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Housing Information Fair

2025-03-31 10:00:00 2025-03-31 13:00:00 Australia/Melbourne Housing Information Fair Join us at Corio Library to find out about the services available to support your housing needs. Corio Library - Meeting Room

Monday, March 31
10:00am - 1:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-03-31 10:00:00 2025-03-31 13:00:00 Australia/Melbourne Housing Information Fair Join us at Corio Library to find out about the services available to support your housing needs. Corio Library - Meeting Room

Corio Library

Meeting Room

Join us at Corio Library to find out about the services available to support your housing needs.

Join us at Corio Library to find out about existing housing services; services you may not have considered, or alternative services that can help you expand your housing opportunities.

This is your chance to connect with organisations providing housing support for people from all sections of the community, including youth, those aged 50+, first nations, people living in public housing and those experiencing homelessness. They include:

  • Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care
  • Barwon Community Legal Service
  • genU Outreach
  • Housing for the Aged Action Group
  • Meli
  • Neami National Towards Home+ Geelong
  • Tenants Victoria
  • Victorian Public Tenants Association
  • Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative

They will be available to chat to you about what they do, how they can help you, and to discuss your particular needs.

In addition, there will be presentations from:

The Housing Information Fair is open to anyone looking for more information about their housing options, and gives you the chance to connect with services working in your area. 

Proudly supported by our event partners

Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care Logo    Barwon Community Legal Service logo 

genU Logo Housing for the Aged Action Group logo      
Meli logo Neami National logo   
Tenants Victoria logo Victorian Public Tenants Association logo
Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative logo

AGE GROUP: | Youth | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Job & Lifeskills | Health & Wellbeing |

TAGS: | recommended |

Corio Library

Phone: (03) 4201 0658

Hours

Corio Library

Mon, Jul 28 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Tue, Jul 29 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Wed, Jul 30 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Thu, Jul 31 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Aug 01 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sat, Aug 02 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Aug 03 2:00PM to 5:00PM

Tel: (03) 4201 0658

About the Library

This busy and vibrant branch serves Geelong’s northern suburbs. Highlights of this branch include zoned areas for study, reading and children’s activities, bilingual picture books, LOTE (Languages other than English) magazines, a learning English collection, World DVDs and a parenting collection. The library has a large meeting room for community hire, a range of accessibility features and a dedicated makerspace enabling discovery and creativity. Regular Baby, Toddler, Inclusive and Preschool Story Time sessions are held here, as well as events and programs for adults taking place throughout the year. 

Upcoming events

Tue, Aug 05, 10:30am - 11:15am
Children's Area
Help your child discover the magic of stories and develop a lifelong love of reading.

Tue, Aug 05, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Makerspace
Build and construct Lego® WeDo 2.0 models which can be programmed and brought to life with simple, drag-and-drop... more
Build and construct Lego® WeDo 2.0 models which can be programmed and brought to life with simple, drag-and-drop software. Please be sure to cancel your booking if you are unable to attend. Ages 5-12.
This event is full

Wed, Aug 06, 11:30am - 11:55am
Children's Area
Join us for a fun-filled interactive session of songs and rhymes for babies and carers.

Thu, Aug 07, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Area
Dance, sing and read along with your child at our action-packed Toddler Time program.

Thu, Aug 07, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Drop in for a relaxing yarn with friends. Bring your own project or use our supplies to get started. All skill... more
Drop in for a relaxing yarn with friends. Bring your own project or use our supplies to get started. All skill levels are welcome.

Mon, Aug 11, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Makerspace
Discover what Cricut is and how it works.

Tue, Aug 12, 10:30am - 11:15am
Children's Area
Help your child discover the magic of stories and develop a lifelong love of reading.

Tue, Aug 12, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Want to try your hand at embroidery? Come and learn embroidery basics and create your own stitched masterpiece.

Tue, Aug 12, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Makerspace
Build and construct Lego® WeDo 2.0 models which can be programmed and brought to life with simple, drag-and-drop... more
Build and construct Lego® WeDo 2.0 models which can be programmed and brought to life with simple, drag-and-drop software. Please be sure to cancel your booking if you are unable to attend. Ages 5-12.
This event is full

Wed, Aug 13, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room
Discover what 3D printing is and how it works.

Wed, Aug 13, 11:30am - 11:55am
Children's Area
Join us for a fun-filled interactive session of songs and rhymes for babies and carers.

Thu, Aug 14, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Area
Dance, sing and read along with your child at our action-packed Toddler Time program.

Thu, Aug 14, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Drop in for a relaxing yarn with friends. Bring your own project or use our supplies to get started. All skill... more
Drop in for a relaxing yarn with friends. Bring your own project or use our supplies to get started. All skill levels are welcome.

Tue, Aug 19, 10:30am - 11:15am
Children's Area
Help your child discover the magic of stories and develop a lifelong love of reading.

Tue, Aug 19, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Makerspace
De-stress your day with some mindful colouring, watercolour art or drawing while enjoying a chat and the company of... more
De-stress your day with some mindful colouring, watercolour art or drawing while enjoying a chat and the company of other people.

Tue, Aug 19, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Makerspace
Build and construct Lego® WeDo 2.0 models which can be programmed and brought to life with simple, drag-and-drop... more
Build and construct Lego® WeDo 2.0 models which can be programmed and brought to life with simple, drag-and-drop software. Please be sure to cancel your booking if you are unable to attend. Ages 5-12.
This event is full

Wed, Aug 20, 11:30am - 11:55am
Children's Area
Join us for a fun-filled interactive session of songs and rhymes for babies and carers.

Thu, Aug 21, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Area
Dance, sing and read along with your child at our action-packed Toddler Time program.

Thu, Aug 21, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Drop in for a relaxing yarn with friends. Bring your own project or use our supplies to get started. All skill... more
Drop in for a relaxing yarn with friends. Bring your own project or use our supplies to get started. All skill levels are welcome.

Sat, Aug 23, 12:00pm - 12:20pm
Join us to celebrate Children's Book Week with a performance of original songs inspired by books! Written and... more
Join us to celebrate Children's Book Week with a performance of original songs inspired by books! Written and composed by Juliana Kay in collaboration with choristers from Ensemble NORTH.

Tue, Aug 26, 10:30am - 11:15am
Children's Area
Help your child discover the magic of stories and develop a lifelong love of reading.

Tue, Aug 26, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Want to try your hand at embroidery? Come and learn embroidery basics and create your own stitched masterpiece.

Tue, Aug 26, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room
Always wanted to learn how to sew on a sewing machine? Then come and take a beginner's class at Corio Library.

Tue, Aug 26, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Makerspace
Build and construct Lego® Spike models, the innovative robotics and coding platform that brings STEM learning to... more
Build and construct Lego® Spike models, the innovative robotics and coding platform that brings STEM learning to life! Recommended age 8-12.

Wed, Aug 27, 11:30am - 11:55am
Children's Area
Join us for a fun-filled interactive session of songs and rhymes for babies and carers.

Thu, Aug 28, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Area
Dance, sing and read along with your child at our action-packed Toddler Time program.

Thu, Aug 28, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Drop in for a relaxing yarn with friends. Bring your own project or use our supplies to get started. All skill... more
Drop in for a relaxing yarn with friends. Bring your own project or use our supplies to get started. All skill levels are welcome.

Fri, Aug 29, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Makerspace
Come along to Corio Library for a special 'Wear it Purple' Day crafternoon session!