COMMUNITY SERVICES
A Message from LCNSCS General Manager
Gillian Batt
P: 9427 6425 www.lanecovenorthside.com
On 1 July 2017 Lane Cove and North Side Community Services and Hunters Hill and Ryde Community Services will be joining together to become Sydney Community Services. PRIMARY LOGO VARIATIONS The two Boards of Directors have been in discussions for the past year and much work has been done to ensure that our values, ethos and culture are compatible and align. Both organisations have been serving their local communities for over 50 years. Whilst much of the support has been offered to older people, we have both also been supporting people with a disability.
Lane Cove services will continue to run out of 1 Pottery Lane, their preferred area or service. Sydney Community Services POSITVE – COLOUR inherits over 400 volunteers. This is what makes us unique. Lane Cove and Hunters Hill, Ryde services will continue to We can offer local services for local residents delivered by local operate from Gladesville Road, Hunters Hill. people. Keeping that mantra at the heart of our organisation is Initially very little will change for our clients and patients. vital in maintaining the high quality and attentive services Lane Nurses will call, meals will be delivered, beds will be made and Cove, Hunters Hill and Ryde residents deserve. shopping arranged. Most of the initial impact of the merger Organisations that have been around more than 50 years concerns the back office functions making the new organisation are going to have developed in a way that has responded to efficient and cost effective from the start and maximising the those requesting their services. Our two organisations have opportunities that working on a larger scale offers. grown up to look a little different but at the heart of both is the Volunteers will continue to be the lifeblood of our services. development of services to meet the needs of the residents. We could not deliver the support and care to our clients without Some of our services like Meals On Wheels and community the time and energy our volunteers give so freely. We know that visiting programmes are similar and are funded a similar way. for many people volunteering in their own neighbourhood is However there are new and different programs at each location important and we will not be expecting any volunteer to change and it gives us a marvellous opportunity to expand our services and help even more people. For example our Community Home Nursing Service currently operates in the Lane Cove area only, but over the past few months we have been discussing our service The difference is 40 years experience. with Hunters Hill GPs and local hospitals and have started to offer the unique and wonderful care of our Community Nurses to the wider Hunters Hill community. POSITVE – 1 COLOUR BLACK The Hunters Hill Day Centre offers respite care for people with dementia. This is a very valuable opportunity to give their carers Check out our new website, and get in a day to attend to those things that full time caring can make touch to see what we can do for you. almost impossible. This service will now be offered to people living in Lane Cove. It is early days for Sydney Community Services but we are Ph 9816 2304 Mob 0409 983 195 confident that we are building the foundations for sustainable, responsive and quality care for the residents of Lane Cove, Hunters Hill and Ryde for the next 50 years. Unit 17, 33-37 College Street, GILLIAN BATT, CEO, SYDNEY COMMUNITY SERVICES Gladesville NSW 2111
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PS I’d like to take this opportunity to thank The Longueville Hotel, Porters Liquor in Northwood and the Lane Cove Club for the kind donations and support that made all the difference to the success of the opening in May of our new Pottery Lane Offices.
