Community House welcomes you!

Castlemaine Community House manager Martyn Shaddick and CCH Community Development Manager Kez Jennings encourage community members to come and ex-plore everything the house has to offer and enjoy a performance by the Blenders in the acoustic stairwell.

Castlemaine Community House (CCH) is holding their first ever Open House and Garden next Tuesday September 19 and invites community members to pay them a visit! 

CCH Community Development Manager Kerrily ‘Kez’ Jennings said they’re throwing open the gates, doors and spaces for all to come explore. 

“We’ll have a bunch of displays, activities and people chatting about their courses and services for people of all ages and stages,” Kez says. 

Ever thought of volunteering, or doing a course with CCH? Come on down and ask all your questions! 

From 10am-1pm there will be an exhibition of CCH Arts students artwork. 

At 10.30am the fabulous Blenders will be performing in the CCH acoustic chamber (the central stairwell). 

From 10-11am you can enjoy Community Kitchen Garden tours with Thea and from 11-11.30am Yoga with Wendy, free for all to try, absolute beginners most welcome. 

Between 11.30am-12pm you can give belly dancing a whirl for free with Anita! At 11-12.30pm ask Peter about ‘Be Connected’ and the free digital support it provides. 

Visitors can partake in the barbecue (meat and vego options available) and grab a coffee from the CCH kitchen an discover more about their barista training courses. 

“We encourage community members to come along and explore the house and the programs we offer and learn about all the weird, wacky, wonderful we do at Castlemaine Community House. It’s your space and there are a myriad of courses and classes where you can expand your knowledge and skills. 

The event will from from 10am – 1pm at the Community House at 30 Templeton Street, Castlemaine. 

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A crowd of around 50 community members turned out at the public meeting convened by the newly formed Castlemaine Community Co-operative at Castlemaine Town Hall on Wednesday night. 

The co-operative aims to set up a dedicated not-for-profit organisation with the goal of purchasing and preserving Castlemaine’s historic building ‘The Hub’ and retaining its tenants many of which have a sustainability, community health or wellbeing focus and the Community Garden. 

Interested local residents were advised on the progress of the project to date and discussed plans moving forward. 

The co-operative will enable community ownership of the building, on the corner of Barker and Templeton Streets, through collective investment with the group needing to raise around $2M to make the project a reality. 

They are currently seeking expressions of interest from community members which may like to contribute to ascertain whether it its worth moving forward with the concept. 

To find out more or submit an expression of interest visit castlemaine.coop

For the full story see Tuesday’s Midland Express

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