you Take our 2 minute survey to provide us with feedback regarding what you love about RSNH and what you'd like to see more of! You thoughts and ideas are so valuable to us, so we'd love to hear from as many people as possible, even if you've never dropped in to visit us before! ... Fill out the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NSVJCTW Please feel free to share with family and friends. Thanks so much!

06.04.2022 What our community wants We reached out to our community and this is what you told us! 1,388 people who participate, work or volunteer at Neighbourhood Houses and Community Centres across Australia want to see strong, meaningful action on: Climate Change... Housing and Homelessness Cost of Living Health Services and Infrastructure Loneliness, Social Isolation and Mental Health Take a look at this snapshot report for the full findings: https://bit.ly/nhprioritiesreport22 Ged Kearney Celeste Liddle - Greens Candidate for Cooper Jadon Atkinson Sarah Jefford - Greens Candidate for Wills Peter Khalil

18.03.2022 Olive Festival Unleash your love for olives at our awesome mini-festival this month! There'll be a delicious lunch provided, plus live music, cooking demos and food samples to take home! ... Entirely free to particiapte - don't miss it! And bring your friends :D

14.03.2022 Sewing class for beginners! Join our awesome sewing class and learn new skills to mend and make your own clothes! Our teacher is an experienced seamstress with great experience in clothes and costume making. ... Tuesday mornings 10am - 1.30pm Afforable classes, $12 per class or $6 if you have a concession card. No material costs! Give us a call for more info or to book in! 9386 7128

22.02.2022 Working Bee tomorrow! Come down and get stuck into the garden with us! The perfect way to warm up on a chilly Autumn day Our working bee will run from 9am until 12pm and you'll have the opportunity to learn lots of new knowledge and skills in the garden from our awesome Community Garden Leader Nathacha! ... Feel free to come for as long or as little as you can. Don't miss it and bring your friends!

06.02.2022 Olive Festival! Free lunch, live music, cooking demonstrations & food samples.... Don't miss this awesome event! We can't wait to welcome everyone from our wonderful community to celebrate all things olives! ... Click attending to let us know you'll be there and invite your friends!

25.01.2022 Free Meals at RSNH Our food relief program is still running under Stage Four Lockdown! Each week we prepare frozen meals for our community with rescued produce from Open Table. Meals are available for pickup and takeaway from 104a Reynard st, Coburg. Please ensure you are following government guidelines when visiting to collect food. We are open for pick up and takeaway from Monday to Friday, 11am to 2pm. Please call for more information or to organise a time to pick up meals with no contact.

25.01.2022 $250 Power Saving Bonus We are helping people in our community apply for the $250 Power Saving Bonus. This is a one-off payment to help you with the cost of living. To be eligible, someone in your household must have a pensioner concession card or receive JobSeeker, Austudy, Abstudy or Youth Allowance. ... Give us a call if you need help processing your application and we'll book in a time to assist you once the lockdown lifts. For more info, check out our website: https://rsnh.org.au/whats-on/power-saving-bonus/

25.01.2022 Free Home-made Meals Every week we've been preparing homemade meals with produce provided through our partners at Open Table! We've been turning rescued food into delicious meals for our community to enjoy for free. If you or someone you know is in need of food give us a call on 9386 7128 to organise to pick up some frozen meals between 10am and 3pm, Tuesday to Friday.

23.01.2022 NAIDOC Week Yesterday marked the beginning of NAIDOC Week 2020! There are so many new ways to celebrate this year including a bunch of online events. Be sure to check it out Reynard Street Neighbourhood House recognises the traditional owners of the land on which we live, work and learn. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.

22.01.2022 Don't miss out! Term 3 is just around the corner... Call us to re-enrol in your class or program to avoid disappointment! You can catch us on 9386 7128 or email [email protected]

22.01.2022 THANK YOU! A huge thank you to Bunnings Warehouse Australia for the donation of a brand new BBQ! Another big thank you to our garden volunteers for putting it together for us! Can't wait to put on a sausage sizzle again soon

22.01.2022 Community Information Check out this super exciting project through Brunswick Neighbourhood House. The first session starts at 2pm today! Get in touch with them for more information.

21.01.2022 Basic barista course Only $40 per learner! Are you interested in increasing your employability and opening up pathways to further training?... Learn basic barista skills in a supportive, accessible environment 2-hour training sessions, where participants will learn all the basics of using a commercial coffee machine, including milk preparation and espresso extraction Bookings essential! Call 9386 7128 or email [email protected] Wednesday 16th June, 1 - 3pm Thursday 24th June, 2 - 4pm

21.01.2022 Gardening Today! We are out in the garden again today! There's lots of weeding and organising to do to get us ready for next year and the weather today is perfect for it! Join us today from 10am and stay for some lunch around 12pm

20.01.2022 Adult Learner's Week Today marks the end of Adult Learner's Week for another year! So great to see all the creative ways communities are coming together to stay connected

