Here is some recent media coverage showcasing the life-changing work of neighbourhood houses.

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Shining stars

June 2021, Bendigo Magazine, featuring Eaglehawk Community House and Marong Neighbourhood House

Bairnsdale Neighbourhood House: Feed Appeal grant helps Gippsland communities

15 June 2021, Leader Bass Coast, featuring Bairnsdale Neighbourhood House

Watch: Happy Camper Pizza donates pizzas to Duke Street

11 June 2021, Sunrise, featuring Duke Street Community House

Do you know your neighbours by name? Australia Talks shows older folks and those in the regions are more likely

30 May 2021, ABC News, featuring West Footscray Neighbourhood House

Whittlesea Community House offers free legal, financial and mental health advice

20 April 2021, The North Central Review, featuring Whittlesea Community House

Watch: New grocery store for people in need in Rushworth

26 February 2021, WIN News Shepparton, featuring Rushworth Community House

Senseless community sabotage (Facebook news ban)

20 February 2021, Herald Sun, featuring Neighbourhood Houses Victoria

Watch: Accessibility improvements at Castlemaine

11 February 2021, WIN News Bendigo, featuring Castlemaine Community House

Showers for the Homeless back on at Echuca Neighbourhood House

10 February 2021, Riverine Herald, featuring Echuca Neighbourhood House

Community steps up

30 October 2020, Riverine Herald, featuring Echuca Neighbourhood House

Everyone needs a good Neighbourhood House

23 September 2020, Star Weekly, featuring Duke Street Community House

Neighbourhood houses support residents

22 September 2020, The North Central Review, featuring Romsey Neighbourhood House and Lancefield Neighbourhood House

Eaglehawk Community House's contribution valued at $685 per hour

11 September 2020, Bendigo Advertiser, featuring Eaglehawk Community House

Watch: Eggs donated to Gippsland neighbourhood houses to aid food relief

9 September 2020, WIN News, featuring Morwell Neighbourhood House and Yarram Neighbourhood House

Ballarat's Milad Nacher knows first-hand how improving English literacy opens doors to employment

4 September 2020, ABC News, featuring Ballarat Neighbourhood Centre

Marong Neighbourhood House sending joy to Strath-Haven residents

28 August 2020, Bendigo Advertiser, featuring Marong Neighbourhood House

Calls for new funding model, improved infrastructure for Gippsland Neighbourhood House 'super centre'

5 August 2020, ABC News, featuring Bairnsdale Neighbourhood House

Mask-making drive a success as Morwell Neighbourhood House volunteers take up cause

31 July 2020, ABC News, featuring Morwell Neighbourhood House

Watch: Closing the digital literacy gap in Kyneton

20 July 2020, Nine News, featuring Kyneton Community House

Watch: Rise of the community outreach supercentre: the complex and evolving role of neighbourhood houses

21 June 2020, ABC Gippsland, featuring Morwell Neighbourhood House

Community house still in action

14 July 2020, The North Central Review, featuring Mernda Community House

Watch: Castlemaine meal deliveries support the vulnerable

13 July 2020, WIN News, featuring Castlemaine Community House

Program helps ensure no one is left behind in digital world

8 June 2020, The Courier, featuring Ballarat North Neighbourhood House

'Really struggling': Covid-19 puts Australian charities at risk just when they are needed most

24 May 2020, The Guardian, featuring Wyndham Park Community Centre

Houses checking on their neighbours

19 May 2020, The North Central Review, featuring Wallan Neighbourhood House and Pyalong Neighbourhood House

Recognising Neighbourhood House Week with an online cuppa

15 May 2020, City of Greater Geelong, featuring Grovedale Neighbourhood House

Watch: Kororoit's food pantry delivery service

13 May 2020, Foodbank Victoria, featuring Kororoit Creek Neighbourhood House

Virtual afternoon tea set to bring community together

11 May 2020, City of Wondonga, featuring Felltimber Community Centre

A fitting theme for Neighbourhood House Week

11 May 2020, Latrobe Valley Express, featuring Morwell Neighbourhood House

Watch: Glen Park's food material aid program

8 May 2020, Foodbank Victoria, featuring Glen Park Community Centre

Uber’s drive to help hungry Australians

7 May 2020, Leader, featuring Reservoir Neighbourhood House

Watch: Eaglehawk's food relief during COVID-19

6 May 2020, WIN News, featuring Eaglehawk Community House

Loneliness in the time of COVID

5 May 2020, VCOSS, featuring Buchan Neighbourhood House, Leongatha Community House, Morwell Neighbourhood House, Thomastown Neighbourhood House and Old Courthouse Community Centre

Community house helps people in crisis

30 April 2020, The Carisbrook Mercury, featuring Maryborough Community House

Watch: Neighbourhood houses expand services during COVID-19

29 April 2020, WIN News Gippsland, featuring Morwell Neighbourhood House and Port Phillip Community and Learning Centre

Neighbourhood houses adapt

14 April 2020, The North Central Review, featuring Romsey Neighbourhood House and Lancefield Neighbourhood House

Watch: Kerang light up the streets for hope

11 April 2020, Nine News, featuring Kernang and District Community Centre

Clunes Neighbourhood House connecting with community while gathering stories for a new project

5 April 2020, The Courier, featuring Clunes Neighbourhood House

Coronavirus in Ballarat: Hospitality helps Neighbourhood Centre to feed those in need

10 April 2020, The Courier, Ballarat Neighbourhood Centre

Bushfire-affected Neighbourhood Houses given a boost

26 March 2020, Lakes Post, featuring Lakes Entrance Neighbourhood House

Watch: Kyneton addresses childcare skills shortage

17 February 2020, Nine News, featuring Kyneton Community House

Watch: Banyule Peer Action Group

21 January 2020, VALID, featuring Watsonia Neighbourhood House

Buchan Caves authority promises to do 'everything it can' to reopen for tourists and help town to heal

18 January 2020, ABC News, featuring Buchan Neighbourhood House

Docklands pop-up neighbourhood house: Gateway to community services

4 December 2019, Docklands News, featuring North and West Melbourne Neighbourhood House

Watch: Event management course enhances confidence for learners

2 September 2019, Nine News, featuring Paynesville Neighbourhood House

Watch: Our Kitchen social enterprise

27 August 2019, Nine News, featuring Ballarat Neighbourhood Centre

Watch: Rochester food share program increases in demand

6 May 2019, Nine News, featuring Rochester Community Centre