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Princes Hill Community Centre7620-19054133850-1905322707015982951477325-190548729902098675413575521003941482090159594375819018649959525186499519685261937532462492717800Annual Report 20185 Bagung Lane, Princes Hill 3054.auContentsThe Princes Hill Community Centre2Mission Statement2Governance and Reporting3PHCC People4Committee of Management4Centre Staff and Contractors4Class Tutors & Monitors? 4Volunteers5?President’s Report6Centre Manager’s Report7Program Officer’s Report 104373245203835?Programs 13Events17Orangutan in ClayFigure from Artist in residenceProgram at the School Park Centre circa 1990 The Princes Hill Community CentreThe Princes Hill Community Centre (PHCC) provides a variety of accessible and affordable programs to the community, encouraging community involvement and wellbeing. People of all ages and from a variety of backgrounds are involved in its programs, both local and from further afield. Since its establishment 42 years ago in 1975, the Princes Hill Community Centre (formerly known as the Princes Hill School Park Centre) has used all its resources to provide vibrant, interesting, educational and recreational classes and services, using existing buildings and resources based in the “One C One” building. In 1975, it was created as a cooperative arrangement between the School Councils of the Princes Hill Secondary College, Princes Hill Primary School and the Melbourne City Council. The adoption of the Constitution, drafted by those parties and a public meeting by local residents resulted in the Centre’s establishment.The PHCC has maintained a strong link with the Princes Hill Secondary College (PHSC) as it is situated in the “One C One”, which is part of the PHSC. The PHCC building is used for school classes as needed during weekdays and at other times provides a venue for the PHCC programs and office space. Programs organised by the PHCC run alongside those facilitated by outside providers, who hire the classroom or studio in the One C One building from the PHCC.In 2011 a partnership agreement was established between the PHCC and PHSC with the PHCC being responsible for the management of hiring of facilities at the school, in particular the PHSC’s full-size gym, which was completed in 2006. With the limited indoor sporting facilities in the area, the gym is in high demand by sporting clubs. This innovative partnership has continued to be a very successful way of increasing community use and interaction with the school and use of its buildings, while providing a much appreciated service to the community. This relationship has evolved as the community has changed, the school has grown and governance and health and safety requirements have become more regulated. In response to increased student numbers at the PHSC in recent years, there has also been a growing need for the PHSC to timetable classes in the One C One building. In 2016 this resulted in some PHCC classes having to be moved to new timeslots to accommodate needs for PHSC class timetabling. With a growing population of students in the inner city areas like Princes Hill, it is likely that this trend will continue and the PHCC will need to adapt to new challenges and opportunities to remain a vibrant, welcoming and relevant community centre. Mission Statement?The Princes Hill Community Centre aims to:Provide recreational, social, cultural and educational opportunities to the local community and endeavour that services and programs are acceptable and relevant to all sections of the communityEncourage community cohesion, participation and wellbeingIncrease access to information and other community services and facilitiesLiaise with other organisations and bodies to foster an integrated community services networkGive consideration and support where possible to socially and/or physically disadvantaged groups and individuals in the communityPromote and support sustainable environmental practices through management, facilities and programs ernance and Reporting Partner organisationsTutors & Monitors?Volunteers?ProgramsManager? Bookkeeper?CentreManager?City of YarraPrinces HillSecondary CollegeHirers?Committee of Management?The Princes Hill CommunityPHCC People Committee of ManagementRussell KnightPresidentLesley TippingVice PresidentPatrick LoversoSecretaryDenise O’HareTreasurerRobin Benjamin Committee MemberAdrian MaiollaLife Models Society LiaisonAlison MayerCommittee MemberRevell PhillipsCommittee MemberTrevor SmithPrinces Hill Secondary College LiaisonStaffDianna WalpoleCentre ManagerTeresa BattenPrograms and Promotions Officer Contractors Denise O’HareBookkeeper Tim BeachamIT consultantMilica and Janko TanevskiCleaningProgram Tutors, Monitors & Coordinators? *programs run by outside providersJunko Azukawa Japanese Ink Art Teresa BattenHatha Yoga & Beginners GuitarAnzara ClarkPaper Sculpture & Bookbinding/Journal Making/Christmas Tree WorkshopJasmine JohnstonYoga Wednesday mornings *Salvatore TrigilaGeneral Drawing & Life Drawing Monitor Garry AndersonPortraitureChip KaufmanWatercolours Anne DouglasFood FermentationKheng LauTai ChiHelen Hong Lin Mahjong (Chinese Style) 2017/18Stephen ChanMahjong (Chinese Style) 2018Patrick LoversoLife Drawing for Beginners & Salons (LMS) Sunday Life DrawingAdrian Maiolla Salons (LMS)*Ian