Community Centre welcomes residents to find out more during Neighbourhood House Week 2021
The Community Centre team will be out and about in Yeppoon’s Town Centre on Wednesday 5 May, to help celebrate and highlight the important role neighbourhood houses and community centres play within the community, as part of Neighbourhood House Week 2021.
Neighbourhood House Week, happening across Australia from 8 -14 May 2021, is a nationwide initiative to celebrate the role of community, neighbourhood, and resource and learning centres in the community.
This year’s national theme is Loneliness: the solution is community.
The Community Centre stall will be located outside Yeppoon IGA in James Street on 5 May, from 9.30am to 11.30am.
Portfolio holder of Healthy and Inclusive Community, Councillor Pat Eastwood, said free cupcakes will be handed out by the team, with the intention for residents to take one home and share it with their neighbour.
“The Yeppoon Community Centre plays a vital role in supporting and assisting many residents across Livingstone Shire,” Cr Eastwood said.
“While our Community Centre team does fantastic work year-round, Neighbourhood House Week (NHW) provides a real opportunity to showcase their great work while extending their reach to those in the community who may not be aware of what our local centre has to offer.
“The Community Centre is such an important place because it provides local residents with an inclusive public space which is safe, welcoming, vibrant, accessible, and available to all.
“It’s a place where friendships are formed and nurtured and where people of all ages and all walks of life can really feel that they belong.
“The Community Centre offers a broad range of services to those in need, including general information and referral assistance, outreach services, networking and social events, participation in programmes and activities which build skills, affordable meeting spaces for local community groups, and life-long learning opportunities.
“Recent studies have shown that loneliness and feelings of disconnect are increasingly prevalent in society, contributing to a myriad of related problems: from general physical and emotional ill-health, to depression, substance abuse, domestic violence and crime, even suicide.
“The Centre provides important linkages too, including capacity building and educational and partnership opportunities for individuals requiring support, community services providers, community organisations, clubs and groups, community development staff and Council.
“Not to mention the list of workshops, discussions, displays and social events in areas such as arts and crafts, health and fitness, computing and IT, and personal development which are also held frequently at the centre.
“Council is extremely proud to be able to provide this service, which is partly funded through the Department of Communities, Housing and Digital Economy, to the local community.”
For more information about the services and support available at The Community Centre, please visit https://www.livingstone.qld.gov.au/communitycentre
Or for more information on Neighbourhood House Week 2021, go to https://www.neighbourhoodhouseweek.com/
Community Centre Location and Hours
Location: 80 John Street Yeppoon
Hours: Monday to Friday 9am-4pm
Phone: 4913 3840
Email: communitycentre@livingstone.qld.gov.au
Facebook: @YeppoonCommunityCentre