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NCOSS eNews with the latest from the community sector. Click here. |
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Cook.Eat.Yarn.
Tuesday, 30 April 2019 | 4:00pm - 7:00pm | Groundworks Youth Centre
Come and have dinner with us at Groundworks . Taste new food, learn better cooking skills. Connect with other young people, build a community and talk about real youth issues.
For further details contact Zena at Groundworks Youth Centre on (02) 5632 4020 or Kathy at Ability Links on (02) 6651 1788.
Read the flyer here. |
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Save the Date!
The date for NexusCon 2019 has been announced - Saturday, 10 August 2019. This year's event will take place at an exciting new venue! Head to www.nexuscon.com.au for more information. |
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Financial Wellbeing Service
The Financial Wellbeing Service is now operating in the Clarence Valley, Coffs Harbour, Bellingen, Nambucca, Kempsey, Port Macquarie, Taree and Great Lakes areas of NSW.
This free and confidential service assists people in financial crisis to manage their immediate situation in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity whilst improving their financial capability.
For more information about:
- who we assist
- eligibility criteria
- how we can assist
- operational hours and location
...visit our website.
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Your NDIS Questions Answered
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.
Click here for times and locations.
Call 1800 522 679 to book a place or email meganarchibald@midcc.org.au for more information. |
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Ballina and Coffs Harbour Aged Care Workforce Forums May 2019
Do you have the workforce you need now and into the future?
Please share this invitation with CEOs, HR & other Senior Managers in your organisation.
Aged & Community Services Australia (ACSA), Northern Rivers Community of Practice Ageing (led by Social Futures), Mid Coast Communities, New England Sector Support Team and Booroongen Djugun present:
Ballina and Coffs Harbour Aged Care Workforce Forums May 2019
Ballina 14 May and Coffs Harbour 15 May.
Strengthen your aged care workforce strategy:
1. Attracting, recruiting and retaining your regional aged care workforce, inc. volunteers.
2. How well are we working alongside Aboriginal and ATSI communities to offer supportive employment pathways and improve cultural accessibility.
3. Building skills in your workforce.
Presenters will include:
- Kevin Stanley, National Relationship Manager Real Futures
- Workforce and Industry Development Team ACSA
Please save the date and stay tuned for more information coming soon.
Read the flyer here. |
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Be Young and Proud (BYP)
First Tuesday of the month | 4:30pm - 6:30pm | Groundworks Youth Centre
BYP is a safe space for LGBTIQ+ young people and friends, aged between 14 and 25, to meet and talk, find out what's on, and make friends. We encourage and support participants to get involved in creating positive awareness and acceptance of the LGBTIQ+ community.
Click here for more information and to register. |
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Amplify Music Program
Runs fortnightly, next meeting is Thursday, 2 May 2019 | 4:00pm - 6:00pm | The Mud Hut, Duke Street, Coffs Harbour
Amplify is a youth music program for 14 to 24-year-olds. Everyone is welcome, so come along to meet other musicians, play and record music, under the mentorship of a professional musician.
Find out further information here. |
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Sip & Doodle - Port Macquarie
Refer to flyer for the various dates | 10:00am - 11:30am | The Beach House, Town Green, Port Macquarie
Come and join in with the quiet inner happiness revolution, and try the latest relaxation therapy at our monthly event: Colouring-in for Grown-ups.
Click here to find out more. |
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Meeting Invitation
Monday, 6 May 2019 | 11:30am - 1:30pm | Cex Club, Coffs Harbour
Topic: Project Air Strategy for Schools
This is a whole of school approach with the purpose of providing greater understanding and responsiveness to emerging personality disorder, trauma history, self-harm and suicidal behaviour and difficulties with identity, emotions and relationships. Project Air Strategy for Schools provides a comprehensive set of resources which have been developed to assist schools better recognise and respond to young people with these complex mental health problems.
Speaker: Zahira Tolhurst, Senior Psychologist
NSW Department of Education MaClinPsych, BPrimEd
Register here. |
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Annual Conference 2019
Friday, 17 May 2019 | 9:00am - 4:00pm | Bonville Golf Course
Topic: Mental illness and the effect on families within the family law process
Guest Speakers: John Blythe with Child Psychology and Mental Health Clyllyn Sperling, Barrister, Mental health and Family Law
Alex Davis with Technology impact on Mental Health
Cost: $60 +GST per person and includes a flow of tea and coffee, morning tea and lunch.
Register here.