MansellSupervised Bridge SessionsDenise O’HareSewing and Craft Circle Monika PorayVCE Life Drawing Day*Laya TehraniPilates After Work 2017Sahar Babazadeh KhorasaniPilates After Work 2018Dianna WalpoleMosaics for the Garden & String GroupHelen Nicel (Miller)Princes Hill Estate Garden Project Officer Ousmane SonkoAfrican DrummingVolunteersTerry SchlichtAdministrative Assistant officeRobyn HewittTuesday Night Book ClubJohn HarlandTuesday Life Drawing MonitorGarry AndersonMonday Life Drawing MonitorCathy RowlandMonday Life Drawing MonitorSalvatore TrigilaArt exhibition assistance, Tuesday Life Drawing MonitorSarah PembertonTuesday Life Drawing MonitorRevell PhillipsArt exhibition assistance, minor maintenanceJeff AtkinsonNorth Carlton, Melbourne Cemetery and Historic Carlton WalkKees HaverkampAuditorDianna WalpoleString GroupWe thank the many people who once again volunteered their time over the year. We greatly appreciate their contributions and participation. Some students were involved helping with the Melbourne Fringe Festival event, the One C One Art Extravaganza, along with several Life Drawers who helped set up the studio and hang the artwork. Thank you also to the members of the PHCC Committee and those organisations and businesses who have assisted us in promoting our programs; particularly the Princes Hill Secondary College, Princes Hill Primary School, North Carlton Library, North Carlton Railway Neighbourhood House, Carlton Learning Agency Network and the Princes Hill News Agency. Thank you also to those who have donated in kind to the Centre over 2018. The Jam Jar Exchange is thriving, with many people bringing in jars and leaving them, though at times we would love to see more being collected to be used. We appreciate greatly all those involved in the annual postcard letterboxing in January and those who helped maintain our Wicking Planter boxes at Princes Hill, watering, weeding and adding plants. A great achievement for this year for the community has been the consultation conducted by Yarra regarding the Bocce Courts adjacent the North Carlton Railway Station Neighbourhood House in March 2018. The report, which was a result of the consultation process, reflected a strong interest in having an urban food production garden on the site. On Tuesday 5th June, the proposal to convert three lanes of the Bocce Court into an urban garden was put to the vote at the City of Yarra Council Meeting and was unanimously passed. President’s Report Again it has been a busy year for our Centre, with the numerous regular diversified programs, the Art Exhibition as a part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival for a second year, the Yarra Council Grant programs, hiring of the Centre’s facilities and the PHSC Gymnasium, and the continued inter-reaction /collaboration with associated bodies (North Carlton Railway Neighbourhood House, Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre, etc).The PHSC continued to increase the number of their classes, using the Centre during school hours on a regular basis and thus reducing the number of programs we were able to run in those hours.The major building works undertaken during the year was the installation of solar panels on the main roof of the building in December 2017.The highlight of the year was ultimately the naming of the lane on the east side of the building (Office Entrance side), which officially changed our address from Rear 270 Macpherson Street to 5 Bagung Lane, with the “Lane Naming Ceremony” held on Sunday 22nd April, 2018. With the previous unusual address, it had always been a problem for people attending the Centre for the first time to locate the premises. Whilst the problem had been discussed on a number of occasions previously and of trying to have the lane named to enable our precise location to be accessed in the Street Directories and on GPS, it was our Bookkeeper/Treasurer, Denise O’Hare, on behalf of the Committee, who took up the challenge. She initiated the enquiry and application to the Yarra Council for the Lane naming. We were delighted by the Council’s quick and favourable response, including the Aboriginal name of Bagung (pronounced ‘bargung’ and meaning ‘to gather’) nominated by the Wurundjeri Council. There were some 40 people in attendance on 22nd April, with former long-serving PHCC President and former local resident Trevor Huggard conducting the ceremony. Trevor unveiled the lane sign alongside Australian and Aboriginal flags and everyone enjoyed the fine food and drinks provided in an atmosphere of real community involvement.My congratulations and appreciation to our staff, Dianna Walpole (Centre Manager) and Teresa Batten (Programs & Promotions Officer), for their excellent work in running the Centre, which has resulted in another successful year for PHCC. Dianna has now been our Centre Manager for some 16 years and is very experienced in the role to cope with the many changes and challenges that occur. Teresa, now into her second year, has adapted very well to her role and its challenges. Also, my appreciation to office volunteer Terry Schlicht for her valuable contributions of assisting Dianna and Teresa with various tasks throughout the year.My thanks go to the members of our Committee of Management – to our Bookkeeper Denise O’Hare for a third