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Limestone Coast, Murraylands, Riverland, Adelaide Hills and Fleurieu Peninsula
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
Today, February 13, marks the 17th anniversary of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations - a significant milestone for healing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who suffered as a result of past government policies of forced child removal and assimilation. Today is an opportunity to commemorate and acknowledge the wrongs of the past, while reflecting on the work that still needs to be done to address the impacts of unresolved trauma. ac.care is committed to walking together with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to be part of solutions into the future and we encourage all Australians to join us on this journey. #accare #walkingtogether
Did you know the highly regarded Circle of Security program is available free of charge at the Mount Gambier Family Relationship Centre? 💙🧡 At times all parents feel lost or without a clue about what our child might need from us. Imagine what it might feel like if you were able to make sense of what your child was really asking from you 😊 Circle of Security is an eight-week program based on decades of research about how secure parent-child relationships can be supported and strengthened. This program grows parents’ knowledge to read the emotional needs of their child and support their child in successfully managing their emotions 🫂 Parents learn how to develop their child’s self-esteem whilst building their own confidence as a parent and learn tips to enhance the parent-child relationship. To learn more about Circle of Security or to self-refer please contact 8721 3500. #accare #positiverelationships
A new men's health and wellbeing program starts in the Murraylands this month 😊🤝 Shoulder to Shoulder is a five-week program that will support you with skills and tools to manage your mental health, understand your strengths, set and reach goals, and much more. Sessions will be held weekly on Thursdays at Murraylands Skills Centre. Spots are limited so please register by contacting Brock from Skylight Mental Health on 0437 243 527. #accare #positiverelationships #opportunitiesforcountrypeople 💙🧡
Are you a young person in the Murraylands looking for a space to hang out after school?💜💛 If you are aged 12-18 and living in the Murraylands, come hang out, play games, get creative or simply chill 😁 The space is open every second Wednesday (including tomorrow!) at the ac.care Murraylands Centre, located at 29 Bridge Street, Murray Bridge. Register today: https://accare.supporterhub.net.au/pages/hangoutspacesignupform Want to know more? Call 8531 4900 or email reconnect-ml@accare.org.au ✌️ #accare #opportunitiesforcountrypeople
Let 2025 be the year you share your life with a child through the power of foster care ✨ Learn more about foster care from our friendly, passionate team at Port MacDonnell Library on Tuesday, February 18. 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
Escape the heat tomorrow and learn how to create a Kokedama in our final session with Glen at Mount Gambier Community Centre 🌱🧶 Drop by for this free session at 1pm. Please bring a ball of string or wool and a seedling (succulents work best!) 💚 As the summer heat persists, our community centres at Berri, Millicent and Mount Gambier are a great place to keep cool, seek support and get involved in some fun, social activities. Visit www.accare.org.au to find your nearest ac.care site 😊 #accare #opportunitiesforcountrypeople
We have another great week of activities and opportunities at ac.care community centres in Berri, Millicent and Mount Gambier 💙🧡 Join your local noticeboard and keep updated with what is available at your community centre. 🔹 Berri Community Centre noticeboard - ac.care 🔸 Millicent Community Centre noticeboard - ac.care 🔹 Mount Gambier Community Centre noticeboard - ac.care Visit https://accare.org.au/contact-us/ to find your nearest ac.care site. #accare #opportunitiesforcountrypeople
ac.care will host community celebrations on March 7 to mark International Women’s Day under this year’s theme of March Forward: For ALL Women and Girls 💜 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. Morning activities will be followed by a free lunch at the Mount Gambier Community Centre at 22-24 Ferrers Street. We would love to see you there! Follow us on Facebook to stay up to date as further details about the event are released. The theme commemorates 30 years since 189 nations adopted the United Nation’s Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action for achieving gender equality. This International Women’s Day, we can all play a part in Marching Forward, as it reminds us that ongoing forward momentum is essential to turning commitments into action and promises into progress. Everyone has a responsibility to ensure women and girls are given equal opportunity to build their capabilities and strengthen their capacity to learn, earn and lead. #IWD2025 #MarchForward #accare #opportunitiesforcountrypeople
Did you know the Mount Gambier Family Relationship Centre provides multiple supports for separated or separating parents navigating forward? 🌱🧱 Parenting After Separation offers Children in Focus Information sessions to help parents remain child focused through co-parenting and/or mediation. This involves learning to improve communication to reduce conflict, gaining practical strategies to stop conflict, and learning to understand the experience of the child. Children in Focus challenges parents’ thinking about what mediation or co-parenting should look like from a child-focused lens. The Family Relationship Centre also offers Emotion Coaching. This is a three-part session aimed at assisting parents to support their children through their emotions and help parents recognise what emotions their child might be feeling through a separation. Parents will learn what children need from them, how to reduce conflict and improve communication, and how to manage their parenting relationship with the other parent. Sessions specifically focussed on setting boundaries and communication are also available. Parents can move through the information at their own pace, learning to effectively and confidently set boundaries and communicate with the other parent during the mediation and/or separation process. For more information drop into the Family Relationship Centre at 1 Helen Street or call 8721 3500 💙🧡 #accare #postiverelationships
