www.bellambinc.org.au Like us on Facebook What’s happening at Bellambi Neighbourhood Centre. OCTOBER 2016 Open Monday to Friday 9am-3pm Ph: 02 4285 3055 Welcome to the BNC newsletter. We have had an exciting time this month with a couple of new programs and some exciting new initiatives taking off. TAFE has come to Bellambi. The Illawarra TAFE has commenced a fifteen week Certificate II in Skills for Work and Training at the Centre. Students are studying a variety of units as well as enjoying a fully catered lunch prepared by our fabulous volunteers each Tuesday. The Homework club has been attracting more and more students ranging from primary to high school age each week. The young people spend time doing homework or just studying with the support of our vibrant team of volunteers and share a nutritious afternoon tea. Bingo has been a very popular addition to the community lunch day with more and more people joining us each Wednesday from 10.45am to have some fun before lunch. One of our fabulous volunteers has introduced a ‘monthly birthday cake’ for all the people having a birthday that month. This month we celebrated 4 September birthdays. If your birthday falls in October make sure you come along to the community lunch on October 19th and celebrate your special day with the rest of our community. A big thank you to our volunteer Glenn for organising this. Some of you may have noticed the Vinnies Food Van parked at the Centre on a Friday evening. The wonderful team from Vinnies are now coming out once a week to share a hot meal, tea, coffee and hot chocolate with families. Come along between 5pm and 6pm and meet Saphire, Peter and the team. The Illawarra Food Hub – Bellambi The Bellambi Community Shop is closing… but don’t despair. BNC is entering into an exciting new partnership with the Illawarra Food Hub. Over the next two weeks we will be remodelling the old shop, re training shop volunteers and introducing brand new stock into our new shop. Come along on Friday OCTOBER 14 th for the grand opening of the ILLAWARRA FOOD HUB – BELLAMBI! After the opening the shop will be open Monday’s to Thursday’s from 9am – 12noon
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www.bellambinc.org.au Like us on Facebook
What’s happening at
Bellambi Neighbourhood Centre. OCTOBER 2016
Open Monday to Friday 9am-3pm
Ph: 02 4285 3055
Welcome to the BNC newsletter.
We have had an exciting time this month with a couple of new programs and some exciting new
initiatives taking off.
TAFE has come to Bellambi. The Illawarra TAFE has commenced a fifteen week Certificate II in Skills for
Work and Training at the Centre. Students are studying a variety of units as well as enjoying a fully catered
lunch prepared by our fabulous volunteers each Tuesday.
The Homework club has been attracting more and more students ranging from primary to high school age
each week. The young people spend time doing homework or just studying with the support of our vibrant
team of volunteers and share a nutritious afternoon tea.
Bingo has been a very popular addition to the community lunch day with more and more people joining us
each Wednesday from 10.45am to have some fun before lunch.
One of our fabulous volunteers has introduced a ‘monthly birthday cake’ for all the people having a
birthday that month. This month we celebrated 4 September birthdays. If your birthday falls in October
make sure you come along to the community lunch on October 19th and celebrate your special day with the
rest of our community. A big thank you to our volunteer Glenn for organising this.
Some of you may have noticed the Vinnies Food Van parked at the Centre on a Friday evening. The
wonderful team from Vinnies are now coming out once a week to share a hot meal, tea, coffee and hot
chocolate with families. Come along between 5pm and 6pm and meet Saphire, Peter and the team.
The Illawarra Food Hub – Bellambi
The Bellambi Community Shop is closing… but don’t despair.
BNC is entering into an exciting new partnership with the Illawarra Food Hub.
Over the next two weeks we will be remodelling the old shop, re training shop volunteers and
introducing brand new stock into our new shop.
Come along on Friday OCTOBER 14th
for the grand opening of the
ILLAWARRA FOOD HUB – BELLAMBI!
After the opening the shop will be open Monday’s to Thursday’s from 9am – 12noon
Community Safety Group Clean-up mornings with the Bellambi Community Safety Group are held monthly, meeting at the surf club. It’s been a great success, though small. We’ve got equipment and passion to keep Bellambi beautiful. Come join us, we meet at the Surf Club before choosing an area to clean:
10am Thursday 6th October
10am Thursday 27th October
10am Thursday 10th November
Connections, support and inclusive communities
Lights, Cameras, Action Over the next few months Uniting Ability Links is running workshops in dance, film, music and song writing to create a song about the Bellambi community. At the end we will shoot a music video and hold a launch with all the community. If you have a skill to teach, can help out or would like to do a workshop, contact Rebecca Stuttard, ph. 0455099802, [email protected]
Plans to develop new businesses that give back to the community FACS is funding an initiative through Our Place to develop local social enterprise businesses around food. This will include the Neighbourhood Centre community garden, Young Beans Café and catering.
Learning, Education and Employment
Education Workshop in May, giving 100 teachers from local schools skills in teaching science, technology, engineering and maths. Early learning conference to support local children’s positive early learning experiences and transition to school.
Bellambi Surf Club Social Enterprise Kiosk The kiosk is being renovated thanks to funding from NSW Government and the generosity of local businesses. Look out for more information on when it will open this Summer.
Community-Focused Services
Bellambi Family Partnerships Local services are working together more closely to support families going through tough times.
3 Community Safety meetings have been held at the Surf club which led to the establishment of the Community Safety Group and clean ups
8 Community Safety Audits resulting in removal of graffiti, rubbish removal repairs to fencing, beautification of bus shelters and improved house numbering in the Mews
Police and FACS Housing Services door knocks in the
Mews, letting residents know how to report crime, graffiti and rubbish pick ups
BELLAMBI COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN 2016/18 UPDATE: EDITION 1 - SEPTEMBER
2016
A community that is healthy, safe, proud, thriving and people want to live here
If you’d like more information please speak with Ann at Bellambi Neighbourhood Centre or email [email protected]