community directory - Bundaberg Regional Council

Cherish Life Queensland -
Bundaberg Branch
Postal Address: Flat 3 34 Fairymead
Road Bundaberg 4670
M Lisa Cook 0415 948 824
Service Description: Cherish Life QLD
is a non-denominational, non-party
political association of people who
are concerned about issues relating
to a persons right to life, especially
in relation to abortion, infanticide,
embryo experimentation and
euthanasia - counselling services are
available. Problem pregnancy centre
phone 1800 090 777.
Child Protection
Reference Group
Service Description: (see Networks
and Forums)
Community Family Health
Service Description: (see Health
Services)
Grandparents
Information QLD
Street Address: 117 Gipps Street
Fortitude Valley
Postal Address: PO Box 108 Fortitude
Valley 4006
P 1300 135 500
E grandparentsinfo@lccq.org.au
Web Site: www.grandparentsqld.com.
au
Operating/Meeting Times: 9am to
5pm Monday to Friday
Service Description: Grandparents
Information is a Queensland wide
confidential and personalised
telephone information service that
provides information and referrals
to grandparents. Information can be
provided over the phone and posted
to callers from our wide selection
of fact sheets . Grandparents can
be supported to contact services
in their local community. We fund
activities for grandchildren who are
being raised by their grandparents
and are not being supported by the
Department of Child Safety and do
week-end camps for grand families.
Isis Child and Family
Support Service
Street Address: 69 Churchill Street
Childers
Postal Address: PO Box 103 Childers
4660
P (07) 4130 4690
M 0428 261 778
F (07) 4126 2897
E childcareservices@bundaberg.qld.
gov.au
Web Site: www.bundaberg.qld.gov.au
Meeting Place: 14 Hinkler Street,
Childers
Operating/Meeting Times: Childers
Neighbourhood Centre is open
8.30am to 4.00pm Monday to Friday
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Service Description: Isis Child and
Family Support Service has been
specifically established to provide
support for families and service
providers within the Childers and
surrounding Districts postcode 4660.
Services are provided for families
with children 0-16 years. If you are
feeling isolated, in crisis, needing
extra support or information on
issues relating to families, the Child
and Family Support Co-ordinator
can speak with you by phone, at
the centre, or in your home/service.
Programs offered are Playgroup, Toy
Library, Resource Books, Australian
Breastfeeding Meetings and the
Parent Discussion Group. All services
are Free and Confidential. A service
of Bundaberg Regional Council.
Let’s Read
Street Address: 15 Chancellor Drive
Bundaberg
Postal Address: PO Box 7030
Bundaberg North 4670
P (07) 41595648
M 0423104369
E susan.scarr@thesmithfamily.com.
au
Web Site: www.letsread.com.au
Meeting Place: Various locations -
phone for details.
Operating/Meeting Times: Steering
Committee Meetings monthly.
Reading Session - phone for details.
Service Description: Let’s Read is
a program designed to encourage
parents to have fun reading with their
young children and make this part of
their daily routine. It aims to develop
the building blocks that will help
children learn to read and write when
they get to school. The program is
divided into 2 parts: Community
Based Professionals who are trained
to work with parents and Volunteers
who do ‘read aloud’ sessions in the
community.
Lifeline Coral Coast
Capricorn - Bundaberg
Office
Service Description: (see Counselling
Services)
Make-A-Wish Australia
Service Description: (see Children’s
Services)
P.L.E.A.S.E - Parents
Lobbying Empowerment
Against Systematic
Exclusion
Postal Address: PO Box 2899
Bundaberg 4670
P (07) 4159 4243 (07) 4152 8824
M 0412 658 881
F (07) 4159 4079
E bbergplease@tpg.com.au
Web Site: www.bbergplease.net
Meeting Place: Brothers Sports Club
Operating/Meeting Times: Meets
every third Wednesday at 7.00pm
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Service Description: Concerned
parents seeking changes to legislation
to protect children who run away
from home. Also seeking rights of
parents to protect these children.
Pathways Bundaberg
Service Description: (see Youth
Services)
Peirson Services
Bundaberg
Street Address: 7/10 Heidke Street
Bundaberg
Postal Address: PO Box 5466
Bundaberg West 4670
P (07) 4151 2299
F (07) 4151 2247
E bundaberg@peirsontrust.org.au
Operating/Meeting Times: 9.00 am -
4.30 pm (Monday to Friday)
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Service Description: Child & Youth
Counselling: Counselling, support,
advocacy and mediation for children
and young people up to 17 years of
age who are at risk or in crisis and
subject to statutory involvement by
the Dept of Child Safety.
Parent/Caregiver Support: Parent
Education in all aspects of parenting
including drug education, general
parenting skills, general counselling
designed to equip parents and
caregivers to effectively and
appropriately care for their children.
This function is funded by the Dept of
Child Safety and priority is given to
Dept of Child Safety clients.
Waarvah Programme - Waarvah is a
crime prevention, early intervention
programme for indigenous male
youth from 10-17 years of age. This
programme focuses on restoring
cultural values, practices and
standards as part of rebuilding
the young persons identity as a
proud indigenous person. This
programme is funded by the Dept of
Communities.
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