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.
13 November 2018 Edition 16 of the Brown Hill Community Newsletter is now available online. Delivery will start later this week.
5 November 2018 CFA Chief Officer Fire Season Message now available to access here
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.
11 May If you are interested in the Brown Hill Community Hall redevelopment access details here.
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
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.
Sunday 18: 10.00 am, Working Bee at the Brown Hill Pool
Sunday 18: 10.00 am, Wattle Flat- Pootilla Landcare Group Wildflower Bingo Walk and Christmas BBQ
Saturday 24: 9.00 am - 1.00 pm, 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
Sunday 25: 10.00 am, Working Bee at the Brown Hill Pool
Saturday 1: Brown Hill Pool opens for the 2018-19 season (weather dependent). Search 'Brown Hill Community Pool' on Facebook for updates
Tuesday 4: 7.00 pm, Brown Hill Progress Association meeting, Brown Hill Hall (rear room). All welcome
Thursday 6: 4.30 pm - 6.30 pm, Caledonian Primary School Art Show and Celebration. Brown Hill community welcome
Thursday 13: 5.30 pm, Brown Hill Carols in the Park
Wednesday 19: Ballarat Wholefoods Collective's last day of trading for 2018
Friday 21: End of the school year
Saturday 22: 9.00 am - 1.00 pm, December Brown Hill Market, Brown Hill Hall.
Monday 7 - Friday 11: Learn to Swim Program (Week One) at Brown Hill Pool
Monday 14 - Friday 18: Learn to Swim Program (Week Two) at Brown Hill Pool
Saturday 26: Australia Day and 9.00 am - 1.00 pm, Brown Hill Market, Brown Hill Hall
Monday 28: Australia Day Public Holiday, Australia Day breakfast and celebration at Brown Hill Reserve and BBQ at the Brown Hill Pool
Tuesday 29: School Term One begins
Monday 4: Submissions for Edition 17 due
Tuesday 5: Brown Hill Progress Association meeting, Brown Hill Hall (rear). All welcome.
Sunday 10: Toys at the Pool Day
Wednesday 13: Edition 17 available online: brownhill.vic.au/newsletter
Friday 15: Edition 17 delivery begins across Brown Hill
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