Tuesday, June 18 2013, 3:12 PM

Tuesday’s


Community Voices Weekdays 9am - Midday

Jan Skewes
Tuesdays – 9am to Midday – presenting ‘Community Voices’

Jan is taking some time over the summer holidays and will be back in February 2013

The Voice FM team are having fun filling this time slot with information, events and good music.

 

Name Jan’s Dog has ended.

Jan provides a diverse range of features within the Tuesday Community Voices program.

The following are regular guests / topics featured on Tuesday’s Community Voices

  • Ballarat Playgroup (Ballarat City Council)
    • Call Playgroup Coordinators Julie Davies or Megan Appleton on 5320 5682
  • BHS (Ballarat Health Services)
  • Relay For Life – Ballarat
    • Commence 4pm 5th March 2011 at Bray Raceway
  • Ballarat Community  Health
  • Ballarat Hospice Care Inc. – Phone:- (03) 53 33 1118
    • If you have enjoyed the lovely poem “I Am Brave” by Julie Merran, you can get in contact with Ballarat Hospice and they will be happy to help you.  Click on the link: BHC Website
  • Child & Family Services- 3rd Tuesday of the month 9.30-10am  Roster has included interviews with:
    • Gamblers Help CD – Evie Dichiera, Evie also spoke about “No Interest Loans Program” and “Settlement Programs”
    • Foster Care – Fiona White/Toni Schiltz
    • Men & Families – Tracey Savage
    • Carer Recruitment – Cheryl Nash
    • SFYS – Jenny Jones
    • Parenting-adolescents – Rhonda Luttrell
    • Mentoring – Sandra Adaway
  • Girl Guides
  • Women’s  Grampians Health
  • CWA
  • Scouts
  • Deb Whitecross
  • Charles Zhang updating on Chinese Lion Dance & Dragon Abreast
  • Neighbourhood Watch – SC Janine Walker NHW Coordinator
  • Lifeline Ballarat- Telephone Counselling Training
    • 1800 880 681
    • 5332 1009
  • Travellers Aid – assisting travellers at the point of need.
  • Flash Drive – Not-for-profit community group helping people with affordable computers.
    • Address: 8 Hazel Road, Wendouree West  3355
    • Phone:  5339 9537
  • CEHL – Common Equity Housing Ltd is a not for profit company established for the purpose of providing housing, resources and support to volunteer rental housing co-operatives across Victoria.
  • Uniting Care- Community Visitors Scheme plus other projects.
    • CSV Coordinator – Dawn Bowes – 5335 3504 or 0407 322 113
  • Jan includes a segment after the 11am news courtesy of a Lions Club initiative for young people – “Plays for kids to listen to”, including:-
    • The adventures of Blinky Bill
    • Blinky Bill’s Greatest Adventure
    • The story of Dr Dolittle
    • The Adventures of Pinocchio
    • The Magic Pudding
    • The website for this project to see the catalogue and full details is: www.childrens-audio-theatre.org.au

Support from:

Jan has arranged for the VIP Flower Shop to supply a lovely small vase of flowers for our front desk on a weekly basis.  We hope that you will consider supporting the VIP Flower Shop as all profits from sale items go towards purchasing of medical equipment for the Base Hospital and Queen Elizabeth Centre.  The VIP Flower Shop can be contacted on 5320 4730