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Our open day was a hit with locals

Lismore Community Hub is back better than ever. After the formal reopening ceremony of our community hub the previous...

Lismore community hub reopens

Janelle Saffin MP, member for Lismore, cuts the ribbon. After being closed since February last year due to severe...

New free workshops in Grafton for parents.

Uniting Families 6-week program. We've partnered with Livable in the Clarence Valley to create a 6 week program of...

We’re excited to be providing Choices

Confidential sexual and reproductive health services for all. The Choices clinic is funded by the Northern NSW Local...

Looking for women with skills and knowledge to share

New Generations values women's knowledge and skills. There are many women throughout Northern NSW that hold important...

Workshops to help locals out of the poverty trap

New workshops for financially disadvantaged people in Northern NSW will help people out of financial crisis. You may...

Want more company in your life?

The Community Visitors Scheme improves quality of life for older people by growing social connections, and we deliver...

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Our open day was a hit with locals

Our open day was a hit with locals

Lismore Community Hub is back better than ever. After the formal reopening ceremony of our community hub the previous week, we recently opened the doors of our neighbourhood centre once again to the public for an open day, to celebrate national Neighbourhood Centre...

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You’re invited to our community hub open day on 12 May

You’re invited to our community hub open day on 12 May

Lismore Community Hub reopens with a public open day After being closed for over a year due to flood incursion, our community hub in Lismore has finally reopened its doors to the public. It was formally reopened late last week by Janelle Saffin MP, Member for Lismore....

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Lismore community hub reopens

Lismore community hub reopens

Janelle Saffin MP, member for Lismore, cuts the ribbon. After being closed since February last year due to severe flood incursion, our community hub in Lismore has finally reopened its doors. Located at 76 Carrington Street, the community hub has undergone significant...

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New free workshops in Grafton for parents.

New free workshops in Grafton for parents.

Uniting Families 6-week program. We've partnered with Livable in the Clarence Valley to create a 6 week program of discussion topics to connect and unite families. The workshops will take place at Livable, 11 Kemp Street, Grafton on Wednesdays from 12:30pm-2pm,...

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Autumn 2023 Vacation Club is open for bookings

Autumn 2023 Vacation Club is open for bookings

Cool down during the autumn school break with Vacation Club. But get in quick! We have a limited number of spaces available for children and they're filling up fast. Rainbow Region Kids is now taking bookings for our Vacation Club, running for 2 weeks during the April...

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We’re excited to be providing Choices

We’re excited to be providing Choices

Confidential sexual and reproductive health services for all. The Choices clinic is funded by the Northern NSW Local Health District and provides people in our region with important, confidential sexual and reproductive health services. It was previously delivered by...

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Community Visitors Scheme – 30 years of friendship

Community Visitors Scheme – 30 years of friendship

Celebrating three decades of companionship for older Australians. The Community Visitors Scheme is a national program, funded by the Australian Government, aimed at reducing social isolation for older Australians living in residential aged care or at home alone. It's...

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Summer 2022/23 Vacation Club is open for bookings

Summer 2022/23 Vacation Club is open for bookings

Cool off during the summer school break with Vacation Club. But get in quick! We have a limited number of spaces available for children and they're filling up fast. Rainbow Region Kids is now taking bookings for Summer Vacation Club, running over the December 2022 and...

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Free financial capability workshop on 14 November

Free financial capability workshop on 14 November

New workshops are helping financially disadvantaged people in Northern NSW to improve their financial situation. There are many local residents throughout Northern NSW that are still doing it tough and suffering financially. Disadvantage has escalated throughout...

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Looking for women with skills and knowledge to share

Looking for women with skills and knowledge to share

New Generations values women's knowledge and skills. There are many women throughout Northern NSW that hold important knowledge, skills, language and cultural practices that are at risk of being lost. New Generations is a volunteering service that encourages local...

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Free supported playgroup – 2022 term 4

Free supported playgroup – 2022 term 4

Free supported playgroups every week during NSW school term 4. Our weekly supported playgroups offer a supportive learning and play space for children who may not have access to similar play or learning opportunities. We welcome children aged 0-5 years old, their...

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New service supports older, isolated women

New service supports older, isolated women

Our New Generations project enables intergenerational skills sharing. Due to pandemic lockdowns in recent years, we have all experienced heightened social isolation lately. It's safe to say that loneliness is a growing concern for many communities, particularly where...

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Rainbow Region Kids Spring 2022 Vacation Club

Rainbow Region Kids Spring 2022 Vacation Club

Spring into the school break with Vacation Club. Rainbow Region Kids is now taking bookings for Spring Vacation Club, running over the September/October 2022 NSW school holidays. Vacation Club provides fun, safe and educational school break activities in Alstonville,...

