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Vines Road Community Centre

Locality: Hamlyn Heights

Phone: +61 3 5277 9027

Address: 37-61 Vines Road 3215 Hamlyn Heights, VIC, Australia

Website: http://vinesroadcommunitycentre.org.au

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25.01.2022 Yesterdays trivia answers and brand new questions!

25.01.2022 Who am I? I'll come back in about 2 hours and add the initials to the comments.

25.01.2022 The Vines Road Community Garden encourage our local green thumbs to check out and hopefully get involved in 'Local Seeds' at www.localseeds.com.au. This is a marketplace where you can buy and/or sell seeds to encourage saving seeds, help preserve genetic diversity and give people access to seeds that are adapted to their local environment. Click on the link for more information

25.01.2022 *Back to (COVID Safe Summer) Business tomorrow* The main points as it pertains to Vines Road Community Centre: Masks are required indoors Masks are only required outdoors when you cannot distance (you must carry one with you at all times)... We must continue to keep records of visitors it is essential to controlling an outbreak if/when one happens We do not have any number caps or reductions in patronage, we still must adhere to the density quotient See more

25.01.2022 Indigenous-history-inspired Films! Rabbit Proof Fence The Sapphires Bran Nue Day Beneath Clouds... Samson & Delilah See more

25.01.2022 A girl in iso thinks strategically so we've deviated from the plan slightly but will return by the end of this week with chicken mince. Enjoy this beef strog video :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T25nJfJPXoU

23.01.2022 VRCC's AGM will proceed at the end of this month but it's going to be via Zoom. We will be providing Zoom training in the 1-2 weeks leading up to the meeting - for people attending and for anyone who wishes to participate. This is in the middle of being organised, depending on the tutor's availability and a separate event will be listed in the coming days. We hope to be able to see you on screen soon.

23.01.2022 We are taking things day by day at the Centre and doing our best to keep our community informed and calm. We have been communicating the restrictions on who cannot participate in our programs and activities at the Centre with our various user groups, staff, volunteers and contractors. In no uncertain terms:... - DO NOT attend VRCC if you have cold or flu symptoms. Stay home and recover. Seek medical help only if you need it. We have eased up on our usually strict cancelation policy at this time to grant as much flexibility as possible. - If you have arrived by plane from an international destination since midnight last night (Monday) you MUST self-isolate for a full 14 days. You must not be in the community - Thorough and frequent hand washing is the best way to prevent yourself from becoming ill. Another method of prevention is to practice social distancing; that is keeping your distance at least 1.5 meters from all other people and do not give anyone handshakes, kisses or hugs (except immediate family) - We will try our best to keep everyone informed of cancelations of events but your best bet is to contact your activity facilitator.

22.01.2022 Well - this is nerve-wracking. Ursula made a video about how to make potato bread on the weekend and next minute VRCC's hit You Tube We hope you like it and for those that make it through the full 30 minutes, don't forget to add your challenge. For those that don't watch, we'll post the challenge later https://youtu.be/tFG9Hdp3dro

22.01.2022 Here's an update from us about what we are doing at VRCC.

22.01.2022 That time that your State MP recognised the important work you do... And while we love a pat on the back sometimes, we throw it back onto our community. Without every single participant, every single visitor, every single volunteer, facilitator, activity leader and staff member, this place would not be the wonderful and vibrant place that it is. So thank you to the community for being just way you are!

21.01.2022 Update from us: - We have 3 months worth of work at least for our staff and the resources to do it. - We are doing office hours of 10am to 12pm every weekday for crisis information and general conversation if you're felling the pinch of isolation. Depending on the level of need in this area, we can always scale it up. - Ursula is going to *attempt* video delivery, being guided by her personal skills and interests at first...Is there anything in particular you'd like to see?

21.01.2022 YOUR INPUT REQUIRED!!! Ursula has gotten into the swing of cooking videos and is slowly banking content, and is confident that she can add at least one more program to the mix, so what would you like to see next? She has a few ideas which have been added to the survey, but please feel free to add your own. https://forms.gle/YDC1qvk4LdcYvHPA6

21.01.2022 New trivia and the answers from yesterday. Pics of the questions are in the comments.

18.01.2022 AGM is in about 30 minutes - here is the link to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82548468821 Meeting ID: 825 4846 8821... Passcode: 397833

