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Gather Round 2027

  • New at Recreate

  • Makers Wanted

  • Market News

  • Rural Health Initiatives

    • Farmers for Farmers

    • Fat Farmers

    • Upcoming First Aid Courses

  • Community Information

    • Lions Club - How to Help

    • Red Cross Redi-Plan

    • CFS - Battery Info

    • Wiggle and Wonder

    • Gawler Repair Cafe

    • 100th Anniversary of the Hall

  • Misc.

    • Vintage Music

New at Recreate

https://www.facebook.com/recreatecommunity

We've now got a small recycling station at the Environment Centre

You can bring in your empty blister packs, small household batteries, old phones & chargers, and CDs & DVDs (no cases please).

You'll find our Environment Centre in the recreate shop behind the Mount Pleasant library

We're open Wednesday to Saturday from 10am til 3pm

Makers Wanted

We’re planning a year of hands-on workshops at Recreate

We’re putting together The Makers Table — a series of workshops led by local crafters and artists, sharing skills with our community in a relaxed way, over cups of tea and conversation.

We’d love to hear from you:

What skills or workshops would you like to learn?

Are you (or someone you know) interested in trying your hand at sharing a skill?

You don’t need to be a “teacher” — we’ll take care of the admin and back-end. Think of it as sitting around a table and showing how you do it.

The workshops will focus on making with reclaimed materials — things saved from landfill — and make use of the abundance of things in the Share Shed like:

• Amish rug making

• Mosaicking

• Wire sculpture

• Basket weaving

• Mending, making, experimenting

•Junk Journaling

Market News

Rural Health Initiatives

Online Support - Farmers for Farmers

Fat Farmers

Call / Text: 0460 802 719 or Email: michael@fatfarmers.com.au

Upcoming First Aid Courses

Community Information

Want to help but not sure how?

Mount Pleasant Pharmacy is a drop off point for the Lions Club of Torrens Valley food and essential items drive. Please support this fantastic cause where possible. To kick things off, we have started filling the basket up!

Even though the Name says “Birdwood Pantry”, this group helps people in our town and the district. Often times we think about donating, but we’re not too sure what or where. There are two donation points in Mount Pleasant - the Post Office, Mt Pleasant Bakery and now the Mt Pleasant Pharmacy. Last year dozens of packages and Christmas hampers were given back to those who are most in need, and the situation hasn’t really eased. Donate of you can, but if your family is one that needs assistance, you are not alone, and you will be listened to. Phone Alison: 0419837439

Red Cross Redi Plan

C.F.S. Information - Think before you bin!

Did you know lithium-ion batteries can cause fires if thrown in household bins? Avoid disaster with these simple steps:

Contact your local council for approved battery recycling locations

Never dispose of batteries in industrial waste, household waste or regular recycling

Always take batteries to an approved drop-off location

Knowing the ABCDs isn't just smart—it's essential for your safety https://ow.ly/mY6s50WnrXP

Thank you William Pocock - MP CFS

Wiggle and Wonder

A weekly program involving songs, stories, movement and play. Connect with other families while the kids learn and have fun.

For birth - 5 years. FREE! Bookings essential. Please book one ticket per child (tickets not required for parents/ caregivers). Please note: This program will be cancelled on catastrophic fire danger days

From 10:00 am - 11:00 am on Wednesdays

Bookings: https://www.barossa.sa.gov.au/community-and-wellbeing/events/upcoming-events/wiggle-wonder

Gawler Repair Cafe

Repair Cafes provide a free meeting space where community members can work with skilled volunteers to repair items that would otherwise go to waste. Our volunteers can tackle mending (clothing, textiles, heavy duty materials such as canvas, denim and leather), small electrical items, vintage HiFi equipment, general repairs (mechanical/woodwork), jewellery, dolls, and simple bike repairs like punctures. Services are provided free of charge but customers can choose to make a small donation to support the service if they wish.

Most attendees get to see a repairer straight away but coffee, tea and cake are provided to keep you occupied if you do need to wait. Click on the link to understand how Repair Cafes work: https://www.gawlerenvironmentcentre.org.au/event-gawler-repair-cafe/

Our Hall is nearly 100!

On 20th November 2026, it will be 100 years since the laying of the foundation stone of the Mount Pleasant Soldiers’ Memorial Hall. The MP History Group are planning one or two events to mark the occasion, and we’d love some help. Please feel free to contact Paula at the History Room on Thursday afternoons, or email: pleasanthistory@gmail.com

Left below: TOTT entertained us all for the 90th Birthday celebrations in 2017, and right: The Foundation Stone.

Misc.

Vintage Music your bag?

(UPDATED 6 August) From time to time we receive information regarding events that are not quite in our district, but that others may find interesting. If you click on the picture above, you will find a link to a file that lists the when and where’s for several upcoming Music Fairs, up to May 26. Some dates to be confirmed, but if you search for them, you may find more info.