Do you want to find groups and support in the community that might help you improve your health and wellbeing? You can find lots of local support from charities to social groups in the Knox Learning Alliance Directory.
Exercise and Fitness
Movers Exercise
Bridges Connecting Communities
Mondays 1.30pm – 3.30pm
Ferntree Gully
Yoga
Orana Neighbourhood House Wantirna South
Satudays and Wednesdays.
Yoga
The Basin Community House
Tuesdays 7.30pm to 9.00pm and Fridays 9.30am to 11.00am.
Tai Chi
Eastern Access Community Health, Ferntree Gully
Tai chai has proven benefits of reducing pain, increasing strength and joint flexibility, improving balances and falls prevention. Classes on Thursdays for beginners, intermediate and advanced.
Falls Prevention Exercises
Eastern Access Community Health, Ferntree Gully
Exercises aiming to improve balance and maintain independence. Wednesday 1.30 – 3.30.
Exercise Groups
Eastern Access Community Health, Ferntree Gully
Low to moderate exercise including keep active, conditioning, strength. for people with muscular, skeletal, and neural conditions.
Chair-Based Exercise
Eastern Access Community Health, Ferntree Gully
Gentle exercise group – chair based exercise for those with limited mobility are frail or have chronic conditions. Tuesdays 1-2.30pm and Thursdays 10.30-12.00.
Walking
U3A Knox
U3A Knox – U3A Knox is a volunteer run community of semi-retired and retired people, providing classes and activities and the opportunity to make new friends in a relaxed and stimulating environment. They run walking groups on Monday and Wednesday – mainly short to medium in length.
Yoga & Tai Chi
Walking
Walks Victoria
Walks Victoria offers a free service to locate interesting walks in your local area. Just insert the name or postcode of the area you wish to search and click the search button. You will be amazed how many safe and lovely walks there arriendlye around your neighbourhood. The information provided lets you know which walks are dog-friendly, pram-friendly and child-friendly amongst other things.
Walking
The Basin Community House
Meets at The Basin Community House each Friday 11.15 – 12.15.
Walking
Coonara Community House Upper Ferntree Gully
Meets at Coonara CH each Wednesday 9.30- 10.30am.
Walking
Orana Neighbourhood House Wantirna South
Meeting at Orana Neighbourhood House each Tuesday 8.30 – 9.30am.