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Our History
Bathurst Family Support Service has been providing support and services for children and families in Bathurst and Oberon since 1980. Since that time we have been funded by the NSW government under different programmes and evolved into the service that we are today.
Bathurst Family Support Service is a locally run and managed organisation that has the advantage of being a part of the community that we service for 40 years. Families have been able to rely on our availability and consistency in service delivery. As a well-established service, BFSS understands the community in which we work.
Governance
Bathurst Family Support Service Inc. is an Incorporated Association under the NSW Associations Incorporation Act. Members of the Association constitute the Management Committee that governs the organisation.
The Management Committee is responsible for the monitoring, control and legal compliance of the organisation, as well as the vision, direction-setting and provision of leadership. The Management Committee’s responsibilities include contract compliance, financial compliance, policy, strategic planning and direction. The Management Committee is elected at each Annual General Meeting.
The Management Committee delegates day to day responsibilities to the service Manager, who is accountable to the Committee.
Members of BFSS Management Committee
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Kathleen Jones – Chairperson
Annette Meyers – Vice Chairperson
Cheryl Keogh – Treasurer
Amy Halpin – Secretary
Terisa Ashworth – Committee Member
Karen Edwards – Committee Member
Shona Kennedy - Committe Member
Meet The Team
Annarelle Channing
Service Manager
Rachael Norton
Child and Family Specialist
Caseworker
Aprille Griffin
Child and Family Caseworker
Alice Kelly
Child and Family Specialist Caseworker
Bathurst Family Support Service employs people with skills that are informed by industry qualifications and current professional development.
Claire O'Brien
Child and Family Specialist
Caseworker
Kristy Wallace
Child and Family Caseworker