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Kununurra Neighbourhood House is a neighbourhood centre located in Kununurra, Western Australia. The centre was Built-in 2020 with funding from the Government of Western Australia. Kununurra Neighbourhood House (KNH) is a multi-service not-for-profit [1] organisation providing family support services and community development opportunities.
History
Kununurra Neighbourhood House was established in 1979 when Betty Ewin a local school teacher stated to provide
The original Ewin Community Centre building served as an important meeting space for women's groups, childcare and to accommodated families from stations and communities who had to come in for hospital stays and other health reasons. In 1982 Family Support funding was received through the Department for Community Services and for 12 years a family support program operated from the Ewin Community Centre alongside childcare services. In 1983 the site was expanded to [4] As the demand for childcare in Kununurra grow there was limited space to deliver family support programs and in 1990 the search for additional space began.
In October 1992, The Erwin Community Centre separated childcare services and family support services into separate entities. The childcare services became the Ewin Early Learning Centre and the family support services became the Kununurra Neighbourhood House [5].
In July 1994 Kununurra Neighbourhood House moved out of the Ewin Community Centre into a State Government owned house in Leichhardt Street, Kununurra, with life tenure of the building being given to Kununurra Neighbourhood House in 2005.
In 2019 a new purpose-built facility was constructed in Chestnut Avenue with funding from the Government of Western Australia and opened in June 2020. The new facility was designed to acomodate family support services and community development activities.
Further reading
- Addams, J. (1910) Twenty Years at Hull-House with Autobiographical Notes, New York Macmillan.
External links
- Official website
- International Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers (IFS) - Further information about the settlement house movement, including links to national associations established in a number of countries.
References
- ^ "ACNC Charity Register". Kununurra Neighbourhood House registered charity effective 3 December 2012.
- ^ "Reserve No. 28285, WA Gazette 16 Aug 1968" (PDF). Corres. 1676/61.—Of the amendment of the boundaries of Reserve No. 28285 (Kurnmurra Lot 253) "Hall Site (R.S.L.)".
- ^ "Change of purpose of Reserve No. 28285, WA Gazette 16 Aug 1968" (PDF). under section 37 of the Land Act, 1933- 1977, of the purpose of Reserve No. 28285 being changed from Hall Site (R.S.L.) to Child Care and Women's Shelter Site.
{{cite web}}: line feed character in|work=at position 40 (help) - ^ "Ewin Early Learning Centre, where it started". Ewin Early Learning Centre Inc.
- ^ "Ewin Centre Reserve 28285, WA Government Gazette 25 Feb 1983" (PDF). File No . 1676/61 .-No. 28285 (Kununurra Lot 1369) "Child Care and Womens Shelter Site" to include Kununurra lot 1615.
Category:Non-profit organisations based in Western Australia Category:Settlement houses
Wyndham
The port of Wyndham was established at the base of the Bastion, surrounding the jetty known as Anthon’s Landing. The town was named after Lady Broome’s son, Wyndham. This name was not met with approval by all people. It is alleged that ‘Black Pat’ Durack was overheard to say, “They called it after some Toff”. Wyndham blossomed with the arrival of the news of gold discoveries in Halls Creek in 1881. As Wyndham was the closest port, many shops and hotels sprung up to supply the flood of miners travelling through the port. Gold fever was the catalyst for much of the early development of Wyndham and the surrounding region. In 1885 the first track from Halls Creek to Wyndham was opened.
The number of gold miners to pass through Wyndham during the Halls Creek gold rush was approximately 5,000. Their needs for supplies and water on the track led to the establishment of the Six Mile Hotel and the Wayside Inn at the 12 Mile point south east of Wyndham. Grog shanties also appeared along the way. One of the most famous of these was run by Mrs O’Neil at the Dunham River. She was nicknamed Mother Dead Finish and was also known for her competency as a midwife. This period also signified the arrival of Chinese traders and market gardeners. Some Chinese families such as the Lee Tong’s stayed on to contribute towards a multicultural society in Wyndham. Their different building styles are still visible in the buildings in the main street of the Port today.
Sarah O'Neil attracted such attention, and had campfire stories told about her, because she was a curiosity and broke the mould in the 1890s.
There are very few memorable females documented in Kimberley - or for that matter Australian - history. Widow O'Neil is a standout for running her own business and being one of the only white women on the Halls Creek goldfields.
She also brewed liquor, swore alot, delivered babies, layed out the dead, smoked a pipe, and ran a type of roadhouse on the wagon trail between Wyndham and Halls Creek. https://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2013/01/25/3676842.htm