18.01.2022 Are you interested in joining a Vines Road Community Centre #walktober team during October? All you'll have to do is register with us and record your steps walked between the 12th and the 23rd of October. Walk by yourself or as a group (up to as many as current restrictions allow). Record your steps using a tracking app, pedometer or 1000 steps per 10 minutes method. Please register your interest with us so we can get you the step logs. If we have lots of interest we can send staff and/or volunteers offsite to walk locations. Let us know via messenger or [email protected] Are any of the other Neighbourhood Houses taking up this challenge? Thank you to Leisure Networks for such a fantastic idea

17.01.2022 Dear Community, It is with a very heavy heart today that I announce that Vines Road Community Centre will be closing its office to the public as of Monday the 23rd of March in the spirit of social distancing. We have been going down the path of self-determination and having people make up their own minds but now the time has come to make the decision for you. ... I am suspending all VRCC programs as of Monday. I have informed the staff, I have stood down all of our volunteers and I am tackling the planning and brainstorming constantly. I am allowing existing activity to proceed all the way through to March 30th, after which time the centre will be closed to everyone except staff. The activity that is still proceeding is a tiny fraction of our usually vibrant community centre. If you are reading this and wondering what to do next, please contact your activity facilitator. If that's the centre, phone us tomorrow or Friday or message us via Facebook. As of tonight, here is a list of all activities that are confirmed CANCELLED: - BAPS - Storytime - The Music Space - Geelong Jazz Club - Sticky Fingers Cooking School - Vines Road Senior Citizen's Club - Line Dancing - Meniere's Disease Support Group - Latin Line Dancing - Ballroom Dancing - Hamlyn Heights Kyokushin Karate - WW - KF Dance - Australian School of Relaxation and Reflexology It is imperative that all of you take care of your mental health during this time because we will need you on the other side of this. Without the "busy-ness" or "preoccupation" of day to day life, some of us may struggle to keep afloat. Anxiety will be high and that is normal. Do not suffer in silence or alone. Reach out if you're not OK. Here is a fact sheet that is making the rounds from Beyond Blue: https://www.beyondblue.org.au//looking-after-your-mental-h I wish you all the best of health during these times of uncertainty and I will see you on the other other side of this. Best Regards, Ursula Irwin Neighbourhood House Coordinator

17.01.2022 Do you have a friend or family member that would like to learn some computer basics? We have an 8 week course commencing on Wednesday 12 February. To register, please visit our reception Monday > Friday 8.30 -12.30 or Wednesday 8.30am - 5.00pm or call 5277 9027 for more information. Numbers are limited!

17.01.2022 Calling all group and activity leaders! We're going to be sending out alot of correspondence in the coming months and we thought it might be helpful to receive this info in video format so that you can listen to it while you get on with your day.

17.01.2022 STICKY FINGERS COOKING SCHOOL after-school programs have been canceled until the 20th of April. Erin will be in contact with all participantsSTICKY FINGERS COOKING SCHOOL after-school programs have been canceled until the 20th of April. Erin will be in contact with all participants

16.01.2022 THE MUSIC SPACE on Thursdays has been canceled indefinitely. Bluebird Foundation will be in contact with all participantsTHE MUSIC SPACE on Thursdays has been canceled indefinitely. Bluebird Foundation will be in contact with all participants

15.01.2022 Its been a while since we linked a cooking video - here's a new one filmed on the first day on Remote Learning. Would you like to see more remote learning content? Ursula is not perfect - but pretty resourceful and would love to share this skill with you if you want to hear it. https://youtu.be/ndf1S1xRz10

15.01.2022 Getting Started with Computers course commences NEXT WEDNESDAY 12 Feb @ 9.30am! Places still available, please remind those family and / or friends that may be interested in getting on the computer

15.01.2022 NAIDOC stands for National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee. Its origins can be traced to the emergence of Aboriginal groups in the 1920s which sought to increase awareness in the wider community of the status and treatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. Learn more about the history of NAIDOC week on the NAIDOC website: https://www.naidoc.org.au/about/history

15.01.2022 How is remote learning going for you? Here is a snippet from yesterday of Ursula and her son, Nikola (grade prep) making a game out of his assigned maths task (practicing counting forwards and backwards - the cards were provided by his school. We did this 20 times, one for every card). Everyone's daily tasks are going to be different. If you have a proud homeschool moment and want to share it with other parents, send it to us, post it on our page or tag us in your uploads! #remotelearningcontent

14.01.2022 Vines Road Community Centre as a non-essential place of gathering will be closing its doors to its remaining activities as of noon tomorrow. Our coordinator has just sent out a mass-communication to the facilitators of these activities and while I hope that they will be able to get in contact with all of you by then, it may not be possible. Regrettably, you will be greeted with locked doors and a notice explaining the situation. We wish you the best of health during this time and we will bring more information as it comes to light.

