Welcome to Ballarat East Neighbourhood House

The new Ballarat East Neighbourhood House has been up and running since mid-2019 with a fantastic response from community members. Our House has been established for the benefit of local residents and the broader community of the Ballarat East area including Mt Pleasant, Golden Point, Eureka, Ballarat East, Canadian, Warrenheip and the surrounds.

The main purpose of our House is to enrich our community by providing opportunities to connect, participate and learn.

Ballarat East Neighbourhood House is unique, as we have established our House across two locations in Ballarat East. In early 2021, we relocated to a new staff office at Barkly Square at 25-39 Barkly Street, Ballarat. Before visiting, we recommend making an appointment by phone or email.

We also deliver a range of regular activities at the Eureka Hall on Stawell Street South, Ballarat East, including Tai Chi and Drawing Group. In future, we also intend to deliver activities at Barkly Square where possible.

We provide activities, community events and training, along with supporting community groups such as history, walking and gardening groups. We also work together with our partners to deliver projects including the Ballarat East Community News, Be Connected, the Mt Pleasant Community Newsletter and Discover Historic Mount Pleasant.

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

Activities

We provide a range of activities for people to connect and socialise with others, learn something new and just have fun. Activities include tai chi, art and craft activities, health and wellbeing activities and much more. We are listening to what people are telling us they are interested in and new activities and programs are continuing to be developed during this establishment phase.

Events

Whether it’s a Children’s Festival, Christmas Carols, Women’s Health Week, Neighbour Day or Tree Day community events provide an opportunity for community members to connect, participate and celebrate.

Training

The Ballarat East Neighbourhood House is planning to provide informal and pre-accredited training in collaboration with our partners the Ballarat and Wendouree Neighbourhood Centres who are Learn Local providers. Pre-accredited training can be a first step back into education and training.

The Ballarat East Neighbourhood House acknowledges the traditional owners of the land of Ballaarat, the Waddawurrung people.
We acknowledge their Elders, Past, Present and emerging and also acknowledge those people from other nations who, after being part of the Stolen Generations, chose to make Ballaarat their home.