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The Community Support Centre in Mount Gambier is a multi-function Centre providing a range ac.care services including educational and recreational activities and some emergency relief programmes. Other organisations also use the room hire facilities of the Centre to run their programmes.

A number of programs and classes are provided daily that work to equip people with the skills and confidence required to enter, or return to the workforce.

Services

• Bereavement Support Group
• Emergency accommodation
• Emergency relief
• Information and referral
• Kaleidoscope Singing Group
• Room hire
• Tax Help
• Yass Club (disco's)

Community Education

• Art classes
• Budget cooking
• Child Safe Environments training
• Computer classes
  • internet classesOutlook express classes
  • use your Own notebook classes
• Learning to Work programme
• Money Minded
• Positive Ageing programme

The Community Support Centre in Mount Gambier also offers classes and programs in computer use, internet and outlook express, art, positive aging, money management, budget cooking, learning to work and Child Safe Environment training.  Rooms are available to local community and service clubs and groups to conduct meetings or activities.  Booking can be made by contacting the Centre.

Community Support Centre

Ferrers Street

Mount Gambier

Ph: 8723 0540

The Waikerie Community Centre is a ‘one stop shop’ for people living in the area to access agencies providing human services.

These services include:

• assisting people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness (by appointment)
• Government Financial Management services
  • emergency relief
  • assistance with financial difficulties
• information and referral
• agency for the Riverland Christmas Appeal - applications, collection, acceptance of donations of cash, non-perishables and toys
• various outreach services such as - Centrelink Agency, Aboriginal Health and Family and Youth Services (Peerlies Bus), Families SA, financial counsellors, Relationships Australia, Department Correctional Services, Interwork

Rooms are available to local community and service clubs and groups to conduct meetings or activities.  Booking can be made by contacting the Centre 8541 2081

Sharing costs between agencies

In addition to providing easy access to services for local people, agencies are able to share the costs of maintaining office facilities in Waikerie, which enables resources to be allocated to service delivery. The Community Centre has been so successful that the model has been used as an example of best practice, both in South Australia and interstate, for the management of services in regional areas. 

1 Crush Terrace

Waikerie SA, 5330

Ph: 08 8541 2081

Fax: 08 8541 359

The Millicent Community Service Centre is a multi function office with a range of ac.care services. 

These services include:

• Family Support
• Children’s Contact Service
• Emergency Accommodation
• Emergency Relief Program. 

ac.care millicent now a service sa rural agent
Demand for an agent of Service SA in Millicent was driven by the local community needs. On 4th December 2009 ac.care successfully formed a partnership with Service SA to provide State Government services not previously available in Millicent.

ac.care now delivers services and products to the community such as:

• Learner Driver theory tests every Thursday between 3pm and 6pm
• Recreational boat licence theory tests Thursdays between 3pm and 6pm
Information to customers on Government services including:
• Downloading of application forms
• Sale of products
• ‘Now you are a guardian’ booklet
• Enduring power of Guardianship Kit
• Enduring Power of Attorney Kit
• Learner Driver Book

For more information on Service SA: www.sa.gov.au

The Centre also acts as an office space for the following agencies who visit regularly to provide an outreach service to Millicent and surrounding areas.  These include Salvation Army, Employment Plus, Children, Youth & Family Services (financial counsellor & concessions) South Australian Housing Trust, Employment Access, Serde (work for dole program), Lutheran Community Care (JPET youth worker, Intensive Support worker), Interwork, Tax Help and Food Assistance for other organisations.

57-59 George Street

Millicent SA, 5280

Ph: 08 8733 4720

Fax: 08 8733 4545

Community Development Program

All Riverland staff work within the Community Development program. This ensures every staff member has a strong commitment to addressing community issues. Examples of strategies that have been developed are the Waikerie Community Centre, the Right on Target Youth Peer Education Program and the Healthy Pregnancies Project. This year the Anglican Community Care staff at the Waikerie Community Centre have facilitated and been involved in the Breakfast program at the local primary and high school as well as the Indigenous Representative Council at the high school.

Youth Development Program

The Youth Development Program provides Indigenous young people in the Berri, Barmera and Gerard areas with social, recreational and educational activities. These activities enable young people to develop confidence, achieve success, work as a team and actively participate in the community. Furthermore this program coordinates the Riverland Indigenous Youth Action Committee, which is a committee of young people who are supported to develop leadership skills and to act as a voice for indigenous young people in the wider community.

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