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A CONNECTED, ACTIVE & STRONG COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER BelconnenCommunity
In this issue…. Issue 2 - 2013 29 April - 22 July
BCS Reconciliation Action Plan Reflections
Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce Governor-General, of Australia attends BCS Seniors Expo
The Gateway Service
ALIVE Program
Contents and Acknowledgements
2 Belconnen Community Newsletter ISSUE 2 2013
Belconnen Community Newsletter 3. Message from the CEO 4. BCS Reconciliation Action Plan Reflections 6. Respect for Diversity Embraced 7. Community Leader Interview 9. The Gateway Service & The BCS Blazin Batons 10. Employee Profile 11. ALIVE Program 12. gallery@bcs 14. social @bcs 17. The Youth Holiday Program 20. Belconnen Community Calender Term 2 2013 23. No time to run? Think again CONTACTS Belconnen Community Service 26 Chandler Street Belconnen ACT 2617 Tel 6264 0200 Fax 6253 2901 Email [email protected] BELCONNEN COMMUNITY SERVICE INC. ACKNOWLEDGES THE SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE OF: The ACT Government
The ACT Chief Minister and Treasury Directorate
The ACT Community Services Directorate
The ACT Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate
The ACT Health Directorate The Australian Commonwealth Government
The Commonwealth Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
needed funds in this year’s Canberra Relay for Life
fundraiser. Team captain Sarah Helmers was the
driving force behind this team and in her own words “I
was meant to organise this race”.
Sarah’s Aunty passed away from cancer in March
2012, leaving behind three teenage boys. She has also
lost other family members to cancer and as a result
she was walking in support of the cause and in
memory of her loved ones.
Graham Mckerchar Program Manager Transport
relayed for his grandmother who was claimed by
cancer when he was 14 years old and his brothers
partner Jared, who was taken too early on March 5th
2011.
Carol Kennedy walked to support her brother- in-law
who was recently diagnosed with cancer. He is a
young family man and father to three beautiful young
children.
Carol Kennedy and the BCS Blazin Batons were in the
top ten individual and team fundraisers for the ACT
raising over $4,500
Kerry McGrane and Sarah Helmers
Employee Profile
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Interview with Denae Starkovski
By Julie Gorell
Name: Denae Starkovski
Which program do you work for?
Communities for Children
Describe your role?
My role is to provide groups for parents and children
to participate in. I currently run or help run 3 three
groups, Dunlop Paint’n’play, Young Parent’s Playgroup
and I help out with the Strong Women’s Group at
West Belconnen Child and Family Centre (WBCFC).
The Strong Women’s Group provides activities and
information to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
women, we are learning to sew and to do clothing
repairs this term.
I love to attend community Hubs, the Charny Carny,
Youth Week, Playfest and WBCFC parent hub, I usually
get asked to bring some of my animals along too
What is the best thing about your role?
What’s not to like! I get to play with kids and talk with
parents, provide craft and chat with people from
other organisations.
What has been your greatest achievement working
for BCS?
This question is a hard one; I like to celebrate weekly
achievements, so to pick the best one is hard. Starting
the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander scrapbooking
group “Memories”. This group commenced last year
and has provided many opportunities for the women
to reflect and share stories.
What are you currently working on that excites you?
Young Parents Playgroup, we are still in the
consultation phase with the young parents but their
ideas for the group are very exciting.
What do you do in your spare time?
Spare time, technically I don’t have any; I breed
poultry – chickens, ducks and quail.
I maintain a very large productive organic garden, one
at home and also at a community garden where I am
deputy convenor. I love cooking and preserving this
wonderful food which also takes up much of my time.
I am a member of the Canberra Bee Club and have
three hives that I maintain to harvest my golden
sweetener.
I am a crafty person- sewing; crocheting, card making
and scrapbooking are all things I enjoy on a regular
basis.
I also have four children to keep me busy.
Alive
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The ALIVE Program
By Sue Aylen
ALIVE (About Living: Informing, Valuing, Educating) is
an exciting program that is being run by our
Community Care program in Kippax. The program will
run over an 8 week period on a term by term basis
and will suit men and women of all ages who feel they
need to improve their skills and knowledge to support
their independence.
ALIVE is aimed at providing participants with the skills
and the knowledge to deal with issues relating to
ageing or the loss of a loved one and the dramatic
changes that can occur at this time.
The ALIVE program will support participants and
provide the answers to a lot of these questions and
concerns in a relaxed group setting by providing social
contacts, information sharing and opportunities for
learning. This program is for you if you are interested
in:
Enhancing your physical and mental wellbeing; or
Meeting other people in the community and
reducing your risk of social isolation; or Learning
more about services that you can access. Ideas
for topics in the ALIVE program include:
Getting an ACAT
Increasing service support – what are the
options?
Financial management
Safety and security
Cooking for one
Nutrition
Photography
Genealogy
Grief and loss
Moving from the family home
How to manage downsizing
Understanding the internet
Toilet replacement scheme;
Previously solar panels
Energy efficiency
Understanding the internet (online shopping,
bill payments and use of social media like
Facebook and Twitter)
The program classes take place in Belconnen
Community Service’s office in the Kippax Health
Centre, Kippax Place (behind Kippax Fair Shopping
Centre).
