Today's Date: Saturday, July 4, 2009
Education and Training
- Making decisions: running meetings, AGMs and changing your constitution
Do you shiver at the thought of organising your group’s AGM? Do you quail at how to handle those tricky questions from the floor of the meeting, or how to deal with the persistent interjector? Are your Rules out of date but no one on the Committee knows how to go about changing them? This interactive seminar will include how to run an AGM and what you should know about your Rules. Thursda 6 August, Melbourne.Posted:
- MoneyMinded Free Training
Free facilitator training or professional development for community workers wanting to increase their financial knowledge to utilise with their clients and community.Posted:
- Guardianship and Administration Information session for professionals
Free information session for professionals in the North West Melbourne metropolitan area, 90 minutes by VCAT, Office of the Public Advocate, State Trustees. Melbourne, July 29.Posted:
Guardianship and Administration involves the protection of adults whio have a disability and who need a substitute decision-maker. Session will cover access to organisations and how professionals can assist those who are cognitively impaired.
- In-depth leadership course in Optimal Individualised Service Design
Lately we have paid much attention to person centred approaches to supporting people with disabilities. However, even with the best intentions, we are still scratching at the surface and people are struggling to genuinely gain uniquely tailored supports that meet their fundamental needs, wants and aspirations in the community.Posted:
A greater depth in understanding and greater discussion around the contours of theory will be explored at this 2009 event. 10th August to 14th August 2009 and 31st August to 04th September 2009. Melbourne, Australia.
- Knowing Her Better
‘Knowing Her Better’ Training is aimed at health and allied professionals interested in improving the health and wellbeing of immigrant and refugee women and their health experiences in Australia. Melbourne, August-October 2009.Posted:
Events and Activities
- VOTA 2009 Conference
The VOTA (Victorian Offender Treatment Association) 2009 Conference will be held at the Sebel Albert Park Hotel in Melbourne from 28 to 30 October 2009.Posted:
- 'I Want to Live Here' Film Competition 2009
'Artists Set the Scene - Speculators Wipe It Clean'
Areas like Fitzroy and Brunswick have seen it; artists and students creating an arts culture and trendy street life, developers then seizing the demand for these areas and as a result pushing the very people that created the lifestyle out of those overpriced areas! It's time we shine light on the Gentrification Game - it's a war on creativity!Posted:
- Coming Together as One
Indigenous art on display for NAIDOC Week, Australia's annual celebration of indigenous culture, at the Highway Gallery in Mount Waverley.Posted:
- Lifes Little Treasures Celebrates National Premmie Day
This is the day to celebrate our 'Little Aussie Battlers', our premature babies and children, as well as remember those special babies who did not survive their journey. Friday 31 July.Posted:
- Ride to Work Day
Ride to Work Day on Wednesday 14 October 2009 is entering its third year nationally and aiming for a participation of 141,000 workers across Australia.Posted:
News
- Victoria Walks
Support communities to make their neighbourhoods better for walking
Help communities to set up walking action groups (WAG) on the Victoria Walks website. WAGs can be informal (such as a few friends or neighbours) or supported by an existing community group (like a Neighbourhood House, Community Health Centre, recreation group or climate change and residents action group).Posted:
- Prestige city office space for sub-lease
Centrally located office space available for sub-lease from VANISH Inc., located in Franklin Street, Melbourne.Posted:
- ME/CFS Australia (Victoria) Information Sheet
Information on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
ME/CFS Australia (Victoria) provides the following fact sheet that will be useful to all staff working with adults, teenagers and children with ME/CFS. Myalgic Encephalomyelitis is classified as a neurological disease by the World Health Organisation ICD 10 993.3.Posted:
- Red Cross Prison Visitors' Resource Centre Program
Red Cross is seeking Volunteers for Fulham Prison, Sale VIC. Red Cross need reliable people with a mature outlook and good interpersonal / communications skills. Shifts will be on Saturdays and Sundays between 10 am and 1.30 pm.Posted:
- Hep Chat and 3CR Radio radiothon
Radiothon 1 - 14 June, 2009Posted:
We need to raise $210 000!! Your donation to our 2009 People Powered Radio Radiothon will help us maintain a community voice.
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