The Portwood Street Christmas party marked the beginning of the festive celebrations. The celebration is a shining example of how well the neighbours on Portwood Street are communicating and how much the community has grown and flourished over the past year.
It was the perfect day for a Barbeque Lunch at Harcourt Street. A big thank you to everyone who offered their helping hands, from unloading the car to heating up the barbeque, and all those who joined in for lunch.
The Rainbow Street Celebration headed indoors under the aircon to enjoy a good spread of food, good conversations and the great company of SANDBAG’s Engagement Workers. SANDBAG is the local Community Centre who run a wide range of activities like men’s yoga, the Get Skilled Conservation program along with regular community meals.
The celebrations then continued at Norman Parade for a three course meal, thanks to the helping hands of Communify. The dining room was looking the part thanks to a talented tenant who thoughtfully decorated with floral arrangements sourced straight from the garden. A special thanks to Community Canteen who provided the delicious three-course meal and for their generosity, which brought everyone together to enjoy this time of year.
Curing the Boxing Day blues
What better way to spend Boxing Day than listening to some rhythm and blues! A group of tenants at Clayfield came together to enjoy the music of local artist Tui. As a tenant-driven initiative, the fee for the entertainer was funded through Containers for Change, where tenants recycled bottles and cans to raise the funds.
One of the tenant organisers commented: “The event was enjoyed tremendously by those who attended. We all went away refreshed and sated. This might encourage other housing communities to hold self-motivated/initiated functions.”