Our Programs

Community Development

Our Community Development Officer covers a wide range of services including information and referral to individuals, families and community groups seeking assistance and support.

Family Support

The Family Support program focuses on empowering families to provide the best possible care for their children. The service provides families with advice, information, referrals and ongoing emotional support. Parent Group is held the first Tuesday of each month. Balonne Community Kids brochure early childhood, education, health and wellbeing information

Active Seniors

The Active Seniors Program is a new program within Care Balonne that works with our senior Community members to reduce social isolation and encourage active lifestyles.

Our Mission

Care Balonne aims to provide information, support and referral to vulnerable Community Groups, Families and Individuals within the Balonne Shire.

Vision Statement

We will be recognised as a progressive organisation aiming to increase the viability of our community by:

Having an awareness of and developing strategies to meet community needs
Working cooperatively with other community organisations and supporting them to achieve their targets
Accessing up to date information and identifying current trends
Providing Community and Social Housing

Care Balonne Association Inc.(Care Balonne) was established in 1994 and is primarily an information and referral service covering the whole of the Balonne Shire, based in the town of St George. Our vision is to be recognised as a progressive organisation that aspires to increase the viability of our community by being aware of the community needs and developing strategies to meet these needs.

Care Balonne Association is governed by a committee with members from within our community that have a wealth of knowledge and expertise:

Chairperson Robyn Fuhrmeister
Deputy Chair Tony Griegg
Secretary Jeff Moon
Treasurer Trish Davey

Care Balonne have successfully run projects in partnership with

Tackling Regional Adversity through Connected Care (TRACC) program focussing on Mental Health.
Australian Federal Department of Agriculture, Water, and Environment, Sunshine Coast University and Griffith University with the Real Regional and Rural Women project. As part of this project a series of podcasts were recorded with local rural Balonne women and are available via the Real Regional and Rural Women website, Apple or Spotify Podcasts.