Victory Community Centre

Delighted to be hosting two community wellbeing workshops on the 13th and 20th of May. They're being run by our friends from Nelson Bays Primary Health. The first will be on managing thoughts and feelings, stress and anxiety and understanding mood. The second will be on grief, conflict management and personal boundaries. There will be kai and a cuppa to enjoy. Register by heading along to this booking form… https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=nNIgYWfyiUaO4EHRwn_d3bFSyfIkrgdFm8YLBnCo6AVUOTYzS0daT0VEM1kyMVpFUktaRDZaMllQVC4u

We are delighted to have Robin Goetzke and the team from Change Real Estate sponsor our mahi in the community garden. When we spoke about sponsorship Robin was excited when he heard the opportunity to support the garden, the vision of a place for people to grow together, not only kai, but community connections and knowledge too. Here he is with Nadia, our Community Kai Coordinator, in front of the waharoa / gateway into the Māra Kai. A massive thank you to Robin and the team for supporting this important mahi.

We are absolutely delighted with the new AED we have in the cabinet outside the Community Centre front door. AEDs are crucial life saving devices and this new unit, available 24 hours a day, replaces the ten-year-old AED that was previously only available during our opening hours. Early defibrillation from a bystander can more than double a person's chance of survival during cardiac arrest.

Massive thanks to our friends at Hato Hone St John Nelson and Tasman Bays and the anonymous donor who has paid for the unit. We will partner with Hato Hone St John to another 3 Steps for Life training session here at the Centre to increase local people's confidence in using this equipment. Let us know in the comments or in a message if you're interested in a free one hour hands-on first aid training session that includes how to use an AED...

New 24/7 AED installed in Victory New 24/7 AED installed in Victory