year as the Treasurer, combining both the roles very well to manage our finances. To our Vice President, Lesley Tipping, and the other Committee Members – Patrick Loverso, Adrian Maiolla, Robin Benjamin , Revell Phillips and Alison Mayer for their valuable contributions at Committee meetings. Unfortunately Trevor Smith, Principal of PHSC and Representative of PHSC on our Committee, was again unable to attend any of our Committee Meetings during the year.Appreciation and many thanks go also to Kees Haverkamp for yet another year of volunteering to audit our accounts for the end of the Financial Year.Finally, my thanks again to all those people who have participated in the numerous programs provided over the year and have contributed to their success and the vibrancy of the Centre.Russell KnightCentre Manager’s Report The landmark event for the past year was undoubtedly the naming of our new address of No 5 Bagung Lane, which officially replaced the Rear of 270 Macpherson Street in April 2018. As detailed above, this process was started by PHCC Treasurer Denise O’Hare, who liaised with the City of Yarra to find a suitable Indigenous name for the lane that runs between Richardson Street and Pigdon Street.ProgramsWith a total of 25 staffed office hours per week in 2017/18, we offer on average 18 hours a week of programs. Some programs are held monthly, such as Sewing and Craft Circle and Tuesday Night Book Club, while others are intermittent day and one-off weekend programs such Paper Sculpture, Japanese Ink Art and Mosaics for the Garden. We have also offered a number of short art courses, such as Portraiture, General Drawing and Watercolour.Core programs such as the three mornings of life drawing, Tuesday and Monday Life Drawing and Sunday Life Drawing (LMS), have been running for over 35 years on a weekly basis during the school term. The Life Models Society Salons offered 22 days of drawing over the year’s school holidays. The Hatha Yoga and Pilates After Work programs have been running for nine years and Tai Chi was added in 2016.Programs are offered by the PHCC or by individuals or groups who have a personal interest or passion and need a space to facilitate classes. Wednesday Early Morning Yoga is such a class. The History Walks run in collaboration with the Carlton Community History Group have continued to be popular, especially when promoted through the Seniors Festival and the Australian Heritage Festival. A City of Yarra Small Project Grant enabled the introduction of the Beginners Guitar Circle in Term 1.In early 2017, we registered as a venue as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival and ran an exhibition for two evenings in September, with PHCC Programs & Promotions Officer Teresa Batten as the main facilitator of this event. Teresa spent many hours promoting, planning and organising the art exhibition. The Planter Boxes, a joint initiative of PHCC, the Princes Hill Garden Group and the City of Yarra, are now an accepted part of the landscape on the north wall next to the studio door and opposite the main entrance, and produce may be picked by anyone. There is a growing “green movement” in the area, and after a consultative process with the community run by the council, and the subsequent proposal, in May 2018 the council unanimously voted for the establishment of a garden on the site of the unused bocce courts next to the Railway Neighbourhood House on Solly Avenue.FundingPHCC funding comes from a variety of sources: A Community Partnership Grant from the City of Yarra of $30,000 per year, which has allowed for the continuation and introduction of several new programsHire of the PHCC venues, the upstairs studio and downstairs classroom by independent contractorsProgram enrolment fees andA percentage of the hire fees for the PHSC Gym. The Centre administers the hire of the PHSC Gym on behalf of the school, and by agreement retains 30% of the revenue.As a nonprofit organisation with no government funding, the support of the City of Yarra and the PHSC is vital to the continuing operation of the PHCC.Maintenance & ImprovementsThe Princes Hill Community Centre Management oversees the “One C One” building, organising repairs and most maintenance as needed and communicating with PHSC regarding such matters. In the last few years, these improvements have included new signs, a new instant hot water service, a gas hot water service and a new door into the classroom from the main entrance to improve access to the classroom, roofing work including replacing of guttering, downpipes and ventilation chimneys and reroofing the skillion roof to correct drainage problems, and reverse cycle air conditioners. These improvements to the building are in addition to the general maintenance requirements, such as the tagging of electrical leads, regular fire equipment checks and weekly cleaning.In December 2017, solar panels were installed by Cherry Energy Solutions on the main roof of the premises. With 14 panels, this produces over 4 Kw of electricity when it is sunny. With the rising cost of energy, we hope these panels will help to offset the cost of running the reverse cycle air-conditioning units in winter and summer.Venue Hire - Princes Hill Secondary CollegeThe PHSC Gym is heavily booked during the week, all day Saturday and from