PROGRAMS AT FELLTIMBER - TERM 3, 2023
Tai Chi
Tuesdays, July 25 to September 12 - 5.30pm to 6.30pm
Thursdays, July 20 to September 14 - 10am to 11am | Cost: $10 per session. Bookings preferred. Relax, recharge and rejuvenate in a session for all ages. Clear your mind and energise your body as you experience ancient, simple Tai Chi moving meditations drawn from nature. Highly qualified tutor Carol Smith will guide you through the sessions and ensure you have fun while building core strength. Please wear comfortable clothing and bring a drink bottle.
Safe Seats, Safe Kids Program
Tuesday, July 25, August 22 and September 26 | 10am to 2pm | Cost: Free. Bookings required. Is your child travelling safely? 70 per cent of child car restraints are incorrectly installed or used, posing a serious safety risk to children travelling in those restraints. Parents and carers (including grandparents!) can book in a free child car restraint fitting or check. Please note, if you need to have more than one child car restraint fitted/checked, you will need to book multiple appointments. Bookings: safeseatssafekids.com.au/venues-mec/
Quilters Connect 4 A Cause
Thursdays weekly from July 13 to September 28 | 10am to 12pm | Cost: Free. Bookings preferred.
Come and join a friendly group as we create quilts to donate to our local community. We have a plentiful supply of fabric and machines so just bring yourself. All ages and skill levels are welcome. Enquiries via the Facebook page facebook.com/craftersconnects4ACause/
Craft ‘n’ Cuppa
Fridays weekly from July 15 to September 29 | 12.30pm to 2.30pm | Cost: Gold coin donation optional. Bookings preferred.
Enjoy a relaxing afternoon and get crafty with others while sharing or learning new skills. Feel free to bring your own craft project and enjoy a cuppa with friends. Program designed for all ages and abilities. Some materials supplied.
Friday Playgroup
Fridays weekly from July 14 to September 15 | 9.30am to 11.30am | Cost: $4 per family per session or $30 per term. Bookings preferred.
Friday morning playgroup offers a relaxing, friendly and joyful environment for our children. We welcome all families to come and enjoy a cuppa, meet other families, while the kids get to play.
Around the Campfire
Saturdays weekly from July 15 to September 30 | 3pm to 5pm | Cost: Gold coin donation optional. Bookings preferred.
Do you have a song in your heart, a story to tell, a poem, an instrument to play, or simply enjoy active listening and / or joining in sometimes? If you haven’t camped at a folk festival, you may have missed out on the campfire circle experience where people take turns around the circle to share a little about themselves. Connect with others where you will find expression, appreciation, singing, playing instruments, poetry anecdotes, and a cuppa.
Bookings: Felltimber Community Centre (02) 6043 4550 or cfelltimber@wodonga.vic.gov.au
PROGRAMS AT BOTH CENTRES - TERM 3, 2023
What is Auslan?
Felltimber Community Centre - Saturday, July 29 - 9.30am to 12pm and Tuesday, August 29 - 6pm to 9.30pm | Baranduda Community Centre - Tuesday, September 129.30am to 12pm
Cost: $25 per person Bookings required
What is Auslan? Come along to learn Australian Sign Language. You will leave this introductory workshop knowing the alphabet, colours, and numbers, and with the ability to ask and answer simple questions. Participants are welcome to attend another of the scheduled workshops to build on the skills acquired in the first workshop to learn how to tell a simple story, expand on vocabulary, and play games.
Children’s First Aid
Felltimber Community Centre - Saturday, August 5 - 9am to 11am
Baranduda Community Centre - Saturday, July 1 - 9am to 11am
Cost: $25 per child. Bookings required.
Allow your children to learn the basics of first aid with local trainer Andrew Bishop from Regional Emergency Training. Children will learn the basics of what to do in an emergency. This will be a fun session that will support your child’s first aid journey.
