About Us

The Granite Belt Neighbourhood Centre provides an ever-growing range of womb-to-tomb services that respond to the unmet needs of individuals, families and the Granite Belt communities since 1986.

Our services and ways of working are underpinned by the philosophical principles and practices of the ARACY Common Approach. ARACY is a practical approach to improving the wellbeing of individuals and families as self-reported by them using 6 dimensions:

• Loved and safe
• Healthy
• Learning
• Material basics
• Identity and culture
• Participating

mission

A vibrant, accessible, inclusive and resilient organisation growing, building and nurturing our communities.

goals

Granite Belt Neighbourhood Centre’s goals are to:

1. Continue responding to unmet and/or emerging needs of individuals, families and Granite Belt communities through proactive community development approaches within capacity.
2. Recruit and professionally develop appropriate staff (paid and/or volunteer)
3. Be sustainable and legally compliant
4. Continue to ensure GBNC is viable via:
   1. consolidating organisational systems and processes
   2. growing funding for existing programs
   3. exploring targeted and manageable growth
   4. collaboratively working with other agencies to address identified unmet and/or emerging need

Strategic Plan 2023-2026

Organisational Structure

key business imperatives

• Continue to improve the awareness of GBNC and its services within the Granite Belt community.
• Continue to build a strong and focused sense of team internal to GBNC that is committed to working with GBNC clients in a way that is respectful, dignified, protective of their privacy and brings to life the tenets of the ARACY framework.
• Continue building a continuum of support services across the lifespan that is reflective of Granite Belt residents plus address identified gaps in service delivery.
• Plan for succession of the Executive positions and Service Manager.

Committee Members