TWENTY SECOND ANNUAL REPORT 2010 SPRINGVALE NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSE Inc. Main House Phone: 9548 3972 Springvale Neighbourhood House Inc. Fax: 9574 0483 46-50 Queens Avenue, Springvale,VIC, 3171 Email [email protected] Literacy Program Phone: 9574 6399 Neighbourhood Literacy Centre Fax: 9574 6907 16 Grace Park Avenue, Springvale, VIC, 3171 Email [email protected] Website: www.snh.org.au www.snh.org.au 1983-2010 1983 Our birth as a brand new mud brick room – beloved daughter of the Springvale Community Aid & Advice Bureau – a special meeting space for small community groups, with resources, support, advice and a „home‟ away from home. 1987 Incorporation –we gained our autonomy from the Bureau –developing a dynamic relationship with the Bureau and also with the wide world at our doorstep. 1995 We were given the Neighbourhood Literacy Centre by the City of Springvale to provide co-ordinated English language and literacy classes. 1996 We had a major role in co-ordinating the Sumnation World Cultural Festival. We ran this popular, annual Festival on behalf of the community until 2006. 2003 The All Nations Arts and Crafts Market began in the grounds around the Neighbourhood House. 2005 We celebrated our tenth Sumnation Festival on 20th. March. We celebrated our twenty first birthday on the 8th. of August. 2006 We celebrated our eleventh Sumnation Festival on 26th. March. 2007 We completed extensive alterations on the building at Queen‟s Avenue. The office area was completely remodelled. The meeting rooms and foyer were redecorated. 2008 We held a very successful Diversity Day Celebration. 2009 We held a number of wonderful excursions and celebrations. 2010 A wonderful mosaic was designed, constructed and mounted at the front of Springvale Neighbourhood House. Some of our original members still meet at the House – they share their lives, give and receive support and friendship, resolve dilemmas, exchange advice and home remedies, and swap photos of grandchildren and holidays. New groups form, newcomers drop in to see us, new programs begin and people move on out into the community! that’s what our life is all about! SNH Annual Report 2009-2010 1 www.snh.org.au Administrative Committee Members Gamini Fonseka Chairperson Lakhanda Media Centre Wilfredo Zelada Treasurer Maya Community Club Carolina Ward Secretary- resigned in June 2010 United Filipino Elderly Group Nga Tekopua 1st Deputy Chairperson Blue Lagoon Polynesian Arts Mohamed Mohamed 2nd Deputy Chairperson Hararian Organisation Aliye Geleto Committee Member Australian Oromo Community Association in Victoria Likyelesh Gossa Committee Member Oromo Women‟s Association in Australia, South Pacific Region. Magda Ziadeh Committee Member Greater Dandenong Community Health Service Marama F. Qufi Committee Member Gaddisa Oromo Community in Greater Dandenong City Maria Jordanou Co-opted Committee Member Member co-opted by Springvale Neighbourhood House Committee Meteka Tumu Committee Member Rhythms of the Pacific Sofia Sanzaro Committee Member Multicultural Women‟s Group Sonia Acuna Committee Member La Voz Feminina Rita Romano Co-opted Committee Member Member co-opted by Springvale Neighbourhood House Committee Administrative Staff Samar Mougharbel House Co-ordinator Rebekah O'Loughlin Literacy Co-ordinator Subha Sriram Student Information and Statistics Sonia Hernandez Bookkeeper Rosemary McLeod Administration Assistant Siham Barakat Events Co-ordinator Robert Shepherd MYOB consultant Duc Nguyen IT Support Hawaa Fikak Cleaner Administrative Volunteers Alex Litsoudis Don McLeod Josephine Galiano-Vuocolo Maria Cruz SNH Annual Report 2009-2010 2 www.snh.org.au Administrative Committee 2009 – 2010 Gamini Fonseka Wilfredo Zelada Carolina Ward Nga Tekopua Chairperson Treasurer Secretary 1st Deputy Chairperson Mohamed Mohamed Aliye Geleto Likkee Gossa Magda Ziadeh Marama Qufi 2nd Deputy Committee Member Committee Member Committee Member Committee Member Chairperson Maria Jordanou Meteka Tumu Rita Romano Sofia Sanzaro Sonia Acuna Co-opted Committee Member Co-opted Committee Member Committee Member Committee Member Committee Member SNH Annual Report 2009-2010 3 www.snh.org.au Neighbourhood Literacy Centre Tutors Ana Diaz Christina Ewert Nai Keng Ang Ann Alvarez Erika Stahr Subha Sriram Bach Nguyen Kasia Malinowski Sue Marshall Bee Ling Goh Mary Chernishov Shirley Paterson Mystica Perera Volunteers 2010 Bilal Succar Ken Wijekoon Salma Qubros Don McLeod Lucy Dajani Salwa Haidar Gamini Fonseka Maria Cruz Sami Qubros Helen Kallis Maria Erdeg Thabet Dajani Indra Fonseka Nga Tekopua Thushari Ariyawansa Maja Skaljic Literacy Centre Volunteer Tutors Abu Nasir Janice Wilson Natalie Irvine Ajab Bagga Janine Savannah Olive Lesley Menon Ajitha Vithana Jeanette Podolsky Paramesbari G Anne Miguel Jenni Page Peter Morton Ann Truscott Jennifer Dumas Priscilla Holmes Anthony Jones Scully Jim Grosset Radika T. Perera Arthur Johnson Jonvier Ayden Rita Romano Ayse Alkan Ken Nickels Roma Connell Babes Sevilla Kristine Nethers Sally Ta Bhagyalakshmi Kumudhini