CERBERUS COTTAGE CRIER
May 2015
DCO National Families Day
What a great turn out. The atmosphere was amazing. We met
some new families, and found some new friends. The kids
and I must say adults had a fantastic time competing in Laser
Tag. Not only did we have a fun day we were served beautiful
pizza and drinks.
“We welcome all families,
Thank you DCO for providing our families a free day out.!
you have a free moment
singles and couples here at
Cerberus Cottage. So when
pop on down and say hello.
- Krystyl Rayner
ANZAC Day 2015
I have never seen a community run ANZAC Day like this. Thank you to the efforts of Anna for
her hard work putting together the poppy walk, which comprised of poppy's made by the children in our local community. The St Josephs and Balnarring primary school choirs came together and sang beautifully, throughout the service. 202 Café donate $1 per coffee sold to
the RSL. Thank you to everyone who made this day so special.
In This Issue
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What do we offer
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Local Business’
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Upcoming Events
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Next terms Classes
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Party Hire
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Accommodation
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ANZAC DAY 2015 CRIB POINT—POPPYS MADE BY THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
WE NEED YOUR HELP
We have many volunteers within and without the cottage however these fantastic people have slowly
moved on, either work commitments , personal circumstances or postings.
So now we ask our community to lend a hand. We
have many things that we need help with.
We NEED
A Key drawer A defence force member who can
draw the keys for our monthly movie night
The VVCS is a free, confidential community mental
health service for Australian veterans, peacekeepers, their families and eligible ADF personnel and
their family members.
VVCS counsellors are experienced and
qualified psychologists and mental
health social workers. VVCS provides:
Individual, couple and family counselling
Helpers for BBQs
Crisis counselling and after hours tel-
ANYONE who would like to make new friendships
ephone counselling through Veterans
Line
and be a part of a team dedicated to make
changes.
Psycho educational Group Programs
Referrals to other services
AT CERBERUS COTTAGE
50% OFF WHEN PREPAID
You do not need to have prior experience with community houses, you don’t need to be great an any-
Cerberus Dry
Cleaners and
Laundry
HMAS Cerberus, near ADCU and Glendenning's.
The proprietor Sean and his lovely girls are there to help you
with your laundry and/or dry cleaning services.
Phone: 5931 5633
Opening Hours Monday - Thursday
800am-500pm
Friday
800am—100pm
Support those who support us! Cerberus Dry Cleaners launder all our
Accommodation linen every week at no cost! THANKYOU!
Our Major Sponsor
F INANCIAL
M EMBER
Great Affordable Family
Accommodation &
Just $88* per night low season (Mar-Oct) and
$98* per night during high season (Nov-Feb)
Where is on the peninsula
can you get a 2 bedroom
fully self contained house.
2 Queen Beds
2 Single
All Linen and Towels
supplied
We have 2 houses available to you. You can book up
to 3 months in advance so
get in quick.
2015/2016
Cerberus Cottage is Available to hire for whatever
you have in mind.
Well set up for the kids
with indoor and outdoor
facilities, Oven, Fridge,
Microwave, change table & BBQ.
Heating and Cooling
Television/DVD player
Lounge, Kitchen and
Dining area
Bathroom (with bath)
If you’ve got a birthday coming up, or any other
special occasion, this might be a nice change of
venue from only $20 per day/night hire.
Laundry (washer and
Book for
Family reunions
Graduation Parades
dryer)
Ducted Heating Airconditioning
Please phone 5983 0274 for bookings or any
further Information
How do I become a
member? EASY
Just phone or email the
cottage and we will send
you a membership form.
Just $24 per financial
year!
SAVE ON ALL COURSES, GROUPS
EVEN ACCOMODATION*
Call Us Today 59 830 274
Send us an email
*Defence Families Only
Porta cot available to
hire
Play Group
Looking forward to seeing you at Playgroup soon!
We have arts and crafts, to go with fun games and
$3 per week members
even time for us parents to have a chat, support
each other in parenting, offer advice, get given
advice,, but most of all have lots of fun..
We share fruit, and snacks.
$5 per week non members
FIRST VISIT FREE
Playgroup is for all community members.
Come and join this fun group of mums. Newborn-5
WEDNESDAY MORNINGS
years is the general age range and is a great op-
1000-1200
portunity for parents to relax and work together
with their children whilst engaging in exciting play.
Playgroup Membership is $24 p/a.
Includes a FREE playgroup shirt
Defence Community
Relocation and Posting Information
Organisation
Find out Information about removals and
housing
The Defence Family Helpline is your first
point of call for support, information and connection with your community, including your
local DCO team. The Helpline is available 24
-7 and is staffed by qualified human services
professionals including social workers and
psychologists.
You can also email the Helpline on [email protected] and receive
a response within 24 hours.
Visit the DCO Facebook page
'Like' the DCO Facebook page
www.facebook.com/
defencecommunityorganisation to receive
information about support services for Defence families, links with community organisations, and event information for regional
and national DCO-run events.
Defence Community Organisation
(DCO) - Information and contacts
http://www.defence.gov.au/dco/
On_the_move.htm
Support during deployment
If you would like to receive regular contact
from DCO during your family member’s
deployment, you must register with the
Defence Family Helpline on 1800 624 608.
Families can access a range of support
during the ADF member’s absence. We
provide regular deployment support calls,
24-hour advice and referrals, social work,
and assistance with emergency and crisis,
as well as special assistance for children
dealing with parental absence. The member’s unit is also there to help and will run
programs of support for you.
http://www.defence.gov.au/dco/
Deployment_and_time_apart.htm
What’s there to do on the Mornington Peninsula?
Welcome to all new families. Cerberus as
you may see is a quite area. There are
many things to do here on the Mornington
Peninsula. Here are a few ideas…..
