List of external local links
Kevin Hadingham, from Eltham Rotary, has compiled a list of community organisations in Nillumbik and environs, together with website links. It covers around 700(!) local organisations. Click here to download a copy.
Thanks, Kevin, for compiling this material and then making it available to the community.
Some of the organisations of particular relevance to U3A members are listed below.
| Category | Sub-category | Name | Base suburb |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00. General | General | Nillumbik Council's page for the over 55s | . |
| 00. General | General | Nillumbik Council's Ageing Well in Nillumbik Action Plan for 2019-2022 | . |
| 00. General | General | Eltham Bookshop upcoming events | Eltham |
| 00. General | General | Hurstbridge Community Hub newsletter | Hurstbridge |
| 00. General | General | Living & Learning courses and workshops | . |
| 00. General | General | Montmorency Asylum Seekers Support Group newsletter | Montmorency |
| 00. General | General | Yarra Plenty Regional Library upcoming events | . |
| 01. Arts and culture | Art | Montsalvat | Eltham |
| 01. Arts and culture | Music | Eltham Concert Band | Eltham |
| 01. Arts and culture | Music | Eltham World Music Cafe | Eltham |
| 01. Arts and culture | Music | Hurstbridge Music Collective | Hurstbridge |
| 01. Arts and culture | Music | Eltham Orchestra | Briar Hill |
| 01. Arts and culture | Theatre & film | St Andrews Film Society | St Andrews |
| 02. Community groups | Community centres / neighbourhood houses | Allwood Neighbourhood House | Hurstbridge |
| 02. Community groups | Community centres / neighbourhood houses | Hurstbridge Community Hub | Hurstbridge |
| 02. Community groups | Community centres / neighbourhood houses | Living & Learning Diamond Creek | Diamond Creek |
| 02. Community groups | Community centres / neighbourhood houses | Living & Learning Eltham | Eltham |
| 02. Community groups | Community centres / neighbourhood houses | Living & Learning Panton Hill | Panton Hill |
| 02. Community groups | Community centres / neighbourhood houses | Living & Learning Nillumbik | . |
| 02. Community groups | Community centres / neighbourhood houses | Strathewen Hall | Strathewen |
| 02. Community groups | Community facebook groups | Diamond Creek 3089 | Diamond Creek |
| 02. Community groups | Community facebook groups | Diamond Creek Community Hub | Diamond Creek |
| 02. Community groups | Community facebook groups | Diamond Creek Community Voice | Diamond Creek |
| 02. Community groups | Community facebook groups | Diamond Creek News | Diamond Creek |
| 02. Community groups | Community facebook groups | Eltham Life 3095 | Eltham |
| 02. Community groups | Community facebook groups | Free Goods Hurstbridge | Hurstbridge |
| 02. Community groups | Community facebook groups | Help 3095 and Surrounds | . |
| 02. Community groups | Community facebook groups | Hurstbridge Community Voice | Hurstbridge |
| 02. Community groups | Community facebook groups | Hurstbridge Village Community Group | Hurstbridge |
| 02. Community groups | Community facebook groups | I Love Eltham | Eltham |
| 02. Community groups | Community facebook groups | Nillumbik & Banyule Community Info | . |
| 02. Community groups | Community facebook groups | Nillumbik, Banyule and Local Area Buy, Swap And Sell | . |
| 02. Community groups | Community facebook groups | The Research Community Voice | Research |
| 02. Community groups | Community transport volunteers | Link Community Transport | . |
| 02. Community groups | Community transport volunteers | St John Community Transport Service | . |
| 02. Community groups | Historical groups | Andrew Ross Museum | Kangaroo Ground |
| 02. Community groups | Historical groups | Eltham District Historical Society | Eltham |
| 02. Community groups | Historical groups | Friends of Kangaroo Ground War Memorial Park | Kangaroo Ground |
| 02. Community groups | Historical groups | Greensborough Historical Society | Greensborough |
| 02. Community groups | Historical groups | Nillumbik Historical Society | . |
| 02. Community groups | Historical groups | St Andrews/Queenstown Historical Society | St Andrews |
| 02. Community groups | Historical groups | Yarrambat Historical Society | Yarrambat |
| 02. Community groups | Indigenous support groups | Nillumbik Reconciliation Group | Eltham |
| 02. Community groups | Markets & festivals | Diamond Creek Rotary Spring Town Fair | Diamond Creek |
| 02. Community groups | Markets & festivals | Eltham Farmers' Market | Eltham |
| 02. Community groups | Markets & festivals | Eltham Jazz, Food & Wine Festival | Eltham |
| 02. Community groups | Markets & festivals | Eltham Rotary Festival | Eltham |
| 02. Community groups | Markets & festivals | Hurstbridge Market | Hurstbridge |
| 02. Community groups | Markets & festivals | Hurstbridge Wattle Festival | Hurstbridge |
| 02. Community groups | Markets & festivals | On the Hill Festival | Panton Hill |
| 02. Community groups | Markets & festivals | St Andrews Community Market | St Andrews |
| 08. Men's community groups | General | Diamond Creek Men's Shed | Diamond Creek |
| 09. Women's community groups | General | Eltham and Surrounds Women's Social Group | Eltham |
| 09. Women's community groups | General | Eltham Rural Group | Eltham |
| 10. Over 55s | Aged care | Aurrum Aged Care | Plenty |
| 10. Over 55s | Aged care | Banksia Palliative Care Service | Heidelberg |
