2016
June,
Toddler
Tunes & Stories
facilitator Anthony
holds his audience
enthralled during
a recent session
at PBNC .
See story
page 16
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our newsletter
Drift is produced at
Pottsville Beach
Neighbourhood Centre,
10B - 12A Elizabeth St,
Pottsville Beach, NSW 2489
(02) 6676 4555
[email protected]
www.pottsvillebeachnc.org.au
Cover Toddler Tunes & Stories
2
CFSS-TV
5 min. interview with
Peter B
3
Child and Family
Support Service Tweed Valley
4
Refugee Support
Group
5
Side by Side
PBNC has a new
addition, the Child and
Family Support Service Tweed Valley (CFSS-TV),
to add to its suite of
programs for children
and families.
Late in June this year,
manager Angela learnt that
PBNC, on behalf of the
Consortium of
Neighbourhood Centres, had
been successful in securing
funding from FaCS NSW for
an early intervention service
to be delivered by
PBNC to Tweed Valley
families – with a focus
on Murwillumbah.
Murwillumbah’s DHS office
was acquired as well as two
group work spaces.
Two experienced and
qualified family support
workers, Cath Downing (left)
and Kym Ziegler (pictured
below), were recruited and
the program is now up and
running, with appointments
booked out and enquiries
flooding in from families in
need of support.
See story on opposite page
for more.
The search was on for
a Murwillumbah office
from which to
operate, and after
months of searching
and liaising, a base in
8 - 10 For
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http://www.pottsvillebeachnc.org.au/
6, 7
Boomerang Bags
8
Baza sighting
9
Long Tan remembered
New volunteers
10
Farewell Nyree
11
Don’t go Jo
12
Tax Help
ARMA
13
Markets
Do you have a favourite movie?
14
Test and Taggers
15
Art and Play
Perfect Storm starring George
Clooney and Mark Wahlberg.
Ben Cropp. An Australian skin
diver whose work discovering
ship wrecks I admire.
16
What’s happening in
the garden, Toddler
Tunes and Stories
If you could travel to anywhere
in the world, where - and why?
Whom do you most admire and
why?
17
Murwillumbah Toddler
Tunes and Stories
A PBNC volunteer, Bill Hallett.
He is always ready to help anyone
with anything.
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CFSS-TV
Christchurch, New Zealand. I
have family living there but I
haven’t been back since the
earthquake. Very traumatic.
What is your favourite food?
The most rewarding work I have
ever done. I especially enjoy
the chance to help people at
PBNC.
19, 20 What’s on at PBNC
“
“Like” us on facebook
www.facebook.com/pbncinc
Do you have a favourite book
or author?
Peter B
Second hand
furniture
Seafood. I have always loved it.
Give me oysters, crab, lobsters you name it I’ll eat it.
The author, Clive Cussler.
He writes fictional marine
adventure.
What famous person would you
choose to spend an evening
with and why?
What does PBNC mean to you?
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Providing early
support for families
PBNC’s new program, Child and Family
Support Service –Tweed Valley (CFSS), is
designed to assist families to overcome
parenting difficulties and life challenges, so
that children get a better start in life.
Families who join the program will be
supported through a case management
model. Families impacted by domestic
and or family violence will have priority
in the service. However, the service will also
support families who are socially
isolated, don’t have much support from
family or friends, or are just finding
parenting difficult. To be eligible the family
will be expecting a child or have children
from birth to 12 years old and have
problems which could impact on their
ability to protect and care for their
children.
CFSS helps these families to get the
services they need early, before problems
become chronic, by providing qualified
and experienced workers who, working
with families, link children to specialist
services and other supports which enable
healthy development.
Services and support offered by CFSS
include home visiting; help with achieving
goals; access to parenting education,
parent groups and playgroups; and
assisted access to specialist services and
practitioners for better family health and
well being.
Benefits to the family include improving
parenting knowledge and practical skills;
knowing about community resources
which can help to meet family needs; and
increasing family strengths and achieving
goals.
