WELCOME TO BANKSIA GARDENS COMMUNITY CENTRE!

NEWS, FEATURES AND UPCOMING EVENTS

Image of a man making a graffiti at Banksia Gardens Community Centre Aerosol Arabic working on Banksia's graffiti.

BANKSIA GARDENS COMMUNITY CENTRE

Banksia Gardens Community Centre is one of approximately 370 Neighbourhood Houses in Victoria, operating in the public housing estate of Broadmeadows in the City of Hume.

Banksia Gardens is a place of support in your local neighbourhood. We believe that each and every person is a valued member of the community. We welcome you to come along and make new friends, join in with our activities and help to create the spirit of community participation.

Banksia Gardens Community Centre is a fun, safe, friendly and supportive environment where people can come together to learn skills, share ideas and experience new activities. The Centre is full of interesting things to do and see, with plenty of information about other community groups and services. All are welcome as we are open to all ages, abilities and cultural backgrounds.

Banksia Gardens Community Centre offers membership to all Centre participants and to those who live and/or work within the local areas. Membership to Banksia Gardens Association Inc. is just $1.00 per year.

NWNH NETWORK

Banksia Gardens Community Centre belongs to the North West Neighbourhood House Network (NWNHN), which represents 19 Neighbourhood House and Learning Centres in Hume and Moreland. All members of this Network are natural partners in our community and have a long history of successful collaboration working towards redressing structural disadvantage.

Image of the 2008 VCAL Group Banksia Gardens' VCAL Group.

CONTACT DETAILS

OFFICE HOURS

FUNDING BODIES

Banksia Gardens Community Centre is a non-profit organisation which operates through the generosity of the following institutions:

Logos of different institutions who support Banksia Gardens Community Centre

MANAGER'S REPORT

Welcome everyone to Semester 2 2010. Stage 1 of the redevelopment of the building is now complete, and we look forward to watching the progress of Stages 2 and 3. I anticipate the classroom's completion by March 2011.

Congratulations to Samantha and Jason on the birth of Logan Jay and also to Nick and Nancy on the birth of Seamus.

The Annual General Meeting will be held in August where the staff that work at the Centre will be highlighted.

I am pleased to announce that Banksia Gardens has been declared a finalist for the 2010 Victorian Adult and Community Education Awards for the award 'Outsanding Pre-accredited Design and Delivery'. This is for our Introduction to Childcare course which is a pathway course for child studies.

We have been successful in the past few months with the following project funding- School Focussed Youth Service (Pridentity), Broadmeadows Magistrates Court Funds, Our City Our Voice Project, Graffitti Arts funding (DHS), Communities for Children and Homework Program.

We say goodbuy to Brenda Ward who has been teaching our child studies course the past few years. She has taken a full-time job with Victoriia University. We wish all the best.

The staff at Banksia Gardens have been working hard for the community to provide quality programs in all areas. Come in and say hello.

Regards to all,

Gina Dougall - Manager

Young people cooking during the School Holiday Program Making pizzas and home made pasta during the School Holiday Program.

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