VRCC AND AMCS HIGH TEA
HAPPY NATIONAL VOLUNTEERS WEEK TO OUR INCREDIBLE VOLUNTEERS
Your generosity, kindness, and dedication help make Vines Road Community Centre a welcoming place where people can connect, feel supported, & belong. Through your time, care, and contribution, you help bring our community together & reduce social isolation every day.
Thank you for everything you do – our community is stronger because of you 🧡
KISS Project Exhibition
We won! We won! WE WON! 🎉
Our team at VRCC is absolutely buzzing and deeply honoured to be the recipient of Active Geelong’s 2025 Community Award!
A huge congratulations to our joint winner, Leisure Networks — what an achievement for our community!
Our EO Sally is joined here by Tracey, VRCC’s talented and highly experienced Tai Chi teacher, who has been sharing her skills with our community for nearly 40 years.
This award is more than a trophy… it helps lift VRCC’s profile so more people discover what we do, join in, and connect. And connection is what we’re all about.
A heartfelt thank you to Active Geelong and their sponsors for recognising the work we do in our community, and to everyone who makes VRCC the vibrant, welcoming, award-winning Community Centre it is!
CHRISTMAS IS COMING!
MEMBER’S MORNING TEA – OCTOBER 2025
The sun was shining for our latest VRCC Members Morning Tea yesterday, so nice that most of our members enjoyed a stroll around our thriving Community Garden! Big thanks to all who could make it 🥰
DEMENTIA ACTION WEEK EVENT – 18 SEPTEMBER 2025
Our Dementia Week Action Event was a huge success! 
Cindy from AMCS
All the fantastic providers who joined us
Dr. Alastair Mander for his insightful presentation
Our dedicated volunteers and hardworking staff
‘Just Phil’ for the amazing entertainment
Jeannette from our own Dementia Support Group
And of course, every visitor who came along to learn and connect!
MEMBER’S MORNING TEA – SEPTEMBER 2025
We had another fabulous Member’s Morning Tea on 10th September, lovingly catered by our incredible volunteers, which made it all the more special. These mornings are always full of warmth, friendly faces and community spirit – and we’re so proud to be part of it!
DONATION FROM KIWANIS CLUB OF GEELONG
Pictured: VRCC Committee of Management Secretary & Office Volunteer, Petra, with Carmen from the Kiwanis Club of Geelong’s ‘Sew & So’ group.
PROGRAM SUPPORTED GEELONG MACHINE EMBROIDERY CLUB
Each year, this dedicated group of women creates something special for a charitable cause. This year, their hearts turned to supporting women in need—those living rough in their cars, on the streets, and in heartbreaking situations due to family violence and abuse.
The group lovingly created 60 beautiful toiletry bags; each filled to the brim with essential women’s toiletries. These thoughtful, handmade gifts will be distributed to women through the Salvation Army in Geelong.
The Club were honoured to welcome Salvation Army Major Dianne Hobbs, who visited the group this week to personally accept the donation. Major Hobbs also shared a heartfelt talk about her work with the homeless and vulnerable in our community, giving the group deeper insight and understanding into the challenges faced by so many.
A big thank you to our passionate volunteer facilitator Maria, whose pride in the group is well deserved. This project has truly been one of love, compassion, and community spirit. 💖
VRCC GARDENING CLUB
Some great fresh veggies growing in our garden beds over winter. Lorna and her team are doing an amazing job!
NAIDOC WEEK 2025
We shared a wonderful morning tea and movie to celebrate NAIDOC Week 2025. The 2025 theme is “The Next Generation: Strength, Vision and Legacy”. We celebrated in our own small way by watching the brilliant film “The Sapphires” together. This event would not have been possible without the grant funding from COGG and we thank them for their continued support.
AMCS CARER RETREAT DAY
In July, Australian Multicultural Community Services (AMCS) held a retreat day dedicated to spoiling carers of loved ones living with dementia. Attendees enjoyed mosaic craft, a pampering facial, tai chi, reflexology, the Geelong Jukebox Rockers danced, and Gary Dean sang, not to mention all the delicious food! This event was seamless and it was so wonderful to see our carer community enjoying a day made just for them.
Well done Cindy and Jeannette and thank you AMCS.
2024 CHRISTMAS MORNING TEA
Close to 200 of our community joined our 2024 Christmas Morning Tea @ VRCC celebration. Thanks to COGG for funding this annual event and thanks to those that came along for bringing such a great vibe!
