25 Sep A busy October for Camperdown!

What’s on in October

Aside from all of the other big things happening around town, we have a fair bit on as well:

Learn to make seed bombs workshop

1-4pm Sunday 13th October

Get down and dirty with this interactive workshop to create seed bombs packed with bee-friendly flower seeds. This workshop is practical and interactive, and each participant is involved to make a collection of seed-bombs to take home ready to plant in the backyard, or slingshot into an abandoned allotment, or squeeze into a niche that needs a pop of floral colour.

COST: $15 (concession) / $25 (full)
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL: book online by clicking HERE or call 5593 1403

Spring Floral Foray – learn about bee friendly gardens

11am-1pm Thursday 17th October

Do you want to know more about what flowers are beloved by bees, when flowering seasons occur, what’s in flower in spring for bees, and learn more about bee-friendly species?

Come along for a very interesting and informative walk and talk with Anna, the botanical beekeeper, to see trees and flowers, admire leafy streets and look for bees in action on their favourite flowers. Ask lots of questions about beekeeping, what bees need to eat for a hive to survive, what you can plant for bees and pollinators.

We will be meeting at the Community House and venturing out around town on this floral foray walking adventure!

COST: $10 (concession) / $15 (full)
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL: book online by clicking HERE or call 5593 1403

Senior’s Week Bus Trip – SOLD OUT!

11am-7pm Friday 18th October
(Waiting list available)

We will be having lunch at Simon’s Waterfront Restaurant in Warrnambool, followed by a trip to Narrawong where will be taken on a tour of the Bay of Whales Gallery and having a catered afternoon tea at their gallery café.

Lunch cost must be covered by participants. Simon’s Waterfront will be providing a tailored menu to reduce cost, the average price for a main will be $15.

COST: minimum $15 for lunch / all bus and afternoon tea costs covered by us
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL: All places have been booked, but we have a waiting list so if you are interested in coming please call 5593 1403 and you will have priority if someone who has booked is unable to come.

Camperdown Community House AGM

4.30pm Wednesday 9th October

Come and celebrate another wonderful year at our Annual General Meeting.

It is our pleasure to announce that our guest speaker this year will be Ann Cunningham, who will be speaking on the Bendigo Community Bank from 4.30-5pm.

The formal meeting proceedings will start at the conclusion of Ann’s talk. Afternoon tea and light refreshments will be provided following the conclusion of the meeting.

Every member of the Community House and members of the broader Camperdown & district community welcome to come along. Please feel free to extend this invitation to anyone you think would be interested in joining us too.

Click HERE for more information, and HERE for the downloadable membership form. Please call 5593 1403 for more information or to inquire about nominations for the committee of management.

Camperdown Community Garden Gaining Momentum

The community garden is going from strength to strength, following the successful project funded by FRRR Gardiner Dairy Foundation in 2018-2019. This project saw the introduction of a new colour coding and communication system, installation of new accessible wicking beds and the reparation of existing infrastructure including improvement of soil quality of existing garden plots. Read more about this project HERE. The life and community of the garden continues to grow and flourish.

In September we made four garden plots available for private lease and encouraged new members to get involved. Two of these plots have now been leased, with the remaining two currently “under offer” as they say in Real estate, pending confirmation of the lease.

This is really exciting for everyone who is currently a member of the garden, as new members bring new ideas and energy, and contribute towards building our sense of community in the garden space.

We have introduced a new membership form/application and guidelines to help streamline the membership process.

Click HERE for a membership application form and HERE for the membership guidelines/information.

Download the printable October flier HERE!

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Some of the other things happening in Camperdown across October are the Camperdown Show, Rock the Clock Festival and a wonderful range of activities across town for Mental Health Week! We are so lucky to be a part of such a vibrant and active community.