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Limestone Coast, Murraylands, Riverland, Adelaide Hills and Fleurieu Peninsula
The Fringe Fun continues at Mount Gambier Community Centre this Tuesday 🤹🎭 (No, we're not foolin' around!) After some amazing visiting performers in recent days, the centre will host some local entertainment from 11am with a free BBQ lunch available 🥳 Dress up or just come along and join in the Fringe Fun at 22 Ferrers Street, Mount Gambier. Follow Mount Gambier Community Centre noticeboard - ac.care for future centre updates 💙🧡 #accare #opportunitiesforcountrypeople
Stronger Safer Connected Dads is a six-week course to support you to be a patient, present, happier dad 😊 If you live in the Murraylands and would like support to navigate the stresses of family life, consider joining this free group program where you will learn alongside other men in a safe space, free of judgement. This is a six-week commitment starting May 6 with weekly sessions held at ac.care Murraylands, located at 29 Bridge Street, Murray Bridge. Contact Dimitri by email at dimitri.pinney@accare.org.au or call (08) 8531 4935 for more information. #accare #positiverelationships
Tickets for the 2025 Limestone Coast Support Homeless People Luncheon are now on sale and expected to sell out quickly as the popular major fundraiser for ac.care returns! The business networking and fundraising luncheon will return to The Barn, near Mount Gambier, on Friday, August 8. The event, traditionally held every two years, will feature high-profile guest speakers, an auction, raffles and other activities to raise funds to increase the impact of ac.care supporting vulnerable people at risk of or experiencing homelessness Secure your tickets today 👉 https://accare.supporterhub.net.au/events/shpl2025 #accare #homelessness #increaseourimpact
The first of three group programs for young people aged 12 to 18 in the Murraylands gets underway at The Station next week 🥳 Led by accredited trainers from ac.care Reconnect Murraylands, the group programs will focus on emotional wellbeing, healthy relationships and sexual health, as well an emotional wellbeing program for young people who are part of the LGBTQIA+ community 😊 The groups include: Looking Through The Lens - A four-session group program supporting the emotional wellbeing of youth from the LGBTQIA+ community 🌈🙌 Held March 31 and April 3 + April 7 and April 10. Emotional Wellbeing - A group program focused on improving the emotional wellbeing of young people through an interactive presentation held over two sessions 🧠🫶 Held April 28-29. What is Sexual Health? - A group program that provides information about sexual health and healthy relationships based off the SHINE SA Curriculum 🌟 Held May 12 and May 15. Register your interest or find out more here 👉https://accare.supporterhub.net.au/pages/reconnectgroupprograms #accare #positiverelationships
Thursday Tunes will welcome Bob Maidorn to Berri Community Centre tomorrow 😁🎸🎼 Come along to the centre from 10am to sing, play or just enjoy this free weekly music group. Berri Community Centre is located at 5 Kealley Street, Berri. Keep up with local news, events and opportunities by joining the Berri Community Centre noticeboard - ac.care 💙🧡 #accare #opportunitiesforcountrypeople
Experience a taste of Adelaide Fringe fun tomorrow at Mount Gambier Community Centre as renowned juggler Domenyk La Terra (Juggling Dom) hosts a free performance 🤩🤹♂️ Stop by from 9.30am for a free bacon and egg breakfast and to marvel at Juggling Dom's skill 👏 The centre hosted visiting Fringe performer Mr Snot bottom - Comedian For Kids. yesterday, providing laughs and entertainment ahead of the regular Monday bingo afternoon. Make sure you're following the Mount Gambier Community Centre noticeboard - ac.care to hear more about opportunities at the centre 💙🧡 #accare #opportunitiesforcountrypeople
Come and yarn to learn about voting and elections at Berri Community Centre 😊 The AEC: Indigenous Electoral Participation Program will be at the centre on Wednesday from 10am to share information about the voting process at a federal election. Keep connected to what's happening at the centre by joining the Berri Community Centre noticeboard - ac.care 💙🧡 #accare #WalkingTogether #opportunitiesforcountrypeople
Glen Sparks is back by popular demand to host another Kokedama workshop at Mount Gambier Community Centre 🌱🧶 Join this free session Tuesday morning at 9.30am. Please bring a ball of string or wool and a seedling (succulents work best!) 💚 Make sure you join your local community centre noticeboard to keep updated with the opportunities available to you 😊 Mount Gambier Community Centre noticeboard - ac.care Berri Community Centre noticeboard - ac.care Millicent Community Centre noticeboard - ac.care #accare #opportunitiesforcountrypeople
