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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.
1 July If you are a new resident to Brown Hill, or an old resident wanting to no more about the place you live have a look at our "New to Brown Hill?" page. This page also has latest Census 2016 stats.
16 June: The Brown Hill Community Newsletter team have delivered Edition 7 to letterboxes all over Brown Hill! Download a copy
We thank Ian Westerland for his tireless efforts on the newsletter and within the community of Brown Hill and surrounds.
Fr. Constantine from St. Paul's Anglican Church in Ballarat spoke at the Brown Hill Uniting Church's April Men's Breakfast about the 'One Humanity Shower Bus' project.
He posed the question, "How would you deal with not knowing where your next shower was coming from?" This sobering thought is a harsh reality for our city’s homeless.
After the success of our March frog survey and botanical drawing class,
we ran another round. As the weather was a bit dubious, the kind owners
of the Brown Hill Pub let us sit out on the back balcony to conduct the
botanic drawing class from where we could overlook the vegetation and
still have great natural light.
Following a discussion at the May Brown Hill Partnership meeting, there is now a life-saving defibrillator installed at the Brown Hill Public Hall.
The City of Ballarat, in consultation with the Brown Hill Progress Association and Brown Hill Partnership, is creating a series of maps to encouraging walking in Brown Hill.
Information about these activities can be found in Edition 7 of the Brown Hill Community Newsletter.
Wednesday 12: 7.30pm, Brown Hill Lions Club Business Meeting, Pennyweight Park / Lions Wing
Monday 17: First Day of Term 3
Sunday 23: 11.00am, Cheese-making course, Ballarat Wholefoods Collective, Brown Hill Cricket Club
Wednesday 26: 7.30pm, Brown Hill Lions Club Social Dinner Meeting
Sunday 30: 10.00am, WFPLG (Landcare) Tree Planting at Slaty Creek (Creswick Forest)
Sunday 30: National Tree Day
Tuesday 1: 5.30pm, Brown Hill Partnership meeting
Tuesday 1: 7.00pm, Brown Hill Progress Association meeting, Brown Hill Public Hall
Monday 7: Brown Hill Lioness Club Business Meeting, Pennyweight / Park Lions Wing
Wednesday 9: 7.30pm, Brown Hill Lions Club Business Meeting, Pennyweight Park / Lions Wing
Wednesday 9: Closing date for Edition 8 submissions and advertising
Sunday 20: 2.00pm, 'A History of Ballarat Trams', Brown Hill Uniting Church
Wednesday 23: 7.30pm, Brown Hill Lions Club Social Dinner Meeting
Late August: Edition 8 delivered by volunteers across Brown Hill and available at brownhill.vic.au/newsletter/
Friday 27 October: 5:00-7:30pm, 2017 Brown Hill Community Festival, Brown Hill Reserve.
Mondays
Brown Hill Hotel: 7.30pm, trivia nights and meals.
Tuesdays
Ballarat Highland Dancers: 4:30pm during school term, Federation University Pipe Band Hall.
Wednesdays
Ballarat Wholefoods Collective: 9:00-11:00am and 5:00-7:00pm, during school term.
Caledonian Playgroup: 9:00-11:00am, during school term, Caledonian Primary School.
Ballarat Masters Football Club: 6:00pm (until 27 September), Russell Square.
Queen's Head Hotel: Theme and schnitzel night.
Sundays
Brown Hill Hotel: 12:00 noon -2:00pm, lunch. 3:00-6:00pm, live music and light snacks. 6:00pm-8:00pm dinner.