Archives: Newsletters

Join us on Friday, 24th November, as we open the doors of the Kew Neighbourhood Learning Centre (KNLC) to celebrate a significant milestone – our 40th anniversary! From 4.00pm to 7.00pm, we invite you to our Open House event, where we’ll be celebrating 40 years of passion, dedication, and innovation.

Over the past four decades, the KNLC has been a beacon of community learning, offering various programs designed to cater to the diverse needs of our community. We’re immensely proud of the journey we’ve taken so far, but we know we couldn’t have done it without the support and enthusiasm of our community members. This event is as much a celebration of you as it is of us, and we can’t wait to welcome you into our home.

This won’t be your average Open House. We’re pulling out all the stops to make sure this is an event to remember. Our friendly tutors will be on hand to chat about our programs and answer any questions you may have. Get a taste of the fun, engaging, and supportive learning environment we offer at the KNLC.

But it’s not all about learning! We’ve got plenty of fun activities lined up for the afternoon. If you’re an animal lover, you’ll enjoy our petting zoo, where you can meet and interact with a variety of adorable animals. For those who love shopping, we’ve got market stalls selling a variety of goods. Who knows, you might just find the perfect early Christmas gift!

Feeling lucky? Enter our raffle for a chance to win some fantastic prizes. And of course, no celebration would be complete without some good food and drink. Our Sparechair café will be serving up delicious food, wine, and cocktails, as well as live music to keep you entertained while you mingle and enjoy the festivities.

Whether you’re a long-time supporter of  KNLC, a recent member, or someone just curious about what we do, we’d love to have you at our Open House. It’s a great opportunity to learn more about our work, meet our team, and have a great time while doing it. So, mark your calendar and come celebrate with us. We can’t wait to welcome you to our home!

For more information about the open house, please contact us at 9853 3126 or visit our website at www.kewnlc.org.au. We look forward to seeing you on the 24th of November!

📍 Date: 24 November 2023

🕒 Time: 4:00 PM – 7:00

🏠 Location: 2-12 Derby Street Kew

WHAT’S ON IN MARCH AT KEW NEIGHBOURHOOD LEARNING CENTRE

8 March    International Women’s Day

Grab a coffee at our Sparechair cafe and receive a free muffin.  

24 March   Join us for a Neighbour Day celebration!   

$39 Members/$45 non-members           

Sparechair café presents Kew NLC’s longest Lunch on Friday 24 March 2023.
Neighbour Day is all about building better relationships with people who live around us especially the elderly and vulnerable. Good neighbourly relationships change communities. Social connections make us feel better, they prevent loneliness, isolation and depression – all things that Kew NLC strive to do daily within our community. Neighbour day brings together like minded people to grow stronger, well connected communities.
Every ticket sold to our Longest Lunch will include a two course meal, prosecco upon arrival, Tea and coffee (cocktails, red and white wine available to purchase on the day).  All booking can be made via the following link https://www.trybooking.com/CFWGO 

25 March  Inaugural Kew Community Market

Our market will be held on Saturday 25 March from 9AM-1PM. There will  be stalls of all sorts!  Handmade, homemade or Pre-loved – with a wide variety of stalls there will be something for everyone!  Our sparechair cafe will be open serving up some some delicious brunch and coffee!

Are you wanting a stall?  We still have a few spots left!  Email projects@kewnlc.org.au or call 9853 3126 to obtain an EOI form.

100% of the event profits will go directly back into the centre to help vulnerable learners in our community to participate in education and skill building activities.
Join us in celebrating everything community!

LOOKING FOR….

Are you a local artist, musician, singer or dancer who  would like to be part of our events? We encourage you to get in touch.  We  would love to have you perform at some of our events.  Contact centre on 9853 3126

EXCITING NEW GARDEN PROJECT 

Commencing early in 2023 the yard on the side of the Centre will be transformed into a beautiful Garden Café.  Revitalising the yard to create a special place adjacent to the café has been funded by Our Suburbs Living Local Fund.

The Garden Cafe project is being delivered by Kew Neighbourhood Learning Centre in partnership with the Victorian Government

Please select the link below to access our quarterly newsletter ?

The Q Quarterly Round Up July – September 2021

The Q Quarterly Newsletter April – June

Click on link below ? to read our term 2 newsletter

http://The-Q-Quarterly-Newsletter-April-June.pdf

To our KNLC Community

As many of you will have heard we are again going into a short lock down.

Our doors will close from 11.59pm  May 27th and reopen Friday June 4th.

Whilst we are physically closed we will continue to deliver our classes and activities online.  Please check our website and social media handles for any updates throughout this time.  We hope to welcome you back in person in 7 days.

Our cafe will continue to operate as a take away.  We appreciate your support of the cafe.  Take away meals and coffees will be available.

Stay safe, stay positive

See you all in 7 days.

Term 1 done!  Preparations for term 2 are well and truly in full swing.  Our new brochure is live on the website and term 2 enrolments are open…be sure to enrol today to avoid disappointment!

Wishing our wonderful community a safe and happy Easter break!  Click the link below to read our quarterly roundup and hear about what’s coming up in term 2.

The-Q-Quarterly-Jan-Mar-2021.pdf

To our wonderful KNLC community,

We would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere gratitude for all your support throughout this trying and turbulent year.  2020 has tested us in many ways, but it has also taught us so much!  Words and phrases such as resilience, adapt, social distancing, isolation, quarantine, lockdown, zoom, teams meeting, virtual drinks and everyone’s favourite phrase “you’re on mute” quickly became our way of life. We pushed through all of it and here we are on the cusp of another year.  We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and may 2021 be filled with courage and hope! We leave you with these inspirational words from former first lady Michelle Obama

“You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world’s problems at once, but don’t ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own” – Michelle Obama

Our centre is currently closed and will re-open WEDNESDAY 20 JANUARY 2021

To view our term 1 2021 brochure click on link below?

Kew Neighbourhood Learning Centre Term 1 brochure final

KNLC is a proud finalist of the Victorian Learn Local collaboration Award.  This year the award will be decided via public vote .We would love and appreciate your support.  To cast your vote simply click on the link below and vote for KNLC!

www.surveymonkey.com/r/YTTYX2R