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Building a better community
Childers Neighbourhood Centre
Community
August - SeptemberCare
2020 News
February—March 2021
69 Churchill St Childers Q 4660 4130 4690 cnc@bundaberg.qld.gov.au
www.bundaberg.qld.gov.au
Childers Neighbourhood Centre
Message from the Team
Welcome to our first newsletter for 2021. We have kicked off the year with some great
activities and projects including a babysitting course, kids active days and the
community mosaic project. Check out some of the great work being done with
mosaics on the front page, even the kids have gotten involved. It’s not too late to get
creative and show us what Childers means to you. Tiles will be placed in the
community space at the entrance to the centre when completed. A room will be
available every Thursday if you want to drop in and work on a tile.
Playgroups are back again for the year with some new families joining in on all the fun.
Healthy lunch boxes and basic first aid for parents are just two of the great activities
coming up for families. If you have children under 5 years we would love for you to get
involved in our playgroups or parenting groups.
We would like to extend a big thank especially our wonderful volunteers especially in
the Meals on Wheels program who have continued to provide a vital service to our
community throughout the recent pandemic and into 2021, always with a smile on
their faces.
Don’t forget to keep up to date on what is happening at the Centre, like our Facebook
page Childers Neighbourhood Centre. Looking forward to enjoying 2021 with you all.
Debra and the team.
Staff Spotlight
Monina
How long have you been working at the Childers
Neighbourhood Centre? I started volunteering at the Centre
in 1998 before I was employed as a respite carer in 2004,
so 17 years.
What do you love most about your job? Interacting with
clients and looking after them. It’s very fulfilling.
Do you have any hobbies? Gardening, cooking, singing and
doing puzzles before bed. I do a lot of entertaining.
What's an interesting fact about you? I’m a happy and
cheerful person. I have no worries and live life to the fullest.
Branch Manager Community Services: Kirstin Harrison
Jointly funded by
Community Development Officer Bundaberg
Childers Neighbourhood Centre : Debra Murphy Regional Council
Administration Support Officer: Chloe Johnson and the
Early Years and Family Worker Chloe Keast Queensland
Relief Neighbourhood Support : Steffi Bates Government
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What’s On Childers
Community Mosaic Art Project
When: Every Thursday
Time: 9.30 am—12 pm
Venue: Childers Neighbourhood Centre
COST: FREE
RSVP: cnc@bundaberg.qld.gov.au
Phone: 4130 4690
Emergency Relief Program
Emergency Relief assists those in the local community who find themselves in a cri-
sis. This program can provide assistance with: food, accommodation, travel costs,
prescriptions or bill payment. If you are struggling for one reason or another phone
the Childers Neighbourhood Centre on 4130 4690 and the friendly staff will assist
you with reviewing your needs and eligibility.
Stitch and Chat
When: Every Monday
Time: 9 am—11.30 am
Venue: Childers Neighbourhood Centre
Cost: FREE
Email: cnc@bundaberg.qld.gov.au
Phone: 4130 4690
Card Group
When: Every Wednesday
Time: 9 am –11.30 am
Venue: Childers Neighbourhood Centre
Cost: FREE
Email: cnc@bundaberg.qld.gov.au
Phone: 4130 4690
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Save the Date
Roushini Cooking Class
When: Tuesday 16 March 2021
Time: 6.00 pm
Venue: Isis Cultural Centre,
49 Churchill Street, Childers
Cost: $10.00
RSVP: 12 March 2021
Phone: 4130 4690
Email: cnc@bundaberg.qld.gov.au
First Aid Training
When: Thursday 25 March
Time: 9.00 am—3.00pm
Cost: $150.00 Education First Aid
$110.00 First Aid
$50.00 Provide CPR
Venue: 14 Hinkler Street, Childers
Bookings: www.firstaidresponse.com.au
Phone: 4130 4690
International Women’s Day
Breakfast
When: Friday 12 March 2021
Time: 7.00 am
Venue: Paragon Theatre, Childers
Cost: $10—coffee & muffin
RSVP: 9 March 2021
Phone: 4130 4690
Family Movie Day
When: Thursday 8 April 2021
Venue: Paragon Theatre, Childers
Upcoming RSVP: Tuesday 6 April 2021
Phone: 4130 4690
Events Email: cnc@bundaberg.qld.gov.au
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Community Spirit
Each issue of our newsletter we will be sharing some of the local groups that you can
join within the Community. If you belong to a group or know of a group send us an
email to be featured in the next edition.
DISCLAIMER: Due to COVID-19 restrictions most community group activities have
been suspended. If you are wanting more information about the group, please
contact the group representative listed.
