BCCT Newsletter July-September 2023

BANKSTOWN CANTERBURY Social Outings Program and Newsletter JULY - SEPTEMBER 2023 MESSAGE months, with the Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) now due to end on 30 June 2025. This gives us from the CEO some further funding certainty, but still leaves us unsure of the future of community transport under the proposed As we head in to winter, I hope you are all managing to new Support at Home program. From 1 July 2025, the stay warm. We have definitely had some unseasonable Government is proposing the end of the CHSP and Home cold autumn days. I know we have some exciting winter Care Packages, to be replaced by a new program. outings inside, as well as some start of spring outings. I would like to thank all the clients who provided their You will notice that we have extended our newsletter, so details and participated in grandfathering exercise. This that it now covers three months of outings, instead of was a big task that our staff had to complete, with over two. Putting together the social outings program and the 800 clients still yet to be registered with MyAgedCare. newsletter is a big task, and producing it takes up a lot of BCCT would like to take this opportunity to let all our Aged our time. Only having 4 editions each year gives us more Care clients know that we successfully passed our Aged time to provide you with the services you need and expect. Care Quality and Safety Audit, with BCCT found to be You may have heard lots of changes happening in Aged compliant with all applicable standards. Once again thank Care, which was a major feature of this year’s federal you to the clients who were interviewed by the auditors. budget. The biggest change for BCCT is that our main funding program has been extended for a further 12 Rachel Thompson “We Transport with Care” P 02 9772 4928 A 28 Queen Street Revesby NSW 2212 “TranspoWrtwinwwg.bycoctu.ortgo.aua [email protected] future”ABN: 14803316448

HOME CARE PACKAGES THE CHOICE IS YOURS Many of our clients have moved over Home Care Package providers have to arrange continued services with from Commonwealth Home Support told our clients that they can no Bankstown Canterbury Community Program services and now receive a longer use Bankstown Canterbury Transport on your behalf and to Home Care Package. Community Transport when they check and discuss with you if there transition to a Home Care Package. are sufficient funds in your budget to Clients who are on a Home Care Many clients have been told that accommodate Bankstown Canterbury Package receive support funds they must only use the services that Community Transport services. for services directly from the the package provider provides. This Commonwealth Government which information is not correct and goes We will send your package provider may be administered by your chosen against Aged Care funding guidelines, an invoice directly for any services Home Care Package provider. standards, and regulations that allow you choose to have delivered by clients to have choice and control. Bankstown Canterbury Community The Department of Health and Aged Transport, which will be paid for out Care guidelines state that Home You remain in control to choose the of your Home Care Package budget. Care Package recipients have the services you need and who delivers right to choose the types of services those services. Your Home Care We look forward to continuing to you need and the right to choose Package provider cannot direct you provide services to all our clients, the organisation who provides to only use the services they choose. now and into the future. If you have those services. This means you any questions about the services that can continue to receive transport If you receive a Home Care Package Bankstown Canterbury Community services from Bankstown Canterbury and you would like to continue using Transport can provide, or if you have Community Transport whilst on a Bankstown Canterbury Community any concerns or issues discussing Home Care Package. Transport, please advise your Home BCCT with your Home Care Provider, Care Package Provider of this. Your please do not hesitate to call us on Unfortunately we often hear that Package Provider has an obligation 9772 4928. BANKSTOWN CANTERBURY P 02 9772 4928 A 28 Queen Street Revesby NSW 2212 E [email protected] ABN: 14803316448 W www.bcct.org.au

