The Encounter Community Centre is based in the Victor Harbor area. For the past 49 years we have been providing services to those living with a disability.

Since moving to our current site in 2003 we have not only continued our services for those living with a disability but have also expanded our operations.

We are known for our Wooden Toy Factory, where volunteers come together to make high quality, locally crafted wooden toys. We also have a volunteer run Community Plant Nursery and Garden and it doesn't stop there, we also offer our local community a range of classes such as English as a Second Language, Adult Literacy, Computing, Pottery, and the list goes on.

Our mission is to provide a place where our community can come together to create, learn, and grow.  We see over 300 people come through our doors and engage with our services weekly.

Vision Statement

To engage in a wide variety of Enterprises/Crafts/Community based activities, to provide positive outcomes, Training, preventable ill health strategies and Quality of Life for a healthier and more connected Community.

Objectives

The objectives of the Association (having been established for the community for the Southern Fleurieu) are:

• To engage in activities related to providing therapeutic activity and occupation, giving purposeful motivation to people with physical, intellectual and/or psychiatric disability, and/to other people, in an activity centre with both indoor and outdoor projects.

• To provide constructive activities for the senior members of the community. To carry out such income producing and promotional activities as shall provide financial and other assistance for the fulfilment of the within mentioned objectives.

• To do anything conducive to achieving these objectives.