Welcome Bay Community Centre

We are thrilled to be partnering with Emily Bristow in offering low cost Pilates, aimed at beginners🧘‍♀️

No prior experience necessary—just bring yourself, a mat, a light blanket, water-bottle and an open mind! 🌈

Space is limited, so click the link to register.
The cost is $8 per session. Payment and registration is made using the link belwo
https://welcomebay.org.nz/register-for-an-event/

A big thank you to Steve from S F Construction for donating his time to build a wall for our new counselling room! A big thank you to Harwood Homes NZ Limited for donating the material also. Because of this work we’re able to offer another 7 counselling sessions per week than we could before!

Thanks for coming down and having fun at our Movie Day 🍿 We had a great time today! Our staff had some fun with the facepainting with some Welcome Bay Community Centre representation 😉 we also welcome Judiann (pictured far left) as our new Whanau Connector! She’s been part of the team in many ways over the years but now is officially part of our staff. Also pictured centre left - Sacha Manager, centre right - Gabby Chairperson, and right - Lucie Admin.

Bouncy Castle, sausages, face painting, movie... Best of all it's all free! Come on down today 11am-1pm.

Movie is on! Free facepainting, icecream, sausages, popcorn, juice 👌

Tomorrow! 11am-1pm Our 🎬 School Holiday Movie Day 🎬 is back for the second week of the school holidays. Come down to the community centre tomorrow to watch Lightyear, enjoy some 🍿🍦snacks, 👩‍🎨face painting and fun active play ⚽️🎾🛹in the Hall thanks to Community Play.

Wanting to vote but haven't received your papers or can't get to the post box in time? Come down and VOTE for the next council TODAY (MONDAY) at the Community Centre from 9am-12pm.

Free Counselling appointments are available, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. Children's Counselling is now available on a Wednesday - limited spaces!

- Each appointment is 55 minutes long
- There is no set limit on appointments, this is discussed between you and your counsellor.
- There is no cost, this doesn't mean it doesn't have a high value!
- There are no criteria - if you want counselling you can book!
- We don't have any requirements for where you live other than within Tauranga/Western Bay of Plenty.

Book here: https://welcomebay.org.nz/book-an-appointment/

Get in touch if this is something you would like! ☺️✨🙌

If you haven't voted for the next Tauranga City Council, you can come down to the Community Centre on Monday the 15th July, or Wednesday the 17th of July to vote in person.

The Tauranga City Council elections close on Saturday 20 July 2024 at midday.

• Registered voters will be receiving their voting packs in the mail. You can check if you’re enrolled to vote at vote.nz.

• If you don’t receive a pack, don’t worry, you can still vote. Visit council’s website to find out how to cast a special vote and where to go – it’s easy. Go to Tauranga.govt.nz/elections

• Voting packs include an information booklet on the candidates, but council also has some helpful candidate videos and bios on its website for voters to learn more about who wants to represent them.

• On your voting form you’ll need to rank your candidate choices 1, 2, 3, 4... do not put a tick in the box. You can rank as many or as few of the candidates as you like. If your first pick doesn’t get the numbers and is eliminated from the first round, then your vote goes to your second pick… and so on until there is a winner.

• You can post your voting paper before Wednesday 17 July.

• Or you can drop it in one of 43 orange voting bins located at all Tauranga supermarkets, Tauranga City Council libraries, and the Mount Hub before midday on Saturday 20 July.

• Your last chance to vote is by midday 20 July.

If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

Elections 2024 - Tauranga City Council The next local body elections for Tauranga City Council are scheduled for 20 July 2024

✨✨✨JP CANCELLED TODAY ✨✨✨
Apologies for any inconvenience.
Will be back next week 1-3pm ☺️

👩‍🍼🍼💕 Kia Ora Mamas 💕🍼👩‍🍼
Come and join the Nurture Collective if you have a baby from newborn to 12 months!
We would love to have others join us in our loving space. We connect, have morning tea and learn skills!

This week we will be doing some baby CPR 🙌
Each Wednesday 10am until 12pm!

Please reach out via website to contact Anna on 0272281251 if you would like to join ♥️

Michael from the Family Court Kaiarahi team is here today 11am-1pm. He will be here every second Monday! No appointment needed, just come on down.

Come on down if you are need FREE advice on what next if you are going through a separation, wanting to understand family court (or the steps you have before it), property separation, accessing legal aid, and more! He can help with Care of Children's Act (custody arrangements), family violence, Oranga Tamariki, divorce, protection of personal property, family court processes.

💫 Parenting Through Neurodiversity 💫
6 sessions weekly from 24th July 6pm-8pm

🏃‍♀️We understand parenting neurodivergent children can feel overwhelming, so Donna from Coast to Coast Counselling has designed a narrative therapy programme for parents to build confidence in their parenting journey.
Designed to support, connect and resource parents in order to feel able to parent effectively.
Suitable for all caregivers (step parents, mum, dad, or grandparents with care of grandchildren).

Register: https://welcomebay.org.nz/register-for-an-event/

Your child does NOT have to be diagnosed, if you are on the pathway to assessment or in the middle of trying to work out why you are facing additional challenges with parenting, this programme is also for you.

*Limited spaces, please only register if you can commit to the full programme.

FREE Clothing Day Wednesday! We love seeing how many clothes are donated, find new homes, and even sometimes come back for a second round for tamariki as they grow. It's a sustainable system and reduces fashion waste, lets keep our environment happy.

Kia ora whanau, it's that time again! Come on down to get some free clothing Wednesday until 1pm 👚👔🧣we are still taking donations also.

