Last year our movie club met in the day. This semester we are going to try early evenings.

Our first date will be on Tuesday 16 July. We will meet at Westgarth Cinema (to take advantage of cheap Tuesday tickets) and then go somewhere local to chat about it afterwards - maybe Kelvins?

If you are interested let us know here and we will add you to the WhatsApp group.

We generally find out the exact details of the movie times and what is showing the previous week - so it is a little bit rushed … Note that you are welcome to put your two bobs in if you have a preference for something you want to see.

We hope you can come along!

Our new program Crunch (Creative Lunch) has been fabulous this term. We’ve met lots of lovely new people and reconnected with friends in the neighbourhood through the program.

Next semester Crunch will run for 6 weeks a term. On Thursdays from 12.30 til 2pm. For $15 you can come along for lunch and then enjoy an art experience with Lee.

You will need to book in on our website (just so we know how much food to make and how many paint brushes etc. to get out!). The dates will be added this week - if you are keen to book in early.

Here are some amazing botanical prints we made this week - just to get you inspired! We hope to see you after the holidays.

Crunch (Creative Lunch)

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It is the last week of Term 2 and we have been busy.

• Jill and the amazing volunteers from the bowls club who support her, have once again done a fabulous job running an engaging and well attended access all abilities bowls program down at the Alphington Bowls Club on Wednesday mornings. The program generally runs for 6 weeks a term but we always take a break in Term 3 due to the cold weather (that has been even more noticeable this year right!). Rest assured, it will back up and running in Term 4. Register your interest online and Jill will be in contact.

• Clare, with the help of our lovely Friday volunteers Corrado and Hazel, has had a super term with our access all abilities artists on Friday afternoons, and they finished the 8 week program off by inviting all the participants to join us for lunch on Friday, followed by some bingo and karaoke. Everyone had lots of fun! The AAA Arts program will continue in Term 3 and 4. Register your interest online.

• CWA food has been amazing this term at Community Lunch. Thanks in Margaret for organsing … and for the sweet items - they are much appreciated. Thanks also to Silvana, Mish, Miranda and Anne who cooked for us!

• Our gardens are looking great and Clare and Corrado (along with a host of other volunteers) have worked to get the compost from our nature strip onto the beds around our centre over the last few weeks. They finished off the front garden on the corner on Friday. Our pile is getting smaller! With our annual bulbs popping up, fresh compost on the beds and new plantings in the ground and in the raised beds our garden is starting to look colourful (after the dry of summer). Next term we’ll be embarking on the annual pruning of our fruit trees. If anyone would like a little lesson on tackling fruit tree pruning keep an eye out for when we will do it here. You will be very welcome to come along and learn from Clare.

Clare and Sandra getting into the karaoke on Friday.

We’ve got lots of new things starting up in term 2, and the brochure is nearly complete. We’ll put it up on our website as soon as it is done. We’ll also print some and put them out the front for collection if you are passing by.

Please note that we are on holidays from this Friday for 2 weeks. We’ll be back on deck from Monday 15 July.

Next term we have a new program running here at ACC led by Janet Nixon - who is part of our choir and ukulele groups.

It will run once a month on a Wednesday evening at 7.30pm. See what Janet has to say below.

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Join a maximum of 8 others to explore the transformative possibilities of grateful living, and discover greater meaning, purpose and joy in your life. 

Grateful Gatherings are monthly conversations with purpose, designed by Grateful Living and hosted by people like me who have completed their training program. You can learn more about Grateful Gatherings by clicking here.

Each month we’ll be exploring the transformative practice of grateful living, using the resources provided by Grateful Living. Our monthly topics will include things like: Say Yes to Joy, Welcome Imperfection, Navigate Grief, Reimagine Rest, Awaken to Awe, and Act with Courage. 

 When you sign up with Grateful Living, you will receive a welcome email with links to all three Foundational Sessions from Grateful Living.  Thereafter, you will receive the monthly resource email on the last day of each month, with the resources for the following month.   

 The first Gathering is planned for Wednesday, 24th July at 7pm at ACC and will be 60 - 90 minutes long, depending on the group. 

If you have any questions, please email me on janixon@bigpond.net.au

Please sign up here to join. Select Janet Nixon for the Gathering when filling out the online form.

Our first mosaics class has been super. Lee is leading participants through the process of creating mosaic art works utilising the tiles in our stash … including leftover pool tiles from my house, a variety of pink bathroom tiles (ceramic and glass) from Anne’s renovation, green glass tiles from Elise’s bathroom reno … and other lovely tiles that have been donated along the way (I may have also found some in hard rubbish).

They are also sourcing and working with broken plates and cups from op shops etc. and utilising the colours/patterns and natural shapes of these items to create 3D elements in their works.

In this fun, mindful and creative process participants are also learning some great new skills that build confidence to tackle small jobs at home, including as you would imagine … how to cut tiles, how to space tiles, what glues to use, how to grout and how to seal tiles … perfect if the splash back needs a facelift or a tile has come loose in the bathroom.

Also … if you have colourful glass tiles or small colourful wall tiles (eg. thin) left over from a project at your house that could do with a new home think of us … check in me (Leanne) or Lee if they’d be useful.

We’ll be running this course again next semester, so keep an eye out if you are interested.

Lee made this lovely example using a variety of cutting techniques and materials.