COY - FIVE and ALIVE! A Party in Celebration of Community.

Name: COY - FIVE and ALIVE! A Party in Celebration of Community.
Start: 2025-12-20T19:00:00+11:00
End: 2025-12-20T23:00:00+11:00
Location: Centre of You

Schedule

Sat Dec 20 2025 at 07:00 pm to 11:00 pm

UTC+11:00

Location

Centre of You | Melbourne, VI

Dance, play, connect, celebrate, express and be merry in kindred community in celebration of Centre of You turning FIVE.
About this Event

Has Centre of You (COY) positively impacted, influenced and enriched your life? It's anticipated that this gathering will spark joy for you if you have a genuine place in your heart for COY.

Perhaps you've not ever been to Centre of You though have been curious about experiencing it.

Wherever you're at, you're invited to celebrate, connect and contribute at this birthday party for sweet Centre of You as it turns FIVE.... a MILESTONE AND MIRACLE.

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What This Night Is About

COY is by nature, a space for inner work. It's a place for feeling, revealing and meeting ourselves with reverence. The walls of COY have held much depth, reflection and transformation and will continue to.

But this night is different…

It's a PARTY with PRIZES and SURPRISES to celebrate five years of holding, healing and growing together - still heartfully, still consciously, though a little more loosely.

It's a night to CONNECT with the KINDRED.

We will laugh and play and connect with friends new and old with the support of facilitated authentic relating games. There'll too be lots of free-time to spend chilling in sweet pockets set-up around the space.

It's a night to REMEMBER. To reminisce. As a village.

We'll reminisce about the COY journey so far. We will share our dreams and visions for COY and wish COY's sweet spirit well, setting intentions for its THRIVING continued becoming. This is the 'formal' part of the evening akin to speeches at a celebration.

It’s a night to get CREATIVE. To SHARE.

Last year, an organic open mic / community jam unfurled. No guarantees though it may just happen again so bring your stories, songs, poems, instruments if you feel you may stick around after formalities.

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A Note About Ticket Tiers - and How to Choose Yours

Rather than fixed pricing, tickets follow a “pay-what-you-feel” contribution model, inviting you to contribute in the way that feels most aligned.

1. CELEBRATION TICKET - Pay what you feel ($10 - infinity!)

This contribution helps cover the costs of bringing COY to it's community from ongoing venue upkeep through to wish-list items detailed below. Give to the extent you feel moved - every dollar is received with deep gratitude.

2. FINANCIAL ACCESSIBILITY TICKET - $10 contribution

This ticket tier delivers a minor contribution to baseline expenses involved in hosting this particular gathering. It exists to keep the celebration financially accessible for those in a phase of genuine financial strain who may need financial support to attend, while still inviting commitment and reciprocity. If you are unable to exchange $10 and would like to come be in touch via [email protected] and we will issue you a code for a free ticket.

3. SUPPORTER TICKET - Can’t make it but believe in COY & wish to contribute?

Even if you can’t be there on the night, your contribution can support COY in continuing to nurture and serve its community. You’ll be part of the energy that moves COY from surviving toward that ever-elusive (yet beautifully possible) state of thriving.

Where Your Contribution May Go - Our Current Needs/Wish-List

There are upgrades and investments that COY’s bank balance hasn’t yet allowed, all of which would help COY operate from a more resourced, visible and sustainable foundation:

External projector logo light (footpath signage) and directional arcade signage to increase visibility of COY's location nestled off Chapel St and help newcomers easily find the space.
Space maintenance and aesthetic upgrades, including replacement of room-divider curtain draping and further room segmentation for greater event versatility.
Additional air-conditioning and heating units for a more consistent, comfortable environment year-round.
Continued training and resource development for the COY Support Squad - volunteers in service to COY’s community and facilitating partners.
Replacement of flooring, currently made up of 20+ year-old carpet that has seen much better days.
And in the spirit of dreaming big and in the belief that anything is possible, relocation and re-establishment, supporting COY to move into a more fit-for-purpose and accessible premises when the time and finances are right.