People to Meet.
Orwil Street Community House, as well as offering a wide range of low cost activities, provides a venue for people with similar interests to meet. The following groups meeting at the House warmly welcome new members and new ideas.
Frankston Family Carer Support Group
This group is for any family member providing unpaid care to a family member with an aged related illness or someone with a disability.
Gain support, friendship and information.
10.00am - 12.00pm.
This group will meet on the second Wednesday of the month.
For further enquiries contact Lani Peach 5970 2000
Grow
Grow is a community-based national organisation that has more than 60 years experience in developing a unique program for improving and maintaining mental health. Members come together weekly to take part in face-face or online support groups that follow a 12 step program for mental wellbeing. Please call 1800 558 268 for more information or www.grow.org.au
For Those Who Lost a Loved One To Suicide
This is a support group providing a space to connect with others bereaved by suicide who understand and car. Meets first Thursady of each month. 7.00 pm-9.00pm. Cost: Gold coin donation.Support aftre Suicide on 9421 7640
Supported by Jesuit Social Services
This group is in memory of Peter Chaucer and Steven Madden
Ti-Tree Rental Housing CERC
The Common Equity Rental Housing Co-operative (CERC) Program provides for the establishment of viable, long term, non profit, consumer-controlled rental housing co-operatives. The Program uses government and loan funds to acquire properties which are then leased to approved co-operatives. Ti-Tree CERC is one such approved co-operative. There are other local CERCs in the Frankston area.
Ti-Tree CERC is a voluntary non-profit organisation that provides a supportive environment for members. These members take responsibility for all tasks associated with running a housing co-operative, including the management of houses rented to its members. The group meets monthly and can be contacted via
Post Box No. 632, Frankston, Victoria 3199, Australia.
Further enquiries - call 9208 0800 or Free call 1800 353 669
Kinship Carer Support Group
Are you a Kinship carer who is caring for a child that is not your own on a fulltime basis?
Attend our social support group to gain information, share ideas and have fun in an informal setting. This group meets monthly during school term's on a Thursday morning.
For enquiries please contact Sue Gale 9212 5600
Special Olympics
Fund raising to support athletes with a disability is the well known focus of this established and hard working group. Join them on the Third Tuesday of each month at 7:30pm.
For enquiries phone Joy on
9789 6748.
Frankston Bipolar
Support Group
The support group provides an opportunity for people living with bipolar to connect with others to share experiences, information and ideas. Group members gain strength and support from each other and learn new ways of coping through shared experiences in a safe and confidential setting.
Meets 4th Monday evening of the month from 7.00pm to 8.30pm.
There is no requirement to register, just come along to any meeting.
No Cost Contact Ray@ bipolarlife.org.au or call 0401 033 120
Enquiries: Bipolar Life Victoria admin@bipolarlife.org.au