Plans
are afoot to fleece
down-to-earth
mechanic, Merv, of
his most valuable
asset, the local
garage. But there's
more to Merv than
meets the eye,
including his not so
'down-to-earth'
friends in high
places. Bookings are
now open for
“Mechanics”, a
warm-hearted play
featuring
skullduggery, live
music and laughs.
Written and directed
by David Renn,
“Mechanics” is the
latest of Mt Cotton
Drama Group’s famous
home-grown plays.
All proceeds of the
opening night
performance on
Friday, April 28th
will go to BABI
Youth and Family
Support to assist
local young people
and families in
need.
Individual and group
bookings are
welcome. Why not get
a work or social
group together and
make a night of it –
after all, it’s a
world premiere!
Tickets are $15
(adults) and $12
(concession). Doors
open at 7:30pm and
the performance
begins at 8:00pm.
The venue is Mt
Cotton Community
Hall, Mt Cotton Rd,
Mt Cotton (corner of
Seaview Street, two
minutes south of Sirromet Winery).
A cash bar will be
open and a light
supper will be
available at
interval. Ticket
numbers are strictly
limited. To book for
this very special
fundraiser, contact
Sue at BABI on 3393
4176 or email
admin@babi.org.au
It’s
become a sad
routine. Recently,
BABI Youth and
Family Support was
forced to turn away
three more young
people seeking
crisis
accommodation.
The young people
aged 14, 17 and19
were given a single
night’s supervised
accommodation in a
local motel, while
BABI workers
desperately sought a
transfer to the
nearest refuge at Mt
Gravatt. No vacancy
was available, and
alternative
accommodation is
still urgently
required.
Crisis accommodation
is scarce because it
is expensive to
operate, requiring
24 hour staffing.
BABI is only funded
to provide medium
term accommodation
under the Supported
Accommodation
Assistance Program
(SAAP).
“In 2004/2005 we
were forced to turn
away 440 young
people with 129
dependent children.
Some 73 of those
children were under
five years of age,”
said Di Fletcher,
President of BABI.
“Let me be clear
about this. These
are not young people
leaving home on a
whim. Typically,
they’re young people
from our local
community dealing
with traumatic
personal situations.
Many have children
of their own.”
BABI
CEO Shadni Bonétt
recently accepted a
cheque for $350 from
Mike Summers of
Smart Supplies,
Brisbane’s online
computer and office
supplies retailer
with a difference.
Customers of Smart
Supplies generated
the funds by
nominating BABI for
a 2% rebate on every
purchase. Ms Bonétt
urged local
businesses to
consider joining the
rebate scheme to
support BABI.
“This program
provides an ongoing
fundraising stream
for BABI at no extra
cost to businesses.
Smart Supplies sells
everything you need
in an office, and
the savings on many
items are
unbeatable. It’s a
win/win opportunity
for business and the
local community,”
said Ms Bonétt.
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Help
for Young Homeless
Young
people accommodated
by BABI Youth and
Family Support will
have a little more
to cheer about this
Christmas thanks to
Beta Sigma Phi. A
recent fundraising
lunch organized by
the women’s
friendship
organization raised
$1000 for BABI’s
Homelessness
Program. “Beta Sigma
Phi shows consistent
leadership in
community giving,”
said BABI Manager,
Shadni Bonétt. “We
are very pleased
that they’ve chosen
to support BABI’s
work with young
people.” The
Homelessness Program
offers supported
accommodation,
information, advice,
referral,
counselling and
mediation for 16 to
25 year olds who are
homeless or at risk
of homelessness.
BABI accommodates up
to 30 young people,
including children
of young parents.
Accommodation
options include a
purpose-built house
for students at
secondary school
with no family
support. As well as
assisting young
people who are
homeless or at risk
of homelessness,
BABI supports
students at risk of
leaving school
early, young
offenders, young
parents and parents
of adolescents.
BABI’s new youth
space keeps young
people engaged and
connected with
community life.
To make a tax
deductible donation
to BABI please call
3393 4176.
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Trivia Champs Snare Bowls
Trophy
A
triumphant Raine & Horne
team took home the
inaugural Bayside
Recruitment Corporate
BABI Barefoot Bowls
Trophy on Sunday –
without setting foot on
the green. When weather
forecasters began
predicting rain last
week, organisers of the
charity event switched
from Plan A (a barefoot
bowls tournament) to
Plan B, a trivia quiz.
