What’s On In Beechworth

Be Connected is a free Australian Government initiative helping you to get the most out of going online, so you can add new skills and experiences to your life. Learn the basics and realise the full potential of going online Keep up-to-date with what’s happening in your Community and around the world Find new or old friends who share your interests and hobbies Be safe while you’re online Talk to family and friends who live far away, more often Learn how to shop online, safely and securely, without leaving home …and that’s just the start! Be Connected runs for 6 weeks from Wednesday 21 August 2019 from 1.30pm to 3.30pm for 6 weeks   Come along and see what it’s all about

12 week course commencing Monday 14th October 6pm – 7:30pm. Learn Italian in Beechworth.  From meeting people to ordering gelato, asking directions and tucking into that spaghetti bolognese. This course offers you the opportunity to learn Italian to travel, help communicate in your workplace or to use with family and friends. Completing this beginner course will give you a good base and confidence in the language. (Excludes 23 & 30 December 2019)

Want to share and build your skills, contribute to your community, all while having a great time? Volunteering may be for you, come and see for yourself. Come along and find out about volunteering opportunities at Quercus Beechworth. 

10 week course commencing Thursday 24th October, 1 pm – 3pm  Learn Italian in Beechworth.  From meeting people to ordering gelato, asking directions and tucking into that spaghetti bolognese. This course offers you the opportunity to learn Italian to travel, help communicate in your workplace or to use with family and friends. Completing this beginner course will give you a good base and confidence in the language.

Annual Fair including Morning Teas & BBQ, Cake Stall, Garden Stall, Second-hand goods, Children’s stall, Produce, Handcrafted items. Something for everyone.

Do you speak some basic Italian? Maybe you have taken part in the Beechworth Italian for Beginners classes and would like to continue practicing? Well, this fun hour will give you the opportunity to continue practicing, push your learning a bit further and enjoy a coffee with fellow Italian learners. The Conversazione is open to all Italian learners, you don’t have to have attended classes at Quercus Beechworth, but if in doubt give the organiser a call.. Venue changes from session to session depending on where the mood takes us!

Wednesday 30th October 6pm – 8pm Have you ever wanted to learn more about floral design? Come and join Gina from Beechworth Floral Designs and learn some handy tips to construct a great design from your own garden. Bring along a bucket of botanical goodies from your garden, a vase or two, as well as cutters or secateurs.

Quercus Flea market happens on the 1st Saturday of the month (Oct-May) from 9am-1pm Everything from Bric-a-brac, crafts, books, toys to homewares Come down for a browse Stallholders welcome. Reasonable rates Contact us on 5728 2386 for more info

Saturday 2nd November 6pm – 9pm Come along a journey through Asia, and enjoy a mix of dishes heady with flavour. This hands-on class will be enjoyed as dinner after the class. All recipes will be supplied so you can recreate delicious Asian food at home for family and friends. BYO drinks. Menu: Vietnamese rice paper rolls with dipping sauce, Agedashi tofu, Sugar cane prawns, Dan Dan noodles with pork and preserved vegetables, Chicken wings with honey and soy sauce, Mixed vegetables and Bananas in coconut milk.

Do you speak some basic Italian? Maybe you have taken part in the Beechworth Italian for Beginners classes and would like to continue practicing? Well, this fun hour will give you the opportunity to continue practicing, push your learning a bit further and enjoy a coffee with fellow Italian learners. The Conversazione is open to all Italian learners, you don’t have to have attended classes at Quercus Beechworth, but if in doubt give the organiser a call.. Venue changes from session to session depending on where the mood takes us!

Sundays 3rd & 10th November 10am – 2pm Learn to make this car play mat with Vicki Knight over 2 Sundays. This cute and practical car mat has pockets to keep cars in and when not in use folds up into a carry bag. Perfect for kids on the go. This is a fantastic Christmas present, that can not be bought!

Sunday 3rd November 2pm – 4pm With Christmas around the corner, this is the perfect workshop to learn how to make a Christmas present with a difference.  You will learn how to bake amaretti, cantucci and abbracci biscotti, as well as how to make a gorgeous origami box to present them in as a Christmas gift. 

Sunday 10th November 12pm – 2pm Whether entertaining at home or out, Anni helps you plan and prep, or order, delicious dishes to WOW freinds and family, and make it easy for chefs too. Changing our eating patterns to include just one plant based meal a day can make measurable improvements to health. Those eating healthy vegan or vegetarian diets fare better than those eating even a healthy omnivorous diet. This workshop run by Plant based Health Advocate, Anni Turnbull, she shows you how to change to a more plant based diet with simple delicious recipes, shopping tips and support, so that you can improve your diet for health and longevity.”  

Tuesday 12th Novemeber 5:30pm – 9:30pm VCGLR Provide Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA) Undertaking this approved VCGLR Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA) program gives participants the skills and knowledge necessary to contribute to a safe, enjoyable environment in a licensed premises.Face-to-face RSA training is mandatory for licensees and staff selling, offering or serving liquor for general, on-premises, late night and packaged liquor licences.  What you need to know. Licensees and staff are subject to mandatory RSA requirements and have one month from the date they first sell, offer for sale or serve liquor on the licensed premises to complete an RSA program. The RSA program covers a range of topics including: problems associated with excessive consumption alcohol and the law the question of who is responsible for RSA facts about alcohol improving the atmosphere of your premises handling difficult customers.

