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25.01.2022 Wishing all our Greenacres Community Life and Leisure participants and their families in the Illawarra and Shoalhaven a wonderful Christmas and New Year break. We thank you all for your patience and understanding this year and look forward to welcoming you back again for more fun and friendship in 2021!

24.01.2022 Our doors are still open at Brewing Up A Storm and you can now dine in and keep warm out of the cold whilst we serve you a delicious White Horse brew to get you... through the day. We've also got plenty of snack and lunch options like yummy pies & sausage rolls, sandwiches and delicious chicken schnitzel BLTs! And of course our popular range of decadent treats. As always we are keeping our customers as safe as possible by practicing physical distancing and maintaining the highest level of hygiene standards. See you soon for a coffee that makes a difference. #wevegotyoucovered #supportlocal #coffeethamakesadifference

24.01.2022 Sunday in the Outsider art studio. Andy is working on a backdrop for his reptile tank. Jonathan started his rainforest painting, EB created an Indian inspired stained glass window. And we also had more lions being finished

23.01.2022 Our 10am-1pm Sunday Outsider Art Class has three vacancies available! If you would like to join us. You can drop in on Sunday mornings between 11-12 to ask questions and have a free trial. Open to anyone on the NDIS. Only $7 per class out of pocket expense. Carers are free. All materials provided. 1/6 Ralph Black Drive. Nth Wollongong Or email [email protected] for more information.

23.01.2022 Do you have a passion for supporting people with disability to live their best possible life? Greenacres is looking for Disability Support Workers who have a genuine desire to support people with disability to transform their ideas and goals into experiences and achievements - whether it be through learning, social or recreational activities. As a member of the Greenacres team, you will working with experienced, caring, enthusiastic and creative people who are committed to pr...oviding excellent service to the participants we support and their families. These casual positions will be based in the Shoalhaven working across three of our sites. Please apply at Seek: https://www.seek.com.au/job/50388166

23.01.2022 The Kickstart Skilled n Social crew all agree that Christmas is too much fun to only celebrate once a year! Last Saturday they dressed up in their favourite Christmas outfits and enjoyed singing carols, decorating cookies, opening presents and eating a Christmas in July feast - complete with a rainbow cake for Chloe of course!

23.01.2022 Outsider Artist Andrew Dillion completed his lizard tank project today. How happy will his Bearded Dragons be! I feel we could walk through those 3D rocks.

22.01.2022 Please tune in for the last Greenacres show for 2020 as Dan and Ian wrap up the year with Greenacres CEO, Chris Christodoulou. Today from 12pm - 1pm on VOXFM 106.9.

22.01.2022 Mounties, the Northern Lights, maple bacon pizza and pancakes with maple syrup - no wonder the Kickstart Skilled n Social Saturday crew loved exploring Canada! Where to next guys?

22.01.2022 Important update to the NSW Health advice posted today. Please note that stores at Stocklands Shellharbour have been added to the list of venues visited by confirmed cases of COVID19. Please check the updated venues below, and follow the NSW Health advice.

22.01.2022 It was ghoulish good fun at the Kickstart Centre today for the Kickstart Halloween party. There was a whole coven of witches, some visitors from Hogwarts, skeletons, pumpkins and even Elvis and the Star Man from KISS joined in the party!

21.01.2022 At today’s CEO Walk and Talk we talked surf life saving, COVID 19 physical distancing , and footy tips Another beautiful morning.

21.01.2022 The Outsider Artists are celebrating NAIDOC week with artworks featuring Australian animals and using traditional techniques!

21.01.2022 On today’s CEO walk and talk we stood in front of a rock whale. Walked along the lagoon. And just had fun.

20.01.2022 Well done to the team at Brewing Up a Storm who have continued to serve up their delicious range of hot drinks, lunches and snacks throughout the COVID-19 crisis. They always welcome new customers so if you find yourself in central Wollongong, make sure you pop into the NSW SES Headquarters at 93-99 Burelli St. Don’t forget there is a 10% discount for all of our Greenacres family.

