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Tweed residents are being asked for their feedback on what they would like to see for the future of the Banora Point Community Centre.
Located on the corner of Leisure Drive and Woodland Drive at Banora Point, the facility is currently used by Council to host the Fun Activities for Banora Seniors program (FABS) – a twice-weekly community program offering a range of group and social-based activities for seniors.
The centre is also available for hire for private events, with other regular activities including a Church group, martial arts and group fitness for seniors.
Supported by a Project Support Officer funded by the Commonwealth Home Support Program, activities undertaken by the FABS program include card games, mah-jong, scrapbooking, mosaics, jewellery-making, crochet, knitting and needle work, to name a few.
However, amid major Federal Government funding reforms in the aged care sector, Council decided at its meeting in March to exit out of aged care services and programs.
Council’s Director Sustainable Communities and Environment Naomi Searle said while Council would no longer be able to facilitate the FABS program after December 2023 when its funding ends, she was keen to see the popular program continue.
“Council’s decision is not about shutting the community centre or stopping its services but about looking for ways in which the centre can operate outside of Council in its day-to-day operations,” Ms Searle said.
“Banora Point is the only community centre in the Tweed where programs are facilitated by Council staff. We want to open it up to the whole community to see what types of services and programs they might like to use at the space and how they think it could be operated.
“We want a proactive plan for both the Banora Point Community Centre and FABS program that sees it thrive and we are looking for alternative measures to manage this fantastic community asset and the FABS program.”
Council has engaged consultants Better Cities Group to research ways in which the centre and the FABS program could sustainably operate in the future.
Part of this research includes a survey for residents to give feedback on what they think that future may look like. To have your say on the future of the Banora Point Community Centre, visit Your Say Tweed and complete the short survey before 5 pm on Monday 14 August.
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