Cafe on the Park are back hosting our FREE monthly Community Meals for all members of our community in 2021. Come down and enjoy some nutritious food, create long lasting friendships and help promote social inclusion.

The Community Meals will happen on the 3rd Wednesday of the month. Meals are served at 6:00pm sharp and are limited to 30 places, bookings are not necessary. 

The Community Meals are prepared by a fully qualified chef with over 27 years' experience in the hospitality industry and are served in our registered Social Enterprise Cafe - Cafe on the Park. We provide a main meal and dessert, and all our meals are fresh, nutritious and DELICIOUS!

You can be sure to enjoy a warm meal and engage in fun conversations while getting to know local members of your community, as well as our staff and volunteers.

If you would like more information on our Community Meals program, please contact the office on (03) 9720 5097 oroffice@glenparkcc.com.au 

Thank you to the organisations and community groups that have made the Commuinty Meals possible - FoodBank Vic, Burnt Bridge Bake House and Greenlands. 

The Community Pantry was designed to provide relief to people experiencing extreme hardships such as homelessness and food insecurity, so that vulnerable community members have access to food and material aid when they need it most. Glen Park's Social Enterprise Cafe - Cafe on the Park, works tirelessly to ensure your Community Pantry is stocked full of personal hygeine items, perishable and non-perishable items of food, such as fresh fruit, veggies, bread, meat, eggs and so much more. The Community Pantry will be operating on a fortnightly basis in 2021. For a full list of Community Pantry dates, please contact the office on (03) 9720 5097 or office@glenparkcc.com.au 

Membership eligibility criteria applies. Please contact the office to find out if you're eligible for Glen Park's Community Pantry.

If you don't fall into the abovementioned eligibility criteria but still need access to the pantry and believe you should be eligible, please let us know by contacting us on (03) 9720 5097, dropping in and having a chat or sending us through an email.

Thank you to Maroondah City Council, Bendigo Bank, FoodBank Vic, Burnt Bridge Bake House, Greenlands and Eastland Shopping Centre and local supporters for making the Community Pantry possible.

Glen Park Community Centre purchased a vehicle for Glen Park's Emergency Relief program, as well as Glen Park's on site Social Enterprise "Cafe on the Park" and "Hungry 4 Success - Catering". 

Glen Park were also able to get our vehicle custom wrapped with our logo's, so you'll always be able to spot us out on the road. The purchase of this vehicle has allowed Glen Park to source additional material aid for our Emergency Relief services.

Glen Park Community Centre acknowledges the support of the Victorian Government.

Glen Park Community Centre have partnered with Eastland Shopping Centre to provide Frozen Meals and Emergency Relief through a service area at Eastland. This service will allow vulnerable community members to access free and nutritious meals, material aid & referral support.

If you are in need of support, please call Glen Park Community Centre to make an appointment for collection. Bookings are essential.

Shop 1066, Level 1 
Fresh Food Mall, Opposite Ferguson Plaree
175 Maroondah Hwy, Ringwood VIC 3134

For further information or to make an appointment, please call Glen Park Community Centre on (03) 9720 5097 or email office@glenparkcc.com.au

Thank you to Eastland Shopping Centre for your continued support and making this service possible.

The Community Engagement Outreach Service is for the most vulnerable customers in the Community. 

Community Engagement Officers work in collaboration with community organisations to connect customers who are experiencing significant vulnerabilities. They can help you access information, payments and services if you are having a difficult time accessing mainstream department services.

To make a phone appointment with the Community Engagement Officer at Glen Park, please call (03) 9720 5097 or email office@glenparkcc.com.au

Phone appointments only. Face-to-face appointments are currently unavailable.

Dads in Distress provide specialised peer support & referral network to parents going through the trauma of family breakdown. Dads in distress runs every Tuesday from 7.30pm - 9:30pm from 05/01/2021- 28/12/2021.

Dads, please contact Phil Lamport on 0413 594 711 or the Dads in Distress hotline 1300 853 437 or visit www.parentsbeyondbreakup.com or www.facebook/DadsInDistress 

Mums in Distress information is available on the Parents Beyond Breakup website.
Mums, please visit https://www.parentsbeyondbreakup.com/mids. Online meetings - Mondays at 6:00pm via Zoom.

Are you a parent or carer of a child with a disability or developmental delay (with or without a formal diagnosis)? Could you use a bit of support and connection with others who understand? Join other parents and carers in this monthly parent support group.

Share stories and strategies, have a cuppa, a chat and some laughs.

Groups are offered during the day throughout school terms in 2021.
Free to attend. Bookings are essential.
Bookings: Michelle on 0438646744 or strengtheningparentsupport@anglicarevic.org.au

Maroondah City Council’s Immunisation service attends Glen Park Community Centre twice a month on selected dates. Maroondah City Council’s Immunisation staff can advise you on the “No Jab, No Pay” and “No Jab, No Play” legislation changes, provide vaccinations as per the National Immunisation Program (6 weeks to 19 years) and answer any immunisation question you may have (excluding travel vaccine information).

You will need to bring your Medicare card and any immunisation history or record for each child. Please call (03) 9294 5627 to make an appointment or book online here.