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Watch this space for the latest news and updates on events and social activities organised
or participated in by BCER and our helpful volunteers.
jodie2124
Oct 22, 20243 min read
3rd Quarter Round Up 2024
Another busy 3 months with more regular volunteer sessions and a lot more to come! Our massive annual homeless initiative ran this ¼ and...
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jodie2124
Aug 22, 20242 min read
1st Quarter Round Up 2024
Welcome to our 1st Quarter Review! A busy 1st 3 months of the year with a lot more to come! Our 1st volunteer session for the year...
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jodie2124
Jul 16, 20242 min read
2nd Quarter Round Up 2024
Another busy 3 months with aid going out weekly & multiple volunteer sessions! Multiple donations of essential food relief went to...
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debrook
Dec 16, 20231 min read
End of 2023 Letters of Appreciation !
For therapy goods and packs donated for dementia care, domestic violence , children in need etc.
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debrook
Dec 16, 20233 min read
4th Quarter Round Up 2023
What another jam packed few months! With the communities backing we won the Commonwealth Bank Southland's Community Donations Program &...
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debrook
Dec 16, 20233 min read
3rd quarter Round Up 2023
3rd ¼ Review Another jam packed ¼! The amazing Louise Kanbashi held a huge work drive for Versa who raised, packed & donated 40 very full...
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debrook
Dec 16, 20233 min read
2nd Quarter Round Up 2023
2nd Quarter Review Food relief & homelessness was our main focus for the quarter with our amazing community jumping to action once more!...
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jonah7802
Jul 12, 20231 min read
School Food Relief - 2023
At the request of Bayside City Council we are holding rolling school food drives with at least 7 schools in the area: 1. Beaumaris...
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BCER
Apr 21, 20232 min read
Quarter 1 2023 Roundup
Another busy start to the year! In January we hit the ground running & overhauled sections of our HQ to streamline our processes even...
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jonah7802
Feb 26, 20234 min read
Annual Roundup - 2022
In 2022 we hit the ground running with emergency aid requests from week 1. Callouts were also made for people Bayside council under the...
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jonah7802
Feb 26, 20231 min read
Thank You from JAMES NEWBURY MP
Thank you goes to ‘BAYSIDE COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RELIEF’. Wednesday, 31 August 2022. Mr NEWBURY (Brighton) (9:47): A big thankyou goes to...
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BCER
Jan 8, 20232 min read
Quarter 4, 2022
What a busy 4th quarter!These are just some of the highlights... October started with a blast thanks to Onyx Café & Johnny Vegas who put...
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BCER
Nov 20, 20223 min read
Quarter 3, 2022
Another busy quarter! Early July, with the help of several of our amazing volunteers, we moved into our much needed HQ at Moorleigh...
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BCER
Jul 23, 20222 min read
Quarter 2, 2022
Our 2nd 1/4 was as busy as ever! Our amazing community were busy creating more sensational comfort cards, beanies, gloves & scarves for...
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BCER
Jun 3, 20221 min read
Volunteer Thank You Morning Tea 2022
Thank you to all who attended our National Volunteer Week Thank You Morning Tea and made the event a huge success! This event is our way...
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BCER
Apr 17, 20222 min read
2022 Quarter 1 review
What a busy start to the year!! We hit the ground running with emergency aid requests from week 1. We’ve had ongoing relief requests from...
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BCER
Feb 3, 20224 min read
2021 In Review
We wish to thank our amazing community for your support during another massive year. We've supported over 48 organisations in since we...
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BCER
Jan 7, 20221 min read
Thank you to our 2021 supporters
We are fortunate to have an amazing support network of organisations and volunteers. We'd especially like to thank the following: 2021...
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BCER
Jan 4, 20223 min read
Fourth Quarter Roundup
A brief overview of another suuuuper busy quarter. Thank you once more to our amazing community and all our donors. Together we have...
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BCER
Nov 25, 20211 min read
A Letter from SECASA
We received a lovely letter of gratitude from the South Eastern Centre Against Sexual Assault and Family violence (SECASA). We are...
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BCER
Nov 25, 20211 min read
Books about gender-based violence
The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence runs from the 25 November to 10 December every year. Its purpose is to raise...
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BCER
Oct 4, 20213 min read
Third Quarter Review
Just when we thought it’d be a quiet few months it wasn’t! Quarter three was busy. We co-ordinated emergency aid callouts and donations...
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BCER
Aug 10, 20211 min read
Westfield Local Heroes - we need your vote!
The board & committee of Bayside Community Emergency Relief are excited to announce that BCER’s founder Deb Brook is a finalist in 2021’s...
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BCER
Aug 4, 20211 min read
A big thank you to Lewin Real Estate
Who doesn't love a giant cheque? We are very grateful to Lewin Real Estate for their generous donation. The money will be used in our...
