Welcome to the Ballarat East Neighbourhood
House
Program of Activities: Term 3, 2022 (updated 4 August 2022)
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About Us
The Ballarat East Neighbourhood House was established 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 increase social opportunities.
We run classes such as Watercolour, Drawing Group, Art for Relaxation, Reading and Writing, Tai Chi, Gentle Yoga, Digital Essentials, Be Connected Digital Literacy (free), Auslan - Sign Language, Alexander Technique and Hypnotherapy-Meditation.
Activities run by our House at Barkly Square include: Kids' Club, Tuesday Playgroup in Partnership with the Ballarat Toy Library, Chatty Wednesdays, Winter Woollies, Walking Group and the Ballarat East Town Hall Gardens Restoration Group.
We support our community by providing support including Applying for your $250 Power Saving Bonus, Community Road Safety with VicRoads and Digital Literacy as a Be Connected Network Partner. We also host 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 three locations in Ballarat East:
- Barkly Square (Wadawurrung Country, 25-39 Barkly Street, Ballarat East). Our small staff office is located here and we run 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 classes only. There are no staff on site.
3. Eureka Centre (Wadawurrung Country, 102 Stawell Street South, Eureka (near to the Eureka Pool). Yoga and Alexander Technique 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.
If you need to access a Neighbourhood House face-to-face while we are closed on Mondays and/or during school holidays, 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.).
Children and the Ballarat East Neighbourhood House
The Ballarat East Neighbourhood House is committed to empowering children as vital and active members of our community and our organisation. We involve them when making decisions about matters which affect them. We are committed to children’s safety and our legal and moral obligations to act in their best interest.
Vote now for the inaugural Ballarat East Neighbourhood House Pet Mascot
Ballarat East Neighbourhood House is looking for a pet mascot to join our team and we need your help to decide on the winner!
The job requirements are to be cute and friendly, willing to come and visit us at Barkly Square, Ballarat East a few times over the year and to be super photogenic.
VOTE NOW
You could win one of ten $10 vouchers from Baker's Delight Bakery Hill for submitting your vote and including a way in which we can contact you (email and/or phone number).
Voting closes at 5.00 pm on Friday 14 October 2022.
Our five finalists are listed in alphabetical order.
BANDIT
"Bandit is a Blue Heeler. We adopted Bandit last year from the Ballarat animal shelter and can't believe our luck in finding such a wonderful dog.
He loves walks and cuddles on the couch. He's just a beautiful soul."
Lyndsey
BLAZER
"This is Blazer! The beloved 7 year old Beaglier who I adopted this year.
Blazer loves nothing more than curling up next to a human for cuddles and his human loves nothing more than stroking his silky loooong ears!
His other favourite pastime is sniffing! The Beagle breed kicks in and he could follow his nose for days!
Blazer a skinny little fella and feels the cold so has a collection of dapper coats to keep him warm through Ballarat’s winters. And he looks pretty cute wearing them too!
I might be biased but I’m pretty sure he is the most photogenic doggo in the world!
Hope you love Blazer as much as I do."
Tegan
BUNJI
Human mum: Jane
Originally named for her fourth (now removed) leg which was uncontrolled like a bungee rope, Bunji's owner was pleased to learn that her name also has an Indigenous Australian meaning: “a little mate". Her owner says Bunji is very energetic, loves attention, is a mummy's girl and is perfect!
Bunji: Indigenous Australian origin meaning: “a mate, a close friend a kinsman” (from Warlpiri and other languages of the Northern Territory and northern Queensland). Source: The Conversation.
LIZZIE & SALLY
"Lizzie Pepper (left) and Sally Skip (right) are two dachshund sisters who came to live with us during the pandemic in 2020.
They were both born in August 2020 and they are nearly two years old. They are very friendly. They love lots of attention and are rather spoilt!
Martin and I only planned to have one dog. When we saw them on a video call, Lizzie and Sally said: “Woof, we can’t be separated”.
So, they came together on big dog pet transport truck from Sydney NSW. We met them in a carpark, in Wendouree and our hearts melted when we saw these two little puppies in a nest of straw.
They love Ballarat and have made lots of friends on their regular walks around Mount Pleasant. They especially love delivering the Ballarat East Newsletter with their owners.
Their favourite food is chicken and sardines. Lizzie’s favourite activity is playing chasey with the ball. Sally just likes to manage everything.
Their most hated activity is going for walks in the rain.
Lizzie and Sally would love to visit and make friends with the team at Ballarat East Neighbourhood House."
Joy and Martin
SUGAR DOG
Sugar is a first generation cavoodle.
She is two years old and has four puppies: Bonny, Louie, Teddy and Henderson (pictured below).
She has an opinion about almost everything and is very cheeky and lovable!
Kate
VOTE NOW
Conditions of voting
Please, only one vote per person. If you don't have an email address, please call or text us on 0422 612 052 and we will submit your vote. We are available from 9.00 am - 5.00 pm Tuesdays to Fridays during school term. Please note that the Victorian school holidays run from Saturday 17 September to Monday 3 October 2022. You can leave us a message during this time. We will return to the office on Tuesday 4 October.
The voting form has 7 questions and should take no more than 3 minutes to complete. Questions marked with an asterisk (*) require an answer.
Your information is managed according to the Ballarat East Neighbourhood House Privacy Policy:
https://www.ballarateastnh.org.au/about-us/policies-procedures/privacy-policy-full
Please contact us if you have any feedback or questions:
https://www.ballarateastnh.org.au/contact-us
Art for Relaxation
Gentle Yoga
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