Manna Gum Community House

16/06/2026

13/06/2026

12/06/2026

Coming to Foster @ Manna Gum Community House 🏠 🎥 7PM MON 13TH JULY

Looking forward to our Victoria tour in July, with our official premiere in Melbourne at Cinema Nova, Carlton at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival!

Eyes Like Diamonds follows passionate conservationist Neil Waters on his relentless mission to prove the Tasmanian Tiger still exists.

Through Neil’s journey, the film explores the ethics of extinction, the limits of evidence, and the enduring human need to find purpose in something greater than ourselves.

Melbourne Documentary Film Festival Tickets:
https://www.cinemanova.com.au/films/mdff26-eyes-like-diamonds

Yarram/Foster/Wonthaggi - Tickets at the door:

10/06/2026

All welcome!

Please contact reception for bookings on 5683 9777 or email [email protected]

05/06/2026

🎨✨ Create a Hand Painted Plate ✨🎨

Join local artist Kate Smiley to hand paint your own ceramic plate using underglaze. Work with colour and design to create a unique functional piece.
No experience necessary, all materials supplied. Your finished plate will be glaze fired and ready for collection approximately two weeks after the workshop.
🗓 Saturday 13 June, 10am–12pm
📍 Manna Gum Community House
💰 $40 / $35 concession
Facilitator: Kate Smiley

To book: https://www.socialplanet.com.au/activity/view?id=48545 or call the office on 5682 1101

04/06/2026

🍂✨ Origami Garland with Ann-Maree ✨🍂
Join Ann-Maree to decorate, fold and wax your own origami garland — a beautiful handmade decoration to brighten your space. A gentle, colourful, creative workshop suitable for all experience levels. All materials provided; feel free to bring along any decorative paper you'd like to incorporate.

🗓 Saturday 20 June, 10am–1pm
📍 Manna Gum Community House
💰 $35 / $30 concession
Facilitator: Ann-Maree Gentile

To book: https://www.socialplanet.com.au/activity/view?id=48620 or call the office on 5682 1101

03/06/2026

Winter Pruning Workshop with Donna Robinson at Manna Community Garden 🪏🪾🍂

📆 Thursday 11 June, 10am-12pm
👛: $25 Concession/Members Manna Gum & Buckley Park, $35 Non members

Get hands-on and learn the essentials of winter pruning with experienced professional gardener Donna Robinson.

Join Donna for a practical, hands-on pruning workshop at Manna Community Garden. You’ll learn essential pruning tools and techniques, and how and why we prune in winter. Please bring your own secateurs, notepad and pen. After the session enjoy lunch at the Manna Gum Cafe!

Facilitator: Donna Robinson
🔗 to book: https://www.socialplanet.com.au/activity/view?id=48597
Or 📞 the Manna Gum Community House Office on 5682 1101

By Manna Gum Community House. Get hands-on and learn the essentials of winter pruning with experienced professional gardener Donna Robinson.

01/06/2026

Join local artist Kate Smiley tonight at Our Place for some Japanese sashiko stiching. For young people aged 12+, all welcome
On the menu: spaghetti bolognese, double choc muffins and hot chocolate 🧵☕️

27/05/2026

We have some beautiful workshops coming up at Manna Gum Community House with local artist Kate Smiley! Book now, don’t miss out! Booking 🔗 below or call the Manna Gum office 5682 1101

🧼 Soap Making
Saturday 30 May, 2pm–4pm
Cost: $25 / $20 concession

Have you ever thought about making your own soap? Join Kate Smiley for a demonstration of soap making. Learn how ingredients come together to create beautiful soap and take home a generous block to slice and cure at home.
A fascinating and practical workshop, no experience necessary, all materials supplied.

Booking link: https://www.socialplanet.com.au/activity/view?id=48548

🎨 Create a Hand Painted Plate
Saturday 13 June, 10am–12pm
Cost: $40 / $35 concession

Join local artist Kate Smiley to hand paint your own ceramic plate using underglaze. Work with colour and design to create a unique functional piece. Your finished plate will be glaze fired and ready for collection approximately two weeks after the workshop. No experience necessary, all materials supplied.

26/05/2026

🏠☀️ This week (27 May – 3 June) is National Reconciliation Week, a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to recommit ourselves to reconciliation and the fight for First Nations justice in Australia. This year’s theme is All In: a call for all Australians to commit wholeheartedly to reconciliation every single day.