Community Centres SA Inc.

04/06/2026

The team and Board from Community Centres SA met at Fullarton Park Community Centre recently to workshop the organisation's next strategic plan.

The day was rich with content thanks to our sector letting us know what is important to them and where we need to be focussing our efforts.

We're excited to share the document with you once it's finished!

27/05/2026

Each year, from 27 May to 3 June, Australians come together to reflect, learn, listen and take action during National Reconciliation Week, NRW.

Read more: https://hubs.li/Q04hQJNj0

26/05/2026

Our visit to Holden Hill Community Centre started with an exciting walk from the carpark, taking in all the gorgeous art work adorning the walls, the bustling noise coming from the open door of the men's shed, and the amazing facilities right at its doorstep - including playground, tennis/basketball courts, picnic benches, skate park and dog park! All these facilities are only made more amazing by the creative and fun ways they are used across the year by the centre and its community - Muddy Hands Festival anyone!?

Inside was packed with movement and conversation, we were given plates of food in a show of beautiful hospitality from the community. The list of programs, fitness classes, creative outlets, practical supports (learning to swim, driving test preparation, legal services etc) were plentiful for and by the community.

What a gem sitting in the neighbourhood of Holden Hill!

City of Tea Tree Gully

26/05/2026

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

Session 2 is ASES Accreditation - Preparing for Success and is recommended for Board/Committee Members, Managers and Coordinators, staff and volunteers involved in ASES accreditation and will be held on Wednesday, 3 June from 12.00pm to 2.30pm.

Make sure to register so you don't miss out.

Scan the QR code or register here: https://events.humanitix.com/ases-accreditation-preparing-for-success

21/05/2026

Community Centres SA warmly invites community centres and friends across South Australia to a learning conversation with and about 18 to 30 year olds - who they are, what they value, how they gather and hear ideas for how centres can be shaped by and show up alongside them.

18 to 30 year olds are already leading, creating, and shaping communities, with distinctive ways of gathering and seeing the world. Together we explore what it looks like to invite them to truly make themselves at home in community centres - and how we might shape a future together.

Joining us are four people bringing experience, creativity and expertise across inclusion, research, volunteering, peer-led gathering, and community building with this age in mind:
- Clarissa Baker - Environmental Groups Volunteer
- Lilly & Willow - Rewind Members, Rewind (DIY community space and commons)
- Natalie Matulick - CEO of Youth Affairs Council South Australia
- Georgy Rochow - Manager Creative Industries, Northern Sound System (youth and music community centre)

In this one-hour session, we encourage active listening and curious minds.

Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/make-yourself-at-home-18-30s-in-our-community-centres

This session is hosted by CCSA as Capacity Building Partner for DHS Community and Neighbourhood Development funding.

21/05/2026

🎉A massive congratulations to Camden Community Centre for winning ‘The Andamooka’ Community Project Award for their Food and Wellbeing Outreach Program 🎉

This is such a well-deserved award and a beautiful example of the incredible impact that volunteers have across our sector and in the community.

This program operates with the support of 17 volunteers who pack and distribute clothing, furniture, food and offer a friendly face to people who are socially isolated or having a tough time across four Council areas.

More info: https://dhs.sa.gov.au/how-we-help/volunteering/volunteer-recognition/volunteer-awards

Volunteering SA&NT Human Services SA

19/05/2026

MarionLIFE is so much more than their Marion Road street frontage would have you believe. Come around the back of the building and the offering opens up like a community centre oasis, with so much to look at and explore.

Providing emergency relief (including for the doggos!) is a fundamental part of this centre, and the bustle of people and the friendly banter all through the building says it’s also a place of care, respect and connection. Focussing on values-driven and community-led work, it’s no wonder there are so many volunteers, each bringing their own skills and energy to the Centre's programs and activities. It’s all hands on deck here to make sure everyone who comes in feels seen and supported.

The community tool library provides a handy support to those who need a tool for just a short amount of time, and the community garden provides a place to realise the potential of changing seasons.

With MarionLIFE month coming up in June, there are plenty of opportunities to participate and get to know more about this welcoming and warm Centre.

MarionLIFE Community Services Inc

19/05/2026

😍 It's National Volunteer Week!

Volunteers are integral to the success of Community Centres.

Thank you to everyone who gives their time to volunteer at a Community Centre - you are amazing!

Happy National Volunteer Week!

This week, we celebrate and thank the 9.5 million volunteers across Australia who give to communities every day.

Volunteers are the heart of our communities. They support people through challenges, create connection and belonging, strengthen local communities, and help essential services and organisations thrive.

At Volunteering SA&NT, we’re incredibly proud to be supporting and delivering a huge week of events and celebrations across South Australia, the Northern Territory and nationally, including:

🔸The 2026 SA Volunteer Awards at Government House
🔸The 2026 Northern Territory Volunteer of the Year Awards, in Alice Springs
🔸The SA Celebration event in recognition of all 2026 SA Volunteer Awards at the Botanic Gardens
🔸The first-ever Australian Volunteer of the Year Ceremony, celebrating winners from across Australia, in Canberra
🔸 The 2026 Northern Territory Volunteer of the Year Awards, in Darwin at Parliament House

Alongside this, we’re also supporting important initiatives and events with Meals on Wheels SA, the SA Department for Education, Study Adelaide and the Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing.

Thank you to our staff, partners, volunteer-involving organisations and, most importantly, every volunteer who gives their time, skills and compassion to support others and strengthen communities.

Let’s make 2026 Your Year to Volunteer.

Join the celebration with and .

14/05/2026

Morella Community Centre was buzzing with energy during our visit!

A dance class was underway (we may have joined in!), a gardening group was busy tending to the incredible community garden, and the kitchen was cooking up a storm in preparation for the shared community lunch.

The community garden provides space for people to participate, enjoy the produce and learn together. And speaking of learning together, more than a dozen adult community education programs provide plenty of scope to develop or enhance your skills. People are supported to grow and learn, and a creche on site helps to make this possible for those with little ones.

We were gobsmacked at the Cultural Kitchen offering, which provides a tandoor, a charcoal grill and a pizza oven! We’ll definitely be scheduling our next visit around one of monthly events!

Morella is a melting pot of people with wide ranging interests, backgrounds, ages and abilities. The thread (or the ‘special sauce’ as we called it) that holds it all together seems to be the generosity of spirit that you can feel as you enter the doors. Everyone is warmly welcomed and catered for here.

14/05/2026

It was a glorious day for a community lunch at Glandore Community Centre! We were so proud to assist in organising such a wonderful event, and it was so fabulous to see community members coming together and enjoying the day. This is what we love so much about community centres!

Lunches and coffees were made by the wonderful people at Summit Cafe Glandore.

Thanks to Marion Community Centres for teaming up for this event!