Media Release

Staffed completely by volunteers, with no financial assistance from the government, The Entrance Neighbourhood Centre provides a wide range of services to the community.

This includes the distribution of food vouchers, electricity assistance (EAPA vouchers), frozen meals, medical prescriptions and, importantly, a well-informed and friendly ear.

‘We like to think of it as a hand-up rather than a hand-out’, says Rosslyn Smith, Centre Manager.

With some 5,000 families on their books requiring assistance, it has always been quite hectic at the Centre. A significant amount of the administration is done on an old laptop but the system works well and the community gets the assistance it needs.

That is until their laptop and printer finally gave up the ghost – catastrophe!

Rosslyn contacted Freemasons on the Central Coast (FotCC), requesting urgent assistance.

After discussing the needs of the Centre, their requested computer and printer was purchased and FotCC also arranged for the laptop to be set-up and loaded with all the latest required software.

‘The new laptop and printer are a godsend, the printer is much faster and a lot more user-friendly than the previous one; all of the volunteers are able to access the information with ease.’

FotCC are very pleased to be able to make life a little easier for Ros and her band of volunteers as they, in turn, help our community.