General News
23 May, 2024
Grant boosts local group
Uplifting the Maryborough Community House, the State Government’s Department of Families Fairness and Housing is providing $100,000 to the group. The funding will help launch the Activity Hub Project, and according to Maryborough Community House...
Uplifting the Maryborough Community House, the State Government’s Department of Families Fairness and Housing is providing $100,000 to the group.
The funding will help launch the Activity Hub Project, and according to Maryborough Community House project officer Sue Miller, the support has already provided the house with opportunities previously not possible.
“The grant will allow us to increase our range of programs and activities, expand our facilties available to us and make ourselves self sustainable with more user pay activities,” she said.
“We want to grow further, provide more local services and engage more people in the community and this funding will allow us to do that.
“I would like to get into adult community and further education so that we can do some pre-accredited training to support people looking for a job like resume and interview support, responsible service of alcohol courses and food handling courses.
“I want to also bring in more community education services such as French for people who want to learn new skills in a relaxed, local environment.”
The Maryborough Community House was founded back in May 1982, established in a purpose built centre at 23 Primrose Street.
Still operating from the original building to this day, Ms Miller said it is necessary for the community house to use additional venues in order to provide more services.
“Our coordinator Jeannie Clark has been such a good beacon for the community and is so accepting and helpful that the place has expanded to the point where we are starting to outgrow it,” she said.
“Even to get an office is tricky — I share a desk with someone and sometimes we just have to swap rooms or go outside to get things done.
“Rivergum Support have offered us two of their rooms to use and we are hoping to have our chair yoga class there — the council has also given us use of the art space down at the station which is already holding some Tai Chi classes.”
Ms Miller is also encouraging residents to provide suggestions about what more they would like the community group to provide.
“If anyone has any ideas of activities and programs they would like to see or want to teach the community, get in contact with us.
“If the idea sounds great, why wouldn’t we want to give it a go and support the community.”
