Gembrook Community Group

28/09/2026

REMINDER: Tomorrow night - Meet the Candidates, Monbulk District

Come along to the Gembrook Community Centre at 7pm tomorrow night to hear directly from the candidates and their responses to questions from the community.

Everyone is welcome.

Full event details:
https://www.facebook.com/share/19PWwHu1A4/

Please share with anyone who may be interested.

28/09/2026

📣 Have your say on the future of planning in Cardinia Shire

Cardinia Shire Council is seeking community feedback on the Draft Cardinia Planning Scheme Review – Part B.

The review looks at local planning policies, zones, overlays and other planning provisions, and identifies priorities and future actions to help ensure the Planning Scheme remains effective and relevant.

Planning decisions can have a long-term impact on our townships and surrounding rural areas, so we encourage Gembrook residents, landowners and local businesses to take a look at the draft documents and provide feedback on any matters important to them.

🗓 Submissions close 23 October 2026.

👉 Follow the link below to read more about the review, view the documents and find out how to make a submission.

Submissions are now open for the Draft Planning Scheme Review – Part B.

27/09/2026

October is Community Safety Month. Check out this post to find events near you and learn ways to improve safety for you, your family and your property.

📣 Community Safety Month is coming this October!

📆 Join us at a series of pop-up events across Cardinia Shire and connect with local emergency services and community safety organisations.

💡 Learn more about:
• Emergency preparedness.
• Household and property safety.
• Local emergency risks.
• Practical tips to help keep you and your family safe.

ℹ️ For more information, including a list of events, head to 👉 www.cardinia.vic.gov.au/communitysafety

18/09/2026

Meet the Candidates - Monbulk District

Gembrook Community Group is holding a Meet the Candidates evening on Tuesday 29 September at 7pm at the Gembrook Community Centre.

This is an opportunity to hear directly from the candidates ahead of the Victorian State Election and hear their responses to questions and issues that matter to our local Gembrook community.

Everyone is welcome to come along.

Got a question you’d like asked?
Send it to [email protected] by 24 September.

You can find the full event details here:
https://www.facebook.com/share/1ZmfEjekpm/

Please share this with others across Gembrook who may be interested in attending.

28/08/2026

Cardinia Shire Council is encouraging residents living in rural and bushfire-prone areas to take practical steps towards bushfire preparedness by attending the Bushfire Prepare Workshop in Dewhurst on Saturday 19 September 2026. Click on the link below for more information and booking details:
https://www.cardinia.vic.gov.au/news/residents-invited-get-bushfire-ready-hands-workshop-dewhurst

25/08/2026

Cardinia Shire Council is currently developing Green Wedge Management Plans for the area and is inviting the community to come along, learn more and speak with Council staff about the project.

The Gembrook drop-in session will be held:

Tuesday 8 September
5.30pm to 7.30pm
Gembrook Community Centre, 4 Gembrook Road

You do not need to attend the session closest to you. Community members are welcome to drop into any of the sessions being held across the Shire.

If you are interested in how our Green Wedge areas are managed into the future, this is a good opportunity to learn more, ask questions and have your say.

More details can be found at: https://creating.cardinia.vic.gov.au/green-wedge-management-plans-2026

💬 We're preparing two Green Wedge Management Plans to help protect our rural landscapes and guide future land use 🌳

As part of the consultation, community members are invited to attend one of four upcoming drop-in sessions:

➡️ Session 1
Tuesday 1 September 2026, 6-8pm
Location: Garfield North Community Centre

➡️ Session 2
Tuesday 8 September 2026, 5:30-7:30pm
Location: Gembrook Community Centre

➡️ Session 3
Date: Monday 14 September 2026, 6-8pm
Location: Beaconsfield Neighbourhood Centre

➡️ Session 4
Tuesday 15 September 2026, 2-4pm
Location: Hills Hub, Emerald

ℹ️ To learn more and get involved please visit 👉 creating.cardinia.vic.gov.au/green-wedge-management-plans-2026

23/08/2026

A quick reminder that the Gembrook Community Group AGM is on this Tuesday night, and you don’t need to be a member to come along.