14.01.2022 Hands up if you're anxious today You are not alone. Looking after your mental health during any crisis is absolutely imperative. #BeyondBlue has developed a tip sheet for doing just that during these uncertain times. Share this far and wide. ... https://www.beyondblue.org.au//looking-after-your-mental-h

13.01.2022 So the challenge is... Send me one or more ingredients to make a new meal from. What's in your pantry or freezer that you don't know what to do with or you're thinking "nooo, not again!" ? ... I've already identified cous cous as one of the few pasta-based ingredients still in good supply so that's going to be the next video.

13.01.2022 We are tackling coronavirus (and other pathogenic) anxiety here at the centre with an education campaign (Thanks to #DHHS for the resources). These posters will feature in our high traffic areas, such as the bathrooms. The key takeaways here are: - Wash your hands with soap and water often - If you have symptoms of cold or flu. Stay home. ... - If you're at home being quarantined, do not go out. Ask neighbours, friends or family to keep your supplies flowing. - If you do seek medical attention, alert the clinic ahead of your arrival so they can prepare. - Masks are only effective if you'e symptomatic, for healthy people they are ineffective. See more

13.01.2022 Surprise Livestream! Chicken and Mushroom Pasta Bake

12.01.2022 What are our #neighbours up to? Looks like they are spreading kindness as well as making #lunch today @bumblebeeeatery #lunchtime #bekind #benice #beyourself #behappy #bumblebee #belove #besupportive

12.01.2022 Panic-buyer's remorse? If you purchased from Woolworths you're not going to be able to obtain refunds on certain items, such as pasta, rice and sauces and of course that massive TP hoard unless the product is clearly faulty, contaminated or otherwise unsafe. Follow the link for a list of organisations in the Geelong region that work in food relief. If you're looking to declutter your doomsday bunker, these guys will get your excess food into empty stomachs across the region... : https://www.feedgeelong.org.au//up/pdf/Where-Can-I-Eat.pdf As for the toilet paper, consider donating it to your local Neighbourhood House, Community Centre, sporting club, church, or other small not-for-profit. They will appreciate the help reducing their operating costs and/or they will get it to those in greatest need. #noonedeservestogohungry #2kmealsaday #geelongfoodreliefcentre #foodbank #neighbourhoodhouses

11.01.2022 We are loving this blend of First Nations country titles and the Animaniacs/yakko's world melody. Happy NAIDOC week! If you're wondering how to better acknowledge the Indigenous history of Australia, start with these 2 questions:... - On which country were you born? - On which country do you live now? https://youtu.be/odFHrTFrgAI

11.01.2022 We are celebrating a century at the Centre today. Vines Road Senior Citizens Club's oldest member Cath turns 100. They've made an extraordinary effort to celebrate with her today, sneaking in her daughters and sister, a Geelong City councilor is in attendance as well as senior staff from COGG and Western Heights College. Even more surprises await after lunch so stay tuned...

11.01.2022 Lockdown v2.0 - how is everybody feeling this time around? Tell us in the comments

11.01.2022 Coordinators often undertake very challenging events and this one will be no exception. Please share this around to anyone that has a special talent they'd like to showcase. We are also taking expressions of interest for our mini recording studio for anybody that doesn't quite have the skills or resources to produce their own video but still wants to participate. Send us a message on Facebook or email [email protected]

10.01.2022 UPDATE: Line dancing has been postponed to a start date of late February. More information will be coming soon

09.01.2022 Good morning fans and here's some trivia to get that brain fog moving. I'll be back in the comments after lunch! Have a great day

09.01.2022 Northerly Aspects is a community newsletter that's circulated around Geelong's northern suburbs. Well done to the team at Northerly Aspects on delivering an urgent edition of the periodical publication. All of the assistance numbers listed in this edition were correct at the time of printing so if you or someone you know is needing help, please do not be afraid to pick up the phone. https://www.northerlyaspects.org.au/

08.01.2022 Let's talk Indigenous art and creators; category is music and bands. It is always important to buy artistic products directly from the creator if that is an option but if not, an indigenous-owned distribution/ publishing organisation will do just fine. I was going to link to a You Tube Playlist with about 100 videos and audio on it but I'm not sure they will be compensated for the plays. Instead, here's the Wikipedia list of Indigenous Australian Musicians and Bands. Look... them up on your music streaming service! Do you have any favourite songs, artists or bands that also happen to be Indigenous Australian? Tell us about it below https://en.wikipedia.org//List_of_Indigenous_Australian_mu See more

07.01.2022 Victorian Senior's Festival has kicked off early and have moved online! Watch now: https://www.seniorsonline.vic.gov.au/festivalsand/watch-now

07.01.2022 Sorry I've left you all high and dry since Monday here's an update

07.01.2022 If you or your child are a #KFDance student, they are delivering their lessons online starting next week. Head over to Karen Feldman's Dance Studio to check out the timetable.

