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Hawkesbury Community Advice & Support Service (CASS) Hubs With the understanding that people and communities are affected by bushfire in many ways and over varying periods of time, Hawkesbury City Council has launched Community Advice and Support Service (CASS) Hubs at Bilpin, St Albans, Kurrajong Heights and Colo Heights. The fortnightly half-day CASS Hubs Read More | Reminder: Closing 28 February! Resilient Hawkesbury Grants Round 1 Hawkesbury City Council is offering communities impacted by the 2019-2020 Summer Bushfires grants of $500 to $5,000 (subject to application and funding availability). The grants support community groups, joint organisations and not-for-profit groups to undertake projects that enhance social recovery Read More | Re-engaging Volunteers & COVID-19 New Volunteering Australia data shows volunteering is not snapping back, even as COVID restrictions lift, with nearly three-quarters of survey respondents saying their volunteer programs were not fully operational. During the height of the COVID pandemic in 2020, two out of three volunteers Read More | COVID-19 Rental Housing & Homelessness Impacts: An Initial Analysis A new report shows the gains made on reducing homelessness during the pandemic last year are slipping away. It shows less than a third of those assisted with temporary hotel accommodation during the crisis were later transitioned into longer-term affordable housing, mainly due to a shortage of social housing Read More | |
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Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander |
Youth Health Forum - Following the Sun: Shining the Light on Aboriginal Mental Health - 3 Mar 2021, Online NSW Health Youth Health Forum - Following the Sun: Shining the Light on Aboriginal Mental Health 3 March 2021, 9.00am-12.30pm Online Read More |
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Ageing |
Health Education Sessions for Older People - Feb-Mar 2021, Online Health Promotion Service for Older People (HPSOP), Combined Pensioners & Superannuants Association of NSW Inc (CPSA) is providing free online health education sessions to seniors in NSW. Topics include Medicine Management; Healthy Bones v Osteoporosis; Falls Injury Prevention; Diabetes Awareness; Read More |
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Disability |
Nepean Blue Mountains NDIS Housing Workshop for People with Disability - 15 Apr 2021, Online Housing Hub, Summer Foundation Nepean Blue Mountains NDIS Housing Workshop for People with Disability 15 April 2021, 11.00am-1.30pm Online Read More |
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Families & Children |
1-2-3 Magic & Emotion Coaching Parent Course - Commences 11 Mar 2021, South Windsor Peppercorn Services Inc 1-2-3 Magic & Emotion Coaching Parent Course Thursdays 11-25 March 2021, 10.00am-12.00pm South Windsor Family Centre, 6 Greenhills Way, South Windsor Read More |
Sustainability in the Everyday - 4 Mar 2021, Online Children First Training Sustainability in the Everyday 4 March 2021, 6.30pm-7.45pm Online Read More |
Making Real Connections to Support & Guide Children's Behaviour - 9 Mar 2021, Online Children First Training Making Real Connections to Support & Guide Children's Behaviour 9 March 2021, 7.00pm-8.30pm Online Read More |
Making Connections with & Embedding Theoretical Perspectives - 10 Mar 2021, Online Children First Training Making Connections with & Embedding Theoretical Perspectives 10 March 2021, 6.30pm-8.00pm Online Read More |
How to Break Down Barriers to Collaboration & Create Meaningful Partnerships - 10 Mar 2021, Online Child Family Community Australia (CFCA) How to Break Down Barriers to Collaboration & Create Meaningful Partnerships 10 March 2021, 1.00pm-2.00pm Online Read More |
Reflective Practice - 17 Mar 2021, Online Children First Training Reflective Practice 17 March 2021, 7.00pm-8.30pm Online Read More |
Well-being for Educators in an Early Childhood Setting - 20 Mar 2021, Online Children First Training Well-being for Educators in an Early Childhood Setting 20 March 2021, 9.30am-1.00pm Online Read More |
Extending Children's Play & Learning - 23 Mar 2021, Online Children First Training Extending Children's Play & Learning 23 March 2021, 7.00pm-8.30pm Online Read More |
The Real 3 R's: Relationships, Routines & Risk - 31 Mar 2021, Online Children First Training The Real 3 R's: Relationships, Routines & Risk 31 March 2021, 7.00pm-8.00pm Online Read More |
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Health & Wellbeing |
Nepean Blue Mountains Post Suicide Support Co-design Workshop - 22 Mar 2021 Nepean Blue Mountains Post Suicide Support Co-design Workshop 22 March 2021, 8.30am-3.00pm Venue TBC Read More |
Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change - 8-9 Mar 2021, Online Centre for Community Welfare Training (CCWT) Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change 8-9 Mar 2021, 9.30am-4.30pm Online Read More |
Safe Home Visiting - 9 Mar 2021, Online Centre for Community Welfare Training (CCWT) Safe Home Visiting 9 March 2021, 9.30am-4.30pm Online Read More |
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Women |
IWD Event: Ending Domestic Violence in Australia - 8 Mar 2021, Online Centre for Social Justice & Inclusion, UTS IWD Event: Ending Domestic Violence in Australia 8 March 2021, 12.00pm-1.00pm Online Read More |
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GWS Regional News |
EQUIP Women for Local Government Elections in NSW - 28 Apr 2021, Wentworth Point NSW Government & Women for Election Australia EQUIP Women for Local Government Elections in NSW 28 April 2021, 9.00am-3.00pm Wentworth Point Community Centre & Library, 10 Footbridge Bvd, Wentworth Point Read More | Young people 12-24 Years in Greater Western Sydney Part 4: Youth Health & Wellbeing This paper is the fourth and final instalment of WESTIR’s 2020 series, Youth in Greater Western Sydney (GWS). It presents an overview of health-related statistics and trends among young people aged between 12 and 24 years. In collating published health data, this paper also considers the impact of the COVID-19 Read More | WestWords Academy 2021 Applications Open WestWords Academy is a year-long training program for up to emerging writers and multi-disciplinary artists to become a WestWords Academian. The program will provide early career development for the select group of artists, supporting and mentoring them to hone their craft, develop projects, Read More | Greater Western Sydney LGBTQ+ Community Leadership Support Network Register your interest to join ACON's new Support Network for LGBTQ+ community leaders in Greater Western Sydney. The Network is for LGBTQ+ community members involved with organising LGBTQ+ community activities, groups or events in Greater Western Sydney. Meet like-minded people Read More | Focus on New Fathers Program SMS4dads NSW Health's Focus on New Fathers program provides a free text message based service called SMS4dads. It’s free to sign up and once you do, you’ll receive tools, tips and helpful links directly to your phone - up until your baby is 12 months old. You’re eligible if you are 18 years or older; if your partner is at least 16 weeks Read More | |
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