PBNC workers delivering CFSS services are
Kym Ziegler and Cath Downing. Kym and
Cath will be based in Murwillumbah four
days a week, in co-location with
Murwillumbah Dept. Human Services
Customer Service Centre (Centrelink) staff.
They will also deliver services in other family
-friendly locations in Murwillumbah.
Call Kym on 0455 911 715 or
Cath on 0413 879 279.
The Child and Family Support Service –
Tweed Valley is a joint partnership
between PBNC, the Consortium of
Neighbourhood Centres – Far North Coast
(CONC) and NSW Family and Community
Services (FaCS).
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Pottsville Refugee
Support Group
(PRSG) Update
By PRSG Committee
Members Caroline and Jo
The first couple of families have visited
Pottsville, staying with host families during
weekends in July and August. The visitors
were appreciative of their stay and the
kindness of their hosts. Hosts have said
that they wished that more Australians
had this opportunity as it was a wonderful
experience and a privilege to have their
guests stay.
We are having a market stall four times a
year. At the most recent one we had a
steady morning and took in $340.
Supporters of PRSG have dropped items
in and also helped out at the stall. Your
contributions and support are very
appreciated.
We have started as Community
Volunteers helping Pottsville Beach
Neighbourhood Centre set up the
Market Site on a roster with other
community groups. A donation from
PBNC is given to our group for this
assistance.
A donation of $500 has been sent to
Harmony Place in Brisbane. This
organization provides support to people
from multicultural backgrounds
experiencing mental health issues and
mental illness, and a very high proportion
of their clients are refugees and asylum
seekers. Harmony Place has provided the
training for the Northern Rivers Homestay
Program that PRSG committee members
have participated in.
Our next major fundraiser is a Trivia Event
on Saturday 12 November at Pottsville
Community Hall at 7pm (DST). The $10
entry fee includes supper (it’s BYO) - get
some friends and come along.
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Side by
Side
This year PBNC’s Aspergers
Support Group, Side by Side,
gained a new facilitator,
Belinda Musgrove (pictured
right with daughter Charlotte).
Here’s Belinda’s update for
2016.
For Easter, it was fun crafts for
the youngsters, an egg hunt
with a difference to get our
bodies and minds
engaged, and assorted raw
food recipes - make-your-own
Easter chokkies with no
nasties, just pure goodness for
sensitive systems.
For World Autism Awareness
Day, the group celebrated by
making......CHOCOLATE! We
also had a beautiful autism
awareness craft organised for
us all to be a part of, a series
of clues to solve to get some
eggsercise, and, for our
routine followers, all our usual
activities to choose from.
Family members and carers are welcome
at Side by Side, so please bring them
along to have a social outing with us. If
you haven't been before, you'll find us
having a fun afternoon at Pottsville Beach
Neighbourhood Centre.
If you can, bring a plate of food you know
you and your family are able to eat. We
love to share recipes with each other, as
many of our families have members with
similar dietary requirements, so if you have
a family favourite, bring it along. We have
recipe-swapping time set aside in our
timetable so we can learn new tips and
tricks in the kitchen for people with dietary
requirements or just fussy eaters. Tea,
coffee and juice is provided by PBNC.
You will find us in the Reef Room at
Pottsville Beach Neighbourhood Centre,
10b-12a Elizabeth St. Pottsville on the first
and third Saturday of each month.
Come along and have fun with us - we'd
love to see you there.
Belinda
Ph 0404 249869 for more information
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Boomerang
Bags
Re-launched at
Pottsville Beach in
August 2016
Pottsville Beach Neighbourhood Centre partnered
with Pottsville Beach Public School last year to
partially launch Boomerang Bags through the
Pottsville Fruit Shop. The students from PBPS have
moved on but St Ambrose Primary School has chosen
to partner with Pottsville Beach Neighbourhood
Centre to support the Boomerang Bag project at
Pottsville Beach. The Boomerang Bag project is
funded by Pottsville Beach Neighbourhood Centre.
(continued…)
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(...continued)
Boomerang Bag boxes are now
located at Pottsville IGA and
Pottsville Foodworks to cover both
shopping areas.