BCCT News & Updates Fare Increases You would have read in our May/June newsletter that we will be raising our fees, with Saturday shuttle fares increasing on 1 July and that all fares will increase by the end of the year. Social From 1 July, the transport component of Fares for Home Care Package clients are Outings social outings for eligible CHSP funded also increasing. clients will be: From 1 July, the return transport We are letting you component of social outings for Home know that our Social Monday-Friday Care Package clients will be: Outing Fares will also • In-area- $10 • In-area- $50 be increasing from • Out-of-area (metro)- $20 • Out-of-area (metro)- $60 1 July this year. • Out-of-area (outer metro/regional)- $30 • Out-of-area (outer metro/regional)- $80 • Wednesday night dinner- $12 • Wednesday night dinner- $50 • Social Club- $15 • Social Club- $50 • Themed Social Club- $20 • Themed Social Club- $60 Saturday Saturday • In-area- $12 • In-area- $60 • Out-of-area (metro)- $25 • Out-of-area (metro)- $70 • Out-of-area (outer metro/regional)- $30 • Out-of-area (outer metro/regional)- $80 Shuttle From 1 September, return shuttles fares From 1 September, the one-way fares for Services for eligible CHSP funded clients will be: Home Care Package clients will be: Fares for our shuttle Monday-Friday Monday-Friday services and assisted • In-area- $10 • In-area- $30 shopping services • Out-of-area (metro)- $20 • Out-of-area (metro)- $60 will increase from • Out-of-area (West shuttle excluding • O ut-of-area (West shuttle excluding 1 September. Liverpool)- $30 Liverpool)- $80 • A ssisted Shopping- $10 • Assisted Shopping (return trip)- $30 Saturday Saturday • In-area- $10 • In-area- $35 We have introduced an increased fare for trips heading west and northwest. Trips to Liverpool will not incur the new additional increase. We have had to introduce this new fare category due to the limited demand and the additional resources these trips incur. Trips to Westmead, Fairfield, Parramatta, Guildford, Prairiewood and Merrylands will fall into this new fare category. Please note that there may be additional locations charged at this rate. If in doubt, contact the office. We know that these increases may be unaffordable for some clients, especially with the cost of living increasing dramatically over the past year. We would like to remind all our clients that BCCT hasn’t increased our fares in five years, with the last increase taking effect on 1 July 2018. We want to keep our services as affordable as possible for all clients, and don’t want clients to miss out on social connections, which is why we always include a FREE outing each month, to ensure all clients have access to our social outings program. Clients who receive a Home Care Package should have received a letter directly from the Federal Government advising you of an increase in your home care package to cover the cost of the recently announced Aged Care wage increase. This means you should have an increase in your package to cover some or all of the increase in our fares. “Transporting you to a more connected future”

ARE YOU A MAN WHO IS INTERESTED IN JOINING A MEN’S SUPPORT GROUP? Then let us know by calling the office and asking to speak with Hayley. We are hoping to start a men’s support group once a month. At this stage we aren’t sure about the day or the location but are calling for expressions of interest from male clients looking to get out and interact with other men. We know there is a need, as last year’s client survey showed there was interest. DRIVEWAY SEATBELTS SAFETY BCCT was saddened by the bus incident resulting Reversing a motor vehicle is you, the client, may want the in the loss of 10 lives in the Hunter Valley at the always a dangerous operation. driver to enter a townhouse/ start of June. This tragic incident has highlighted It is even more perilous villa complex or a battle axe the need to remind all clients that it is compulsory when reversing in and out block to drop you at the door. to wear a seat belt in NSW in all vehicles where a of driveways. There is the If the driver cannot turn seat belt is fitted. This includes in all BCCT vehicles. issue of reversing into traffic around in the complex so that and crossing the footpath they can drive out, then the We regularly receive reports from our drivers where combined with parked driver will drop you at the about clients not wanting to wear their seat belts cars, trees, and shrubs the front of the complex and you or taking them off before the vehicle is stationary visibility can be compromised will need to make your own at the destination. You must wear a seat belt at all creating a danger to the way to your destination. They times whilst the vehicle is moving. driver, passenger, pedestrians, will no longer enter driveways and other road users. Our where they need to reverse Seat belts are a safety device. They are fitted for vehicles can also be damaged out or reverse in. We realise your safety and protection. They are also a legal from overhanging branches some of you have mobility requirement in NSW. If you are caught not wearing or overgrown shrubs which issues, but at the end of the a seat belt, you can be fined by NSW police. The encroach on the driveway. day, everyone’s safety must driver of the vehicle will also receive a fine and lose be paramount. So, if you live demerit points. Please don’t risk putting your life in Bankstown Canterbury in one of these complexes, danger by not wearing your seat belt, and please Community Transport, in please be aware that you may don’t do anything that would penalise our drivers. consultation with our drivers, have to make your own way to has put in place a new policy the footpath to be picked up, If you find the seat belts in our vehicles aren’t for these situations where likewise on the return. long enough for you to wear one comfortably, please let our drivers know, as we carry seat belt extensions in our vehicles. If you have a valid medical reason for not wearing a seat belt, you are reminded that you are required to carry your medical exemption letter on you at all times, and that you are required to provide a copy of the exemption letter to our office. Clients caught not wearing a seat belt in our vehicles may have their future services suspended. BANKSTOWN CANTERBURY P 02 9772 4928 A 28 Queen Street Revesby NSW 2212 E [email protected] ABN: 14803316448 W www.bcct.org.au

