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Issue 16
January - March 2015
Inside this issue:
Wollondilly supports Hamper Drive
1
UpFront - Support for homeless youth
2
Wollondilly Charity Golf Day
2
New services at Community Links
3
Upcoming events & activities
4
Wollondilly Supports Christmas Hamper Drive
Businesses, residents and school
children have once again demonstrated
what a caring and generous community
we live in here in Wollondilly.
Joan Derks put the call out to business to
donate $25 towards a Christmas hamper
to help families who had been having a
tough time throughout the year.
We would like to thank the following
business and organisations for their
wonderful support:- Glencore Tahmoor
La Crema Café, Combined Real Estate,
Bendigo Bank, Quota International of
Camden, L.J. Hooker Picton,
Newsletter
COMMUNITY LINKS WOLLONDILLY
Derks Pet & Rural, Thornton Bros Roses,
JJ Performance Smash Repairs, J Bentley,
The community donated just over Hall’s Conveyancing, Girl Guides,
$2,000 which helped Community Links E. Martinen, Reside Real Estate, Tahmoor
to purchase 85 Christmas hampers.
Garden Centre, The Fudge Shop, Eye
Dozens of toys were also dropped off at
the Picton Bowling Club, The Bargo
Sports Club and Elders Real Estate in
Picton. These toys were given to
families along with the Christmas
hampers.
The generosity wasn’t limited to these
donations, a number of local schools and
other community organisations also
donated hundreds of food and personal
care items to help us support families
throughout the coming year.
Power - Tahmoor, Mark & Tracey Shaw
Oopty Doop Shop, Benos Family Meats,
TSR Mechanical, John Digger Furniture,
Quarryman Surf, Alted Printing, Nicole’s
Hairdressing, D & D Custom Built
kitchens, Thirlmere Beauty Essentials,
Come By Chance Café, Mind, Body &
Spirit, Peter Austin, S. Elliott, K
Chisholm, G & V Cotterall, Judy & Neil
Hannan, D Steed, C & J Fynmore, J
Blakeley, J Churchill, D Gorrie, S Cannon
& A Payne.
Thank you to all these businesses who donated over $200. From top left - La Crema Café, Picton Bowling
Club, Bargo Sports Club, Combined Real Estate, L.J. Hooker, Bendigo Bank and Elders Real Estate.
UpFront - a new service specifically targeting homeless youth
Community Links Wollondilly
in partnership with Cabramatta
Community Centre will deliver
UpFront Youth Services.
UpFront is aimed at young
people aged between 12 and 18
and covers an area from
Fairfield to Bowral.
Community Links Wollondilly
youth services officer Luke
Roki will provide intervention
support to help restore young
people with their families as
well
as
crisis
support,
throughout the Wollondilly and
Wingecarribee areas.
Young people who are
homeless or at risk of being
homeless are some of the most
vulnerable people in our
community. They can be
placed in a position of great
stress and isolation which can
lead to further entrenchment of
social problems and health
issues. Young people without
stable accommodation are also
very vulnerable to negative
influence from others and being
taken advantage of.
The UpFront program aims to
provide support so young
people can better address issues
and barriers and are placed in a
better position to live more
independently in the future.
This will also include (where
appropriate) working with
families over a short period of
time to see if problems leading
to homelessness can be
overcome.
Homelessness can take many
forms but broadly mean to be
without stable accommodation.
This includes those sleeping on
the streets, in parks, derelict
buildings, cars and trains. It also
includes those
temporarily
staying with other households
— couch surfing or frequently
moving between short term
accommodation services. Those
living without the security of a
tenure
or
in
inadequate
accommodation
such
as
boarding houses and caravans
also fall below community
standards for housing.
If you or someone you know is
experiencing or at risk of
homelessness and would like
support
please
contact
Community Links on 46832776
or
drop
into
Tahmoor
Community Centre.
CLW benefits from Charity Golf Day
Community Links Wollondilly was delighted to
receive a donation from the recent charity golf day
held at Antill Park Country Golf Club in Picton.
Angus Taylor Federal Member for Hume and Jai
Rowell Member for Wollondilly held the day to raise
funds for local charities.
CLW will be putting the $2,500 donation towards
projects and programs that will benefit the Wollondilly
community.
Steve Sproule from Antill Park Golf Club, Sara
Field CLW, Angus Taylor MP & Luke Roki CLW.
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NEWSLETTER
SPEECH PATHOLOGY SERVICE
Community Links Wollondilly now provides a Speech Pathology
service based at our Camden office. Our Speech Pathologist is
trained in assessing and providing intervention to people with
communication and feeding difficulties. Services available
include:
Speech
Receptive and Expressive Language
Literacy
Voice
Stuttering
Feeding and Swallowing
The Speech Pathology service is delivered through individual and
group therapy sessions, as well as home and school visits.
Please ask about the various payment options we have available
to allow for all families to access our service.
Phone Libby on 4655 6967 or e-mail
[email protected] for enquiries and appointments.
Community Links Wollondilly becomes a Better Start and
Helping Children With Autism Provider
Families that receive grants under the Better Start or Helping Children With Autism Federal
programs can now access our Speech Pathology Service.
Families that have a child under 6 with a disability or Autism may be eligible to apply for these
grants. For more information about these grants go to www.betterstart.net.au and
http://raisingchildren.net.au/articles/hcwa_funding_partner.html.
If you believe your child may be eligible and you would like some assistance with applying for the
grants please contact our Family Support Team on 4683 2776.
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Coming Events and Activities for 2015
EVENT
DATE
VENUE
CONTACT
Triple P Parenting Program
Wednesday 4th February
Tahmoor Community Centre
Vida
Managing Challenging
Behaviours Collaboratively
Thursday 5th - 26th February
Busy Bee Kindy - The Oaks
Jessica
Mental Health First Aid
23rd & 24th March 9.30-4.30pm Tahmoor Community Centre
Tania
International Women’s Day
Tuesday 10th March 7.30am
Tahmoor Community Centre
Susan
Youth Drop In
Girls - Tuesday Boys - Wed
Tahmoor Community Centre
Luke
Supported Playgroup
Thursdays 10am-12pm
Tahmoor Community Centre
Vida
Qigong
Thursdays 10am-12pm
Tahmoor Community Centre
Susan
Senior’s Week
13th - 23rd March 2015
Various Venues
Susan
Wellness Conference
27th May
Bowral Town Hall
Tania
Elders Group
Wednesdays 10.30-2.00pm
Bargo CWA Hall
Susan
Carefree Singers (Community 2nd & 4th Fridays 10am-12pm
singing group)
Tahmoor Community Centre
Susan
ASD/Challenging Behaviours
Forum
April 2015 (date TBA)
Wollondilly LGA
Susan
Challenging Behaviours
Details TBA
Tahmoor
Susan
Parent & Carer’s Support
Group
Check our website www.communitylinks.org.au for regular event updates
COMMUNITY
LINKS
WOLLONDILLY
6 Harper Close
Tahmoor NSW 2573
PO Box 71
Phone: 0246 832 776
Fax: 0246 832 778
[email protected]
www.communitylinks.org.au
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