Are you heading to the Mount Barker District Show tomorrow? 🥳🎟 Our Murraylands foster care team looks forward to chatting with you to answer your foster care questions 💙🧡 We will be at Site 47 from 9am-4.30pm and are part of the Clover Leaf Trail ☘ See you at the show! Visit https://accare.org.au/services/foster-care/ to learn more today ✨ #accare #fostercare
The 2025 South East Field Days is underway and we are on-site to share the difference you can make in the life of a child as a foster carer ✨ If you are heading to Lucindale today or tomorrow, stop by for a chat 🤠🌾 We'd love to chat about foster care, including the flexibility available as a long-term, short-term, emergency or respite carer. Learn more now at https://accare.org.au/services/foster-care/ #accare #fostercare
Lynette and Briana are at Pangula Mannamurna Aboriginal Corporation until 2pm for today's National Close The Gap Day community event ❤️💛🖤💙💚🖤 Come along to chat with ac.care and other organisations that can support your health, education, employment, housing needs and more. #accare #WalkingTogether
It will take a nation to create genuine health equity and equality for First Nations People and it is crucial that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people determine what is important to them when it comes to closing the gap. ac.care is committed to listening to and learning from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to help shape our services and address the continued health and socio-economic disparities between Indigenous and non-indigenous Australians. We also understand closing the gap requires a commitment by all Australians to collaborate and support effective and sustainable solutions. The 2025 Close the Gap campaign report carries the theme Agency, Leadership, Reform, which focuses on ensuring the survival, dignity and wellbeing of First Nations peoples. You can watch the 2025 Report Launch live here from 10am (ACDT): https://vimeo.com/event/4944247 #accare #WalkingTogether #AgencyLeadershipReform
We'll see you this week at the South East Field Days at Lucindale 🤠🌾 Our Limestone Coast foster care team will be on-site to chat with you about the difference you can make in the life of a child ✨ Learn more about how country foster carers across regional South Australia are supporting children to grow and thrive 💙🧡 Visit us at Site 9 in the Lions Pavilion on Friday and Saturday or learn more now at https://accare.org.au/services/foster-care/ #accare #fostercare
ac.care Reconnect Murraylands is inviting young people aged 12 to 18 to participate in up to three group programs focused on emotional wellbeing, healthy relationships and sexual health, as well an emotional wellbeing program for young people who are part of the LGBTQIA+ community 😊 Each program will be hosted in Murray Bridge at The Station by ac.care's team of accredited trainers. The groups include: Emotional Wellbeing - A group program focused on improving the emotional wellbeing of young people through an interactive presentation held over two sessions 🧠🫶 Held April 28-29. Looking Through The Lens - A four-session group program supporting the emotional wellbeing of youth from the LGBTQIA+ community 🌈🙌 Held March 31 and April 3 + April 7 and April 10. What is Sexual Health? - A group program that provides information about sexual health and healthy relationships based off the SHINE SA Curriculum 🌟 Held May 12 and May 15. Register your interest or find out more here 👉https://accare.supporterhub.net.au/pages/reconnectgroupprograms #accare #positiverelationships
Growing Together returns to Berri Community Centre on Wednesday with a special Harmony Week theme 🧡🌏 Come along for the weekly Growing Together group from 10am-2pm, or join us from 11.30am for a free sausage sizzle lunch. All welcome! 😊 Everybody belongs at Berri Community Centre 🧡 Visit us at 5 Kealley Street or call (08) 8580 5300 to find out how we can support you. Don't forget to follow Berri Community Centre noticeboard - ac.care for your local updates. #accare #opportunitiesforcountrypeople #HarmonyWeek #ItStopsWithMe #EveryoneBelongs