In the lead up to the Beechworth Vignerons Spring Tasting, join us at the Burke Musuem for this in-depth discussion followed by tastings from some of our favourite local wineries. Key winemakers from Beechworth will lead a panel discussion on the rich history and future of wine in the region. The mineral rich hills around Beechworth are home to more than two dozen vineyards that are tended by winemaking families with a fierce independence and a passion for making the very best artisan wines. Featuring: Pennyweight Winery, Haldon Estate Wines, Fighting Gully and Indigo Vineyard

Quercus Beechworth believes sharing a meal helps bring people in our community together. Meals are prepared and served in the spirit of co-operation by community volunteers with people coming together to share a meal and engage in conversation. The Community Sharing Feast is a way for residents, both young and old or new to the area to meet up with people they know or make new friends. Take the night off from cooking to enjoy a free and nutritious meal open to all the community. We use produce from the community food garden and donated food from the Albury/Wodonga Regional FoodShare for the feast. Community Sharing Feast is an alcohol free event.  Bookings are essential so make sure you book early to avoid missing out. Dates are available on our Online Calendar, at the Quercus Community Bookshop. Bookings are essential by calling us on 03 5728 2386 or clicking here for bookings

Do you have an interest in improving health for children and young people? Would you like to share your thoughts, ideas and insights into how we can support our community to be healthier and happier? Come and join in a workshop which will explore the health of children in Indigo and give you the opportunity to have your say and to come up with local solutions/actions to bring about change. Thursday 21 November 2019 at 5.00 – 8.00pm  DINNER PROVIDED  LOCATION Chiltern Memorial Hall 86 Conness St, Chiltern, Vic 3683  

Albury-bred, Melbourne-based, singer/songwriter, Georgie Currie brings her debut EP ‘Flowers for Your Worst Days’ to the Burke Museum. Georgie is familiar to audiences as the lead singer of ten-piece outfit, The Northern Folk. Having recently begun her solo career, Georgie’s songs blend the broken, intimate fears of youth with a vocal intensity beyond her years. Lyrically and harmonically mature, she paints portraits remarkable as much for their emotional power as their vulnerability. Amongst the intimate setting of the Burke Museum at Beechworth, this is an event not to be missed. Featuring bar by Billson’s 1865.

A funky fundraiser to raise money for the 2020 Beechworth to Bridge Walk from Beechworth to Bright for suicide prevention. Money raised will also go towards the Burrombuttock Hayrunners and Survivors of Suicide and Friends. This is an awesome opportunity to throw on your flares and dance the night away knowing that you are raising money for such important causes.

Wednesday 27th November 9am – 4:30pm SITXFSA001 Use hygienic practices for food safety This Nationally Accredited course is appropriate for all food handlers within the hospitality and retail industries, and can be any person who either directly or indirectly handles food such as kitchen staff, bar and food and beverage attendants, customer service attendants and front of house personnel. It is also appropriate for anyone handling food at a public venue.  It provides food handlers with the skills and knowledge required to keep food safe in the workplace and includes hands on food preparation in a simulated commercial kitchen environment. What you need to know This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to use personal hygiene practices to prevent contamination of food that might cause food-borne illnesses. It requires the ability to follow predetermined organisational procedures and to identify and control food hazards. This unit is part of SIT30616 Certificate III in Hospitality and a statement of attainment will be issued by The Centre. Fee includes course materials.

Saturday 30th November 10am – 1pm Herbs, flowers, leaves and even seeds can be turned into beautiful, thoughtful gifts to give year round not only at Christmas. In this workshop you’ll be shown skills to turn what is in your garden into gifts which your family and friends will love not only because they were hand made but because some will taste delicious.  This workshop was run last year and some of the comments made by participants were….. “Loved being able to ask questions and share ideas”…”Excellent information, friendly fun environment”…..”Loved listening to Sue’s abundance of knowledge”   The numbers will be limited so book early.  You will need to bring 3-4 small jars to take home some tasty gifts. 

Do you speak some basic Italian? Maybe you have taken part in the Beechworth Italian for Beginners classes and would like to continue practicing? Well, this fun hour will give you the opportunity to continue practicing, push your learning a bit further and enjoy a coffee with fellow Italian learners. The Conversazione is open to all Italian learners, you don’t have to have attended classes at Quercus Beechworth, but if in doubt give the organiser a call.. Venue changes from session to session depending on where the mood takes us!

Saturday 30th November 6pm – 9pm A night out with Mexican dishes. Hands on cooking where you enjoy the fruits of your labour afterwards with dinner. Take home all recipe’s so you can recreate them at home for the family. Bring along some tequila for a real Mexican experience. BYO drinks. 

Sunday 1st December 4pm – 8pm Ever wanted to learn to make your own pasta? Whilst maybe to start with it could be a bit time consuming, your time and effort will be rewarded with the amazing quality of your final product and will lift your pasta dishes to a new level of deliciousness! BYO drinks to enjoy with your meal.

CPR – HLTAID001 (ONLY) Monday 2nd December  8:30am – 10:30am *Please note this is for the CPR component only. 

HLTAID003 – CPR & FIRST AID Monday 2nd December 8:30am – 2:30pm   This course covers all the skill and required knowledge to provide first response in an emergency, life threatening incident and casualty management. Upon successful completion of this course, the candidate will be issued the Statement of Attainment HLTAID003-PFA This is an 8 hr workshop with 5 hrs in house and up to 3 hrs online pre-course. The pre-course MUST be completed, signed and printed before attending the in-house course.

 

Quercus Flea market happens on the 1st Saturday of the month (Oct-May) from 9am-1pm Everything from Bric-a-brac, crafts, books, toys to homewares Come down for a browse Stallholders welcome. Reasonable rates Contact us on 5728 2386 for more info

Tuesday 14th January 10am – 12pm In the workshop Bron from Ninns Pantry will show your children how to  decorate a selection of cookies, using sprinkles and royal icing. A very fun workshop that can be eaten once finished. Limited spaces so book early. Ages 7+