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4 days ago
2 min

No Hiding Clunes Community Spirit

COVID-19 may have halted many of our favourite events and activities for 2020, but the creativity that inspires them is hard to mask (too...

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5 days ago
2 min

Wrong, Wrong and Right

Adjusting to life with face masks is a challenge we all have to embrace. Whether it's chafing ears, a smothered feeling, uncomfortable ...

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Jul 28
2 min

Getting our 'Safety' Layers On

Sanitising or washing hands has become second nature. Social distancing, for the most part, is something we are better at and can remind...

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Jun 3
2 min

It is OK to Grieve

The sun is shining (even if the wind chill factor is off the charts). The birds are singing, the kids are happily occupied and I’ve just...

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May 30
3 min

No 'Haring' About for Us

For the last two months every action we've taken has been focused on keeping safe. But focusing on safety comes with a darker flipside -...

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May 24
3 min

Back to School

Tomorrow Prep, Year 1 and Year 2 students will be returning to school. On 9th June, the remaining levels will join them. Being back at ...

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May 21
2 min

Don’t let winter blues cramp your exercise style

Winter is here - or at least the final days of autumn are doing a damn fine impression of it. It’s the time of cosy fires and layers of c...

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May 19
1 min

An Age to Celebrate

COVID-19 has seen many of us very aware of our vulnerability - irrespective of age. But there has been a big emphasis on those older mem...

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May 11
2 min

Having Dad at Home is Great

As Victoria slowly eases some of the safety restrictions in place to help limit the spread of the coronavirus, working from home is still...

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May 8
2 min

It's Neighbourhood House Week

Closed to the public doesn’t mean closed. At Clunes Neighbourhood House we’ve discovered that restrictions don’t mean inactivity. They ju...

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May 7
2 min

When You Don't Get the Work Done

Kids get behind in their work even when they aren’t learning at home. But right now, being behind can seem almost insurmountable. It isn’...

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May 5
2 min

I Had This - Now I Don't!

Week 4 or is that 5? Hard to know. Each day is starting to blur. The adrenaline that was coursing through my veins just a few weeks, e...

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Apr 28
3 min

Hello Grumpy Day!

It’s inevitable that Grumpy Day is going to strike at some point. What is Grumpy Day I hear you ask? Not as fun as Christmas, let me tell...

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Apr 24
3 min

Please Wear Pants

Only up to Day 8 of kids learning from home, but for some of us, it feels like Day 143! We are uncovering new-found respect for our child...

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Apr 20
3 min

How to Expect the Unexpected

The truth is, on the whole, you can’t. No one expected that as a parent we’d be looking at the prospect of our children learning from ho...

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Apr 1
2 min

#FoodisFree - but take precautions

Sharing is important. But so is everyone's safety... There is something special about #FoodisFree. Now, more than ever the idea of bein...

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Apr 1
2 min

Sort My Sh#t Out - a 2 month challenge

Stay at home, feel good and get on top of the crap weighing you down. Everybody has sh#t in their life that they have always wanted to ge...

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Apr 1
2 min

Let's Talk - walk the talk

Creating a story walk around our town is a simple way to keep us all busy - and planning for the future. Clunes Neighbourhood House is us...

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