Charity of the Day | The Channon Craft Market

Rosebank Public School is a picturesque school nestled in the lush green hills that join Federal, Clunes, Corndale and Repentence Creek, drawing on more than 125 years of rich history delivering quality education to our community.

Our small school is held in the warm embrace of parents, friends and community groups - with spirited multi-age classes, personalised holistic learning and rigorous academic, cultural and outdoor programs that connect to students' real worlds.

We’re humbled to be the Channon Market’s Charity of the Day this Sunday. Any funds raised will gratefully assist us with school maintenance, teaching aides and learning materials. We’ll be serving up delicious Portuguese chicken burgers and more at the Community Shed, and greeting you at the gate.
Come and say hi!

The Tuntable Creek Hall has been serving the community and surrounds for over 70 years. The hall has recently upgraded its driveway for all weather access and replaced the tank and guttering and good rainfall has replenished the water supply. New boundary fencing and painting the exterior of the building is planned for the forthcoming year. Small community groups can access the hall for meetings free of charge with bookings arranged on 0448783069

Both volunteer organisations continue to operate through the ability to be able to have events like Charity of the day at the Channon Markets so your donation today is greatly appreciated.

See us at the gate or pop in for a BBQ and refreshments at the ‘Shed’.

Tuntable Creek Landcare Group is also involved with regeneration work, the establishment of Koala corridors and weed control with a particular focus on The Giant Devil’s Fig. Recently the group supported a grant applied for by an adjoining landowner for a Riparian Rainforest Regeneration Project in the stallholders carpark at Coronation Park, from the Department of Primary Industries to improve fish habitat. Three workdays in the last few months saw almost 800 trees planted with the added support from locals.

Both groups work together to support the community of Tuntable Creek and beyond.

Weddings, Parties, Tennis!

For over 100 years The Channon Public Hall has served as a focal point for the village social activities. Over the years, significant improvements have been made to the Hall with the assistance of Regional Partnerships programmes and Regional and Local Community Infrastructure Programme. Also thanks to you, the local community, for your kind contributions in donations and time spent assisting in these improvements. Last year we were honoured to take part in the Arts Northern Rivers’ If These Halls Could Talk project, a multi-arts project celebrating halls and the role they play in our communities.

Celebrated Australian visual artist Craig Walsh worked within the community to create a work inspired by the stories and people of The Channon Hall and its surrounds. The material gathered at the fabulous Show & Tell event at The Channon Hall last March helped him to shape his work “The Grain” which he presented at a hugely successful gathering in September 2016.

If these Halls could talk project is funded by Arts NSW Regional Partnership funding and Regional Arts NSW Regional Arts Fund. Ultimately we will receive archival material as a result of the project and we will hold further events at The Channon Hall to continue to celebrate our historic hall.

All monies collected at The Shed and at the Gates at The Channon Sunday Craft Market this Sunday will help in the constant maintenance requirements at The Channon Public Hall and will also help the survival of The Channon Tennis Club. Come and visit us at the Shed for fabulous cakes, hot BBQ with vegetarian and gluten free products available.

At Tuntable Creek Public School we provide our students with exceptional learning opportunities in a beautiful, natural environment in the lush rainforests of the NSW North Coast. Our students learn to live and work cooperatively and we base daily school life around the 3 R's - Respect, Responsibilities & Rights. We have high expectations of our students and provide them with quality teaching experiences with a focus on literacy, numeracy, creative arts and technology.

Our parents & citizens' association (P&C) brings the school community together. Parents, teachers and community members can help meet the needs of the school community and contribute to decisions about the school.

The P&C also raises funds that help finance improvements to our school and provide additional resources.

Modanville Public School is located between Lismore and The Channon and endeavours to provide all students with comprehensive, quality educational experiences in the academic social and physical domains. The school aims to create a positive and friendly teaching and learning environment promoting high expectations and positive values.

The school motto “big enough to excel, small enough to care” reflects this. Modanville School has dedicated and caring staff members who place an emphasis on literacy and numeracy Positive welfare and personal development programs are incorporated across all key learning areas. We have a strong parental and community support. Parents and community members are welcome in our school not only is visitors but is active participants in the quality educational programs we deliver.

Funds raised from The Channon Craft Markets will be used to purchase much needed resources for our school.

The Dunoon Mens Shed is a place for local men of all walks of life to come together every week in a social atmosphere that is supportive of men's health and wellbeing while giving them the opportunity to get their hands dirty with practical home or community.

Give generously at the gate and support their stall at the main shed to help them fund their work.

The Channon Craft Market is a non profit community group, celebrating 41 years of economic and social development in the region, supporting 100's of creators, artisans and producers to showcase their wares whilst growing the community, venue and management.

2017 saw the regions of the East Coast be exposed to 100's of ml of rain. These floods affected the grounds and financially impacted the markets viability. The community will join forces to raise additional funds to contribute with Lismore City Council to repair the grounds. Please give generously to the volunteers on the gates and in the kitchen. This work is imperative to continue the journey of the markets. 41 year strong!

The Dunoon rural Fire Brigade is one of 16 brigades that service the Lismore Rural Fire District. Being a neighbouring brigade to The Channon we often assist each other attending bushfires, village structural fires,
as well as motor vehicle accidents, flood rescue and storm damage clean up. We also assist farmers with controlled burn-offs during the year to reduce the risk of bushfires in the summer months.

Our brigade consists of volunteer men and women from the local community who are on call 24 hours a day to respond to any incident. All are certified to a state wide standard and are continually training to upgrade their skills.
Over the last few years several of our members have assisted other agencies fighting fires in Victoria and South Australia as well as attending many major fires across New South Wales, most recently the Sydney/Blue Mountains fires last October.We do all our own fundraising to purchase and maintain additional essential equipment to make our unit as proficient as possible. Any donation will be greatly appreciated.

This month we are supporting the community of Whian Whian, which is in the hills just up the road from The Channon. The Whian Whian P&C supports the local public School, and The Whian Whian Hall Trust maintians the local hall, which is a hub for events in this vibrant corner of the Northern Rivers.