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NCOSS

NCOSS eNews with the latest from the community sector. Click here. 
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Free Webinars

These webinars are designed specifically for the not-for-profit sector. Join them live or listen to the recording in your own time. Click here for more information and to register.
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NCOSS Regional Conference: Register Today! 

Have you registered yet for Investing in Communities: Sector of the Future Conference? 

The way we work is evolving and this Conference is your chance to keep up to date with new ways of working, the latest initiatives coming out of government, hear about local services doing great work, and network with your community.

Register now - Tuesday 14 August, Ballina RSL Club

Not a member of NCOSS? Join here.

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Early Bird Registrations are Now Open 

The 2018 ACOSS National Conference will be held at the SMC Conference and Function Centre in Sydney on Monday 29 and Tuesday 30 October - early bird registrations are now open!

We are pleased to announce another keynote speaker, US author, Associate Professor Virginia Eubanks. 

Find out more here. 
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NSW Sexual Assault Strategy

Sexual assault is a crime with far reaching consequences for individuals, families and the community as a whole. The impact of sexual assault is often profound and long lasting. For this reason alone it demands significant commitment, not only by governments but by the wider community, to champion change in social attitudes and accountability. To continue reading click here
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Submit an Abstract

Submissions for the Pathways14 Conference are now open. The 2018 Conference focus is Progressive Partnerships – Inclusive, Innovative and Ingenuity. Preference will be given to abstracts which share research, projects or best practice on this year’s theme. To find out more or submit an abstract click here.
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MCC News & Events
 
 

Wanted: People to Mentor Students

Bellingen | Nambucca Heads | Kempsey

Do you have a few spare hours a week and would like the opportunity to mentor a high school student in the Kempsey, Nambucca Heads or Bellingen areas?

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you! Training and support provided so no experience necessary.

Please contact our Youth Frontiers Coordinator, Sharnie, on 0427 370 448 or visit our website here.

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NETWORK NOTICEBOARD

Are your meetings, gatherings, events and interagencies well attended? 

Mid Coast Communities believes in the power of networking, sharing information and collaboration to affect positive outcomes through a seamless and coordinated service system.

This network noticeboard space aims to be a one stop online resource to find out about and participate in networks, committees, groups and interagencies that are operating in your area. 

If you know of a network operating in your area ask them to submit their details to the network noticeboard.
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Living Well Expo 2018

Healthy Living for the whole community

With a 'free' informative and fun-packed program, this year's event theme is 'Healthy living for the whole community' with an emphasis on improving social connections. Our aim is to provide information for people with disability and/or a chronic condition, as well as older people and their carers through community awareness of and access to available supports and services. 

Date: Wednesday 15 August 
Time: 10:00am - 02:00pm
Venue: C.ex Club, Coffs Harbour

For further information, please contact Sandy Gray on 6656 7226 or Paul Tracey on 6651 1788

Click here to read the flyer. 
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Homelessness Week 2018 Event - All Welcome 

Coffs Harbour Community Village | 12:30 to 3:30 | Wednesday 8 August

As part of Homelessness Week 2018, the Coffs Coast Housing Partnership Group would like to invite the community to an Open Day at the following Coffs Harbour services located in the Community Village: Pete’s Place, Momentum Youth Housing and Coffs Harbour Neighbourhood Centre.  Come and see the work we are doing to both prevent and respond to homelessness.  There will be food and entertainment for everyone and practical support provided such as health checks, pet care, personal care items and information about services for those experiencing homelessness or at risk of.  Check out the flyer here for more information.
 
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NDIS Plan Review Workshops: Coffs Harbour and Kempsey

This workshop is designed for participants approaching a Plan Review. It will help them get ready for the meeting by:

1) Discussing achievements
2) Setting new goals
3) Completing a getting ready checklist

Click here for details about Coffs Harbour 
Click here details about Kempsey
 
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We're Looking for Brains and Bodies for Nexus Con 2018

Nexus Con 2018 is fast approaching and we’d love you to be a part of it!

If you’ve got some time to share your thoughts and ideas we’d love you (and your brain) to come along to our weekly planning meetings
10:30am Thursdays at Mid Coast Communities Head Office.
 
OR
 
If you can’t be part of the planning but you (and your body) can lend a hand on the day we’d love to touch base with you about volunteering or running/assisting with running an activity or event on the day.

*Any services who help out or run an activity are able to have a booth for free to promote themselves and their services. Please call 6651 1788 or email contact@midcc.org.au and speak to Mim, Elise or Jacqui.
 
