Castlemaine Community House provides programs and activities contributing to community development and supporting individuals and groups within the local community.

Castlemaine Community House is:

Occasional Child Care

From 4 February 2010, occasional child care will be available on Thursday mornings from  10am- 1pm.

This is a chance to leave your little ones from 12 months to pre-school to play under qualified supervision at Berkeley Street Kindergarten for only $5 per child per hour.

Please contact the Community House or ring the Childcare coordinator, Belinda, on 0488 529 766. 

When: Thursdays 9.30am-12.30pm
Cost: $5 per hour

28 January 2010

The Castlemaine Community House team

Sustainability at the Castlemaine Community House: click here to have your say!

 A few places left!

Most courses for the new term are now full, but there are a few places in Beading, Auslan, and some of the computer classes. We might be able to squeeze you into Permaculture, Coffin Making, Woodwork for Women, or Yoga. Interested? And we have a new workshop on dreams. Phone 5472 4842.

Yoga for Men has a postponed start date, but let us know if you want to join.

We are offering a free workshop on the Fair Work Act 2009 on 17 February.

Download the 2010 term one newsletter here. Let us know if you would like the newsletters by email.

Community lunch

Community lunch starts again on Tuesday 2 February. Come to the Community House and share a vegetarian meal with a friendly and informal group. Newcomers to town particularly welcome!

Annual General Meeting

Castlemaine Community House held its Annual General Meeting on 17 November 2009 and elected a Management Committee.

Councillor Christine Henderson  officially launched our Public Internet Access Program (funded by the State Library of Victoria), and acclaimed local harpist Xanya Mamunya performed. 

Castlemaine Community House supports community gardening! Click here for details! 

Food handling course for Dinka speakers: certificates awarded

Certificates were presented on 26 March to eight Sudanese members of the community who successfully completed a course in Hospitality at the Community House. The course, funded by ACFE and supported by the Mount Alexander Shire and the Bendigo TAFE, was an initiative of the Community House.  Pictures and full story.