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Cumberland Prospect: HACC Volunteer Support
Cecily Michaels has been appointed to the newly created position, Cumberland Prospect Volunteer Support Service Coordinator. The position is funded by ADHC and Cecily is employed by TRI Community Exchange, and is based in Parramatta at the Western Sydney Community Forum.
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Employment Vacancy: Homelessness Sector Facilitator
The Homelessness Sector Facilitator - Metro South West Region (MSW) will work with MSW SAAP services and non SAAP services to collaboratively plan and inform the sector of priorities and opportunities in the National Affordable Housing Agreement and the National Homelessness...
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School for Social Entrepreneurs: applications open
The School for Social Entrepreneurs runs learning programs in Sydney and Melbourne for entrepreneurial individuals with ideas or businesses that have a community benefit. SSE is not a traditional school. SSE's programs are non-academic and based on a 'learning by doing' approach.
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Online tools help teenagers battle depression
Online mental health resources combined with traditional counselling help improve the mental wellbeing of teenagers, new research shows. Around one in five Australian teenagers experience depressive mood changes. While not all have clinical depression, among those...
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Beyond Blue to Green
Beyond Blue to Green: The benefits of contact with nature for mental health and well-being reviews
Australian and international research, and shows there is a significant
relationship between people's mental health and their local
environment. Associate Professor Mardie Townsend...
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Conflict warning on housing a bigger Australia
Sydney’s suburban future will be one of clashes and complaints between neighbours unless developers, planners and residents act to address problems in high-density living, new research has found. With about two-thirds of new housing in Sydney over the next 25 years...
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The range & magnitude of alcohol’s harm to others
This study, by the Australian Education & Rehabilitation Foundation (AER), provides for the first time a detailed insight into the significant costs and problems that alcohol misuse causes for a large number of other Australians. The impacts from the drinking of others vary dramatically.
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Australia's 'irrational' spending on prisons unsustainable
Australia spends $2.6 billion a year jailing adults and imprisonment rates are rising at an unsustainable rate, says Queensland University of Technology's head of the School of Justice, Professor Kerry Carrington. Professor Carrington said state politicians overlooked the billions...
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Credit Law Toolkit - Legal Aid NSW
The Credit Law Toolkit is a plain English guide to the credit law specifically designed for financial counsellors and generalist community/public lawyers. This new national publication covers the most important practical aspects of the credit law and includes a description of the law...
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Bilingual Educators available for Aged Care Info Sessions
TRI Community Exchange's Nepean Multicultural Access Project and our new Nepean CALD Information Support Project can offer free information sessions to CALD community groups in Penrith, Blue Mountains and Hawkesbury on “Getting to Know the Australian Aged Care System”.
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TRI IT Training: What's coming up in September
Workshops take place in our training room in Penrith. TRI can also provide onsite training for your
organisation or a group of work colleagues in your area. One-on-one
training is also available. We have Publisher, Word and PowerPoint workshops
coming up in August & September.
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Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) Scholarship Fund
The Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) Scholarship Fund provides
financial support to enable recipients to achieve nationally recognised
qualifications – with a focus on financial, commercial and/or economic
management. IBA is seeking applicants who are able to share their...
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