Gin Gin Neighbourhood Centre

Centre Manager:  Bob Dieckmann

Phone:  4130 4630 

Gin Gin Neighbourhood Centre is jointly funded by Bundaberg Regional Council and the Department of Communities, and offers a wide range of support services. The Centre is located at 39 Mulgrave Street, Gin Gin, and opens 5 days a week from 9.00am to 4.00pm Monday to Friday.

Our vision

  • To be recognised as a central hub within the Gin Gin district
  • To provide support for staff, volunteers and the local community
  • To optimise partnerships, community involvement and access

Our Mission

  • To empower the community to reach their goals
  • To provide support, information and services in a caring and friendly environment for the Gin Gin district

Fundamental values

The Gin Gin Neighbourhood Centre holds the following values:

  • Equity and acceptance of differences
  • Honesty
  • Confidentiality
  • Credibility
  • Compassion for diverse needs
  • Equal opportunity in a safe and listening environment
  • Consistency, fairness and reliability

Objectives

  • The Gin Gin Neighbourhood Centre is a hub where various community groups are able to meet and participate.  Visiting services providers also use the Neighbourhood Centre as a place to deliver their services
  • To provide quality, relevant and current information, referral and guidance.
  • To assist communities in discovering better links between the range of existing community and government services
  • To provide quality, consistent support for community members within the Gin Gin district and to provide and to promote strong family and community relationships and;
  • To provide services to people regardless of cultural, social, religious or economic background.

Visiting Agencies

  • Centacare Family Counsellor
  • HACC
  • Skill Centred Job Network
  • Sarina Russo
  • Jobfind
  • Impact
  • Steps
  • Probation and Parole
  • Finemore, Walters and Story
  • Taylor Street Legal Services
  • Coral Coast Psychology
  • Youth Justice
  • Commonwealth Rehabilitation Services
  • Centrelink
  • Centrelink Business Integrity
  • Youth Justice
  • Others as community need arises

Current Services (but not limited to):

The Centre provides services to individuals, families, organisations and communities.  It offers a vast variety of activities based on local circumstances, local needs and availability of funding. Some of the services facilitated at the Centre include:

  • Legal aid
  • Highway sign management
  • Shade and sun protection marque hire management
  • Subsidised Interview room management
  • Community (no cost) room availability
  • Confidential letter writing
  • Resumes
  • Job seeker support
  • Subsidised photocopy service
  • Clerical services
  • Email services
  • Fax service
  • Laminating documents
  • Document binding
  • Document printing
  • Completion of forms
  • Tax help for low income families and individuals
  • Budget maintenance guidance
  • Administration support for job seekers
  • Centacare family support
  • Men's support group
  • Referrals and information (aged care, youth, children, women's issues, health, mental health, community housing, legal aid, community new resident, directions, community groups, disability, medical, domestic violence, dispute resolution)
  • General information
  • Advertising (community events)
  • Ladder of learning (one on one individual need computer use/training)
  • Referral to emergency relief and assistance
  • Volunteer management and training

Please contact our friendly staff they will only to pleased to assist you