Registration closes Wednesday, 1 May 2019. |
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Kempsey | Free SAFE Series Workshop
Wednesday, 8 May 2019 | 10:00am - 2:00pm | Kempsey Macleay RSL Club
A free interactive workshop to develop skills to deliver a protective behaviours program for young children.
Register now | Read the flyer |
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Doing it Differently - Save the Date!
Friday, 21 June 2019 | 9:00am - 4:30pm | Westport Club, Port Macquarie
This highly successful, innovative full-day forum for family law professional has been presented in Sydney - and is now accessible here in the lovely Mid North Coast.
Early Bird Tickets $95 exGST (purchased prior to 1 June 2019)
$110 exGST thereafter
Find out more here. |
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Essential Skills in Men's Behaviour Change Program
Monday, 20 May - Friday, 24 May 2019 | Port Macquarie
This 5-day course provides essential knowledge and skills in practical and evidence-based interventions for workers engaging with men who use coercive, controlling violence against their current/former partners, children and family members. Course participants will explore barriers to engaging men, dynamic risk assessment, and effective responses within an individual and group work context.
Find out more here. |
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Attwood and Garnett: Emotional Management for Children and Teens with ASD
Friday, 13 September 2019 | 9:30am - 4:00pm | Sawtell RSL | $175
Children and adolescents with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have difficulty with the comprehension, expression and regulation of emotions, resulting in high levels of anxiety, stress, anger and/or depression, and subsequent effects on family, teachers, friends and peers. Conventional strategies that encourage emotion management for typical children do not seem to be as effective with those who have an ASD.
Through several decades of working with children and adolescents with ASD and their families and schools, Michelle and Tony have discovered, developed and evaluated emotion management strategies based on Cognitive Behaviour Therapy that have proven to be effective in assisting children with ASD to learn about, and manage, their emotions from anxiety to love and affection.
The presentation is for parents, carers, family members, and health and education professionals.
Find out more here. |
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Promoting Inclusion & Wellbeing
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Driving Class L
Commence Thursday, 16 May | 3:30pm |Bowraville Youth Hub, Bowraville
MiiMi Aboriginal Corporation is offering you the opportunity to get your Learner’s Permit FREE! If you have fines with State Debt Recovery NSW, no worries, by completing the program you are able to pay off all or some of your fines!
Registration is essential. Please do so by Tuesday, 14 May 2019.
Find out more here. |
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Change the Story - VIP Screening in Coffs Harbour
Friday, 26 April 2019 | 6:00pm - 9:30pm | Jetty Memorial Theatre, Coffs Harbour
Change the Story is a nationwide storytelling project celebrating ability and showing how sustainable, meaningful employment can change lives.
This event includes a free screening of the Academy Award winning documentary FREE SOLO and a selection of the Change the Story short films, including the story of Coffs Harbour local Priya.
Book now! | Find out more! |
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Auslan Taster
Every Tuesday starting 14 May until 18 June | 10:00am - 2:00pm | TAFE NSW, Coffs Harbour
The Auslan Taster is a 6-week short course (non-accredited) where participants will learn basic communication and conversation skills using Auslan Sign Language.
To enrol or if you have further questions please call TAFE NSW on 131 601.
Read the flyer here. |
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Indigenous Apprenticeships Program
Experience the possibilities...
Have you left school, want to go back to work or find a new career opportunity?
Applications for our 12-month apprenticeships open on 26 March and close on 7 May 2019.
Read the flyer here. |
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Engage2Change
We are now taking referrals for: Nambucca Valley (starting 13th June), Coffs Harbour (starting 12th June) and Kempsey (starting 12th September).
Our Men’s Behaviour Change program offers clients 4 individual counselling appointments to assess their hopes and goals for participating. These meetings are designed to work with men to self-assess if they are committed and ready to work towards non-violence and self-responsibility. The ongoing aim of these meetings is to prepare a man to move into our 12-week group program with up to 11 other men who have decided they are ready to work towards change (non-violence).
Read the flyer here. |
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Free Money-Minded Workshops
FREE WORKSHOPS to help you squeeze more out of your income each fortnight. Tips and strategies for saving precious cents and making thrifty spending decisions. Feel good about being able to keep up with your bills while still providing healthy meals for your family.
14, 21 & 28 May 2019 | Wauchope Neighbourhood Centre | 02 6586 4055
These workshops are run over a three-week period, 2 hours per week. Bookings are essential.
