Category: News
Container donation point now available
Recycle containers now at the Ashburton Community Centre! As part of the Ashy Eco Hub we now have a container donation point outside the front of our Centre. Any eligible containers that you are able to collect and bring in from home or work are gratefully accepted by our Centre. Your donation of containers not only helps the environment but […]
Justice of the Peace (JP) Services at the Centre
The Ashburton Community Centre now offers a Justice of the Peace Document Signing Station (see times below). A Victorian Justice of the Peace, can provide document witnessing and certification services to the community including: witnessing a statutory declaration (Victorian and Commonwealth), witnessing an affidavit, certifying a copy of an original document, Powers of Attorney, Affidavits, Advanced Care Directives, certain […]
Chatty Cafe – every Thursday at 1.30pm
Brighten your day by dropping in for a cup of tea or coffee and a sweet treat at our chatty cafe. We have joined the Chatty Cafe movement across the world and opening up our Centre to welcome anyone who would like to come in for a chat. Every Thursday from 1.30pm – 2.30pm. All Welcome.
The Ashy Eco Hub
We are thrilled to introduce the latest ACC initiative – The Ashy Eco Hub. The Ashy Eco Hub provides a convenient one-stop-shop for recycling, sharing and produce from the Centre’s Green Deck for the local community. You can drop off a range of items to be recycled in the labelled tubs, choose a book from the community […]
Neighbourhood House Week, 13-19 May 2024
You’re invited to celebrate with your local Neighbourhood Houses! The City of Boroondara is home to 11 community and neighbourhood centres, bringing the community together to connect, learn and contribute in their local area through social, educational and support activities. Neighbourhood House Week is an annual national celebration where we invite you to discover what’s […]
Free trials available for our classes and activities
Interested in trying a class and not sure if it’s for you? Our Centre offers free trials for most of our classes and activities to see if it’s the right fit (subject to space availability). To take a look at what’s currently on offer at the centre, visit our online portal, and then contact us […]
Ashburton-a-Fair, a quarterly community event
Come along to Ashburton-a-Fair, a quarterly community event presented by the Ashburton Community Centre and Rotary Chadstone/East Malvern. Browse the market for gifts, drop in to participate in a range of free creative activities for all ages, enjoy the Devonshire Tea and the sausage sizzle. See you there! Our 2024 dates are – Saturday March […]
Download our Semester 1 Course Guide
Our Semester 1 2024 ‘Courses, Activities and Events’ guide is now available for you to download or pick up a copy when you next drop by the Centre. > Download the Semester 1 guide (PDF) Or you can view, and enrol, in our courses online by visiting our Courses & Activities Portal >
Tell us what you think! Community Survey
Our Centre is busy all the time running a great range of classes, groups, events and services to support the community. Behind the scenes our Strategic Plan steers the direction of our Centre. Our Strategic Plan, prepared by our Committee of Management based on community feedback, ensures our Centre is doing what it needs to […]
Thank you for joining us for Bookfest Ashburton
Thank you to everyone who joined us for Bookfest Ashburton! We hope you enjoyed your visit! Whether your day involved purchasing second-hand books, attending a free Bookfest talk, enjoying a Devonshire tea or the sausage sizzle, watching our storyteller’s play or joining in the free art and craft activities, or all of the above, we’d […]
Join us for Wellness Week at the Ashburton Community Centre!
As the weather cools and we make our way towards Winter, it’s the perfect time to get active and to ‘warm up as it cools down’. Here at the Ashburton Community Centre we are introducing Wellness Week with a range of new programs, free classes and special offers across our wellbeing and movement classes and groups. […]
Seeking – Fitness Instructor (Temporary Role)
The Ashburton Community Centre is located in vibrant High St, Ashburton, next to the library at 160 High St, Ashburton. We offer a range of classes, courses and activities to the local community. We are currently seeking a temporary Fitness Instructor to run a number of group classes whilst the current Instructor is on leave. […]
Try something new for Neighbourhood House Week (May 8 – 14)
The City of Boroondara is home to 11 community and neighbourhood centres, bringing the community together to connect, learn and contribute in their local area through social, educational and support activities. Neighbourhood House Week is an annual national celebration where we invite you to discover what’s on at your local House. We look forward to […]
Seeking: Committee of Management Member
We are seeking expressions of interest to join our voluntary Committee of Management, contributing to the strategic direction and planning for the Centre. We have a focus on financially sustainable operations and have strong strategic, governance and planning processes and policies in place. We are seeking someone who can: Contribute to the work of the […]
Seeking Committee of Management Members
Our bright and vibrant Community Centre based in Ashburton is seeking new Committee of Management (CoM) Members. About Our Centre: Our Centre is a community-owned and managed not-for-profit organisation offering activities, programs and events developed in response to the needs of the community. We offer a broad range of activities to our members and we […]
Neighbourhood House Week 2022
May 9 – 15 2022 It’s time to celebrate Neighbourhood House week at the Ashburton Community Centre! We’d like to invite the local community to book in to trial a class for free! Drop by the Centre and enjoy a coffee/tea and a biscuit in our break out space while you take a look through […]
‘Live & Learn’ at your Boroondara Neighbourhood Houses
The City of Boroondara is home to 11 community and Neighbourhood Houses, bringing the community together to connect, learn and contribute in their local area through social, educational and support activities. Find out more about each centre in this latest edition of our Short Course Guide. > Download the Live & Learn PDF
End of Year Message from the Manager
We are coming to the end of another very challenging year. I hope that you and your family and friends have managed to say safe and healthy during the ups and downs of the year. I am very happy to end the year with almost all activities restored to the Centre and I thank everyone […]
Thank you to everyone who came along to our first Ashburton-a-Fair!
Ashburton Community Centre was excited to launch Ashburton-a-Fair – a new fun art & craft themed quarterly event. Partnering with Rotary Chadstone East Malvern and with City of Boroondara support, Ashburton-a-Fair is a fun day for all ages with a large market, art & craft activities and workshops, refreshments including a sausage sizzle and pop-up-café. […]
Centre Re-opening on Monday November 8
It is with great excitement that we are able to re-open our Centre from Monday November 8th. In line with the Chief Health Officer’s directions, masks are currently required indoors and anyone aged 16 years and over must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to be able to enter our Centre. Please help us to keep the […]
Term 4 Enrolments Open Tuesday 21st September
How classes will be run in Term 4 All classes currently running online will continue to be run online in Term 4 until restrictions change. Once we can re-open, we will shift our usual on-site classes and activities back to the Centre (and where possible to offer livestream options so they can also be accessed […]
FREE! Stay Active and Yoga Classes for the holidays
As a way for our members to stay active and connected, please join our tutors online during the term break and enjoy FREE exercise and yoga classes every weekday from Monday Sept 20th to Friday Oct 1st*. This is a great opportunity for those who are currently enrolled to continue their classes over the break, […]
We invite you to join our Committee of Management (CoM)
We are seeking expressions of interest to join our voluntary Committee of Management, contributing to the strategic direction and planning for the Centre. We have a focus on financially sustainable operations and have strong strategic, governance and planning processes and policies in place. Committee membership provides a great opportunity to contribute to your local community, […]
CANCELLED Join us for Ashburton-a-Fair, Saturday Sept 18
**Event cancelled – Unfortunately with the extension of restrictions we are unable to hold our event, but we are already planning the Christmas Edition of Ashburton-a-Fair on Saturday December 4. More details will be available closer to the date including how to book into some fun Christmas themed workshops. Stay tuned!** Ashburton Handcrafted is now […]