The Burdekin Neighbourhood Centre recently held their Annual General Meeting, a time for members to reflect on achievements and lessons learnt over the past year.
Reports were presented by President Kay Duggan, Treasurer Elvie Dickinson and Centre Coordinator Natalie Saroglia, as well as committee members Bev Garioch, Leonie Harch and Mary Pattinson attending the AGM.
Councillor John Furnell followed on with a presentation of an annual donation to the Burdekin Neighbourhood Centre, on behalf of the Burdekin Shire Council.
The Burdekin Neighbourhood Centre provided $1,781,581 in community value during 2023. This value equated to $7.46 for every $1 of Queensland Government Neighbourhood Centre funding, or $296.93 for each hour the Neighbourhood Centre was in use.
With a vision to re-energise the Centre at Committee Level, the AGM encouraged new memberships and the sharing of professional skills possessed by community members to benefit the wider community.
With a new five-year funding agreement with the Queensland Department of Communities, it will be an exciting time experimenting with different activities to meet the social and wellbeing needs of the community.
With a combined 90 years of service between them – Kay, Elvie, Bev and Marilyn have been champions of the Centre. Without their involvement, the Centre would not be where it is today.
The long-term effort put in by the four ladies, volunteering their time to make events happen is why the Centre has a strong stability.
Utilising the experiences and skills of people within the committee is vital to the Centre in order to add value, offer sociability and support groups to the Burdekin region.
The Burdekin Neighbourhood Centre will see a new building phase in the coming year, both physically and in terms of the programs available.
The Centre is looking forward to having a number of upgraded extensions, from construction of a new storage area to conversion of the garage to in turn create more office space.
The Neighbourhood Centre has a number of funding submissions and are currently awaiting outcomes to allow them to extend activities at the Centre.
With the Centre operating under a community-minded development focus, it looks forward to seeing what can be achieved by working alongside members of the Burdekin region.
President Kay Duggan, Vice President Denise Wallace, Treasurer Elvie Dickinson, Cr. John Furnell and Centre Co-Ordinator Natalie Saroglia
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