To keep up with everything Nexus Con head to our Facebook page or Website
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Wanted: Young People for the Coffs Harbour Youth Advisory Council

Ever wanted to have your say on issues affecting young people? Then here is your chance! Groundworks Youth Centre are on the search for a group of young people (14-22) who are passionate about creating events, programs & opportunities for other young people to overcome barriers in our community.  The Coffs Harbour Youth Advisory Council will meet on 27th August and then monthly initially and more often as projects arise.  
 
If you are interested please click on this link to complete the easy application form by 10 August.  All applications will be considered and successful applicants will be contacted by 15 August.   We really thank you for your interest and for your application.

If you want more information then check out the flyer here or contact Bec Minichilli, Program Officer - Groundworks Youth Centre, on 5632 4020 or becminichilli@midcc.org.au
 
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Your NDIS Questions Answered - All Offices

The NDIS has rolled out in the Mid North Coast. Local Area Coordinators (LACs) are here to support you with your transition to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). 20-minute consultations are being offered across all locations where you can ask us questions about the scheme.

For more information including dates please click here. 
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Embedding Wellness and Reablement Practice Workshop and Guided Organisational Review

The aim of this project is to assist CHSP Funded Agencies to review current practice and address gaps in wellness and reablement implementation in their programs. 

Mid Coast Communities is offering a subsidised one-day workshop on Embedding Wellness and Reablement Practice on 21 August 2018. It's recommended that you book early. 

To register your interest to practice in the Workshop and Guided Organisational Review of your organisation's Wellness and Reablement Practice, please contact Paul Tracey at Mid Coast Communities on 6651 1788 or paultracey@midcc.org.au

Click here to find out more. 
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Community Services
 
 

Network Meeting

Gaming and its inclusion in the ICD and DSM as a disorder: An alternative view!

Professor John Hurley of Southern Cross University is the course coordinator for the Masters of Mental Health, and works with young people in a clinical capacity at headspace Coffs Harbour. He has accumulated over 30 year's experience as a mental health practitioner through developing and leading psychiatric crisis and home treatment services in both Australia and the United Kingdom and as an experiential psychotherapist and problem solving counsellor.

Date: Monday, 30 July 2018
Time: 11:30am - 1:30pm 
Venue: Coffs Ex-Services Club

Refreshments provided. Please register here. 
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PsychDD Presents a Double Forum in Coffs Harbour

Friday 17 August 2018 | Session 1: 10am - 1pm | Session 2: 2pm - 3:30pm | C.ex Club, Rainbow Room 

To find out more click here. 
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Network Member Directory 

Click here to view the updated MHPN Network Member Directory. 
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Promoting Inclusion & Wellbeing
 
 

Women's Health Framework Online Survey

NSW Health is developing a new Women’s Health Framework and wants to hear from you about the health and wellbeing of women and girls in NSW.  An online survey will be open for three weeks until 6 August 2018.

The survey takes about ten minutes to complete, and is available here. 

If you have any questions about the survey, please contact;
WHFsurvey@h4consulting.com.au
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Accessibility Day

Are you a DES provider or a job seeker with disability?

You may be interested in participating in “Accessibility Day” an Australian government initiative that allows employers to connect with jobseekers with disability (participants), who are current and active Disability Employment Services (DES) participants looking for work.
 
The initiative will be available Monday 26 to Friday 30 November 2018. More detail about the program can be found here.
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Sculpture in the Goal - South West Rocks

Sculpture in the Goal is celebrating it's 10 Year Anniversary from 05 August - 01 Sept 2018

A gala opening day is taking place on Sunday 5 August. Featuring live entertainment, food stalls, fun arts and crafts and more. $2 entry fee. 

Read the flyer here. 
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AWEgust For AWEtism

AWEgust for AWEtism is our annual grassroots campaign during which individuals and groups take on "I CAN" challenges during the month of August in order to raise funds for and increase engagement with the I CAN Network. 

Take on an I CAN challenge for the month of AWEgust. You can choose a fitness, lifestyle or creative challenge. It might be a short activity, or it could be something month-long. You can pick a personal challenge, or you can invite a group of friends to join you. For supporters near Sydney, we would warmly welcome you to our City2Surf team that my baby son George and I are joining!

To sign up, please click here

For further information click here.
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Online Survey Released

Wiyi Yani U Thangani Women's Voices

The Wiyi Yani U Thangani survey is one way that we can hear from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women across the country. It is a quick multiple-choice survey, which is expected to take 10-15 minutes. Participation in the survey is voluntary. Whether you have taken part in the engagements or not we would love for you to complete our survey. 

Find out more here. 