20.01.2022 FREE MEALS We have some FREE meals available to those in need including leak and potato soup, mushroom risotto, and cauliflower miso soup as well as some fresh produce. Stop by 104a Reynard st, Coburg between 10am to 3pm, Tuesday to Friday, to pick up a takeaway meal or some produce. Unfortunately, we can't place any on hold so first-in-best-dressed. All the meals available at the moment are vegetarian but please note that they may contain dairy, nuts, soy, and other all...ergens. Please feel free to pass this information on to anyone who might need it, we will have fresh meals each week! Call us on 9386 7128 for more information. See more

19.01.2022 Free Homemade Meals Through our partners at Open Table, Reynard Street Neighbourhood House is using rescued and surplus food to make delicious and healthy frozen meals for everyone to enjoy. Menu changes each week! Food is available for takeaway only. Please call on 9386 7128 to organise collection. Pick up between 11am and 2pm, Monday to Friday.

17.01.2022 Pet Food Donation Big thank you to Second Chance Animal Rescue Inc. for their donation of a number of bags of both dog and cat food! We are excited to be able to pass these donations on to people (and pets) in our community that really need it. If you or someone you know have a furry friend that might benefit from this, give us a call on 9386 7128 or come and see us between 11am and 2pm, Monday to Friday.

17.01.2022 Term 3 at RSNH We are so excited to say that we will be slowly reopening our doors for term 3! We are going to be slowly reintroducing classes with limits and restrictions to keep our community as safe as possible. More info to come! Be sure to keep an eye out as we get things ready to open on Monday, July 13th!

17.01.2022 Garden Working Bee! Hey everyone, we are having a garden working bee today from 10am to 2.30pm. We'd love for you to come along and help us with some weeding! We will also be providing free lunch! Please note that we will be taking all the appropriate COVID safe precautions. Hope to see you there!

16.01.2022 Online English Classes It's the last day of school holidays with a lot of kids going back to school in the next couple of weeks! We've also got classes starting up again next week including online English classes! We have English level classes to suit your skill level and a general conversations class to improve your conversation skills! If you or someone you know are interested give us a call on 9386 7128 or email us at [email protected]!

15.01.2022 FREE HOMEMADE MEALS We are cooking again today! Stop by the House Tuesday to Friday, 10am to 3pm for some FREE delicious and healthy meals prepared by our wonderful volunteers like Froso! Through our partners at Open Table, we are able to make a bunch of meals for everyone to enjoy. Don't hesitate to get in touch on 9386 7128 for more information

13.01.2022 IMPORTANT UPDATE Hi Community members, We hope you are all keeping safe and well. We are just wanted to provide an update on what Term 4 and the rest of 2020 is going to look like here at Reynard Street Neighbourhood House. Due to ongoing restrictions as detailed in the Roadmap developed by the Victorian Government, we have decided to postpone all in-person programs for the remainder of the year. We will continue to review this decision in light of any changes and hope to... meet again, face to face, in term 1 of 2021. In the meantime, we have been working hard on some new projects including our food relief program that will continue in term 4 and a number of our programs will continue online such as English, Computers, and Italian. For more information about any of this or to organise a refund, please give us a call on 9386 7128. See more

12.01.2022 NAIDOC Week It's NAIDOC Week and our opportunity to celebrate all of the Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander members of our community! This week in a very important time to reflect and celebrate while remembering the land on which we live and work belongs to the Wurundjeri people. To get involved in celebrations check out this Vic Naidoc Concert happening on Saturday!

12.01.2022 COVID Update for Melbourne Premier Dan Andrews spoke yesterday about what we are to expect in the coming months regarding restrictions. See the link below for a breakdown!

11.01.2022 Update on our operations Our food program is still running - frozen meals and pantry items are available for anyone who needs them! Please collect on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 12 - 3pm. This is completely free of charge. Unfortunately, most other regular activities have been cancelled, with the exception of some small-group educational classes - please contact your teacher for further info. ... We hope to invite all our beloved community members back soon! Mask up and stay safe

10.01.2022 Read all about it! Does anyone recognise that kitchen? Yep, that's ours! Great to see our kitchen and our friends, Muslim Women's Council of Victoria, featured in The Age. ... Afshan and her team have been using our kitchen to cook halal food to respond to the needs of the community for a little while now and we absolutely love the joy and vibrancy that they bring to the house! Well done to all of them, keep up your amazing work!

10.01.2022 Halal Meals Available We have a limited supply of Halal meals to give away! If you or someone you know needs of support accessing halal food feel free to get in touch on 9386 7128 or visit 104a Reynard st, Coburg to collect. We have also been cooking our standard meals today and will continue tomorrow, stop by between 11am and 3pm to pick up!

10.01.2022 Moreland COVID-19 Update There have been a few changes in restrictions with the increase of cases of coronavirus, particularly in Moreland. It's important we all work together to stick to physical distancing requirements and the other restrictions to keep our community safe. Check out this video from our Mayor, Cr Lambros Tapinos explaining the latest.