Childers Rotary Club
Childers Rotary Club— Chartered in 1960 the Rotary Club of Childers continues its
community services role in the Bundaberg Region. Members of the Rotary club are part
of a diverse group of professional leaders working to address various community and
international service needs. They are always looking for new members who would be
interested in joining the group. Rotary meets every Thursday night at the Isis Club with
fellowship commencing at 6.30 pm followed by the weekly meeting at 7 pm.
For more information contact President Elisabeth Bunn 0433 044 135
The R100 Baton Relay is an event to connect all Rotary Clubs across Australia and
New Zealand with their communities to celebrate 100 years of Rotary. Pictured above
is Rotary Club member, Don Grant with Community Development Officer, Debra Murphy
and Isis Community Care Coordinator Jeanette Leitch holding the R100 Baton.
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Isis Child and Family Support
Message from the Team
We hope that you all had a lovely Christmas and New year.
It was great to see so many children and their families attend our Keep Kids Active
event. Children enjoyed interacting with Andrew from Childers AFL and the water play
was a hit with the children on such a warm day and them not wanting to leave.
Also, a big thank you goes out to Rotary for cooking the BBQ lunch for us all to enjoy.
We are full steam ahead for this year with upcoming events, such as a colour fun
session, Roushini’s cooking classes celebrating Harmony day & a healthy lunchbox
workshop.
If you are wanting more information about what the Child and Family Support service
does or you feel you need someone to talk to about the many facets of parenting,
please feel free to come and talk to us at playgroup, at the Neighbourhood Centre or
call 4130 4690.
Debra and Chloe.
Early Years Playgroups
Isis Child and Family Support Service facilitates playgroups on Tuesdays and Fridays
weekly. The playgroups focus on children 0-5 years with planned developmentally
appropriate play, art and craft, language, physical and cognitive activities.
Come join us at Playgroup on Tuesday and Friday mornings from 9.30 —11.30 am at
the Child and Family building on Hinkler Street. Please remember to bring along a
piece of fruit to share for morning tea as well as a hat and sun smart clothing for
outside play.
Let’s Play Together
Mondays Fortnightly 9.30 am – 11:30 am
For parents with children under 18 months. This
group will be focussing on play based activities
for young children while providing an opportunity
for parents to meet, socialise and access
important information and support in an informal
environment. Guest speakers will be invited to talk
about identified topics.
Come and join us on 1 February 2021
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Importance of Reading
It is never too early to start
reading to a child!
When a child is born, their brain is not
completely developed and will
continue to develop over the course of
their life. Reading to an infant helps
create brain pathways and lay the
groundwork for language
development.
Reading teaches sharing and
involvement. Reading always brings
closeness and supports the child and Handy Reading Tips & Tricks
the reader to develop relationships.
• Pick up books with large print.
Authors & Books to Check Out • Point at each word as you read it.
• Hattie and the Fox, Mem Fox • Read favourite books repeatedly.
• The Snail and the Whale, Julie • Read stories with rhyming words and
Donaldson repetition.
• Possum Magic, Mem Fox • Have the child join you.
• Dirty Dinosaur, Janeen Brian • Ask questions in the middle and allow
and Ann James them to guess the ending.
• Read expressively, using varied voices
and tones as per the characters.
Head over to our Childers
Neighbourhood Centre
Facebook page to see
Chloe tell the story “We’re
going on a bear hunt”
with puppets by Michael
Rosen
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Colour fun for kids with Roushini
Roushini will be coming to Early Years
Playgroup to take the children on a cultural
adventure of learning and fun through
colour and dance.
When Tuesday 16 March 2021
Time 9.30 am
Venue Child & Family Support Building
14 Hinkler Street, Childers
Cost Free
Healthy Lunch Boxes
Hear our dietician guest speaker
share information and tips on Tuesday 23 February &
healthy eating and children’s dietary Dates
Friday 26 February 2021
requirements. Plus a FREE lunch box
full of yummy healthy food for your
child to enjoy. Time 9.30 am– 11.30 am
Child & Family Building
Venue
14 Hinkler Street, Childers
Check out our Childers
Cost FREE
Neighbourhood Facebook
page to keep up to date with
RSVP By 22 February on 4130 4690
these upcoming activities
Email cnc@bundaberg.qld.gov.au
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Isis Community Care
Hello and welcome to 2021 – it’s hard to believe that we’ve been back for nearly a
month already and all services are operating as usual. Last year was quite a tough
one at times with services reduced or closed for a while so we still need to be
mindful of the situation and take the recommended precautions and to remember the
COVID-19 related questions on the contact form when workers enter your home are
still applicable.
