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Northern Rivers Housing Forum - May 19 BallinaThe next Northern Rivers Housing Forum will be held on 19 May 2010, 9am - 3.30pm at the Richmond Room, 5 Regatta Avenue Ballina. These are interesting times with affordable housing and homelessness featuring prominently on national, state and regional agendas and much is happening to address these issues. If you would like to find out more about what is happening in housing in the Northern Rivers please come along to the forum. As well as guest speakers on topical issues, there will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions and network with other service providers. The event is free of charge, but you must register your attendance by contacting Kate on 6620 1820 or email info@nrsdc.org.au, by 10 May for catering purposes. You will find a draft agenda below. Read more...
The 6th National Homelessness ConferenceMany Ways Home: Towards Ending Homelessness by 2020 will be held 1-3 Septemer at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. Registrations are now open.Read more...
Communities in Control Conference Communities in Control is Australia's biggest and best annual gathering of community sector workers, volunteers and supporters - each year bringing together a stellar list of speakers and 1500 people who work in or care about community to listen, debate, network, exchange strategies, and recharge. This year the Communities in Control Conference will be held 31 May - 1 June in Melbourne.Read more...
2010 International Nonprofit & Social Marketing ConferenceThe 2010 International Nonprofit and Social Marketing Conference (INSM), which is jointly hosted by Queensland University of Technology and Griffith University and will be held in Brisbane, Australia on 15-17 July 2010 in Brisbane. Read more...
Mens Health Week - Grafton Event 'Time for a Grease and Oil Change', a Mens Health Week event, will be held at South Grafton Ex Servicemens Club on 17 June, 10am to 3pm. Come along and listen to a range of speakers from the local area talking about men’s health issues such as cardiovascular health, prostate health, issues around grief & loss, diabetes prevention & management, staying engaged within the community, healthy ageing of the brain, mental health & depression. Read more...
Budget is Time to give Australians Looking for Work a HandACOSS is urging the Federal Government to tackle growing disadvantage among unemployed Australians by setting up a program of paid work experience and by lifting unemployment payments for singles by $45 per week.Read more...
Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPA Act) Staff from the Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) are liaising with stakeholders to raise awareness about the upcoming right to information reforms. OIC is providing advice and examples for agencies to follow when preparing to make open access information available to the public.Read more...
ACOSS Call on Henry to Overhaul Income Support and Introduce One Payment Rate ACOSS is calling for the introduction of a single base payment rate for all people of working age on income support to fix problems in the current system where some people are paid $120 per week less than others. Read more...
Australian Reconciliation Barometer The Australain Reconciliation Barometer is a national study that measures the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians and explores how we see each other and other reconciliation issues. You are invited to participate in a survey to have your say in 2010.Read more...
SACS News The latest edition of SACS News is available to download here. Read more...
CPA Financial Management Guides for Not for Profitts CPA Australia has recently updated its two of its financial management guides. These resources are written and maintained by CPA Australia for use by not for profit organisations. See below to download a pdf copy. Read more...
SCU Seeks Pregnant Women to Help Educate the Midwives of the Future Southern Cross University is seeking women from the Gold Coast to Port Macquarie to link with Bachelor of Midwifery students, who will accompany them through their pregnancy and birth. Midwifery students based at the University's Lakeside campus in Tweed Heads are currently being matched with women who have been pregnant for 35 weeks or less to learn with in a supportive role at antenatal and postnatal appointments, as well as at the labour and birth if the woman permits. Read more...
Opportunity to Promote your Service to Aboriginal People through Sporting Club The Northern United Rugby League Football Club's promotional officer can assist community based, Government funded agencies to promote health, aged, disability and community social care services directly to the Northern Rivers Aboriginal population through exposure in our club’s information marquee. A one-off exposure and display fee will apply for the club to disseminate regional organisations service brochures, pamphlets or other promotional material. Read more...
Kookaburra Awards Our Community and Westpac are undertaking a search to find Australia’s Kookaburras – the loud and proud stirrers – the community groups, the people and the projects that changed our communities for the better. Nominations close 12 May 2010. Read more...
Sector Survey for Social Policy Research Centre The Social Policy Research Centre at the University of New South Wales invites you to participate in research about non-government community service organisations in NSW. The study has been commissioned by NSW Ageing, Disability and Home Care and NSW Industrial Relations, on behalf of the NSW government. Please complete the survey before Wednesday 5th May 2010. Read more...
