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2 July 2024
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Choir of High Hopes
Overcoming social isolation through the joy of singing
The Choir of High Hopes was founded in 2007 by a passionate and caring team of people with a love of music and singing. The choir exists to provide anyone, young or old, with an interest in music and singing an outlet to explore, develop and awaken their gifts through music and song while developing confidence and connection.
Enhancing confidence and self esteem
By developing singing skills and facilitating opportunity for social connections the choir aims to empower confidence, self-worth, self-esteem and encourage peer support; consequently enhancing social integration and inclusion.
The choir rehearse every Wednesday morning and enjoy lunch together afterwards. Throughout the year the choir performs at many concerts and community events.
Get Involved
To get involved in the Choir of High Hopes you can either join the choir or make a donation.
To book the choir for your next event please email City Mission.
Moving with the Mission
Moving with the Mission is a low cost home contents removal service for eligible* customers.
The service runs across North and North West Tasmania providing support for those that otherwise may not be able to afford a removal service.
To find out more or request a quote for this service, please phone: (03) 6343 2115.
*Eligible customers can include low-income earners, victims of domestic violence needing to be relocated quickly or the elderly who are moving into an aged care facility or retirement village and lack social support. Please phone the number listed above to find out if you are eligible and request a quote.
Prison Bus
PRISON VISIT SERVICE
City Mission’s Prison Visit Service provides free transport for friends and family members who would like to visit loved ones currently in prison. The service operates the second Saturday of each month and travels to Risdon Prison Complex in Hobart.
Before booking with us, you must contact the prison on 6165 7400 to book a time to visit between 12:30pm and 2pm on the Saturday of the Prison Visit Service. To be eligible to visit, you must be registered as a visitor and approved by Corrective Services. All visitors must provide approved government photo ID (drivers licence, passport etc) and children under 18 can visit parents if ID has been provided.
Once your visitation time has been confirmed by the prison you must then book your seat with us through City Mission’s Family Services on 6335 3000. Your seat will need to be booked before 4pm on the Thursday prior to your visit. Please note we have limited capacity, so we recommend booking early to avoid disappointment.
The Prison Visit Service departs at 9am from City Mission’s Chapel, 48 Frederick St Launceston and arrives at Risdon Prison Complex at approximately 12.30pm. The service returns to Launceston around 6pm.
What to bring:
Photo ID
Lunch or money to buy lunch at the designated rest stop
Appropriate clothing
Car seats/capsules for babies/infants
Contact Numbers:
Risdon Prison Complex 6165 7400
Family Services 6335 3000
You can find full details on visitation and requirements at https://www.justice.tas.gov.au...
Project North
Project North takes a community-led approach to empower and inspire locals in the northern suburbs of Launceston, including Rocherlea, Newnham, Mayfield, Mowbray, Invermay, Ravenswood and Waverley.
"What people long for is a chance to have their voice heard, to feel valued, understood and supported. Understanding that for a community to truly thrive, locals must have a say in its future." said Ray Green Project Lead.
This initiative is powered through collaboration and as such recognises and is thankful for generosity and support of Olive Road in partnership with City Mission North & North West TAS. Project North is about bringing people with a lived experience of their communities to the forefront of decision making when it comes to things that matter to them and aims to identify and alleviate some of the more persistent and complex social issues in the Northern Suburbs of Launceston. It hopes to achieve this through local communities working together around an agreed resident led collective impact approach. A key component of this project is the empowerment of local community members being the primary owners and changemakers when it come building a better future for those they love.
Ray Green (Project North – Community Development Lead) works alongside various place-based community stakeholders, such as the City of Launceston, the Northern Suburbs Community Centre, Starting Point Neighbourhood House, local community sheds, the Migrant Resource Centre, Community Housing Limited as well as government and business to help equip, resource and develop local leaders, facilitating the longer term viability of the project.
Transforming Together
Project North would like to acknowledge and thank the Northern Suburb community for its huge contribution to the Transform Together Survey. "It was our privilege to sit and hear your dreams, joys, struggles and aspirations" said Ray Green, (Project North) Operations Manager Community Development.
If it is true that people support what they help create, then my hope is that by sharing your ideas through this Project, the creation of better a future for you and those you care about will result. This Project recognises the enormous challenges we face. However, we are not alone, and together transformation is possible as long as we remember that our greatness as a community is measured by our compassionate service for each other.
Read Survey Report Here
Download Project North Flyer: Project North Final Trifold V3
For more information please contact: community@citymission.org.au
To keep up to date on Project North please follow us on Facebook.
Launceston City Community Christmas
The Launceston City Community Christmas is now a renowned city-wide Christmas lunch for anyone in our community looking for some community spirit and support on Christmas day. The event is hosted by Launceston City Mission, St Vincent de Paul Society Tasmania, CatholicCare, The Salvation Army Tasmania, Launceston Benevolent Society, and supported by the City of Launceston.
This day is a key event for many in our community who are socially isolated, feel disconnected or lonely, particularly at Christmas time. It also provides an important opportunity for our five key charitable organisations to come together and undertake a collaborative event for our community. The event attracts broad scale community support through volunteer engagement and through the generous donations of community members and businesses.
The Charitable organisations, the Launceston City Council and Community in general now see the Launceston City Community Christmas as a critical part of Christmas in Launceston. To maintain, improve and grow the event we seek to partner with those in our community who know the importance bringing people together in joyful celebration.
Some comments from attendees last year:
1. “First time in 7 years that we have celebrated Christmas with people. Thank you for a great event.”
2. “To be a part of the community Christmas, and to share the Christmas spirit during financially hard times. Merry Christmas and thank you to all who came together and put this day together. Thank you!”
3. “My wife and I love this event and try to attend most years as our children & grandchildren live interstate.”
4. “My husband and I love this event as we would normally be on our own for Christmas.”
5. “As we don't have any family members here to celebrate Christmas, I and my son attend this party. Fantastic.”
6. “Best experience so far! As we are far away from our families back home in the Solomon Islands, we are very happy to come and celebrate this Christmas with the community, brings us close to home. Thank you very much and a very merry Christmas.”
Community Support Story
Choir of High Hopes
Thanks to the generosity of Calvary a trip to the North West Coast was made possible, with a donation of $1,000, where choir members had the privilege of performing over the ‘Choc Fest’ weekend. The donation covered, accommodation and travel expenses.
“This event is the highlight of our year. We look forward to this as the audience are so encouraging which makes everyone happy and we all go home with a light heart. The choir members being able to spend the night in accommodation added to the joy. Thank you for helping us to be so blessed”
What a difference it has made to my life. I was a very quiet lonely lady and didn’t have any friends. Now I have learnt to speak with people and made many friends'
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