Feminista Vinyl Pozible Campaign

Hi lovely community.

The Feminista Vinyl team are still running our campaign, with the provision that we are postponing our launch until it is safe to do so.

We still have this week to go, so are open to accepting pledges until April 4th. The amazing thing is we have reached our target thanks to those who have pledged so far. Thank you!! 

So now we have set a stretch target, with extra funds being dedicated to purchasing stock from some of the smaller local Indi labels that are struggling right now.

Please consider pledging any amount you can, no matter how small. We are so looking forward to celebrating with all our supporters when this is all over.

https://www.pozible.com/project/feminista-vinyl-set-up

https://www.facebook.com/fvvinyl/

Cindy Bridge

0449 708 565

www.cindybridge.com
www.melbournepregnancycounsellors.com.au

Counselling

Yellow Door Counselling is now able to offer Telephone and Telehealth (audio visual) counselling under the newly announced COVID 19 Medicare provisions. This is accessible to anyone via the Better Access to Mental Health initiative, with a referral from a GP. The GP referral can also be accessed via telehealth and telephone.  These consultations must be bulk billed, so there are no out of pocket fees.

Our counsellors are Accredited Mental Health Social Workers with experience in providing support to manage your mental health, coping with trauma, pregnancy options counselling, and perinatal mental health. 

To make an appointment or to find out more, contact: info@yellowdoorcounselling

Cindy Bridge
0449 708 565

www.cindybridge.com

Recommendation

Blessed are the cheesemakers (with apologies to Monty Python).

It's a challenging time, to put it mildly. Even more so for our regional small businesses and producers, particularly those in Gippsland. Which is why I wanted to give an almighty plug to the Prom Coast Food Collective.

As part of the Open Food Network, Prom Coast does a local delivery here to Coburg North every 4-6 weeks of home-made, biodynamic, organic foods and home products. I've loved trying all the different makers' veggies, meat, soaps, breads, pies, honey, dishwashing powder, room mists, seedlings -- and, this time around, cheese from Prom Country Cheese.

Picking up my order today, I found this note in a little cardboard box with the one cheese I ordered - along with an extra cheese! Seriously, what a beautiful, generous gesture in such trying times for these producers.

Let's face it, the big supermarkets don't need your money right now. But these guys do. And they're absolutely affordable; no middle-man mark-up, just lovingly home-made top-notch produce and products. 

There's absolutely no time like the present to do a rethink and maybe a re-set on how you buy your food. So if you haven't tried buying through Prom Coast yet, please do - I cannot recommend them highly enough. And you'll most likely be helping to keep a family afloat.

Prom Coast Food Collective

Needed

Hi there,

Just wondering if anyone has a benchpress, barbells, weights, or treadmill lying around gathering dust, they no longer want?

I am happy to buy or take them.

Let me know.

Mary 🙂🏃🏋️

0404 294 070

Neighbourhood Houses

Hello Community, Let's stay connected! Thank you so much for your warm feedback to the last newsletter! Today, we will meet John, the pottery teacher! Let's find out how he is doing and get some creative tips.   What are changes the Coronavirus(Covid-19) situation has brought to you? I cannot go out for a coffee for  morning tea and exercise. Cannot socialise with my friends and potters group. On the positive side I am currently trying to help the Flemington/Kensington Art show committee meet using teleconferencing rather than meeting in person.   Any tips on spending time at home? Do everything you would normally put off. Play with your cat/dog/hamster etc. Do something you would not normally do eg. listen to the radio I like Radio National. Go for a walk. Try making something in clay (or plasticine, papier mache, polymer clay etc)! If you have children introduce them to art craft (the messier the better). Google has heaps of really good information.   Any contents you'd recommend? Netflix, Podcast, Youtube... Any of the above. My personal favourite is ABC IView. Try something  new -anything as usual Google is your friend, but don't spend too much time with the computer (I do). The shows I like: Dr. Who, Vera, Endeavour Shaun the Sheep, Call the Midwife, Midsomer murders, Agatha Christie's murder mysteries . Generally police procedural movies, murder mysteries and science fiction.   Your Pottery sessions are cancelled. What can people do on their own? As potters we do not need much to make ceramic art so just a block of clay, a surface to work on and basic tools allow us to create the art, though firing might be a challenge. There are lots of other materials to make sculptural art such as plastacine, papier mache, polymer clay, and air dry clay. Many of the things I mentioned can be made with common household items.  You can even recycle things you would normally throw out. If you have children it can be great fun to work on art together just the top items for a Google search. https://artfulparent.com/kids-arts-crafts-activities-500-fun-artful-things-kids/ https://www.parents.com/fun/arts-crafts/kid/   https://www.easypeasyandfun.com/crafts-for-kids/ If you don't have children don't dismiss these suggestions, try them out yourself. The reason children love this stuff is because it is fun and they do not care what anybody thinks of the results.   A message to your class participants Keep on pottin' :) In the imortal voice of Vera Lynn "We'll met again, don't know where, don't know when.....". (For all of you who might know who Vera Lynn was).   About John: John is a versatile and creative community leader! Oh, how we love his sense of humour... At Newlands Neighbourhood House, John facilitates White Gum Potters - a group of enthusiastic amateur potters of varying experience, always willing to help each other improve. You can see their work at http://whitegumpotters.wordpress.com John says:  I am a retired computer/software support engineer turned artist. I am a Sculpter , music producer and photographer. Also interested in 3D printing and animation.  I am currently working on combining my technical knowledge with my sculpturing talents. My first project is to create a Rudolf the reindeer with a working flashing nose! after which  I hope to  have Rudolf sing his song! Photography: http://elstonphotographydiary.blogspot.com Sculpture: http://elstonsculpture.blogspot.com.au Animation: http://vimeo.com/111073959 Music: https://soundcloud.com/jselston   What do you think? If you're inspired, go ahead, and share with us! Let us know how your clay activity went, send us a photo if you have one! If you are also a fan of murder mysteries and science fiction, let us know what your favourite show is. Let's stay connected. We are all in this together :) From the NECCHi team

