Dear [FIRSTNAME],

Welcome to the September Mid-Month Newsletter from NRSDC.

Conferences/Events

Nominations Closing For Volunteer Of The Year
Nominations for the 2008 NSW Volunteer of the Year Award and 2008 NSW Corporate Volunteer of the Year Award close on Tuesday, 30 September.
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Community Education & Celebration For Mental Health Week
During Mental Health Week in October, a group of local service agencies are holding a Community Education and Celebration event titled "Acceptance Day".
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Sign Up For National Ride To Work Day
Join the growing number of commuters that choose to ride to work and sign up for National ride to work day on October 15th. Register for National Ride to Work Day and you are in with a chance to win some great prizes!
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Youth Acheivement Award Nominations
Do you know an outstanding young person living in public, community or Aboriginal housing and who’s under 25? If so, you can nominate them for this year’s youth acheivement awards.
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Reports/Information

Mental Health Research Project
Jin Yong from the University of York will be working with Professor Barbara Fawcett (supervisor) from the University of Sydney on a World Universities Network Research Project entitled 'Mental Health Policy Transfer in Australia' from the 6th September until the 6th October 2008.
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Indexation to Health Funded Non-Government Organisation
NGOs that receive funding from NSW Health should have recently received communication from the Department seeking information on the ‘dollar amount of their grants covered by the SACS award’.
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Services

Northern Kids Care Program
Northern Kids Care is an early intervention, preventative program. To be eligible the child or young person needs to have a parent with a mental illness.
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Funding

Reinventing The Bush Grant
The new annual Reinventing the Bush grant has been set up within the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR). The aim is to boost opportunities and give support for community development projects in rural Australia carried out by young people.
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Victims Of Violent Crimes Grants
The Department of Corrective Services is calling for Expressions of Interest for their Victims of Violent Crimes Grants Program 2008-2009.
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Government To Pay Volunteers' Petrol Bills
Not-for-profit organisations can receive up to $2,500 to help pay for their volunteers' petrol bills, as part of the Australian Government's $21 million Volunteer Grants Program 2008.
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Disability Sport Assistance Program
Kristina Keneally, Acting Minister for Sport and Recreation, is encouraging community groups to submit applications for the 2008/09 Disability Sport Assistance Program.
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Housing

Over 100,000 Aussies Homeless
There were 104,676 homeless men, women and children in Australia on the night of the 2006 census, according the Australian Bureau of Statistics report 'Counting the Homeless', released on 4 September 2008.
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NRSDC Website: http://www.nrsdc.org.au