Blackburn North Neighborhood House
  • Home
  • Contact
  • Classes & Activities
    • Events and Workshops
    • Children's Activities
    • Creative Pursuits
    • Health and Wellbeing
    • Support Groups
    • Social Activities
    • Computers & Technology
  • Community
    • Talking Cafe
    • Koonung Woodturners Guild
    • Walk and Talk
    • Welcoming Newcomers
    • Party Kit Hire
  • Venue Hire
  • About Us
    • Koonung Cottage History
    • Cookbook
    • Publications & Policies
  • How to get Involved
  • Newsletters
  • Gallery
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
​​​​Board Games Night
First Tuesday of the Month
6.30-8.00pm
2026: 5 May,  2 Jun, 4 Aug, 8 Sep, 6 Oct, 1 Dec
​
$4 per session payable monthly
​Come and meet some other locals and play board or card games together.  
As a group we can decide what we play on the night from our selection that includes - Scattergories, Scrabble, Yahtzee, Balderdash, Pictionary, Sequence and Backgammon.  Further game suggestions welcome. This is a group for ages 18+.


Book Group 
Afternoons - 1st Monday of the month 1.00-3.00pm
2026:  4 May,  1 Jun, 3 Aug, 7 Sep, 5 Oct, 2 Nov, 7 Dec 2026
$4 per session payable monthly
The group will choose a book and then get together in a month to discuss it.  An interesting, lively and sometimes heated discussion, but always good fun.
Questions and reviews will be sourced from the internet where possible.
​
​
 Devonshire Tea
4th Friday of the month at Blackburn North Bowling Club
2026: 24 Apr,  26 Jun, 24 Jul, 28 Aug, 23 Oct, 27 Nov
​1.30-3.00pm, 
Gold coin donation
Make new friends or reignite old friendships over a cuppa and scone.  Bookings essential.


​

LGBTQI+ Friendship group
Tuesdays  ​11.00am - 2.00pm
21 April - 23 June
Free

This social group for members of the LGBTI+ community is an opportunity for social connection with others in the rainbow community. Together the group can decide the direction of these weekly social gatherings. This is a group for ages 18+.






Picture
Picture
​​Mahjong for Everyone
Thursdays 1.00pm-3.30pm 
Term 2:  April 23 - June 25
​$4 per session
​
Are you looking for something to do on a Thursday afternoon?   If you are a card player and have enjoyed playing gin rummy, then mahjong (western version) may interest you.  Beginners welcome.  Our players enjoy teaching new people the game.  It's a fun and social afternoon but be warned, mahjong can be addictive!  Casual attendance welcome. 
​

Talking Cafe
Tuesdays at Moon and Spoon Cafe Blackburn Square Shopping Centre
​2.00pm - 3.00pm
Free

An opportunity to meet other over 60s for companionship and conversation and to learn about other opportunities for social connection in the local area. Held at a local cafe. Buy your own refreshments if you desire. We hope to see you there.
Picture
  ​T-Trak model railroading group
2026:  16 May, 18 July, 19 September, 21 November
9.30am-5.00pm
$5 per person 
​
T-Trak is  a model railroading system ideal for people who want to have a model railway but lack sufficient room to have a permanent layout.  The group meeting at Blackburn North Neighbourhood House will demonstrate the T-Trak system, what they have been working on, how a layout can be formed with independent modules and running a few trains! This is a group for ages 18+.
​
Proudly powered by Weebly
  • Home
  • Contact
  • Classes & Activities
    • Events and Workshops
    • Children's Activities
    • Creative Pursuits
    • Health and Wellbeing
    • Support Groups
    • Social Activities
    • Computers & Technology
  • Community
    • Talking Cafe
    • Koonung Woodturners Guild
    • Walk and Talk
    • Welcoming Newcomers
    • Party Kit Hire
  • Venue Hire
  • About Us
    • Koonung Cottage History
    • Cookbook
    • Publications & Policies
  • How to get Involved
  • Newsletters
  • Gallery