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Invitation to a Public Forum
Thursday 4 May | 9:00am - 11:000am | Sydney
NCOSS New Perspectives Forum: The Early Years
The first New Perspectives Forum for 2017 will focus on improving outcomes for vulnerable children.
For more information click here | to register click here
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Cook. Eat. Yarn.
Monday 15 May | 4:00pm - 7:30pm | Groundworks Youth Centre
Want to meet new people your age from different backgrounds? The Cook. Eat. Yarn program will help you learn better cooking skills, connect with other cool young peope and talk about real youth issues.
Find the flyer here.
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Living Well Expo
Save the Date: Wednesday 16 August | 10:00am - 2:00pm | C.ex Coffs
An expo for people with Disability and their Carers.
View the poster here.
Further information can be found at the Mid Coast Communities website soon. |
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Recruiting Mentors for Youth Frontiers Program
Mid Coast Communities will be running the Youth Frontiers program with young people starting Week 2 of Term 2, and are looking for volunteer mentors to work one on one with young people.
It is a wonderful way to give back to the community and have a positive impact on a young person's life.
Click here to visit the Youth Frontiers site.
View the poster here.
The delivery schedule can be seen here.
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Supporting Children & Young People Impacted by Suicide Workshop
Please see invitation attached for StandBy workshop "Supporting children & young people impacted by suicide".
Great networking opportunity for agencies working with this target group, bring brochures/business cards.
Coffs Harbour Event click here | Kempsey Event click here |
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New Speaker Announced!
The FLPN is very happy to announce that Barrister and adjunct lecturer Simon Cooper from Brisbane will be speaking at Separating Safely - FLPN Conference May 19. Simon will be discussing safety and the family law system.
To book click here
For more information about Simon and this conference, click here
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Invitation to join Webinar - Supporting Families of People Living with Dementia
Wednesday 3 May | 7:15pm NSW | Duration 75 minutes
Join our interdisciplinary panel discussion about how collaborative care may support people using a real life scenario.
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Working with Youn People - Self Harm / Self Injury Behaviour Workshop
Tuesday 20 June | 9:00am - 1:00pm | Coffs Harbour Neighbourhood Centre | $99
This workshop will be presented by Gary Kind. Morning tea will be provided.
Click here to view the full details. |
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Promoting Inclusion & Wellbeing
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Meet and Share - a support group for individuals & families
Wednesday 3 May | 11:00am - 1:00pm | The Cathie Centre | Children welcome
Meet people in similar situations. Share tips, ideas, information and resources.
Open the flyer here. |
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Forum on the forthcoming Housing Transfers
Monday 22 MAy | 10:30am - 2:00pm | Curran Centre, Coffs Harbour
Together with the Tenants Union NSW, Shelter NSW is holding forum on the forthcoming community housing transfers – you can register here.
1. Introduction and aims - Shelter NSW and Tenants Union NSW
2. Overview of the transition community housing – who will be impacted, how it will work, timetables, etc. (presentation followed by audience Q&A) - FACS
3. The tenant experience of transferring from public to community housing - Community housing tenants
4. Compact project overview– preliminary findings and principles to underpin effective community engagement - Shelter NSW
5. Light lunch (provided)
6. Consulting with tenants: experience of community housing providers - NSW Federation of Housing Associations
7. Group discussions: What information and support will tenants need to navigate the transfer process? What are the community’s expectations? What can FACS and community housing providers do to support tenants?
8. Feedback from group sessions
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Calling Aboriginal Youth aged between 13 and 18 Years!
NADA is working in collaboration with Coffs Harbour City Council to create designs reflecting stories from the ‘Old Camp’, which is the site currently known as Fitzroy Oval.
Expressions of interest are being sought for Aboriginal youth to participate in two art workshops, mentored by experienced Aboriginal artists.
Click here to find out more. |
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Disability & Aged Care News
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Embracing Disability: a Comic Relief
Comedians Laura Campbell and Jake Budge talk about previously-taboo subjects, using comedy to meet disability head-on. "I'm thinking about doing a group show next year," Budge says", I've already picked out a name for my first solo show: Jake It Until You Make It".
Click here to open the newsletter and continue reading. |
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Dates for free Carers and the NDIS workshops
The Carers and the NDIS workshop is a two part workshop.
Part 1: An introduction to the NDIS
Part 2: Your role as a carer in the NDIS. This part includes working within a supported decision making framework.
Please note attendance at day 1 is required to attend day 2.
Click here to find out location and dates.
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Better Qestions Workshops
Health & Wellbeing, Aged and Disability Care Professionals
New workshops are now available in a number of locations including COffs Harbour.
Click here to find out more and book click here. |
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Coffs Harbour City Council Disability Inclusion Action Plan
The Disability Inclusion Action Plan (DIAP) sets out strategies and actions that Council will deliver in the next four years to enable people with a disability to have greater access to Council information, services and facilities.
Click here for the feedback invitation for people with disability and carers.
Click here for the feedback invitation for service providers.
Click here to read the Disability Inclusion Action Plan Draft 1. |
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Reminder to submit CHSP Client Contribution Framework National Survey
Providers completing the CHSP CLient Contribution Framework National Survey are reminded they should submit the online survey before 5pm Thursday 27 April 2017.
Click here for more information |
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FRRR ABC Heywire Youth Innovation Grants
In 2017, FRRR and our donor partners are again offering $100,000 in seed funding to assist not-for-profit community-based organisations in rural, regional and remote Australia adopt and act on one of the seven innovative Heywire project ideas. The communities selected to pilot the programs will implement their projects in the next 12 months from September 2017.
The seven ideas are:
- Need a Nanna Network (NANN) – keeping young people out of detention
- Dear CRIS – a pen-pal program to connect rural and international students and address racism
- Tech Hub in the Scrub – creating better access to technology in rural and remote Australia
- Ag Boom – getting more youth into agriculture
- One Drop – supporting people affected by substance abuse and creating resilient communities
- LGBTQ&A – empowering young LGBTQI+ people and creating equality
- Common Connections – encouraging mental wellbeing and building resilient communities
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There are a number of grants available
The following grants are currently open;
1. Digital literacy for older Australians
2. Building capacity in Australian parents
3. Safer pathways for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD ) women
4. CALD communities leading prevention
5. Support for fathers
6. Support for CALD fathers
Click here to visit the site and find out further details. |
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