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Where people live and work together, you will always find volunteering. Across all cultures including first nations, giving time or...

In the past couple of years, we’ve faced a lot in Australia. There have been fires, floods, and plague (you know I mean COVID!) and more...

We’ve learned a few things from the pandemic. We’ve learned the importance of community, and like it or loathe it, that technology has...

The impact people have on their community through volunteering has always mattered, but the last few years have highlighted to us all,...

Living with COVID is a strange thing. On one hand it’s right in your face. We all know someone who has had it or have even experienced...

In Australia during the 20th century, war and food shortages saw the emergence of community gardens in cities throughout the country. ...

As we settle (not sure that is the right descriptor?) into this latest stage of the pandemic, our Open House program is entering a new...

The world of work is changing. Jobs are evolving and opportunities are cropping up for regional people that might not have happened in...

Events play an important role in building community. They provide an opportunity for connection, pride in the place where you live,...

For many, 2022 has begun without the optimism that usually marks the beginning of a new year. It’s a weird time as COVID cases rise and...

Did you know that the Neighbourhood Houses in Hepburn Shire Council deliver more than eight times the impact that they are funded to...

The health benefits that result from community-based activities are well understood in Clunes and the value of initiatives demonstrating...

Do you love decorating your house for Christmas? Or perhaps your letterbox, or even your front gate? Get into the spirit of Christmas...

More than five years ago, Clunes Neighbourhood House partnered with the State Government to undertake research to find out what issues...

As Wendy’s family slowly recovered from COVID, she worried not only about the long-term physical effects on her family, but also about...

We all know that having people to lean on is important. But how easy is it to build a solid social support network around yourself? And...

If you get COVID, fingers crossed your symptoms are mild enough to stay at home. Chances are as vaccination levels rise keeping...

Catching COVID is not something any of us set out to do. But one day it might happen, and how well we survive that will depend (in part)...

More than a year of our lives have been spent learning behaviours that aim to keep COVID at zero. Unfortunately now, COVID is no longer...

Actually it’s not. Not yet anyway. But it is time to start talking about planning Christmas in Clunes. We don't have a snow globe to...