The Old Church on the Hill in Bendigo, Victoria | Community centre

The Old Church on the Hill

Locality: Bendigo, Victoria

Phone: +61 458 290 402

Address: Cnr Harkness & Russell St, Quarry Hill 3550 Bendigo, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.theoldchurchonthehill.com

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25.01.2022 Community kitchen enjoying some new flavours!!

25.01.2022 Postponed till later...

23.01.2022 Starting this Friday at the Old Church on the Hill. Virtual Community lunch for the whole community. Sponsor someone else’s meal and help a neighbour. (10am till 2pm) please share!

22.01.2022 This will be the closest thing to an Old Church on the Hill music night for a while....don't miss it!

19.01.2022 Broadcast live from The Old Church On The Hill, The Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival presents Bendigo Underground featuring the mercurial, raw and honest blues of Castlemaine's, Luke Watt. Bringing blues, folk, originals and always a little somethin' different, tune in from 8pm, Friday 28 August 2020. These live broadcast shows are free to watch, with contributions welcome. All money raised goes back into the pockets of the artists and crew, helping to replace some of th...e live income they have lost. Make a contribution of your choosing by clicking the buy ticket button on this event or at the paypal button on the festival website. Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival is community minded and a 100% volunteer run organisation. More about our featured artist: Luke Watt is a folk/blues guitarist and songwriter described by ABC National as Raw and mercurial, the real deal, and by Lloyd Spiegel as A master of his craft." Despite the experiences of touring his last album Hill End Ruin throughout Europe and the U.S, Luke Watt’s new record is inspired by stories based much closer to home. Wild Graces is a collection of songs inspired by, written and recorded in his now home of Central Victoria. The record was then mixed by long-time collaborator Nick Huggins (Jen Cloher, Skipping Girl Vinegar, Whitley). Luke’s folk and blues guitar playing carries songs of failed gold diggers, small town tragedies and feuds between cranky old men. Wild Graces is an album from a touring artist who set up home and found stories worth telling. Follow Luke Watt here: https://www.facebook.com/lukewattmusic/

17.01.2022 New to our neighbourhood! Will get there this weekend, so much to be grateful for.

17.01.2022 Everyone wlelcone, bring your own chair or blanket, drinks and nibbles. The Old Church Christmas service this year will be just carols in the recreation reserve.

17.01.2022 Hey folks! Would our old church community be keen to get involved in supporting refugee family’s to settle in Bendigo? I’d love you to come along and here more about this idea of community settlement. If you can come please register here. Thank-you!

16.01.2022 DAY 3 BEGINS SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER AT 10:55AM... Here we are on Day 3 and the last day of our music extravaganza featuring the talents of 65 artists from America, Canada, Japan, Germany and right around Australia. Starting Day 3 is local bluesman, Rhyley McGrath recorded live on The Blues Tram, a historical heritage delight staged at the Central Deborah Gold Mine - another unique Bendigo attraction that we hope will be opening its doors soon to visitors. ... After Rhyley, another huge day of music brilliance awaits you with the driving guitar blues of Tasmania’s finest, Pete Cornelius and band. The silky vocal and rock and roll infused Canadian star, Tennyson King and the sweet tones of Tongan sensation Joel Havea. The wonderfully warm and funny Tuck Shop Ladies, Sam Lohs and Rosie Burgess. The heavy Gypsy Rock of Japan in the guise of Fu-Ching-Gido, the endless soulful stream of Josh Owen and the genre blending genius that is Sherri Parry combine to make this an interstellar line up of world talent. ‘Across The Wires’ is streaming FREE online from Friday 6 November to Sunday 8 November 2020 across Bendigo Blues website, Facebook page and YouTube channel. Check out the website here for the program and more. Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival Inc is a not-for-profit organisation run 100% by volunteers and this event is sponsored by City of Greater Bendigo.

16.01.2022 Colourful, unique, real, raw, exquisite, edgy, masterful, distinctive - these are just few of the words used to describe these two local blues and roots artists. Thanks to our sponsor, Explore Bendigo for their continued support of live music and artists during unprecedented times, and the wonderful team at The Church On The Hill for the use of their unique performance space. Our live stream concerts are free to watch and supporters are encouraged to make a contribution of y...our choosing on our website. All money raised will go back into the pockets of artists and production crew to produce more live stream events, helping to replace some of the live income they have lost. Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival Inc. is a not-for-profit and is 100% volunteer run.