midday on Sundays. There are now only small pockets of times available for hire during the school holidays when some groups are not using the space.Again regular hirers include Albert Park Indoors Sports - Sunday evenings (discontinued in 2018); Futsal Super HQ Wednesday evenings (and Sundays evening in 2018); Futsal for Life - Sunday afternoons; Collingwood Basketball Club – Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursday evenings and all day Saturday and Friday evenings in 2018. For a short time, we were also able to provide time for the Brunswick Hockey club to train in Term 4 2017. In 2018, the Collingwood Basketball Club time was further expanded as much as possible due to the loss of the Collingwood College Gym, which is being rebuilt. Unfortunately, it is simply not possible to accommodate all the groups who would like to hire the space. In all, the Gym is regularly hired out of school hours for over 30 hours a week. There are regular enquiries by other sporting clubs or requests from current hirers for additional time. This reflects a very real need for the development of new venues in the area for sporting groups. Population growth in the area, the increase in apartment dwellings and a growth in participation in sporting clubs has meant demand outstrips available space.Venue Hire - Princes Hill Community CentreThe PHCC venues, the studio and the downstairs classroom, are also well used. The current timetable shows PHSC classes and music lessons and PHCC classes and programs. By juggling PHCC class times to fit in around PHSC timetabled classes, most PHCC use is out of school hours.The Life Models Society (LMS) continued to be the main hirer of the studio, which is renowned for its quiet location and excellent natural light. In addition to the regular weekly life drawing sessions, the LMS runs Extravaganza Model Workshops twice a year and Models Drawing Models, as well as the Life Models Society Salons throughout the year. The Life Models Society also ran Tutored Life Drawing on Saturday afternoons in terms 2 and 3. These sessions attract people from all over Melbourne, as well as providing work for many of the LMS models. President of the LMS, Adrian Maiolla, and member Patrick Loverso must be complimented and thanked for their contribution in overseeing and organising these events and liaising with PHCC Management.In 2017-18, there was a further increased use by the PHSC of the classroom space and studio at the Centre. With the school enrolments close to 900 students, there is pressure on available classroom space. PHSC timetabling at One C One has meant there is little time for PHCC programs during the day. Music lessons are held in the classroom and studio and there is a regular trail of students arriving for singing lessons, as well as after-school choral rehearsals and performances. The weekly timetable during and after school hours is very full, with PHSC classes and lessons, PHCC classes and programs run by other external providers who have hired the spaces. Offering spaces at reasonable rates to individuals and groups is an important function of the PHCC, as it encourages and nurtures individual initiatives.Partnerships & PromotionThe PHCC aims to collaborate and develop active partnerships with other groups. As a small nonprofit community organisation, liaising and interacting with other groups is very important in fostering community involvement. In the past year, Teresa continued to work and support Helen Nicel, who initiated the Keep Our Garden Growing project on the housing estate at Solly Avenue with a working bee in November 2016 in order to establish a community garden for residents. Helen, who has assumed the role of co-coordinator, has bought plants and materials with Yarra Annual Grant funds auspiced by the PHCC and with Teresa’s assistance, organized several workshops and events over the year, aimed at involving people of all ages.We have also been proud to continue our partnership with the Carlton Community History Group, with whom we co-run the History Walks. As part of the 2017 Victorian Seniors Festival, Jeff Atkinson led the Historic Carlton Walk and the North Carlton History Walk. Earlier in 2018, we were again part of the National Trust’s Australian Heritage Festival listing two walks, Jewish and Italian History Walk and the Historic Carlton Walk. These walks attracted many people - again reflecting the benefits of running programs in partnership and making them part of larger events. In September 2017, we again held an art exhibition, the One C One Art Extravaganza, as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival, which was a great success, with almost 30 artists contributing their fine work.Promotion in the past year has included the annual postcard distribution, the PHCC website, Facebook account, regular MailChimp emails, brochures, posters and of course, word of mouth. We are also part of Meetup, another social media platform, and are monitoring its progress. The postcard was letterboxed at the start of 2018 by volunteers who received a five class pass to Life Drawing or Health and Wellbeing classes as a thankyou. The cards are also dropped off at local libraries, schools and wherever we are allowed to leave them, such as art shops, coffee shops, cafes and offices. The folded A4 