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Only 13 weeks until Spring!
Winter has arrived and while we have been blessed with a sunny start to the coldest season, we can tell by our toes that temperatures have been icy. Some people relish the coldest month – for them it’s a time to snuggle up in front of the Coonara with a hot drink, or whizz down the slopes of whatever snowfield you can travel to, but for many people Winter brings with it feelings of sadness, changes in sleep patterns and a loss of enjoyment in many things. These symptoms could be associated with the Seasonal Affective Disorder, known as SAD. We can’t avoid Winter (unless you’re lucky to have a…
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Here we go again…
As you may all be aware, a snap lockdown was announced today for seven days to deal with the current COVID outbreak. For some, this may have been expected and you may have already set plans in motion for life in lockdown. For others, this has come as a surprise and you are just processing what you need to do. For most of us, this feels a bit like groundhog day – we have been here before! The good thing about that is that we know what to expect and as us Victorians have shown in the past, we are a resilient bunch! As per Government requirements, we will be…
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Social Sisters -friendship at any age.
Have you ever asked a small child what age old is? You will get an array of responses – from 120, 1000, 87 to 42 – even 26! As a small child you would never even consider having a friend way older or younger than you – that would not be cool! However, as we grow and mature, we realise that age is irrelevant. Friends come in all shapes and sizes and connections are made across generations. Some of my best friends in life are older or younger than me and the absolute joy and love we share has no age bounds. That connection across generations is one of the…
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Free Training for Volunteers!
Yarra Ranges Council is funding this free training for people that live and volunteer in the Yarra Ranges. Expressions of Interest close on April 29th. Expression of Interest Here:
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Take what you need….donate what you can.
When Coronavirus hit and we had to close our doors, one of the ways we felt we could help our community was to start a Community Pantry. The idea was a simple one – have some non-perishable items in a pantry on the front porch of the House for anyone to use or donate to that could be accessed anytime. With restrictions meaning we couldn’t be present in person, we hoped that this would be another way for us to connect to and support our community. Now that we have come through our lockdown and restrictions are easing even more, we still have the pantry on the front porch. We…
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Join the SCH family
There are many ways you can be involved with your Community House – attending classes, workshops and events, volunteering in a way and at a time that suits you, joining our Committee of Governance or by becoming a “Friend of Seville Community House”. Many of our community receive our program electronically after we decided several years ago to discontinue delivering hard copies into letterboxes, this decision was driven by both economics and a desire to do our bit to save the environment. You can sign up to receive our program this way, and also our monthly newsletter by signing up here Stay in touch and let us know if you…
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We’re gathering our crew!
Seville Community now manages a local support crew and we’re looking for local residents willing to lend a hand to a neighbour who needs a little bit of assistance. This might be a meal or two, a garden tidy up or just a social visit.Professionals working with those in need (GP, aged care, maternal health, social worker) can refer clients to us through the Support Crew directory so one or more of our crew can lend their client a hand. The Referrer simply connects the client (with their consent) to the Support Crew via the Gather my Crew website.Anyone who wants to lend a hand in their community can join…
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We’re back baby!
It’s wonderful to finally have our doors open to our community once again. Although it isn’t business as usual we are running a modified program for the remainder of 2020. We need to heed strict COVID cleaning and tracing requirements – but we’re up to the task. Our planning is underway to kick 2021 off with a bang and have our “old favourites” back with us and also introduce some new ongoing programs and one-off activities. We look forward to seeing old friends and welcoming new friends in 2021 – if you haven’t checked us out yet why not pop in and say hello?
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COVID Update
In light of Victoria’s falling COVID cases (0 new and 0 deaths today) we are eagerly awaiting updated information from the Premier about what can and can’t reopen. We are unlikely to return to normal service in the near future and we are looking at ways that we can run some of our program outdoors or at a larger local venue. Instead of our usual term 4 program we are adding one off workshops/presentations to our Facebook page, if you use Facebook please like and follow our page for the latest updates. We can’t wait to see you all again!
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Thank You to the following organisations for your ongoing support.
Trussfab (9799 7799) Yarra Valley Brick Club 2015 sponsorship Wandin Seville Community Bank 5964 4595 Monday Cooking Club sponsorship Victorian Government 2015 / 16 financial support Yarra Ranges Council 2015 / 16 financial support Seville Primary School Partnership Activities Max Brown Seville 5964 4900 Program advertising Seville Butchers 59644593 Old Butcher’s Shop Cafe 5961 9080 Program advertising Yarra Valley Windscreens 9762 3938 0414 347 904 Program advertising Pencil Sharp Bookkeeping 0425 781 063 Program advertising Seville Garden Supplies 5964 4598 Program advertising Seville Village Pharmacy 5964 4598 Program advertising Peter Craig – Clinical Exercise Physiologist 5964 2943 Program advertising Luke Chitty – Carpenter 0430 514 306 Program advertising Seville Medical Centre…
