YOUR COMMUNITY NEWS • FEBRUARY/MARCH 2014 PAGE
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Antenatal support
The Women’s and Children’s Hospital is piloting an
innovative project to provide antenatal care (pregnancy
check ups) at Ocean View College Children’s Centre for
women who live on the Lefevre Peninsula.
This pilot program enables women who are eligible to
meet with an experienced WCH midwife for six of their
seven pregnancy checks instead of going to the Women’s
and Children’s Hospital. Women can arrange to take part
in the pilot program by calling the Pregnancy Referral
Line. Appointments are available on Fridays at the Hub
Community Space within the College.
The Hub is a recent addition to the Ocean View College
Children’s Centre, which is a State Government and
College governing council partnership.
The antenatal service joins other services available to the
local community, including long day child care, preschool,
playgroup/parent group, OT and speech consultants, and
ante and post natal counselling.
New Year, new beginnings
The Wandana Community Centre, a service of Centacare
Catholic Family Services, offers a range of low cost courses
and activities for 2014 at 14 Blacks Road, Gilles Plains.
If you would like to become more organised, the workshop
on Thursday 27 February
From Mess to Less – De-clutter
your space, mind and home
may be of interest. Bookings
are essential as places are limited.
If your New Year’s resolution was to increase your level of
fitness and flexibility, consider our new exercise class for
seniors that will commence in February.
Preparing to Volunteer
is a new course for people who
would like to volunteer, possibly for work experience, but
who may need some assistance in starting out.
Other classes available include computing, English
language for people from non-English speaking
backgrounds, cooking and craft. Also on offer are weekly
groups including meditation, walking, fitness for women,
gardening, a social group for older men and a community
lunch once a week. For more information phone
8261 8124 or email
On the Same Wave
Council supported the 5th annual
On the Same Wave
Program held at Henley Beach Surf Life Saving Club on
Wednesday 18 December.
The program run by Surf Life Saving SA engaged around 100
new arrivals, migrants and international students aged 12-18
years in sessions aimed at teaching participants how to keep
themselves safe at the beach, both in and out of the water.
Water safety is an issue of concern with regards to children
and young people. On the Same Wave aims to provide
the skills and knowledge for safe water participation, and
reducing risk taking by young people, with the aim of
reducing drowning.
ATSI students Opportunity
The City of Port Adelaide Enfield Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Tertiary Education Scholarship program has been
running successfully for the past year.
Council’s aim is to focus on Aboriginal students who want
to continue studies at university level. Council provides a
$5,000 grant over 12 months to help with fees, books,
travel costs and so on. The program is aimed to assist
Aboriginal people who are enrolled to study at Flinders
University, the University of Adelaide and the University of
SA and who live the Port Adelaide Enfield Council area.
Applications for the scholarship program open on 13 January
2014 and close 14 March 2014. Please contact Janet Taylor
on 8405 6868 with any enquiries or visit Council’s website
at
Call for donors
The Australian Red Cross Blood Service is seeking new
blood donors. The Port Adelaide Blood Donor Centre,
which is located at 95 St Vincent Street, Port Adelaide,
encourages any member of the community who is interested
in donating, or would like more information, to call
13 14 95 or visit
The Australia Red Cross Blood Service encourages
you to ‘roll up your sleeves and give blood’.
On the Same Wave Program
