Wauchope Neighbourhood Centre and Community Garden in Wauchope, New South Wales | Community group

Wauchope Neighbourhood Centre and Community Garden

Locality: Wauchope, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 6586 4055

Address: 3 Waugh Street 2446 Wauchope, NSW, Australia

Website: www.hastingsneighbourhoodservices.org.au/contact--find-us.html

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24.01.2022 Some people living in the Hastings are experiencing homelessness. People sleeping rough on the street represent only 7% of people experiencing homelessness and the vast majority of homelessness is hidden from view. We are currently seeking donations of travel sized toiletries for people living without a permanent home in the Port Macquarie, Hastings area. Donations can be dropped off at any Neighbourhood Centre - 2 Dodds St PMQ, 3 Waugh St Wauchope, 3 Mullaway Rd Lake Cathie #pmqhomeless2020

24.01.2022 Monday 24 August 11:03am Food Connect was held this morning at the Centre and there is still produce available, Please feel free to come to the Centre now.

24.01.2022 Thursday 23 April UPDATE The Wauchope Neighbourhood Centre hopes to be able to offer our Food Connect drive/walk through service on Monday 27 April from 9.30am - 10am. This service is dependant on the Wauchope Neighbourhood Centre receiving goods to distribute. Please adhere to social distancing guidelines... Unfortunately at this time the Centre will remain closed other than Food Connect

23.01.2022 @ Join us in raising funds for people living without a home in the Port Macquarie-Hastings area, by sleeping on your couch during Homelessness Week 2020. Would you like to help us raise much needed funds for people in the Port Macquarie-Hastings area who are living without a home? Get sponsored by your family and friends to sleep on the couch in your own lounge room for the duration of Homelessness Week 2020. On Sunday August 2nd, couch surfers will start the... challenge of sleeping on their lounge during Homelessness Week. Sponsor them for every night they able to sleep there, until Sunday August 8th. Follow their Instagram and Facebook updates via our special hastag #pmqhw2020 Surfers can collect a "one off" amount for donation, or get people to donate on a per night basis. (Example $5 per night sleeping on the couch). Once you register, you will be emailed a Sponsorship Package with all the information to get you started! All money raised goes to supporting Port Macquarie-Hastings Homeless people, with food, lockers and our ultimate goal is a drop in centre. Money is held in trust by the Port Macquarie Neighbourhood Centre. REGISTER HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/port-macquarie-hastings-hom GO FUND ME PAGE - Donations can be submitted here. https://bit.ly/38kcETq

22.01.2022 Please be aware: NSW Health has issued a warning regarding High and variable dose MDMA (ecstasy) tablets

21.01.2022 School Holiday Program @ Youth Hub Port Macquarie

20.01.2022 We are celebrating Neighbourhood Centre Week with the launch of Friends of Hastings Neighbourhood Services. Why not join FOHNS and be more connected with your local community, enjoy some great member benefits, loads of information and more. You can call us on 6586 4055, visit the Centre, 3 Waugh St, or see the "Friends of HNS" link on our website. Can't wait to chat https://www.hastingsneighbourhoodservices.org.au/#

17.01.2022 Good morning everyone, yes food connect is on this morning at Wauchope Neighbourhood Centre at 9:30 plus there will face painting and pikelets for the kids as well from 8:45

16.01.2022 LOOK WHAT'S NEW at Hastings Neighbourhood Services. Become a Friend of HNS. It's free and as a Friend you will receive information, invitations and added member benefits. To join, click the link below and visit our web page. https://www.hastingsneighbourhoodservices.org.au/

15.01.2022 "They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them."

14.01.2022 Monday 25th May Wauchope Neighbourhood Centre Food connect is just about to start this morning. Please use the side driveway to go to the rear of the building. Please adhere to social distancing. Have a great Day

12.01.2022 Tax Help now runs until the end of November 2020

11.01.2022 Social distancing will help Australia control the spread of the virus. And help to prevent our healthcare services from being overwhelmed. It will save the live...s of people you care about, and help businesses get back on their feet sooner. Practice social distancing and help others understand why it's important. #socialdistancing #physicaldistancing #coronaaustralia #coronavirusaustralia #Covid_19australia #COVID19

10.01.2022 We will be holding a BBQ Breakfast to run-in conjunction with our food Connect program on Monday mornings, supported by New Horizons

09.01.2022 Today marks the start of National Reconciliation Week. "National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia. The dates for NRW remain the same each year; 27 May to 3 June. These dates commemorate two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey the successful 1967 referendum, and the High Court Mabo decisi...on respectively. Reconciliation must live in the hearts, minds and actions of all Australians as we move forward, creating a nation strengthened by respectful relationships between the wider Australian community, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples." For more information go to https://www.reconciliation.org.au/national-reconciliation-/

07.01.2022 Monday 20 April 2020 Unfortunately due to the Coronavirus the Wauchope Neighbourhood Centre is still Temporarily Closed. Port Macquarie Neighbourhood Centre can be contacted on 02 6583 8044... For urgent food relief contact The Hope Shop in Port Macquarie on 0478 558 079 in regards to emergency Welfare Packs.

07.01.2022 Happy Mothers Day to all the mother out there and a big thankyou to the Wauchope WOOSH children for the lovely Mothers Day bouquet of hands window display

06.01.2022 A BBQ breakfast will be provided before Food Connect on Monday 6th July at 8:30 am with face painting and activities for children as well, come on by grab a Free breakfast as well as food connect and don't forget to ask about being a "Friends of Hastings Neighbourhood Services!" while your here.

05.01.2022 In case anyone has received or may receive a text message advising to contact their local communicable disease control branch for a "free doctor visit this is a... hoax as it did not originate from NSW Health, for up to date advice please got to the NSW Health dedicated web page: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/alerts/Pages See more

05.01.2022 An update for our community in these difficult times. Please like and share to reach as many people as possible. We will continue to post updates as things change. As an essential service, our doors remain open with reduced services. Please reduce visits unless an absolute emergency and call 6583 8044 for further information. At this stage our Food Connect and EAPA (electricity vouchers) services will continue with added health precautions in place. Food Connect offers free f...ood to those in need. We will open at 9.30am at the following locations: Monday - Wauchope NC, 3 Waugh St, Wauchope. Tuesday & Thursday - Port Macquarie NC, 2 Dodds St PM. Friday - LUSC Laurieton. Gold coin donation and bring a bag. EAPA - please call for an appointment if you are having difficulty paying your electricity bill - we are working on moving to phone only appointments. STAYING HEALTHY - we will have social distancing in place and hand sanitiser available. PLEASE DO NOT visit any of our Centres if you have flu symptoms or are unwell. See more

02.01.2022 Due to the long weekend Food Connect will not be operating on Monday 8 June at the Wauchope Neighbourhood Centre

01.01.2022 The Wauchope Neighbourhood Centre has created a window display as a mark of respect for ANZAC Day - 25 April