brochure is printed in smaller numbers, updated regularly and available from the PHCC and local libraries.Thank youI would like to thank members of the PHCC Committee for the time they volunteer, in particular, Russell Knight as President, Teresa Batten as Programs and Promotions Officer and Terry Schlicht our regular office volunteer, Denise O’Hare our Bookkeeper, all our tutors, coordinators and our volunteer program monitors, John Harland, Garry Anderson, Cathy Rowland, Salvatore Trigila, Sarah Pemberton, Robyn Hewitt and Jeff Atkinson; and all who have volunteered to distribute postcards, assisted with the One C One Extravaganza or in any way over the year. We have also greatly appreciated the continuing support of the school, Principal Trevor Smith, and PHSC staff - in particular the music staff and our Ward Councilors. Finally, thank you to all the members of the community who have contributed to and participated in activities at the Centre. The PHCC is a unique organization located in a Heritage-listed building. It is a pleasure and a privilege to meet people who enquire, draw or attend programs from all over Melbourne and further afield and to listen to the talented students attending their singing lessons or after-school rehearsals. Dianna Walpole, Manager, Princes Hill Community CentrePrograms and Promotions Officer Report 2017-18Whether it’s one-off workshops, weekly classes or special events, the Princes Hill Community Centre offers a huge array of programs to fit all kinds of budgets, schedules and interests. Make new friends, learn new skills, discover hidden talents and connect with local and like-minded communities at the PHCC.19050-1361Regular Programs 2017-18The PHCC upstairs studio space is ideally suited to running health, wellbeing, art and music classes, as well as our popular Life Drawing and Painting Sessions. We began the 2018 calendar year with our timetable of scheduled classes and are also welcoming some new faces and activities to the team this year. We have had, however, continued reduced timeslots for some our classes in response to the Princes Hill Secondary College’s greater need to use the building. In terms of PHCC’s popular Art and Life Drawing classes, both our Monday long pose and Tuesday shorter pose Life Drawing and Painting classes have continued to attract strong turnouts. We have also had fantastic attendance for our Japanese Ink Art Workshops during the year. As a result, we have run three sold-out sessions with Junko Azukawa, which have drawn some enthusiastic new attendees to the Centre. Salvatore Trigila has run General Drawing courses, plus a six-week Watercolours course with artist Chip Kaufman was held in Term 1. Anzara Clark ran a Journalmaking workshop in March, as a follow-up from October last year. After his initial Portraiture course which was run in late 2017, Garry Anderson will look to hold a second Portraiture course in Term 4 2018. We are proud to offer such a wide variety of unique and specialist activities at PHCC.In the downstairs classroom, we have had an ongoing focus on providing low-cost and free programs to improve opportunities for people to socialise and connect in our local community, such as Mahjong, Sewing and Craft Circle and weekly Bridge sessions. Many of these programs are generously sponsored by the City of Yarra under our Community Partnership Grant, which has been renewed for a four-year period until 2021. We would like take this opportunity to express our thanks and gratitude again to the City of Yarra for its wonderful ongoing support of these classes and activities and of the Centre.There are some new faces in the team over the past 12 months, expanding our programs into some novel and exciting directions. PHCC has hosted two popular Food Fermentation workshops with experienced facilitator Anne Douglas. Additionally, two brand-new workshops were slated for June 2018, featuring Essential Oils and African Drumming. There are also further proposed Beginners Guitar classes for later in 2018-19.We would also like to sincerely thank all of our new and existing teachers, facilitators, volunteers and class monitors; Anne Douglas (Food Fermentation), Anzara Clark (Paper Sculpture Workshop and Journalmaking/Bookbinding), Cathy Rowland (Monday Life Drawing and Painting), Chip Kaufman (Watercolours), Dianna Walpole (String Group), Garry Anderson (Portraiture and Monday Life Drawing and Painting), Junko Azukawa (Japanese Ink Art), Kheng Lau (Tai Chi), Lucy Bouchier (Essential Oils), Marlene Habib (Art Therapy), Ousmane Sonko (African Drumming), Sahar Khorasani (Pilates After Work), Salvatore Trigila (General Drawing and Tuesday Life Drawing and Painting) and Teresa Batten (Hatha Yoga, Beginners Guitar).Our thanks also are due to Denise O'Hare (Sewing and Craft Circle), Ian Mansell (Bridge), Helen Hong Lin and Stephen Chan (Chinese Style Mahjong), Robyn Hewitt (Tuesday Night Book Club), and Jeff Atkinson (History Walks), who in addition to being passionate and knowledgeable, also possess warm and welcoming styles of instruction that fit well with the purpose of these classes.19050288290 2017-18 Events41948106396990There were some exciting new developments at PHCC on this front. In April 2018, the PHCC held its successful event to rename the local lane, with the Bagung Lane Naming