There are many ways of supporting the BrisWest Centre. Sign up to our Newsletter, become a member, by volunteering or collaborating with us.
Membership
The Brisbane West Senior Citizens Centre Inc (BWSCC Inc) is the not-for-profit, incorporated community organisation whose members are responsible for the use, maintenance and management of the BrisWest Centre at 132 Latrobe Terrace, Paddington, Queensland.
Collectively our members have, through active participation, over many decades and with an ability to respond to an ever-changing society, collectively contributed to the ongoing health and vitality of the BrisWest Centre and its community we experience today.
We thank our members and dedicated Committee for their generous contributions, each in their own vital way, to keeping the BrisWest Centre a thriving community space.
- We think of our community as friends and companions: sharing stories, companionship and community engagement.
- Receive invitations to free and interesting events
- Be actively engaged in life and doing something different
- Learn new things
- Share your knowledge or skills with others
- Give back to the community
- Volunteer
Volunteering
The BrisWest Centre is volunteer-run and it takes all sorts of skills working together to bring vibrancy and life to our neighbourhood centre. If you are interested in sharing your skills and generosity with the BrisWest Centre we would love to hear from you and ask that you please sign up to our volunteer e-list so that we know that we can reach out to you. If you’d like to email or phone us, we welcome that too.
There are many ways that local people are volunteering their time to contribute to the vitality and community care offered at the BrisWest Centre. Can you help with any of the following?
Become more engaged, add your voice, contribute to strategy, financial management, activities and impact of the BrisWest Centre.
Help with photography, graphics (Canva), marketing strategy, event promotion (Humanitix, Eventbrite), social media (Facebook, Instagram), editorial/storytelling (Western Echo articles), website updates (WordPress), e-list communications (MailChimp), accounting (software?).
Tell your story, share your passion, facilitate a group, make music, share your talent, bake or help with preparation of food for our events.
Assist us in delivering one of our events such as: Excess Baggage Secondhand Markets, Sunday Brunches, What’s On Your Mind Discussions, Over 50’s morning tea coffee club; Terraces at Twilight, fundraising BBQs, and other special events (like community forums / dinners / movie nights / special performances).
Help with gardening, general maintenance, general organising/tidying up/spring cleaning, electricity/water and solar energy generation monitoring, building upgrades (eg project management/design/trade skills), interior decorating, insurance or financial guidance, grant applications, signage.
Collaborators
BWSCC Inc operates at different times in collaboration with local community organisations, businesses, schools and elected representatives.
If you would like to collaborate with BrisWest Centre, please contact us.
We give thanks for support in recent years from:
The BrisWest Centre’s mission: To provide an environment of mutuality and inclusion, where elders can gather, engage and thrive in community with people of all generations.