Community Spotlight: Jimmy Siviour
Jimmy is a frequent participant at the SCS social and recreational groups at the Hunters Hill Community Hub. To show his appreciation for the service, he returns to the Hub throughout the week to undertake [...]
Tribute to long-time volunteer Betty Rose Benjamin
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 [...]
A thank you to staff and volunteers from John Devine, SCS Chair
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 [...]
A snapshot of our 2019/2020 successes
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, [...]
Donations sought for 100 Christmas hampers for those in need
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 [...]
November’s letter from CEO Gill Batt
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 [...]
Learning to live with dementia
September is Dementia Awareness month yet Dementia Australia’s packed calendar of informative and supportive events runs all year - for the person diagnosed and their carers, families and friends. The webinars below are all online [...]
Meet our volunteer – Christine Nugent, Community Visitor
For Christine Nugent, volunteering is simply an extension of what she has always done. “I grew up in country NSW, and although I didn’t know it, I’ve probably been volunteering all my life,” says Christine, [...]
Stepping it up
Melina Trombetta visited Sydney Fish Markets, Pyrmont Disability Support Worker, Clare Ganly, and her keen clients are more than stepping up to the rules as they evolve around that virus. Clare’s Walking Group [...]
Let’s get intentional!
If you’re missing out on some of your regular habits and friendly connections - including SCS social events - while the virus is around, you might feel a little lonely or uncertain about things. Many [...]
Meet our team – Martin Lane
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. A lot of [...]
Telling your stories of the ‘Covid cloud’
‘Telling your stories of COVID-19’ is a Lane Cove Council project encouraging people to share their experiences of COVID-19 - its challenges and restrictions, what you did or missed during ‘lockdown’, negatives and positive silver [...]