Ceremony honouring the Indigenous Traditional Owners. ‘Bagung’ is a Wurundjeri word meaning either ‘meeting place’ or ‘to gather’, which is an appropriate moniker for the Centre. We would like to thank everyone involved for helping to make the event such a success, including PHCC Treasurer Denise O’Hare, former PHCC President Trevor Huggard who delivered the ceremony, Cr Jackie Fristacky, Adam Bandt MP, and the fantastic event and volunteers (some of whom are pictured above). Special thanks go to Rhys Thomas who helped to organise the Aboriginal and Australian flags on display.The Life Models Society 2018 Salons during the school holidays have been well-attended and the LMS continues to be a valued client and associate of PHCC. Our ongoing thanks are due to Adrian Maiolla and Patrick Loverso from the LMS for their dedication to artists and models in organising Life Drawing programs, Salons and events at PHCC.In April and May of 2018, we ran our History Walks as part of the National Trust Australian Heritage Festival. The walks were led by Historian and Author Jeff Atkinson as part of our shared series of history walks delivered in collaboration with the local Carlton Community History Group. The walks were a huge hit with history hunters and it was great to advertise our programs widely in the National Trust’s glossy public program.The Victorian Seniors Festival was a new local event opportunity that encourages participation in the community for our key demographic of elderly residents. The PHCC took part for the first time in October 2017, with inclusion of our popular History Walks, plus a new proposed yoga workshop titled Yoga for the Young at Heart. The Seniors Festival is run in collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). We will also be looking to repeat these programs in the 2018 Victorian Seniors Festival program guide, hopefully resulting in expanded advertising opportunities for the Centre.The PHCC’s involvement with Princes Hill Estate Community Garden Project has also continued through 2017-18. During 2018, several well-attended volunteer workshops were held to help the residents of the Princes Hill Estate establish new crops in their garden beds. The garden’s aims into the future include helping residents to celebrate community, enjoy fresh produce and to develop new skills. We would like to thank Project Coordinator Helen Nicel, the City of Yarra in providing an initial grant for the project, and also Bunnings Warehouse for its support.In closing, I would like to again thank all of the Centre staff, teachers, volunteers and external hirers, who contribute to the life of the Centre. Special mention must go to President Russell Knight, the members of the PHCC Committee of Management and office volunteer Terry Schlicht, who has worked so hard over the past year. Finally, I would like to thank the hardworking crew of postcard delivery volunteers organised in January 2018. The Centre cannot run without such generous contributions from the community. I look forward to an exciting rest of 2018 at PHCC. - Teresa Batten, Programs and Promotions Officer, Princes Hill Community Centre.Programs at the Princes Hill Community Centre in 2017-18Sponsored by City of Yarra Community Partnerships Grant or other grant programsSponsored or subsidised by the CentreFee for service run directly by the CentreFee for service run by Independent ContractorsChinese MahjongMosaics for the GardenTai ChiBridge (beginners and supervised play)Tuesday Night Book ClubHatha YogaLife Models Society Salons and other eventsSewing and Craft CircleEssential OilsPilates After WorkSunday Morning Life DrawingClack & Yack KnittingString GroupMonday Life DrawingTutored Life DrawingTuesday Life DrawingFringe Festival ExhibitionFringe Festival ExhibitionGeneral DrawingFold a Christmas TreeString GroupJapanese Ink ArtVCE Life Drawing WorkshopsBeginner Guitar CircleAfrican DrummingPortraitureWednesday Morning YogaJournalmaking/BookbindingWatercolourFood FermentationFood FermentationHistorical Walk and TalksKeep Our Garden GrowingKeep Our Garden Growing44704006104255002603500610108000713740610425500 PROGRAMSart & Creativity Life Drawing & Painting Mondays - 10.30am - 1pm These are untutored sessions, consisting of long extended poses. They are attended by people of all ages, from students to retirees. There are between 10 to 20 participants attending each week. Many artists regularly attend and enjoy the opportunity to draw and chat with others during the breaks. It is a social as much as an art experience. The sessions are monitored by Garry Anderson and Cathy Rowland.Life Drawing & Painting Tuesdays - 10.30am - 1pmThese untutored sessions consist of short to long poses, and are attended by people of all ages, from students to retirees. Attendance is between 10 and 20 people who attend regularly as they enjoy the opportunity to draw and socialize. As with all Life Drawing, these sessions are held in the upstairs studio. John Harland monitored in 2017 and Salvatore Trigila and Sarah Pemberton monitored in 2018.Life Drawing Classes Saturdays - 3pm - 5pmThese are tutored classes with artist Patrick Loverso as facilitator, aimed at beginners. These classes ran in Term 2 and 3 2018. All the models are from the LMS.Life Drawing on Sunday Mornings - 10.30am - 12.30pm