The Community Section is aimed at highlighting the local groups available in the Western Hills area that offer activities and a sense of belonging and community spirit. For example, sports teams, churches, charities, community services etc.

Follow the links to the left or below to view information on each category:-

• Make a difference. Become a foster carer now! - Wesley Dalmar needs reliable caring people (single or couples) to share their homes with children in need of the stability of a family.
• One to One Support from Hills Community Aid
• Gambling Help from St Vincent de Paul


• The Hills, Holroyd and Parramatta Migrant Services
• Local Migrant Resources - The Hills Holroyd and Parramatta Migrant Resource Centre
• Communities Interconnect Project
• Charities
• Sports Teams
• Churches
• Adult/Family Groups - includes support & aid groups. Feature articles on several groups may be accessed from here.
• Service Clubs - such as Rotary, Lions Clubs
• Resources/Links - includes a full contact list of local agencies & services
• Special Offers - see Business Section: Specials

Wesley Dalmar

Foster carers are needed at Wesley Dalmar

Wesley Dalmar needs reliable caring people (single or couples) to share their homes with children in need of the stability of a family. We need carers in our Respite, Temporary and Permanent Care Programmes, for children of all ages but especially those who are school aged.

You can make a difference by:

• offering a child a permanent home with your family
• offering a child a short-term home while their future options are explored
• offering a short respite placement in a safe and caring environment.

What is Wesley Dalmar?

Wesley Dalmar provides homes for children and young people who cannot live with their families by recruiting, training and supporting Foster Carers.

Wesley Dalmar Foster Carers are mature, child focused and committed to providing a safe, secure and loving environment for the children or young people in their care.

The quality of the service provided can best be summed up in a comment from a 5-year-old Central Coast Foster Care client when moving to a new placement, "Can I go to a Dalmar carer please... because they care more".

Wesley Dalmar is part of Wesley Mission and has been providing care for children and young people since 1893. We have grown through the many challenges and changes in the care of children and young people and now support 200 children and young people living in the care of approved foster families.

Many different people become carers. You can be a couple or single. The main qualities we look for in carers are a genuine interest in children and a willingness to have the child's best interests at heart.

What is expected of foster carers?

Wesley Dalmar foster carers are able to demonstrate the following abilities:

• Use their own experiences of raising children to help with the tasks of fostering,
• Provide good quality day to day care for children and respect the Code of Conduct for Authorised
• Carers,
• Provide a safe environment that is free from abuse,
• Work as part of a team with case managers to support the children in their care,
• Promote the positive development of children and young people in foster care,
• Help children to build positive ongoing relationships with their natural family and a sense of identity and
• culture,
• Be engaged in on-going training and personal development.

Wesley Dalmar support services for foster carers

• Financial support
• Regular visits from a professional case manager 
• 24 hour on-call service to support consultation with experts in the management of difficult behaviours
• Specialist Clinical and Educational Support

Interested in becoming a foster carer?

• Check out this link to the website for more information

Start making a difference by contacting us for an information pack:

• Ph: 1300 dalmar (1300-325627)
• Email: dalmaroohcenquiries@wesleymission.org.au

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