The Northern Centre team are taking a break to celebrate the festive season.

Our office will be closed from 4:30pm Friday 20 December 2024 and will reopen on Monday 6 January 2025 at 8:30am.

For all emergencies, please call 000.
If you are in distress, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14.
If you are homeless, please call Link2Home on 1800 152 152.

If you are experiencing Domestic Violence, please call the DV Line on 1800 65 64 63.

From the team at The Northern Centre, best wishes for safe and relaxed holiday season.

Kids toolbox

kids toolbox

Welcome to our Kids Toolbox.

We hope to inspire you with fun, low-cost ideas and creative activities that are easy to do at home and enjoy with your child.

Kids 0 – 5 years

Taking care of your new born can be both challenging and rewarding. Then they get active and start causing all sorts of mischief. Building a strong connection whilst managing their behaviour, emotions and curiosity is an important stage in your lives.

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Kids 5 – 12 years

Welcome to the ‘Wonder Years’. Help your child develop social and emotional intelligence, compassion, and more as they navigate their way through the many changes in their life. Plus tips to support them to build self-esteem, positive relationships and resilience.

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Teenagers

Dealing with the pressures that come from completing school successfully, relationships with their peers and social media can be very challenging. Staying connected and helping them to make good decisions for themselves will help develop them into mature, healthy and thoughtful teenagers.

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Community Groups

If you’re new to the country or new to your area, making new connections can be difficult. There are many community groups to choose from that help people get together for a common purpose or to share an interest.

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Health & Nutrition

Check out the latest nutrition guidelines to help your family be healthy and strong, plus learn tips and advice on how to positively influence your child’s eating and physical activity.

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Please contact us if you would like to discuss your requirements with one of our caring case workers.