Welcome to the Ballarat East Neighbourhood

House

Program of Activities: Term 4, 2022 (updated 16 September 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.

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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, 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:

1. 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. Our Child Safe Policies are available online.