14.01.2022 The Old Church is sitting empty again during Covid restrictions - missing everybody but having a lovely rest. The pantry is closed this week but will re-open wi...th Covid guidelines in place - check the pantry f'book page for updates The Old Church Community Pantry Stay well everyone. Look after each other and contact the old church if there are any needs out there you become aware of that we might be able to help with. See you on the other side! photo: AJTaylor Images

13.01.2022 Woo hoo! Covid style!

13.01.2022 New home for food safari!!

12.01.2022 DAY 2 LIVE FROM ULUMBARRA THEATRE BEGINS 7:50PM... After an incredible day of diverse blues and roots, get yourself ready for the Festival's main event, LIVE from Ulumbarra Theatre featuring Benny Walker (Echuca), This Way North (Yackandandah) and Dean Haitani (Wodonga). Presented jointly with Bendigo Venues & Events, Dean will have you enthralled with his unique finger-picking style melded with soulful earthy vocals, drawing inspiration from blues and roots music, and his ...love of funk and old school R&B. Next up is two-piece band, This Way North, with drummer/vocalist Cat Leahy and guitarist/vocalist Leisha Jungalwalla creating a uniquely full, expansive sound that translates effortlessly from the studio to the stage. They play with more passion and energy than a 10-piece band, drumming up a contagious euphoria. Big, rhythmic, spacious and saturated with summer, they invite you to turn up the volume and let loose. Taking a huge day of musical talent to a close is Yorta Yorta man from Echuca, Benny Walker. The real deal and a star in the making, his killer voice and epic tales are mixed with a deep groove and passion for the land. He has performed alongside some of Australia’s finest, including Archie Roach, Alex Lloyd, Blue King Brown and Tim Rogers and appeared at the most prestigious music festivals including Bluesfest in Byron Bay. ‘Across The Wires’ is streaming FREE online from Friday 6 November to Sunday 8 November 2020 across Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival website, Facebook page and YouTube channel. Check out the website here for more details and watch out for more artist announcements coming soon. Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival Inc is a not-for-profit organisation run 100% by volunteers and LIVE from Ulumbarra Theatre is supported by Bendigo Venues & Events, a unit of the City of Greater Bendigo.

12.01.2022 Hey community folks. It would be great to see you all here!

11.01.2022 See you here Bendigo!

08.01.2022 Have you met Richard and Ria around the Old Church yet?

06.01.2022 This morning Nov 27th 10.30-12 All welcome.

04.01.2022 Can’t wait for fridays community meal!

03.01.2022 DAY 1 BEGINS TONIGHT AT 5:10PM... Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival presents 'Across the Wires', a 3 day FREE online music extravaganza from Friday 6 November to Sunday 8 November featuring live recorded performances from no less than 65 brilliant acts from the USA, Germany, Canada, Japan and all around our great southern land. Kicking off the talent laden bill is local songstress, Louie of Louie and the Pride recorded live at The Old Church on the Hill and includes:... The winners of the 2019 Australian Blues Group of the year Lazy Eye Band (Adelaide) with a sound like BB King having a jam with Booker T and the MG’s. ‘Chain’ award winner and Byron Bay Bluesfest favourite, Buddy Knox (NSW). Slide guitar virtuoso, Anna Scionti and 2017 Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society challenge winner and local dynamo, Bill Barber and his band, The Revelators. If this wasn’t enough we have, Graciana Holland (USA) who will be sending her sweet melodic song writing down the wires and the reggae and roots troubadour, Jesse Morris Band (NSW) from the Northern Rivers alongside a hand-picked collection of other super talented musical acts to delight your aural senses and help you get your groove on. ‘Across The Wires’ is streaming FREE online from Friday 6 November to Sunday 8 November 2020 across Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival website, Facebook page and YouTube channel. Check out the website for the program and more. Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival Inc, a not-for-profit organisation run 100% by volunteers and this festival is proudly supported by Tourism & Major Events of the City of Greater Bendigo.

03.01.2022 Here’s some good tunes coming up.

02.01.2022 More music coming up!