Community Service Centres (CSCs) Community Services Region Coverage Community Service Centres The Region covers four areas: Hunter & Central Coast Region The Hunter Central Coast is a diverse region • Newcastle/Lake Macquarie, incorporating metropolitan, regional and rural • Lower Hunter, areas. • Upper Hunter and • the Central Coast. There are 11 Community Service Centres (CSCs) in the region: • Cessnock • Charlestown • Edgeworth • Gosford • Lakes • Maitland • Mayfield • Muswellbrook • Peninsula • Raymond Terrace • Wyong. Metro Central Region The region covers four areas: Metro Central is a culturally diverse region whose • Northern Sydney focus is on expanding strong interagency • Southern Sydney partnerships and understandings. • South East Sydney and • the Inner West. Metro Central has eight Community Service Centres (CSCs): • Burwood • Central Sydney • Chatswood • East Sydney • Epping • Lakemba • St George • Sutherland Metro South West Region The region covers the areas of: The Metro South West region is characterised by • Bankstown, a diverse range of multicultural communities, • Bowral, making it a dynamic and vibrant region. • Campbelltown, • Fairfield, • Ingleburn and • Liverpool. There are six Community Service Centres (CSCs) in the region: • Bankstown • Bowral • Campbelltown • Fairfield • Ingleburn • Liverpool Updated: 7.11.12 1 Metro West Region The region covers the Western metropolitan areas from Hawkesbury in the south of the region, to Auburn and Katoomba in the West. The region covers the areas of: • Nepean, • Cumberland, • Blacktown and • Baulkham Hills. There are nine Community Service Centres (CSCs) in the region: • Auburn • Blacktown • Hawkesbury • Katoomba • Lithgow • Mt Druitt • Parramatta • Penrith • St Marys Northern Region The Region covers three areas: Northern Region is solution-focused in the • Far North Coast, interest of children and young people in OOHC, • Mid North Coast and their families and their communities. • New England. There are 14 Community Services Centres (CSCs) in the region: • Armidale • Ballina • Clarence Valley • Coffs Harbour • Glen Innes • Inverell • Kempsey • Lismore • Moree • Narrabri • Port Macquarie • Tamworth • Taree • Tweed Heads Southern Region The region covers six areas: The Southern Region is divided into two networks, • Illawarra, Illawarra and Southern Highlands, covering the • Shoalhaven, areas from the coast to the tablelands • Bega, • Batemans Bay, • Cooma and • Tablelands. There are 10 Community Service Centres (CSCs) in the region: • Batemans Bay • Bega • Cooma • Goulburn • Nowra • Queanbeyan Updated: 7.11.12 2 • • • • Western Region The region covers the following networks: The Western region is geographically diverse and • Riverina/Murray, covers approximately 70 per cent of NSW, in • Central West and remote, rural and urban/rural settings. • Orana/Far West. The Region is driven to providing a child-centred out-of-home care sector, recognising where possible, children and young people should remain within their community to maintain culture, identity and a connection to the community. Updated: 7.11.12 Shellharbour Ulladulla Wollongong Yass There are 24 Community Services Centres (CSCs) in the region: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Albury Bathurst Bourke Brewarrina Broken Hill Cobar Condobolin Coonabarabran Coonamble Cootamundra Cowra Dareton Deniliquin Dubbo Griffith Leeton Mudgee Nyngan Orange Parkes Tumut Wagga Wagga Walgett Wilcannia 3