To reduce the use of plastic bags,
Boomerang Bags may be
borrowed and brought back. There
are also “Bought to Support” bags
which may be purchased at
Pottsville Beach Neighbourhood
Centre.
The money earned from the sale of
these bags is reinvested into the
project for materials including
cotton, labels and paint. Recycled
material is used to make the bags.
At present close to 1800 bags have
been made.
If you would like to support this worthwhile project
you can participate in a sewing bee held every
Tuesday morning at Pottsville Beach
Neighbourhood Centre in Elizabeth St; or if you
have any unwanted material lying around that
you would like to donate to the project, drop it off
at the Neighbourhood Centre. Please note: you
do not have to know how to sew as there are
other jobs involved with the project. For more
information, contact Lorelle on 0407 162 378 
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Pacific
Baza
sighted
These great pictures of a pair of
Pacific Bazas, or Crested Hawks,
were recently taken by Drift’s graphic
artist, Tony, in the bush tucker trail at
the rear of PBNC. The trail is named
the Baza Trail after the bird, which has
been known to frequent the area for
many years. It is hoped that the birds
are nesting in the trees within the trail.
Pacific Bazas are found in tropical and
subtropical forest and woodland in northern
and eastern Australia, and also in the IndoMalayan peninsula, most of mainland New Guinea,
nearby islands and the Solomon Islands. They inhabit tropical and subtropical woodlands and forest
and sometimes grasslands, farmlands and urban areas, preferring well-watered areas. They are
considered sedentary in some regions and dispersive or migratory in others.
The bird’s favourite prey is large insects, especially stick insects, mantises and frogs. They sometimes
eat fruit as well (they were seen flying through the trail when the tuckeroos were fruiting). Bazas will
move through the canopy, or perch and watch, then make short dives, with feet extended, to
snatch prey from the foliage or from the air.
The nest of the Pacific Baza is flimsy and flat, built high in the upper leafy branches of a tree, and
often blows down. The birds are very secretive when breeding, and the parent sits quietly on the
nest, with its long tail sticking out over the rim. Both parents brood and feed the chicks. Bazas have
a spectacular tumbling display-flight during courtship.
Source: http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Aviceda-subcristata
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Ian, Nathan, Kara, Jan and Clive met up at the event
Pottsville community honours Vietnam Veterans
On a beautifully clear, still evening in Pottsville a touching tribute to Tweed Coast’s Vietnam Veterans took
place at the Pottsville Hall and cenotaph precinct on Thursday evening, August 18.
The event attracted about 60 residents and fellow veterans who paused to remember those Australians
who fought in the Vietnam War as well as acknowledging those who took part in the Battle of Long Tan.
It was 50 years ago on Thursday, August 18, that about 108 Australian and New Zealand troops held off
more than 2400 Viet Cong and Vietnam General Army soldiers.
The veterans gathered around Pottsville’s newest cenotaph and memorial plaque and laid wreaths in
memory of the eighteen Australians who lost their lives and the countless number of returning soldiers who
carry the heavy burden of war-associated trauma and experiences.
Local veteran, Merv Mason’s chilling insights from his first hand experiences in Vietnam as a signalman was
balnced poignantly by the haunting acoustic guitar rendition of Redgum’s “I Was Only Nineteen” by
Damien Fraser. Damien visceral performance transported the whole gathering to another place and time.
Welcome to
new workers
Rebecca (Becky)
Jacob
Second hand furniture/
market days/
gardens
Opp Shop
Judith
Admin
Ursula
Opp Shop
Alana
Opp Shop
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Farewell Ngaire
A group of PBNC workers gathered at
Pottsville Tavern to enjoy a meal and
a chat together while farewelling
Ngaire, who has kept PBNC premises
sparkling clean and also assisted at
the Opp Shop since 2009.
PBNC workers who used to meet
Nyree (how she chooses to spell her
tricky name) hard at work cleaning
the premises early in the morning will
miss her cheery greeting, enthusiastic
manner and her sense of humour, as
will her fellow opp shop workers.
