Mirripoa comes from the Wadawurrung language (the traditional owners of the land that the school is built on) and means sunny plains. It is a state of the art learning facility that opened in 2020 with 116 students. The school buildings were designed using the latest research on effective learning environments. The design supports personalisation, active investigation and inquiry, collaboration and student agency.

Founded in 1974, Medimime Productions is an amateur theatre group with a difference. Located in Geelong, Medimime was initially formed by a small group of medical professionals from the local hospital to raise money for much needed hospital equipment. The first pantomime staged raised just over $2,000 which purchased a Respirator for the Intensive Therapy Unit.

HeartKids is the only national not-for-profit organisation solely focused on supporting and advocating for all people impacted by childhood heart disease, one of the largest causes of infant death in Australia.

Their purpose is to make a real and lasting impact for the Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) community, seeking to give every child, teenager, and adult in Australia with congenital or childhood acquired heart disease a fighting chance to live a long, healthy, and fulfilling life.

Grovedale College offer a strong academic environment providing opportunities for all students to excel and achieve their personal best. At the forefront of eLearning and curriculum development Grovedale College offers a rigorous and challenging curriculum based on achieving optimum results for all students.

Grovedale College’s Breakfast Program commenced in Term 3 2020 and is now a permanent fixture in the College’s Wellbeing program. The program runs twice per week, on Tuesdays and Fridays and regularly serves over 400 students each week.

The Freshwater Creek Fire Brigade is the local CFA brigade in the Freshwater Creek and surrounding area, this includes part of our primary response area of Mount Duneed and Waurn Ponds. They also support neighbouring brigades that cover the communities of Armstrong Creek, Grovedale, Charlemont and Torquay. The Freshwater Creek Fire brigade is 100% volunteer members.

In it’s 36th year of operation, Grovedale Toy Library currently serves 43 member families, with children aged from newborns to 8 years, providing them with low-cost access to over 1000 age and developmentally appropriate toys to promote healthy child growth through play.

Friends of Waurn Ponds Creek is a volunteer group of 18 regular members who meet on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month.  On special occasions such as National Tree Day,  there can be up to 80 community members assisting .

They also conduct planting with school children ranging from Prep to Year 11 over the year.  At times can also have 30 – 40 community members assisting, and are very supportive of secondary school children achieving their community volunteer hours.

Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) is a community based, crime prevention organisation that aims to reduce localised crime by promoting and coordinating multifaceted approaches to prevention.

NHW Armstrong Creek and Surrounds is open to all residents and businesses in the 3217 postcode.

Project Gen Z is a B-Corporation social enterprise and exist to inspire, educate & prepare kids for the future. Made up of over 200 Australian Entrepreneurs & Changemakers who are passionate about giving kids the opportunity to dream big and achieve their goals.  Running school workshops, school holiday bootcamps and social impact workshops for disadvantaged youths.

The education is based on the skills needed for the future of work, soft skills such as enterprise skills, leadership, problem solving & adaptability, decision making, financial literacy and more.

Geelong Dance Movement provide dance classes for children aged 2-16 years in the community. Offering classes in many different dance styles and areas of the performing arts. Also free classes to children in foster care or who are vulnerable within our community- these children often miss out on opportunities.

The Mt Duneed Men’s Shed is community group which gather together weekly to help improve Men’s mental health. Members enjoy woodworking, learning new skills and socially interacting with one another  to have a positive benefit on both physical and mental health.

The Greater Geelong Nepalese Community was established to serve multicultural communities living in the Greater Geelong area and other areas of the Barwon Southwest Region with a motto of “UNITY IN DIVERSITY’.

Lions Clubs of Geelong and South Barwon are part of community life, in the cities and in the country. They are easily identified by their distinctive Logo, the trademark of our International Association, and the ‘We Serve’; motto.

Lions Australia is part of an international association, filled with people who are joined by the common desire to make their communities better, by using their creativity, enthusiasm and energy.

The Geelong Malayalee Association is a  Malayalee based Community (southern state of India called Kerala) which was formed in December 2019 to uphold the values, cultures and traditions of their culture by incorporating Australian interests.

West Coast Calisthenics Club is a family orientated club, supporting our members and families in a caring and supportive environment.

Aiming to ensure that members come first and that their enjoyment in the sport is a primary focus.  They pride themselves on team and individual achievements and continue to strive for a high skill development across all aspects of competitions.

The Geelong Girls Cricket League is heading into its 6th season this summer and offers games of cricket for junior girls aged 8 to 18 throughout  Geelong, The Bellarine and Surf Coast.

Local clubs involved currently include the Grovedale Cricket Club and the Torquay Cricket Club.

Armstrong Creek Boomerang Bags is a not for profit community group which started making fabric bags in May 2019.

The Boomerang Bags global grassroots movement began on the Gold Coast in 2014. They are passionate about fostering sustainable behaviour by constructing our eco-friendly fabric bags.

Using donated fabric, remnants and commercial offcuts to make reusable cloth bags.