About Deans Marsh Community Cottage

 

The Deans Marsh Community Cottage “The Cottage” is a thriving community centre.

Governed by a Commitee of Management, it employs a Coordinator, with funding provided by the Department of Family, Fairness & Housing, and is member of the Neighbourhood Houses Victoria.

The Cottage’s main aim is to provide Meaningful Connections in Welcoming Spaces. 

The Cottage is open at 10 Pennyroyral Valley Road, Deans Marsh

Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 
9.00am – 3.00pm 
Friday
10.00am – 3.00pm

Please drop in and find out more about our services, events, workshops & more!

 

Join the Cottage

We encourage you to join us in creating a community that is well connected, inclusive, has opportunities to learn and grow and comes together to achieve common goals.

Whether it is coming along to programs, activities & events, volunteering, being a Cottage Member or nominating for the Committee… we look forward to your involvement!

NOMINATE AS A COMMITEE MEMBER

2024-2025 COM-Nomination-Form

 

BECOME A COTTAGE MEMBER

Register as a Cottage Member Here

 

Register as a Volunteer 

Do you have a passion to be involved with your local community? New to the area or been here for generations, young or old – we would love to hear from you!

Our programs, activities and events are run by volunteer community teams with assistance from The Cottage.
This enables a broad range of skills and experiences to be developed and shared, building the capacity of our community.
And you can pick and choose how often, when and what type of volunteering you’d like to be involved in! 

Click Here to Register as a Volunteer Now!

Meet the Cottage Commitee & Staff

Working together to create thriving community

Deb Rohde

Deb Rohde

DMCC Chairperson

Jennifer McDonald

Jennifer McDonald

Secretary DMCC

Helen Reid

Helen Reid

Treasurer DMCC

Luke Sayers

Luke Sayers

Cottage Commitee Member

Victor Goldstein

Victor Goldstein

Cottage Commitee Member

Caroline Shelbourne

Caroline Shelbourne

Coordinator

Our Current Policies & Procedures

The Deans Marsh Community Cottage Commitee (DMCCC) meets on the first Wednesday of the month to provide governance & decision making regarding Cottage Activities.

The DMCCC, Staff and Volunteers are bound by the following Policies & Procedures:

Auspice Policy July 2023

Child Safe Policy July 2023

Complaints, Disputes and Grievances Policy July 2023

Discrimination, Bullying and Harrasssment Policy July 2023

Governance Policy July 2023

HR Policy Nov 2023

Volunteer Policy July 2023

Workplace Health _ Safety Policy July 2023

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