Section 356 Donations for Byron Shire Byron Shire Council encourages community organisations to submit applications for assistance as part of the 2010/11 Management Plan process. Applications close 7 May 2010. Read more...
Good Governance Program: Regional Forums for CEOs or Senior Managers and Voluntary Board or Management Committee MembersNational Disability Services (NDS) NSW has organised a statewide program of Good Governance regional forums for CEO’S or senior managers, and voluntary board or management committee members of all ADHC funded organisations. Forums will be held on the following topics: Governance (and legal issues), financial management (sessions on pre and post end of financial year), business planning and strategy, and quality and performance management.Read more...
Keep them Safe Registrations are now open for Keep Them Safe training on the North Coast. If you are registering places for your staff, please keep in mind that our aim is to have this training reach as many NGO services across NSW as possible. Training will be held in Lismore on Monday 10 May and in Coffs Harbour Monday 17 May, 2010. Read more...
TAA40104 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment - Free Training for Indigenous People This certificate course run by Alstonville Ballina Community College, has been specifically designed (and funded) to provide skills for Indigenous Australians to empower others through skills transference and vocational training delivery. The course begins 13 May 2010 with students attending two days a week for seven weeks. Read more...
So You've Made it to Manager - How to Survive and ThriveThis one day seminar, run by Pathways Australia, aims to provide community sector managers with the skills, knowledge, tips and techniques they need to manage effectively and confidently. It will be held in Brisbane on 19 May 2010.Read more...Child Protection Dynamics Training in Ballina All Community Services funded NGOs are invited to attend Child Protection Dynamics Training will be held in Ballina over three days 26-28 May 2010, from 9.00am to 4.30pm. Prerequisite to Training: You must have completed the Identifying & Responding to Risk of Harm training prior to attending this training. This training does not replace (Mandatory Reporting) Identifying & Responding to Children & Young People at Risk of Harm training. Read more...
Repartnering with Children - A One Day Workshop for Practitioners Stepfamilies Australia, are running a one day workshop for on 24 June 2010 on repartnerning with children. The workshop will be hosted by Interrelate in Lismore. Read more...Leading the Dementia Care Team - Residential & Community This course, being run by Aged and Community Services Association, reviews the essential knowledge and skills required for a practical approach to caring for clients with dementia. The residential element will be held on the North Coast on 29 June 2010 and the community element on 30 June 2010.Read more...Partners in Depression Are you a health or community professional who would be interested in being provided with free training in a program shown to be effective in supporting the partners, family members and friends of people with depression? Hunter Institute of Mental Health will provide free training in the Partners in Depression program to 400 health and community professionals across Australia. Training will be held in Coffs Harbour: 18 and 19 October, 2010. Read more...
Parents Not Partners Interrelate Lismore will be conducting two courses during May designed to help people develop skills to minimise conflict and shift the focus to their childrens' needs. Read more...
Parenting Heart 2 Heart Programs to be Held in Byron ShireFree parenting programs by C.A.R.E. will be running in Byron Bay and Mullumbimby during May-June. The programs are Parenting Heart 2Heart Part I and Parenting Heart 2 Heart Part II. Read more...