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Disability & Aged Care News
 
 

Actively Managing Unspent Funds

This fact sheet provides information to home care providers on how to manage the accumulation of unspent funds in home care packages. Click here. 
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Message from DHS: July bulk advance for Home Care Package providers

An error with the data for the July bulk advance has resulted in approximately 1,500 Home Care Package services receiving a bulk advance of $0.

The Department of Human Services (DHS) is urgently working to correct this error and will use the May claim entitlement data to manually calculate the July bulk advance. It is expected that affected services should receive their July bulk advance by Wednesday 11 July 2018. Any necessary adjustments will be picked up as part of the normal monthly claiming cycle.

If you have not received your expected July bulk advance by Friday 13 July 2018, please contact DHS on 1800 195 206.
 
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Updated Consumer Booklet - Steps to enter an aged care home

The new booklet ‘Steps to enter an aged care home’ is designed for senior Australians, their families and carers, to help guide them through the process of accessing care in an aged care home. This replaces the ‘Five steps to entry into an aged care home’ booklet.
The booklet follows the consumer pathway from assessment through to receiving care in an aged care home. Information for consumers is also available on the My Aged Care website.
The booklet will be distributed by ACAT assessors to older people once they have been assessed for residential aged care services. It will also be a useful resource for approved providers and their staff.

Please exhaust any existing stock of 'Five steps to entry into an aged care home' as the information is still accurate.
The new booklet can be downloaded from the Department’s website, including translations in 18 languages. Hard copies of the English version are available at no cost from National Mailing and Marketing.
 
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Transition to the New Aged Care Quality Standards

Transition to the Aged Care Quality Standards (the Standards) has begun. Subject to parliamentary processes, assessment and monitoring against the new Standards will start from 1 July 2019.

A copy of the exposure draft of the Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Single Quality Framework) Principles 2018, which contains the new Standards, is available here. 
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Message from DHS: Quarterly Review July 2018

Click here to open a DHS Provider communicate: Quarterly Review July 2018.
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Home Care Package Update

Publishing home care package pricing information

In response to consumer feedback, the department is working to improve the transparency and comparability of home care pricing information.
Following a recent letter from the Minister for Aged Care, the Hon Ken Wyatt AM, MP, all home care providers are strongly encouraged to publish their existing pricing information through a PDF or website link on the My Aged Care Service Finder.

A Quick Reference Guide is available to support providers with this process.

The department is working with the sector to make further improvements to the My Aged Care Service Finder, to enable better comparability. Further information on these changes will be provided in the coming months.
 
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Social Change & Community Engagement
 
 

Wigay Park AGM Kempsey

Wigay Aboriginal Cultural Park will be holding an AGM at the park at 3.30pm  on August 13th. If you or anyone you know  may be interested in joining the committee or who would like to join like-minded people enjoying the park please go along to the meeting.
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Want to Crack the Millennial Code and Bring in More Volunteers?

They’re innovative, efficient, empathic, enthusiastic, and 77% of them say they’d like to help charities and not-for-profits … yet only a small percentage actually do. Here’s how to attract more young people into your organisation as volunteers.
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Facebook Masterclass for NFP's

Do you feel confused and overwhelmed by Facebook? Are you frustrated by the constant changes and declining results for your organisation?
 
The Facebook Masterclass will bring you up to date and give you cutting edge strategies, hints, tips and hacks to make it more successful in your organisation.
 
For more information or to register click here.
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Funding Opportunities
 
 

Leep Community Net

Click here for the latest grants and funding opportunities. 
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Seeking Innovative Ideas to Target Gambling

The new Responsible Gambling Fund Grants program opens for applications on Monday 23 July 2018.

We are seeking applications from a wide range of groups and individuals such as community groups, technology companies, gambling help services, sporting organisations, health providers, university research centres and students.

The submission process

There is no limit to amounts of funding per project and submissions will go through a competitive merit-based selection process.

Proposals can be submitted from Monday 23 July 2018 until Monday 13 August 2018 through the Office of Responsible Gambling website.

 
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FRRR Grant Calendar

Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal has a number of grants that open at different times of the year. Most of the grants are recurrent, and generally offered around the same time each year. To view the Grant Calendar please click here.
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Good Reading
 

Enjoy the read...

1) My Choice Matters

2) The Board and the CEO relationship

3) 'Ask for Angela' safety campaign launched to combat sexual violence in Sydney

4) Caught between domestic violence and a visa: the suffering of migrant women

5) 34 Australian women have been killed violently this year. 3 were murdered on Saturday

6) World Elder Abuse Awareness Day | Elder Abuse is never ok

7) Indigenous.gov.au eNews

 
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