Bendoc Community House (BCH) is where anyone can come to have a yarn or to Fax or Phone any service for a small fee, access Government information, Shire Information and contacts, email services, printing and of course Adult Education.
This initiative is to provide a meeting place for the community near and far. To provide educational outings to relieve the pressure of normal of life and to encourage further education amongst the community.
The Office  has 2 x computers one with Internet access, and Satellite connection coming early next month will increase the speed of downloads by 10 fold increase the upload is slight. Downloads – To transfer a file over a modem from a computer to your desktop computer. Technically, transfer from a large computer to a smaller computer. Upload – to transfer a file over a modem from a desktop computer to a remote computer.
This will increase the value of programs being downloaded in a short time rather than over a long period.
Education for all is the main aim of a Community house, even just to brush up on any skill that may be neglected over the years.
The Bendoc Wheel goes out each month, and any contributions for the Wheel is always welcome as it is a community newsletter.
The Community House is under utillised because it is small and cramped at the moment, till the Rural Transaction Centre is up and running which will provide a larger area for all the community. The RTC will be used as an Internet Café  to provide a place for education online and provide an email service. Cooking classes can be held in the RTC and    provide a snack for anyone who drops in.
The RTC will  be a place to gain more than just  a meeting place.
It will be a community centre.
 
 

Jeff Allen from Essential Harvests, Beechworth Victoria will be holding a workshop in September for  “ The Distillation and Final Processing of      Essential Oils on a Small to Medium Scale” Operation.
This workshop will be of interest to all who are interested in valuing adding their property, with growing organic herbs and distillation of the oil for sale. Not only is the oil in demand, but also the water from the oil.
Jeff also buys herbs and oil from growers. Jeff, has done workshops at the Lavender House in Bombala with people coming to it as far a field as Bega and    Jindabyne.
Please register early to gain a place. The cost of the workshop will be approximately $30 each.
This is another example of bringing progress to Bendoc by providing education in fields that are not foreign to that which is already being done now.
More information as the time gets closer.

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