Happy Harmony Week! 🧡🌏🥳 This annual celebration recognises the diversity of Australians from all different backgrounds, which is reflected in the communities we support and live in across the Limestone Coast, Riverland, Murraylands, Adelaide Hills and Fleurieu Peninsula. From First Nations People – part of the oldest continuous culture in the world – to new arrivals from overseas, Australia’s multicultural makeup is part of our national identity. In fact, almost half of Australians were either born overseas or have a parent who was born overseas. That is why it is important we use this week to reflect on our own role in encouraging and fostering inclusiveness, respect and belonging for all Australians, regardless of cultural or linguistic background. A simple way to show your support for cultural diversity and an inclusive Australia this week is to wear orange. 🧡Why orange?🧡 The colour signifies social communication and meaningful conversations. It also relates to the freedom of ideas and encouragement of mutual respect. More broadly, use this week to consider how you can listen, learn and act to challenge racism, to contribute towards a fair and equal society, and celebrate the diversity that continues to enrich our nation. #HarmonyWeek #ItStopsWithMe #EveryoneBelongs #accare
Our foster care team is excited to join the fun at next week's Mount Barker District Show 🥳 We will be on-site from 9am-4.30pm and are part of the Clover Leaf Trail ☘ Stop by and chat about the difference you can make in the life of a child 💙🧡 Visit https://accare.org.au/services/foster-care/ to learn more today ✨ #accare #fostercare
REMINDER: Celebrate diversity through food, fun and entertainment tomorrow at Mount Gambier's Cave Garden/Thugi for the Festival on the Green 💚🥳 Bring a chair and relax at this free community event from 11am-3pm 🍲🪘🌏 Stop by and learn more about ac.care and how we can support you! More event information here: https://www.facebook.com/events/618039867627910/ #accare #opportunitiesforcountrypeople #walkingtogether
Stop by Riverland Central Shopping Centre at Berri now to share your thoughts on how the Berri Community Centre can support you and your community 💙🧡 Kirbie and Sue will at the plaza until 2pm to chat with you or you can stop by the Berri Community Centre during business hours at 5 Kealley Street 😊 You can also share your views online here: https://bit.ly/ShapeYourBerriCommunityCentre #accare #opportunitiesforcountrypeople
Did you know that the Family Relationship Centre offers a program to help parents build positive relationships with their teenagers and better understand their needs? 😊🧩 Engaging Adolescents, delivered by one of our highly skilled on-site counsellors, is a three-session program aimed at helping parents/carers find the balance between boundaries and freedom, engage teenagers in important conversations, identify the behaviours that need a parent’s attention, resolve possible conflicts through conversation and build relationships with teens during non-conflict conversations. Want to know more? Call the Family Relationship Centre on 8721 3500 💙🧡 #accare #positiverelationships
Mount Gambier's Cave Garden/Thugi will be a cultural melting pot this Saturday for the Festival on the Green 💚🥳 This free community event will celebrate the region's diversity through food, fun and entertainment from 11am-3pm. Bring a chair and get ready for a relaxed day on the green 🍲🪘🌏 Stop by and learn more about ac.care and how we can support you! More event information here: https://www.facebook.com/events/618039867627910/ #accare #opportunitiesforcountrypeople #walkingtogether
Growing Together has been cancelled tomorrow due to heat, but Berri Community Centre will be open to support you from 9am-5pm 😊 Stop by the centre at 5 Kealley Street, Berri or join the Berri Community Centre noticeboard - ac.care to keep updated. How can ac.care support you? Visit www.accare.org.au to find out more 💙🧡 #accare #opportunitiesforcountrypeople
Would you like to be part of a dynamic regional South Australian team focused on providing quality services for country people? 💙🧡 🔷 Family Services regional manager – Murray Bridge 🔸 https://accare.org.au/careers/regional-manager-family-services/ 🔸 Applications close March 16 🔷 Foster care services case worker – Mount Gambier 🔸 https://accare.org.au/careers/case-worker-foster-care-services/ 🔸 Applications close March 16. Visit https://accare.org.au/careers/ to view our current vacancies and to learn more about working with ac.care. #accare #workwithaccare
Happy International Women's Day 💜🥳 Today is opportunity to celebrate the contributions women make in our lives and to our communities, as well as demonstrating a commitment to gender equality. You can take action and accelerate gender equality by: 💜 Helping to forge a gender equal world 💜 Challenging gender stereotypes, discrimination and bias 💜 Supporting positive visibility of women 💜 Maintaining an inclusive mindset 💜 Celebrating the achievements of women. We all have a responsibility to create a world where women and girls everywhere have equal rights and opportunities to build their capabilities and strengthen their capacity to learn, earn and lead ✨ #IWD2025 #accare #opportunitiesforcountrypeople
