The QFCA thanks the Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors and the Hon.Coralee O'Rourke for their continued partnership and investment into the QFCA and Neighbourhood Centre sector.  The QFCA has recently been notified of additional funding for:

• Neighbourhood Centre involvement at the CD Queensland Conference
• Developing a co-designed performance and data collection framework
• Phase 2 of the State Wide Neighbourhood Centre Disaster Response Strategy - Monsoon Trough
• Communications and Resources for the sector

This funding fits perfectly with our strategic plan to advance Neighbourhood Centres into the future.  

Earlier this week the Australian Neighbourhood Houses and Centres Association (ANHCA) submitted a response to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Newstart.  ANHCA is the national peak body of Neighbourhood Centres and includes peak organisations from Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia and the QFCA from Queensland.  You can read the submission here:

We're going global!  Next year, the International Conference for Neighbourhood Centres/Settlement Houses will be held in Sydney from the 12th to 14th August 2020.  This will be a fantastic opportunity for Australian Neighbourhood and Community Centres to join with a global network of 11000 member organisations and hear about the movement that has now been growing for 135 years.  Mark it in your diary everyone!  

What is a Neighbourhood Centre?  We've added a new page to our website to explain what Neighbourhood Centres are and how they've evolved since "Settlement Houses" in the 1880's.  While the movement has some consistent themes, Neighbourhood Houses have adapted to stay relevant to their context.   

Yeronga Community Centre donated home cooked biscuits to Granite Belt Neighbourhood Centre who are in the midst of responding to the aftermath of bushfires.