Sussex Inlet Foundation for Community Development Inc. is known as the Sussex Inlet Neighbourhood Centre. It provides a variety of services for the communities of Sussex, Swanhaven, Cudmirrah and Berrara. These services are available to anyone in the community.

Equipment Hire Service

We hire out wheelchairs, shower chairs and commodes. The cost is $5.00 per week with a deposit of $50.
To hire any of our items just telephone our office on 44412003 between 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Monday to Friday or call at our office which is located at the first roundabout as you enter town.

Medical Bus

The medical bus travels to Nowra Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursday and on Wednesday we take people to doctors in Sussex Inlet as well as other services and shopping. The medical bus covers any welfare services - visiting family members in hospital, banks, Centrelink, solicitors etc. We arrange transport to doctors in Wollongong and Sydney. We connect with the bus that goes from Nowra to Wollongong for chemotherapy. By appointment, we do special trips to visiting specialists throughout the region.

Telecall Service

We have a telecall service that rings people seven days a week, there is no criteria for this service if anyone thinks they would like to have this service just contact the centre.

Frail Aged Evergreens Group

Our frail aged Evergreens group meets every alternate Wednesday. They are picked up by the bus, provided with varied activities, served a hot lunch and then driven home.

Craft Group

Craft meets every Wednesday morning from 9.30 a.m. - 12 noon.

Cancer Support Group

The cancer support group meets every second Friday of each month at 1O a.m. to discuss education and self motivation.

Diabetic Support Group

The diabetic support group meets every fourth Friday of each month at 9.3O a.m.

Child Services

Early childhood and immunisation clinic.

Centrelink Access

We are an access centre for Centrelink where people can obtain pamphlets, use the phone which is a direct line to Centrelink and fax forms to Centrelink Nowra instead of going in to Nowra.

Hours

The neighbourhood centre is open and manned by lady volunteers from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Monday to Friday.

About Our History

A link to a short history which explains how this Centre started and developed.

Photo Gallery

A link to several photos of our building and bus.

The centre is run entirely by volunteers.
The centre is NOT GOVERNMENT FUNDED, we receive a small subsidy to run the medical bus.
We rely on people becoming members of the Foundation and also donations from people and organisations.

The committee meets monthly and liases with Health Centre nurses and the Illawarra Area Health Service administrators.

Apart from our services there are also other organisations that use our building for their meetings.

• Chamber of Commerce.
• Home Care.
• Safety House.
• Folk Art.
• Scrapbooking.
• Red Cross.
• Domestic Violence.