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.
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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, Tai Chi, Be Connected Digital Literacy (free), Beginner's Auslan, Writing Community Newsletters, Sewing Skills, Financial Literacy and Music as Connection.
Activities run by our House at Barkly Square include: Tuesday Playgroup in Partnership with the Ballarat Toy Library, Chatty Wednesdays, Winter Woollies and the Ballarat East Town Hall Gardens Restoration Group.
We support our community by running free information sessions such as Supporting Your Children's Speech Development at Home, 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:
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.
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: