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Welcome to the CTC@Robertson
and Robertson SHED Inc. website


 

Robertson Community Technology Centre
is a multi-function centre managed by a not-for-profit community organisation (The Robertson Shed Inc.). Our aim is to create and maintain a welcoming hub for people who live, work and visit Robertson and the Southern Highlands. The centre provides facilities and enriching experiences in IT, arts, education, business and commerce, social and cultural fields.



amazing journeys workshop poster

Coming up:
Amazing
Musical
Journeys with
Andrew Ford

one-day work-
shop 21 June

More details

Register now
pdf form 204 KB


Mandolin
Orchestra
in Robertson

2 August


link to BookCrossing.com website
Bookcrossing
at CTC


a childs drawing depicting traffic in Robertson


Download
the Robertson
Transport Guide

(pdf 333 KB)


Find out about
Volunteering


Music nights
at the CTC


Seniors card welcome logo

 

@ccess

free access to
NSW Government information
!

 

Join Robbo
Walkers

- walks from the CTC
Saturdays at 12:30.
Robbo Walkers
is part of the
Heart Foundation's
Just Walk It! network.

 

 

Help us to keep the CTC open!

Since May 2004, CTC@Robertson has been enriching the lives of the Robertson community by providing services, facilities and experiences as well as a welcoming meeting place for everybody to enjoy. We are continuously looking for financial support in order to keep our doors open. Please get in touch if you think you can help in any way, however small.

 
 

What's on?

Cinema: Shortsited 2009 - details
Cinema: An afternoon with Monsieur Hulot - details

Arts program: Amazing Musical Journeys workshop
- see arts program subpage

Mandolin orchestra - tickets now available
Cinema 2009 program - see cinema subpage
Mobile phone recycling - see below
Music nights - now once a month
Join the choir! - see below
Office space for rent - more details
Find out about volunteering at the CTC

 

Short Sited Film Festival - 19 June
- featuring local winners!

Short Sited film festival comes to Robertson again and this time with local winners. Robertson brothers Richard and Andrew Jones won the horror section of the awards with their film The Crone. Richard co-directed the film with Sharon Lewis and Andrew was the Director of Photography. Richard and Andrew will answer questions at the end of the screening.

Two extra short films will also be shown: Cowboys and Indians directed by local filmmaker Phillip Hayes with the Jones brothers as cameramen in 2007, and a short film made at the Robertson CTC by Penny Osterhaus and local children. The claymation film Farmer Gumboot and the Grubs was made with funding from Regional Arts NSW. You’ll love the films!

CTC@Robertson, Friday 19 June at 7pm.
Bookings recommended for this event.
Tickets $10 (CTC fundraiser)
Café opens at 6.30pm, llight refreshments, BYO beer/wine.

 

amazing journeys workshop posterAmazing Musical Journeys
with Andrew Ford
- The Symphony

Winter Sunday film series 26 July
An afternoon with Monsieur Hulot

Full cinema program 2009 now available

monsieur hulot cinema posterTony Williams shows hilarious French actor/director Jacques Tati’s legendary film Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday. Tati's wonderful films have inspired Monty Python, Mr Bean and many others.

‘ONE OF CINEMA’S MOST ORIGINAL, INVENTIVE AND LOVEABLE COMIC SPIRITS’ – ONE OF FRANCE’S GREATEST FILMMAKERS.

Bookings for these popular events are strongly recommended (tel. 4885 2665).

Sunday 26 July at 2pm
-cafe open from 1:30pm
Adults $10 children $5 (CTC fundraiser).
Light refreshments available. BYO beer/wine.

Sydney Mandolin Orchestra
at the Robertson School of Arts

Tickets are now available for the Sydney Mandolin Orchestra concert at the Robertson School of Arts on Sunday 2 August. This event will be presented by the Robertson Village Network as a fundraiser for the Robertson Garden Club and CTC@Robertson.

Sunday 2 August 2009
Doors open at 1.30pm for 2pm concert
Tickets $20, children under 14 free
A tea interval of 30 minutes.

Tickets available from CTC@Robertson - phone 4885 2665 or email info[at]robertsonctc[dot]org[dot]au; also from Café Pirouette, Robertson, Robertson Recollections, The Old Potato Shed Gallery (now at the Cheese Factory), Sophie’s Books (285 Bong Bong Street, Bowral).


Mobile phone recycling at your CTC

Your CTC will receive $2.50 for every old mobile phone it collects. Simply bring in your unwanted mobile phone, no matter its age or condition and give it to one of our volunteers. This not only helps your CTC but the planet too, it is estimated that there are 16 million old mobile phones just lying around in office and home drawers in Australia alone. See the news page for more information.

 

 

Music nights
now once a month

From March 2009, the music nights at the CTC take place on 1st Thursday evening of each month (public holidays excepted).

 

 

Join the choir!

Do you like to sing? Would you like to be part of a community choir in Robertson? The Robertson Village People Choir meets at the CTC on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm (except in school holidays).

$3 per session donation to CTC.

Now practising carols for Christmas – new mixed repertoire in the New Year with choir master Steven Fearnley!

All welcome – 18yrs +

Contact – Jenny Kena on 4885 1568 or email: jennykena [at] robertsonctc [dot] org [dot] au

 

 

Attention all Chess Players

We now have 2 chess sets available at the CTC. Come along and have a game. Would you like to start a chess club?


Office space for rent
at the CTC

Are you a commuter? Do you work from home and wish you had better facilities? Need a quiet well equipped work space?

The office space or hot desk service in the community technology centre building has two desks with PCs equipped with MS Office applications and connected to the internet and networked to printers. Laptop computers can also be connected to the internet at the CTC.

There is also access a range of office services and catering on request. For details, please see the news item on the news subpage.

 

Find out about volunteering
at CTC@Robertson

Meet our great team of volunteers and find out more about how to get involved! Volunteer application form can be downloaded from the volunteering subpage.

 


 
 
CTC@Robertson community cafe is sponsored by Vittoria Coffee.
Government logo
The building of the CTC has been supported by funding from the Australian Government under its Regional Partnerhips and Regional Solutions programmes.
CTC@Robertson is a member of the CTC Association and was originally funded through the CTC@NSW initiative of the NSW and Commonwealth Governments.
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