Also run by the LMS and monitored by Patrick Loverso, the Sunday Life Drawing has been popular for many years. These sessions are untutored and are a mix of short and long poses.Life Models Society Salons For many years, the LMS has run four Salons a year (during each of the school holidays) with two sessions of Life Drawing per day: Short poses held from 10.30am-1pm, and long poses 1.30-4pm. In all, 22 days of drawing were offered over the 2017/18 year. Attendees can choose to casually attend all or only some sessions, and bookings are not required. All models are from the LMS.Winter: Saturday 8 & 15: Sunday 9 & 16 July 2017 (4 days) Spring: Saturday 30 Sept & 7 Oct and Sunday 1 & 8 Oct 2017 (4 days)Summer: Saturday 9 – Monday 16 January, 2018 (10 days) Autumn: Saturday 7 & 14 and Sunday 8 & 15 April 2018 (4 days) 4874260207645Japanese Ink Art Saturdays 19 August 2017, 18 November 2017, 17 March 2018, 18 August 2018, 1pm - 4pmJunko Azukawa is a professional artist who teaches different Sumi ink tones and brush techniques to create artwork on washi paper made from Mulberry, as well as the history of the art and meaning of the characters. Junko has become increasingly well-known over the years with sell-out art exhibitions. PHCC Downstairs Classroom Portraiture - Mondays 6pm - 8pm from 13 October 2017509651078740In 2017, internationally acclaimed artist, Garry Anderson tutored a short 5-week introductory portraiture class, with another set for late 2018. Upstairs StudioGeneral Drawing - Parts 1 and 2 Sundays 2pm - 4pm from 4 FebruarySalvatore Trigila, an experienced teacher and artist of 25 years, tutored two 5 weeks of drawing courses for beginners and experienced students, examining different forms of drawing, plus approaches by noted artists. Another General Drawing course is scheduled for later in 2018. Upstairs StudioWatercolours - Mondays 6pm - 9pm from 5 FebruaryChip Kaufman, an experienced artist and teacher, tutored a 6-week course for beginners and more experienced students, with another short course planned for later in 2018. Upstairs Studio504952069850Bookbinding/Journalmaking - Saturdays 11am - 4pm, 14 October 2017, 24 March 2018Artist Anzara Clark taught skills in coptic bookbinding and creating beautiful bespoke handmade journals. Downstairs ClassroomMosaics for the Garden - Saturday 21 October 2017 1pm – 5pm This four-hour workshop, run by Dianna Walpole, was aimed at creating something special for the garden using broken china and tiles. Participant worked on a pot or planter and aimed to complete or almost complete a project. Downstairs Classroomhealth and wellbeingPilates After Work - Tuesdays 6pm-7pm Laya Tehrani 2017, Sahar Babazadeh 2018. The workout consists of a series of mat-based exercise sequences that improves flexibility, strength, and balance and body awareness. Upstairs Studio 5095240140970Hatha Yoga – Thursdays 7pm - 8pm Teresa Batten tailors classes for students of all levels and yoga experience, plus pre- and post- natal participants. Classes also contain relaxation and meditation. Upstairs StudioTai Chi – Wednesdays 7.30pm - 8.30pmKheng Lau instructs this time-proven health practice which is about balance and harmony. Tai Chi uses circular, flowing movements to calm the mind, relax the body and is a highly enjoyable way to relax and be healthy. Upstairs StudioCommunityTuesday Night Book Club - 2nd Tuesday Monthly, 7.30pm - 9pm This group meets once a month and the members of the group collaboratively choose the books to be read and discussed. The group meets in the Downstairs Classroom and is monitored by volunteer Robyn Hewitt.Bridge - Tuesdays Fortnightly 2:15pm - 4:15pm 2017, Weekly from 2018Ian Mansell tutors these classes, which are attended by beginners and more experienced players who are keen to develop skills and enjoy the game. Bridge is a great way to socialize and to exercise the brain. Downstairs Classroom.Mahjong - Wednesdays Fortnightly 1pm - 4pm Helen Lin (2017), Stephen Chan (2018) tutors a small group of beginners who are keen to learn the intricacies of Mahjong, Chinese style. Downstairs Classroom.Sewing and Craft Circle - 3rd Thursday of the month, 6pm - 8pm MonthlyDenise O’Hare coordinates this friendly, relaxed evening where those who attend have a cuppa, mend, make or create something from new or old materials. It is one way to be part of the “War on Waste”. There is a sewing machine, over locker and iron available. Reusable shopping bags have been a favourite this year. Downstairs Classroom.Clack & Yack - Wednesdays 10am - 11.30amThe group meets and spends the morning chatting and knitting for those in need. It attracts a variety of participants - some attend regularly, others come and go. Needles and wool are supplied and all garments are donated to charity. The group has been on hiatus since Term 3, 2017. Downstairs Classroom463740518415000MUSICBeginners Guitar Circle – Tuesdays 7.30pm - 8.30pmTeresa Batten taught a 9-week beginners guitar course in Term 1 2018. Participants learnt basic folk guitar chords, strumming and finger picking, which culminated in each student performing a song of their personal choice. This music program was kindly supported by a City of Yarra Small Project Grant. A further program for 2019 is planned with ongoing support from Yarra.String Group - Friday