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After School Tutoring has vacancies!
Lalor Neighbourhood House offers a friendly and nurturing environment for students to receive high quality one-to-one tutoring at an affordable price. See the brochure here for more information or contact our AST Coordinator, Joyce on 0425 834 008 or via...
Community Lunch & Quiz time!
Our community lunch has grown so much that we have moved into the hall, thanks to the incredible meals that Helen and Faye cook up for us every week! Thanks too, to SecondBite & Foodbank for the produce to create these delicious meals. Join us for coffee from...
Join our Lalor Laneway Working Group!
Let's put the Laneway from the Lalor Library to Lalor Neighbourhood House on the map! Are you interested in helping to transform our Laneway and give it a name? We want to help people find us and we want people to love coming to the precinct. We are looking for...
So many reasons to say THANK YOU!
One of the great new initiatives for 2023 is our Fundraising Committee! Chaired by Alita D'Souza and supported by Renjith Thomas and Zaheda Dayoub, the committee is doing a fabulous job of generating lots of fun and creative ways to raise funds for the centre. Alita...
Intergenerational school event postponed due to weather!
With the threat of Thunderstorms and strong wind and rain, a straw poll of parents at LNH indicated that most would choose to go home rather than be out and about on the roads tomorrow afternoon Thurs 25th May, so we have postponed our intergenerational School event...
Yarn-bombing Lalor!
Look what appeared over-night! Lalor is warming up for winter with yarn-bombing colour! Who knows where and when the next yarn-bomb will pop up! You might find yourself surrounded by wool! Thanks to our wonderful volunteer, Amanda, who crocheted the square and to...
We have paid and voluntary roles for our Homework Club!
Our new Homework Club is taking off and attracting huge interest - so our current teachers and volunteers need extra help! If you are a qualified primary school teacher available on Thursdays from 3.30 to 5.30, we'd love to hear from you for our paid role! And if you...
Beautiful Coverage for Neighbourhood House Week!
It was Neighbourhood House week last week and what a lovely week it was! So many great things happening in and around the Lalor Neighbourhood House as the beautiful photos featured in the Star Weekly depict! See the link below to read more about Neighbourhood House...
So much happening our heads are spinning!
The Lalor Refresh Project is taking off with a vengeance with so much happening, our heads are spinning, or is it knitting?! The entrance mural is coming along beautifully with our local residents helping us to choose designs that reflect their cultures! And its all...
Cooking on a Budget starts Wed 31 May!
Atalia is passionate about cooking good food and passionate about making it affordable! She loves sharing her skills in cooking on a budget with her friends! And now she is ready to share her skills with us all! Starts on 31st May from 12 noon to 3pm on Wednesdays....
Everyone’s Nonna turns 80! Surely not!
Maria, our wonderful volunteer who runs our Italian Social group, supports our community lunches and informs our Learning from Nonna program with secondary school students, turned 80 last week. Over many years, Maria has contributed so much to Lalor and has been Nonna...
In other news!
Playgroup is back! Join us every Wednesday Morning from 9.30 to 11am for fun activities, Rhyme time and craft activities. After School Tutoring (Mon, Tues, Wed afternoons) and Homework Club (Thursday afternoon.) are all back this week! Check our webpages for more...
Restoring Hope Cafe has started!
Come Join us! If you would like the opportunity to meet with others who share your experience of grief and loss, please join us on Mondays from 1.30-2.30 pm with Benita Murray, an experienced and qualified counsellor with the support of our VU Social Work students....
Lalor Refresh taking shape! Come see our beautiful murals!
While we are awaiting council approval for the community garden design, we have the go ahead to install our Entrance Murals! And wow! Have Bushra and Ildiko taken off! It is a lovely process of designing each panel in consultation with community members from various...
For the younger ones!
LNH offers Occasional Care for children under 5; Playgroup for parents and their babies and preschoolers; After School Art classes for primary and secondary students; one-to-one After School Tutoring for all ages; and our Homework Club for primary and secondary level...
Cookies by Dream featured at our art exhibition
Couldn't resist buying this collection from Cookies By Dream at the Art Exhibition during the Summer Series Festival. How cute are these! Cookies for any occasion. We also provided trophy cookies for anyone who took on the WASTE Challenge at the festival. And Check...
What a beautiful Day!
Thanks to all the volunteers and staff from Lalor Neighbourhood House for a fabulous Summer Series Festival day in partnership with City of Whittlesea and the Lalor Library. The World Kitchen was fabulous! Maria showed everyone how to make gnocchi. Maria runs our...
Our Community Lunch is back on at Lalor Neighbourhood House.
It is so lovely to have Helen and Faye back at the centre providing delicious community lunches every Thursday including the food pantry with the support of St Vincent de Paul and Second Bite produce. Join us for a coffee from 11.30am and lunch from Noon. The fresh...
Lalor Summer Series Festival This Saturday
Stay cool, have fun and get out of the heat by joining us for heaps of fun activities. Join us before it gets too hot at 11am for the official launch of the Lalor Refresh Project and our new name! Our Federal and State MPs, Minister Andrew Giles and Bronwyn Halfpenny...
Less than 2 weeks away! Summer Series Festival & Lalor Refresh Launch! Scroll down for program.
LNH-summer-series-program-poster.pdf
Summer Series Festival comes to Lalor, Saturday 25 Feb, 11am-3pm! World Kitchen, wicking boxes, art activities, launch of the Lalor Refresh project & so much more!
Free Art Exhibitions, face painting, henna. Wicking bed demonstrations, waste challenge, pickles & decorative cookie demonstrations!. Wicking Boxes & pickle making! Learn how to set up wicking boxes to grow low maintenance vegetables. Come along on 25/2/2023...
You can now register your interest in our courses online
Check out our new brochure and register your interest online through following this link! https://lalornh.org.au/courses/pre-accredited/
2023 Program is out! Check out our new courses.
For more information, click the brochure below.
Finishing the year with much gratitude!
Recognising over 140 years of service! It was a wonderful way to finish 2022, bringing together all our staff, volunteers and committee members to celebrate the end of a challenging year together! We celebrated with lots of delicious food from Dial & Graze and...