COMMUNITY SHED OPENING

We are really excited to be finally launching our new Community Shed, on Thursday 24

th March at 10am. A small team of volunteers

have been working extremely hard to get this project completed and ready to start workshops early this year. We have been astounded at the range of skills that this team has to be able to extend the shed, install internal walls and windows, line and insulate the internal walls and ceiling, metal work, paving and painting both the inside and outside of the building. The results are fantastic and we look forward to enjoying this space and inviting community members to make use of it. Thanks to Bob, Ian, Murray, Lou, Grant, Leo, Daniel, Jamie, Neil, Terry, Peter, Steve and Heather for all their hard work.

The Shed has been made possible through funding by Community Benefit SA grant, Stirling Community Shop and The Book Shed.

You are all welcome to visit and let us know how you’d like to see this valuable community resource being used!

Volunteer Movie Day Lock in the date! Friday 13

th May

Launch 9:30am See a movie anytime between 10am – 10pm Wallis Cinema Mount Barker

The Hut Community Centre

Promoting Community Well-being

Aldgate Railway Station 1 Euston Road Aldgate SA 5154

ph 8339 4400

MARCH 2016

DATES FOR YOUR

DIARY

Thursday 24th

March

Easter Breakfast for Volunteers on the

platform from 8.30am

Thursday 24th

March

Official Opening of our new community shed

10am

Friday 25th

– Monday 28th

March

Meadows Easter Fair

Wednesday 30th

March

Hearing Life will be at the centre to conduct hearing tests

9.30am – 3pm

Wednesday 4th

May

Cancer Prevention presentation

10am – 11.30am

Friday 13th

May

Volunteer Movie Day to celebrate National Volunteer

Week

Friday 17th June

Quiz night Stirling RSL

1 on 1 COMPUTING

Do you use a computer or tablet at home and are unsure on how to send an email, print a document or just saving photos. Then come into The Hut on a Monday or Tuesday to get help from one of our volunteers.

Cost: $5

Call us on 8339 4400 to make an appointment.

WASHING MACHINE

The Hut has a washing machine available to people who do not have access to washing facilities and not able to visit a laundromat.

If you or someone you know may need to use this service please contact us at The Hut.

All is needed is a gold coin donation and bring your own washing powder.

Enjoy a cuppa while you wait

ADULT COMMUNITY EDUCATION

Accredited Courses, Term 2

Register your interest now and someone from the ACE team will

be in contact when dates and times have been confirmed. These courses are subsidised so are free of charge.

Course Venue

Putting Your Best Self Forward

Cover letters, resumes, interviews and more

Mount Barker

Number Crunching Made Easy Using

Excel

Learn the basics of Excel The Hut

Introduction To Word Learn the basics of Word The Hut

The courses below are $110 and run for 8 weeks

Course Date Venue

Digital Editing Monday 2nd May 7 – 10pm

The Hut

Digital Photography Thursday 5th May

9am – 12 noon The Hut

COLOUR ME CALM – Commences 4th April, $5 per session

THE BOOK SHED

Monday –Saturday 10am-5pm and 4th Sunday each month

from 10am-2pm.

Donations of books are always welcome or come in and buy a book or two.

Apex Park, Merrion Tce Stirling

Phone: 8339 2005

FAREWELL TYRONE

It is with sadness that I inform you that Tyrone Prins, our Client Services Manager will be leaving us at the end of April. Tyrone has been with The Hut since June 2013, and has kept us entertained with his unique sense of humour, motivational pictures and a dedication to increasing our clients’ financial literacy. Tyrone will be missed but we thank him for the contribution he has made to The Hut and the wider community and wish him every success in his move to Sydney. Deb

A MESSAGE FROM THE

EXECUTIVE OFFICER

I cannot believe I have been in this role for six months now, time certainly does fly! Perhaps it’s a sign of getting older, although I’d like to think this isn’t the case!

I continue to be impressed with the team that is ‘The Hut’. In the past few months we have finished the Community Shed

which is to be launched on the 24th March by Mayor Bill Spragg,

expanded our community programs to include mosaics, water colours, clay animation workshops, increased our Adult Education courses to include a ‘putting your best self forward’, in the process of planning a quiz night and of course we have ‘launched’ our new website. If you haven’t as yet been online to have a look, “do yourself a favour” as a wise man once said and go to www.thehut.org.au.

We also welcomed two new employees to The Hut team.

Victoria Morton will be working alongside Vicki in Hills Volunteering as a result of a successful Community Benefit SA grant. Victoria who has a strong history working with community on health related projects will be starting on 21

st March, working

three days a week as a Hills Volunteering Project Officer.

Sally Hayes will be taking over from Brianna Hammond as our Fun and Fitness Instructor. Sally’s energy and passion for keeping fit and healthy will make her an asset to this program held on Tuesdays at 9.00am at the Bridgewater Hall.

I know you will all make them both feel very welcome when you meet them.

You will have received by now an invitation to attend our Easter Breakfast on the platform and the Official Launch of The Hut Community Shed. It will be great to see many of you at these two events. I cannot thank Bob, Ian and their team enough as the work and hours they have put into making this shed a reality is truly extraordinary and an inspiration to us all.

