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Haven Market Address: 4378 Henty Highway, Haven 3401 The Haven Market is held on the first Saturday of the month and is run by the Haven Recreation Reserve and Haven Community Enterprise committees. Hundreds of people attend on the day and enjoy the relaxed atmosphere while listening to live band ‘Key Change’. There is an excellent range of stalls from homemade sauce, relish, cakes, jams and locally grown produce including honey, organic vegetables, arts, jewellery, craft and plants. There are always new stallholders joining in so please come along and support them. Or load up your trailer or ute with pre-loved items and make some money at the Market. Everyone loves the Egg & Bacon Muffins served for breakfast by the tennis club from 8am followed by the sausages and onions barbequed by the primary school from 10am. We encourage everyone to come along and support the Haven Market because all proceeds go towards improvements for the community. Haven Memorial Hall
Address: 4378 Henty Highway, Haven 3401 The Haven Hall is one of the busiest halls in the district and is available for hire. The recently installed split systems provide heating and cooling all year round and a new kitchen has been installed. There is an excellent outdoor paved area including BBQ facilities, a fantastic new playground for the children to play on and plenty of room for parking. The hall has a variety of permanent user-groups including the Tennis Club, Netballers, Line Dancing, Swingside band practice, Wimmera Women’s Circus training, Playgroup, Haven Market, Art & Craft Mondays, Indoor Carpet Bowlers and community meetings. Art & Craft Mondays Address: Haven Hall When: 1st & 4th Mondays Come along and enjoy a social afternoon of art and craft at the Haven Hall. Bring your friends and meet some very talented ladies working on a variety of projects like card making, knitting, crochet, bead work and sewing. On the first Monday of the month - bring your own items to work on. The fourth Monday of the month is demonstration day - check out the Mail Times 'Fridge Door' section for requirements. Afternoon tea supplied - all welcome. Haven Playgroup
Address: Haven Hall When: Tuesday mornings – school terms The Haven community are excited to welcome a Playgroup to Haven. Plenty of safe and fun activities for the children and parents to enjoy. An excellent variety of toys available from the Toy Library for the children to use and access to the new Haven playground. Excellent opportunity to meet new families. Everyone Welcome! Wimmera Women's Circus
Address: Haven Hall When: Tuesday evenings The Wimmera Women's Circus has been active and performing since 2005. We are a group of older women who enjoy fun and challenges. As one member comments, the group gives women the opportunity to:
The Women’s Circus is aimed at ‘over forties’, but currently includes members aged over sixty who say they see positive physical benefits from circus skills training and practice. The Circus Women have performed for Horsham Art Gallery events, and Nati Frinj and Art Is … Festivals. They have provided “light entertainment” for the AGM of a women’s organisation, a Carers’ Respite Christmas luncheon and a local staff social club function. Members have also facilitated Circus Skills sessions for Active After School and School Holiday programs. Some of the participants say:
There is still lots of room for improvement and new members! We are still learning how to put a performance together! But we support each other and enjoy giving things a go! Feel like joining us? Members meet Tuesdays at 5 pm to practise circus skills. We also have occasional weekend workshops with professional Circus Oz trainers. Line Dancing Address: Haven Hall When: Wednesday Evenings The Line Dancers meet on Wednesday evenings to practice their routines and have an enjoyable evening. The group encourage any new people to come along and join in for some fun and fitness. Swingside Band Practice
Address: Haven Hall When: Thursday evenings Enjoy the Horsham and District talent of Swingside whose style is based on the “Big Band” era. Swingside are musicians with varying working backgrounds who are very talented and enjoy playing at a variety of events. Expressions of interest to become a member of this very experienced band are welcome. Also available for function bookings. Key Change
Contact: Don Papst Key Change are a local band that play for various Horsham & District events, including the Haven Market and Haven 60/40 Dances. They are a very talented group of musicians who have supported the Haven community for a number of years at a variety of events, including the Black Saturday Anniversary / Haven Centenary Event. Indoor Carpet Bowls Address: Haven Hall, 4378 Henty Highway, Haven When: Friday evenings The Haven Indoor Carpet Bowlers have been running their Friday night competition since around 1958. They provide a social night of indoor carpet bowls and welcome new players and visitors. No experience necessary – assistance is provided on the night if needed. Haven Recreation Reserve Address: 4376 Henty Highway, Haven 3401 The Haven Recreation Reserve Committee of Management’s role is to manage the Haven Hall and Recreation Reserve areas. The Haven Recreation Reserve comprises 23 acres of land currently under development for the community. There are four concrete tennis courts, eight asphalt tennis courts, one netball court, a newly constructed activities field, a wetlands and our hub of the community the Haven Hall. The reserve is situated right beside the Haven Primary School. The committee’s goal is to build a sports oval and Community Centre. The Reserve was extensively damaged with the Black Saturday fire on February 7, 2009 and the committee have been working hard since then trying to recover. With assistance from donations, insurance and Fire Recovery funding a fantastic new playground has been constructed. There are also a number of new fire projects that are still to be planned out and completed. If people are interesting in coming on board with these exciting projects, we would be more than happy to welcome them into our committee. Activities at Haven Take a walk along one of the many walking tracks at Haven and enjoy the rural atmosphere, birds and wildlife along the way. Take the family or friends on a bike ride around the area and look at the beautiful new homes, the historic old homes, the Bungalally and McKenzie Creeks and the hundreds of majestic gum trees. Check out the new wetlands on the reserve or enjoy a BBQ with the family. The tennis courts are available to the community free of charge. Playground Address: 4376 Henty Highway, Haven On Saturday 7th February, 2009 the Remlaw Fire razed through Haven and destroyed the modest little playground we provided for the children at Haven. Since then there have been some generous donations to help build a new playground. With funds from the donations, council insurance and Fire Recovery funding the Haven Recreation Reserve committee have been able to purchase a brand new playground for the children. A very exciting project! A further project will be to provide some shade sails over the playground as well. We encourage families to come along and enjoy the new playground because it has been built for you all to enjoy. Accommodation / Haven Area Stronsay Bed & Breakfast is a perfect stopover halfway between Melbourne and Adelaide with its delightful gardens and majestic trees. Mallala Cottage – pet-friendly accommodation (some restrictions apply). Wimmera Lakes Caravan Park – is also available at 9161 Western Highway, Haven via Horsham. |
