Family Gathering at Barrack Heights Community Garden

On 6th October 2010 Barrack Heights Community Garden hosted a family day attended by visitors and local residents.

Shellharbour Council Community Services , Access Community Group, FACE, Housing NSW, NSW Police Community Liaison, Barnardos C4C, Baptist Community Services, Park & Play and Illawarra Children's Services Barrack Heights Children's Centre joined forces to create a great atmosphere at the garden.




Proud volunteers conducted talks and tours of the garden, Katie & Kac provided face painting. Wendy supplied her ever favourite 'Slime'. The police Community Safety van was there with lots of information and Craig's Good Neighbour BBQ was most popular.


Park and Play were on hand with craft, games and activities. Children and adults all joined in with the drumming sessions and some budding architects made teepees and decorated them with materials from the garden.




The Garden is open to everyone, especially residents of Barrack Heights and new volunteers are welcome. Working Bees are held every second Tuesday from 2pm - 5pm. Contact Aileen or Megan at Council for more information ph 4221 6170.


Tessa

Welcome Janelle Brown

Please welcome our new member of the C4C team Janelle Brown.

Janelle has accepted the position of Aboriginal Community Engagement Facilitator. She will be working 21 hours a week to assist C4C activities to be responsive and welcoming to Aboriginal families and to engage the Shellharbour Aboriginal Community to make sure they are aware of all the opportunities available for families.

Janelle is well known and very well connected in the local community so we are very excited to have her on the team working with us towards "The Best Possible Start in Life for Children in Shellharbour City"

You can contact Janelle on 4295 4268 or jbrown@barnardos.org.au

Tessa

C4C Program Manager