?Did you know Share If you know something about our local with Us area that you would like to share in our newsletter let us know at [email protected] How Belmore got its name Kenneth from Campsie heard the message, and this month wrote to us with a Did You Know? “How did Belmore get its name? The park was named after the Governor of NSW, the Rt Hon Somerset Richard Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl of Belmore in Ireland, who arrived in the colony in January 1868. Do you have an interesting fact about the local area? Let us know and we will include it in future editions of the newsletter. Photograph by J Bar The Bankstown Many Sydney residents remained There has been speculation that Bunker unaware of hidden military bunkers tunnels linked Bankstown Bunker used by Air Defence Headquarters. to the De Havilland factory at Important World War Two The Bankstown Bunker in Marion the airport. An above-ground military work in the Canterbury- Street, Condell Park, was set up transmitting station for the Bankstown area included a to locate, track and intercept all Bankstown Bunker was located in surprising amount of activity planes in the eastern area of the Johnston Road, Bass Hill. Other below the surface. Three storeys South West Pacific. possible areas of military activity underground, Bankstown Bunker include a Remote Receiving station in Thalia Kenway Reserve once Inside the Bankstown Bunker were in Picnic Point National Park and hosted Sydney Air Defence operational rooms and a huge an outstation bunker located near headquarters. map of the Pacific where wartime Condell Park High School. submarine and aircraft movements were tracked. Bankstown Bunker was not reported in local newspapers until The bunker was staffed the 1970s. The complex may have continuously with armed forces been decommissioned when the personnel, including members of ADHQ disbanded in 1947. It was The Women’s Auxiliary Australian supervised by a caretaker until Air Force and the United States 1949, then sealed. The bunker’s Army Air Forces. entrances were buried and the metre-thick roof turned into a Covert military activities took place small park for villa-style homes. in other Canterbury-Bankstown locations including the airport. “Transporting you to a more connected future”

July 2023 EVENTS & ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS NAIDOC Family Fun Day Saturday 1 July Join us for a trip to Bankstown City Gardens to celebrate the history, culture, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. There will be live performances, cultural workshops, food trucks and market stalls. Outing cost is $12.00. Buy/bring own lunch. Communications Museum Tuesday 4 July Join us as we take a tour of Telstra’s historical collection of telecommunications equipment and archival documentation at the Communications Museum. After the museum we will stop for lunch at Bankstown RSL. Outing cost is $10.00 plus a gold coin donation for museum entry. Llandilo Farm Fresh Friday 7 July A new destination for BCCT, Llandilo Farm Fresh Eggs has 25,000 barn laying chickens, other farm animals, beehives, and seasonal fruit/vegetables. Join us to visit the farm and purchase fresh farm produce followed by lunch at St Marys Leagues Club. Outing cost is $20.00. Buy/bring own lunch. Bastille Festival Friday 14 July Where will you find winter comfort food, reputable French wines, and art performances? At the 10th Anniversary of the Bastille Festival in Circular Quay. Put on your walking shoes and join us for a celebration of all things French. Outing cost is $20.00. Bring/buy own lunch. Glenavon House Saturday 15 July JGlenavon House is a heritage listed classic Georgian sandstone homestead built in 1840. Glenavon House opens its doors to the public for history lovers to catch a glimpse of everyday life of a bygone era. Afterwards we will stop for lunch at Campbelltown’s Handmade and Homegrown market. Outing cost is $25.00. Buy/bring own lunch. Mystery Trip Monday 17 July This destination is a great place to relax in good company with a winter meal, a view, and a drink or too. Outing cost of $30.00 is for transport only. Buy own lunch. Yulefest on the Belle Thursday 20 July Picture this- the Belle is dressed in her Christmas finery, carols are playing, it’s cold outside and the food is delicious and hearty...Please note numbers are limited. This is a prepaid outing and bookings will not be confirmed until full payment has been received. The total outing cost is $90.00 and includes lunch. There will also be a cash bar for drinks. Christmas in July at Camden Valley Inn Monday 24 July Celebrate Christmas in July at Camden Valley Inn with friends in a themed room, with traditional lunch and entertainment. This is a prepaid outing and bookings will not be confirmed until full payment has been received. The total outing cost is $75.00 and includes lunch. BANKSTOWN CANTERBURY P 02 9772 4928 A 28 Queen Street Revesby NSW 2212 E [email protected] ABN: 14803316448 W www.bcct.org.au

