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
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!
Meet the Cottage Commitee & Staff
Working together to create thriving community
Deb Rohde
DMCC Chairperson
Jennifer McDonald
Secretary DMCC
Helen Reid
Treasurer DMCC
Luke Sayers
Cottage Commitee Member
Victor Goldstein
Cottage Commitee Member
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:
Complaints, Disputes and Grievances Policy July 2023
Discrimination, Bullying and Harrasssment Policy July 2023
Workplace Health _ Safety Policy July 2023