Wanted

FROZEN 2

Hello Neighbours.

Has anyone got a copy of Frozen 2 we could please borrow? 

All the best everyone.

0407 934 525

Free

Free single bed (no mattress).

Complete - just dissembled and ready for the taking.

Does have long metal side base supports which you may need a ute/larger car to transport.

Esther.

0400 480 805

Staying Connected

Hello Community, Let's stay connected! Wondering how others are coping during these extraordinary times? Let's share some tips on spending time at home. Today, we will meet Rachel, the guitar teacher!   What are changes the Coronavirus(Covid-19) situation has brought to you? This week has brought a lot of changes for me! I write curriculum for a TAFE college 2 - 3 days a week, and I'm now doing all that from home, using Zoom for meetings. I've also attended community meetings, and a counselling session via Zoom, done yoga outside, and had a walk with a friend keeping 1.5 - 2 metres apart.    Any tips on spending time at home? Write a crap song! That's how I started writing songs. Its really liberating to give yourself permission to be silly/ordinary/simple/meaningless - you never know what might come from that!   Give yourself 20 minutes and write anything that come into your head, following the instructions below. You can also do this with a partner and take turns to write one line each.   1. Pick any one word title for your song - Cushions, or Windows, or Boredom, or anything at all. 2.  Write 2 verses of 4 lines each, making sure the end of each line rhymes.  3. Now write a chorus of 4 lines, but each line can only have 3 words. You can repeat lines in the chorus, but the last words must all still rhyme with each other.  4. If you like, try using 2 or 3 chords that you know, and work out a simple melody for your lyrics.    Any contents you'd recommend? I've been delving into Dolly Parton lately - there's a great podcast called Dolly Parton's America which is a fascinating insight into both the phenomenon that is Dolly, and the world she inhabits. I've also been enjoying a Netflix series called Dolly Parton's Heartstrings, which dramatises the stories in some of her most well known songs. Some of them are a bit corny, but very watchable, and full of heart.    Your Guitar classes are cancelled. What can people do on their own? Practice! 10 minutes every day really makes a difference, but anything you can do is great. There are also so many tutorials on Youtube for every level of guitarist, and any song you would like to learn.  Recommendations: https://www.justinguitar.com https://goodguitarist.com “One Music School” on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXGiCLn-Xh9VwDT8h06rOIA/featured A message to your class participants It's been great to see your smiling faces, and dedication to learning in our Zoom classes - but I'm really looking forward to being back in the same room together. This crisis will surely make us appreciate community and coming together so much more! About Rachel: Rachel is a guitar teacher at Women's Guitar Groups at Newlands Neighbourhood House. Rachel says:   I've been playing guitar casually for many years, but it wasn't until I started writing songs about 6 years ago, with the encouragement of Chicks with Picks Melbourne, that I felt motivated to put more time into it. So I completed a Diploma of Music Performance at Melbourne Polytechnic, and have loved moving into teaching guitar to small groups of women.   It was really helpful and important to me to learn with small groups of other women through Chicks with Picks -  supportive, and encouraging and fun. So that's what I feel very happy about now offering at Newlands - a comfortable and inclusive space for women of all ages to explore their interest in the guitar, and learn to play their favourite songs, maybe even write some of their own! Community music making is so important for our health and fulfilment - we really do need it in the same way we need air and water and food and love.  What do you think? If you're inspired, go ahead, and share with us! Let us know how your songwriting went, let us know if you liked Dolly Parton series or the guitar tutorials. Let's stay connected. We are all in this together. From the NECCHi team