City Mission Opens New Super Op Shop
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1 A FREE PUBLICATION FOR THE GLENORCHY MUNICIPALITY Independently owned and published by Cor Comms DECEMBER 2020 Merry Christmas CITY MISSION OPENS NEW SUPER OP SHOP HOBART City Mission has launched a new second-hand clothing store in Moonah, believed to be the largest of its kind in southern Tasmania. The op shop is located at the old Paul’s Warehouse site at 15 Main Road, Moonah, next to City Mission Op Shop’s current furniture warehouse and has more than 2000 square metres of floor space. The store includes more than 20,000 items of clothing items plus homewares, bric-a-brac, books, toys, electrical goods and lots more. STORY CONTINUES PAGE 2 Hobart City Mission volunteer Gloria Miller at the new op shop in Moonah. Veteran and Community Grants program now open GRANTS for projects an ongoing priority for community,” he said. benefit veterans and projects and activities. social connection ESO or community supporting the health the Liberal Government “Grants can provide their families, and these A small number of amidst the Coronavirus organisation with ideas and wellbeing of and the V&CG program seed funding for grants will provide large grants of up to pandemic was the theme for practical projects and veterans and their was a way of supporting projects that promote opportunities to $150,000 are available and key focus of events. activities that support families are now ex-service organisations a healthy lifestyle, help community organisations for projects that deliver “2020 has been a safe environments available, with the latest (ESOs) and community veterans to remain living to extend the important wellbeing support tough year for so many, for veterans and their round of Veteran and organisations in providing independently in their support they provide services and activities of and this year maintaining families to connect Community Grants local solutions. own homes, reduce to veterans and their broad-scale benefit to the social connections has and engage to consider (V&CG) program now “Veteran and social isolation, support families.” veteran community. been more important making an application.” open. Community Grants carers and improve ESOs and community The 2020-21 grant than ever when it comes Grant applications will Local Liberal Senator are for activities and access to community organisation partners are round is now open to our mental health close 29 January 2021. Eric Abetz said the health services that improve the services. invited to apply for grants online and follows the and wellbeing,” Senator For information about and wellbeing of the health and wellbeing of “Local communities of up to $20,000 for successful Veterans’ Abetz said. how to apply, visit www. veteran community was members of the veteran know best what will local, community-based Health Week where “I encourage any local communitygrants.gov.au. 2 2 Glenorchy Gazette December 2020 Community News CITY MISSION OPENS Learning through music A NEWLY started NEW SUPER OP SHOP Multicultural Music and FROM FRONT PAGE clothing and stocking that City Mission Op Play Playgroup at the other items, and building Shops can continue to Multicultural Hub in Hobart City Mission a wheelchair accessible help fund Hobart City Moonah is using music to social enterprise manager ramp. Mission programs such help children aged zero Verity Davis said the new Ms Davis said the store as Emergency Relief, to five learn new skills as op shop was expected was manned daily by Small Steps, the DIY they grow up. to become a place of eight to 10 volunteers Dads program and the The program is facili- community connection, as well as a paid staff Mountain View program tated by qualified music and would provide member. at the old Balmoral teacher Catherine Cretan, much needed affordable “We’ve probably had Motor Inn in Goodwood. who runs Hobart Baby clothing for Hobart City 30 plus volunteers a day “The store is a Music, on Tuesday morn- Mission’s client base. to set up – it was a really really exciting way ings from 10am to noon, “We had the intense 10-day period,” to contribute to the with the first half being a opportunity to come and she said. organisations and music session followed by have a look at the site, “Everyone has been its programs – the informal play activities. and as the organisation super supportive, we’ve volunteers are particularly Ms Cretan said music had seen rapid growth, had long time volunteers proud in knowing the had a number of benefits we thought it would come in and help us, work that they do here for children growing up. not only be useful for and we’ve had some will go directly to help “Music as we know retail, but potential new people come in those in the community,” can be very calming and other programs that the to give us a hand who Ms Davis said. soothing, it can also be organisations might look have signed up to City Mission Op Shops very stimulating, and can Music teacher Catherine Cretan running the Multicultural Music and Play Playgroup at the into in the coming years,” volunteer with us more currently have nine help you play with your Multicultural Hub in Moonah. she said. permanently.” stores across southern children,” she said. “Particularly after The opening of the Tasmania. “We all know children playgroup. session because I’ll teach nia, they don’t have family COVID, we’ve seen store would not have Donations to City learn through play “Some parents don’t the parent some songs visiting from overseas, so increases in shoppers, so been possible without Mission Op Shops can be and it’s a really nice know many lullabies, but and games they can play it’s a way of getting out, we felt that it was time to the support of the made at any of the stores constructive way to share there’s a whole world with their baby later on meeting people, making take the next step into a community, with their during opening hours. joyful time with your of beautiful lullabies out when they wake up – I connections with people, larger footprint in terms donations of quality A free donation pick child through singing and there, so I spend a good see myself as a resource and learning some things of our retail operations.” second-hand goods up service is available dancing.” part of each class singing for parents. they can take home with The store was prepared meaning there was to selected suburbs in Ms Cretan encouraged and teaching the carers “We know there is a them.” by City Mission staff as enough product to stock southern Tasmania. families from all cultures lullabies they can sing for need in the community For more information, well as a dedicated team the large space. Bookings can be and backgrounds to their children,” she said. for people who might be visit the Multicultural of volunteers, who spent The five-year lease made by phoning attend as it was an “It doesn’t matter if the isolated by being new to Music and Play Playgroup two weeks hanging the at the store will ensure 0468 709 645. inclusive and welcoming baby is asleep during the English and new to Tasma- Facebook page. RECYCLING FOGO GENERAL WASTE RECYCLING FOGO GENERAL WASTE RECYCLING FOGO GENERAL WASTE GENERAL WASTE GENERAL WASTE GENERAL WASTE Recycling FOGO Waste NEWSPRINT, MAGAZINES, CARDBOARD. 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Political advertisements published in this newspaper are done so on a commercial basis. 3 Glenorchy Gazette December 2020 3 Community News Mural brings historical building to life Mural artist Jodie Gaul. The mural on the side of the Old Chapel Tea Rooms. A HISTORICAL building and executive officer the Glenorchy community. “We wanted to in Glenorchy has received Angelique Payne, we “We wanted something provide something to the a facelift from Tasmanian came up with the 1830s that would educate community that was a artist Jodie Gaul in the style, so I did a plan and people about the old feature for years to come form of a mural that showed it to them, then I building and its prior use and would put us on the depicts the history of the made a few changes and and history, as well as map, and this mural does establishment and area.