3rd Places offer a neutral public space for a community to connect and establish bonds. Third Places are the many public places where people can gather, put aside the concerns of home and work, and hang out simply for the pleasures of good company and lively conversation. They are the heart of the community’s social vitality and the grassroots of democracy.

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  • Warrandyte Festival 23-25 March 2012

    Warrandyte Festival 23-25 March 2012

    Published February 7, 2012 - No Comments

    The Warrandyte Festival is a celebration of living in and loving Warrandyte (Victoria, Australia). In March each year, the Festival welcomes thousands of locals, families and participants to experience the unique surroundings and village atmosphere. On the banks of the Yarra, festival-goer ...

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  • Sign Up

    Sign Up

    Published February 6, 2012 - No Comments

    There are a number of ways you can sign up to help Chrysalis and 3rd Place. You can sign up for the newsletter, to make a donation, for sponsorship, for membership or as a volunteer.

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  • Events

    Events

    Published February 6, 2012 - No Comments

    List of current and planned 3rd Place events. 24-25 March 2012 – Warrandyte Festival.  

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  • Places & Events

    Places & Events

    Published October 19, 2011 - No Comments

    3rd Places can be many and varied. Just as different people have different likes and dislikes, so to do they enjoy different places. Third Places can be beer gardens, main streets, cafes, markets, sporting clubs, neighbourhood houses …….any informal gathering place where people can con ...

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  • Get Help

    Get Help

    Published October 19, 2011 - No Comments

    Help for problem Gamblers and their families By Gabriela Byrne, Chair of Chrysalis Insight Inc and Director of the Free Yourself Program There are many support services in place to help and assist people experiencing difficulties because of their addiction to gambling esp. Poker Machines. ...

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  • Temp

    Temp

    Published October 19, 2011 - No Comments

    Sociologist Ray Oldenburg, is the author of The Great Good Place in which he identifies that in modern suburban societies time is primarily spent in two places, the 1st (home) and the 2nd (work). 3rd Places offer a neutral public space for a community to connect and establish bonds. Thi ...

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