Maree Murphy, manager at Chiltern Neighbourhood House

UPPER MURRAY REGIONAL NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSE NETWORK

Name: V2
Address: 628 Upper Ryans Creek Road, Upper Ryans Creek, Victoria, 3673, AU
Telephone: 0488 572225

Karen Ramsay, manager of Bandiana Neighbourhood House and Baranduda Community Centre, sews with community members

OUR PURPOSE

Our Network exists to empower, support and enable our members to be outstanding and impactful community development leaders in their communities.

We do this in a range of ways, including direct operational and governance support, network-wide projects and advocacy.

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HOW WE WORK WITH OUR MEMBERS

Yackandandah Community Centre - community garden participants

SUPPORT

We work with managers and committees to provide governance and operational orientation, support and training.

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ADVOCACY

We raise awareness of neighbourhood houses as key community assets.

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PROJECTS

We seek opportunities for network-wide projects that increase the impact of our members.

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Neighbourhood houses in Upper Murray provide outstanding community value.

The community value of the work of our neighbourhood houses in 2024 is over $23.5M. This equates to:

$3.85 for every $1 of income generated;
$14.55 for every $1 of Neighbourhood House Coordination Program funding; and
$609.73 for every hour the average neighbourhood house is in use

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Social Prescribing in action!

In this short video, participants share their experiences at the Open Door Neighbourhood House 'Connecting Community Café' — part of the Connecting Community in Upper Hume Social Prescribing Project —highlighting the importance of social connections.

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