Going to cinema at Karingal, Rosebud or
Mornington. (Frankston is the easiest
if you want to catch a train),
For a whole day out. Gunbuya park its
reasonable priced too.
Dromana drive in.
Take your picnic and make use of the
free BBQ at Coolart Homestead &
Wetlands. There are lots of walks
and information from local rangers!
Rock pooling, learn to surf at Point
 Tree Surfing and Enchanted Maze and
Aschomb ,maze on Arthur's Seat
( there is also a fantastic national park
and Seawinds gardens across the
road)...there is so much to do, just
google things to do on the Mornington
Peninsula
 Main Ridge dairy in main ridge best goat
cheese on the peninsula they do platters tea/coffee and you can book to do
milking tours, mid year you can kid
tours and play with baby goats
CORRECTLY
ADDRESSING YOUR
MAIL
HMAS CERBERUS and Crib Point
have many street names in common.
Be sure your mail reaches YOU and
not a resident of Crib Point.
Please ensure your home address is
correctly listed.
The correct way for addressing mail
is:
For quarters ‘on the patch’
Name of Resident
House No. & Street Name
HMAS CERBERUS VIC
3920
lic bathing or book to have some pampering in the private pools and a relaxing massage)
One of the many winery's on the peninsula
Pelican Park Recreatonal Centre
Local Community houses the all offer
courses, get together events, and lots of
activities. Cerberus Cottage, Hastings
and Crib Point are the local ones, there
is also youth groups and Mens shed in
Hastings.
Moonlit sanctuary in pearcedale (day or
evening pat a koala, hold a snake, feed
wallabies/kangaroos, walk a dingo are
just some of the extra activities you can
do starting from $2 on top on entry
Peninsula hot springs in Fingal ( great
place to go and relax and unwind. Pub-
There are so many more on the peninsula
theses are just a few ideas.
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We Welcome
Deborah
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Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA)
On Base Advisory Service
The On Base Advisory Service (OBAS) is a service provided
by specially trained DVA staff located on over 35 bases
around Australia. They can help serving members find out
about DVA services, including compensation, health services, rehabilitation and support.
What can On Base Advisors do?
We are thrilled to welcome
Deborah as our new play
group coordinator.
Deborah is a teacher taking
time off to bring up beautiful
family a little boy Fletcher,
and a girl named Abigail.
We look forward to all the
fun activities and fun times
ahead.
On Base Advisors can help you by providing information
about the programs and support available from DVA and
advice about how to lodge claims for DVA benefits and services.
Why contact the OBAS?
If you have been injured or have suffered an illness which
you believe relates to your ADF service, you can lodge a
claim at any time during or after your ADF service. If liability is accepted, you may become eligible to receive benefits.
How do I access an On Base Advisor?
What can I do if there is no On Base Advisor in
my location or I am no longer on base?
DVA On Base Advisors are
located in the Defence
Health Centre's at the
above locations
June’s
Family Movie
Planes—Fire
and Rescue
FRIDAY JUNE
5TH
DOORS OPEN
AT 1715
Photo Caption
All snacks,
drinks $1.00
Popcorn
Cans
Lolly Bags
Pop Tops
When Dusty learns that his engine is
damaged and he may never race
again, he joins a forest fire and rescue
Hope to see
you there!
unit to be trained as a firefighter, or
else his air strip will be shut down.
We hope you can come along!
Our Mission Statement
Cerberus Cottage Family and Friends Inc is a Defence Community Organisation run by volunteers.
We are here for all families. Our aim is to provide
support and social engagement by connecting Defence families with the local community and welcoming the local community to be a part of ours.
Contact Us
Cerberus Cottage
16 Cook Road
HMAS Cerberus VIC 3920
Email:
Coordinator
@cerberuscottage.com.au
Why do we fundraise?
Each year we apply for a grant called Family Support Funding
Program though DCO. We outline what we want to achieve
as a community. This money pays for administration costs, as
well as goes towards furniture, course's, classes etc.
We also put a percentage in for the courses to make them
more affordable for you and your family. We do not get funding for our family days like Luna park. This comes out of our
fundraising efforts. We must also pay for utilities, lawn mowing and upkeep of the premises.
This is why we ask for volunteers for our fundraising events,
committee and general helpers. We are a small committee
who put many hours into sourcing new ideas,, meeting with
local groups in our community. Our coordinator and finance
administrator also volunteer their time to help raise much
needed money. We are here for everyone and we ask if you
A Community that works together stays together!
http://
cerberuscottage.weebly.com
Find us on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/
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have any spare time that you
are here for us to ensure our
ADF families get all the support and happiness they deserve!
Pilates
Swimming Lessons
Thursday 1140
FRIDAYS 1230
Pilates is a method of exercising that lengthens and stretches all the major muscle
groups in the body in a balanced fashion.
Yoga brings the body and mind together
and is built on three main elements – exercise, breathing and meditation. Yoga and
Pilates both improve muscular and postural
strength.
2 years—3 years (PARENTS MUST REMAIN IN POOL)
$50 FOR COTTAGE MEMBERS per Term
$65 FOR NON MEMBERS Per Term
BOOK IN ASAP ONLY 3 PLACES LEFT
All other classes fully booked
ALL SWIMMING LESSON GROUPS
$65 FOR COTTAGE MEMBERS Per Term
$75 FOR NON MEMBERS Per Term
Do you have an idea for a group? We would love to hear from you!
Local Businesses
Name:
_______________________________________
Age: ___________
Address: _____________________________________________________________________
All gift vouchers will be mailed out to the winner.
PLACE
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HERE
Cerberus Cottage Family & Friends Inc
16 COOK ROAD
HMAS CERBERUS
03 5983 0274
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