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Workshops to help locals out of the poverty trap

Workshops to help locals out of the poverty trap

New workshops for financially disadvantaged people in Northern NSW will help people out of financial crisis. You may be aware that we provide a suite of wrap-around support services for disadvantaged people, tailored to each person's individual circumstances. Many of...

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Building resilience that matters

Building resilience that matters

Laurie reflects on five years of work with Community Gateway. Laurie works in our community hub, providing direct support and crisis relief to vulnerable people. Prior to the floods, Laurie was busy enough. But since February, requests for our support have increased...

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Gateway CEO joins state panel discussion

Gateway CEO joins state panel discussion

Our CEO recently joined a state-wide panel discussion hosted by NCOSS. Thank you to Joanna Quilty and NSW Council of Social Service (NCOSS) for inviting our CEO, Jenni Beetson-Mortimer to participate as a panelist last week in the NCOSS post-budget panel discussion at...

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Community Visitors Scheme morning and afternoon tea

Community Visitors Scheme morning and afternoon tea

You’re invited to attend a free morning or afternoon tea and information session on either 28 June or 5 July 2022. Join us for a cuppa and something to eat, meet our friendly team and discover how Community Gateway delivers the Community Visitors Scheme, which helps...

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Sarah and Bob’s story

Sarah and Bob’s story

Why grass-roots community support is so important right now. Sarah and Bob had been visiting Northern NSW from their home in Queensland when pandemic lockdowns closed the state border and they became stranded in our region. With no other options, they were forced to...

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Rainbow Region Kids Winter 2022 Vacation Club

Rainbow Region Kids Winter 2022 Vacation Club

Keep your kids active and warm through the winter school break at Vacation Club. Rainbow Region Kids is now taking bookings for Vacation Club, running over the July 2022 NSW school holidays. Vacation Club provides fun, safe and educational school break activities in...

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Want more company in your life?

Want more company in your life?

The Community Visitors Scheme improves quality of life for older people by growing social connections, and we deliver the scheme throughout Northern NSW. But how does it work? We interview, match, orientate and approve, friendly volunteer visitors to older people in...

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Free, fresh fruit and veg boxes

Free, fresh fruit and veg boxes

Food deliveries are coming this week When the floods inundated Lismore, all the town's CBD shops and stores were shut down. Many businesses in smaller towns and villages in the region were also affected. Since then, it's been difficult to obtain essential supplies and...

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Free volunteer management training

Free volunteer management training

Online training sessions from The Centre for Volunteering To support organisations and groups that want to work with volunteers better, The Centre for Volunteering is delivering five free hour-long online training sessions over the next five months. 28 April 12:30pm...

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Helping people during flood recovery

Helping people during flood recovery

Practical supports for people experiencing crisis. Emergency relief Our First Step emergency relief can support you in times of crisis. We provide clean clothes, shoes, blankets, bedding, toiletries, tents, crockery, cutlery, baby supplies, kids’ toys, non-perishable...

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Support flood recovery in Northern NSW

Support flood recovery in Northern NSW

Help us to help those in need. After repeated, devastating floods over the last month, there are now thousands of households in Lismore and Northern NSW who have lost their homes, property, and possessions. Many have lost their jobs and thousands are homeless. Our...

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Rainbow Region Kids Autumn 2022 Vacation Club

Rainbow Region Kids Autumn 2022 Vacation Club

Keep your kids busy through the autumn school break at Vacation Club. Rainbow Region Kids is now taking bookings for Vacation Club, running over the April 2022 NSW school holidays. Vacation Club provides fun, safe and educational school break activities in...

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Brighten someone’s day without leaving your home

Brighten someone’s day without leaving your home

Easily improve quality of life for an older person Can you spare 1 hour a fortnight to talk on the phone? It’s pretty easy and can make someone’e day. Particularly when that someone is an older person living at home alone or in residential aged care. Social isolation...

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Emergency relief delivered to you

Emergency relief delivered to you

We're taking emergency relief to flood-affected people throughout Northern NSW Over the past week, our team have been driving all over Lismore and the Northern Rivers, taking emergency relief and supplies to flood-affected people. Our First Step emergency relief...

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Damage to our head office and community hub

Damage to our head office and community hub

Flood inundation has ruined our home Along with so many other businesses and homes, our head office and community hub in Lismore was inundated by recent flooding. Damage to our downstairs level was extensive, even though we had a disaster management plan in place and...

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New caravan allows counselling services to continue

New caravan allows counselling services to continue

Mental health support rolls into Goonellabah Like many homes and businesses in Lismore, our head office and community hub were completely inundated by flood waters and we were forced to relocate to temporary premises in Goonellabah. Throughout this difficulty, we...

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Community Gateway is a registered charity and QIP accredited, assessed against the Quality Improvement Council Health and Community Services 7th Edition Standards.

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We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands on which we work and meet, and offer our respect to their elders, past, present and future.

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