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Western Sydney Community Forum (WSCF) Training Calendar
WSCF's Training Calendar February-June 2010 is now available! WSCF is offering a number of great learning opportunities for staff, volunteers and management committees of community sector organisations. Topics include Responsibilities of Management Committees...
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Mediation & Conflict Resolution Training
The Fighting Fair (Level 1) Mediation & Conflict Resolution Training 2 day course will assist professionals to explore conflict and impart the essential principles and process of mediation. The structured 5-step mediation model and specific conflict resolution skills will be presented...
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Kinship Care in NSW: Finding a way forward
Researchers from the
Social Justice Social Change (SJSC) research group at UWS, in
partnership with the Association of Children's Welfare Agencies (ACWA),
have conducted a study of the issues surrounding the support and
supervision of kinship care.
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Suicide attempt survivors not provided with adequate care
A new research study by SANE Australia reveals a concerning lack of
follow-up treatment for people with a mental illness who have attempted
suicide. SANE surveyed 285 people diagnosed with a mental illness who had
attempted suicide or self-harmed.
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My Zone: new fare structure for Greater Sydney
NCOSS has been briefed by the Minister for Transport's office about the
new fare structure for the Greater Sydney area that was announced on 1
February – called My Zone. In short, the new structure reduces the number of existing fare bands
into a simpler system that will apply...
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Economic Downturn & Corporate Community Investment
Australia’s major companies have continued to support and invest in
our communities despite the tough economic conditions faced in 2009,
according to a report released by the Australian Government.These issues featured in discussions at today’s Social Inclusion
Conference...
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Evaluation of the 2006 family law reforms finds mixed results
The most comprehensive evaluation of Australia's family law system -
drawing on the experience of 28,000 Australians - has found that
overall the recent reforms are working well for the majority of
children and their parents. "There's more use of family relationship services...
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Save Power Campaign
The Save Power campaign is a NSW government initiative set up in response to the community's request for more information about how using electricity impacts our environment and what can be done to save power and lower power bills.
The Save Power campaign...
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Social Justice & Native Title Reports 2009
A marked shift in the Indigenous policy landscape since the National Apology
to the Stolen Generations continues to gain momentum and signals a more
inclusive and promising future for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
peoples, Social Justice Commissioner...
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TRI IT Training Calendar Jan-Jun 2010
In addition to our Microsoft Office Skill Based Workshops and Specialty Workshops (Blogging; Photoshop; MovieMaker; Social Media), we have a number of exciting new courses on survey writing and managing, using Excel to create budgets, and report writing.
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National NAIDOC Poster Competition
The National NAIDOC Poster Competition is an opportunity for talented Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists to have their artwork showcased across Australia as part of NAIDOC celebrations. Each year, Indigenous artists are invited to submit artwork(s)...
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NCOSS 75th Anniversary: call for memorabilia
The Council of Social Service of New South Wales (NCOSS) is keen to acquire items of historical interest which will assist them in celebrating their achievements since their establishment in 1935. In general they are looking for: early NCOSS publications...
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