| 10. Over 55s | Aged care | Carers Gateway | . |
| 10. Over 55s | Aged care | Eltham Villa | Eltham |
| 10. Over 55s | Aged care | Estia Health | Wattle Glen |
| 10. Over 55s | Aged care | Kerala Manor Aged Care | Diamond Creek |
| 10. Over 55s | Aged care | Kilara House | Diamond Creek |
| 10. Over 55s | Aged care | Kooringa Close Retirement Village | Eltham |
| 10. Over 55s | Aged care | Leith Park | St Helena |
| 10. Over 55s | Aged care | St Vincents Care Services | Eltham |
| 10. Over 55s | Probus clubs | Probus | . |
| 11. Recreation activities | Arts and crafts | Boomerang Bags Eltham | Eltham |
| 11. Recreation activities | Arts and crafts | Creativity for a Cause | Montmorency |
| 11. Recreation activities | Gardening | Garden of Plenty, Diamond Valley Library | Greensborough |
| 11. Recreation activities | Gardening | Hurstbridge Sow and Grow Garden Club | Hurstbridge |
| 11. Recreation activities | Gardening | Incredible Edible Eltham | Eltham |
| 11. Recreation activities | Gardening | Nillumbik Garden Club | Eltham |
| 11. Recreation activities | Gardening | North East Region Permaculture (NERP) | . |
| 11. Recreation activities | Gardening | Thrive Community Garden | Diamond Creek |
| 11. Recreation activities | Golf | Yarrambat Park Golf Course | Yarrambat |
| 11. Recreation activities | Model railways | Eltham Model Railway Club | Eltham |
| 11. Recreation activities | Photography | Diamond Valley Photographic Society | Greensborough |
| 11. Recreation activities | Singing | Chocolate Lilies Choir | Hurstbridge |
| 11. Recreation activities | Singing | Diamond Valley Singers | Diamond Creek |
| 11. Recreation activities | Singing | Karaoke Choir of Diamond Creek | Diamond Creek |
| 11. Recreation activities | Singing | Open Door Singers | Eltham |
| 13. Environment and wildlife | Environmental education | Edendale Community Environment Farm | Eltham |
| 13. Environment and wildlife | Native plants | Australian Plants Society Yarra Yarra | Eltham |
| 13. Environment and wildlife | Native plants | Stringybark Community Nursery | St Andrews |
| 01. Arts and culture | Theatre & film | Eltham Little Theatre | Eltham |
| 02. Community groups | Community centres / neighbourhood houses | Greenhills Neighbourhood House | Greensborough |
| 02. Community groups | Community centres / neighbourhood houses | Kinglake Ranges Neighbourhood House | Kinglake |
| 02. Community groups | Community centres / neighbourhood houses | St Andrews Community Centre (Wadambuk) | St Andrews |
| 02. Community groups | Service clubs | Diamond Valley Lions Club | Diamond Creek |
| 02. Community groups | Service clubs | Diamond Creek Rotary | Diamond Creek |
| 02. Community groups | Service clubs | Eltham Lions Club | Eltham |
| 02. Community groups | Service clubs | Eltham Rotary | Eltham |
| 02. Community groups | Service clubs | Nillumbik Lions Club | . |
| 08. Men's community groups | General | Diamond Valley Prostate Cancer Support | Eltham |
| 08. Men's community groups | General | Eltham Men's Shed | Eltham |
| 08. Men's community groups | General | Hurstbridge Men's Shed | Hurstbridge |
| 08. Men's community groups | General | Menz Den Collective | Wattle Glen |
| 08. Men's community groups | General | OMNI Diamond Creek | Diamond Creek |
| 08. Men's community groups | General | OMNI Eltham | Eltham |
| 08. Men's community groups | General | OMNI Greensborough | Greensborough |
| 08. Men's community groups | General | OMNI Hurstbridge | Hurstbridge |
| 08. Men's community groups | General | OMNI Panton Hill | Panton Hill |
| 08. Men's community groups | General | St Andrews Men's Shed | St Andrews |
| 09. Women's community groups | General | 4 C's Cancer Support Group (Chicks with Cancer Coffee & Chat) | . |
| 09. Women's community groups | General | Country Women's Association Diamond Valley Group | . |
| 09. Women's community groups | General | VIEW Club Banyule | Greensborough |
| 09. Women's community groups | General | VIEW Club Eltham | Greensborough |
| 09. Women's community groups | General | VIEW Club Greensborough | Lower Plenty |
| 11. Recreation activities | Cards | Eltham Bridge Club | Eltham |
| 11. Recreation activities | Model aircraft | Greensborough Model Aircraft Club (Yarrambat) | Greensborough |
| 11. Recreation activities | Model railways | Diamond Valley Railway | Eltham |
| 11. Recreation activities | Quilting | North of the Yarra Quilters Guild | Diamond Creek |
| 11. Recreation activities | Quilting | The Patchwork Gallery Quilt Group | Greensborough |
| 11. Recreation activities | Walking | Diamond Valley Bushwalking Club | Eltham |
| 11. Recreation activities | Walking | Eltham and Environs Walking Group | Eltham |
| 11. Recreation activities | Wines | Eltham and District Winemakers Guild | Eltham |
| 11. Recreation activities | Woodworking | Eltham and District Woodworkers | Eltham |
| 12. Sports clubs | Health & fitness | Diamond Creek Community Centre | Diamond Creek |
| 12. Sports clubs | Health & fitness | Diamond Valley Sports and Fitness Centre | Greensborough |
| 12. Sports clubs | Health & fitness | Eltham Leisure Centre | Eltham |
| 12. Sports clubs | Lawn bowls | Diamond Creek Bowling Club | Diamond Creek |
| 12. Sports clubs | Lawn bowls | Eltham Bowling Club | Eltham |
| 12. Sports clubs | Lawn bowls | Hurstbridge Bowling Club | Hurstbridge |
| 12. Sports clubs | Lawn bowls | Montmorency Bowling Club | Montmorency |