 | | | Happy New Year from NECCHi! | Happy New Year from all of us here at NECCHi! We hope you are enjoying the sunny weather and having a well-deserved break over the holidays!
Our Newlands and East Coburg Houses are back open ahead of the Biderap and Iuk Season Term, and Brewlands is back in full swing for the new year -- so stop by and say hi!
We're looking forward to welcoming everyone back in 2025, and introducing you to a couple of new NECCHi team members!
Have a look at what's happening at NECCHi this Biderap & Iuk Seasons below :) |
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| |  | Merri Tarot Meanderings
Journey along the merry path of the tarot together during five weekly workshops as we take time to explore the cards’ history, symbolism and purpose of creation, delve deeper into the psychology and spirit of each suit, share our own unique experience of the cards’ guidance and collaborate together to find more fresh and meaningful insights while experiencing ritual ways to invite this ancient divining counsel into your days to further enchant and charm your Merri wandering life.
Merri Tarot Meanderings takes place on Saturday afternoons, from 2 - 4pm, in our East Coburg Sunroom.
Full Price $40 | Concession $28 | |
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 | Farsi & Dari Playgroup
Our New Farsi & Dari Playgroup is a parents-led playgroup for children of Persian/Farsi and Dari speaking families.
The playgroup meets at the East Coburg house on a Wednesday morning, 10am - 12pm.
Members: Free | Non-Members $5 | |
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|  | Merri Merri Cycling Group Back in the saddle -- the Merri Merri Cycling Group is returning for the 2025 Biderap & Iuk Season! Join us on the first Sunday morning of each month for a fun, adventurous ride in (or out of) Narrm! Merri Merri Cycling Group is a relaxed, no drop group that's suitable for adaptive cyclists, such as those using trikes, handcycles, and recumbent bikes.
Rides are free, and morning tea is provided with donations | |
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 | Rain Moth Community Nursery
Working Bee
Rain Moth Community Nursery is starting up! Come and help propagate veggie and native plants. The nursery is volunteer run and created to sell low cost veggie and native plants periodically to the local community.
Local plants grown by locals for locals.
Rain Moth Community Nursery Working Bee takes place on the second Wednesday of the month during the NECCHi program term, at our East Coburg Neighbourhood House. | |
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|  | Blow Your Horn -- Returning to a Tuesday Night
NECCHi's horn section returns this Biderap & Iuk season on a Tuesday night!
Blow Your Horn is a beginner's Horn and Brass band group, for those who have been learning but are keen to play alongside others.
The fortnightly session is a fun, beginner-friendly space to play that horn that has been sitting in its case, waiting for a revival!
Come with your wind instrument (trumpet, saxophone, trombone, clarinet, tuba, oboe, bassoon, etc.), and all equipment needed to play.
All ages and abilities welcome :)
Season Pass:
Full Price $95 | Concession $65
Single Session Pass:
Full Price: $20 | Concession $14 | |
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 | Merri Meditations -- Friday Evening Session
Gather together for a five week series of guided meditations inspired by the nature of the creek. Surrender your stress, dissolve tensions and reclaim a moment of calm and quiet presence in your day as we explore the beautiful spirit of an element each week. With over eight years experience of nature-based spiritual practice, meditation and magical ritual, Rachael Wildman has been a Merri Creek local all her life. She is also a qualified art therapist, artist, storyteller and tarot reader.
Merri Meditations meets on a Friday evening, 5 - 6pm, at our East Coburg House.
Season Pass:
Full Price $90 | Concession $55
Single Session Pass:
Full Price: $20 | Concession $12 | |
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|  | Landscapes in Clay Landscapes in Clay is a hand building pottery workshop where we will explore sketching with clay. Bring along a picture or painting or choose from our small library, have a play and explore in three dimensions. We recommend bringing a painting as the painter will have already figured out the composition for you, this will make things easier. During the workshop we will explore composition, colour/tone choice, and surface treatment. We will provide clay, carving tools, paintbrushes and underglazes and we will have the work glazed in clear glaze and fired for you to be picked up from Necchi.
Full Price: $55 | Concession $38 | |
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 | Merri Morning Somatic Walk Merri Merri Morning Movement is a 6 week offering of gentle movement practice at the East Coburg Neighbourhood house and along the creek for embodied wellbeing. For adults of all ages and levels of experience it combines movement practices from dance, yoga and somatic movement education to orient to the senses and our relationship to the outside world.. Play within your capacity to find ease and fullness of expression.
Vanessa Chapple is artist in residence at Necchi. She is a movement artist/facilitator with over 25 years of experience working with diverse communities. She offers nourishing, joyfilled movement practices inspired by her training in Somatic Movement Education, and performance.
Members: Free | Non-Members $5 | |
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| | | | We're very excited to welcome two new members to our NECCHi team! |
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| Say hi to Kat!
(she/her)
Hi everyone, I’m Kat, the new Community Projects, Grants and Volunteer Coordinator. I come to NECCHi with a background in environment, community engagement, early years education, administration and gardening.
My passions include learning and taking action towards environmental and social justice, biodiversity, ecosystems, food sovereignty and climate resilience. To relax, I love pottering in gardens, watching animals and creatures, crafting, taking very slow walks to discover new things and admiring all the tiny details.
I love meeting people, learning their stories, making connections and bonding over shared interests. I’m so thrilled to be part of the NECCHi community and I’m excited to learn and grow together! |
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| Meet Lucy!
(they/them)
Hey there, I’m Lucy, and I’m excited to have joined the NECCHI team as a part of Brewlands. I’ve lived in Naarm for nearly 15 years since moving from Mparntwe/Alice Springs. Over the years, I’ve built a strong connection to community-led work, focusing on ecological restoration, environmental and social justice, and food security. Environmental and food justice have always been central to my life—whether through coordinating projects like Queermates of Bababi Djinanang in remnant grasslands along the Merri Ck or delivering seasonal cooking workshops as a Shiatsu Practitioner, grounded in Traditional Chinese Medicine. What inspires me most is seeing how the community can lead meaningful change on these issues—whether through the arts, teaching traditional cooking methods, or talking about the stories and history of landscapes and Country.
I have been involved with NECCHI over the years through the wonderful community-led programs and festivals offered, such as the Naarm TLC Choir, the Passata Party, and the Along the Merri Merri project. Having been at NECCHI since late last year, I have seen how Brewlands is about more than just coming down for your favourite brew. I have seen that it is a space where community can come together to learn, have a yarn and share a story or sit in the beautiful Newlands garden. I have seen how NECCHI is special and unique to the neighbourhood. I’ve loved being part of the team so far and am looking forward to hearing how we can grow this space to further nourish and support our community.
When I’m not at NECCHI, I love hiking, exploring the bush, engaging with first-nations and social justice work and working in my vegetable garden. I’m so looking forward to connecting with you all at Brewlands. |
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| | | You can now sigh up for your 2025 NECCHi Neighbour Membership! | NECCHi is a member-based not-for-profit organisation, which means that as a member, you can play an active role in shaping the organisation. As a NECCHi Neighbour, you get: - 10% discount on full-priced tickets
- 4 free brews from Brewlands per year (that includes coffee, tea, chai, and hot chocs!)
- 1 pkt seeds from the NECCHi garden (subject to seasonal availability)
- Attend any $5 per session programmed activities for free
- Free hot-desking at East Coburg (subject to availability & must be booked through website)
- Invitation and voting rights at our AGM
Become a Necchi Neighbour!
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East Coburg
Neighbourhood House
32 Nicholson St
Coburg VIC 3058
Ph 03 9913 5472 |   |
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