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Community Services, Gold Coast up to 1998:, [newspaper clipping file]

eng

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non fiction

Community Services, Gold Coast up to 1998:

[newspaper clipping file]

Includes articles regarding the various community services organisations throughout the Gold Coast. From Henri's Soup Kitchen in Surfers Paradise in 1959, Maternal and Child Welfare Centre in Nerang Street, Southport in 1967, to the community organisations from the 1980s which include: Big Brothes - Big Sisters of the Gold Coast, Blue Nurses, Citizen's Advice Bureau, Court Support Group, Domestic Violence Service, Family and Friends - Parent Aide, Gold Coast Project for Homeless Youth, Gold Coast Helicopter Rescue Service, Gold Coast Local's Club, Gold Coast Quota Club, Gold Coast Reclaim the Night Rally, Gold Coast Sexual Assault Support Service, Gold Coast Victims of Crime Association, Gold Coast Welfare Committee, Gold Coast Youth Service, Headway Gold Coast Inc., Lifeline, Palm Beach Family Support Services, Queensland's Victims of Crime Association, RDA (Riding for the disabled), Red Cross, Rosies' Youth Mission, Robina Respite Centre, Saint Vincent de Paul, Salvation Army and Surf Life Saving Clubs and many other local organisations that help members of the community. Articles include naming the organizatons that benefit from the Gaming Machine Benefit Fund and Local Government. There are many church groups, individuals and local organisations that help the community generally and when a specific need arises