by Alison Leader | Oct 26, 2020 | News
Food insecurity is a fast-growing problem, and SECC is doing what it can to help locals in south-east Sydney. Relief organisation Foodbank says those struggling before coronavirus hit faced fresh new challenges in the pandemic. Before COVID-19, the main groups... 
by Alison Leader | Oct 26, 2020 | News
Missed our AGM? Hear from SECC CEO Kate Melhopt as she shares the highs and lows of 2020 in her AGM speech below. PLUS, at the eight-minute mark we present The Maisie Foster Volunteer Award to Donna Thomas, who gives a moving thank you speech.... 
by Alison Leader | Oct 21, 2020 | News
The South Eastern Community Connect Annual Report for 2019-2020 was released today. Our not-for-profit organisation has navigated a hard year under the excellent leadership of CEO Kate Melhopt, Hub Manager Michael Hawthorne, and the entire team. Today we celebrated... 
by Alison Leader | Oct 19, 2020 | News
SECC staff took part in the Regional Volunteer of the Year awards ceremony recently via Zoom. The awards were held by The Centre for Volunteering as an online ceremony for the Sydney City and Eastern Suburbs area in late September. South Eastern Community Connect... 
by Alison Leader | Oct 1, 2020 | News
Today is International Day of Older Persons, and at South Eastern Community Connect we actively advocate for the rights of older people. We also provide a wide range of services to older people and their families. These include: Flexible Respite Care, Social... 
by Alison Leader | Sep 23, 2020 | News
The life and works of Van Gogh have been transformed into a multi-sensory experience in Sydney for two months. Large-scale projections, an ambient soundscape, dazzling lighting and even piped aromas fill the space, as our CEO Kate Melhopt discovered this week. The...