Remember to let us know if you are not going to be home for any scheduled services
so that alternative arrangements can be made. Also if you have pets, please make
sure they are restrained before and during the time workers are present.
During the warmer months of the year, if you have any in-home services especially
Domestic Assistance, we ask that you open your windows and put the fans or air
conditioning on before staff arrive. Staff visit multiple homes each day and get quite
hot when working and giving them a comfortable work environment is greatly
appreciated. It is also very important that we all remember to keep up our own water
intake and to keep cool during the warmer part of the day to limit dehydration and
heat exhaustion. Jeanette
My Aged Care 1800 200 422 – If you want to access government subsidised aged
care services, you need to check your eligibility for a face-to-face assessment and
register with My Aged Care. To do this call My Aged Care yourself or someone else
(a ‘representative’) can talk to My Aged Care for you.
Alternatively, you can come into the Childers
Neighbourhood Centre where you can be assisted with
your call to My Aged Care or you can apply online
https://www.myagedcare.gov.au/assessment/apply-online
There are two types of representatives:
1. Regular representative – if you can give consent for someone else to speak
and act for you, you can set them up as your regular representative. You may
also appoint your regular representative as a primary contact so they are the
first point of contact for My Aged Care.
You may change or cancel the appointment of a regular representative at any
time by calling My Aged Care of 1800 200 422.
2. Authorised representative – is needed if you are not capable of providing
consent for someone else to speak for you and you need help with My Aged
Care. Legal documents are needed to put in place an authorised
representative so that My Aged Care knows they can legally represent you, e.g.
a guardianship. The documents depend on the rules in each state or territory.
More in can be found at: https://www.myagedcare.gov.au/legal-information
Continued next page
Isis Community Care: Phone: 4130 4690
Coordinator: Jeanette Leitch
Jointly funded by Bundaberg Regional Council and the Commonwealth Government
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Isis Community Care
Continued from previous page
An authorised representative is the primary contact for all communication with My
Aged Care and will receive all correspondence, including Home Care Package letters.
What can a representative do?
• Give information to My Aged Care including talking to assessors, the My Aged
Care contact centre and service providers
• Get information about your progress is My Aged Care
• Make decisions about aged care assessment and referrals for aged care
services
• See and update your information through the contact centre or on the My
Aged Care client record on myGov (note: access needs to be set up by calling
My Aged Care)
• Be listed as your primary contact so they are the first contact point for My
Aged Care
• Receive email notifications and copies of correspondence, e.g. Home Care
Package letters.
Support for Carers
If you provide support for a loved one there is help available for you too.
A carer is someone who helps a family member or friend with grocery shopping,
preparing meals, personal care, finances, emotional support, administering medicine. If
you or someone you know provides assistance to a family member or friend, support is
only a phone call away.
By calling Carer Gateway, you will be connected with a new Australia-wide network of
Carer Gateway service providers who will talk through
what you need and help you to find local services and
support to help you. For free supports available
through Carer Gateway, phone 1800 422 737 or visit
https://www.carergateway.gov.au/
ISIS COMMUNITY CARE provides entry level support services for frail, older people to assist
and re-enable clients to live independently in a safe home environment within their own
community. We also provide assistance to carers to maintain their caring role by offering
respite services so that the carer can take a break. We are funded through the Commonwealth
Home Support Program.
Isis Community Care
10 Childers Neighbourhood Centre Community Care NewsWhat’s cooking
Ham Frittatas
Makes 12 Prep 15m Cooking 20m
A great away to use
up all of that leftover
Christmas Ham!
Freeze and keep for
school lunch box
snacks!
Ingredients
200g leftover roast pumpkin, chopped
200g leftover roast potato, chopped
9 eggs, lightly beaten
2 tsp Dijon mustard
30g baby spinach leaves, finely chopped
100g sliced ham, chopped
1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan
Method
STEP 1
Preheat oven to 180°C or 160°C fan. Grease a 12-hole, 1/3-cup capacity
muffin pan. Cut 12 x 12cm squares of baking paper and use to line muffin
pan.
STEP 2
Place pumpkin and potato in each muffin hole. Whisk together eggs and
mustard. Add spinach and stir to combine. Season. Fill each muffin hole
with egg mixture. Press ham into egg and top with parmesan. Bake for 20
mins, until set and golden. Serve warm or cold.
This recipe was found on taste.com.au
11 Childers Neighbourhood Centre Community Care NewsChilders Arts Space
“I take inspiration as
I find it… and still
remember when I
was much younger
being energized by
having represented
on paper something
that was out there in
front of me.“
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