In the Beginning....

A vision, an idea, a dream....

The Tom Quinn Community Centre was established
as a direct response to the shortfall in services for the
disadvantaged and marginalized of our community.

Our Mission:

"Save souls, grow saints and serve

suffering humanity" 

Through tremendous community support a 
derelict, neglected site has been
transformed into a wonderful, friendly
and safe environment for people
to learn new skills, access emotional
support and enjoy the company of others.

STYLING high fashion and taking it to the catwalk might not be something you associate with work preparation programs, but adding a big dash of fun is part of the approach to training at the Salvation Army’s Tom Quinn Community Centre in Bundaberg.

Corey McIntyre was just one of the young adults from the centre’s Get Set For Work, Young Mates and Community Youth groups who pooled their skills to deliver a fashion show with a difference.

The difference? All the outfits came from the Salvation Army’s own family store in Tantitha Street and were modified into fashion by the youngsters.

From humble beginnings...

To an oasis in the middle of Bundaberg

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The Tom Quinn Centre at Bundaberg aims to help with a range of needs in the local community. The Tom Quinn centre is a safe, alcohol and drug free place or ‘home’ where you can meet with others and learn new skills, enjoy recreational activities, and gain emotional support.

Financial counselling

Financial counselling for clients who have been receiving assistance for some time through its welfare area, and are in need of legal or budgetary help to get them to a stable level.

• Numerary, literacy and computing programs.
• Assistance to access necessary support programs eg Centrelink, Government Departments.
• Subsidised lunches for participants
• Other Employment, Work Experience and Community Workshop Programs:
• Furniture and bicycle restoration
• Landscaping
• Computer operations
• Nursery – seedling production
• Skilling Queensland program for identifying mature age people who are looking to get back into the workforce
• Get Set for Work program that we’ve got, targeting youth disengaged from education.
• Work for the Dole
• Post Work for the dole Volunteer to train TAFE accredited volunteer literacy and numeracy tutors.
• Accredited trainig in Retail, IT, Hospitality, Horticulture, Assest maintance, training and assessment.

Work Experience

The Tom Quinn Community Centre and the Salvation Army have recognized and experienced staff who have a history of managing community based programs and working with unemployed people.  This includes managing a variety of employment and training programsfunded by both state and Federal Govenment

Participants are provided with comprehensive training in furniture and bicycle restoration, hospitality training and horticulture, as well as other personal development training. This includes time management, communication and team building, retail and timber recycling.

Contact Us

Address: 
8 Killer Street
Bundaberg QLD 4670

Postal Address:
PO Box 155
Bundaberg QLD 4670

Phone: (07) 4153 3557
Fax:     (07) 4151 1746

Email: tqcc@westnet.com.au