Events and Activities
Get in touch for up to date information, or to volunteer. You can email us and follow the DBV Facebook page. Events are at Ross House, 247 Flinders Lane Melbourne. The DBV office is on level 3.
Wednesdays:
- First Wednesday each month (12-4pm): DBV committee meeting (committee members only)
- Second Wednesday each month (11-3pm): Craft group – deafblind arts and crafts, skill sharing and outings
- Third Wednesday each month (12-4pm): Deafblind Café, a DBV monthly deafblind social group with guest presenters.
- No Wednesday activities in Dec and Jan
Thursdays:
- Every Thursday 10am to 4pm: DBV Connect, a Deafblind drop-in program with accessible technology and skill-sharing. Come and try new devices, get support and information, share skills and social connection. Closed 15 Dec to 15 Jan.
Irregular activities:
- Deafblind recreation program, mail dbvalexs@gmail.com for more information
- DBV newsletters
- DeafBlind World workshops
- Special events
2023 calendar:
DBV Connect
- Every Thursday 10am to 4pm
Deafblind Café (Ross House level 4)
- 15th Feb – Deafblind experience in USA (guest speaker Jael Espinal)
- 15th Mar – Deafblind tips – share useful ideas about living with deafblindness
- 19th Apr – Deafblind experience in Norway (Guest speaker Eli Raanes)
- 17th May – 12:30pm DBV SGM; 1:00pm Public Transport accessibility reforms
- 21st Jun – Mental health workshop (with Deaf Victoria)
- 19th Jul – Advocacy (with Deaf Victoria)
- 16th Aug – TBC
- 20th Sep – Deafblind technology
- 18th Oct – TBC
- 15th Nov – AGM and Christmas party
Craft Group
- 8th Feb 11am: Craft group visit Joe Monteleone’s exhibition at Fed Square
- 8th Mar 11am: Ross House crafts (air-dry clay ornaments for DBAW)
- 12th Apr 11am: Ross House crafts (ornaments for DBAW)
- 10th May 11am: Ross House crafts (ornaments for DBAW)
- 14th Jun
- 12th Jul
- 9th Aug
- 13th Sep
- 11th Oct
- 8th Nov
Recreation Program
- Thu 19 Jan – St Kilda beach optional swim/chat/lunch
- Thu 23 Feb – Royal Botanical Gardens
- Thu 23 Mar – Matthew Flinders hotel – social lunch (Note: previously was Melbourne Zoo, now changed)
- Thu 27 Apr – Collingwood farm
- Thu 25 May – Melbourne Museum
- Thu 22 Jun – Day on the bay
- Thu 27 Jul – National Gallery
- Thu 24 Aug – Brunswick Baths
- Thu 28 Sep – Cranbourne Botanical Gardens
- Thu 26 Oct – TBC
- Thu 23 Nov – Jells Park
- Thu 21 Dec – Xmas event
Deafblind World workshops and Deafblind awareness presentations
- 22 Feb – Department of Treasury and Finance, market housing team (Deafblind housing)
- 2 Mar – Lendlease (Deafblind access in built environment & construction)
- 28 Mar – Greater Western Water
- 1 Apr – Volunteer training (guiding, deafblind communication, volunteering at DBV)
- 12 & 18 April – Commguide training with Able Australia
- 22 Apr – Auslan community
- 4 May – Melbourne Polytechnic Auslan students
- 27 May – Melbourne Polytechnic Auslan students
- 3 June – Deaf club
- 8 June – Expression Australia staff training
- 1 July – Auslan community
- more workshops TBC
Special events
- 28 June – Deafblind Awareness Week celebration (Ross House, 4th floor)
2022 Calendar:
DBV Connect
- Every Thursday 10am to 4pm
Deafblind Café
- 20 April – Forum about commguide shortage
- 18 May – Mental health workshop with relaxation activities
- 15 June – Deafblind Awareness Week celebration with SEDB (Indian Deafblind group)
- 20 July – Public Transport reforms & Christmas in July
- 17 Aug – Improving hospital access with Rusty Benson (Alfred hospital SPEAK project)
- 21 Sep – Charles Bonet Syndrome (Scot Muirden) and footy outfit/hat competition
- 19 Oct – Relationships, gender and the Rainbow project (Sherrie Beaver) with Michelle Stevens
- 30 Nov – AGM and end-of-year party at Richmond Rowing Club
Craft Group
- 9 March – Visit Southbank and National Gallery of Victoria
- 13 April – Ross House. Card making with Debra
- 11 May – Visit Art Vo (Docklands)
- 8 June – Visit Toorak Village sculpture park
- 13 July – Ross House. Peer craft skill sharing
- 10 Aug – Ross House. Crafts and tactile games
- 14 Sep – *Rec program joint event – CERES
- 12 Oct – Ross House
- 9 Nov – Visit Southbank and NGV (*rec program joint event)
Recreation Program
- 18 Feb – Time Out at Fed Square, 12pm-3pm
- 26 March – Luna Park
- 29 April – MCG tour
- 28 May – Royal Hotel FTG (farewell for Sarah Fitzgerald)
- 27 July – Ten pin bowling at Melbourne Central
- 26 Aug – Matthew Flinders Hotel, Chadstone (12pm for lunch)
- 14 Sep – CERES, 11am (*joint event with DBV craft group)
- 9 Nov – *Craft group joint event (Southbank and NGV)
- 14 Dec – Christmas lunch at Duke of Wellington hotel and visit Myer xmas window display
Special events
- 23 June – Covid safety workshop
- 30 June & 1 July – National Deafblind Conference, Melbourne Hub
Deafblind World workshops and Deafblind awareness presentations
- 7 April – Victoria University early childhood education students
- 27 April – Auslan students at Melbourne Polytechnic (TAFE)
- 5 May – Heritage College Knox (secondary school)
- 25 May – LendLease (construction company)
- 1 July – National Deafblind Conference presentation
- 6 Aug – ASLIA Vic/Tas interpreter training
- 25 Aug – City of Melbourne and Travellers Aid
- 30 Aug – Able Australia commguide training
- 28 Sep – City of Melbourne and Travellers Aid
- 15 Oct – “Train the trainer” for deafblind presenters
- 28 Oct – Melbourne Polytechnic (Auslan students – Cert IV and Diploma)
- 24 Nov – DDA 30-year anniversary commemoration
Deafblind Victoria 
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