Local business Bayside
Recruitment was the
major sponsor of the
event. Managing
Director, Ursula
Wilkinson, said that
despite the weather the
day was a great success,
with many promising to
return next year and
challenge other
businesses to join in
competing for the
trophy. Teams enjoyed a
gourmet barbecue lunch
while listening to the
exquisite sounds of live
flute, clarinet and rain
on the roof of Wynnum
Manly Leagues Bowls
Club. Accepting the
trophy on behalf of the
Raine and Horne team,
Margaret Vote vowed to
return to defend their
title on the green in
2006.
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Community:
Business
Goes Barefoot for Homeless Youth
Bayside
Recruitment’s gala
Corporate Barefoot Bowls
Day on Sunday October
the 16th is a great way
for businesses to show
support for those in our
community who are doing
it tough. We’re planning
a FUN day where laughter
is more important than
skill, and there are
plenty of opportunities
for networking & team
building. We’ll have
lots of great prizes and
giveaways, a delicious
lunch … and someone will
take a gleaming golden
trophy back to their
workplace. All proceeds
will help fund the vital
work BABI Youth & Family
Support does for
homeless and
disadvantaged young
people and families in
the Wynnum Manly
/Redlands area.
Team of four: $220.
Individuals: $55.
To book your team in
call Ursula at Bayside
Recruitment on 3348 4722
or Ann at BABI on 0423
142 822.
A support
service for students at
risk of not transiting
into or completing the
senior phase of learning
has been significantly
enhanced.
Three new Youth Support
Coordinators are set to
roll out expanded
services to students in
Wynnum and Redlands
schools.
Originally restricted to
high schools, BABI’s
Youth Support Program
now has a team of four
staff with the capacity
to assist students from
years 4 to 12.
If
you have a flair for
graphic design, here’s
your chance to strut
your stuff. BABI Youth
and Family Support has
launched a competition
for a funky new logo for
its Youth Support
Program.
If your design wins
you’ll receive a $100
gift voucher. You’ll
also be helping a great
local community service.
The Youth Support
Program provides
information, referral
and support for students
who are risk of leaving
school early or at risk
of homelessness.
Send your entry to Daina
Fernyhough at yscdaina@babi.org.au
or PO Box 69, Wynnum
4178.
Entries close at 5pm on
Wednesday the 8th of
June, and the winner
will be announced at the
launch of the program on
June 15th.
For more information
phone Daina on 3393
4176.
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Boat Comes in for BABI
Rotary’s
2005 Charity Sail Day was so
successful that next year’s
event is already pencilled
in diaries across the
district. The major
beneficiary of the event was
BABI Youth and Family
Support. Don Lyell,
President of the Rotary Club
of Wynnum Manly, recently
took pleasure in presenting
a $5000 cheque to BABI
Manager, Shadni Bonétt. “I’d
like to thank the Rotary
Club of Wynnum Manly and
everyone who supported this
wonderful fundraiser,” said
Ms Bonétt. “Many young
people in our community are
growing up without adequate
family support and
nurturing.” “Rotary’s
generous donation will
enable BABI to give these
young people and their
families better access to
support and safe, affordable
living options.” As well as
assisting young people who
are homeless or at risk of
homelessness, BABI supports
students at risk of leaving
school early, young
offenders, young parents and
parents of adolescents.
BABI’s new youth space keeps
young people engaged and
connected with community
life. If you'd like to make
a tax deductible donation to
BABI please call Ann Chandra
on 3393 4176 or click on
www.ourcommunity.com.au/babi
.
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Charity Sail Day
Ever
watched those sleek
luxury yachts gliding
out to sea? Ever
thought: hey, why not
me? Well, here’s your
chance!
The Rotary Club of
Wynnum Manly’s 2005
Charity Sail Day
promises a day of pure
nautical pleasure on
beautiful Moreton Bay.
Scheduled for Friday the
23rd of September, the
day starts with a
champagne breakfast on
the Royal Queensland
Yacht Squadron
boardwalk, then it’s all
aboard for a morning
cruising one of the best
sheltered waterways in
the world.
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Community:
National
PM's Award for Wynnum
Partnership!
It’s
official: BABI and
Bayside Recruitment have
Australia’s best
partnership between a
community organisation
and a small business.
On April 13th the
Minister for Family and
Community Services, Kay
Patterson, presented the
two Wynnum organisations
with the 2004 Prime
Minister’s Award for
Excellence in Community
Business Partnership
(Small Business
Category), overcoming
stiff competition from
finalists in Western
Australia and the
Northern Territory.
The Prime Minister’s
Awards recognise
partnerships that
actively contribute to
greater social cohesion
and stronger communities
through shared
commitment, energy and
creativity.