Read the flyer here. |
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Mentors for Men - Free Course
Saturday, 4 and 11 May 2019 | Coffs Harbour Neighbourhood Centre
Mentors for Men Incorporated is a non-profit organisation established in Coffs Harbour. Mentors share skills, experience and knowledge. They offer peer support, providing a foundation for personal growth and awareness. Find out more... |
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May is Healthy Town Month in Woopi
The Woolgoolga and the Northern Beaches Chamber of Commerce and North Coast Primary Health Network’s Healthy Town Program is about to kick off preparations for our Healthy Town Month Promotion.
Woolgoolga is one of 5 towns in NSW to be chosen for this initiative and we have taken on the challenge to become the healthiest town.
May 2019 will now be known as Healthy Town Month in Woopi (and when we say Woopi we mean Woolgoolga and the Northern Beaches).
Our aim is to offer a FREE healthy event every single day in May, whether it be to attend a yoga class or get your blood pressure checked, go for a walk with a group, exercise with a personal trainer, learn how to cook a healthy meal or experience some tai chi. The possibilities are endless. We want to cover every aspect of health, both mental and physical, covering everyone from babies, infants, young people, parents, through to the elderly.
Find out more here. |
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Volunteers Needed!
The Bellingen Agricultural Show will be held on the weekend of 25th & 26th May 2019.
You can play a significant part in ensuring the success and sustainability of our show by becoming a volunteer.
Show volunteers will receive support and assistance from a committed and passionate team of people, and above all will have fun working in our region's longest standing event.
Enrol today by emailing your name and contact details to Geoffrey Adams at secretary@bellingenshow.com.au or on 0498 483 915.
Read the flyer here. |
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Disability & Aged Care News
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The Department of Health Home Care Packages Program Data Report 2nd Quarter 2018-19
The Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care, the Hon Ken Wyatt AM, MP, has now released the Home Care Packages Program Data Report covering the period from 1 October to 31 December 2018.
The report is available from the AIHW GEN Aged Care Data website. |
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Social ChANge And Community Engagement
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Call out for health providers to be included in this year's Mid North Coast Health & Wellbeing magazine!
Mid Coast Communities is collaborating again this year with the Nine Network (formerly Fairfax Media) to provide a free Health and Wellbeing Directory for the Mid North Coast. The publication is designed to give residents of the area the opportunity to readily access details of local health professionals, health related businesses and community services. Community Services, Health Practitioners and other health services are offered a free listing in the directory.
The 2019 edition is being prepared now for distribution in June 2019. 10,000 copies will be distributed in the Bellingen Courier Sun, the Nambucca Guardian, the Macleay Argus (Kempsey), the Port Macquarie News, the Manning River Times, the Great Lakes Advocate and at Coffs Harbour in health and wellbeing clinics.
We are pleased to support this publication again this year knowing that it is a great resource for our local communities. The Nine Network holds responsibility for all content in this publication.
If your organisation would like to place an advertisement about your service in the Directory, please contact Trudy Lonie at Fairfax Media Sales by email:
trudy.lonie@fairfaxmedia.com.au no later than Friday, 10 May 2019.
See last year’s edition here. |
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The Department of Health: Specialist Dementia Care Program - Phase One Grant Opportunity
Phase one grant opportunity for the Specialist Dementia Care Program is now open on the GrantConnect website until Tuesday, 28 May 2019.
Approved providers of residential aged care with a service in one of the Primary Health Networks below are invited to apply to operate a specialist dementia care unit.
For more information about the Specialist Dementia Care Program visit the department's website. |
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2019 Community Heritage Grant
The Community Heritage Grants (CHG) program provides grants of up to $15,000 to community organisations such as libraries, archives, museums, genealogical and historical societies, multicultural and Indigenous groups. The grants are provided to assist with the preservation of locally owned, but not nationally significant collections of materials that are publicly accessible including artefacts, letters, diaries, maps, photographs and audio visual material.
Closes: 5:00pm Monday, 6 May 2019
Find out more here. |
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Disclaimer
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Mid Coast Communities is not responsible for the accuracy of information provided by outside sources. In addition, linked sites are not part of the Mid Coast Communities newsletter. The site owners, not the newsletter publisher, own the intellectual property rights to the material on the linked sites.
Mid Coast Communities does not accept any liability to any person or organisation for the information or advice (or the use of such information or advice) which is provided on this website or within the Mid Coast Communities newsletter. The information on the newsletters and the website is provided on the basis that all persons accessing the site undertake responsibility for assessing the relevance and accuracy of its content.
We encourage subscribers to pass the information along to colleagues and other interested parties. Please credit this e-newsletter as the source. |
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