Read the newsletter, swim at the pool, find a local business, join a sports club or connect with a community group. There's a lot happening in Brown Hill!
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The Brown Hill Community Hub is a project of the Brown Hill Progress Association supported by the City of Ballarat through the Engaging Communities Program / Brown Hill Partnership. We welcome participation from all organisations and members of the community, so please don't hesitate to get in touch.
10 October Edition 15 of the Brown Hill Community Newsletter is now available online. Delivery across Brown Hill has started and will continue over the weekend.
17 August Edition 14 of the Brown Hill Community Newsletter is now available online. Delivery across Brown Hill has started and will continue over the weekend.
11 May If you are interested in the Brown Hill Community Hall redevelopment access details here.
22 April Anyone who volunteers with a Brown Hill community or sporting group is invited to attend Brown Hill's first National Volunteer Week celebration on Sunday 20 May from 2.00 - 4.00 pm.
22 April The development of the Brown Hill /Gong Gong Local Area Plan has now commenced. Residents and business owners are encouraged to get involved in the planning for the future of our community. Access the Brown Hill Local Area Plan to find out more.
Caledonian Primary School student, Jovie, has had a stellar AFL season this year.
The second 'Walk for Prems' is to be held in Ballarat on Sunday 28 October as a major fundraiser for the 'Life's Little Treasures Foundation'.
Wanted: Lifeguards for the summer season (1 December 2018 - 10 March 2019) for the Brown Hill Community Pool.
Voting closing Monday 17 September! 'Pick My Project' is a Victorian-first community grants initiative, with $30 million available to fund local projects. Three Brown Hill projects have made it through to the voting stage.
Information about these activities can be found in the Brown Hill Community Newsletter
21 September to 6 November: Biennale of Australian Art in Ballarat, boaa.net.au
Sunday 7 October to Tuesday 6 November: Victorian Mental Health Month
Sunday 14: 10.00 am, Working Bee at the Brown Hill Pool
Friday 19 – Sunday 28: Children's Week
Sunday 21: 10.00 am, Working Bee at the Brown Hill Pool
Friday 26: 5.00 pm - 7.30 pm, 2018 Brown Hill Community Festival
Saturday 27: 9.00 am – 1.00 pm, October Brown Hill Market, Caledonian Primary School, Thompson Street
Saturday 27: 10.00 am - 4.00 pm, Ballarat Miniature Friends Fair, Brown Hill Hall
Saturday 27: 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm, Brown Hill FireAware information session for Finlay Street and Russell Square/Humffray Street Clusters, Caledonian Primary School, Thompson Street. All welcome
Saturday 27 and Sunday 28: Springtime in Buninyong. See: buninyongfestival.com.au
Sunday 28: 10.00 am, Working Bee at the Brown Hill Pool
Wednesday 31: Halloween
Wednesday 31: Lifeguard applications for the Brown Hill Pool due
Friday 2: 7.00 pm, Caledonian Primary School Trivia Night. $20 per person. Tickets available from the school.
Tuesday 6: 7.00 pm, Brown Hill Progress Association Meeting. Brown Hill Hall (rear). All welcome.
Tuesday 6: Melbourne Cup Day
Tuesday 6: Submissions for Edition 16 of the Brown Hill Community Newsletter due.
Friday 9: Ballarat Show Day
Sunday 11: Remembrance Day
Monday 12: Early voting for State Election opens. See: vec.vic.gov.au
Friday 16: Nominations for Australia Day Awards due
Friday 16: Delivery of Edition 16 of the Brown Hill Community Newsletter begins.
Saturday 24: 9.00 am - 1.00 pm, November Brown Hill Market, Brown Hill Hall
Saturday 24: Victorian State Election. Voting and Lions Club BBQ at Caledonian Primary School, Thompson Street, Brown Hill. See: vec.vic.gov.au
Thursday 6: Caledonian Primary School Art Show and Celebration
Thursday 13: Brown Hill Carols in the Park
Saturday 22: 9.00 am - 1.00 pm, December Brown Hill Market, Brown Hill Hall.
Mondays
Brown Hill Senior Citizen's Club: 1.30 - 4.00 pm, Brown Hill Hall
Brown Hill Lioness Club: First Monday - business meeting
Tuesdays
Ballarat Highland Dancers: 4.30 pm during school term, Federation University Pipe Band Hall.
Wednesdays
Ballarat Wholefoods Collective: 9.00 am - 11.00 am and 5.00 pm - 7.00 pm during school term, Brown Hill Cricket Club
Brown Hill Playgroup at Caledonian Primary School: 9.00 - 11.00 am, during school term, Thompson Street, Brown Hill.
Brown Hill Uniting Church: 1.30 pm, mid-week Communion in the Hall followed by afternoon tea
Brown Hill Lions Club: 7.00 pm for a 7.30 pm start. Second Wednesday - business meeting. Fourth Wednesday - social dinner meeting.
Thursdays
Brown Hill Uniting Church: 1.30 pm - 3.30 pm, Craft Group on the first and third Thursday each month
Brown Hill Uniting Church Op. Shop: 9.30 am - 12.30 pm. Corner of Humffray Street North & Thompson Street (behind Church)
Fridays
Brown Hill Uniting Church Op. Shop: 9.30 am - 12.30 pm. Corner of Humffray Street North & Thompson Street (behind Church)
Saturdays
Ballarat Community Gardens: 9.30 am, first Saturday each month, Local Produce Swap. Corner of Queen Street and Dyte Parade, Ballarat East