A massive thank you to Knitting for Brisbanes Needy, Queensland, Australia and St Peters Lutheran College, Indooropilly for their donation of blankets, throw blankets, kids jumpers, kids beanies and an assortment of other items. We are so grateful for your kindness and know these items will go to many in need.

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We have updated our Welfare Agency Referral List for those who may be needing a little extra support and emergency relief.

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Caboolture Community Care would like to say a big happy birthday to Julie! ???

Our organisation is what it is because of all your years of hard work and dedication so thank you for all that you do ??

We hope you have an amazing day!

Today is the first day of our weekly budget recipes!! ??

Today we will be starting with Crispy Smashed Potatos!!

12 – 14 small to medium potatoes
1 tablespoon of Salt
1 tablespoon of Olive Oil
1-2 tablespoons of melted butter
1/4 tablespoon of salt (for sprinkling)
1/4 tablespoon black/white pepper
Finely chopped parsley (optional garnish)

Cooking instructions.

1. Bring a pot of water to the boil. Add 1 tablespoon of salt. Cook whole potatoes until soft (small ones should take 20 – 25 minutes, medium ones may take up to 30 minutes). Alternatively steam them in the microwave (just make sure to pierce the skin and cook at two minute intervals until soft)

2. Preheat oven to 100/150 degrees C .

3. Steam dry potatoes – drain to potatoes and let them dry in the colander for 5 minutes or so.

4. SMASH – place potatoes on a flat oven tray then use a large fork or a potato masher to squish them making sure to keep them in one piece.

Thin potatoes = crispy
Thicker potatoes = fluffier inside
More nubbly potatoes = Better crunch

5. Steam dry again – leave on the tray to steam dry for 5 minutes or so (this makes them crispier)

6. Drizzle – drizzle with butter, then olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper

7. Bake – bake for 45 minutes (small potaotes) to 55 minutes (medium potatoes) or until deep golden and crispy DO NOT FLIP

8. Serve hot, sprinkled with parsley if desired

We have noticed one of the biggest problems within our community is homelesness.

Caboolture Community Care is currently putting together a list of homelessness organisations and outreach centres within the community all the way to Brisbane that may be useful and help our clients and those within the community

Please bare with us whilst we put this list together as it is a lot of research and a little time consuming. We want to gather as much information as we can to better help those in the community, so it may take us a week or two to get the list together.

Please also feel free to message or comment any links or organisations you think might be helpful for us to contact and reach out to.

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Do you ever feel down, overwhelmed or that you have no-one to talk to? Do you feel as though no-one listens and that you are all alone with your thoughts and feelings?

Sometimes things just catch up to us and we need someone to talk to, or you feel it isn’t within your budget to seek out help and speak to someone.

Caboolture Community Care Counselling Service can help. Our dedicated counsellor focuses on his client’s needs, desires and emotions to help encourage them to move in the direction they choose.

Our counsellor is available Monday- Friday by appointment from 9am – 2pm and all it costs is a gold coin donation.

If you would like to give us a call and test the waters to see how you feel please reach out to us by calling 07 5495 2933

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