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Index of Community Services
Community Facilities
 | Cemetery services – council
operates six public cemeteries, these are located at Tuncurry, Forster,
Bulahdelah, Stroud, Tea Gardens and Coolongolook. Cemetery services produce
an income to council of close to $100,000 per annum; these monies are used
to further develop the facilities. |
| Provision and maintenance of public buildings. The Community Services
Branch is responsible for 48 public buildings; these include public halls,
historic buildings, museums, arts and crafts buildings, CWA halls, doctor’s
surgeries and community centres. |
HACC Services – Council received funding from the Department of Ageing
Disability and Home Care services to auspice a number of services to support a
target group of people who are frail, aged, or disabled, who are having
difficulty remaining in their own home. The services provide support to these
people, and assist them in many of their everyday needs. The services are often
strongly volunteer-based, and the work of volunteers is integral to the ongoing
success of the programs.
| Great Lakes Community Options Project –
supports a 40-client caseload, arranging services to keep clients in their
own homes and avoiding premature institutionalisation. |
| Great Lakes Neighbour Aid and Hawks Nest Tea Gardens Neighbour Aid – are
community support programs for frail aged people, younger people with
disabilities, and the carers of both. Services include social support
through assistance with shopping, companionship, individual transport needs
and daily security calls. Great Lakes Neighbour Aid also operate a carer
support group and a visually impaired support group. |
| Great Lakes Leisure and Respite Options is a respite program that supports
younger people with disability living in the rurally remote areas of the
Great Lakes Local Government Area. Young people with disabilities are able
to engage in recreational activities of their choice, through the support of
volunteers, whilst the parents/carers of the young people receive a period
of respite. |
Community Development
| Great Lakes Council Social Plan - this document
details the demographics of our area, identifies community needs, and
provides strategies for the provision of services and facilities over a
four-year period and beyond. |
| Community Planning – Liaison with State and Federal departments re
service needs for this region. |
Other Services
| After school care – provision of childcare from 3.00pm to 6.00pm on
weekdays during school terms. The service is based at Tuncurry Public
School. For enquiries please call 0417 299 617. |
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