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Orana Far West

Barnardos Rural Services

Barnardos has initiated rural services for young isolated mothers located at Gilgandra and Wellington. These programs bring urgently needed parenting services to the bush.

Barnardos Orana Far West Location

The centre opened in July 2000 with youth programs covering the Mudgee, Rylstone, Coolah, Wellington, Gilgandra and Narromine Shires. In 2001 the Centre expanded to include Family Support programs in Wellington and Gilgandra Shires and accreditation to the DoCS Alternative Dispute Resolution panel for the area.

Program projects include a young mothers group, self esteem workshops, a No More Drugs program, protective behaviours workshops for adolescents in High Schools and interagency co-ordination.

Services available here include:

• Adolescent Support
• Reconnect Cobar
• Reconnect Mudgee
• Reconnect Nyngan
• Reconnect Warren 
• Reconnect Wellington
• Family Support
• Families First Wellington
• Families First Gilgandra

Interested in becoming a foster carer in the Mudgee and surrounding areas?

Contact Details

Barnardos Mudgee Centre
119 Church St
MUDGEE NSW 2850

Tel: 02 6372 1622
1800 637 210 - Free Call
Fax: 02 6372 1633