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BCR NEWS & EVENTS

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Jodi Wins Community Service Award
The BCR Communities team had a fantastic night at the Community Industry Group - Illawarra Forum Community Service Awards last Friday...

BCR Communities
Sep 26, 20231 min read
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7 Finalists in the Community Service Awards
We are so excited to announce that we are finalists in seven categories of the 2023 Community Service Awards. Congratulations to the...

BCR Communities
Sep 7, 20231 min read
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BCR Wins Outstanding Community Organisation
BCR Communities has been celebrating since receiving the Outstanding Community Organisation Award at the recent 2023 Shoalhaven Business...

BCR Communities
Aug 21, 20232 min read
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BCR Upcycled Clothes Party Ticks All the Boxes
Reducing clothes going to landfill, helping to ease the cost of living, and bringing the community together – the BCR Communities...

BCR Communities
Aug 16, 20232 min read
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Aged Care Employee Day
Monday the 7th of August was Aged Care Employee Day, a time to celebrate the 427,000 kind, hard-working, dedicated, caring people around...

BCR Communities
Aug 10, 20231 min read
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BCR Upcycled Clothes Party
BCR Communities will be holding another Upcycled Clothes Party on Tuesday, August 15 from 10am at the Sanctuary Point Youth and Community...

BCR Communities
Aug 10, 20231 min read
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Life Changing Beds from Home Care Package
Hard as boards, dipping in the middle and dating from last century – Adele and Frank Bartolo knew their beds were not helping their...

BCR Communities
Jul 3, 20231 min read
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Intergenerational Connection with BCR Communities
Seniors from BCR Communities Social Groups are having fun and forging friendships with four-year-olds!

BCR Communities
Jun 8, 20232 min read
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Paradise Cottage Open Day
After months of renovations, BCR Communities’ Paradise Respite Cottage is ready to welcome guests again and it’s time to celebrate. You...

BCR Communities
May 16, 20231 min read
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BCR Cottage Respite Gives Care to Carers
Like many of the 2.65 million Australians who are caring for a loved one, 67-year-old Vicki Heidemann’s progression to full-time carer of...

BCR Communities
May 3, 20232 min read
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Welcome to BCR Communities Jess
Ever since she participated in some woodworking sessions at a Men’s Shed years ago, 33-year-old NDIS participant, Jessica has been very...

BCR Communities
Apr 12, 20231 min read
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Curious & Creative
After the great success of the Curious & Creative pilot program last year, supported with funding from the Office of Regional Youth, the...

BCR Communities
Apr 6, 20232 min read
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Lesley Finds Social Connection
When 75-year-old Lesley Heffernan and her husband Michael retired to beautiful Sanctuary Point, they were excited to start the next...

BCR Communities
Apr 6, 20232 min read
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Over 60 Years of Love and Happiness
When a 15-year-old Carmen first agreed to go out with a 15-yearold Vince Fenech back in her village in Malta it was with the intention of...

BCR Communities
Apr 6, 20232 min read
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Never too Old to Play the Ukulele
Is the ukulele the happiest instrument in the world? Ken Gates thinks so, at 82 he spends more than five hours a week playing his ukulele...

BCR Communities
Apr 6, 20232 min read
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BBCR is now BCR Communities
A big thank you to everyone who came and helped us celebrate the official opening of our new Wellness Garden, the Sanctuary Community...

BCR Communities
Feb 21, 20231 min read
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Everyone's Invited to the Sanctuary Point Community Matters Fair
It's time to celebrate! Please join us for the official opening of our BCR Communities Wellness Garden and the Sanctuary Point Community...

BCR Communities
Feb 13, 20231 min read
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Secured grant creates exciting opportunity
In exciting news, the BCR Community Services Team has just secured $558,000.00 through the ‘Our Region, Our Voice - Regional Youth...

BCR Communities
Jan 19, 20231 min read
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International Volunteer Day
BCR Communities celebrates our amazing volunteers for International Volunteer Day

BCR Communities
Dec 15, 20221 min read
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BCR is a Finalist for National Award
BCR Communities in partnership with ExSitu are finalists in the ‘Improving Consumer Choice’ category for the 2022 innovAGEING National...

BCR Communities
Nov 6, 20222 min read
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