November 2021 CEO update
I remember that this time last year we were all celebrating the end of a horrible year and thinking that surely 2021 would be better. How wrong we were. At least we had already endured [...]
Back on Instagram for #childhooddementia
With some spare time on our hands, we used the lockdown to revive our Instagram account and support #childhooddementia. In the last few weeks, some of our team here at Sydney Community Services took part [...]
High consumer satisfaction reported in Sydney Community Services survey
Sydney Community Services has completed its Service Quality Survey for this year with 97% of responders saying they are either satisfied or very satisfied with the services they are provided by us. The objective of [...]
Three new board members join Sydney Community Services
Sydney Community Services has appointed three new board directors. Alexandra Meldrum is a professional engineer and economist with broad experience. She has 25 years’ management experience in government, industry, universities, and not-for-profit organisations, working for [...]
Different Degrees presents Imaginarium
Different Degrees is a group of performing artists, supported by Sydney Community Services and Lane Cove Council. Members of the group have worked together since it was founded in 2013. The group has been working [...]
COVID-19 vaccination assistance and help
If you would like any information about how we can support you to get the COVID-19 vaccination, please do not hesitate to contact us on 8598 7051 or drop us a line at support@sydneycs.org. Across [...]
Community profile: Helen Heggie
Helen Heggie sold her massively successful business in 2009, completed a Diploma in Community Services, and put her skills, gregarious nature and infectious laugh to use as Activities Co-Ordinator for Sydney Community Services. She graciously [...]
Thank you Bunnings Gladesville
SCS would like to say a massive thank you to Bunnings Gladesville for the donation of $400-worth of PPE including hand sanitiser and disposable gloves. All of this will be used by our Nurses and [...]
Tribute to Mary Lazzaro (1933 to 2021)
One of Lane Cove’s most familiar and well-loved faces, Mary Lazzaro, has passed away, aged 88, leaving behind husband Joe, sons Rick and Paul, daughter Lisa, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Sadly, the lockdown restrictions [...]
September 2021 update from our Acting CEO Branka Ivkovic
Living under lockdown is hard for us all, and yet it is extraordinarily heartening to see how our community is findings ways to remain connected and even create new connections. In my 5km radius an [...]
Trusted info: Have you received an estimated energy bill?
It's good to know, in a world full of information (some of it reliable, some less so), that what you are reading can be trusted. SCS has teamed up with the Energy and Water Ombudsman [...]
Community profile: Mary Hinde
SCS is working together with Lane Cove and Hunters Hill councils to shine a spotlight on those people in our community who dedicate their time to volunteering and supporting others. This month, we shine a [...]