Nadesan Sara Lanin Brian Zoppos Lavang Nguyen Selvadurai Singaram Brunt John Les Gobbett Semra Kara Catherine Stubbs Liliana Mangoni Shaista Vereminico Chai Tze Choon Litia V. Heritage Sharon Clifford Danielle Morice Loren Knutson Sherry Watson Darren Hall Mahesh Ram Bhandary Stephani Wickramarachchi Dee Evangelista Manson E. Yanga Sumanda Jayasinghe Enza Imbrogno Martin Pettit Sunrindera Bagga Gerry McKellar Mary Chau Tanya Page Grace St. John Melinda Hamilton Terani Thomas Ingrid Besnard Michael Moore Tracey James Ivonne Jenkis Murray Farrel Tse Ha Chai Jack Edwards Nancye Jan William Feah Jackie Hagg Naseem Aziz SNH Annual Report 2009-2010 4 www.snh.org.au Vision To empower members of our diverse community to participate fully within Australian society. Mission To support and resource community groups and organisations undertaking social cultural and community development activities. To provide Language, Literacy and Educational programs accessible to all members of our community. Values Community Development Diversity Accessibility Inclusiveness Resourcing Equity Respect Celebration Statement of Purpose 1. To provide a resource centre for self-help and social action groups within the City of Greater Dandenong and for individuals from outside the city who have no self-help groups to meet their needs in their own area. 2. To direct people needing help to the most appropriate resources, and where appropriate assist them in making the necessary arrangements to obtain the help and guidance sought. 3. To co-operate closely with social and community welfare organisations, particularly those sharing the site with the Springvale Neighbourhood House Incorporated, with a view to using available services most effectively. 4. To engage and co-operate in community education programs to promote public knowledge of community services, needs and resources. 5. To raise, obtain and receive funds or other aids for the purpose of achieving the objectives of the organisation by means of subscriptions, donations, bequests, entertainments or other functions, or by any other means. 6. To apply the capital and income of the organisation towards the objectives of the organisation. 7. To invest any monies of the organisation and hold investments of same. 8. To do all such lawful things as are incidental or conducive to the achievements of the foregoing objectives or any of them. 9. To affiliate with other bodies which have similar objectives. SNH Annual Report 2009-2010 5 www.snh.org.au Thank you! We acknowledge support from City of Greater Dandenong (C.G.D.) Adult, Community & Further Education (A.C.F.E.) Department of Planning and Community Development (D.P.C.D.) Victorian Multicultural Commission (V.M.C.) In Partnership with Springvale Community Aid and Advice Bureau (S.C.A.A.B.) Springvale Monash Legal Service ( S.M.L.S.) Springvale Learning and Activities Centre (S.L.A.C.) Adult Community Education Vic. (A.C.E.Vic) Association of Neighbourhood Houses &Learning Centres (A.N.H.L.C.) English Language & Literacy Access (E.L.L.A.) Dandenong Community Health Sevices Springvale Dandenong & Springvale Library Dandenong Neighbourhood House (D.N.H.) Jan Wilson Community Centre (J.W.C.C.) Keysborough Learning Centre (K.L.C.) Noble Park Community Centre (N. P.C C.) Wellsprings for Women South Eastern Advisory & Advocacy Council (S.E A A C.) Victoria Police (Vic. Pol.) Australian Federal Police (A.F.P.) Leader Community Newspapers The Journal Newspaper Star Community Newspapers Big Boys Pizza A1 Bakery, Dandenong Baladi Products SNH Annual Report 2009-2010 6 www.snh.org.au The Chairperson's Report As the Chairperson of the Springvale Neighbourhood House for the last six years I would like to say big thank you for the support you have given me to discharge my duties smoothly. The year 2010 is not just another year. As usual we have done lot of good things for the community. Before you enter our house you can see your identity which you brought from your country. From that our house is not only showing your identity, also we are endorsing how much we are supporting the multiculturalism in this country. As you know our house is your house without any discrimination. For nearly a quarter of a century we have maintained that policy. That is why all of you are happy to use this house as your own for the benefit of your community. Keep it up. We are here to support you, and you are here to guide us. We need your creative ideas to maintain the future of the house and we are ready to listen. I don‟t want to go through one by one on what we have done this year. When you read this annual report you may get the clear and correct picture of this house. To conclude I take this opportunity to thank my colleagues in the board, staff, tutors, volunteers, the users of the house and well wishers, especially to the City of Greater Dandenong and the funding bodies, who helped our house to do such a marvellous service for our community. Hoping for your continued support to this house, and let me wish you a prosperous future. Gamini Fonseka J.P.