Tag: Penrith
Risky Business Trivia Challenge
As part of the Penrith Youth Interagency (PYI), a working group was established called Risky Business, which is run by local service providers within Penrith with a focus on bringing awareness to Youn...
Read More...NCNS Youth Team promote Mental Health Month at Nepean High School
Mental illness is thought to be an underlying factor in about 90% of all youth suicides, which according to research is the leading cause of youth death in Australia. One of the defining factors for b...
Read More...Women of Penrith – they made a difference!
The Taste of Everything Women’s Workshops is one of the groups that run out of the Floribunda Community Centre at Glenmore Park. It was created around four years ago, as an opportunity for women to ...
Read More...5th Annual NAIDOC Cup
5 years ago, NCNS worker, Donna Hancock, came up with the idea to show off the natural athletic skills of our Aboriginal kids and their friends, bring schools together, learn about culture, and create...
Read More...Hugs
Humans need hugs. Touch is so important that infants that have all of their needs met but don’t get hugs, affection, eye contact, are at risk of developing a condition called ‘failure to thri...
Read More...Youth Hope making a difference
One of our Youth Hope Caseworkers has been working with a family of four boys. They reside with their mother who also works full time. Each young person including the mother suffers from complex menta...
Read More...Cranebrook Estate Christmas Party
The Cranebrook Estate Christmas Party was held on Thursday the 4th of December 2014 and was a successful event. There were some fears about the weather, but we decided that we would move forward with ...
Read More...Safe Partying Tips!
Well, the end of the year is approaching very fast, and with that comes all the Christmas and New Year celebrations. Many Young people and many who are young at heart, will be out at parties or music ...
Read More...Community Bank – Coming to Penrith Soon!
If you follow our blog, it's likely that you are someone who has an interest in building community, making best use of every little way we can make our community better, and you believe in Penrith. Li...
Read More...NAIDOC at Jamison Park 2014
This year’s NAIDOC at Jamison Park was huge, and NCNS were proud to be a part of it. As usual, our staff were all involved, helping out in our activities – nail painting, loom bands, ...
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Torton Place Makeover
In February residents of the Torton Place complex in Penrith participated in a hanging basket beautification activity at the Casa Bella community centre, located within the complex. Nepean Communit...
Read More...Thanks, Penrith! You made our White Ribbon Day Breakfast a success!
NCNS, as part of the Nepean Domestic Violence Network, were amazed by the level of support from the Penrith and wider communities, for White Ribbon Day. Held on Monday, 25 November, it was a great mor...
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