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.
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 |