CareWays Community

CareWays Community CareWays has been offering Aged Care In-home Services and Community Support to Illawarra residents for more than 35 years. Full details on our Website.

CareWays has proudly delivered community support in the Illawarra for over 30 years, including:

AGED CARE IN HOME SUPPORT: supporting people to stay in their own home through services such as Personal Care, Domestic Assistance, Social Support, Respite Care and Meals on Wheels. COMMUNITY SERVICES – providing people of the Illawarra with support and early intervention programs. Including Youth Drop In programs, Food Support, Social Groups such as Craft, Patchwork, Painting and Computer Skills for Seniors and Events. VENUE HIRE: Room hire at Horsley Community Centre and Koonawarra Community Centres.

The social media 'delay' will come into effect from 10th of December. It is important that parents/carers as well as you...
10/11/2025

The social media 'delay' will come into effect from 10th of December. It is important that parents/carers as well as young people understand the changes and what they mean.
eSafety Commissioner is a great resource to understand the delay and what it means for those under 16.
Our Community Support Team are across the changes, so please reach out if you or your family need support at this time.

We are looking for an expert in CHSP, is this you? Or do you know someone who has worked in the Aged Care industry who h...
05/11/2025

We are looking for an expert in CHSP, is this you? Or do you know someone who has worked in the Aged Care industry who has experience in CHSP? If so, see below on how to apply or call the HR Manager on 4262 1918 to find out more!

Seeking an experienced CHSP Care Partner to join our team in Dapto, in a part-time capacity, apply today!

Our Children's Week celebration was a massive success! We had so much fun with the community and meeting so many new peo...
24/10/2025

Our Children's Week celebration was a massive success! We had so much fun with the community and meeting so many new people. Thank you to everyone who attended. A MASSIVE thank you to the organisations who supported the event:
Raeleen's Fancy Faces - 3D Face Painting Balloons & more Sydney-Wollongong
Necessity Kids
Wollongong Botanic Garden
Karitane
Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District Early Years Team facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085951300091
Embers Roboticsfacebook.com/profile.php?id=61574796429672

Children's Week event on TODAY! Come down to Koonawarra Community Centre between 9:30am-11:30am for a fun filled morning...
22/10/2025

Children's Week event on TODAY!
Come down to Koonawarra Community Centre between 9:30am-11:30am for a fun filled morning.

*THURSDAY CHANGES*Due to our Children's Week event at Koonawarra Community Centre on Thursday 23rd October, we have had ...
21/10/2025

*THURSDAY CHANGES*

Due to our Children's Week event at Koonawarra Community Centre on Thursday 23rd October, we have had to cancel our Horsley Playgroup. We'll be back next Thursday 30th October.

Free Children's Week event starts at 9:30am - 11:30am, with free face painting, robotics and stalls for those aged 0-5 to enjoy with their carers!

On this Friday!
21/10/2025

On this Friday!

Free Smart Technology session as a part of Get Online Week!
Drop in and learn something new in our Community Room inside the Dapto Ribbonwood Centre.
Thanks to for funding this activity!

Brendan and the team have been doing great work with Hayes Park this year. Brendan was able to share a morning with pare...
17/10/2025

Brendan and the team have been doing great work with Hayes Park this year. Brendan was able to share a morning with parents and carers at the school!

With school beginning for Term 4, this also means the return of our playgroups and youth drop in programs! Our Community...
13/10/2025

With school beginning for Term 4, this also means the return of our playgroups and youth drop in programs!
Our Community Support Team are looking forward to catching up with everyone after the break.

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93-109 Princes Highway, Dapto
Wollongong, NSW
2530

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

1300 307 902

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CareWays Community is a not for profit organisation supporting people in the local community

HOW WE DO THIS

We work towards a connected, caring and supportive community by providing: IN HOME SUPPORT: supports people in the community through programs including Meals on Wheels, Personal Care, Domestic Assistance, Social Support and Respite Care. YOUTH SERVICES – providing young people of Dapto, Horsley, Koonawarra and Thirroul access to support, early intervention and mentoring. The service also provides a drop in service, Breakfast program, Holiday Activities, Events and Excursions. NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRES: Dapto & Thirroul Neighbourhood Centres providing community support services that connects people to information and services that promote community capacity building, increased resilience and improved safety in the community. COMMUNITY SENSORY ROOM - run at the Horsley Community Centre, open to the general public - see www.careways.org.au for full details. ASSISTED SCHOOL TRANSPORT – the program provides students who have a disability, transport assistance under the Assisted School Travel Program. COMMUNITY CENTRES: Horsley Community Centre & Koonawarra Community Centre: CareWays manages the centres, including hiring of rooms to the community.