Events

Community Development and Events —

Events coming soon to Dunedin

Neighbours Day Aotearoa Dunedin Workshop

Date: Tuesday 12 November

Time: 1.00 pm - 2.30 pm

Venue: New Zealand Red Cross, Training Room 1, 31 York Place

For more information about Neighbours Day Aotearoa please click on the link here. To register attendance at the workshop please click on the link here.

Rape Crisis Dunedin Re-Brand

Date: Tuesday 12 November

Time: 7.00 pm - 9.00 pm

Venue: Petridish Dunedin, 8 Stafford Street

You and members of your organisation are invited to attend Rape Crisis Dunedin's re-branding event at Petridish (8 Stafford Street, Dunedin) on Tuesday the 12th of November 2019 from 7pm to 9pm. This is a significant moment in Rape Crisis Dunedin's story, an organisation which has existed locally for over 35 years.

Food will be provided and we will be selling raffle tickets for you to have a chance to win amazing prizes donated to us by local businesses!

Please email support@rapecrisisdunedin.org.nz to RSVP.

CARE (Collaboration for Ageing Research Excellence) Seminar

Title: What conditions might enhance the retention and engagement of older workers? Findings from an NZ study.

Speaker: A/P Bevan Catley, School Of Management, Massey University (Albany campus)

Date: Tuesday 12th November

Time: 12 noon-1.00 pm

Venue: LG04, Otago Business School

Zoom Link: https://otago.zoom.us/j/538536893

And second, we are having a movie and panel discussion on 8 December around the theme of:

“The Silver Economy: Older Workers in Aotearoa New Zealand”.

Creekfest 2019

Date: Sunday 17 November

Time: 12 noon - 4.00 pm

Venue: Chingford Park, North Road

If you would like to join the Creekfest Crew as a volunteer please click here or you can contact The Valley Project on 473 8614 or email charlotte@northeastvalley.org.

For more information please click here or please see the flyers at the end of this section.

The Scottish role in developing the Ceylon Tea Enterprise

Professor Angela McCarthy charts the role of Scots in the development of Ceylon tea, especially the influence of James Taylor, renowned in Sri Lanka today as ‘the father of the Ceylon tea enterprise’. What factors gave Scots an edge in the plantation economy of Ceylon, and what is the legacy of that influence today?

Date: Sunday 17 November

Time: 2.00 pm

Venue: Toitū Otago Settlers Museum

Please see flyer at the end of the section.

Taieri Community Garden

Every Wednesday 12.30 pm - 2.30 pm join the Saddle Hill Foundation Trust with planting the new community garden. There will also be a working bee in November.

For more information please see the flyer at the end of this section.

Otago Museum - highlights this week

See what's happening at Otago Museum this week.

Toitū Otago Settlers Museum - highlights this week

Find out what's happening at Toitū this week.

Dunedin Public Art Gallery - highlights this week

Discover what's happening at Dunedin Public Art Gallery this week.

Dunedin Public Libraries - highlights this week

Catch up with what's happening at Dunedin Public Libraries.

Southern Heritage Trust

Find out what is happen with Southern Heritage Trust this week.