Queensland State Budget 2022: What’s in the budget for Neighbourhood and Community Centres?
On Tuesday 21 June, the NCQ team attended the pre-budget stakeholders briefing at Parliament House. We learned that many of our Budget Asks have been...
3 Vital Staff to lose their jobs and Emergency Food Relief Program to be cut in Townsville
More than 10,000 people have accessed Emergency Food Relief through the North Townsville Community Hub (NOTCH) in the last 6 months. However the neighbourhood centre...
Bushfire Resilience Strategy Update
Stage one of the implementation of the Queensland Neighbourhood Centres Strategy for Bushfire Resilience 2021-2023 has just been completed, and Neighbourhood and Community Centres and their...
The Queensland-first sleep buses for homeless: Maroochy Neighbourhood Centre responds to crisis
A second 20-sleeper bus, made specifically for women and children, is set to be released on the Sunshine Coast after the state’s first homeless bus was...
The Human Library: Where readers borrow a ‘Human Book’ and listen to their life story
This year for Neighbourhood Centre Week, Nicolette Ffrost and her team at The Neighbourhood Hub Mackay hosted a Human Library event. Human Libraries allow readers...
Meet Local Community Hero: Denise from Laidley Neighbourhood Centre
Say Hi to Denise, a long-term team member, volunteer and ‘jack of all trades’ at Laidley Neighbourhood Centre, and this week’s Local Community Hero! Denise...
“If we close, where do all the homeless people go?” Maroochy Neighbourhood Centre funds One Roof Project with no government support
Started in 2016, the One Roof Project runs two nights a week to provide free meals to vulnerable community members on the Sunshine Coast. It...
Neighbourhood and Community Centres provide soft entry into support for those experiencing Domestic and Family Violence
Content Warning: This article mentions Domestic and Family violence and may be confronting to some readers. Each May, Queensland marks Domestic and Family Violence Prevention...
Celebrate Local Community Resilience this year at Neighbourhood Centre Week
Neighbourhood Centre Week, happening 9-15 May, celebrates the role and impact of neighbourhood and community centres in local communities across Australia. In Queensland, this year’s...