Taking over PBNC housekeeping
duties from Ngaire is Pam, who has
worked for the centre on and off
since 2004, most recently in the Tech
Centre where Pam’s prodigious
technological and mentoring skills
were greatly appreciated by both
staff and clients.
Now Pam has branched out into an
entirely different field, where she will
be working mainly at physical tasks
on her own. Pam said she was looking
forward to the change, and she can
now be spotted making the centre’s
windows sparkling clean and
standing back to inspect her work
(among many other tasks).
Farewell Ngaire, we are sad to see
you leave but we know you are
going off on another great adventure
travelling around Australia. We are
looking forward to some photos of
the wide world beyond PBNC.
Postscript: At least someone else will
now have a chance of winning the
prize for the best dressed, or most
outrageously dressed, at PBNC’S
Christmas party!
Jo
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Jo came to PBNC in February this year as a
volunteer in the centre’s Opp Shop, where
she sorted, washed and displayed clothes.
As she is a keen gardener, Jo soon added
working in PBNC’s landscaped native
gardens and its bush tucker trail, where her
tasks included weeding, planting, raking and
pruning. At first Jo seemed quiet and shy, but
it wasn’t long before she had made friends
and, with her reliability, flexibility to
undertake a variety of tasks and her willing,
happy nature, she was soon popular
everywhere.
Previously, Jo had lived in Pottsville for eight
years, and her daughter Skye attended
Gumnuts and Pottsville Beach Primary
School. Jo then moved to the Fraser Coast,
where she became a qualified traffic
controller and worked in that area for
several years. She also worked as a cleaner
at the resort on Fraser Island and as a mail
sorter with Australia Post.
Jo loves Pottsville – she loves fishing off the
beach and catches whiting, dart and
garfish. She is sad to be leaving, but made
the decision to move to the Gold Coast to
be close to her family and to find
permanent work up there, so she can save
for her goal - retirement in Pottsville!
Meanwhile, Jo has assured those at PBNC
that she will see us again soon on her
planned and frequent weekend visits to
Pottsville and the centre’s markets.
Jo said that, during her time at PBNC, she
became more confident, learnt new skills,
made new friends, and had many different
experiences. She said she was very
impressed with the centre – how large it
was and how the various areas worked in
together, and she enjoyed the fact that
there was a diversity of people passing
through the centre – people from other
cultures and from all walks of life. She
noticed, too, that the workers at the centre
were all very helpful to those visiting. “PBNC
is so great for the community,” she said 
Don’t
go Jo!
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Tax Help at PBNC
Pottsville Beach Neighbourhood Centre (PBNC) is again offering FREE Tax Help.
Until the end of October, the centre’s qualified volunteer, Garry, will assist
people to complete their tax returns. If your tax affairs are simple and you
earn under $100,000 pa and don’t have an ABN, you could be eligible for
this assistance.
This service will be delivered from PBNC’s main office at 12A Elizabeth St,
Pottsville (For more information visit PBNC’s facebook site
www.facebook.com/pbncinc )
To make a booking, contact
Pottsville Beach Neighbourhood Centre
on (02) 6676 4555
A happy client
Christine Beck of Brighter Futures was very pleased with the results of her
appointment with Garry of PBNC’s free service, Tax Help. Here’s what she had
to say.
I had an appointment with Garry (Tax Help) and found him very
helpful. Garry volunteers his time and I found his assistance
valuable. I tried to do my own tax and Garry pointed out some vital
mistakes I had made. I appreciated his patience and help. Thank
you Garry.
Kind Regards
Christine Beck
Family Development Worker
Brighter Futures Far North Coast (CONC)
Pottsville Beach Neighbourhood Centre
ARMA
Assisted Referral & Material Aid
Pottsville Beach Neighbourhood Centre (PBNC) has a confidential service called ARMA
(Assisted Referral and Material Aid), which is designed to assist people experiencing
financial and/or emotional distress. ARMA trained workers, Cath and Lily, offer information,
referral, advocacy and access to material aid, including clothing and furniture,
depending on need.