06.01.2022 Some of us may have settled into quarrantine and are capable of higher functioning. If you're not quite settled in, that's OK too but maybe you could use a task to help you. If you're wondering what to do next check out Mail Makes My Day - Geelong and if you're interested in participating, please contact them via messenger.

06.01.2022 So Ursula has been away sick for the last 2 weeks but today is back on the tools. Here is the 2nd video in the series with a roasted pumpkin, sage and couscous fritter. Yes she forgot to film the taste test but everyone said it was delicious. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4zSq0GCndE

06.01.2022 Our OFFICE will be closed tomorrow (Tuesday) as our staff and volunteers follow the directive of staying away while unwell. It's in the interest of public health. Activities at the Centre will proceed as normal, you will not be able to get any service from reception. We hope to return to normal service on Wednesday. We have the systems set up so our staff can work at home if they have to, which is what our coordinator will be doing until she is well enough to return to work. You can contact her on [email protected]

05.01.2022 It's an iso mexican fiesta! Here's a different way to use your taco seasoning. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLmGJmfvobc

05.01.2022 The celebrations have continued. A giant pink cake for the birthday girl, a photo shoot with Geelong Advertiser, gift presentations, a great speech about Cath's life achievements and a personal letter from Mayor Stephanie Asher. Sounds like the best birthday ever to us

05.01.2022 In case you missed it, Victoria is going into a 5 day lockdown from midnight tonight. This means that all activity at Vines Road Community Centre will come to a stop until next Thursday. We will bring you more updates on our situation as they arise. ... Stay safe all and we will see you on the other side!

04.01.2022 STORYTIME on Wednesdays has been canceled indefinitely.STORYTIME on Wednesdays has been canceled indefinitely.

03.01.2022 The Western Victorian Primary Health Network wants to hear from YOU about your GOOD and BAD experiences with adult mental health services in GEELONG. This information is VITAL for them to be able to establish and develop better mental health support in our region. Add your input here or click on the link in the original post: https://www.meetingplacewestvicphn.com.au/adult-mental-heal

03.01.2022 LINE DANCING has been canceled indefinitely. Les and Nancy will be in contact with the regularsLINE DANCING has been canceled indefinitely. Les and Nancy will be in contact with the regulars

03.01.2022 Morning all - VRCC's reception is still taking phone calls today through to Wednesday so please do give us a call if you need anything.

02.01.2022 Roast chicken in a minute and a half. Step 8 is on the cutting room floor but its "layer your seasoning again" - lemon, oil, salt and pepper.

02.01.2022 Bollywood Inspired Zoom Weekly Fitness Classes! Bolliefit is a fun way to incorporate fitness into your lifestyle. The sessions are based on a BollyX class format, which incorporates High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) that alternates between high and low / moderate speed Bollywood songs that are fun and upbeat. Bolliefit is for everyone and each song choreography is designed to provide different exercise benefits through dance.... Morning Classes: Monday - Wednesday 7.15am AEST Registration Link: https://bit.ly/3eSMPwZ Evening Classes: Thursday - Sunday 7.30pm AEST Registration Link: https://bit.ly/3mOnJSN Ahead of the event, please set up a Zoom account and test your computer or mobile device. On the day, the online studio will open 5 minutes before the session. Any questions? Please contact Epsy at [email protected]

02.01.2022 Beginners Tai Chi is coming back next Thursday with a few COVID-safe adjustments. We're only going to be doing week-to-week payments just in case the situation changes and we will only be releasing the registration 1 week at a time We can have up to 15 people in this class

01.01.2022 VINES ROAD SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB has elected to cancel their programming for 4 weeks effective today. Ron will be in contact with you if you're a regularVINES ROAD SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB has elected to cancel their programming for 4 weeks effective today. Ron will be in contact with you if you're a regular

01.01.2022 Announcing today that we will be having office hours again from next Monday. These will be reviewed again for the beginning of term 1. Come and use the computers or get some photocopying done or just come in to say Hi!

01.01.2022 It's the sequel you've all been waiting for.