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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.

Come along to 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
  • 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. 

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 Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative logo

AGE GROUP: | Youth | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Health & Wellbeing |

TAGS: | recommended |

Corio Library

Phone: (03) 4201 0658

Hours

Corio Library

Mon, Mar 24 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Tue, Mar 25 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Wed, Mar 26 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Thu, Mar 27 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Mar 28 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sat, Mar 29 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Mar 30 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, Mar 25, 10:30am - 11:15am
Children's Area
Help your child discover the magic of stories and develop a lifelong love of reading.

Tue, Mar 25, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Makerspace
Want to try your hand at embroidery? Come and learn embroidery basics and create your own stitched masterpiece.

Tue, Mar 25, 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! 4 week program. Please cancel your booking if you are unable to attend. Ages 8+
Registration is now closed

Wed, Mar 26, 11:30am - 11:50am
Children's Area
Join us for a fun-filled interactive session of songs and rhymes for babies and carers.

Thu, Mar 27, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Area
Dance, sing and read along with your child at our action-packed Toddler Time program.

Thu, Mar 27, 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, Apr 01, 10:30am - 11:15am
Children's Area
Help your child discover the magic of stories and develop a lifelong love of reading.

Tue, Apr 01, 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! 4 week program. Please cancel your booking if you are unable to attend. Ages 8+
Registration is now closed

Wed, Apr 02, 11:30am - 11:50am
Children's Area
Join us for a fun-filled interactive session of songs and rhymes for babies and carers.

Thu, Apr 03, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Area
Dance, sing and read along with your child at our action-packed Toddler Time program.

Thu, Apr 03, 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, Apr 07, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Area
A fun-filled Storytime where little ones and their grown-ups come together. Enjoy stories, songs, and crafts all... more
A fun-filled Storytime where little ones and their grown-ups come together. Enjoy stories, songs, and crafts all about dinosaurs. Bring your snacks and expect a "roar-some" time! Ages: Preschool

Tue, Apr 08, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Area
Unleash creativity and foster friendships in our vibrant community art program designed for kids. Let's celebrate... more
Unleash creativity and foster friendships in our vibrant community art program designed for kids. Let's celebrate the joy of art together. Ages 5+

Thu, Apr 10, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us for some family movie fun. BYO popcorn! Ages 5+

Thu, Apr 10, 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, Apr 11, 10:30am - 11:30am
Makerspace
Learn how to make folds, joins and tabs to connect shapes together then construct your own cardboard creation. Ages 8+

Mon, Apr 14, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Makerspace
Create and engineer your dreams using Lego Brickit ©. Join us for an experience where creativity meets... more
Create and engineer your dreams using Lego Brickit ©. Join us for an experience where creativity meets architecture. Young builders and grown-ups team up together and bring your imagination! Ages 8+

Tue, Apr 15, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Area
We go together like peanut butter and bread! Or peanut butter and...celery...? Join our scavenger hunt all about the... more
We go together like peanut butter and bread! Or peanut butter and...celery...? Join our scavenger hunt all about the foods we enjoy together. Ages 5+

Thu, Apr 17, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Area
Come and play games, listen to stories, sing songs and have fun at this holiday program where doing things together... more
Come and play games, listen to stories, sing songs and have fun at this holiday program where doing things together makes it better! Ages: Preschool

Thu, Apr 17, 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.

Thu, Apr 17, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Makerspace
Ever been annoyed by not having pockets? Rage no more. BYO pocketless garment and grownup and learn how to add... more
Ever been annoyed by not having pockets? Rage no more. BYO pocketless garment and grownup and learn how to add pockets where they are desperately needed. Sewing materials supplied. Ages 8+

Tue, Apr 22, 10:30am - 11:15am
Children's Area
Help your child discover the magic of stories and develop a lifelong love of reading.

Wed, Apr 23, 10:35am - 11:50am
Children's Area
Join us for a fun-filled interactive session of songs and rhymes for babies and carers.

Wed, Apr 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Makerspace
Come along and get crafty! All skill levels welcome.