Nominations are open for thanking, recognising and celebrating your volunteers by nominating them to receive the Premier’s Certificate of Recognition for outstanding volunteer service. South Australian based organisations and community groups are encouraged to nominate an individual or group of volunteers to receive this prestigious award, which recognises and rewards excellence and significant achievements.
Applications close 25 March. More information can be found here.
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Rural and Regional Nurses
Research project volunteers needed
Local researcher Heidi Rose is working with the University of South Australia’s Department of Rural Health to conduct a study into the experiences of early career Registered Nurses in rural and regional hospitals.
The aim of the project is to seek suggestions on how to enhance job satisfaction and improve staff retention.
Heidi will be speaking with participants in February and March 2022. If you would like to be a part of this research, please contact Heidi on on 0400 749 611 or email heidi.rose@unisa.edu.au.
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Homemade Jam
Mount Gambier is the first community in regional South Australia to host the Live and Local program, presenting Homemade Jam: Live and Local Mount Gambier, with musical events being delivered from September 2021 through to March 2022.
Delivered successfully in a range of regions across Australia, 'Live and Local' is a tried and tested model that seeks to support the growth of venue-based live music through the delivery of unique performance opportunities and professional development activity for local live music communities.
There is a range of activities talking place over the next few weeks, including a survey, development workshop and roundtable, so we encourage you to find out more here.
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There were smiles all round when the new Naracoorte Library opened this week. It was wonderful to hear that there was a constant stream of people into the new community space when the doors opened for the first time.
Mayor Erika Vickery OAM was on-hand to welcome visitors to the new facility. Library programs kicked off immediately, and you can keep up to date on their new Facebook page here.
Congratulations to Naracoorte Lucindale Council on your fabulous new facility.
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Well Done Key to Sale
We are excited to see that Key 2 Sale has been announced as a finalist in the Annual Realstate.com Excellence Awards in the 'Wellbeing Initiative of the Year' category.
The aim of this award is to recognise companies and individuals who have introduced wellbeing initiatives into the workplace. These initiatives have provided support and are focused on improving health and wellbeing at work and in personal lives.
Key to Sale’s wellbeing initiative allows them to provide a targeted program tailored to the evolving needs of their staff, along with providing them tools to prevent future problems arising.
Good luck in the finals!
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Local wins UniSA's Senior Professional Research Excellence Award
Congratulations to UniSA Mount Gambier's General Manager, Forest Research, Dr Jim O'Hehir, who last week was awarded the UniSA Senior Professional Research Excellence Award 2021. This award recognises an outstanding and transformational contribution to research and demonstration of UniSA's core attributes.
UniSA’s Deputy Vice Chancellor: Research and Enterprise, Professor Marnie Hughes-Warrington said 'through this award, we recognise the role he has played in forming a strong collaboration with significant partners in the Mount Gambier community and beyond, inspiring us all to see the innovation and significance of forestry research and business for Australia and the world'.
Dr O’Hehir said he was honoured to have received the award.
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Welcome to Foodie Bar, Mount Gambier’s newest eatery! Located at 93 Commercial Street West, Foodie Bar specialises in authentic Sri Lankan cuisine whilst offering Australian favourites. There is also a wide variety of hot and cold drinks, breakfast items, tantalising mains and desserts. You can check them out on Facebook for more details.
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Energy Efficient Communities Program
Food and Beverage Manufacturing Business Grants
The Energy Efficient Communities Program - Food and Beverage Manufacturing grant opportunity has been extended to 5.00pm AEDT Thursday, 3 March 2022 or earlier if funding is exhausted.
This grant provides small/medium businesses up to $25,000 to improve energy efficiency practices and technologies and better manage energy consumption to reduce their power bills.
Find out more here.
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Future Fuels Program
The Australian Government's Future Fuels Program, developed under the Future Fuels Fund, aims to address barriers to the adoption and deployment of new vehicle technologies.
The program includes support for business fleets, new technologies for heavy and long-distance vehicles, public charging and hydrogen refueling stations. It also aims to incentivise household smart chargers to boost the reliability of local electricity networks.
The Future Fuels Program centres on three focus areas:
- Support the integration of battery electric vehicles into light vehicle fleets
- Support the integration of battery electric vehicles into heavy vehicle fleets
- Commercialise hydrogen as a transport fuel.
More details can be found here and an online information session will be held on Monday 7 March. To register for the webinar, please click here.
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Regional Arts Fund
This grant will fund high-quality arts projects benefitting regional or remote artists, arts workers, audiences and communities. The focus of the project could include any area of creative practice, multiple artforms or cross-disciplinary practice. Grants of up to $30,000 are available.
Round 1 is now open and closes 15 March 2022.
For more information on grants, visit Country Arts SA here, and you can read the guidelines here.
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Boosting Apprenticeship Commencements
Wage subsidy for employers of Australian apprentices
Boosting Apprenticeship Commencements wage subsidy supports employers of any size to take on new apprentices or trainees. Any business that engages an Australian Apprentice between 5 October 2020 and 31 March 2022 may be eligible for a subsidy of 50 percent of the apprentices gross wages paid.
The subsidy is for a maximum of $7000 per quarter, per eligible apprentice, for wages paid in the 12 month period from the date they start.
Applications close 31 March. More information can be found here.
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Assess Implement Monitor (AIM) Grants
Green Industries SA
Assess Implement Monitor (AIM) Grants provide South Australian businesses with a subsidy to conduct businesses assessments and implement recommendations to improve their sustainability.
Subsidies are available for businesses and not-for-profits to access energy audit/assessments to help them identify, prioritise, and implement business sustainability improvements.
Funding can be used for:
- materials efficiency assessments
- resource efficiency assessments (energy, water, waste)
- lean production assessments
- sustainable procurement review/assessments
- research, design and business case development for implementation of circular economy principles
- energy audits or assessment.
Applications close 30 June. More information can be found here.
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RDALC provides free access to the Limestone Coast Grant Finder to all businesses, Local Government, community groups, not-for-profits and individuals. The site provides a comprehensive list of grant and funding opportunities available across our region.
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Today .id are proud to launch the 2021 National Economics State of the Regions Dataset. This national dataset, released annually, provides economic and employment data for EVERY Local Government Authority (LGA) in Australia. With the economic disruption over the last few years this dataset will be one of .id’s most significant releases, as local economies work towards recovery.
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Sales Administration Officer
Naracoorte
Wickham Flower & Co Pty Ltd is a rapidly growing agricultural machinery dealer located in the Limestone Coast. An exciting opportunity has become available for a Sales Administration Officer to join the team at their Naracoorte Ag store. Reporting to the Branch Manager and Administration Manager, this position will include general branch administration as well as assisting with sales administration.
The successful applicant will have:
- A passion for Customer Service to support and build strong relationships with our customers
- Excellent interpersonal, telecommunication, verbal and written communication skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Sound organisational skills, with the ability to establish work priorities, complete assigned tasks within required standards and meet deadlines
- Previous experience in an administration role is desirable
- Ability to multitask and work in a fast paced working environment
- A basic understanding of accounting and GST
- Sound computer skills including knowledge of the MS Office Suite.
We encourage you to apply as soon as you can. Please submit your application to Karen Nicholls at hr@wickhamflower.com.au For more information, please call Karen 0428 170 992.
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