20.01.2022 Great Walk and Talk today on a beautiful spring morning

20.01.2022 Following the NSW Health Alert issued yesterday, we urge all Greenacres staff, participants, supported employees and carers who visited the venues outlined below on the dates/times listed to get tested and self-isolate. If you visited those venues we ask you to please send your full name and COVID test results through to the following mobile number 0448 314 488. Thank you, take care and stay safe.

19.01.2022 Our amazing Greenacres gardening crew have been hard at work again, this time giving our High Street Centre a garden make-over. They cleaned out weeds, designed new garden beds, mulched and planted an array of plants ready for Spring. In the process they even found some buried treasure - gorgeous painted stones with the participants' names on them!

19.01.2022 A powerful interview between Penny Callaghan, the mother of 14-year-old Will who was missing for two days in Victorian bushland and The Project host Waleed Aly who also has a teenage son on the autism spectrum.

18.01.2022 What better way to warm up on a cold and wet day than with a cooking class? Tegan, Amy, Matthew and Adam learnt how to make the ultimate winter classic, pumpkin soup followed by banana pancakes with whipped cream. They all agree the best part was eating it!

18.01.2022 Outsider Artists Alexia and Melissa finished their paintings this week. Beautiful eh! The rest of the artists created terra-cotta coil pots. Everyone had fun with muddy hands making worms! We will fire the pots in the kiln to 1000*C. We will then add soil and a plant

17.01.2022 Free, independent counselling and advocacy support is available for people with disability who have experienced violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation. This support can also help people, including families and carers, engage with the Disability Royal Commission. If you would like support or to find out more, call 1800 421 468 or visit www.dss.gov.au/disability-royal-commission-support. Support is here for you. #DisabilityRCsupport

17.01.2022 Curious about what a 'Corona-style Christmas' will look like? A group of Enterprise Social participants experienced it firsthand when they celebrated Christmas in July last Friday. Their feedback? Even with COVID-19 lurking, Christmas still means singing carols, decorating cookies, eating too much delicious food and lots of fun with friends. They also discovered a bonus with physical distancing - there is so much more room for dancing!

17.01.2022 Team Greenacres is ready to step up, improve our health and fitness and make a difference to the lives of kids and adults with cerebral palsy! Today, 31 August, is the last day to register for STEPtember - a national fundraising event where teams of four will walk, swim, ride or spin 10,000 steps per day for 28 days. Over 50 people from Greenacres have already registered, if you would like to support our team with a donation please go to www.steptember.org.au and search for Greenacres. If you would like to participate, register under Greenacres Disability Services using the code Greenacres2020

16.01.2022 You never know who you might meet at our Greenacres café Brewing up a Storm in Burelli Street, Wollongong. Yesterday our barista Tim was thrilled to serve Paramatta Eels star, Blake Ferguson who was more than happy to pose for a photo with a fan!

16.01.2022 At a special morning tea yesterday, all of Greenacres Industries came together to celebrate Keiran Jones and his incredible 47 years working for Greenacres. While Keiran will be retiring from Greenacres Industries, he will not be leaving the Greenacres family completely. He has swapped work in the ADE for fun activities at the Kemira Centre for three days a week. We thank Keiran for his hard work and dedication, and wish him a wonderful retirement.

15.01.2022 The Outsider Art Pottery class made garden (key hide) birds today. How great are they! Chickens, ducks, penguin, pluck-a-duck, rooster and a crow.

13.01.2022 Our deserving Park Road participants were treated to a special Christmas morning tea from Woolworths Stocklands Nowra last week. Woolworths also donated $250 of groceries of their choice to make meals for the charity, Dignity. Our Park Road participants decided on meat and vegetables so they can cook Christmas roast dinners. They have already made 150 and plan to make more this week. Greenacres is so proud of our Park Road team and their commitment to helping those in need in their community!

