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BASS VALLEY COMMUNITY<br />
GROUP Inc.<br />
Bass School Road Bass<br />
Centre Manager<br />
Roderick McIvor<br />
Phone 5678 2277<br />
Bass Valley Community Centre has a<br />
wonderful collection of (mostly) older<br />
buildings. As well as the old Bass Valley<br />
School, we also have the teacher’s residence<br />
(now the Hadden House Opportunity Shop).<br />
In addition we have the beautiful Bass Hall.<br />
These are all classic Australian timber<br />
buildings, cream-coloured weatherboard with<br />
terra-cotta coloured tin roofing. As well as<br />
these older buildings there is our office which<br />
is significantly newer.<br />
Some time ago, the Council very generously<br />
supported us to get an assessment done of our<br />
requirement for building upgrade or<br />
restoration over the next few years. We<br />
engaged the Australian Institute of Architects’<br />
Archicentre to do the assessment. Their<br />
finding was that our buildings were generally<br />
healthy. This isn’t too surprising as: the Hall<br />
was moved to the site thirty years ago and<br />
thus has a good set of stumps; the Hadden<br />
House Op Shop was re-stumped over the past<br />
five years and the old school has also had its<br />
old wooden stumps replaced with concrete<br />
ones. It was good to get a professional<br />
appraisal that our building stock has ‘good<br />
bones’.<br />
What they did find was that our buildings are<br />
at a stage where we need, in the next couple of<br />
years, to get serious about maintenance.<br />
Basically, if we don’t do a fair bit of<br />
renovative painting, we will start to have<br />
trouble on our hands as the weather and bugs<br />
eat their way into the timber. If we don’t keep<br />
our gutters repaired and clear and make sure<br />
that water is getting away, we’ll have<br />
problems with rust and rot. All these are<br />
things we can cope with as an organisation.<br />
Some of it will involve getting in<br />
professionals to do the work and some of it<br />
will be work that can be done by volunteers.<br />
The main thing is that we now have a way<br />
forward that will both assist us and support us<br />
as and when appropriate grants become<br />
available.<br />
We are at the end of yet another financial<br />
year. Which means that we are starting with<br />
the planning for our Annual General Meeting<br />
(AGM). We have set the date for Thursday<br />
18th August 2016. We are also looking for<br />
additional members for our Committee of<br />
Governance. So if this is something you might<br />
be interested in give us a ring on 5678 2277.<br />
Also feel free to come along to the AGM. It’s<br />
open to<br />
all and<br />
we’d love<br />
to see<br />
you.<br />
Community Centre <strong>News</strong><br />
Corinella and District<br />
Community Centre<br />
Spread your wings and fly with us<br />
Your local Neighbourhood House and Adult<br />
Community Education Centre. Term 3 is upon<br />
us and it’s cold out there. We have the heaters<br />
on, drop by and grab a copy of our term 3<br />
program. This term we are running Computer<br />
courses for basics, more advanced and Intro to<br />
Community Services. Come and join our<br />
exercise classes, art groups, latin dance class<br />
and much more… Don’t forget we have our 9<br />
seater bus for hire and the free food pantry<br />
that’s available for those having difficulty<br />
putting food on the table. Call in for further info<br />
or like us on<br />
Facebook@corinellacommunitycentre.<br />
See you soon, Iain Ritchie<br />
48 Smythe St Corinella 5678 0777<br />
Mon-Fri 10-4.00<br />
Phillip Island<br />
Community and Learning Centre<br />
56-58 Church St, Cowes<br />
Centre Manager - Linda Morrison<br />
5952 1131<br />
Email : manager@pical.org.au<br />
www.pical.org.au<br />
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LANG LANG COMMUNITY<br />
CENTRE<br />
Public Internet Access to<br />
All members.<br />
IPad Tuition.<br />
Lifestyle classes including:<br />
Yoga, Pilates, Cardio,<br />
Walking group and Line<br />
Dancing, Tai Chi.<br />
Playgroup and Hey Dee Ho<br />
for the littlies.<br />
A variety of Patchwork<br />
groups.<br />
Men’s Shed Group.<br />
Secretarial Support Services<br />
including: Photocopying,<br />
typing and scanning.<br />
Book Exchange<br />
Small offices for hire<br />
Centrelink Agent with<br />
dedicated computer.<br />
Medicare Claim Service<br />
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Forthcoming events:<br />
Tax help will be available with the<br />
assistance of an accredited ATO<br />
helper (phone for more details)<br />
July 18 & 21, Aug 4 @ 11 at 2pm<br />
Age friendly Community<br />
Consultation<br />
July 25 - Paediatric CPR<br />
Aug 22 - Financial Fitness<br />
Workshop<br />
Aug 26 - Daffodil Day Afternoon Tea<br />
Aug 27 - Rug Making 10am -<br />
12.30pm<br />
For further details on all events<br />
Please call us, we open @ 9.30am five<br />
days a week.<br />
7 Westernport Rd, Lang Lang 3984<br />
Contact Coordinators<br />
Michelle or Marg<br />
(03) 5997 5704<br />
0473 077 125<br />
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