10.01.2022 NAIDOC Pride Night So many amazing events happening for NAIDOC Week! Check this one out coming up tonight!

09.01.2022 Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the official launch of United Nations 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Viol...ence. Violence against women exists in every country, culture and community. Today, join us as we walk to raise awareness #WAFV2020

08.01.2022 Adult Learners Week It's Adult Learners Week! This week we are celebrating the wonderful ways we can continue to learn into adulthood. For information on our adult education classes including computer classes, Italian language classes, and English language classes visit our website or give us a call!

08.01.2022 Happy birthday! Wishing our darling Frosso a very happy birthday from your RSNH family! Frosso is such an important part of our organisation and we would be lost without her! She's known for her remarkable cooking talents and her very strict and very thorough cleaning procedures She volunteers many hours of her time each week to support us and we're so lucky to have her on our team!... Thank you for everything that you do, enjoy all your cake!

07.01.2022 IMPORTANT UPDATE Hi Community members, In light of the ongoing situation regarding Coronavirus and the implementation of Stage-3 lockdown, we have decided to remain closed throughout term 3. This includes the cancellation of all in-person programs, playgroups, events and room bookings. We hope to reopen on Monday 5th October, the beginning of term 4. This may be subject to change depending on advice from the Victorian Government, but we will be sure to keep you up to date.... In the meantime, we are excited to be offering a number of programs online including our English classes and Italian classes. During this time we will also be continuing our food relief program by preparing free homemade meals for pickup and takeaway. All other programs and playgroups will be put on hold until term 4. Participants wishing to organise a refund or postponement of their enrollment can call us on 9386 7128 or email us at [email protected] Please don't hesitate to stay in touch via phone or email if you'd just like to say hi and have a chat. We will be in the office and will be happy to catch up with you over the phone. Our number is 03 9386 7128. Please note, our amended open hours during lockdown will be Tuesday to Friday, 10am to 3pm. For more information about Coronavirus and the current restrictions please call the government hotline on 1800 675 398 or visit https://www.vic.gov.au/coronavirus All the best, RSNH

07.01.2022 Free Fruit! We have so much fruit and bread to give away today! these boxes will be out until 5pm today in the shade by the front door, please come and help yourself! We will be closed for the public holiday tomorrow so stop by today for some free frozen meals including vegetarian and halal options. For more information call as on 9386 7128

07.01.2022 COVID-19 Testing Going out to a Drive-Through or Walk-In testing centre isn't always an option but it is important that we all get tested even with the mildest of symptoms. Eligible people now have the option for home testing. Check your eligibility by calling 1800 675 398

06.01.2022 Hot Halal Meals! So grateful to the Muslim Women's Council of Victoria for the donation of approximately 60 hot Halal meals! If you or anyone you know is in need of some hot Halal food we will be here until 4pm today. Any left over will be put in the freezer for people to collect next week. Biryani House cooked and donated the food so big thanks to them as well. We also have bread, hummus and our usual non-halal meals available to pick up. ... For more information call us on 9486 7128. See more

05.01.2022 Refugee Week It's International Refugee Week and our chance to celebrate all of the positive contributions made by refugees to Australian society. Refugees and Asylum Seekers make up an important part of our community and in a lot of cases, they have unfortunately been overlooked when it comes to government support during Coronavirus. To address this we are preparing frozen meals and assorted groceries available for anyone in need or facing food insecurity at this time. If you or someone you know is in need, be sure to stop by the Neighbourhood House, Tuesday to Friday, from 10am to 3pm to pick up some delicious and healthy food!

05.01.2022 Free Community Meals We are cooking up a storm again today! Stop by between 10am and 3pm, Tuesday to Friday to pick up free frozen meals. We've got heaps of fruit and veg to give away as well, find it on the front deck and take what you need.

05.01.2022 Free Homemade Meals We have heaps of free homemade meals available for takeaway! This week we have some really delicious meals including this stuffed sweet potato, lentil shepherd's pie, chorizo pasta, broccoli and roast garlic soup, and more! All meals are cooked fresh on Wednesdays and Thursdays and then frozen. Our emergency food relief program also includes a few groceries including bread, long-life milk, eggs and snacks. To collect please stop by between 11am and 3pm, Monday to Friday. For more information call us on 9386 7128.

04.01.2022 Free Bread! Hey everyone! We have a bunch of bread and a couple of punnets of berries to give away before the weekend. Please note that some of the bread is past its best before the date, but still looks good and want to try and divert it from landfill. Find it on the front bench and take what you need! We also have plenty of free homemade meals made fresh every Wednesday. For more information call us on 9386 7128.

02.01.2022 Reflecting on History, Culture, White Privilege and Racism Check out this amazing event coming up this weekend! "Join us to explore History, Culture, White Privilege, Racism & how they relate to Reconciliation. These sessions are facilitated conversations whereby participants reflect on their understandings of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and cultures and explore what white privilege is, what it means to belong to a dominant culture, what racism is and explore underlying beliefs, values that are brought to the work through a mainstream cultural viewpoint."