The Old Church on the Hill

Bendigo, Victoria

A welcoming community hub

The Old Church on the Hill is a vibrant, volunteer-run community hub that supports people to come together, connect, learn, cook, garden, dance and much more! We actively support inclusion of newly arrived community members and cross-cultural connections. We are supported and auspiced by not-for-profit Neighbourhood Collective Australia.

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Collective Kitchen

5.30-6.30pm
This week’s meal: Karen Green Chicken Curry served with Tea Leaf Salad and Rice. Meals can be purchased to take away or enjoyed in the community garden. Pre-order: hello@collective.org.au until 5pm Thursdays. $20 single serve or $70 family meal. Only until sold out!

Dignified Anger: Stories for a Perilous Now

Fri 22nd May 2026 7.00pm (doors open)
Dignified Anger: Stories for a Perilous Now is the premiere collaboration of renowned storyteller/musician Jan ‘Yarn’ Wositzky and actor/musician Penny Glass, performers who bring a wealth of personal and professional experience to this dramatic, uplifting and comical piece of storytelling theatre.
Tickets: $30

http://www.trybooking.com/DKHIQ

Skyscraper Stan and Oskar Herbig

Sat 9th May 2026 7 pm.

Skyscraper Stan and long time musical collaborator Oskar Herbig combine intricate lyrics, baritone vocals and whirling guitar lines in this journey through three studio albums and unreleased tracks. After a decade and a half of performing and recording together, the cousins are touring their unique duo show around Victoria. For the uninitiated, expect world class song writing, weaving guitars, tight harmony and plenty of laughs.

Tickets $20

https://events.humanitix.com/skyscraper-stan-and-oskar-herbig

PubSing

Fri 29th May 7-9.30pm
Over 90 minutes the Pubsing crew will teach the crowd a special three part arrangement of a popular song you’re guaranteed to know! Pro singers and those who think they can’t hold a tune equally welcome. Ticket info coming soon!

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