Bushfire is an unfortunate part of life in some areas of Port Stephens. With summer just around the corner and the temperatures increasing those that are living in areas susceptible to bushfires, you need to live bushfire-ready.

That means knowing your risk and having a plan for what to do during a fire. You can make your plan online in as little as five minutes by clicking here

Or you can sit down with your family and discuss what you will do using the NSW Rural Fire Service guide to making a bushfire survival plan.

To ensure your home is bushfire prepared follow the tips from NSWRFS by clicking here

Even if you plan to leave early, the more you prepare your home, the more likely it will survive a bushfire or ember attack. A well-prepared home can also be easier for you or firefighters to defend, and is less likely to put your neighbours' homes at risk. A well-prepared home will also give you more protection if a fire threatens suddenly and you cannot leave.

Council has developed a flyer that outlines where the community can seek assistance for food and crisis relief.

Click HERE

Save the Date!

More information HERE

The ELDAC project, funded by the Department of Health and Aged Care, has developed a free Home Care Search Filter. This tool simplifies the process of finding evidence to support your home care programs. (Link: https://www.eldac.com.au/Technology-and-Innovation/Home-care-search-filter).

STARS plan to enhance the wellbeing of seniors through musical theatre and recreation.

For more information click HERE

Atwae offer members of the public, discounts in beauty treatments and massage which are performed by students.

Opening Hours

For Appointments call 0401 095 481

THURSDAY & FRIDAY (during NSW school Terms)

9.30AM - 2.00PM

Click here for the beauty menu

Our service is here to support families with Mediations while navigating parenting and property issues that arise as part of separation or with any other issues that may need meditation within family relationships.

As we are a new service to Bungree there is no current waiting list for and under our current funding we are:

-Able to provide fee free mediation services.

-While our program is funded to service Aboriginal community, we can support non-Aboriginal people as long as there is an Aboriginal person within the family dynamics.

-Our program services the Cessnock/ Upper Hunter, Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Port Stephens, and Central Coast areas with offices in both Cessnock and Gosford.

Please see attached the Bungree Service Aboriginal Family Dispute Resolution Services.

Please see attached referral form

Workplace Mental Health: Current realities, future impact: recent panel discussion available just for our workplace clients (not shared publicly), you can access it here

Teen Mental Health Matters: free upcoming webinars focused on providing strategies and resources to help parents and caregivers support their teens, RSVP here (scroll to the bottom of the page)

Empowering recovery from complex trauma.

Check out Blueknot's bi-yearly public training calendar HERE

Check out CHSP's upcoming webinars and event HERE and how to register.

For information and how to best prepare for a heatwave, check out Port Stephens Councils and NSW Health, heatwave awareness resources.

For public releases of data and dashboards on early intervention, child protection, out-of-home care, social housing, homelessness and other key statistics on community support, click HERE

The Lifeline Training Support Team hosts Lifeline's community training and dedicated workplace delivery.

View their range of training options available HERE

Do you know a student who could benefit from financial assistance to support their studies? Applications for Youth Development Scholarships of up to $1000 are now open.

For more information and to apply click HERE

Volunteer Grants support the work of local community organisations by reducing barriers for volunteers and increasing participation in volunteering.

Grants of between $1,000 and $5,000 will be available to assist eligible not-for-profit community organisations that rely on volunteers. Grants can be used to purchase communication or insurance items and/or purchase items or services to assist volunteers or volunteer-run activities that support the well-being and development of children (under 18).
The 2024–25 Volunteer Grants Opportunity is open for expressions of interest through Federal Members of Parliament (MP). Interested organisations should read the Grant Opportunity Guidelines and contact their local Federal MP for details on how to submit an expression of interest.
Organisations nominated by their MP will be invited by the department to fill out an application form in February 2025.
Grant Opportunity Guidelines have been published on GrantConnect with this Forecast Opportunity to facilitate access to the required information for organisations wishing to express interest in the round

This opportunity will target multicultural community-led grassroots organisations. Eligible organisations will be able to apply for grants of up to $100,000 over 2 years from 2024–25 to 2025–26 for the following types of activities:

• Multicultural celebrations, such as festivals and events
• Multicultural amenities, such as building upgrades, furnishings and equipment
• Intercultural connections, such as intercultural sports programs or art projects.

Further detail is available on GrantConnect