We'll be joined by special guest Rachelle Miechelsen from the Emerald and Cockatoo Emergency Support Team, speaking about local emergency planning and preparedness.

There is a lot happening in Gembrook over the coming months. With the grant-funded Visitor/Tourist Activation Strategy and the Tiny Towns projects now getting underway, there are some exciting opportunities ahead for our town. We want these projects, and the future direction of the Community Group more broadly, to be shaped by the people who live, work and run businesses here.

📅 Tuesday 25 August
🕖 7.00 pm
📍 Gembrook Community Centre

If you care about Gembrook and would like to meet some of the people involved, hear what's happening, or perhaps become part of GCG and help shape what we focus on next, we'd love to see you there.

The Gembrook Community Group is holding its 2026 Annual General Meeting, and everyone is welcome to come along.

📅 Tuesday 25 August
🕖 7.00 pm
📍 Gembrook Community Centre, 4 Gembrook Road

The AGM is a chance to hear what the Group has been working on, meet the people involved and help shape our priorities for the year ahead.

All Committee positions will be open for election, and we’d love to see some new faces get involved. You don't need committee experience - just an interest in Gembrook and a willingness to contribute.

We'll also be joined by guest speaker Rachelle Miechelsen from the Emerald and Cockatoo Emergency Support Team, speaking about local emergency planning and preparedness.

Everyone is welcome to attend. Financial members can vote, and new members can join on the night or email [email protected].

Please share this post with anyone who might like to get involved - especially younger residents, families and newer members of our community.

12/08/2026

🛣️ Have your say on Gembrook’s roads & streets

The Gembrook Road Action Team (GRAT) is inviting residents to come along to its next meeting and help identify the priorities we should be advocating for across Gembrook.

📅 Tuesday 18 August
🕢 7.30pm
📍 Gembrook RSL, Main Street

With several road projects now completed or progressing, GRAT is looking at what should come next.

Come along and share your thoughts on:
• Roads needing maintenance, upgrading or sealing
• Safer crossings, footpaths and pedestrian connections
• Roadside trees and vegetation concerns

Whether there’s a particular issue you’d like raised or you simply want to get involved, new and interested residents are very welcome.

🌿 Help us shape the next priorities for safer, better-connected and better-maintained roads and streets in Gembrook.

29/07/2026

The Gembrook Community Group is holding its 2026 Annual General Meeting, and everyone is welcome to come along.

📅 Tuesday 25 August
🕖 7.00 pm
📍 Gembrook Community Centre, 4 Gembrook Road

The AGM is a chance to hear what the Group has been working on, meet the people involved and help shape our priorities for the year ahead.

All Committee positions will be open for election, and we’d love to see some new faces get involved. You don't need committee experience - just an interest in Gembrook and a willingness to contribute.

We'll also be joined by guest speaker Rachelle Miechelsen from the Emerald and Cockatoo Emergency Support Team, speaking about local emergency planning and preparedness.

Everyone is welcome to attend. Financial members can vote, and new members can join on the night or email [email protected].

Please share this post with anyone who might like to get involved - especially younger residents, families and newer members of our community.

22/07/2026

🎃 Help Shape Gembrook's Community Halloween Event! 👻

The Gembrook Community Group Inc. is inviting everyone to help plan a fun new community Halloween event. 🍬 🍭

📅 Tuesday 4 August
🕖 7:00 pm
📍 Gembrook Community Centre
4 Gembrook Road, Gembrook

Whether you're a resident, business owner, teacher, community group member, parent, grandparent... all are welcome and we'd love to hear your ideas!

Bring your ideas and enthusiasm...we want this to be a community event created by the Gembrook community! 🎃