Get ready to march forward through Mount Gambier for all women and girls at tomorrow's International Women’s Day community event 💜🥳 Join the march from Vansittart Park at 10am to the ac.care Mount Gambier Community Centre at 22-24 Ferrers Street, where speakers and live music will be held at the centre from 10:30am, including the R.S.L Blue Lake Highland Pipe Band. A free community barbecue will be available thanks to One Forty One. Everyone welcome! We are committed to providing opportunities for all country people to thrive and proud to be part of International Women’s Day, which is important to many of our staff and the people we work with. Read more 👉 https://accare.org.au/mount-gambier-to-celebrate-international-womens-day/ #IWD2025 #MarchForward #accare #opportunitiesforcountrypeople
Did you know about Bringing up Great Kids, a reflective and respectful parenting program that assists you with building loving and nurturing relationships with your children? 💙🧡 This five-session program aims to help parents understand both themselves and their children in a nurturing and supportive environment. Bringing up Great Kids teaches about parenting styles considering children’s neurological development, their behaviour, and how to understand the messages children communicate through behaviours. Want to know more? Call the Family Relationship Centre on 8721 3500 😊 #accare #positiverelationships
Today's seed saving and planting workshop at Mount Gambier Community Centre has been cancelled due to illness 💚 We look forward to hosting this free workshop in the future. Follow the Mount Gambier Community Centre noticeboard - ac.care for more updates. In the meantime, feel free to visit the community centre to spend some time outdoors in the garden 😊🌱 Our community centres at Berri, Millicent and Mount Gambier all have garden spaces for you to enjoy. #accare #opportunitiesforcountrypeople
Get ready to get grubby at tomorrow's seed saving and planting workshop at Mount Gambier Community Centre 🌱😊 This free opportunity is being hosted by Bunnings Mount Gambier from 1pm. No need to book, just come along to the centre at 22-24 Ferrers Street. All welcome 😁 Follow Mount Gambier Community Centre noticeboard - ac.care to keep connected to the latest news, events and opportunities 💙🧡 #accare #opportunitiesforcountrypeople
REMINDER: Sydney is at Berri Library tomorrow to chat with you about foster care 💙🧡 Stop by between 10am-11.30am for a casual chat and receive some valuable information about how you can make a difference as a foster carer ✨ Visit https://accare.org.au/services/foster-care/ to learn more, including the answers to many frequently asked questions we receive. #accare #fostercare Berri Barmera Libraries
Limestone Coast residents are invited to join next week's community celebrations on March 7 to mark International Women’s Day under this year’s theme of March Forward: For ALL Women and Girls 💜🥳 A community march will leave Vansittart Park at 10am to the ac.care Mount Gambier Community Centre at 22-24 Ferrers Street, where speakers and live music will be held at the centre from 10:30am, including the R.S.L Blue Lake Highland Pipe Band. A free community barbecue will be available thanks to One Forty One. Everyone welcome! We are committed to providing opportunities for all country people to thrive and proud to be part of International Women’s Day, which is important to many of our staff and the people we work with. Read more 👉 https://accare.org.au/mount-gambier-to-celebrate-international-womens-day/ #IWD2025 #MarchForward #accare #opportunitiesforcountrypeople
Did you know the Family Relationship Centre offers a group program to help participants identify domestic violence and have safer relationships? 💙🧡 Shark Cage is a six-session trauma-informed program for women who have experienced domestic violence and sexual abuse in their lives. The five steps of the Shark Cage framework explore how to recognise unhealthy and healthy relationships, the impacts of trauma, how to manage strong emotions, develop assertiveness and strong boundaries, and learn self-care strategies to build your sense of empowerment. Shark Cage helps you to create a strong and positive sense of self and your rights ✨ Want to know more? Call the Family Relationship Centre on 8721 3500 🫶 #accare #positiverelationships