13.01.2022 Do you have cafe experience and want to support a team of employees with disability to achieve their employment goals? Greenacres is looking for a full-time Cafe Supervisor for a 12 month maternity cover position. To find out more information about the role and to apply please follow this link: https://www.seek.com.au/job/50214093?type=standard

13.01.2022 This week the Outsider Artists are creating Seascapes. After this photo of the works drying, the artists then added seagulls and clouds. Some artists added dolphins islands and surfers

12.01.2022 Great news that the NSW Government will be replacing taxi voucher booklets with an easier way to pay for people with disability!

12.01.2022 After a morning of workplace training, Jack got the Kickstart crew moving at lunch time by teaching them a TikTok dance - we think they nailed it!

11.01.2022 Come in and check out our new and delicious lunch items ! Purchase any new lunch item and receive a complimentary COFFEE Promotion running all week . Conditions apply .

11.01.2022 Like so many others in our community, our thoughts have been with Chloe Saxby and her family this weekend as she recovers from a major operation. We are sending you all our love Chloe - it will be a very happy day when we can have you have back in the Kickstart Centre again with all your Skilled n Social friends.

11.01.2022 A group of Greenacres Preston Place participants were the lucky recipients of a random act of kindness today. When they stopped in at Ratha's Place in Oak Flats for a milkshake a previous customer had paid $10 towards their bill. What a great community we live in!

11.01.2022 The Outsider Artists are taking their art works home, to give to people they care about. Such beautiful Christmas gifts.

10.01.2022 The Outsider Artists completed their landscapes on Sunday. This week we started creating semi-abstract lion faces

10.01.2022 The Your Voice, Your Choice Conference for 2020, organised by The Disability Trust, is happening on Friday, October 16 from 12pm. Guest speakers include the CEO of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Martin Hoffman, and AFLW star Moana Hope and her sister Vinny. This will be a free event and everyone is welcome to join. Registration is now open! Click here to find out more: https://cvent.me/OKQEr8

10.01.2022 The Outsider Artists are busting to take their art works home! They have been working on them for two weeks and can’t wait to show their friends and family.

09.01.2022 Well done Tim and Jess for doing a fantastic job at the Rotary Emergency Services Community Awards on Friday night. Everyone was impressed with your skills and professionalism.

08.01.2022 2020 has definitely thrown the world some challenges but our Community Life and Leisure participants believe that every day is a good day when you can have fun with friends!

07.01.2022 Greenacres welcomed the arrival of another level of protection against coronavirus today - two Polivac Fogger machines from Rapid Clean Illawarra. The machines will quickly and efficiently send a fine mist of Viraclean solution over surfaces thoroughly cleaning our buildings.

07.01.2022 If you would like to experience the feeling of freedom that comes from riding a bike but a standard bike doesn't meet your needs, Freedom Wheels could make a difference for you. They will be at Bulli Senior Citizen Centre on Wednesday 1 July - phone 1300 663 243 to book your spot.

07.01.2022 Our Greenacres family is heartbroken by the loss of beautiful Chloe. We give our deepest condolences to the Saxby family and to the many friends who surrounded Chloe in love, made her laugh and supported her during the difficult times. We will miss her cheeky sense of humour and her radiant smile which made everyone who saw it smile too. Chloe made our community a better place and us all better people. Rest in peace gorgeous girl - you have left a lasting legacy.

07.01.2022 Wishing all our Greenacres Enterprises employees a wonderful Christmas and holiday. It was so disappointing to have to cancel our Christmas brunch today but the food was donated to the Homeless Hub so will hopefully help those in need. Because there was no celebration today, we have included some photos from past years (when we could still hug!). Stay safe, relax, enjoy the break and we look forward to seeing everyone again when we come back on Monday, 11 January. Bring on 2021!

06.01.2022 It was party time in the Kickstart Centre today with our Kickstart crew coming together to celebrate Christmas and the end of 2020. We wish all our Kickstart participants and their families a wonderful Christmas and a fun and relaxing holiday. We can't wait to see you all again in 2021!

