Welcome to the SHNC
SHNC is on the move!!!
Doherty Hall, the Surry Hills community centre building on Crown Street has been demolished to make way for the City of Sydney's magnificent new four level community building.
When completed, it will be Sydney's most environmentally-friendly Community Centre and will house a new Library, a 26-place Childcare facility and dedicated space for the Surry Hills Neighbourhood Centre. Click here to register your interest in having your children attend our Long Day Care service at the new Centre.
Again, at last, we will be able to offer room hire to local community groups so they can run their activities in comfort and safety. Click here to express your interest in holding your group meetings at the new Centre.
We are very much looking forward to the new space and modern facilities the building will have to offer the Surry Hills community.
The $14 million design features an internal glass bio-filtration atrium where specially selected plants filter the air before it is naturally cooled underground and recirculated throughout the building.
This new Community Centre will set a benchmark in environmentally sustainable design, showcasing cutting-edge innovations and demonstrating the City's commitment to environmentally responsible development.
It should also be a lovely place to be, to visit and to participate in the increased programs we will be able to run!
Click here for City of Sydney information on the project.
The grand opening of the new Surry Hills Library and Community Centre is now planned for January 2009.
In the meantime, the Centre's activities which were previously carried out at Doherty Hall have been temporarily relocated: the Neighbourhood Centre itself operates from Bourke Street Public School (corner Mort and Bourke Sts, enter via the Mort St gate). Our temporary 'phone number is 02-9310 2888. The temporary childcare address is 1 Beaumount St, Chippendale (enter via Pine St), with a telephone number of 02-9699 2126.
Looking for quality Childcare???
We have vacancies in several of our current programs. Click here to find out more, or click here to register your interest in the new Long Day Day service starting in January 2009 at the new Surry Hills Library and Community Centre.
Surry Hills Festival 2008 on the green!!!
The 2008 Surry Hills Festival was the most successful yet, with a record number of visitors and participants! Blessed by fine weather, the crowd at this year's Festival was estimated at 90,000.
Chair of the SHNC, Linda Scott, said, "I’d really like to give a big thanks to all the local community who came out on Saturday to support the Neighbourhood Centre at the 2008 Surry Hills Festival. We’re so lucky to live in such a thriving creative community. I’m really proud that the Surry Hills Neighbourhood Centre can provide the opportunity for our great local artists and designers, all of whom donated their time on Saturday, to promote their designs or music to the broader community. And of course, all their efforts directly assist the Neighbourhood Centre’s community services program."
Click here to download our full Media Release which gives thanks to all our supporters as well as the Festival directors.
Click on any thumbnail to enlarge the photos from the 2008 Surry Hills Festival.
Management Committee Members Wanted
Are you looking for a new way to contribute to your community? Capable and enthusiastic people are needed to fill some vacancies on our Management Committee. The workload is not great - we try to spread it as thinly as possible - and we meet as a Committee once a month. If you would like the satisfaction of giving something back to your community, please find out more about becoming a Management Committee member. Call Kate on the above 'phone number, or go to our volunteers page for more information on becoming a member of the Surry Hills Neighbourhood Centre and on joining the Management Committee. You will be made most welcome, and your services will be gratefully appreciated.
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Always Wanted - Volunteers!
To help with all our operations, including fundraising at the monthly Surry Hills Markets or to help with the annual Surry Hills Festival.
Click here for more information, or our Centre manager.