Bookings: Felltimber Community Centre (02) 6043 4550 or cfelltimber@wodonga.vic.gov.au
Bookings: Baranduda Community Centre (02) 6020 8643 or cbaranduda@wodonga.vic.gov.au
WINTER SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 2023
The Magician’s Secret
Baranduda Community Centre -
Wednesday, June 28 - 10am to 11am
Felltimber Community Centre -
Wednesday, June 28 - 12.30pm to 1.30pm
Cost: $10 per child. Pay on the day or phone the centre prior to make payment.
Bookings:
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Due to popular demand, Dane The Great Magician will be back these school holidays! This time he will be teaching children how to do their own magic tricks and sharing his secrets. Dane has performed magic for many people around the world.
Bookings required for school holiday programs via Eventbrite. Pay on the day or contact the centre prior to make payment. Baranduda Community Centre (02) 6020 8643 OR Felltimber Community Centre (02) 6043 4550.
PROGRAMS AT BARANDUDA - TERM 3, 2023
Baranduda Playgroup
Mondays weekly from July 10 to September 11 | 9.30am to 11.30am | Cost: $4 per family per session (first session free).
Make new friends, develop social skills and, of course, have fun! This is a great opportunity for parents, grandparents, carers and guardians to have a cuppa and meet others in an informal setting. Please bring a hat and your own allergy-friendly snacks. Don’t forget your water bottle. For enquiries, please find us on facebook.com/BarandudaCommunityPlaygroup or email us at barandudaplaygroup@gmail.com
Cuppa, Cake and Conversations
Tuesdays monthly - July 11, August 8 and September 12 | 10am to 12pm
Cost: Optional gold coin donation. Bookings preferred for catering purposes.
Drop into Baranduda Community Centre and relax with a cuppa, enjoy an activity or game, or bring a project to complete. With space to play, camaraderie and friendship, why not come along and meet others in the community? Attend one or attend them all, this is a relaxed environment and all are welcome to drop in at any time during the sessions. Tea, coffee and morning tea provided. Some craft supplies available and sewing machines.
Children’s Sewing with Mary
Beginners level: Wednesday, July 12 and 19 | 4pm to 6pm
Intermediate level: Wednesday, August 2, 16, 30 and September 13 | 4pm to 6pm
Cost: $10 per child, per session. | Ages: Eight plus. Bookings required.
These workshops for children provide the opportunity to learn life skills they can use for years to come. The sessions are led by home economics teacher and member of the Country Women’s Association, Mary Grant. The first two sessions are aimed at beginners who can then attend the further four sessions aimed at intermediate level sewers.
Movement to Music with Murray Conservatorium
Wednesdays fortnightly - July 12 and 26, August 9 and 23, September 6 | 9am to 10am
Cost: $10 per session, $5 per sibling. Free under 12 months. Bookings required.
The Murray Conservatorium will deliver a child-centred and play-based program allowing children to be actively engaged in their musical learning. Children will be exposed to a variety of instruments and will have the ongoing opportunity to play, sing and move to a variety of music.
Folk Art for Beginners
Thursdays weekly from July 13 to September 14 | 12.30pm to 3pm | Cost: $10 per person, per session. Full term payment required unless otherwise agreed upon. Bookings required. Create your own folk art masterpiece with guidance from Baranduda artist Wendy Cummins. By the end of the first term, participants will have developed the basic brush techniques to create daisy paintings. Acrylic paint will be used on a variety of surfaces such as canvas, pottery, metal and more. Come along and be the creative painter you’ve always wanted to be in a supportive and friendly environment. Anyone can paint if they are just shown how.
Cultural Pop-Up Cafe
Friday, July 28 - Dumplings and Samosa/Chicken curry | Friday, August 25 - Selroti and vegetables/Pork Ema Datse | Friday, September 29 - Chicken fry noodles and crisp onion bhajis/ Beef curry and rice | 6pm to 8pm | Cost: $15 adults, $10 children. Bookings required.
Come and enjoy a range of culturally diverse meals with our new resident chef, Ganga Maya, who is stepping in this term. Ganga will showcase her love of food and cooking with a demonstration of delicious Nepali dishes that will leave you wanting more.
