Kiama Council is excited to welcome another amazing service organisation to our newly-renovated Joyce Wheatley Community Centre.
The Kiama Girl Guides have moved into Joyce Wheatley and are already enjoying the larger space and modern facilities.
For more than 50 years the Guides have called Hindmarsh Park home, most recently meeting in one of the historic cottages next to our SENTRAL Youth Services.
The move into Joyce Wheatley is a step up from the old cottage.
Council (with help from the NSW Government) has invested more than $190,000 to upgrade the popular community centre, with a new kitchen, audio-visual system, accessible bathroom, as well as a new (inside) paint job.
Guides Leader Jessy Wiggins said the move marked a new chapter in the long and proud history of the Girl Guides in Kiama.
"For more than 80 years girls in Kiama have enjoyed local, national and international adventures, hosted community events like folk dances, star gazing, family activities at the markets, and given service back to the community," Ms Wiggins said.
"With our move to Joyce Wheatley, Kiama Council is giving us the opportunity to carry on the tradition of fun, friendship, and adventure that so many local girls have had with Girl Guides."
The Guides join the Kiama Quilters, Kiama Woodcraft Group and more recently the Kiama School of Performing Arts as regular users of the facility.
If you're interested in what the Girl Guides have to offer, their meetings are:
Monday 6pm to 7.30pm - girls aged 10-14 years
Tuesday 5.30pm to 7pm - girls aged 7-10 years
You can also find out more via their website: www.joinguides.com.au
