Toukley Neighbourhood Centre

Central Coast Volunteer of the Year Awards 2021

Congratulations To Roma, who received the 2021 Living Legend Volunteer of the year Award for her 25 years commitment to the Community Visitors Scheme and visiting residents at an Aged Care Facility.

Also to our Community Cafe team received the 2021 Highly Commended Volunteer Team of the year for their years of commitment to providing hot meals to those in our community.

Well done, you are all truly deserving recipients of the awards

Bringing Up Great Kids -

Please Call Jeniene Green at the Samaritans if you are interested in attend this program on 0419962830.

Better Health Self Management Program

Community Cafe is back!

Hope we see some of you tomorrow!

The café team has been dying to get back and cook those wonderful meals for you.

See you at Toukley Uniting Church, 7 Summerside Street, Toukley between 10am and 12pm.

CVS Christmas Lucheon and Celebrating 3 volunteers years of service

Wednesday 25/11/2020 our Community Visitors Scheme Volunteers Christmas Luncheon. We also celebrated 3 volunteers who have volunteered 15 years, 5 years and 1 year service. Thank you to The Ary Toukley for the wonderful meals.

Congratulations Tai Chi Classes

We would like to thank Amber and Chris our Tai Chi instructors from Purple Cloud Tai Chi for teaching three introduction to tai chi classes this year 👏👏👏

We also would like to thank the participants who participated in the classes, some who received certificates on Monday 30/11/2020 the last class session  Kay, Carmel Jenkins, Barb Hopperton, Moira McNally, Susanne, Val Hawkins. 

Thank you to the Musculoskeletal Australia - MSK
 for the opportunity the grant gave us to organize classes for our over 65's.

Op Shop Volunteers Needed

Opening of Community Leaders Mural

We celebrated the Official Opening of our Community Leaders Mural here at Toukley Neighbourhood Centre on Wednesday 18th November 2020 with a small group of friends. The mural painted by Colin Miller, features portraits of Uncle Gavi Duncan, Matt Sonter, Kara Walker, Mrs Beckman, Annette Starr, Mike from Nachaels at East Toukley, Shaun from Shauno's Construction and our Aboriginal and Community Support Worker Bonnie Merz. Thank you to Emma McBride MP for taking valuable time in your busy schedule to attend our community morning tea.

Emma McBride MP and artist Colin Miller

Mike, Mrs Beckman, Annette Starr, Colin Miller, Kara Walker,

Matt Sonter, and Bonnie Williams

Kara Walker and Matt Sonter

Community Visitors Scheme Exciting News

Anne-Marie our CVS Co-Ordinator and Jodie our Programs Assistant have been working on adapting visits with residents from Vietnam Veterans Keith Payne VC Hostel and their volunteers using new technology funded by the Federal Dept. of Health. This achievement resulted in the delivery of the Samsung Tablets to the Activity Officers Lalla, Carlie and Cathy at Vietnam Veterans Keith Payne VC Hostel on the 28th of October for our Community Visitors Scheme Volunteers to keep in contact with their friend at the hostel.