Online Employment Vacancies
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Housing Pathways From 27 April 2010, a new housing application system called Housing Pathways will make it easier for people applying for housing assistance from the NSW Government. Housing NSW together with 27 community housing providers and the Aboriginal Housing Office have set up a single housing application system called Housing Pathways. Housing Pathways - Q&As (56 kB)Read more... Information Sessions for Homelessness Action Plan - Early Intervention Case Management Support A new program of Early Intervention Case Management Support, is to be run by On Track as part of the Homelessness Action Plan (HAP). It will be available to families with accompanying children who are at risk of losing their tenancies. Information sessions about the new program will be held across the Northern Rivers, in Tweed, Lismore and Grafton during May. Read more... NSW Government Response to Inquiry into Homelessness and Low Cost Rental Accommodation If you would like to read the Response of the NSW Government to the report of The Standing Committee on Social Issues Inquiry into Homelessness and Low Cost Rental Accommodation, you can access it here. NSW Government Response to Inquiry into Homelessness & Low Cost Rental Accommodation (524.78 kB) Read more... Planning the Future of Not-for-Profit Housing Providers - Media Relase from Tanya Plibersek MP The Australian Government today released its discussion paper on the community housing sector, Regulation and Growth of the not-for-profit housing sector. The paper marks the start of a public consultation process about options for regulation and growth of not-for-profit housing providers in Australia, looking at ways that can better support and sustain this growing sector. Read more... NSW Health NGO Program Review NCOSS advises that the draft Recommendations Report on the NSW Health review of the Health NGO Grants Program has been finalised and is currently the subject of internal review by NSW Health. The report was released for limited consultation with stakeholders, including the NGO Review Reference Group at the end of 2009. Read more... NCOSS submission on A National Health and Hospitals Network for Australia's Future NCOSS made a submission to the NSW Government to inform the State’s response to the Commonwealth’s national health reform proposal, A National Health and Hospitals Network for Australia's Future. Read more... Housing Review Aims to Alleviate Price Pressures - Newspaper ArticleTHE federal and state governments are moving to ease the pressure on house prices by commissioning a review of factors curtailing the supply of new houses and artificially pushing up the demand for housing. Read more...
Housing Pathways From 27 April 2010, a new housing application system called Housing Pathways will make it easier for people applying for housing assistance from the NSW Government. Housing NSW together with 27 community housing providers and the Aboriginal Housing Office have set up a single housing application system called Housing Pathways. Housing Pathways - Q&As (56 kB)Read more...
Information Sessions for Homelessness Action Plan - Early Intervention Case Management Support A new program of Early Intervention Case Management Support, is to be run by On Track as part of the Homelessness Action Plan (HAP). It will be available to families with accompanying children who are at risk of losing their tenancies. Information sessions about the new program will be held across the Northern Rivers, in Tweed, Lismore and Grafton during May. Read more...
NSW Government Response to Inquiry into Homelessness and Low Cost Rental Accommodation If you would like to read the Response of the NSW Government to the report of The Standing Committee on Social Issues Inquiry into Homelessness and Low Cost Rental Accommodation, you can access it here. NSW Government Response to Inquiry into Homelessness & Low Cost Rental Accommodation (524.78 kB) Read more...
Planning the Future of Not-for-Profit Housing Providers - Media Relase from Tanya Plibersek MP The Australian Government today released its discussion paper on the community housing sector, Regulation and Growth of the not-for-profit housing sector. The paper marks the start of a public consultation process about options for regulation and growth of not-for-profit housing providers in Australia, looking at ways that can better support and sustain this growing sector. Read more...
NSW Health NGO Program Review NCOSS advises that the draft Recommendations Report on the NSW Health review of the Health NGO Grants Program has been finalised and is currently the subject of internal review by NSW Health. The report was released for limited consultation with stakeholders, including the NGO Review Reference Group at the end of 2009. Read more...
NCOSS submission on A National Health and Hospitals Network for Australia's Future NCOSS made a submission to the NSW Government to inform the State’s response to the Commonwealth’s national health reform proposal, A National Health and Hospitals Network for Australia's Future. Read more...
Housing Review Aims to Alleviate Price Pressures - Newspaper ArticleTHE federal and state governments are moving to ease the pressure on house prices by commissioning a review of factors curtailing the supply of new houses and artificially pushing up the demand for housing. Read more...
National Health and Hospitals Network Intergovernmental Agreement The Office of the Prime Minister advised that the National Health and Hospitals Network Intergovernmental Agreement concluded at the Council of Australian Governments meeting on 20 April 2010. The Agreement is available online here. Read more...
The Benevolent Societies Research Practice Briefing 3 on Abuse of Older People The Benevolent Society has created a resource for community care workers with the aim of recognising, preventing and responding to abuse of older people living in the community. You can download the document here. Read more...
New Disability Access Website The new NSW Department of Education and Training Disability Access Pages which can be found at https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/communityed/disabilityacces/index.htm focus on whole of life - all of life disability support services. Read more...
Northern Rivers Social Development Council22 Cathcart StreetLismore NSW 2480Phone: (02) 6620-1800Fax: (02) 6620-1899Email: info@nrsdc.org.auWeb: www.nrsdc.org.au
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