Vermont South Learning Centre in Vermont South, Victoria, Australia | Community centre

Vermont South Learning Centre

Locality: Vermont South, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 9803 2335

Address: 1 Karobran Drive 3133 Vermont South, VIC, Australia

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

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25.01.2022 Resignations, Retirements and Appointments After eight years as Centre Manager Sharon Smart resigned from the role in February 2020. There have been a few changes to membership of the Board following our Annual General Meeting in March 2020, namely, Sylvia Lemke (President), Caroline Gerber (general Board Member) and Elizabeth Oxworth (Secretary and later general Board member) completing their terms and vacating their roles.... The Board, staff and tutors would like to thank Sharon for her contribution to the Centre and the Board members for their leadership and guidance to matters of the Centre.

24.01.2022 Dear Friends of VSLC! NEW VSLC MANAGER! We are very excited to announce the recent appointment of our new Centre Manager Carol I’Anson!... To learn more about Carol please see Page 4 of our Term 4 Program. TERM 4 PROGRAM! CALL US ON 0490 244 142 TO BOOK NOW! We will be continuing to offer ONLINE classes using ZOOM! Free! ACFE Funded Courses: Computer Basics Excel Basics Computer Skills for Intermediates Job Seeker & Resume Preparation XERO Basics Art as Therapy English as a Second Language Other Courses on offer in Term 4: French Conversation Classes Art Catch up with Karen Drawing Course with Owen Strength Training Yoga Classes Japanese Facial Massage Workshop We encourage you to stay connected to us and join in the courses we are offering online. We’re happy to help get people connected and offer support along the way, so please ask us about it! Thank you for your continued support and please keep yourselves safe and well! http://vslc.org.au///2020/10/TERM-4-2020-PROGRAM-email.pdf

21.01.2022 Mark Huynh - Treasurer An Accounting and Finance professional with over 20 years’ experience. A family man who has a passion for gardening, reading and other simple pleasures in life and believes ‘to enrich is more important than being rich.’

20.01.2022 Vermont South Learning Centre now has a direct mobile number: 0490 244 142 Operating Hours: Mon 9am-2pm... Tue 9am-1pm Wed 9am-2pm Thu 9am-2pm Fri 9am-2pm See more

19.01.2022 Marie Pietersz - President Former public sector career, now a freelance journalist and community leader. A dance instructor and choreographer, she donates her time to provide senior members of the community the opportunity to keep fit and learn life-long skills. Has volunteered at U3A Nunawading for the past 15 years. She teaches at aged care facilities and nursing homes. She is a professional member of Editors Victoria and newsletter editor and contributes articles to comm...unity newspapers to promote local talent, businesses and events. She is a qualified English tutor, specialising in exam preparation for local and overseas students. She was an ambassador for Seniors Week 2019 and 2020. She has been a Board member since 2018 and looks forward to contributing to the role and functions of the Centre as President.

13.01.2022 With regard to the announcement made on 7th July 2020 by Premier Daniel Andrews we will be suspending our planned reopening of face-to-face/onsite classes at Vermont South Learning Centre until further notice. We will monitor and abide by Government advice and recommendations for future reopening plans. Information on Online Classes and Activities will be made available soon - please watch this space!... In the interim we are asking people to email their interest or intention to enrol in our courses to [email protected] in the first instance, or leave us a message on 9803 2335. We will reply to all enquiries as soon as possible. Thank You for your continued support of our Centre and we look forward to seeing you all as soon as it is safe to do so. Stay Safe! Warmest regards Helen Crisp Acting Manager, Vermont South Learning Centre