July 2023 FOR BOOKINGS CALL (02) 9772 4928, PRESS 1 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 30 31 No tes: 1 Maroubra NAIDOC Family Beach Fun Day Cost: $20 Cost: $12 Buy/bring Buy/bring own lunch own lunch 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Club Cronulla Telstra Masonic Club Christmas Shop Llando Farm Winterfest Cost: $20 Communications Mortdale & Ramsgate Fresh + St Marys Camden Buy own lunch Museum + Cost: $12 RSL Leagues Club Cost: $25 Bankstown RSL Buy own Buy/bring Cost: $10 + dinner Cost: $15 Cost: $20 Gold Coin Buy own lunch Buy own lunch own lunch Donation Buy own lunch 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Parramatta Social Club Club Condell Westfield Bastille Glenavon Park Cost: $15 Park East Garden Festival House & Cost: FREE Morning tea Cost: $12 Cost: $15 Cost: $20 Campbelltown Buy/bring included Buy own Buy/bring Buy/bring Market own lunch dinner own lunch own lunch Cost: $25 Buy/bring Aug bookings open own lunch 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Mystery Rhodes Yulefest on Menai Cordeaux Parklea Outing Waterside Nepean River Marketplace Dam Picnic Markets Cost: $30 Cost: $15 Cost: $90 Cost: $15 Cost: $40 Cost: $25 Buy own lunch Buy/bring Lunch included Buy/bring Lunch included Buy/bring own lunch own lunch own lunch $ 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Christmas in Social Club Dooleys Garden Club Australian Plant Bankstown July Camden Cost: $15 Regents Park Bunnings Bank Tour Bites Valley Inn Morning tea Cost: $12 Cost: $10 Cost: $75 included Buy own Buy/bring Cost: $35 Cost: $12 Lunch included dinner own lunch Buy/bring Buy own lunch own lunch $ $ Indicates outings requiring pre-payment. RED WEEK SHOPPING BLUE WEEK SHOPPING Please Note: Full Cost of outing MAY include bus fare, Tuesday: Bass Hill Tuesday: Bass Hill lunch and entry fee, unless otherwise specified. Wednesday: Menai Wednesday: Menai Thursday: Chullora Thursday: Marrickville Indicates outings involving walking. “Transporting you to a more connected future”

August 2023 EVENTS & ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS St Andrews Cathedral Navy Band FREE EVENT Wednesday 2 August Watch the Australian Navy Band play at St Andrews Cathedral and take a drive through the city to see the sights. Bring your own lunch and make it a completely inexpensive day or pick up something while we are out in town. The total outing cost is FREE. Cobbitty Village Markets Saturday 5 August Experience a true country market with us at Cobbitty Village Markets with an exciting diverse range of 150 stalls and right next door the famous Cobbitty Bakehouse that sell scrumptious pies and pastries. Total outing cost is $25.00. Buy/bring own lunch. HARS Aviation Museum Tarmac Friday 11 August Held outside the HARS hangers in Albion Park there will be a display of aircraft on the tarmac that you can board including the F-111C fighter bomber and Neptune submarine hunter. Have your smiles ready and our carers can take photos for you in the cockpits. Total outing cost is $55.00. Buy/bring own lunch. Bundeena CSC Monday 14 August Let us take you to a favourite of ours and yours! We will stop by Bundeena Beach first for a look at the waves before heading for lunch at Bundeena CSC where you will have the choice between grilled or battered fish, or chicken schnitzel with gravy, all served with chips and salad. Total outing cost is $40.00 and includes lunch. Milsons Point Walk & Club Kirribilli Friday 18 August Take a drive with BCCT over the Sydney Harbour Bridge and then take a stroll along underneath it. Let’s see the sights of the beautiful harbour from the northern side of town, before heading to Club Kirribilli. Total outing cost is $20.00. Buy own lunch. Art Gallery NSW Monday 21 August When visiting the Art Gallery NSW, you can visit the free exhibitions like the National Australian Art Now or if you are looking for something a little more special, why not buy a ticket to see the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prize Exhibition? The total cost of the outing is $20.00 (tickets to the Archibald prize will be an additional cost). Bring/Buy own lunch. Doyle’s Seafood Restuarant Friday 25 August Enjoy fine dining with a set menu at Doyle’s Seafood Restuarant on Watsons Bay. The meal will start with a welcome drink, followed by an entrée of seafood chowder, main course is battered fish and chips and for dessert sticky date pudding. The total pre-paid outing cost is $75.00. Fairground Follies Monday 28 August Take a tour of nostalgia as we see the marvellous sights and sounds of Fairground Follies, with items like the original Luna Park organ or a 100-year-old carousel you will be smiling. The total pre-paid outing cost is $70.00 and includes morning tea. Buy/bring lunch, if required. BANKSTOWN CANTERBURY P 02 9772 4928 A 28 Queen Street Revesby NSW 2212 E [email protected] ABN: 14803316448 W www.bcct.org.au