Ursula
Wilkinson believes
passionately in BABI and
the power of
community-business
partnership. Since
Bayside Recruitment
opened in 2003 she has
donated $10 per job
placement to BABI Youth
and Family Support. When
the total amount donated
recently hit $7,000,
staff of both
organisations united in
celebration.
“The whole Bayside
Recruitment team is 100%
behind BABI. On top of
the buzz we get every
time we place someone in
a job, we have the
pleasure of knowing
we’re doing something
positive for the local
community. It’s an
unbeatable combination,”
said Ms Wilkinson.
Draped
in blankets to highlight
the plight of homeless
people forced to sleep
rough every night, BABI
staff recently joined
hundreds of other
homelessness workers and
activists from around
South East Queensland to
rally against funding
cuts.
With a quarter of the
nation’s homeless
population, Queensland
receives only 16.6% of
Commonwealth funds for
accommodation and
support.
BABI fears this funding
may be further reduced,
forcing Wynnum Manly’s
only local provider of
accommodation for the
homeless to cut vital
services.
When
Metropolitan Funerals’
Lynn Manning heard about
BABI’s efforts to
establish a youth space
in Wynnum, she decided
to lend a hand.
An Easter basket filled
with delicious chocolate
and gourmet goodies was
duly handed over to BABI
Manager, Lynn Rose, to
be raffled off.
“When a local community
organisation does great
work with marginalised
young people, they
deserve the support of
the local business
community,” said Ms
Manning. “If we all do
our bit, maybe BABI will
be able achieve a few
more miracles!”
BABI
CEO Shadni Bonétt
recently accepted a
cheque for $350 from
Mike Summers of
Smart Supplies,
Brisbane’s online
computer and office
supplies retailer
with a difference.
Customers of Smart
Supplies generated
the funds by
nominating BABI for
a 2% rebate on every
purchase. Ms Bonétt
urged local
businesses to
consider joining the
rebate scheme to
support BABI. 
A
triumphant Raine & Horne
team took home the
inaugural Bayside
Recruitment Corporate
BABI Barefoot Bowls
Trophy on Sunday –
without setting foot on
the green. When weather
forecasters began
predicting rain last
week, organisers of the
charity event switched
from Plan A (a barefoot
bowls tournament) to
Plan B, a trivia quiz.
Bayside
Recruitment’s gala
Corporate Barefoot Bowls
Day on Sunday October
the 16th is a great way
for businesses to show
support for those in our
community who are doing
it tough. We’re planning
a FUN day where laughter
is more important than
skill, and there are
plenty of opportunities
for networking & team
building. We’ll have
lots of great prizes and
giveaways, a delicious
lunch … and someone will
take a gleaming golden
trophy back to their
workplace. All proceeds
will help fund the vital
work BABI Youth & Family
Support does for
homeless and
disadvantaged young
people and families in
the Wynnum Manly
/Redlands area.
Rotary’s
2005 Charity Sail Day was so
successful that next year’s
event is already pencilled
in diaries across the
district. The major
beneficiary of the event was
BABI Youth and Family
Support. Don Lyell,
President of the Rotary Club
of Wynnum Manly, recently
took pleasure in presenting
a $5000 cheque to BABI
Manager, Shadni Bonétt. “I’d
like to thank the Rotary
Club of Wynnum Manly and
everyone who supported this
wonderful fundraiser,” said
Ms Bonétt. “Many young
people in our community are
growing up without adequate
family support and
nurturing.” “Rotary’s
generous donation will
enable BABI to give these
young people and their
families better access to
support and safe, affordable
living options.” As well as
assisting young people who
are homeless or at risk of
homelessness, BABI supports
students at risk of leaving
school early, young
offenders, young parents and
parents of adolescents.
BABI’s new youth space keeps
young people engaged and
connected with community
life. If you'd like to make
a tax deductible donation to
BABI please call Ann Chandra
on 3393 4176 or click on
Ursula
Wilkinson believes
passionately in BABI and
the power of
community-business
partnership. Since
Bayside Recruitment
opened in 2003 she has
donated $10 per job
placement to BABI Youth
and Family Support. When
the total amount donated
recently hit $7,000,
staff of both
organisations united in
celebration.
Draped
in blankets to highlight
the plight of homeless
people forced to sleep
rough every night, BABI
staff recently joined
hundreds of other
homelessness workers and
activists from around
South East Queensland to
rally against funding
cuts.
When
Metropolitan Funerals’
Lynn Manning heard about
BABI’s efforts to
establish a youth space
in Wynnum, she decided
to lend a hand. 
If
parenting is the hardest
job of all, imagine what
it’s like for a 16 year
old with no family
support.