12.01.2022 New VSLC Board Member: Malcolm Brownlee - General Member Malcolm Brownlee was a uniformed Police Member from 1966 until 1972 when he resigned to set up his own business as a professional photographer, which he ran until 2017. ... Malcolm also has extensive history of community services. Between 1998 to 2017 he concentrated his voluntary contribution on the Rotary Digital Photography Courses, which have provided specialised knowledge and lots of fun for over 2000 photography students. He is a multiple sapphire Paul Harris Fellow, having managed Rotary projects in Port Moresby, Rabaul, Madang, Lae, Poppondetta, & Mannus Island as well as The Solomon Islands. He currently judges various photographic competitions, and is frequently asked to address community groups on his fund-raising and photographic efforts. He is a former treasurer of Chadstone Community Health Centre (Now MonashLink Community Health Centre), and a former chairman of Oakleigh Clayton Police Community Consultative Committee. Malcolm’s work has been recognised world-wide for some of its programs, including a street-safe program which involved over 600 volunteers performing a safety audit of the streets of Monash. He served as treasurer of Oakleigh Youth Advisory Committee and was chairman of Friends of Oakleigh Centre, raising funds to run the Oakleigh Centre for the disabled. He was also a member of Rotary ROMAC Committee which raised 1.4 million dollars to assist with medical treatment for disadvantaged individuals in developing countries. Currently Malcolm runs his own small factory in Ferntree Gully manufacturing picture frames, and other motivational and memorabilia items under contract for Victoria Police. He considers this to be just a hobby to keep himself occupied and the thousand square metre factory is his Man-Cave!

10.01.2022 Rod Laidlaw - Secretary Retired, former Chartered Accountant, with extensive experience in private practice, public health finance, not-for-profit administration and software development and sales.

09.01.2022 Jarrod Gunn - General Board Member A local Vermont South community member active within the Livingstone Primary School and Whitehorse United Soccer Club communities. Has a work history in health and community development having completed a Master of Public Health and undergraduate qualifications from Deakin University. ... Previously a Board Member for Glen Park Community Centre in Bayswater North and has also run his own small business.

08.01.2022 Community Event: The Anxiety Recovery Centre Victoria (ARCVic) is hosting Zoom Parents Anxiety Support Groups on the first and third Monday of every month FREE. Whether you are a parent or a carer of a child, teenager or even an adult, take this opportunity to be supported. ... Connecting and sharing with other parents can ease anxiety and be of so much support. Guided by 2 trained facilitators, the Support Group operates in a compassionate, inclusive, and relaxed environment allowing each parent to share only what is comfortable for them. The support group offers support, information and self-help for people interested in mindfulness and using it as a strategy to manage anxiety and related disorders. https://www.arcvic.org.au/com/online-support-group-bookings Time: 1.30pm 2.30pm Cost: FREE 2020 Dates: 5th & 19th October, 2nd and 16th November and 7th & 21st of December

07.01.2022 Business as usual for the VSLC Board as the committee meets online for its July meeting!

05.01.2022 Whitehorse City Council in collaboration with Parentzone and surrounding Eastern Region Council Network are proud to present: Peaceful Parenting Webinar - Peaceful Parents Equals Happy Kids for Parents of Children Aged 2 to 12 years. Do you want to:-... Learn ways to deal with anger and anxiety in your children and in yourself? Improve communication and relationships with your children? Discover strategies to manage challenging behaviour? Take care of your own emotional wellbeing and resilience? When: Wednesday 28 October 2020 Time: 7:00 to 8:30 pm Where: Online via Zoom Cost: Free of charge for parents and carers in Melbourne's Eastern Region. Bookings: Via Try Booking link below https://www.trybooking.com/BLTNU

05.01.2022 New VSLC Board Members: Penni Michael - Secretary Penni has a range of experience having worked in human services for 30 years. She first began her work in child ... protection and has experience in children and family services, social planning and research, community development, employment services and aged care. Penni has worked for state and local governments, the private sector and not for profit in senior and executive positions. Her qualifications include a Bachelor and Masters in Social Work, Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment and is an Eden Associate. She has a keen interest in neighbourhood communities and local networks and sees the House as being a vibrant hub for a range of activities whilst servicing many interests.

03.01.2022 Nildhara Gadani - Vice-President Entrepreneur, social activist and mentor with over eight years’ experience in not-for-profit management, entrepreneurship, marketing and project management. She is the founder of Bollywood Beats and the Australia-India Women Entrepreneurs Forum. Her community engagements include membership of the Whitehorse City Council and Victorian Multicultural Commission committees in work with early childhood learning and CALD communities.

01.01.2022 Vermont South Learning Centre is clean and ready for classes again when the restrictions are lifted.