Appointments are available on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings. To
book, phone PBNC on 02 6676 4555 or drop in to the centre.
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PBNC’s August markets have been affected
by a large wire fence at the north end,
resulting in the loss of approximately 45 sites.
What's
happening
at PBNC’s
Markets
A sewer pipe has been laid across the market
ground, under Tweed Coast Road and across
to the caravan park, which is currently closed
for renovations.
A decision was made to relocate those
permanent stallholders affected by the fence
onto casual sites further south, and to put on
hold the acceptance of casual stall-holders
until we have our full complement of sites
available again. Hopefully the markets will
soon be back to normal.
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Test and Tag
Seven PBNC workers recently gained their
Statements of Attainment in Test and Tagging
with nationally accredited trainer EXCELTrain.
To achieve this, workers had to complete a rigorous
online Occupational Health and Safety questionnaire to
ensure they understood how to apply WHS regulations,
codes and practices in the workplace. They also
needed to participate in two practical units, one on
electrical safety testing and the other on conducting inservice safety testing of electrical equipment.
This skillset meets industry
requirements for testing
and tagging, which
means not only can the
attainees keep PBNC
electrical equipment test
-and-tagging safe and
up-to-date, they can
also work in the industry
testing and tagging.
Congratulations to
(clockwise from top)
Corey, Jamie, Peter W,
Danny, James K and
Gary. Barry (absent) also
received a certificate.
– well done crew!
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PBNC workers Corey and Lorelle
have fun assembling PBNC’s new
wheelchair.
Eastern dwarf tree frog showing
the health of our bush tucker trail
and gardens.
Art and Play
PBNC’s popular Art and Play activity
has been running at the centre for
many years. However, recently longterm facilitator Emma-Lea left to
relocate to another area, and the
group has been looking for a new
facilitator. Fortunately, PBNC worker
and PTG member, Yvonne (see
photo front cover), has stepped up
to the task, and the group is once
again enjoying some “seriously
messy fun”.
Art and Play consists of play-based
activities for toddlers and preschoolers, who learn the elements of
art through play while exploring their
own creative identity. Be warned –
Art and Play is messy! Wear or bring
old clothes and a smock.
Activities take place on Tuesdays
from 10am till 11am in the Coral Bay
room and the courtyard downstairs
at PBNC. Contact Yvonne 0421
809554 or PBNC on 02 6676 4555 if
you want to know more.
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What’s happening in the garden
PBNC’s community garden is
experiencing a surge of interest from
children’s groups and others wishing
to be involved in the project. As a
result, gardeners are looking at ways
to make the garden more userfriendly and productive.
A gate is planned to go in the fence
between the playground and the
community garden, so that
participants of PlayTime group can
more easily access the garden.
Gardeners will be working on
improving the beds and the soil, and
constructing bays for prunings and
grass clippings.
Our new worm farm, a donation from
PBNC worker and Management
Committee secretary Chris W, is doing
well, with the first worms being installed in
the farm in August. PBNC workers collect
food scraps (fruit and veg and tea bags)
and the worms do their work, producing
both worm castings and liquid fertiliser for
the garden beds. Pictured above right are
PlayTime Group facilitator Tania and her son
and keen helper, Jay, 21 months, emptying
the worm farm scrap bucket.
On our cover,
Toddler Tunes and
Stories (TT&S)
facilitator Anthony
holds his young
audience enthralled
during storytime.
PBNC also welcomes groups from Gumnuts
Childcare Centre, who will be assisting with
tasks in the garden such as watering,
weeding, and planting. Lisa, director of
Gumnuts, said they were also looking
forwarding to harvest some lovely, fresh,
organic produce for use in their cooking
lessons 
Toddler Tunes
and Stories
Anthony, an experienced and qualified
facilitator of child and family friendly
activities has been involved in TT&S for
more than 10 years. Anthony engages
the toddlers fully during a series of exciting,
interactive sessions of singing, music making,
movement and story time.
