Community Connect

Today's chat is with Gordan Saravanja, Senior Case Manager, Youth and Family Support from BCYF, and Linda Ferguson Co-ordinator Youth Support Programs.

Barwon Child, Youth & Family

Address: 54C Bromfield St, Colac VIC 3250

Hours: Open 9.00AM⋅ Closes 5PM

Phone: (03) 5231 4740

https://www.bcyf.org.au/

Deans Marsh community's 'Purple' Deb facilitated community artwork shops in the lead up to the Dean's Marsh Festival to create a forest of standing sticks that hold stories exploring a sense of place and belonging.

Deb created an installation at the Deans Marsh Festival, and people who came to the festival either shared or created their own story and decorated sticks throughout the day.

We talk about this as a way to health and wellbeing, among other bits...

Today we have two incredible women with us, Rebecca Taylor, mother to eight and partner of an Aboriginal man who has passed,

& Jo Sweeney, a person Edwina and i met at Caracaramigen - The Gathering Place - when she was donating a beautiful felt hat to Ebony Hickey.

We also talk about a Loud Garden for Survivors af sexual assault.

It's a great, lively, yarn.

A month ago we had a chat about Anam Cara House with their Nurse Manager Karen Eccles and a new Bereavement Support Group for Colac was mentioned.

So today we chat with Kate Wales who is the Community Nursing Manager at CAH about that, and much more, as well as Palliative care specialist nurses, Ali, And Catherine..

We also learn how important Volunteers are to CAH, and talk about how YOU can get involved.

Contact:-

2-28 Connor Street, Colac, Victoria, 3250

www.cah.vic.gov.au

03 5232 5100

Today we chat with Tracie McPherson who is our Manager of Therapeutic & Children's Services from Bethany Community Support Inc.

We cover Betthany's services briefly, and then focus on harm minimisation with gambling.

Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation

Phone: (03) 9452 2600

https://responsiblegambling.vic.gov.au

Bethany Community Support -

www.bethany.org.au

A referral is not required for these services.

You can contact Bethany on 5278 8122

9am - 5pm weekdays.

In this episode we chat about International Women's Day that is on Friday, 08 March with Gnat Atherden from COPACC and surprise guest, Ebony Hickey from Caracaramigen - The Colac Aboriginal Gathering Place.

COPACC

Mariam Issa - a special International Women's Day event

Friday, 08 March 2019 | 06:00 PM to 08:30 PM

WE also supply Help numbers for survivors and victims of sexual and other abuse.

beyondblue. Call 1300 22 4636, 24 hours / 7 days a week.

Blue Knot Foundation Helpline Call 1300 657 380, 9am-5pm AEST / 7 days a week.

Butterfly Foundation's National Helpline, Call 1800 33 4673, 8am - midnight AEST / 7 days a week.

eheadspace provides mental health and wellbeing support, information and services to young people aged 12 to 25 years and their families. Call 1800 650 890.

Kids Helpline is Australia's only free 24/7 confidential and private counseling service specifically for children and young people aged 5 to 25. Call 1800 55 1800.

Lifeline provides 24-hour Call 13 11 14.

MensLine Australia all 1300 78 99 78, 24 hours / 7 days a week.

The MindSpot Clinic Call 1800 61 44 34 AEST, 8am-8pm (Mon-Fri), 8am-6pm (Sat).

QLife provides nationwide telephone and web-based services to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people of all ages. Call 1800 184 527, 3pm-12am (midnight) AEST / 7 days a week.

SANE Australia Call 1800 18 7263, 9am-5pm AEST (Mon-Fri).

Suicide Call Back Service provides 24/7 support Call 1300 659 467.

Today we chattted about the local community owned hospice Anam Cara House Hospice Manager, Karen Eccles , Bev Mulder (one of their volunteers), and Diane Wright, the person behind Anam Cara in all areas, joined us for the last twenty minutes.

We learnt about their fabulous, and how you can be part of this organisation as a volunteer.

Address: 50 Forans Rd, Barongarook West VIC 3249

Phone: (03) 5233 8203

http://www.anamcarahousecolac.org.au/

https://www.facebook.com/AnamCaraHouseColac/

Today Andrew Beale from RRRTAG and Penelope Bartlau l Artistic Director Barking Spider Visual Theatre.

Red Rock Regional Theatre and Gallery chat with us about getting out and about in our community.

Red Rock Regional Theatre and Gallery - www.redrockarts.com.au

Barking Spider Visual Theatre - www.barkingspidertheartre.com.au

Today we chat AOD issues with Sharon Hocking who is the Barwon AOD Coordinator with the Stepping Up Consortium, and Rachel Turnbull who is a clinician/counsellor in Colac.

Stepping Up Consortium

Phone: 03 5226 8698

8.00 - 4.30 Monday to Friday

25 Gordon Avenue, Geelong West VIC 3218

www.stepping-up.org.au

1800 828 466 - 9am-5pm Weekdays

Barwon Health - 1300 763 254 - and ask for referral to Stepping Up.

Davida McDonald and her Son Fraser chat with us about the Colac Community Library and Learning Centre, its activities for 2019, benefits to you and the community by joining, and so much more.

The Library is one of 12 in the Corangamite Regional Library Corporation, and it also services the Colac Secondary College.

Contact Us

Colac

173 Queen Street, Colac 3250

Phone: 03 5231 4613

Email:[email protected]