Purpose and Values
Our Statement of Purpose is our core business,why we are here. To help and guide us in providing our core business we have a set of values by which we operate.
Purpose
To establish, maintain, develop, promote, encourage and coordinate the provision of facilities, activities or services that provide residents of Dingley Village with the opportunity to participate in community engagement, community development and community strengthening.
Values
We will demonstrate our commitment to our purpose through being:
- Professional
- Accessible
- Responsive
- Supportive
- Respectful
- Empowering
- Legally responsible
- and through sound financial management
Neighbourhood House
The Centre is a part of the Neighbourhood House movement, which began to evolve in Victoria in the early 1970's. The main aim of the movement being to offer people supportive, non-threatening environments where they could share their skills and achieve social interaction in their local communities.
The Committee of Management meets monthly and includes community participation. Its members are elected to the Committee from the local community.
Committee of Management
Chairperson: Marion Harriden
Secretary: Sue Anderson
Treasurer: Erina Officer
Volunteers
Committee Members:
Paul Phillips
Robert Doherty
Derek Hermann
Auditor: Bruce Hydon
Honorary Solicitor: Vin Lyttleton
Staff
Centre Manager: Pam Gates
Finance Officer: Gisela Lucht
Administration Officer: Trudy Pritchard
Childcare Co-ordinator: Margaret Dolphin
Childcare Assistants: Carly Lauritz
Angie Savelio
Allison Kettle
Loraine Sayers
Marion Beales
The Centre is also home to the
Dingley Village Craft Market
Dingley Village Community Advice Bureau
Dingley Village Historical Society
The Dingley Village Community Advice Bureau, although a separate organisation with its own Committee of Management, is supported in many ways by the Neighbourhood Centre.
For further details contact us:
31b Marcus Rd Dingley Village 3172
Office Hours: Monday to Friday - 9am to 4pm
Phone: 9558 1866
Fax: 9558 3866
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