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Match of the day

Every Thursday afternoon, it all comes together at the Newtown Neighbourhood Centre reports the South Sydney Herald of March 2010.

Centrelink, Housing NSW, Inner West Tenants’ Service and the Aboriginal Women’s Legal Centre are all holding outreach services at the same time in the same place. It is the start of a one-stop shop at the Newtown Neighbourhood Centre where people will be able to solve a wide variety of issues and get the assistance they need.

“Having Housing NSW, legal advice, tenancy rights, aboriginal services and Centrelink all on hand makes it so convenient. It enables people to resolve many issues, even complex matters where you need one agency to talk to another,” says Lisa Burns of the Newtown Neighbourhood Centre.

The afternoon event is called the Match because the aim is to match a person to the services and supports they need. Over the months ahead, the Newtown Neighbourhood Centre is hoping to add other services to the Match. “We want to make Match the place where people can go to take care of all their business,” explains Ms Burns.

The Match is held on Thursdays from 2-4pm. The Newtown Neighbourhood Centre is located at 1 Bedford Street, Newtown in the old Town Hall building of Newtown across the street from the train station.

For more information contact the Newtown Neighbourhood Centre at 9516 4755.

Source: South Sydney Herald March 2010 www.southsydneyherald.com.au