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BCR NEWS & EVENTS
Keep up to date with our latest news
BCR Communities
Apr 22 min read
Volunteers Needed for BCR Driver Mentoring Program
BCR Communities’ new ‘Ls to Ps Driver Mentoring Program’ is about to hit the road and the search is on for local volunteers willing to...
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BCR Communities
Mar 282 min read
Cushioning Grief with Friendship and Connection - BCR Communities Wellness Classes
Even though she enjoyed a very fulfilling career as a schoolteacher, 70-year-old Robin Gunter felt her life really began in 1995 when she...
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BCR Communities
Mar 81 min read
Inspire Inclusion
Happy International Women's Day to all the incredible women at BCR and across our communities. Today, we join with women around the world...
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BCR Communities
Jan 251 min read
Summer Days are Fun Days
BCR Communities has just wrapped up our 'Summer Days are Fun Days' school holiday program. Thanks to funding from the NSW Government -...
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BCR Communities
Jan 81 min read
School Holiday Fun
Are you a young person with a NDIS plan (or are you thinking of getting one)? Create unforgettable memories these school holidays with...
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BCR Communities
Nov 6, 20232 min read
Ve's Secret for Healthy Ageing
Moving home at any age can be a stressful experience but retiring to a new community when you are older can feel especially isolating and...
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BCR Communities
Nov 6, 20232 min read
Thrive Together in Sanctuary Point
Hundreds of locals from the Bay and Basin packed the BCR Youth & Community Centre in Sanctuary Point for the local pop-up Thrive Together...
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BCR Communities
Sep 26, 20231 min read
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...
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BCR Communities
Sep 7, 20231 min read
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...
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BCR Communities
Aug 21, 20232 min read
BCR Wins Outstanding Community Organisation
BCR Communities has been celebrating since receiving the Outstanding Community Organisation Award at the recent 2023 Shoalhaven Business...
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BCR Communities
Aug 16, 20232 min read
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...
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BCR Communities
Aug 10, 20231 min read
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...
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BCR Communities
Aug 10, 20231 min read
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...
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BCR Communities
Jul 3, 20231 min read
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...
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BCR Communities
Jun 8, 20232 min read
Intergenerational Connection with BCR Communities
Seniors from BCR Communities Social Groups are having fun and forging friendships with four-year-olds!
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BCR Communities
May 16, 20231 min read
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...
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BCR Communities
May 3, 20232 min read
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...
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BCR Communities
Apr 12, 20231 min read
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...
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BCR Communities
Apr 6, 20232 min read
Curious & Creative
After the great success of the Curious & Creative pilot program last year, supported with funding from the Office of Regional Youth, the...
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BCR Communities
Apr 6, 20232 min read
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...
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