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NCOSS eNews
The latest updates and e-news in the community sector from NCOSS. Click here to read. |
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WEBINAR: The Notifiable Data Breach Scheme & What It Means for NFPs
Find out what the new compliance and reporting requirements mean for how your organisation collects, stores, accesses, and uses data, PLUS what you need to do now to get your NFP Notifiable Data Breach scheme ready!
For more information click here. |
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Coffs Harbour Youth Awards 2018
Do you know an extraordinary young person or youth professional who deserves some recognition? Please consider nominating them for a Coffs Harbour 2018 Youth Week Awards.
This is an exciting opportunity for young people to be publicly acknowledged for the many positive contributions they make to our community. The Awards will also enable young people to recognise and publicly thank youth workers, coaches, teachers or any other professionals who have supported or inspired them to make a positive difference in their lives.
To view the award guidelines click here.
To view the Youth Awards flyer click here.
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Rent It Keep It! - Coffs Harbour
NB New starting date: Monday 26 March.
This is tailored for young people moving into the rental market. Learn everything you need to know about renting and what it takes to live independently in a private rental accommodation.
Click here to view the flyer. |
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Youth Week 2018
Youth week is fast approaching! For an overview of activities each day click here.
There will be buses to and from the events. Click here for more information and to register.
BU Festival @ Youth Week 2018
The inaugural BU Festival will take place in Toormina as part of Youth Week 2018.
To view the festival poster click here.
To get involved in the event as a stallholder or a sponsor click here to view the information package.
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Your NDIS Questions Answered
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). One way we can help is by offering an initial 20-minute consultation where you can ask us questions about the scheme.
For more information click here. |
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NDIS Plan Review Workshops
This workshop is designed for participants approaching a Plan Review. It will help them get ready for the meeting by:
1) Discussing achievments
2) Setting new goals
3) Completing a getting ready checklist
Click here to find out more. |
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Understanding the NDIS
This session is designed to offer general information about the NDIS.
For the full poster click here. |
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Mental Health Professionals' Network
Coffs Harbour Collaborative Network Meeting - Thursday 23rd March 2018. Co-ordinated by Dr Tom Benjamin with the topic of 'The Presentation Drug Wars".
Date: Thursday, 23 March 2018
Time: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Venue: Coffs Harbour Community Village - 22 Earl Street, Coffs Harbour
Catering: light snacks provided, please RSVP
To RSVP click here. |
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The Kindness Project
Help celebrate International Happiness Day by joining the North Coast TAFE Community Services students at Toormina Gardens Shopping Centre on Thursday, 29th March from 10am to 1.30pm. There will be lots of fun activities for everyone as well as the opportunity for people to have their say about Toormina and what they’d like to see happening in their community as part of the Get Connected Toormina project.
Read the flyer here.
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Youth Frontiers 2018
Youth Frontiers is a state-wide mentoring program for young people aged 12-16 years. Local volunteer adult mentors are matched with young people and provide 35 hours of mentoring over a period of at least six months. With the support of their mentors, participants connect with their communities by undertaking a community engagement activity of their choice, such as volunteering, fundraising, or a creative project.
Click here to read the fact sheet.
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Cartoon Symphony
Come and enjoy a fabulous night on Saturday, April 7th at The Bunker Cartoon Gallery showcasing the amazing works by multi-talented Synaesthete Artist Tanja Ackerman.
For more information click here. |
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Youth Homelessness Matters Day Posters for your Workplace
Want to promote Youth Homelessness Matters Day in your workplace? YPS have created these great posters you are welcome to print off and share.
Download the posters here:
Poster 1 - Poster 2 - Poster 3 - Poster 4 - Poster 5
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Free Technology and DV workshops
Free workshops are being run in Kempsey, Port Macquarie and Taree on the topic of empowering women to take control online.
To view the event flyer click here.
For additional information please click here.
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Great Lakes Women's Shelter intake referral form
Please click here to view the new referral form and centralised email address: intake@glws.org.au
for the Great Lakes Women’s Shelter (GLWS). GLWS are hoping this is able to streamline their intake process for new referrals. Please send all referrals or queries about eligibility to this new email address.
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Promoting Inclusion & Wellbeing
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Taree Community BBQ and Easter Celebration!
Eternity Aid will be hosting a BBQ on Saturday 24th March in the morning at Bushlands Neighbourhood Centre. All welcome!
Click here to see the event flyer.
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Be Chill Workshops
Headspace Port Macquarie are trying out the new angle of a ‘stress management’ group called Be Chill (named by the headspace Youth Reference Group). They are having a Be Chill Intro Workshop For Young People on Thursday 12th April between 4pm - 5:30pm, and an Intro session for parents / family between 5:30-6:30pm.
For more information click here.
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Harmony Festival 2018
The 12th annual Harmony Festival is on again bringing together people to celebrate their journey to calling the Coffs Coast home. To find out more click here.
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SEE Literacy and Numeracy Program in Kempsey
Do you know someone who would like to improve their reading, writing, maths or computer skills? Encourage them to join the SEE program. Click here for more details.
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Battle of the Bands
If you're aged 12 - 22, are a budding muso and want to show the world what you've got, enter KEYS' Battle of the Bands!
Find out more here. |
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Disability & Aged Care News
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Aged Care Update
Click here for the latest updates in the aged care space. |
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Social Change & Community Engagement
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Mr Thomas Mayor, a Torres Strait Islander, who is a signatory of the Uluru Statement, will speak at CSU about the journey to Uluru, why the aspirations of the Statement are so vitally important and about how people’s understanding of it can show the way forward in mending relations between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australia. For more information on the event please click here.
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Awareness March - Super Hero Style
Grab your favourite super hero outfit and join us as we march for the disadvantaged young people in our community! It doesn't take a superhero to end youth homelessness. It takes a dedicated community, our everyday heroes. For more information click here.
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Community & Economic Development Matters
Wow - 2018 is well underway and so many inspiring initiatives are happening in the community and local economic development space across the globe. Read more about what's happening here. |
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YP Space Everest Challenge Project
YPS with our Partners, Port City Bowling Club & Huma Charity Challenges are taking on Everest Base Camp. The charity challenge sees community minded people sign up to raise money for YPS & go on the adventure of a lifetime. To find out more click here.
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YSP Meat Raffle
YPS’s Meat Raffle is held every week at ‘That PLaYce’ Café in Kempsey. Tickets can be purchased from Monday to Friday mornings from the Café & the raffle is drawn Fridays. All money raised goes to YPS to support them in their work to end youth homelessness in the local community so please spread the word.
Click here for more information.
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2018 Club Grants Now Open
Port Macquarie-Hastings not-for-profit groups and charities needing a helping hand, are invited to apply for ClubGRANTS funding. For more information click here.
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Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation Community Funding
Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation is holding free community workshops ahead of our next Funding round which closes 1st May 2018.
To view the information for Forster please click here.
To view the information for Grafton please click here.
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NSW Government launches Youth Employment Innovation Challenge
The NSW Government has launched the Youth Employment Innovation Challenge, which will offer $10 million to fund innovative solutions and ideas that help young people find employment in NSW. The challenge will focus on youth unemployment hotspots, including the Central Coast/Hunter, Illawarra, North Coast, New England/North West, Southern Highlands/Shoalhaven and Western Sydney regions. Successful applicants will be able to pitch their ideas to a panel of judges and undergo business-ready training with an experienced incubation partner. Applications are now open and will close on 10th April 2018.
Click here to find out more. |
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FundAbility 2018
FundAbility aims to make communities more inclusive for people with disability by providing one-off grants to families, communities, organisations, services and businesses across NSW.
For more information click here. |
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