06.01.2022 Outsider Artist Andrew Dillion finished his art project after several weeks -He painted a desert landscape backdrop for his lizard enclosure. Well done Andy. How great does it look! Lucky lizards eh!

06.01.2022 Great winters walk and talk finished off by a great cuppa

06.01.2022 What kind of artist are you? If you are a high school student (years 7-11) with an NDIS plan, you can discover your own unique artistic style at the Kickstart Skilled n Social art program starting in term 4. Every Wednesday from 3.30pm-6.30pm our experienced art teachers will teach you a range of different techniques in our brand new art studio. Kickstart Skilled n Social is a great way to make new friends, learn new skills and just have fun. If you are interested in trying a session, contact us on 1800 462 446 or email [email protected]

04.01.2022 Planes may be grounded and our borders closed but Greenacres hasn't stopped exploring the world. Last Friday, the Skilled n Social crew had an awesome Mexican fiesta in the Kickstart Centre. They dressed up, made 'Day of the Dead' masks, danced and cooked tacos of all kinds - the dessert tacos look especially delicious!

03.01.2022 Thank you so much Barry for your kind and generous gift - the Greenacres Community Connect gardening crew love their personalised seed planting tools. It really made everyone's day!

03.01.2022 Go team Rayleigh! Staff and participants from our Rayleigh Drive Centre in Worrigee have been working hard to create a collection of face masks which would make any fashion designer proud. They researched the design, made the patterns, brought in funky fabric from home and shopped for supplies before measuring, cutting, ironing and sewing the masks. Now they have several masks each, they plan to make masks for every Greenacres participant and staff member in the Shoalhaven!

02.01.2022 Greenacres was honoured to have Sleeping Beauty and her prince, Snow White, Cinderella, Woody, Jessie, Simba and even Minnie Mouse at our Skilled n Social 'Disney Day'. As befitting Disney royalty, we rolled out the red carpet, polished the golden throne, made crowns, enjoyed a feast together including Disney cupcakes and danced to a Disney playlist (socially distanced of course!). A big thank you to all our Skilled n Social team for working so hard to create a perfect day for our important guests!

02.01.2022 Our Outsider Artists have returned!! Everyone really enjoyed making art, seeing their friends and having fun. Welcome back Artists

02.01.2022 Today across all of our Greenacres sites we took a moment to check in with each other for RU OK Day? Our employees and Kickstart participants in North Wollongong acknowledged the day with pancakes while our Community Life and Leisure centres baked and decorated cupcakes. 2020 has been a challenging year for everyone so it is more important than ever to stay connected and look out for each other.

02.01.2022 How great is it that we have people recyclingSpecial thanks to Hettie the cat for being so creative! Judy, David and Jonathan donated too. The Outsider artist are very grateful for our paint pots

02.01.2022 Welcome to the Brewing Up a Storm team Renae. Check out the great new menu today, Wednesday 12 August, and if you mention this Facebook post, you will get a free regular sized hot drink (one per person for today only)!

01.01.2022 Looking to start your career? We are offering a 12-month, full-time customer service traineeship at our Head Office in North Wollongong. You will learn the skills you need for a career in customer service while working in a friendly, fun and professional team. Apply on SEEK by following the link: https://www.seek.com.au/job/50804803 Applications close 5pm Friday, 6 November.

01.01.2022 The Park Road Pantry in Nowra is up and running! Wanting to help those who may be struggling, participants from our Park Road Centre in Nowra were looking for a pantry which they could keep stocked with non-perishable items. When they couldn’t find anything suitable, our Community Connect volunteers got out the power tools and transformed old pallets into the perfect pantry. On Tuesday, the Kickstart Party Bus took the volunteers to Nowra so they could hand over the brightly ...painted pantry in person. They were thanked for their efforts with a BBQ lunch made by the Park Road cooking class. Members of the Nowra community are encouraged to leave items in the pantry which has the sign take what you need, leave what you can. See more