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West Kempsey’s clean-up day restores pride in community Community clean-ups is one of the best ways to clean up the neighbourhood, but also rally the community together to raise awareness and ideas towards building and maintaining a vibrant and thriving community. The West Kempsey community did just that with the help from CHL, the Kempsey Shire council and other local housing providers and community centres. Support and other services including tradespeople were on-hand to address any immediate issues related to waste build up in the home, provide information on waste education and other programs, as well as help with the barbecue throughout the day. Many in the community turned up on the day sharing their ideas and improvements with us to rejuvenate the neighbourhood including the 08
The CHL Kempsey team at the West Kempsey clean-up day.
opportunity to co-design future projects, and a chat with their tenancy team about individuals or families who might be slipping through service gaps, enabling the team to facilitate linkages to the appropriate services. Customers even said, “This is the best the community has looked in years,” and, “[It] restores a sense of pride in the community”. CHL would like to acknowledge and thank our partners in making this fantastic day such a resounding success – Aboriginal Environmental Health – NSW Health, Burrun Dalai Aboriginal Corporation, Kempsey Neighbourhood Centre, Kempsey Shire Council, Many Rivers Regional Housing, Mohawks Lawn and Garden – Macleay Options, Wesley Mission and of course, the West Kempsey Community.