Come down now and get some bread and produce Thursday until 2.30pm👍🍎🥖 we have been blessed with an abundance for fruit and veg for our community lately. Keep those Vit C levels up with the bugs and flus going around at the moment.

School uniforms avaliable ☺️
Mostly Tauranga Intermediate, some Tauranga Boys College and Bethlehem College. Come down and have a look 🙌
We regularly have uniforms available in our Free Clothing Area (we keep it topped up as things come in during the week). Come down to have a look.

WASHING MACHINE IS NOW GONE 👍

Anyone needing a washing machine?
We have one in good working order.
Come and collect from the centre.
First in first serve ☺️

Don't forget! Next Wednesday night, 6pm-7.30pm we have our AGM! Live music at the start, nibbles, meet and greet the board, and learn more about what we do. If you've ever wanted to better understand the behind the scenes of the centre, this is the best way to do it :)

In two weeks we have our AGM! We'd love for our community to come down and take part, hear the good things from the year that we've achieved, find out about our board, meet our new staff, and express interest as a volunteer if that's your thing. Nibbles and music!

We are excited to have Di Holloway join us as a student counsellor. Di has a background as a secondary school teacher and is passionate about supporting tamariki, rangatahi (children and youth), caregivers and parents, and those navigating separations. Di is available on a Monday from 9am-3.30pm. Other days by arrangement. If you are wanting free counselling sessions, register here: https://welcomebay.org.nz/book-an-appointment/

We've heard you and we know Welcome Bay are keen for a Community Garden!🥦🥬🌶🍅
Would you want to be part of a Community Garden Group? Comment below your thoughts and if you are keen to get involved. You can also email [email protected]. We are in the process of working with council to achieve this in the near future but we want your feedback and community to be part of our next steps.

Latest updates from Tauranga City Council about the road closures on Welcome Bay Road as they finish the roundabout. There is a one way detour on evenings and weekends so take a look at the info below.

✨As we enter Matariki, a time of reflection and celebration of the past year, the Community Centre staff will be taking a short break and closing the doors next week from Monday 17th June, to Wednesday 19th June.✨

We will be open for kai day on the Thursday 1pm-3pm.

Matariki marks the start of the Maori New Year with the rising of the Pleiades star cluster. This is a time to reflect on the year past, celebrate the present, and plan for the future. In the week we are closed it will give staff a chance to reflect on how far we have come, where we are heading, and where we are currently. When we return we will have some exciting news about new staff and new students.

Don’t forget, meet the candidates hui starts in an hr! Come down as you can to meet the people standing for council this year… we’re open 5.30pm until 7.30-8pm 🗳️

📣Come down to the Welcome Bay Community Centre to get to know our Tauranga City Council Welcome Bay Ward and Mayoral Candidates! Curious about the council elections and who to vote for? Want to know more about our candidates?
📣This is a FREE event with nibbles and an opportunity to ask all your questions! 5.30pm to 8pm.

*Ward Candidates will have a chance to speak at 6pm (2 minutes per candidate). Mayoral Candidates will speak at 7pm (also 2 minutes per candidate). There will be opportunity between these times to mix and mingle, greet, ask questions, and generally get to know who is putting their hat in the ring for council.

FREE CLOTHING DAY! Come on down there's HEAPS of new clothing that's come in. Babies, women's, and men's. 🧥👗🩳

In two weeks we have our AGM! We'd love for our community to come down and take part, hear the good things from the year that we've achieved, find out about our board, meet our new staff, and express interest as a volunteer if that's your thing. Nibbles and music!

Every Thursday we have Free Public Advocacy Service at the community centre for a drop in clinic between 1pm-2.30pm. No appointment is needed, just ask staff or volunteers when you come in to connect you with them.

Wondering when and where you can find the Free Public Advocacy Service? Advocates are currently available every week at the following locations, days and times:

➡ Tuesday – Greerton Library – 1-2:30pm
➡ Wednesday – Pāpāmoa Library – 10:00- 11:30am
➡ Thursday – Welcome Bay Community Centre – 1-2:30pm

Appointments can also be made at other times and on other days of the week by phoning 022 562 9845. As we gain more volunteers we will set up more clinics in Tauranga and the WBOP.

🏀🎾🛹 If you’re wanting some active fun for tamariki after school on Tuesday, Community Play is on every week 3pm-4.30pm in the Hall. FREE!! 🏓🥏And full of fun activities like dodge ball, basket ball (when the court is finished!), table tennis, scooters, and more. Suitable for ages 5-11 years.

This is a joint programme with BayVenues (BayActive), Tauranga City Council, and Welcome Bay Community Welcome Bay Community Centre.

🥳🧚‍♀️🌟🏀 NEW PROGRAMME
Looking for something fun for the kids after school? Bring your tamariki along for Community Play through BayActive in the Welcome Bay Hall between 3pm-5pm.

The programme is focused on being active through sports but isn't competitive. The first activity will be dodgeball and some other fun activities. While we will have some volunteers helping out along with our programme facilitators, supervision is required by caregivers (you don't have to join in...but you can!). Siblings can all join in or enjoy the park as well. Maybe bring a picnic dinner down if its a fine evening 🥪

You can just turn up on the day, or register your interest here: https://www.welcomebay.org.nz/registration/

It's pretty cool how many services volunteer their time with us, so community can access support locally. JP Service Desk is here every Wednesday 1pm-3pm. Just come down, it's free and you don't need an appointment.

Citizens Advice Bureau are here 10am-12pm today, every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month. Come on down if you’re needing some advice 🙂