Location: Mount Sheridan My roots I am from Kenya, Eastern part of Africa. I left Kenya in 2008...
My South Side Story: Paula Castle
I feel blessed to say that I live in Gordonvale with my amazing family. I emigrated from England...
My South Side Story: Kumi
We used to live in the Parramatta Park area. When we were looking at purchasing a house we...
My South Side Story: Azariah’s Homeschooling Story
My name is Azariah Uelese I am 9 years old. I am of Samoan heritage and my parents and I moved up...
My South Side Story: Sarah Leavers
I’m Sarah, I’m originally from New Zealand and my husband Dylan is from Victoria. In 2007 a friend...
My South Side Story: Aquilar Luki
I was born on a small Polynesian island in the Pacific close to the Cook Islands, Tonga and Samoa....
My South Side Story: Maria Holt
I'm a born & bred South Cairns local having grown up in Bayview Heights and I have fond...
My South Side Story: Sandra Charlton
Gordonvale is my hometown, it's where I was born and educated. My father was the local dentist and...
Food Bank renamed to Food Pantry
As of 1st July 2021 Food Bank here at Hambledon House Community Centre will be know as Food...
My South Side Story: Mike Friganiotis
In 2003, I returned to Australia, after having spent 10 years working in Dubai, United Arab...
My South Side Story: Sophia Kawane
My name is Sophia Kawane and I’m currently 11 years old. I was born on Thursday Island, a tiny...
Community Partners
Confirmed free programs
South Side Story: Men’s Sheds
There are over 1000 Men’s Sheds in Australia. We are fortunate enough to have two of them on the...
My South Side Story: Joel Prior
Growing up in Far North Queensland, the Southside of Cairns was not such a foreign place to settle...
My South Side Story: Fran Lindsay
The Ellacott family arrived in Edmonton from Gordonvale in 1952. Ernie and Jean and their four...
My South Side Story: Rob Pyne
I was born in Gordonvale and grew up in Edmonton. Edmonton was just a small country town. It was...
My South Side Story: Tanya Johnson
I have been living in Edmonton now for 20 years. I moved into my house in 2001. When I moved...
My South Side Story: Cassy Bishop
Cassy Bishop I am Cairns born and bred but I grew up in mainly Manoora for the first 13...
My South Side Story: Niyasz R Ibrahim
After many a long winter down in Melbourne where I had settled into the Aussie way of life I was...
My South Side Story: Myra Jensen
We had holidayed in the Cairns area previously and enjoyed very much the relaxed atmosphere. Stan...
Food Pantry
Food Pantry available daily from 9.00am to 4.00pm Monday to Friday. Call 40372874 or just come on...
Open Day
Thank you to all who came to the Hambledon House Community Centre Open Day. Thank you to the...
Collaborative Working Clusters
The Collaborative Working Clusters are Modelled on the Social Determinants of Health • Health and...
Community In Action
Meet Aquilar, a local on the Cairns south-side, who is passionate about education and seeing youth...