Are you a Riverland resident who is interested in learning more about foster care? 💙🧡 Stop by Berri Library on Monday between 10am-11.30am to have your questions answered by Sydney ✨ This is a great opportunity to have a casual chat and receive some valuable information about how you can make a difference as a foster carer. Visit https://accare.org.au/services/foster-care/ to learn more, including the answers to many frequently asked questions we receive. #accare #fostercare Berri Barmera Libraries
Join Kylie this morning for a cuppa and chat at the Port MacDonnell Chatty Cafe 😁☕ Stop by the Port MacDonnell Community Complex between 10am and 11.30am and connect in a relaxed, social atmosphere 💛 The Port MacDonnell Chatty Cafe is held fortnightly on Wednesdays. Join the Mount Gambier Community Centre noticeboard - ac.care for updates 😊 #accare #opportunitiesforcountrypeople The Chatty Cafe Scheme Australia
REMINDER: Less than a day remains to have your say on the ac.care Mount Gambier Family Relationship Centre ahead of its planned relocation 😊 ✨ Your voice matters in this move ✨ Please complete this anonymous survey to help us better support your needs at the new Percy Street complex. Feedback closes tomorrow at 5pm. Your expertise is appreciated 💙🧡 Have your say 👉 https://bit.ly/FRCyoursay #accare #positiverelationships
The Australian Portable Camps Van Of Hope is serving free meals to people in need every Tuesday at Murray Bridge 💙🧡 Located on the corner of Bridge Street and Swanport Road, the Van Of Hope will serve meals Tuesdays from 6pm. This amazing Australian Portable Camps initiative follows on from their organisation of the We Care Cally Camp Out, which raised a remarkable $185,000 for South Australian charities to support people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. #accare #homelessness #opportunitiesforcountrypeople
HAPPENING NOW 🥳: Learn more about foster care with Kandice at Murray Bridge Library ✨ Stop by the library anytime today before 12:30pm to chat with Kandice. You can also get more information by visiting the ac.care Murraylands Centre at 29 Bridge Street during business hours or https://accare.org.au/services/foster-care/ any time 💙🧡 #accare #fostercare
REMINDER: Kandice is at Murray Bridge Library tomorrow to answer your questions about foster care and the difference you can make ✨ Stop by between 9.30am and 12.30pm to chat and learn how you can support local children in need as a long-term, short-term, emergency or respite foster carer 💙🧡 Can't make it? Request more information here 👉 https://accare.org.au/services/foster-care/ #accare #fostercare
Grow your knowledge on seed saving and planting at a free workshop at Mount Gambier Community Centre next week 🌱😊 Bunnings Mount Gambier will visit the centre Tuesday, March 4 to host the workshop from 1pm. No need to book, just come along to the centre. All welcome 😁 Follow Mount Gambier Community Centre noticeboard - ac.care to keep connected to the latest news, events and opportunities 💙🧡 #accare #opportunitiesforcountrypeople
Berri Community Centre is the place to be this week to access support, learn and connect with others 💙🧡 The centre offers a range of regular groups and activities, including the weekly Growing Together group on Wednesdays 🌱☕ Follow Berri Community Centre noticeboard - ac.care to keep connected with the latest news, events and opportunities for people in the Riverland. Visit https://accare.org.au/contact-us/ to find your nearest ac.care site 😊 #accare #opportunitiesforcountrypeople
Every young person in care has a unique journey ✨💜 World Care Day is an opportunity to honour and celebrate the different paths each person in care may take in their life. Their individual stories are filled with moments of resilience, strength and success. We join the Create Foundation's call to #SnapThatStigma and create a future where we celebrate all young people’s rights and resilience, their stories and their achievements 💜 In line with the theme, we encourage you to read these uplifting stories shared with ac.care by some incredible young people. Hudson's journey: https://accare.org.au/decades-of-care-leaves-proud-legacy-for-muir-family/ Jess' journey: https://accare.org.au/childhood-foster-support-prepares-jess-to-thrive-as-young-adult/ #accare #fostercare
The ac.care Mount Gambier Family Relationship Centre is planning to relocate to its new home at 5 Percy Street alongside staff currently working at the agency's White Avenue head office 🥳 ✨ Your voice matters in this move ✨ We invite you to take an anonymous survey to help us better support your needs at the Percy Street complex. Please provide your feedback by 5pm on Wednesday, February 26. Your expertise is appreciated 💙🧡 Have your say 👉 https://bit.ly/FRChaveyoursay #accare #positiverelationships
