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The Community Advisory Service, run by Nuala Williams, is your first port of call for information about what we do, and how we can help you.     When it comes to aged care, it’s often hard to know who to call and when to call them. At Sydney Community Services we remove the guesswork for you, [...]

In January this year Sydney Community Services merged with The Meeting House in Lane Cove North. The Meeting House is based in Stokes Street in Lane Cove North. It is a wonderful community centre with amazing indoor and outside space for families and children. Our aspirations for the Stokes Street Centre are that we provide [...]

Martin is a member of SCS’ Home Maintenance and Modifications team Carpenter Martin Lane says many people are surprised by how quickly home modifications can be done and what a difference they can make to their lives. “I enjoy making people’s lives easier,” he says. “A lot of people are very appreciative of not just [...]

Dr Carl Wong is a Sydney GP based in Lane Cove. He also sits on the board of Sydney Community Services. Here, Dr Wong answers any questions you might have about the COVID vaccinations. Is the vaccination safe especially as it has been manufactured so quickly? Given the unprecedented worldwide interest and need for this [...]

It has been exactly one year since the first Covid case was detected in Australia. Here SCS CEO Gill Batt describes the major lessons she, and SCS staff, have learned during the pandemic. As a CEO I frequently receive newsletters and information regarding current issues in business.  I recently got 'Four Lessons for Managing through [...]

A dedicated and well-known volunteer with Sydney Community Services (formerly Gladesville Community Aid and then subsequently Hunters Hill Ryde Community Services) 93-year-old Betty Rose Benjamin passed away quietly in April 2020. Betty made an enormous impact on Sydney Community Services, especially through her work at the Hunters Hill Hub. During her 25 years of service, [...]

  2019/2020 has been a year like no other.  The latter half of 2019 was a normal time with clients receiving their services at home and the Hubs in Lane Cove and Hunters Hill bursting every day with social activities.  Little did we know that life would change completely. In the first six months of [...]

The 2019/2020 financial year was a "game of two halves," so they say. The first six months, SCS tracked well, servicing those in need with regularity and efficiency. The second half of the year was, like every corner of the planet, knocked off course by the pandemic. However, SCS remained strong and agile. The number [...]

Thanks to generous donations, SCS distributes 100 Christmas hampers each year to those disadvantaged in our community. This year has been a struggle for many people; more so than perhaps other years when there was no pandemic reducing employment, placing strain on family and relationships and diminishing opportunities. We hope you can help us to [...]

In 1960, Claudia Leach was standing for Lane Cove Council and trekked door-to-door to canvas votes.  It struck her that there were many older people living on their own in Lane Cove.  On closer inspection she soon realised that many of the older residents needed more support than they were getting and in fact, there [...]