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Welcome to Ballarat East Neighbourhood House

Please note that the Ballarat East Neighbourhood House is closed over the school holidays (18 September - 4 October 2021). We will be available again by phone and email from Tuesday 5 October. If restrictions allow, we may be back at Barkly Square from that date too.

If you need to access a Neighbourhood House while we are closed, please contact one of the other three Ballarat Neighbourhood Houses:

  • Ballarat Neighbourhood Centre in Sebastopol (5329 3273, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
  • Ballarat North Neighbourhood House in Soldier's Hill: (0491 753 307, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
  • Wendouree Neighbourhood Centre (5303 0507, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

About Us

The Ballarat East Neighbourhood House was established mid-2019 for the benefit of local residents and the broader community of the Ballarat East area including Ballarat East, Canadian, Eureka, Golden Point, Mount Pleasant, Warrenheip and surrounds.

Read the latest edition of the Ballarat East Community News.

We run activities and classes to offer opportunities to our community to connect with each other and reduce socila isolation. Check out our Term 3 2021 Program.

We run classes such as Watercolour, Online Skills for Community Groups, Writing Community Newsletters, Drawing Group and Tai Chi. 

Activities run by our House at Barkly Square include: Tuesday Playgroup in Partnership with the Ballarat Toy Library and Chatty Wednesdays.

We support our community by helping with the $250 Power Saving Bonus application and hosting the Safe Seats Safe Kids program. 

Our purpose is to advance social and public welfare by advancing mental health and preventing social isolation and providing a physical location where we support individuals to undertake activities, or work on projects, in the company of others.

Ballarat East Neighbourhood House is unique, as we have established our House across two locations in Ballarat East:

  1. Barkly Square (Wadawurrung Country, 25-39 Barkly Street, Ballarat East). Our small staff office is located here and we run several activities throughout the building. Before visiting, we recommend contacting us to make an appointment.

2. Eureka Hall (Wadawurrung Country, 104 Stawell Street South, Eureka (next to the Eureka Pool). Tai Chi and Drawing Group classes only. There are no staff on site.

We welcome volunteers and students to work with us in delivering opportunities for our community to connect, participate and learn.

 

$250 Power Saving Bonus

$250 Power Saving Bonus

The Ballarat East Neighbourhood House Team can help you to apply for the $250 one-off Power Saving Bonus to help with the cost of your Energy Bill. To be eligible, a member of your household must currently be receiving payments through one of the following: Job Seeker, Youth Allowance, Abstudy or Austudy; Pension Concession Card; Veterans Affairs Pensioner Concession Card. Please contact us to make an appointment.
Playgroup

Playgroup

Join the Ballarat East Neighbourhood House Playgroup, run in partnership with the Ballarat Toy Library and supported through a grant from the Ballarat Foundation. This free of charge Playgroup is open to all members of the community and runs from 10.00 am - 12.00 noon on Tuesdays during school term. During lockdown, it is run online. Contact us to find out more.
Ballarat East Community News

Ballarat East Community News

The Ballarat East Community News is a key project of the Ballarat East Neighbourhood House, helping to keep people connected and create a sense of belonging within the residents and business owners in Ballarat East, Canadian, Eureka, Golden Point, Mount Pleasant, Warrenheip and surrounds. Articles for Edition 5 are due by Monday 6 September. If you are interested in volunteering to deliver the newsletter to around 100 local letterboxes, please get in touch with us.