Community Centres SA Inc.

01/09/2026

Last week, the Community Centres SA team was proud and privileged to host a community of practice on behalf of DHS - Human Services SA, bringing together over 200 practitioners across seven DHS-funded programs. What a thrill it was to see so many faces in one place, all for the same purpose - reinvigorating community development approaches in regions across South Australia.

Facilitated by the experts at Jeder Institute, ‘Bringing it Together’ encouraged people to think about how they can support their communities to design, develop, deliver and maintain great community outcomes. Attendees were supported to think broadly about who else in their region they could work with to achieve a real 1+1=3 outcome.

A huge thank you to those who spent the day with us, the Hon Katrine Hildyard MP for speaking, the wonderful Spirit in Unity for their Welcome to Country, and to DHS for investing in the partnerships and collaboration that have evolved as a result.

27/08/2026

13/08/2026

The Australian Government will provide $200 million over three years from 2026-27 to establish the Inclusive Communities Fund (the Fund).

The Fund will create more opportunities for people with disability, including NDIS participants, to take part in social, recreational, arts, sporting, cultural and other community activities. The Fund will achieve this by providing funding for community organisations to strengthen their capability to offer more inclusive and accessible services. The Fund will not pay for the delivery of community activities.

The design of the Fund will be informed by consultation with the disability community.

Your feedback will help the Australian Government decide how the Fund should be designed.

Submissions for this consultation are open from 3 August 2026 to 31 August 2026.

More info and submissions here: https://consultations.health.gov.au/disability-and-carers-group/inclusive-communities-fund/

More about the NDIS Reforms, which this consultation is a part of, here: https://consultations.health.gov.au/disability-and-carers-group/ndis-reforms/

11/08/2026

Roller skating, Zumba, Drama club, Italian lessons, Ukelele, 24/7 tertiary hub, Heritage centre, Youth bands, Podcasting, Business hub, library, cafe, and the list goes on. Wow, the Town of Gawler has got it going on!

We were recently treated to a tour across two of the town’s community sites - the Gawler Sport and Community Centre and Gawler Civic Centre. The teams working across the community spaces in Gawler have a passion for partnership and uplifting local association leadership, and this shows in their way of working and bringing community together.

We loved experiencing the beautifully renovated Civic Centre in the heart of Gawler, which blends the new with the heritage in a spectacular way and embeds community gathering at its heart with the cafe and phenomenal community art project piece created with Caity from Dustin-Koa Art. If you visit, say hi to the youth space mascot Barry Normal for us 😉

10/08/2026

🖌️Rabobank Community Hub Program Now Open!

Community halls and hubs are the heart of rural communities - bringing people together to connect, celebrate and support one another.

Through the Rabo Community Fund, we’re investing $100,000 in 10 community halls and hubs across rural Australia, supporting improvements to facilities, accessibility and community use to help these vital community spaces thrive for generations to come.

Apply 👇

http://spkl.io/61887KAVu

06/08/2026

Coordinator, Community Development role

- Part-time 0.8FTE, initial 3-year fixed term opportunity (with a possible further 3-year extension subject to external funding)
- Level 5 Classification $100,153 (pro rata) + 12% superannuation
- Based three days a week at Minor Works Building Community Centre with a day a week working from CLC

More info: https://careers.cityofadelaide.com.au/job/Adelaide-Coordinator%2C-Community-Development-SA-5000/1365214566/

06/08/2026

Community Centres SA is offering free online governance training for community centres!

Session 3 covers Managing Risk and Compliance and is recommended for Board/Committee Members, Managers and Coordinators, Staff and Volunteers and will run on Thursday, 3 September from 9.30am - 12.00pm.

Please register to reserve your spot!

Scan the QR code or register here: https://events.humanitix.com/managing-risk-and-compliance-requirements-for-community-centres-and-discovering-practical-tools-to-improve

05/08/2026

📢 Help us shape our Rights at Work workshops!

For many years, the Working Women's Centre SA has delivered free workshops to help migrant workers and international students understand their rights at work. Now, we're asking for your input to make these sessions even more relevant and useful.

We'd love to hear from you!

Take our short survey (around 7 minutes) and tell us:

- What concerns you most about your rights at work

- Which topics you'd like to learn more about

- How you'd prefer to learn—through workshops, videos, real-life stories, practical activities, and more

Your feedback will help us design future workshops that better meet the needs of migrant workers and international students in South Australia.

Complete the survey here: https://wwcsa.org.au/rights-at-work-project-survey-for-migrants-and-international-students/

✅ All responses are confidential.
📅 Survey closes on 14 August 2026.

04/08/2026

We don't think we stopped smiling during our whole visit to Community Access & Services SA (CAASSA).

After some renovations to the roof, the main hall was back in action and completely full of people chatting and eating lunch, the karaoke machine pumping at the front, a bingo game being set up and the kitchen bustling with preparation of the most delicious Pho. Even with everything happening in Vietnamese, the language of joy was understood by us loud and clear!

CASSA is home to so many different activities and programs, and they are leaders in place-based work with culturally and linguistically diverse communities. They have a strong partnership approach, and though originally built by the Vietnamese community for the Vietnamese community, they are now working alongside so many cultural groups across SA!

Check out their website for more information about all the incredible work that happens. And, perhaps most importantly, if you’re around on a Saturday, join them at their newly opened café selling the most authentic Vietnamese food in Adelaide!

Thanks for having us CAASSA!

27/07/2026

A spare seat. An open invitation. A warm welcome. Small, deliberate acts of
room-making help people show up, belong and feel less alone. How do you
make room for connection?