community directory - Bundaberg Regional Council
community directory - Bundaberg Regional Council
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State Emergency Service<br />
Street Address: 7 Kendalls Road<br />
<strong>Bundaberg</strong><br />
Postal Address: PO Box 5048<br />
<strong>Bundaberg</strong> West 4670<br />
P (07) 4155 1120<br />
M 0429 632 624<br />
F (07) 4155 2055<br />
E ses@bundaberg.qld.gov.au<br />
Meeting Place: Kendalls Road<br />
Operating/Meeting Times: 7.30pm to<br />
9.30pm (Mondays)<br />
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes<br />
Service Description: A voluntary<br />
group who train and assist their<br />
<strong>community</strong> in times of disasters.<br />
They also assist other emergency<br />
services fulfil their roles at incidents<br />
and disasters. <strong>Bundaberg</strong> City and<br />
Burnett Shire <strong>Council</strong>s support our<br />
eight groups with support from the<br />
State Government. Our Groups<br />
include <strong>Bundaberg</strong> 41313702, South<br />
Kolan 41577484, Yandaran 41561498,<br />
Moore Park 41598649, Burnett<br />
Heads 41594677, Bargara 41592866,<br />
Innes Park 41556255, Elliott Heads<br />
41596303.<br />
The <strong>Bundaberg</strong> SES Group sponsors<br />
the Emergency Service Cadets, an<br />
organization with a focus on youth<br />
development with support from all<br />
Emergency Services.<br />
The <strong>Bundaberg</strong> SES hosts the local<br />
WICEN group (Wireless Institute<br />
Civil Emergency Network) at<br />
the <strong>Bundaberg</strong> HQ. This group<br />
is sponsored by the <strong>Bundaberg</strong><br />
Amateur Radio Club and is a group of<br />
dedicated people committed to assist<br />
the <strong>community</strong> with communications<br />
during a major disaster.<br />
If you are interested in contributing to<br />
your local <strong>community</strong> please use the<br />
main contact listed above.<br />
The Scotchman<br />
Postal Address: PO Box 46 Gin Gin<br />
4671<br />
P Duncan Yule (07) 4157 6737<br />
E duncan.yule@bigpond.com<br />
Service Description: The Scotchman<br />
is published Monthly. Local<br />
<strong>community</strong> news, magazine based<br />
in Wallaville. Non aligned and<br />
completely independent. This<br />
publication actively promotes fair and<br />
honest opinions. Supports the Flying<br />
Doctor and Scout Movement.<br />
Volunteer Marine Rescue<br />
<strong>Bundaberg</strong><br />
Street Address: The Esplanade<br />
Burnett Heads<br />
Postal Address: PO Box 566<br />
<strong>Bundaberg</strong> 4670<br />
P (07) 4159 4349<br />
M 0427 549 349 - 0427 009 266 - 0418<br />
734 825<br />
F (07) 4159 4389<br />
E bundaberg@vmraq.org.au<br />
Meeting Place: VMR Base, Burnett<br />
Heads<br />
Operating/Meeting Times: Radio<br />
monitoring 6.00am to 6.05pm Daily,<br />
Boat crew training 8.30am to 11.30am<br />
Saturdays, Fundraising as required.<br />
Wheelchair Accessible: No<br />
Service Description: Monitoring of<br />
marine radio frequencies for sea<br />
safety and provision of weather<br />
reports and other information on<br />
request. Assistance with marine<br />
search and rescue and other<br />
emergencies at sea.<br />
Wide Bay Dispute<br />
Resolution Centre<br />
Street Address: Brendan Hansen<br />
Building, 54 Main Street Hervey Bay<br />
Postal Address: PO Box 3340 Hervey<br />
Bay DC 4655<br />
P (07) 4125 9225 1800 681 109<br />
F (07) 4125 9227<br />
E drc.wb@justice.qld.gov.au<br />
Web Site: www.justice.qld.gov.au<br />
Meeting Place: Various venues<br />
through Wide Bay, Burnett and<br />
Cooloola.<br />
Operating/Meeting Times: Office<br />
Hours: 9.00am to 4.00pm (Monday<br />