August 2023 FOR BOOKINGS CALL (02) 9772 4928, PRESS 1 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Notes: 1 2 3 4 5 Spotlight Navy Band West Country Ettamogah Pub Cobbitty Village Lidcombe St Andrews Club Kellyville Ridge Markets Cost: $15 Cathedral Cost: $15 Cost: $20 Cost: $25 Buy/bring Cost: FREE Buy own lunch Buy own lunch Buy/bring own lunch Buy/bring own lunch own lunch 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Watsons Bay Social Club Mt Lewis 60’s Girl Power HARS Aviation Chang Lai Yan Milk Bar Cost: $15 Bowling Club Morning Concert Museum Gardens Cost: $20 Morning tea Cost: $12 at Casula Tarmac Cost: $25 Buy own lunch included Buy own Powerhouse Cost: $55 Buy/bring dinner own lunch Cost: $45 Buy/bring Buy/bring own lunch Sept bookings open own lunch $ 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Bundeena CSC Queen Victoria Carnarvon Golf Kurtosh Milsons Point Gumnut Cost: $40 Building Sydney Club Lidcombe European Walk & Club Patisserie Lunch included Desserts Kirribilli Mittagong Cost: $15 Cost: $12 Cost: $15 Cost: $20 Cost: $30 $ Buy/bring Buy own Buy own lunch Buy own lunch Buy/bring own lunch dinner own lunch 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Art Gallery Social Club High Flyer Club Doyles Seafood Beverly Hills NSW Cost: $15 Hotel Parramatta Restaurant Cinema Cost: $20 Morning tea Cost: $12 Cost: $15 Buy own lunch included Buy own Buy own lunch Cost: $75 Cost: $12 dinner Lunch included Buy own lunch $ 27 28 29 30 31 Fairground Miranda Padstow RSL Bunnings Follies Westfields Cost: $12 Garden Club Cost: $70 Cost: $15 Buy own Cost: $10 Morning tea Buy/bring dinner Buy/bring included own lunch own lunch $ $ Indicates outings requiring pre-payment. RED WEEK SHOPPING BLUE WEEK SHOPPING Please Note: Full Cost of outing MAY include bus fare, Tuesday: Bass Hill Tuesday: Bass Hill lunch and entry fee, unless otherwise specified. Wednesday: Menai Wednesday: Menai Thursday: Chullora Thursday: Marrickville Indicates outings involving walking. “Transporting you to a more connected future”

September 2023 EVENTS & ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS BBQ by the River Friday 1 September Celebrate the first day of spring with friends and BCCT while we feast on a BBQ lunch in the sun by the Georges River. The total outing cost is $30.00 and includes lunch. Club Merrylands Buffet Friday 8 September Club Merrylands Buffet has all the trimmings from roast to Chinese, seafood to salads and a dessert bar to finish. There is always plenty of choice. Total outing cost is $20.00. Buy own lunch. Vinnies Sutherland & Gymea Tradies Saturday 9 September Shop for some bargains at Vinnies Sutherland! Browse the clothing and homewares before we head to Gymea Tradies for some lunch. Total outing cost is $25.00. Buy own lunch. Towradgi Beach Hotel Monday 11 September Join BCCT for a cruise down the coast to the Towradgi Beach Hotel and enjoy a classic pub lunch with friends. We will head down to the beach for a quick look around before heading back home. Total outing cost is $30.00. Buy/bring own lunch. Starry Sari Nights FREE EVENT Friday 22 September George Street Liverpool becomes a feast for the senses as it turns into South Asia. There will be live performances, stall holders with clothing, jewellery, food and homewares. The total outing cost is FREE. Buy/bring own dinner. Please note that this is a night outing. Opera House Mobility Tour Monday 25 September Celebrate 50 years of the Sydney Opera House with BCCT as we discover some behind the scenes magic during a guided tour. We will hear about untold stories and anecdotes from beneath the famous sails. This tour is suitable for all mobility types. The total outing cost is $50.00. Buy/bring own lunch. Bowral Tulip Time Friday 29 September Visit the Southern Highlands springtime festival- Tulip Time at Corbett Gardens. You will have plenty of free time to shop at the market stalls and view the 75,000 tulips hopefully in bloom. The price is currently TBC as tickets for the event will not be released until after 1 July 2023. Once known this event will be pre-paid due to the online pre-purchase of tickets. Bondi Beach & Farmers Market Saturday 30 September Pick up some fresh flowers for a loved one, shop farm fresh fruit and veg or grab a coffee and watch the waves roll in as we head to Bondi Beach on a Saturday. Total outing cost is $25.00. Buy/bring own lunch. BANKSTOWN CANTERBURY P 02 9772 4928 A 28 Queen Street Revesby NSW 2212 E [email protected] ABN: 14803316448 W www.bcct.org.au

