Family Place opens in new venue
Deputy Mayor Russell Lutton, Family Empowerment Worker Tracie Nelder, and Salvation Army Community Development Worker Holly Rynsent, unveil the plaque at the new Family Centre premises (Credit: Photo courtesy of Holly Rynsent).
The Salvation Army’s Family Place is now officially open at its new premises.
Logan Deputy Mayor, Councillor Russell Lutton, officially opened the new venue in April after a Welcome to Country and smoking ceremony.
The Family Place, south of Brisbane, has been operating at its new location in Woodridge since moving from the Salvation Army’s Life Community Church in Slack’s Creek in February.
Members of parliament; Community Partners; Michael Tizard, CEO of the Crèche and Kindergarten Association; The Salvation Army’s Major Julie Campbell, South Queensland Divisional Secretary of Women’s Ministries; and collaborative organisations also attended the opening. Both Michael Tizard and Major Julie spoke at the event.
“Other important guest speakers for the day were our families,” explained Holly Rynsent, Salvation Army Community Development Worker, Communities for Children, Logan. “Via video, they spoke about their journey through the Family Place and how our services have impacted and changed their lives.
“We hope that the revamped premises and central location close to public transport will lead to more families making the most of our available support services and activities, and we are very excited to be running our program from such a lovely centre.”
Eight local Bunnings Warehouse stores donated goods, and the time of several employees, to build play equipment, create and plant gardens and paint in what was the former Albert Park Crèche and Kindergarten centre.
Other major donors include Dulux Paints, Hyme Timber, Euroreed, Ki Carma, Pohlmans and Yates. “The playground is sporting new equipment with natural outdoor play spaces and lots of shade,” said Holly. “There is a veggie patch, a yarning circle and a children’s performing stage.
“The inside of the building has been renovated and the space has been designed with creative play in mind.”
The Family Place is a venue where families can have fun, make new friends, seek support, learn about child development, increase parenting skills, and much more.
For more information on The Family Place and Communities for Children, go to salvos.org.au/communitiesforchildren/
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