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Emergency Relief Service
The Whitsunday Neighbourhood Centre is an agency for emergency relief assistance. If you find yourself in a crisis situation and need assistance, we can assist with food on a case-by-case basis.
Our program is delivered digitally via email. If you do not have an email address, you can visit the centre: 14-20 Hazelwood Crescent, Cannonvale
Emergency Relief is available:
Monday – Friday 9-2.30pm
Phone 07 4946 7850 or through email (please call for email details)
Alternatively Cannonvale Food Bank offers low and no-cost (free) food and essentials to the community. Open to everyone Monday – Friday 10-2pm, no concession card or means testing required.
Community Development Program
- Assists individuals and groups create their own futures
- Promote social change
- Advocate the needs of disadvantaged
- Build community capacity
- Promotes equity & justice for all
Funded by Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services & Child Protection
Family Support Program
“Working Together to Strengthen Families”
The program aims to strengthen families by providing assistance and support to children and parents to reduce tension and ‘breakdown’ of the family unit. It also aims to assist parents with decisions that affect their family situation.
- Information, Advice and referral
- Advocacy and support
- Family therapy and mediation
- Development of family household management skills
- Case conferencing
- Community education
Funded by Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services & Child Protection
Early childhood Coordinator: Family Support Program
“Navigating early years health and education, together”
The program guides Parents and Carers of children from birth to 8 years, navigate child health and early childhood education milestones
- Information, Advice and referral
- Advocacy and support
- Playgroup “Little Body Movers”
- Connecting to child health services
- Peer-to-peer networking
- Exploring early childhood education options
- Community education
Funded by Department of Early Childhood Edcuation’s Early Years Service
Legal Aid Queensland
The Whitsunday Neighbourhood Centre is a Community Access Point for Legal Aid Queensland. By contacting Legal Aid’s Client Information Officers’, they can listen to your problem and explain the legal issues involved, tell you about the law and tell you how to access Legalaid services or refer you to other services which can help you.
As a Community Access Point the Whitsunday Neighbourhood Centre team will assist you with getting an application form, emailing that form to your Client Information Officer or provide an office for you to meet with your Client Information officer face-to-face, however only Legal Aid Queensland can provide legal advice.