September 2023 FOR BOOKINGS CALL (02) 9772 4928, PRESS 1 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Notes: 1 2 BBQ by the Kemps Creek river Bowling Club Cost: $30 Cost: $25 Lunch included Buy own lunch 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Manly Wharf Social Club Bankstown King Street Club Vinnies Cost: $20 Cost: $15 Sports Club Newtown Merrylands Sutherland & Buy/bring Morning tea Cost: $12 Cost: $15 Buffet Gymea Tradies own lunch included Buy own Buy/bring Cost: $20 Cost: $25 dinner own lunch Buy own lunch Buy own lunch 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Towradgi Beach Its Showtime! The Mill Staff Training Vanilla Cream Fairfield Hotel Laughs & Lyrics Cost: $12 Day/BCCT Cafe Markets Cost: $30 Cost: $35 Buy own Closed Cost: $55 Cost: $25 Buy own lunch Morning tea dinner Lunch included Buy/bring included own lunch Oct bookings open 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Eden Gardens Social Club Earlwood Brighton Le Starry Sari Fresh Farm & Nursery Cost: $15 Bardwell Park Sands Nights Gate Macquarie Morning tea Cost: $12 Cost: $15 Cost: FREE Cost: $25 Cost: $20 included Buy own Buy/bring Buy/bring Buy/bring Buy own lunch dinner own lunch own lunch own lunch 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Opera House Flower Power Three Swallows Bunnings Bowral Tulips Bondi Farmers Mobility Tour Enfield Hotel Garden Club Cost: TBC Market & Cost: $50 Cost: $10 Buy/bring Beach Buy/bring Buy own lunch Cost: $12 Cost: $10 own lunch Cost: $25 own lunch Buy own Buy/bring Buy/bring dinner own lunch $ own lunch $ Indicates outings requiring pre-payment. RED WEEK SHOPPING BLUE WEEK SHOPPING Please Note: Full Cost of outing MAY include bus fare, Tuesday: Bass Hill Tuesday: Bass Hill lunch and entry fee, unless otherwise specified. Wednesday: Menai Wednesday: Menai Thursday: Chullora Thursday: Marrickville Indicates outings involving walking. “Transporting you to a more connected future”

KathGet to know Name: Kath Position: Volunteer Client Services Officer Time at BCCT: 2 years Kath was nearing retirement and wanting to uptake some volunteer work within her community. One day Kath was talking with friends at her local and luckily for us they suggested BCCT! Kath is always carrying a smile on her dial, especially when talking about her grandson. You can say hello to Kath when calling for your bookings on Tuesdays & Fridays. Q: Would you rather always be arriving at a red light or always having slow internet? A: R ed lights don’t really bother me that much. Red light, slow internet can be frustrating. Q: W hat’s the most unusual job you have had? A: In the early 70’s I got a job in the school holidays working on the telephone switchboard Q: A fun surprise you received? A: A keno win that took me and my husband to Europe Q: B each holiday or ski trip? A: Beach Q: W ho/what is on your phone wallpaper? A: My favorite grandson Q: Who makes you laugh the most? A: My husband. He has got a great sense of humor. BANKSTOWN CANTERBURY P 02 9772 4928 A 28 Queen Street Revesby NSW 2212 E [email protected] ABN: 14803316448 W www.bcct.org.au