Joining the ALIVE program is simple … just call the BCS
Information and Referral team on 6264 0200 and
answer a couple of short questions so we can confirm
your eligibility. Don’t forget, if you are keen to come
along but transport is an issue, make sure you
mention it when you call we may be able to help get
you there.
gallery@bcs
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What’s on in gallery @bcs Belconnen Community Centre, Swanson Court, Belconnen
Open 9:00am – 4 :30pm Monday-Friday
Challenges An exhibition of photography by participants
of the BCS Bungee program ‘Challenges’
Photography class, and young
photographers across Canberra
April 1st – 19th
Official Opening Wednesday April 10th 5pm
This exhibition showcases photos of young people
illustrating challenges of everyday life, such as:
dressing up your pet dog without getting bitten; eating
a hamburger without making a mess; explaining simple
computer games to your parents; or looking engaged
in an advanced algebra class.
This Program is supported by Beyond Blue and delivered as part of National Youth Week 2013, in collaboration with three BCS Programs: Bungee, Youth Connections and Youth and Family Support.
BCS Staff Exhibition A Multimedia collection of Artworks by
Employees of Belconnen Community Service
Apr 22nd –May 3rd
Official Opening Wednesday April 24th
gallery@bcs Community Art Support Program (CASP) Fundraiser A Multimedia exhibition of artwork donated
by local and interstate artists to raise money
for the gallery@bcs Community Arts
Support Program (CASP)
May 6th -17th
Official Opening Wednesday May 8th 6pm
Over the years we have developed a number of community driven exhibition series designed to provide opportunities for disadvantaged or emerging artists to exhibit their work where they may have otherwise been unable to do so. Our Springboard Series provides opportunities for artists either studying or recently graduated from tertiary art institutions while our Piece of Mind series is geared towards helping people who use art as therapy for Mental Health difficulties or Disabilities. We have most recently instituted the RESPECT series as part of the BCS Reconciliation Action Plan exhibiting artwork by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Due to increased costs in running these series, and our goal to expand the level of support given, we are holding this fundraising exhibition in which 15 local artists will donate a piece to ensure we can continue these opportunities to our community.
gallery@bcs
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EARTH, WIND, FIRE, WATER
Walya, Walpa, Warlu, Ngapa A collaborative exhibition by Walpiri artist Wanta
Jampijinpa and local Canberra artist Leeanne
Proberts and In Celebration of Reconciliation
Week.
May 20th –June 7th
Official opening Wednesday May 29th 6pm
Lajamanu Community is located in the Tanami
Desert in Central Australia, Northern Territory,
the home of the Warlpiri people. The Milpirri
festival is held at Lajamanu by the Warlpiri
people and brings the best of two cultures
together, to share Warlpiri ceremony and
dreamings.
Wanta Jampijinpa is the Milpirri Festival Artistic
Director, artist, philiosopher and academic and
would like to share his peoples stories. Together
with Lee Anne Proberts, local Canberra artist
and photographer who works with Wanta on
a Canberra based Australian Research Council
project at the Australian National University.
The two Canberra artists invite you to share
a collection of images of the central western
desert and dreaming stories from the heart of
Australia
100 YEARS IN CREATING An exhibition by participants in the BCS Open
Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce, Governor-General of Australia, in attendance at the BCS “Your Community Our Community Seniors Expo”.
Cathy Hope, Sarah Helmers and Dulcie Pellow at the BCS “Your Community Our Community Seniors Expo”.
Members of the Canberra Model Railway Club at the BCS “Your Community Our Community Seniors Expo”.
social@bcs
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Dot Walshe, Robyn Macdonald, Lyn Williams and Luciana Baronio at the BCS “Your Community Our Community Seniors Expo”.
Gillian Boyd, Dira Horne, Her Excellency, Ms Quentin Bryce, Governor-General of Australia, Neville Hurst and Graham McKerchar at the BCS “Your Community Our Community Seniors Expo”.
Doreen McEncroe, Ann Brown and Gordon McAlpine at the BCS “Your Community Our Community Seniors Expo”.
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The Youth School Holiday Program
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The Youth School Holiday Program
By Merin Ahern
This is a program of Belconnen Community Service
and is collaboratively delivered by the:
Youth Engagement
Youth Engagement provides outreach and activities at
the corner@bcs to young people aged 12 - 25 years
living in the Belconnen area. Activities are aimed at
increasing resilience and the development of skills
that provide young people with opportunities to
actively engage in their lives and their communities.
Youth and Family Support
The Youth and Family Support Program works with
children, young people and families through group
and individual and family-based support. Support is
directed by the program participants to ensure it is
individually tailored to the participant’s needs.
Latitude
Latitude is an after school and school holiday program
for young people with a disability aged 12 - 18 years
and living in the Belconnen area. The program
provides opportunities for young people to enjoy
activities such as sports, art experiences and other
recreational pursuits with their peers in a safe and
relaxed atmosphere.
Youth Connections
BCS Youth Connections program is a support service
for young people experiencing barriers to education
and who reside in the Belconnen area. The program
offers flexible and individualised support to assist
young people to remain engaged in education or to
re-engage with education, training and/or community.
A bit about the April Program…
All excursions, activities and workshops are
offered FREE of charge!
Permission forms are required for Zone 3 and
Paint Ball excursions.
We will walk as a group to the Zone 3 and
Goodberries excursion.
BCS will provide transport for the Paint Ball
excursion. Please meet at the corner@bcs at the
specified times or the group may leave without
you.
It is essential to book in for excursions as places
are limited. Bookings are due prior to 10am on
the day of the excursion.
Excursion and activity times may change without
warning but we will do our best to communicate
any changes to you.
For more information about the Youth School
Holiday Program please contact BCS Reception on
(02) 6264 0200.
Activities
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Paintball! (for over 16’s)
Wednesday 24 April 2013 For young people 16-25 years
Meet at the corner@bcs at 12:30pm
Belconnen Community Service 26 Chandler St, Belconnen ACT 2617 P: (02) 6264 0200 F: (02) 6253 2901