How You Can Help

There’s always something happening in Sarsfield, and many ways to get involved, big and small. Here are just a few areas where you might lend a hand:

• Event Planning and Setup: Help us organise and set up our next community gathering.

• Gardening and Beautification: Have a green thumb? Assist with gardening efforts to keep our public spaces beautiful.

• Facility Maintenance: Handy with tools? We could use help with small repairs and upkeep of community facilities.

• Toilet Roster See below! Please contact Helen Wilson, 0417 720 408 or Cathy Mclellan 0488 051 936 to volunteer.

• Your Ideas Welcome: Have an idea for a project or activity? We’re all ears! Let us know what you're passionate about.

How to Get Involved

Getting involved is simple and flexible. Here’s how you can start making a difference in our community:

Express Your Interest:

Get in contact with us

• Fill Out a Form: Use our quick online form to register your interest. You’ll find the form below.

• Email Us: Send an email to support@sarsfield.com.au with your interests, skills, or any project ideas you have.

• Talk to Us Directly: Come chat with us at one of our community events, like the Friday Night Feeds, to discuss how you can contribute.

Flexible Participation:

Tell us how much time you can commit and how you'd like to help. Whether it's a one-time task or an ongoing project, we value any contribution, no matter the size.

Stay Informed:

We'll keep you updated on opportunities that match your interests through email and our community noticeboard. Be the first to know about new initiatives and see how your contributions are making an impact.

Toilet and General care - Join the roster!

Background

Our Sarsfield Recreation Reserve and Hall is located on Crown Land managed by DEECA (Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action). The EGSC (East Gippsland Shire Council) has no responsibility for and is not involved in the facility's ongoing management or maintenance, so our community is responsible for maintaining these facilities.

Current Situation

- For the past 4+ years, toilet cleaning has been funded through Bushfire recovery funds .This funding has now ceased. To ease the load on volunteers the Men's and Ladies' toilets are currently locked between big events.

- One unisex toilet remains open for use between events

 Volunteer Maintenance Program

Community volunteers are now maintaining these facilities and we are always looking for more helpers to go on the Roster so the lad is easier for everyone. We are seeking community volunteers to assist with the following tasks:

 Areas Requiring Maintenance

1. Toilet facilities ( usually just the Unisex toilet)

2. BBQ area ( Clean BBQ and blow leaves off)

3. Veranda (leaf removal)

4. Playground mulch monitoring

Schedule

- Primary cleaning: Weekly thorough clean

- Additional maintenance: Brief touch-ups between scheduled cleans, check to make sure it’s all OK.

There is a checklist and we would show you what needs doing. If a glitch happens in your month we have backup available.

 Get Involved

It seems to work well if 1 person ( or a couple) take responsibility for a calendar month, so this is how the roster is working currently, we have people covering 6 months . If there’s more people involved you would only be committing to help 1 month in 6 (or hopefully 12?)

Any help is appreciated..

Please contact Helen Wilson, 0417 720 408 or Cathy Mclellan 0488 051 936 to volunteer.

email contact@sarsfield.com.au or secretary@sarsfield.com.au

Let's Make a Difference!

We believe that everyone has something unique to offer, and when we come together, the possibilities are endless. Whether you're helping out with a one-time task or want to lead a new initiative, your involvement is crucial to our community's success.

If you have any questions, want more details, or just wish to chat about how you can contribute, please don’t hesitate to contact us at contact@sarsfield.com.