Connect Eurobodalla coming soon
- linking up our community

Connect Eurobodalla community online platform is designed to provide Eurobodalla voluntary community organisations with a reliable technology to access services, share ideas and resources.

Yesterday, Dr Michael Holland MP was provided with an overview of the new website with Neil Sampson from Rotary Batemans Bay and Tricia Pye, The Tec Exec.

The platform uses up to date technology for Eurobodalla voluntary community organisations offering them a way of promoting and communicating events, activities and request for assistance from other volunteer organisations. The platform will provide a platform for a range of services and opportunities for voluntary community organisations to collaborate and share their knowledge, skills and expertise.

For years, many of our voluntary community organisations provide much needed services, they tend to work in isolation. They may be aware that other local organisations provide similar support exist, but find it difficult to make and sustain effective contact with them. At present most contact and conversations are made through ‘word of mouth’, supplemented by random searches on Facebook and the Internet. While this works, in many cases effective contact is limited.

Over the last four years we have been assisting local community organisations to update their technology capabilities and skill base. They include: University of the Third Age, Eurobodalla Show Society, CanAssist, Lions Batemans Bay, CWA, Probus, Men’s Shed and Batemans Bay Heritage Museum. This has been possible through the fabulous support of the Foundation for Regional and Rural Renewal (FRRR).

Factors that have led us to develop the Connect Eurobodalla community online platform

• A huge lack of technology competence across the Eurobodalla community.
• Many community organisations are being supported by a small loyal band of volunteers who are working across several sectors.
• Many volunteers are retired and have many other conflicting priorities, including personal commitments. Their enthusiasm can be spasmodic when travel and medical concerns take priority.
• Key volunteers are over committed just trying to keep their organisation viable.
• Personal ownership issues limit effective communication.
• Things take time!
• At least twelve months to negotiate, install and train personal in Starlink technology.
• The continual rotating door of key members of organisations including Eurobodalla Shire Council personnel.
• Covid has had a devastating impact on our community organisations.

The website will be launched on 23rd October at the Red Door Hall, Moruya