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BCER
Jul 29, 20211 min read
Grill'd Local Matters jar
We're excited to announce that Grill'd Southland will provide us with a "Local Matters" jar from 1 August 2021! Each month, Grill's...
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BCER
Jul 18, 20214 min read
Cape to Cape Bike Ride with Rotary Club Brighton
BIKE RIDE FUINDRAISER UPDATE 29/7/21: On behalf of the Rotary Club Of Brighton, Bayside Community Emergency Relief and Matt Nichols we...
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BCER
Jul 18, 20211 min read
Pouches for wildlife & storm relief aid
We are so blessed to be able to help those in need, even the four-legged kind! Bayside Community Emergency Relief undertook 2 trips t...
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BCER
Jul 18, 20212 min read
Quarter 2 roundup
Charities never sleep. All this & more went on with Bayside Community Emergency Relief in the past 3 months! In April, thanks to a...
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BCER
Jun 23, 20211 min read
Cann River Relief Efforts
Cann River and surrounds bushfire survivors needed our help and we delivered!
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BCER
Jun 10, 20212 min read
Volunteer Week Morning Tea
Bayside Community Emergency Relief 22 May at 17:08 · We wouldn't be able to do the work we do without the help of our amazing...
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BCER
Apr 5, 20213 min read
2021 1st Quarter Review: A Great Start to 2021!
We’re only a quarter way through the year and we’ve been so busy already! Thank you to all our volunteers and supporters for your efforts...
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debrook
Jan 26, 20211 min read
Australia Day Awards
Bayside Community Emergency Relief were honoured at the Bayside City Council's Australia Day Awards to win Community Event Of The Year!...
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debrook
Jan 8, 20212 min read
Bringing Christmas Joy To The Vulnerable During Covid
2020 was an exceptionally hard year for a lot for people. For many seniors in aged care facilities, Covid has meant usually scheduled...
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debrook
Dec 22, 20201 min read
Domestic Violence Covid Response
In October we put together and delivered almost 200 comfort packs for children displaced by domestic violence. They went to Impact For...
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debrook
Oct 22, 20201 min read
Aged Care Covid Response
In October, Bayside Community Emergency Relief donated 538 covid comfort packs to residents of not-for-profit aged care centres. These...
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debrook
Jul 11, 20202 min read
Initial Covid Response
Covid-19 has presented a lot of personal, professional and general unforeseen consequences that have impacted us all. From May to July...
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debrook
May 30, 20201 min read
Thank You To Our Police
In May 2020 Bayside Community Emergency Relief donated dozens of Body Shop handcreams from the community to Sandringham police. In what...
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debrook
Feb 20, 20201 min read
Regional Bushfire Relief
From January 2020 we helped with relief efforts to multiple towns in regional Victoria, including Gippsland, Upper Murray Region and...
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jodie2124
Oct 22, 20243 min read
3rd Quarter Round Up 2024
Another busy 3 months with more regular volunteer sessions and a lot more to come! Our massive annual homeless initiative ran this ¼ and...
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jodie2124
Aug 22, 20242 min read
1st Quarter Round Up 2024
Welcome to our 1st Quarter Review! A busy 1st 3 months of the year with a lot more to come! Our 1st volunteer session for the year...
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jodie2124
Jul 16, 20242 min read
2nd Quarter Round Up 2024
Another busy 3 months with aid going out weekly & multiple volunteer sessions! Multiple donations of essential food relief went to...
70
debrook
Dec 16, 20231 min read
End of 2023 Letters of Appreciation !
For therapy goods and packs donated for dementia care, domestic violence , children in need etc.
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debrook
Dec 16, 20233 min read
4th Quarter Round Up 2023
What another jam packed few months! With the communities backing we won the Commonwealth Bank Southland's Community Donations Program &...
100
debrook
Dec 16, 20233 min read
3rd quarter Round Up 2023
3rd ¼ Review Another jam packed ¼! The amazing Louise Kanbashi held a huge work drive for Versa who raised, packed & donated 40 very full...
60
debrook
Dec 16, 20233 min read
2nd Quarter Round Up 2023
2nd Quarter Review Food relief & homelessness was our main focus for the quarter with our amazing community jumping to action once more!...
60
jonah7802
Jul 12, 20231 min read
School Food Relief - 2023
At the request of Bayside City Council we are holding rolling school food drives with at least 7 schools in the area: 1. Beaumaris...
140
BCER
Apr 21, 20232 min read
Quarter 1 2023 Roundup
Another busy start to the year! In January we hit the ground running & overhauled sections of our HQ to streamline our processes even...
220
jonah7802
Feb 26, 20234 min read
Annual Roundup - 2022
In 2022 we hit the ground running with emergency aid requests from week 1. Callouts were also made for people Bayside council under the...
130