evenings 6:30pm - 8:15pm (fortnightly) For beginner and returning musicians of violin, viola, cello or bass, this group enjoys playing together in a relaxed, informal environment. It is BYO instrument, music stand and sense of humour. The music is borrowed from the Victorian Music Library in Elsternwick, found online or by members of the group from a variety of sources. The group is open to all ages and meets fortnightly in the upstairs studio which has great acoustics. Dianna Walpole coordinates the group.4584700111125African Drumming – Saturday 30 June 2:30 – 3:15pmMaster Senegalese percussionist Ousmane Sonko held this fun and inclusive workshop where students learned African drumming techniques and rhythms. After the success of Ousmane’s introductory class, more potential drumming classes and workshops are proposed for later in 2018-19.SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL Practices Jam Jar ExchangePHCC started a Jam Jar Exchange as a way of encouraging sharing and recycling. People are invited to drop off small jars they are not using and wish to recycle for others to collect when making homemade preserves or jam. Jars are to be clean and if possible have their screw-top lids. This exchange program has become quite well known and popular. School fete times are a popular time for the collection to be raided by parents making preserves for stalls.ThisPaper Fix It! / Repair Café - second Saturday monthly, 1pm - 4pm Term 3 2017This is an already established community group of people keen to encourage repairing and reusing over the single-use mentality so often encouraged by our consumer-based society. John Harland has been the PHCC coordinator. In 2017, it was renamed the Repair Café, which is the title of an international community aimed at reducing waste and conserving resources. While we still support this concept, we would like to establish a group of people to support it, or facilitate it at another venue. It is possible that the Brunswick Tool Library will soon be establishing a Repair Café.Food Fermentation Workshops – Saturdays 18 November 2017, 17 March 201847447206286500Experienced workshop facilitator Anne Douglas held these popular sessions at PHCC, where participants were encouraged to re-use stored jars to make sauerkraut and kimchi, plus learn about the food fermentation process and how to make sourdough starters.A further workshop will be held later in 2018.Local History Historic Carlton Walks – Term 3 2017Saturdays 7 & 21 October 2017, 10am – 12pmAs part of the 2017 Victorian Seniors Festival, local historian and writer, Jeff Atkinson, led two different walks through North Carlton’s 19th Century streetscapes. Walkers had the opportunity to learn about subjects such as Aboriginal and convict history, plus stories of British, Jewish and Italian settlers and the architecture they left behind. Thanks also to the Carlton Community History Group for their assistance in promoting and developing PHCC history walks. Further walks will be held during the 2018 Seniors Festival.Jewish & Italian Carlton, Historic Carlton Walks447230516065500Saturday 22 April & 5 May 2018, 10am – 12pm ? In April, we saw Jewish and Italian Carlton, a very popular history walk again led by Jeff Atkinson, which explored Carlton’s historic streets to learn of the two diverse communities that, in the early and mid-20th century, made Carlton one of Australia’s first truly multi-cultural suburbs.On 5 May, Jeff led the Historic Carlton Walk, a tour through the historic and fascinating streets of Carlton to find remnants of the 1860's before the era of the cast-iron terraces. The walk’s starting point was the Church of All Nations, Palmerston Street. Both 2018 walks were held as part of the National Trust’s Australian Heritage Festival.Events 466471026670One C One Art Extravaganza - 2017 Melbourne Fringe FestivalIn September 2017, the PHCC held a second art exhibition as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival. Around 30 artists, including participants of the PHCC Life Drawing classes, and students from the Princes Hill Secondary College, exhibited their fine work. The project also involved the contributions of several volunteers from the Centre and the local community. PHCC tutors Chip Kaufman and Anzara Clark produced the exhibition’s winning artworks.Bagung Lane – Lane Naming Ceremony - Sunday 22 April, 2018In April 2018, the lane between Macpherson and Richardson Streets outside PHCC was named ‘Bagung’, honouring the Indigenous traditional owners. No 5 Bagung Lane officially replaced the Rear of 270 Macpherson Street. ‘Bagung’ is the Wurundjeri word meaning, ‘meeting place’ or ‘to gather’. This process was started by PHCC Treasurer Denise O’Hare, who liaised with the City of Yarra to find a suitable Indigenous name. Trevor Huggard, who is recognised as a ‘Moogji’ (meaning ‘good mate’ or ‘special friend’) by the Koorie Heritage Trust Moogji Club, conducted the ceremony. The event included the display of the Aboriginal and Australian flags. The moving address Trevor prepared for the occasion, covering local Indigenous culture and the history of the area, is available on the PHCC website. Many local community members attended, and afternoon tea was enjoyed by all. ................
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