The popular Chatty Cafe Murray Bridge is continuing to meet at Murray Bridge Community Centre 😁💛 Join us Thursdays at 18 Beatty Terrace from 9.30am-11.30am for a chat and warm drink in a relaxed, social atmosphere 🗣☕ You can learn more about Chatty Cafe Murray Bridge here: https://accare.org.au/community-to-get-chatting-in-south-australian-first/ #accare #opportunitiesforcountrypeople The Chatty Cafe Scheme Australia The Haven at Murray Bridge
Did you know the Family Relationship Centre supports children in separated families through a fun activity-based program? 😊🚀 Blast Off runs over the course of six weeks during a school term. Aimed at children aged 5-12, Blast off provides a safe space for children in separated families to share experiences, explore emotions and develop strategies that support emotional wellbeing. If you would like more information, feel free to call (08) 8721 3500 and speak to the team 💙🧡 #accare #positiverelationships
Start your foster care journey next week at Murray Bridge Library by stopping for a chat with Kandice 😊 Stop by between 9.30am and 12.30pm on Tuesday to chat with Kandice and learn how you can support local children in need as a long-term, short-term, emergency or respite foster carer ✨ Can't make it? Request more information here 👉 https://accare.org.au/services/foster-care/ #accare #fostercare
Lisa is at Port MacDonnell Library until 1pm today to discuss foster care with you ✨ Stop by for a chat at the library, which is located at the Port MacDonnell Community Complex 💙🧡 Start your foster care journey today 👉 https://accare.org.au/services/foster-care/ #accare #fostercare
REMINDER: Tomorrow is your chance to learn more about foster care from our friendly, passionate team when we visit Port MacDonnell Library 💙🧡 Stop by between 11am and 1pm for a chat at the library, which is located at the Port MacDonnell Community Complex. Start your foster care journey today 👉 https://accare.org.au/services/foster-care/ #accare #fostercare
A great virtual opportunity from Department for Child Protection SA for country foster carers to support you and the children in your care for the year ahead 💙🧡 #accare #fostercare
The ac.care Mount Gambier Family Relationship Centre is planning to relocate to its new home at 5 Percy Street alongside staff currently working at the agency's White Avenue head office 🥳 ✨ Your voice matters in this move ✨ We invite you to take an anonymous survey to help us better support your needs at the Percy Street complex. Please provide your feedback by 5pm on Wednesday, February 26. Your expertise is appreciated 💙🧡 Have your say 👉 https://bit.ly/FRChaveyoursay #accare #positiverelationships
ac.care is a non-government organisation (NGO) with charitable status, created by country people for country people. The organisation started in 1986 because there was no teenage foster care service in Mount Gambier, South Australia.
We have a focus on early intervention and prevention services and our mission is for all country people to have a safe home, enough money to live on and strong, positive relationships. Our core activities include the recruitment and support of foster carers, supports for people experiencing homelessness, Aboriginal services, family relationships, counselling, financial inclusion and community adult education.
At ac.care we work in our communities and with each other to these values:
Donations to ac.care help increase our impact in ensuring country South Australians have safe homes, enough money to live on and strong, positive relationships.
Your donation will be used to assist children, families and individuals in the Limestone Coast, Murraylands or Riverland.
While many of our core services are funded by government, we deliver other initiatives from our own fundraising to provide further support for vulnerable people.
Our diverse team is uniquely placed to support people when they need your help and can ensure donated funds assist country South Australians to overcome crises and build hope for a better future.
ac.care is registered as a charity in South Australia under the name Anglican Community Care Incorporated, with the charity licence number CCP2565 ACNC
ac.care is a dynamic organisation servicing the South Australian communities the Limestone Coast, Murraylands, Riverland, Adelaide Hills and Fleurieu Peninsula.
Our mission is for all country people to have a safe home, enough money to live on and strong, positive relationships.
Please find our service locations here or use our contact form to request a service.
