…level-playing field. “There is a lot of pride in going to these games and being able to compete and represent Australia. We will compete against teams from America, Europe, Asia…

The Better Chances Forum Engagement Practice Resource 2023 brings together learning and stories from Better Chances Forum (BCF) members and stakeholders to help shape, build and share how we engage…

…register. About the training The free training has been developed in response to needs identified by Better Chances Forum members to work better alongside families and communities. The training will…

…the girl has been a lot calmer. “That’s it for children. The play therapy sessions allow children to recognise different feelings. Those feelings come and go and that’s a natural…

…register program, how to service customers and take orders, cleaning and food preparation. Sharon was even given barista training and was encouraged to practice this skill by making coffees for…

…“We also allow for staff with existing relationships to provide advice and on protocol, community events and potential red flags. “This means we can be respectful towards community needs.” Fiona…

…“Rental rates are also at record lows in towns like Ballarat and Bendigo in Victoria and Gympie and Bundaberg in Queensland. “We now have a new cohort of homelessness in…

The Out and About in Community Booklet showcases local clubs and group who have been consulted and supported to enhance their understanding of disability inclusion and accessibility.

…help young people sustain a tenancy, while providing greater security to agents and landlords? Young people face disproportionately high barriers and biases when attempting to secure rental accommodation. With long…

…to go back to New Zealand and hike glaciers. I felt if I didn’t get the waterproof knee, my active life would’ve been finished, but Winston and the NDIS understood,…

…support funding for someone to come and visit him every day, to help him write a shopping list of what he wants to eat for the week, and to make…

…ways to build access and inclusion into workplaces and the benefits this can bring to employers’ team and the people they work with. “We also talk about government resources and…

…stories and strategies about how you and your organisation are supporting trauma responsive care and practice responding to unexpected disaster strengthening and embedding strategies within our organisations where to from…

…education researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology – MIT is a top global university.) “Clubhouse Broken Hill will support young people to use the latest tech tools to create…

…them how the NDIS can support their child to grow and flourish. Natalie Tynan is in the role. “When it comes to children, early intervention and provision of services, such…

…Futures and Boosting the Local Care Workforce Program – will explore the challenges and opportunities this presents to the Community Aged Care Sector and help providers to plan for the…

…easy and inexpensive to become an inclusive workplace for people living with disability, opening the potential to attract new employees and customers. (About one in five Australians have disability, that’s…

…“In Anti-Poverty week I want to remind the community that there is no need to leave anyone behind and no advantage to our society forcing children, young people and families…

…respects to my people and to the Bundjalung people.” The idea for Milkiri came from a conversation Richard and an LAC colleague had while they were discussing community and the…

…set personalised goals, build resilience, and access the appropriate health, social, and community services available. “We believe that the findings and recommendations of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran…

…made up front and early. “We want affordable housing built into neighbourhoods, so we have mixed tenure and opportunities for diverse neighbourhoods with diverse housing. “We want this to be…

…one-bedroom unit and for years it was up to family to keep him on track,” she says. “It was so hard to see him living in squalor, and he resented…

…want to be there.’ People are so excited by this.” PHOTO: Maddy Dimond, Andie Poetschka, Scott Jones, Ben Brown, Brendan Jones , Stephen Epps, Liesl Tesch (Member for Gosford) and…

…Community to help them deliver picnic events in Northern NSW. The picnics are a way for people to connect and make friends and to ease the social isolation and loneliness…

…to understand challenges, gaps and opportunities— and communicate these stories to decision-makers. There are more than 400 Better Chances Forum (BCF) members from over 120 community, government, and private-sector organisations….

…collaboration with the MIT Media Lab. Clubhouse supports 12 to 17-year-olds to: Learn to code to create games and tell stories Produce graphic designs and artwork Practice photography and produce…

…funded by the Hunter New England and Central Coast Primary Health Network, grew out of a national Primary Health Network submission to the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide….

…tell us that volunteering at the Clubhouse is incredibly rewarding and a journey of creativity and discovery for both mentors and the young people who come to the Clubhouse.” The…

…see myself in, so that’s what I’m going to do, I’m going to work towards that.” With the support of the Social Futures Clubhouse program, Havili’s aspirations have found a…