Community noticeboard

The noticeboard is a place for residents and community organisations to find the latest news from community and social services in Lake Macquarie. All content is submitted by community organisations. Council provides the noticeboard facility and approves submissions before publication. Stay up to date with the noticeboard by signing up to our newsletter.

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Volunteer with Dress for Success Newcastle in our Styling or Career Su

Do you have a flair for fashion or a desire to help people with their career goals?

Kindness Cupboard at The Place

The Place: Charlestown Community Centre has opened a Kindness Cupboard for the Community

Headstart News Link - December 2020

Headstart's 28 page quarterly newsletter with info and stories about brain injury recovery.

Free Livingworks START Online Training

START is a 90 mins online suicide intervention training course for anyone over the age of 16

New Multicultural Community Connectors for People with Disability

Cost-free service for the multicultural community to support their journey with the NDIS

Southlakes November Newsletter

See attached newsletter from Southlakes Community Services

Small business wellbeing online training with Everymind

The program is free and will deliver a variety of activities, case studies, information sheets and videos which explore key topic areas of mental health, wellbeing, coping with stress, help-seeking strategies and action planning.

Position Available ITEC Youth Case Manager

Fixed Term Part Time Case Manager position
2 days per week – 15.2 hours (0.4FTE)
11:00am – 7:00pm
Up to SCHADS Level 3 Pay point 4
Centre based with local outreach
Based at “the gathering” Windale

Youth Week 2021 Grants Closing this week

Youth Week 2021 Grants Closing this Thursday - apply now

Support for Carers with the Carer Gateway

Support for Carers with the Carer Gateway

Govt Support for Business at Risk of Closure from COVID-19

Govt Support for Business at Risk of Closure from COVID-19

Listening Campaign and Hunter Homeless Connect Newsletter

Hunter Community Alliance's Listening Campaign and Hunter Homeless Connect Newsletter

December Newsletter for Our Community Place

From January 2021 we will be located in the Windale area and our new home will be in the PCYC building!

Family Support Newcastle Men's Program

Vacancies in the Men's Program and accepting referrals

EcoAdvocate Summer 2020 e-Newsletter

Includes an all-ages great outdoors program in Lake Macquarie

Welcome Ride Jan 2021

A day of fun activities for young people newly arrived.

DCJ Education Scholarships Open

Applications close on Friday, 19th of February 2021 at 5pm.

Southlakes Hospitality Courses

In Feb/Mar 2021, Southlake Community Services is teaming up with Central Coast Community College offering a Free Hospitality Basics course to community members.

Allambi Brand Health Survey

Allambi have launched a check-in brand health survey. We would love to gather some data on community needs and how the local community perceives the work we do with children and families.

HIPPY Eastlakes Program 2021

HIPPY Eastlakes Program is now taking expression of interests for 2021

Dress for Success Pack and Send

We work with referral partners and take self-referrals from clients, too. When we receive a completed Pack and Send request form, our volunteers take each request and hand-select a suitable outfit for the client. Outfits are then packaged with love and care and dispatched directly to clients, via Australia Post.

Dept Communities and Justice Scholarships Program

We need help to spread the word about the Scholarships Program for 2021. If you work with a young person living in social housing or out-of-home care who could benefit from a scholarship, please let them know that the program is available.

Centre for Social Impact Covid-19 Social Issue Factsheets

The Centre for Social Impact is producing a series of fact sheets to address specific social issue areas in the context of COVID-19.

Guidelines for Young People talking online about suicide

The #chatsafe guidelines' top 10 tips for young people on communicating safely online about suicide.

Become a digital mentor!

Learn how to support family, friends and your community to improve their digital literacy skills and confidence.

Living Smart Festival Online in 2020

Free sustainable activities for the whole family running until December 2020

Keeping Carers informed

Webinars for carers and service providers

FREE Suicide Intervention Training

SafeTALK and START available for free in Lake Macquarie

New digital hub to support Aust small business owners

Everymind is pleased to announce the launch of the new Ahead for Business digital hub which supports small businesses to be mentally healthy.

New Interrelate Service for the Disability Royal Commission

Counselling support for the Disability Royal Commission Interrelate is funded to provide counselling support to people who are affected by the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability.

Sister Talk New Program in Windale

Program for women on Fridays fortnightly during school terms with child minding available

Salvation Army Moneycare Financial Counselling Service

Free and confidential service to support you, and guide you through your financial situation.

Community Connections Directory Updated

The next edition of the COVID-19 version of our Community Connections Directory has just been finalised and sent to the printer!
If your organisation requires some of these to distribute to people in need of support, please let us know

Depression & Hope Online Support Group

Community Depression Recovery Group

Ageing and Disability Abuse Helpline

Tips to help vulnerable older people and people with disability during Coronavirus

Domestic Violence local resource cards

Documents included local flyers on resources and still reporting even when social distancing.

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