Toddler Tunes and Stories takes place at
PBNC on Fridays 10.45am - 11.45am
during school terms.
Due to the high demand for this extremely
popular activity, TT&S will also take place at
Murwillumbah (see flyer on opposite page)
as of Thursday 13 October.
Phone PBNC on 6676 4555 for more details
about Pottsville TT&S, or contact a Family
Support Worker on 0455 911 715 or
0413 879 279 to find out more about
Murwillumbah TT&S.
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Murwillumbah
Toddler Tunes
and Stories
FREE
A place for you and your
children to have fun with
music, stories,
playing and
socialising
Thursday mornings
(during NSW school terms)
starting
13 October 2016
10am to 11am
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Providing early support
for you and your family
Working together, we
will help you to:
link your child(ren) into
specialist services and other
supports which enable healthy
development
improve your parenting
knowledge and practical skills
know about community
resources to meet your
family’s needs
achieve goals and increase
your family strengths
Child and Family Support Service (CFSS) is an
early intervention program. It is designed
to assist your family to overcome parenting
and li fe chal lenge s , s o tha t your
What is
child(ren) have a good start and your
CFSS?
family has positive wellbeing.
CFSS provides support to parents who don’t
have much help from their family or friends
and are finding parenting difficult.
CFSS can help families to get the services they
need, before problems become chronic.
Joining the CFSS is voluntary – you decide if
you want to join the program, and you may
leave at any time.
A CFSS worker will talk
with your family about
what’s working well for
you and what you’re
finding difficult. You can
tell us about the supports
you already have and
the problems you want
to tackle.
Together, we’ll plan for
the services and supports
to be put in place that
are suitable for your
family’s needs.
Services and
How
supports offered
does CFSS by CFSS include:
work?
home visiting;
assistance with
improving practical
skills and achieving goals;
access to parenting
education and resources,
parent support groups
and playgroups; and
assisted access to
specialist services /
practitioners for optimum
family health and
wellbeing outcomes.
To be
Eligibilty
eligible,
a family will:
be expecting a
child and/or have
children from birth
to 12 years

experience
vulnerabilities that
impact on your
capacity to
adequately
protect and care
for your child(ren)
if not addressed

currently be
experiencing low
to medium risk
issues

be unable to
meet the needs
of the child(ren)
through universal
services

Pottsville Beach Neighbourhood
Centre
10b - 12a Elizabeth St, Pottsville
Phone (02) 6676 4555
or email [email protected]
or speak directly with a
Family Support Worker on mobile:
0455 911 715, or 0413 879 279
The Child and Family Support Service - Tweed Valley is a joint
partnership between Pottsville Beach Neighbourhood Centre
(PBNC), The Consortium of Neighbourhood Centres – Far North
Coast (CONC) and NSW Family and Community Services (FACS).
Contact
what’s on at the centre
Monday
Technology Centre
9am - 4pm
Opp Shop
9am - 4pm
Toy Library
9.30am - 12.30pm
PlayTime Group
Sandbar Room
9.30am - 11.30pm
(school terms)
Tuesday
Technology Centre
9am - 5pm
Technology Centre
9am - 5pm
Opp Shop
9am - 1pm
Opp Shop
9am - 1pm
Toy Library
9.30am - 12.30pm
Get Fit, Keep Fit
Sandbar Room
9.00am - 10.15am
Scrabble
Starfish Room
10am - 12pm
Furniture Shop
9am - 1pm
PlayTime Group
Sandbar Room
9.30am - 11.30am
(school terms)
Stretch Your Mind
Reef Room
12.30 - 2.30pm
Updated: Sept 2016
Diabetes Support Group
(1st Wed each month)
Reef Room
2 - 4pm
Phone Ruth (02) 6676 0411
Meditation with Robyn
Sandbar Room
1.30 - 2.30pm
Phone Robyn
0427 212 210
Saturday
Technology Centre
9am - 5pm
Toy Library
9.30am - 12.30pm
Toy Library
9.30am - 12.30pm
Art and Play
Coral Bay Room
10am -11am
(school terms)
Thursday
Opp Shop
9am - 1pm
Wednesday
Friday
Technology Centre
9am - 1pm
Opp Shop
9am - 4pm
Toy Library
9.30am - 12.30pm
Furniture Shop
9am - 1pm
Get Fit, Keep Fit
Sandbar Room
9.00 - 10.15am
Pottsville Toddler Tunes &
Stories
Sandbar Room
10.45am - 12pm (school terms)
WordsFlow
Sandbar Room
12.30 - 3.30pm (school terms)
Phone Ashlea
0429 420 663
Opp Shop
9am - 1pm
Side by Side (Autism Family
Support Group) - 1pm till
4pm, first and third Sat of
month (school terms only)
Phone Belinda
0404 249 869
Sunday
PBNC Markets, Opp Shop,
Furniture Shop, Trash &
Treasure (7am - 1pm) and
Community BBQ 1st & 3rd Sun each month.
