Dromana Community House
Current activities
Phone: 0417 467 734
Office Opening Hours
Tuesday by appointment only
9am to 12 noon
Most online activities are held in Zoom
Our house is a very very small house.......so we are restricted in class sizes to five in the main room and three in the kitchen so it is important that you book in with Kerrie Harris our Enrolment Coordinator if you are attending, we do not want to be in a position to turn you away! Of course if you are sick you must not attend! Please phone us for all enquiries.
Dromana Take a Break Childcare
Monday to Friday 9 am to 2 pm
Cost: $61 per session, subsidies apply.
Early Education and Care from 18 months.
One parent drop off and pick up please.
Cup of Conversation with Kate
Lively conversation, can you tell us a story about your cup or mug, this is a great conversation starter, please join us.
Time: Tuesdays at 10 am or 11 am
We have finished for the year stay tuned for 2021
Pop up fresh food cart at Fifteen Gibson street
Taking it to the gate, pick up bread and veggies.
Time: Tuesdays 10 am -to 1 pm
Zinging Circle with Kate and Kev
Sing in the privacy of your own home for an hour and a half of jam packed songs with lyrics on your own screen.
Time: Thursdays at 1.30 pm - 3 pm
Meeting ID: 929 7854 3368 Passcode: Singing
Tuesday Walking and Wednesday Hikers
Conforming to current restrictions, sorry no new enrolments.
Second Bite Ending Waste, Ending Hunger
Fresh produce, vegetables, fruit and bread available
Time: Thursdays at 9 am to 10.45 am by appointment
Family History with Maggie Copley
Time: Mondays at 12- 3pm $5
Please register your interest and your place needs to be confirmed by the Enrolment Coordinator
MailChimp for beginners
Go through the steps to set up an E-newsletter, learning to build a template, audience and campaign.
Please register your interest for 2021
Dromana Community Boomerang Bags
Sewing bags and other items to reduce the use of plastic and sustain the environment. Bags can be purchased.
Sign up now and we shall set you up with the pattern, and fabric, currently supporting Dromana Second Bite.
Working from home during COVID - 19
Time: Wednesdays 12 noon - 3pm
Please register your interest and your place needs to be confirmed by the Enrolment Coordinator
Children's Garden Working Bee
We are rejuvenating the Beach street entrance with wicking beds and pathways to the Children's area.
Looking for gardeners and others to help out
Supported by the Rotary Club of Dromana
Please register your interest and your place needs to be confirmed by the Enrolment Coordinator
Volunteer 101
Enquire about how you can make a difference, build skills and support the community.
Positions available
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Food pick up and delivery
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Pop up fresh food shop coordinators
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Boom Bags merchandiser and outlets delivery person
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House keepers
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General Maintenance
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Administration assistants - 2021
What's on Locally - Please check for reopening dates
A group of dedicated gardeners who are looking for more volunteers to join them at Manna Street.
Garden now reopened.
Safety Beach/ Dromana Men's Shed
"Undertaking community projects when we can"
Dromana Recreation Reserve
Pier Street, Dromana Phone (613) 5981 4765
Senior Citizens' Club - Dromana
Phone: (03) 5987 1109
Current Status COVID-19
What does this mean for neighbourhood houses?
What this means:
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Close the premises to the general public
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Conduct essential services only- Childcare and Second Bite Food outreach (food banks, meal deliveries, childcare,)
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Staff will work from home when and if possible
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Move activities such as social groups and classes online
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Continue to engage with your communities in non-physical ways (phone calls, email, social media, letter drops)
Dromana Take A Break Childcare
Early learning and child care provides the foundation for children to develop both educationally and socially in a safe environment, while supporting parents into work, volunteering, working in a home based business or study.
Five hour sessions
Monday to Friday
9 am to 2 pm
Phone 0417 467 734
Childcare subsides for eligible families will reduce your fees.
Limited casual places are available.
Please do not hesitate to contact us to discuss your child’s individual
needs and places available.
Child Care Subsidy (CCS) and Additional Child Care Subsidy will start again from 13 July 2020. From then, some families affected by coronavirus (COVID-19) will have access to more CCS.
Full Fees: $61 per session per child as of July 2020
Two weeks fees in advance must be paid plus $20 annual registration to secure your booking and the Expression of interest form completed each term.
Absences must be paid for
If your child is unwell they cannot attend.
ENQUIRIES Kerrie Harris
Email:
Phone: 0417 467 734
Manager: Tracey Trueman
Early Learning Team Leader: Claddgha Nicholls
Enrolment Coordinator: Kerrie Harris
Early Childhood Educators
Kate Dowsett - Dip. Early Childhood Education
Rachael Jones - Dip. Early Childhood Education
Emily Johansson - Cert.111 Early Childhood Education
Rebekah Fraser - Cert. 111 Early Childhood Education
Time: Thursdays 9 am to 10.45 am
You will be allocated a time to collect your food parcels and will take home some frozen meals, fresh vegetables, fruit and pantry items as well as bread or rolls.
We have two to three pallets delivered weekly, and provide food for over seventy families. Deliveries to those in need also.
Thank you to The Dromana Lions Club, St Marks Anglican Church, Coles Mc Crae, ALDI Dromana, Dromana Bakers Delight, Pier Street Bakery, Zero95 Pizza Bar, The Dromana Rotary Club. Zero 95 Pizza Bar The Dromana Lions Club, St Marks Anglican Church and Sciclunas Real Food Merchants.
Dromana Boomerang Bags supplies bags made from recycled fabrics and raises funds to purchase food.
Volunteers and Mutual Obligation Centrelink Participants support this project.
Peninsula Community Legal Centre - Pop up coffee Van
offer free legal advice. Phone 1800 064 784
Clothes 4 U Rosebud - Need some new clothes, look no further!
Staff do an awesome job providing this service during the COVID - 19 period, please observe the new way we do things now all food is pre-bundled and handed out.
No food is wasted we support local community groups including Seawinds Community Hub and Eastbourne Primary School
Singing is now on Zoom
Dromana Community House
is committed to supporting our community in responding to the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19).
Under Federal Government restrictions, neighbourhood houses/community centres have been forced to close.
It was with regret volunteers over 70 years of age have had to hang up their hats and aprons , stay tuned with our Facebook page and newsletters.
Stay safe and take care
Tracey Trueman
Manager
