News & Events
Ladies Leisurely Lunge Café
For ladies of all ages, Somerville is organising an opportunity to work towards health goals in a social group while connecting with friends and the community. Ladies Leisurely Lunge Café will be a two hour session that includes a one hour casual walk along one of Darwin’s picturesque walking trails followed by a relaxing drink…
Sandra Nelson Member for Katherine visits Somerville
We were pleased to host the Member for Katherine and Assistant Minister for the Prevention of Family violence & Women’s Policy, Sandra Nelson, for morning tea on 12 April. Our Disability Services & Family and Financial Services teams met with Assistant Minister Nelson to discuss the work they do supporting our community in Katherine.
2017 Northern Territory Young Achiever Awards winners announced
As proud sponsors of the Northern Territory Young Achiever Somerville Community Service Award, we are very pleased to announce this year’s winner, Aditi Srinivas. Aditi, 28, is a proud advocate for marginalised groups in the Territory. She is co-founder of the volunteer organisation WHAT RU4 NT?, a group dedicated to reforming NT law, and is a passionate…
Youth Week: Game On Katherine!
Mario, Yoshi and around 70 young people, parents and service providers gathered in Katherine on friday to kick off Youth Week 2017 with the second annual Somerville Gaming Comp. The Godinyayin Yirard River Arts and Cultural Centre hosted the four-round tournament over two huge screens, giving up to four players at a time in a…
Somerville International Women’s Day High Tea – a celebration of women
As part of 2017 International Women’s Day, with the theme #BeBoldForChange, Somerville hosted a high tea for over 200 Territorians at the Darwin Convention Centre. The afternoon was a joyful celebration of women’s achievements and contributions and the progress towards equality for women. Thank you to the individuals and businesses who supported the event and…
New financial literacy resource from ASIC’s Money Smart
Check out “Knowing, Growing, Showing” – a new financial literacy resource for teachers to help teachers engage students in consumer and financial literacy. The three-stage resource covers: Knowing – what is moneyGrowing – money, you and communityShowing – money and enterprise Published last week by ASIC on National Close the Gap Day, ‘Knowing, Growing, Sharing’…
Gray Community Garden
Somerville staff recently joined the Members of the Gray Community Garden for their monthly Working Bee. Many weeds were pulled, mulch laid and friendships made. The garden is full of great produce for you to see and enjoy such as sweet potato and barbados cherries, which are loaded with vitamin A and Vitamin C! All…
Somerville High Tea, celebrating International Women’s Day
Somerville High Tea, celebrating International Women’s Day International Women’s Day is a day to celebrate the achievements and contributions of women. This year Somerville is organising a high tea with an Enchanted Garden Theme. You can enjoy a morning of entertainment including singing, dancing, fashion parade and more. Also a gift for each guest… #BeBoldForChange…
Thank You
Thank you for helping us to make a positive difference to hundreds of people over the festive period. Thanks to the many generous donations of food and gifts from individuals, schools, businesses, corporations and government, we were able give presents to 380 children and over 200 hampers to local families, elderly people and people staying…
Introducing the National Debt Helpline
From today, the free 1800 007 007 telephone Financial Counselling Service will go by the new name of the National Debt Helpline. This new name comes with a new website which provides additional information and resources. The National Debt Helpline aims to help you manage your debts and get your finances back under control. For those…
Support the Somerville Christmas Hamper Appeal
Help us make a difference this Christmas! The Somerville Christmas Appeal, supported by 105.7 ABC Darwin, is kicking off and looking for donations of non-perishable food. Each year, our workers create hundreds of Christmas Hampers, which are delivered to families and individuals in need across the Top End. You can make a donation…
Lin Mu awarded the 2017 Margaret Somerville Award
Congratulations to LIN MU (centre) who was recently awarded the 2017 Margaret Somerville Award. This award was established in 2015 to recognise exemplary service to Somerville. Lin joined Somerville’s Finance team in 2011 and her dedication to her role is to be commended. She is always the first to volunteer outside of her normal duties…
Somerville takes GOLD for the second year in a row
Somerville takes GOLD two years in a row! We are proud to announce that our 2016 Annual Report was awarded Gold at the 2017 Australasian Reporting Awards (ARA). Our 2015 Annual Report also won Gold so we’re hopeful for three years in a row! The ARA Awards encourage effective communication of financial and business information.…
Service awards for Somerville
Some of our staff were acknowledged for their length of service to Somerville at a recent presentation ceremony. Thank you for your dedication to your roles and for providing excellence service to our clients.
Express Yourself through Art
Over the school holidays, Somerville is hosting art sessions including painting, mosaic, sculpting and graffiti.