Next markets (2016):
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
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REGULAR
SERVICES
&
PROGRAMS
PBNC ADMINI STR ATION (REFERRAL & INFORMAT ION)
Monday to Friday 9.00am - 4.00pm
BRIGHTER FUTURES
Monday to Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm
DHS (CENTRELINK AGENCY)
Monday to Friday 8.30am - 1.30pm
DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP
1st Wednesday each month 2pm - 4pm - Reef Room
Ph: Ruth (02) 6676 0411
MEN’S SHED AND SECON DHAND FURNITURE SHOP
DHS (Centrelink) Agency
Monday to Friday
8.30am - 1.30pm
Applications to join our association
are always welcome - just ask for
an application form from one of
the friendly front desk crew or call
PBNC 02 6676 4555
Consortium of Neighbourhood Centres
Thursday/Friday 9am - 1pm
Market Sunday 7am - 1pm
GET FIT, KEEP FIT
Sandbar Room - Gentle exercise for Seniors
Tuesday 9.00 - 10.15am, Friday 9.00 - 10.15am
OPP SHOP
Monday & Friday 9am - 4pm
Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat 9am - 1pm
Market Sunday
7am - 1pm
Brighter Futures North Coast (CONC)
A regional child and family
support program
Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm
Upper Level Admin Building
Ph 02 6676 2277
PBNC TECHNOLOGY CENTRE
Computer Lessons , Internet Access and
Equipment Servicing (inc. Tech Savvy
Seniors Assistance Program)
Monday
Tues, Wed, Thu
Friday
9am - 4pm
9am - 5pm
9am - 1pm
Side by Side (SbS),
Support Group
POTTSVILLE PLAYTIME GROUP
Sandbar Room Monday & Thursday 9.30am - 11.30am (school terms)
is PBNC’s holistic
family support group
ART AND PLAY
Coral Bay Room Tuesday 10am– 11am,
(school terms)
ARMA
Assisted Referral and Material Aid.
Contact Admin for more details.
MEDITATION WITH ROBYN
Sandbar Room - Tuesday 1.30 - 2.30pm
STRETCH-YOUR-MIND
Reef Room - Thursday 12.30 - 2.30pm
TOY LIBRARY
for all family members with
children on the
autism spectrum
When: 1st and 3rd Saturday
each month 1pm - 4pm
Ph Belinda
0404 249 869
Monday to Friday 9:30am - 12:30pm
WORDSFLOW
Sandbar Room - Friday 12.30 - 3.00pm (school terms)
SCRABBLE
Tuesday 10am - 12pm
Community Pantry
every Wednesday 10am - 12pm
Coral Bay Room
TODDLER TUNES AND STORIES
Sandbar Room - Friday 10.45 - 11.45am (school terms)
CFSS-TV
Child and Family Support Service
Appointments necessary - contact PBNC 6676 4555 or
a Family Support Worker on 0455 911 715 or 0413 879 279
Contact PBNC Admin Office
for more details or bookings
(02) 6676 4555
or visit the website
www.pottsvillebeachnc.org.au