Nanna's Touch Community Connections Lithgow Inc.
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Hello and welcome to Nanna's Touch Community Connections Lithgow Inc.
We welcome everyone to attend our supports and services - held at our venue - 5 Albert St Lithgow
Nanna’s Touch was created in 2013 as a support group for disability assistance and has now become a compassionate Support Hub of kindness and hope.
We became an Incorporation - December 2022, and a Charity - Feb 2025.
We have an amazing team of volunteers helping with our vision, supporting anyone within our community needing assistance in either a one-on-one, or group settings.
Our aim - to aid in community connection, mental health wellbeing, minimising loneliness & isolation, and food insecurity.
By providing our time, skills, experiences, and friendships to make life a little easier for anyone doing it tough.
Being able to share our own personal life experiences in these areas has made the connections much more comforting.
Our group programs, and supports run 4 days a week (Tuesday to Friday) at our venue - 5 Albert St Lithgow. NSW.
Nanna's Creative Crafts
held every Tuesday 10am to 2pm
sharing sewing & craft skills of all styles
beginner to advanced experience welcome
includes lunch
cost of $5
Disability Support Conversation
available every Wednesday 10am to 12pm
no bookings required - free service.
provides individual planning, specific outcomes, and connections to services and supports, that best suit our client’s needs. NDIS support. -
While many struggle to access local services, we can still provide a means of support.
Our annual Accessible Lifestyle Expo – focuses on bringing all our local service providers together, allowing our community members easy access to chat and find out who may best suit their personal needs.
Wellbeing Social Connection group
held every Thursday 10am to 2pm
Providing social connections and support programs through assorted activities, art sessions, and games, outings, guest speakers from different areas of the community to share their service information, and more, everyone welcome
includes lunch
cost of $5
Nanna's Touch made the bold move into the Food Insecurity sector in mid 2023.
Seeing it as being a great need to many local families and individuals struggling to make ends meet.
Our focus being a connection point to support our community’s most vulnerable, while also focusing on the mental health wellbeing and social aspects, we can help assist in alleviating some stressors for our community.
Nanna's Community Kitchen
available each Wednesday
$5 for a 2-course meal -
we provide around 100 x 2-course meals per week
with the option of pickup @ 3.30pm,
sit-down @5pm, or delivery,
providing social inclusion and supports.
We are very lucky to partner with a few different services and organisations to assist in the outcomes for our soup kitchen and hampers. Receiving food rescue donation support from Aldi, Coles, Woolworths, Lithgow stores, and Winmalee Neighbourhood Centre.
Dave's Healthy Hampers
available every Friday at 12pm
$5 per hamper
providing over 60 hampers per week, for families and individuals needing support.
weekly hampers include fresh fruit/veges, breads/ pastries, as well as meat products, and non-perishables.
we also have available other hampers - such as - hygiene packs, cleaning packs, food staples, etc.
Xmas Gift and Xmas Hamper Projects
Special programs supporting local families in need.
Last year, 2024, we provided over 150 Xmas gifts,
over 120 families with Xmas Food Hampers
over 45 families with Snack Hamper Packs
Through fundraising options, assisted by -
LJ Hooker Real Estate - gift appeal
A Reader's Heaven - book donations
and personal donations
We provide regular workshops and seminars to support our community, with a focus on positive social well-being connections, Mental Health understanding, Suicide Awareness, Disability assistance (including NDIS), and more
Our Education Programs include -
Seasons for Growth and Storm Birds
Mental Health First Aid and Suicide Prevention and awareness workshops
Disability Support programs
Additional and External Programs available under our banner now include -
Art Group on Saturday and Wet Media Art
held at Lithgow Library / 5 Albert St - Focusing on wellbeing through art.
LithGrow Community Garden
held in the PCYC Grounds every Sunday
sharing gardening skills with the focus on social connection and inclusion
Walk’n’Talk for Life
held at the Blast Furnace Park - 1st Saturday each month -
is based around Suicide awareness through understanding & support. -with Leanne + additional volunteers
Suicide Awareness Let’s Talk Lithgow
is a Community group supporting education to increase suicide prevention and mental health support
Nanna's Touch Community Connections Lithgow Inc.
For further information and details please feel free to connect to our Facebook page where we share all our services, programs, activities, and more.
(click onto the Facebook icon on the left)
Nanna's Touch Community Connections is a local charity supporting Lithgow LGA with Food Insecurity, Disability, Mental Health, and Social Connection support and assistance.
We have provided this survey, asking you to let us know what you and your family need, so we can better support you, and to help connect you with other services you may need.
Many Thanks - Sue
Donations and Other Assistance
Relying on donations and grants to keep our programs running, we have been blown away with the extent of support we have received from all areas of our community, from individuals and organisations etc.
we would like to acknowledge –
Seventh Day Adventist Church - for the venue
Energy Australia
Winmalee Neighbourhood Centre
NSW Club Grants - Lithgow Workies and Club Lithgow
Federal and State Government Grants
Lithgow City Council
Rydal Village Association
LJ Hooker Lithgow
- 2LT/Move FM - Lithgow Mercury - The Village Voice -
- and many more -
Acknowledging also - the many private donations and contributions and in-kind support we have received
anyone wishing to donate we can provide a DGR (tax deductible receipt)
As you can see, we are definitely keeping ourselves busy, while continually
fine-tuning areas of assistance to maintain an all-round whole-of-community support network
It isn't just about Awareness, it's - Understanding - Accepting - Supporting - and providing an Inclusive space for everyone.
Please feel free to contact us, ask for support & information, or share your story and knowledge, connecting in any way can help others know - "you're not alone".thanking you - Happiness and Calm to all xxxx
As full-time carer for my autistic grandchild, I was very aware of the various issues and struggles constantly faced while working to transition our children/teens/adults through each life stage.With that understanding, it became my driving force to promote the benefits gained when we target their 'abilities', rather than always focusing on their disabilities.
By embracing the benefits of diversity within our community, we can all work together building connections for supports and services required to help our important members progress through each life-level and milestone to achieve their personal goals.
I established 'Nanna's Touch' in 2013, as a community-based support network to provide a personal and social outlet for locals, and their families, with a disability, mental health concerns, disadvantaged, to help connect with all sectors of our community.Based on helping to close the gap on segregation, contributing to inclusion & acceptance, while focusing on sharing knowledge, teaching life skills, creative arts, socialising, confidence building, and access to a support network when needed.
Sue Murdoch
By embracing the benefits of diversity within our community, we can all work together building connections for supports and services required to help our important members progress through each life-level and milestone to achieve their personal goals.
I established 'Nanna's Touch' in 2013, as a community-based support network to provide a personal and social outlet for locals, and their families, with a disability, mental health concerns, disadvantaged, to help connect with all sectors of our community.Based on helping to close the gap on segregation, contributing to inclusion & acceptance, while focusing on sharing knowledge, teaching life skills, creative arts, socialising, confidence building, and access to a support network when needed.
Sue Murdoch
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