The National NAIDOC Committee is encouraging an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young person or group to design the 2025 National NAIDOC poster ❤️💛🖤💚💙🤍 Read the post below for more details on how to get involved and share your take on the 2025 National NAIDOC Week theme - The Next Generation: Strength, Vision and Legacy. #accare #walkingtogether
Thank you to the Animal Rescue Cooperative (ARC) for another generous donation of pet food 💙🧡 The supplies will help us ensure vulnerable people accessing services at our ac.care Murraylands Centre can continue to feed their pets 🐾 The centre - located at 29 Bridge Street, Murray Bridge - provides services and opportunities for the community, including people experiencing hardship. We know for many people facing challenging times and uncertainty in their lives, a pet can be a comforting and important presence. Support from organisations such as ARC, along with businesses and individuals, increases our impact at a time when people in our communities need our care more than ever. Call 1300 ACCARE (1300 222 273) or email care@accare.org.au to find out how you can support ac.care or visit www.accare.org.au/donate to make a one-off or ongoing donation. #accare #increaseourimpact #PetbarnFoundation #RoyalCanin #ProudlyMars #HillsPetNutrition #Whimzeesau #WellnessPetFood #blackhawkpetcare #ThankYouARC
Have you made your booking yet for our free weekly Millicent shuttle bus? 👋 Kylie will be at the wheel on Thursday to help residents access the Millicent Community Centre or the town's shopping precinct 🚌 Pick up will be at 11am and 1.10pm on Ramsay Street, as well as 11.15am and 1.20pm from the Millicent Community Church (Williams Rd). To book your spot on Thursdays, call 7725 3000 by Wednesday 4pm. #accare #opportunitiesforcountrypeople 💙🧡
Kokedama creating is back at Mount Gambier Community Centre tomorrow with Glen 🌱🧶 Please bring a ball of string or wool and a seedling to make your own Kokedama (or "moss ball"), which make for great indoor plants 😁 Glen will be back again on February 11 for the final free session. Follow the Mount Gambier Community Centre noticeboard - ac.care to stay updated with the centre's latest opportunities 💙🧡 #accare #opportunitiesforcountrypeople
Have you heard about our new Recycle and Regenerate group at Berri Community Centre? 🌱💚 Join us Tuesdays from 10am-11.30am for this free activity as we bring new life to plants in a relaxed, social atmosphere. Follow the latest centre updates on the Berri Community Centre noticeboard - ac.care or visit us at 5 Kealley Street, Berri and discover how your community centre can support you 💙🧡 #accare #opportunitiesforcountrypeople
From foster carer to now supporting other carers, Murraylands mother Niki Borchardt knows the meaningful impact country people can have on children needing a safe home 💙🧡 Niki is now part of ac.care's dedicated foster care team that supports the foster care journey of people across the Limestone Coast, Riverland, Murraylands, Adelaide Hills and Fleurieu Peninsula ✨ Our team would love to hear from you and discuss the difference you can make as a long-term, short-term, emergency or respite foster carer. Request more information today: https://bit.ly/let2025betheyear #accare #fostercare
Did you know the Mount Gambier Family Relationship Centre provides a judgement free, fee free and confidential, safe counselling service? 👥 The counselling team is dedicated to supporting the community by assisting individuals, couples and families through relationship issues, family functioning and conflict, separation, grief and loss matters and building strong family foundations. Our counselling service also offers support to men for their relationships with their partners, ex-partners, children and stepchildren 💙🧡 For more information drop in to the Family Relationship Centre located at 1 Helen Street or call us on 8721 3500. #accare #positiverelationships
January 26 offers a chance to create a deeper understanding of our country’s story and promote respect and reconciliation among all Australians. Reconciliation involves acknowledging and healing the past to create a genuine and more unified future. Australia is the only place on earth that can celebrate having the world’s oldest continuous living culture. It makes our nation unique on the world stage and it is something we should be proud of. It is with that pride that we should all walk together towards an Australia that understands, values and actively supports the inclusion of Aboriginal people in all aspects of life. Reconciliation South Australia has many great resources to support a deeper understanding and respect for Aboriginal people, culture and equality in society. We can all lead change by choosing to bring people together to celebrate diversity and honour an enduring legacy. #accare #WalkingTogether 💙🧡
Create a Kokedama at Mount Gambier Community Centre 🌱🧶 Join the fun on January 28, February 4 or February 11 from 1pm at the centre and learn from Glen Sparks about Kokedama, a style of bonsai that originates from Japan. Please bring a ball of string or wool and a seedling to make your own Kokedama (or "moss ball"), which make for great indoor plants 😁 Follow the Mount Gambier Community Centre noticeboard - ac.care to stay updated with the centre's latest opportunities 💙🧡 #accare #opportunitiesforcountrypeople
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.