Once again, thank you all for your efforts and time in making The Hut Community Centre a centre of excellence. Please feel free to pop into my office and have a chat about any ideas you may have. We may not be able to act on them immediately but once an idea is spoken it is rarely forgotten!

Warm regards

Deb

SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM

BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL 8339 4400

Board Games Family Fun Day

Tuesday 26th

April 12.30 – 4pm

Pop-up Board Game provider, The Big Game Theory will bring over 100 board games to capture your imagination and get the fun happening at this Hills Board Games Day. Includes Lucky prize giveaway.

BBQ lunch available, Aldgate Oval Hall, Churinga Rd Aldgate

SAVE THE DATE!

Join us for a fun family night at the

Stirling RSL Hall on Friday 17th June

at 7pm.

We are now taking bookings for tables, so contact us to book your spot.

Book a table of 8-10 or come on your own and join a table.

$10 per person

Book through Reception on 8339 4400

Do you have items you

can donate to the Silent

Auction? Let us know!

ALDGATE VALLEY

FOOD CO-OP

A buying group where members can purchase organic products including fresh produce, packaged goods and personal care products.

‘a cooperative run by the members’

Friday 10.30-11.30am

Aldgate Valley Hall Nation Ridge Rd, Aldgate

NILS PART 2

How the No Interest Loan Scheme (NILS) helps everyone

The NILS loans that The Hut makes available to people who are

traditionally on low income helps not just the person receiving the

loan, but has a broader reach.

The money for a loan is generally used to purchase an item that

might be essential to the person to help them maintain or improve

their standard of living. For example if someone’s fridge breaks down

and they don’t have enough money saved up to pay cash for a new

one, NILS is there. Or if a computer is required to help with studies so

that they can in the long run get new or better employment.

Sounds easy enough, but how does this help? Like this:

1. It eases the financial stress on the person needing the loan as

the NILS loan carries no interest or admin fees at all.

Only the principle amount is paid back. E.g. A new fridge

cost $840.00 the person gets $832.00 and pays $32.00 per

fortnight. We work with the applicant to ensure that they have

the capacity to repay the loan. That means we help outline a

budget that ensures the client can afford the loan.

2. The person does not need to go to a payday lender where he

or she can end up paying as much as 40% extra for the fridge

by the time the lease ends. In fact in some cases the client

does not even own the fridge and has to still find an extra

payment to settle the lease in order to take ownership.

3. A NILS loan helps people stay out of the clutches of these

payday lenders. It has been proven over and over again that

once someone uses them as a source of funds they hardly

ever get out of debt.

4. NILS helps people with their daily budgeting and helps them

take charge of their money so that they can remain

independent of the payday lender trap.

If you are interested in finding out more about

‘No Interest Loans’ contact the NILS team

on 8339 4400 or email nils@thehut.org.au

WATERCOLOUR

Sessions commence on Friday 1

st April

9.30am – 12 noon

Come along to share your skills and ideas with other like-minded artists, finish off projects, or create a new interest. Suitable for beginners through to the more experienced. This is an ongoing weekly session, with assistance provided by artist Kate McLeod $5 per session

MOSAICS

A fun workshop over two sessions where you will learn the basics of mosaics.

Complete and take home your project!

Express your interest now

for a workshop to be held

on a Saturday or a day

during the week.

A bunch of friendly people wanting to enjoy an energetic workout!

Classes for all ages and levels of fitness.

Held at the Bridgewater Sports & Social Club,Towers Rd, Bridgewater.

6 weeks for $80 or $12 casual class - Child Minding included*

Qualified and creative instructors

KEEP DOING!

Is there something you've always wanted to do and thought it isn't possible?

Disruptions and life’s obstacles constantly prevent progress?

This workshop helps you build skills and tools to move you in the direction of your desires. You’ll not only enjoy two hours of memorable fun and engagement... You’ll walk away with your own personal vision tool box! Tricia and Claudine will demonstrate how to work with these obstacles so you ‘keep doing’ what you love.

You will learn how to overcome life’s interruptions and to keep up the momentum to enable you to cope better with life’s challenges

Tuesday 19th April

9.30 – 11.30am at The Hut

This is a free workshop

BOUNCE FITNESS

.

COMMUNITY FOODIES

.

Are you passionate about food and good health?

Are you keen to volunteer in your

community?

You could be a Community Foodie!

Community Foodies are local people who have been trained to deliver important nutrition messages to the community.

Community Foodies support local community groups to make healthy food choices.

The Hut will be running the Community Foodie program through the centre for our local community. Trained volunteers will present on topics like:

Cooking on a budget

Nutrition

Reading food labels

To become a Foodie volunteer, training is provided over 8 weeks with health and education professionals.

The first training session commences on Tuesday 22

nd

March, 10am – 2.30pm and includes lunch. There is no cost.

The training will be held at Anglican Parish Hall, 40 Hutchinson St, Mount Barker

If becoming a Foodie Volunteer for The Hut is of interest to you, get in touch with Bernadette to find out more.

HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAMS

The Hut will be offering a range of health promotion programs to the community which aim to assist in increasing knowledge about health concerns that affect many people on a daily basis. Topics will include Cancer screening, Arthritis, Dementia, Stroke, Hearing and Diabetes. All sessions are free.

Information on the first two sessions is listed below.

Hearing Life

Wednesday 30 March

Hearing Life will be in the centre on Wednesday 30th March between

9.30am – 3.30pm to educate and promote hearing health in the

community by providing Free 10 minute Hearing Checks.

Book your free appointment through The Hut reception.

Cancer Council SA

Wednesday 4th

May 10am – 11.30am

Cancer Council SA will provide information on cancer prevention, cancer screening and advice on how to reduce your risks of developing cancer. An informal presentation and an opportunity to ask questions will enable you to be well informed.

If there are other health topics that you would be interested in hearing about, please contact Bernadette to arrange a guest speaker.

FUNDRAISING

ORDER YOUR BOOK HERE

We're very excited to be fundraising with Entertainment™ this year. Order your NEW 2016 | 2017 Entertainment™ Books and Entertainment™ Digital Memberships from us today, and 20% of the proceeds contribute towards community programs!

MEN’S MOVES

A healthy lifestyle program

for men

When: Thursdays

Where: Aldgate Valley Hall Nation Ridge Rd, Aldgate

Time: 10am – 12pm

GRANT WRITING

A practical hands-on workshop designed to enhance your skills in grant writing. The workshop will be over two sessions and will cover the process of grant writing, including funding sources, research, grant writing language, project development, project management and project acquittal. Participants will have the opportunity to use currently available grants to begin developing a grant application. Session 1: Friday 1 April

Session 2: Friday 8 April

Held at Mt Barker Library

Both sessions 9.30am -

12.30pm

For more information 8391 7015 Register online at www.hillsvolunteering.org.au

Hills Connected Communities (HCC) is now operating in the Adelaide Hills and aims to support families with children, vulnerable people, isolated individuals and youth, by the provision of programs/activities to meet current gaps in services.

The program will use a strength based, community development approach to improve resilience of the community and to ensure increased community participation and engagement across the Adelaide Hills (Adelaide Hills Council and Mount Barker Council regions).

HCC is a Department of Communities and Social Inclusion (DCSI) funded initiative coordinated by a consortium of the four regional community centres and Mount Barker Council. The Community Centres are The Hut Community Centre (Aldgate), Mount Barker Community Centre, Torrens Valley Community Centre (Gumeracha) and The Summit (Norton Summit).

The Hut Community Centre is the lead agency in the consortium and employs Esme Barratt as the regional coordinator of HCC.

We want to know what you think is missing in the Hills in regards to programs and activities. Please take 5 minutes to complete our brief online survey at the snazzy new Hut website. Click on the Hills Connected Communities tab then follow the link, or follow the link here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HCCgaps

Fell free to email Esme at esme@thehut.org.au to arrange a chat.

Photo: Young people enjoying a game of Bubble Soccer funded by Hills Connected Communities

MEET OUR VOLUNTEERS

VOLUNTEER

VACANCIES

VOLUNTEER NEEDED FOR

TAXING TIMES

Are you interested in helping people in your community to complete and lodge their tax return online? To be a Tax Help volunteer with the Tax Office, you must be over 18 years of age, successfully complete the training and accreditation and available one day a week from August – October.

CALLING ALL BOOK

LOVERS

Volunteer required in the book

Shed on Saturdays. Tasks include shelving, sorting, sales and customer service

MARKETING &

FUNDRAISING

We have an exciting volunteer opportunity for a person who is highly experienced in the fields of marketing or fundraising to join our Marketing & Fundraising Committee (M&FC). The M&FC is a strategic committee that meets bi-monthly for approximately two hours and may communicate between these times for matters that need a quick response.

For further information on

these positions please

email: volunteering@thehut.org.au or

phone: 83394400

Name: Charmaine Colwell

Your role at The Hut: Reception on Friday afternoon

How long have you volunteered at The Hut: 4 years

Let’s find out a little bit about you:

Q: If you were stranded on a desert island, who would you like to have with you: A: A young McGyver, Ray Mears and Eddie Murphy

Q: If you could come back to earth as anything at all what would it be and why? A: A house cat

Q: If you were having a dinner party name 3 famous people you would invite? A: Eddie Murphy, Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway

Q: What famous person do you think you resemble? A: Unsure? Interested to hear what you think Q: If you could travel to any place in the world where would it be? A: The Great Barrier Reef

Name: Rusty

Your role at The Hut: Plant Rescue

How long have you volunteered at The Hut: 6 years

Let’s find out a little bit about you:

Q: If you were stranded on a desert island, who would you like to have with you: A: My 3 beautiful kids

Q: If you could come back to earth as anything at all what would it be and why? A: Myself because I am cool!

Q: If you were having a dinner party name 3 famous people you would invite? A: Port Power players, the more the merrier

Q: What famous person do you think you resemble? A: Sean Connery, not kidding! Q: If you could travel to any place in the world where would it be? A: Anywhere in Europe

If undeliverable, return to: The Hut Community Centre 1 Euston Rd ALDGATE SA 5154

www.thehut.org.au