to Friday). Mediation conducted<br />
business hours, after hours and<br />
weekends.<br />
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes<br />
Service Description: Providing a<br />
quality, free mediation service to the<br />
Wide Bay Community. Also provides<br />
training, dispute counselling and<br />
facilitation.<br />
COMMUNITY<br />
ORGANISATIONS<br />
Australian Red Cross<br />
Street Address: Ground Flr, Wide Bay<br />
Australia House, 16 Barolin Street<br />
<strong>Bundaberg</strong><br />
Postal Address: PO Box 1553<br />
<strong>Bundaberg</strong> 4670<br />
P (07) 4151 3096 (07) 4152 4276<br />
(Emergency)<br />
F (07) 4151 3096<br />
E arcbundaberg@bigpond.com<br />
Web Site: www.qld.redcross.org.au<br />
Operating/Meeting Times: 10.00am<br />
to 3.00pm (Monday to Friday)<br />
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes<br />
Service Description: Medical<br />
equipment hire service, disaster<br />
preparation training, hospital<br />
reception, visiting and library trolley<br />
service, comfort packs to Base<br />
hospital for patients (toiletries),<br />
trauma teddy service, first aid<br />
supplies, red cross information<br />
including emergency accommodation<br />
at Queensland hospitals, First aid<br />
courses.<br />
<strong>Bundaberg</strong> and District<br />
Family Centre Inc<br />
Street Address: Kensington Street<br />
<strong>Bundaberg</strong><br />
Postal Address: PO Box 1216<br />
<strong>Bundaberg</strong> 4670<br />
P (07) 4151 5542<br />
E joanfinlay@live.com.au<br />
Operating/Meeting Times: Meets on<br />
the first Monday of each month at<br />
5.30pm.<br />
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes<br />
Service Description: The Family<br />
Centre is a building that thirteen<br />
various groups call home, self<br />
managed, exist only by donations.<br />
Home to <strong>Bundaberg</strong> Quilters,<br />
Vision Impaired People and Talking<br />
Newspaper, BARC, Canary/caged<br />
bird, Diabetic Support Group, Lodge,<br />
Philatelic Society and Bird Breeders<br />
Society, Budgerigar Society of<br />
<strong>Bundaberg</strong>, <strong>Bundaberg</strong> and District<br />
Prostate Cancer Support Group,<br />
<strong>Bundaberg</strong> Country Music Club.<br />
<strong>Bundaberg</strong> and District<br />
Neighbourhood Centre<br />
Inc.<br />
Street Address: 111 Targo Street<br />
<strong>Bundaberg</strong><br />
Postal Address: 111 Targo Street<br />
<strong>Bundaberg</strong> 4760<br />
P (07) 4153 1614<br />
F (07) 4153 1586<br />
E info@kenalwynbnc.org.au<br />
Web Site: www.kenalwynbnc.org.au<br />
Operating/Meeting Times: 9.00am to<br />
3.00pm (Monday to Friday)<br />
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes<br />
Service Description: Information<br />
referral service, <strong>community</strong><br />
workshops, education courses,<br />
literacy/numeracy, speech therapy,<br />
free tax help, social groups, venue<br />
hire, Multicultural Community Worker,<br />
Migrant Settlement Worker, Child and<br />
Family Program, free legal advice<br />
sessions, support groups.<br />
<strong>Bundaberg</strong> Enterprise<br />
Centre<br />
Street Address: Cnr Quay and Tantitha<br />
Streets <strong>Bundaberg</strong><br />
Postal Address: PO Box 1662<br />
<strong>Bundaberg</strong> 4670<br />
P (07) 4153 2333<br />
F (07) 4151 5303<br />
E info@bundabergbec.org.au<br />
Web Site: www.bundabergbec.org.au<br />
Meeting Place: Cnr Quay and Tantitha<br />
Streets<br />
Operating/Meeting Times: 8.00am to<br />
5.00pm (Monday to Friday)<br />
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes<br />
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