Bookings: Baranduda
Community Centre (02) 6020 8643 or cbaranduda@wodonga.vic.gov.au
Albury Wodonga Regional FoodShare Vouchers - Available for purchase from Hyphen - Wodonga Library Gallery. $25 ($150 value) and $15 ($80 value) at FoodShare’s Community Pantry.
Carevan - Weekly Carevan meals at Felltimber
Community Centre on Thursdays from 6pm to 7pm. Come along and enjoy nutritional meals, good company and great service.
Community Pantry at Felltimber Community Centre
- Stocked by goods donated by Albury Wodonga Regional FoodShare. Providing household staples including toiletries, bakery items and pet food. Available 9am to 3pm weekdays.
Free Little Library - You can borrow a book or take a book to keep from the library at Felltimber Community Centre. If you have a book you’ve finished reading, you can also donate it to the library for someone else. Available 9am to 3pm weekdays.
COMMUNITY GROUPS
AT BARANDUDA
Team Basilisks – Mondays weekly - 6pm to 7.30pm. More info Facebook/Team-Basilisks
Baranduda Book Club – First Tuesday of the month. 7.30pm to 8.30pm. Contact: Leisa Whyte 0400 131 873
Floating Lotus Yoga – Wednesdays - 6.30pm to 7.30pm and Fridays -10am to 11am Facebook/Floating Lotus Yoga and Sound Baths
Wodonga Council Immunisation Sessions - Monthly on a Thursday. Visit wod.city/immunisation
Maggie Moo Music – Thursdays weekly - 11am to 12pm. Contact Janine Borrell 0423 975 795
SEWcial Sewing – Monthly on a Saturday. Fortnightly on a Wednesday evening. Contact: Perrie sewcialsewingAW@| outlook.com or 0424 085 300
BARANDUDA COMMUNITY CENTRE
Please visit us at: 3 Sage Crt, Baranduda, phone (02) 6020 8643 or email cbaranduda@wodonga.vic.gov.au.
Opening hours: Office open from 9am to 2pm, Monday to Friday.
Power meters - Available for loan from Felltimber and Baranduda Community Centres. The clever gadget plugs in to your power outlet and measures how much power is being used and how much money it is costing you to run, allowing you to make changes to save money on your power bills. Available 9am to 3pm weekdays.
$250 Power Saver Bonus - Find out more at nhvic.org.au/power-saving-bonus-outreach-program
Swap Box - Take what you need and give what you can. Available at Felltimber and Baranduda Community Centres. Offering a great selection of clothing and items for families in need. Available 9am to 3pm weekdays.
Upper Murray Family Care Financial Counselling and Financial Capability Program - Find out more at umfc.com.au or call (02) 6057 5399. *Eligibility criteria applies.
AT FELLTIMBER
Maggie Moo Music - Mondays and Saturdays. 10am to 12.15pm. Contact Janine Borrell 0423 975 795
Border Belly Dancing - Weekly during school terms on Tuesdays and Fridays. Contact: Border Belly Dancing info@borderbellydance.com
Wodonga Family History – Once a month on Tuesday evenings. For more information visit Wodonga Family History Society Inc.
Reclink Australia Basketball - Thursdays weekly - 11.30am to 12.30pm. Gemma 0412 032 793
Carevan - Free meals every Thursday evening from 6pm to 7pm. More information The Carevan Foundation
Wodonga Council Immunisation Sessions - Monthly on a Thursday. Visit wod.city/immunisation
Eclipse Education – First aid training. For more information visit eclipseeducation.com.au
FELLTIMBER COMMUNITY CENTRE
Please visit us at: 189 Melrose Drive (cnr Melrose Drive and Felltimber Creek Rd), Wodonga, phone (02) 6043 4550 or email cfelltimber@wodonga.vic.gov.au.
Opening hours: Office open from 9am to 3pm, Monday to Friday.
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