What’s On
Read through our collection of articles about Lalor Neighbourhood House’s News, Events and New Programs
In 2022, we ran a highly regarded Community Leadership and Facilitation course with Local guest speakers with expertise in community development. The course includes a focus on sustainable practices and circular economies. Just a few spots left in the course, that...
We’ve been short-listed!
Our Lalor Refresh Project has been short-listed for a Tidy Towns Award! We are having so much fun transforming our neglected laneway into something quite beautiful! Our garden design is almost ready for tender and the art work just keeps blossoming! Get involved!...
LNH supports Plastic Free July!
July is a special month! It is the chance to learn about living with less plastic in our lives! LNH is committed to reducing plastic and promoting more sustainable lifestyles. Did you know that only 9% of plastic is recycled! Only 15% is collected and 40% of that also...
Community Leadership Course starting soon
In 2022, we ran a highly regarded Community Leadership and Facilitation course with Local guest speakers with expertise in community development. The course includes a focus on sustainable practices and circular economies. Places are limited and we will start in the...
After School Art class Exhibition!
Our lovely after school art class ended with a wonderful little exhibition for parents at the end of the term. Thanks to our wonderful volunteer, Benita Murray, our students are loving the class on Monday afternoons and can't wait to get back again next week. At just...
Term 3 has so much to offer!
In addition to our highly regarded English Classes and Computer courses, we are offering Conversational English through Art & through craft classes, Our Community Leadership & Facilitation Course, Cooking Healthy Food on a Budget, After school Tutoring, After...
What a great way to end Term 2!
Our Family Fun Day all started with a City of Whittlesea Events Grant that Renjith Thomas won for LNH while he was on student placement. Lucky for us, Renjith stayed involved with LNH as both a volunteer and as a committee member! What great contributions! As Renjith...
So many reasons to say THANK YOU! Again!!!
Our Fundraising Committee just keeps on delivering! We now have more businesses to thank for their generous donations for our Intergenerational festival planned for 22 June! So we now want to also thank: Officeworks for a great range of children's games for the...
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...