Click View Slide Show below to enjoy some early days of the Community Garden.

		RCH Community Garden – Nov 2001 – Melbourne Cup Day, more work VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

		RCH Community Garden – Beginnings – Seed beds – Oct 2001 VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

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Below is an album of members of the Community Jobs Project beginning to clear the ground in August 2001 and the first work being done to create garden beds. Click View Slide Show to view these photos.

		RCH Community Garden – Beginnings – Aug-Sep 2001 VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

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Do you want to go back out to work but haven’t a clue what to do in an office?  Been out of the workforce for years and apprehensive about applying for a job again?  Well this course is for you.

Learn basic office management and telephone skills, customer service and office etiquette as well as basic computer programs & skills to manage work on a day-to-day basis.
Dates:   7 weeks starts 19th July
Times:   9.30am – 12.30pm
Cost:     $72  ($56 Concession)

CW-02 webDotMasters

Learn about the internet, making a web site, or other aspects of the WWW.
Dates:   Every Wednesday morning
Times:   9.30am – 12.00 midday
Cost:     $5.50 per session

GA-01  Wood Fired Pizzas

What could be better – wood-fired Pizzas!  Once you have tasted these – just nothing else compares – put it in your diary NOW!
Dates:   1st Wednesday of every month
Times:   12 noon
Venue:   Rushworth Community Garden
Cost:      $2 donation or more if you wish

ST-05  Pilates @ Colbo

Come and enjoy an evening of exercise with this very friendly group of people
Dates:    10 weeks starts  20th July
Times:    6.30pm – 7.30pm
Venue:    Colbinabbin Hall
Cost:      $120 per term (11% discount for whole term)
             or $13.50 casual per night ($135)

AC-07  W.A.C.A. – Wednesday Art & Craft Afternoon

Here’s an afternoon where you can bring any form of Art or Craft to do.  Come & have a cuppa, knit, sew, embroider, paint, everyone most welcome. Excursions possible through term so please register.
Dates:    10 week starts 20th July (see below)
Times:    1pm – 3.30pm
Cost:      $3 per session
Note: Wed 27th July will be XMAS CARDMAKING workshop – there will be an additional charge of $15 for supplies & will start at 10am -> 3.30pm – Bookings essential to purchase sufficient stock.  Bring your own lunch. Tea and coffee supplied. Anyone welcome

A fun class updating aerobic dancing with simple steps and use of light weights to tone the body.
Dates:   10 weeks starts 19th July
Times:   3pm – 4pm
Cost:     $5 per session

CW-01  webDotWizards

There is always heaps to learn about the Internet, so why not come and give it a go
Dates:   every Tuesday evening
Times:   7.30 pm – 9.30pm
Cost:     $5.50 per session

Resistance exercises using a variety of equipment. New students are required to rovide Medical Certificate.
Dates:   10 weeks starts 18th July
Times:   9am – 10am
Cost:     $3 per session

ST-03  T’ai Chi

Ancient form of gentle exercise with many health benefits. Suitable for all ages.
Dates:   10 weeks starts 18th July
Times:  11am – 12 noon
Cost:     $5 per session

AC-03  Patchwork

Come and join a group of extremely creative and clever ladies – make something very special.
Dates:   10 weeks starts 18th July
Times:  1pm – 3.30pm
Cost:     $3 per session

MS-01 Men’s Shed

Come along and join in the various activities or come in just for a yarn and a cuppa with the blokes. Please wear appropriate workshop clothing and footwear.
Dates:   10 weeks starts 18th July
Times:  10am – 3pm
Venue:  Mens Shed, Horne Street
Cost:     Free

CW-03 Nervous Beginners

Know absolutely nothing about computers? Don’t like the classroom environment?  One-on-One training sessions are now available tailored to your own requirements
Dates:   Mondays – 5 hours over 3wks
Times:   pm – time by mutual arrangement
Cost:     $72  (Concession $56)

		RCH Mens Shed VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

Located in premises behind the old Shire Hall in Horne Street, Rushworth’s Men’s Shed is a hive of activity every Monday during school term as a dedicated band of enthusiasts meets to tinker with all things mechanical while enjoying a supportive, non-judgemental environment and valuable companionship.

Rushworth’s Men Shed is a member of the Australian Man’s Shed Association, an umbrella organisation whose aims include:
•  representing Men’s Sheds to governments and potential funding sources
•  publicizing and promoting Men’s Sheds
•  helping with Shed administration
•  promoting dialogue between Sheds, and
•  acting as an impartial umpire if needed.

The  Association  describes  a  modern Men’s Sheds as an updated version of the  backyard shed that has long been a part of our culture, and notes that twenty-first century Men’s Sheds are springing up all around Australia.

“If you looked inside one you might see a number of men restoring furniture, perhaps restoring bicycles for a local school, maybe making  Mynah  bird  traps  or  fixing  lawn mowers or making a kids cubby house for Camp Quality to raffle.

“You might also see a few young men working with the older men learning new skills and maybe also learning something about life from the men they work with.

“You will see tea-bags, coffee cups and a comfortable area where men can sit and talk.”

In essence, Men’s Sheds are communal spaces where men can interact with friends and  colleagues  while  exercising  practical skills to create or repair things – and have a great time doing so.

If they prefer, members can drop in, have a yarn and enjoy a cuppa – there’s no pressure to be seen “doing something”.

Sheds enable men to contribute to their community, and are a valuable forum for sharing information about men’s health issues.

Many men are normally reluctant to discuss their emotions, and can therefore suffer from isolation, loneliness and depression.

In  a  Shed  environment,  however,  the life experiences of others can often serve as gentle guides to resolution of seemingly insurmountable problems, allowing the body to heal as one’s emotions are restored.

Under the supervision of skilled craftsman Harry Ashton, sessions at Rushworth’s Men’s Shed (in Horne Street) start around 9.30am each Monday during School Term, and finish mid-afternoon.

To  encourage  involvement  by  people from all socioeconomic groups, there is no charge for the Monday Shed activities.

Participants come from as far afield as Echuca,  and  everyone  benefits  from  the exchange of ideas, sharing of skills, and old-fashioned friendships that develop.

New members are always welcome, so if you’d like to become part of a nation-wide movement aimed at helping men enjoy their leisure time, come along and join in.

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Monday July 4 to Thursday July 7 – Open 9.00 am to 12.30 pm

Friday July 8 – Closed

Monday July 11 – Closed

Tuesday July 12 to Friday July 15 – Open 9.00 am to 12.30 pm

Normal opening hours will resume on Monday July 18.

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