Carer’s Course (Dementia) to be held in Coffs Harbour & Nambucca Heads on:
Mondays 20 & 27 August and 3 & 10 September 2007 9:00 am – 11.30 am Cavanbah Hall, 191b Harbour Drive Coffs Harbour
Mondays 20 & 27 August and 3 & 10 September 2007 1:00 pm – 3.30 pm Nambucca Heads RSL Nelson Street Nambucca Heads
Sessions will cover: Day 1 The Nature of Dementia Day 2 Effective communication and activities Day 3 Understanding and responding effectively to behaviours of concern Day 4 The impact of dementia and planning
These courses are free of charge, to family carers and friends directly involved in the care or support of a person with dementia, and are being run by and will be presented by
Alzheimer's Australia
Morning or afternoon tea will be provided
Registration is essential For further information &/or a registration form, please contact: 1300 791 751 or email regionalevents@alznsw.asn.au
Please ring 1800 059 059 if respite care is needed
WillAid Health Care Equipment Inservice Training - Tuesday 24th July 2007 2 – 3.30 pm
Ring to confirm attendance Trish or Brian 6651 7900
Family Advocacy’s First International Conference - The Odyssey will be held on 25 and 26 October 2007
in central Sydney and brochures and registration forms will be distributed in July For more information about the speakers or conference topics: email conference@family-advocacy.com or phone 1800 620 588 (NSW non metro callers). The Institute of Family Advocacy and Leadership Development e-mail: familyadvocacy@family-advocacy.com web: www.family-advocacy.com Please feel free to pass this on to your networks contacts as organisations may wish to consider sponsoring families within their organisation.
Supports, Information, Courses & Free Counselling services for people living with dementia. For further information on any of the following, contact:
Kerry Bowden kbowden@alznsw.asn.a Dementia & Memory Community Centre Alzheimer’s Australia NSW – Port Macquarie Shop 2, 146-150 Gordon Street PO Box 2577Port Macquarie NSW 2444 Ph: 02 6584 7444 Fax: 02 6584 7144 www.alzheimers.org.au
Alzheimer’s Australia, NSW professional and organizational membership Benefits of includes access to dementia care courses, professional development, training and education, and access to the latest research, policy and service development. Members receive:
discounts on dementia care courses and workshops
Subscription to The Dementia Educator
Subscription to In Touch
Library & Information Services
Online Library Catalogue
Living with Memory Loss Program. This very valuable program will be organised across the Mid North Coast communities over the next 12 months The program is for people in the early stages of dementia and their carers. For further enquiries contact Glenda Hipwell on 02 6584 7444
Mind your Mind - Alzheimer’s Australia’s will be running it’s highly successful community education program Mind your Mind on the Mid-north Coast.
Free Counselling services are continuing across the Mid-North Coast with sessions available at Coffs Harbour, Bellingen and Macksville. This free service offers face-to-face and phone counselling with a qualified psychologist sensitive to the unique issues facing people living with dementia. For appointments phone: 02 6584 7444
Cheers,
Sandy
Sandy Gray Carer Support Officer c/- Community Health Coffs Harbour Health Campus Locked Bag 812 / 345 Pacific Hwy phone 66567226 fax 66567817 email sgray@mncahs.health.nsw.gov.au
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Guri Wa Ngundagar Projects
guriwa@midcoast.com.au
Projects & Enterprises
The following is a list of CDEP's activities with their planned outputs.
Mowing
Develop fee-for-service business in general lawn mowing and site clearing.
Ancillary
Cleaning services for CDEP facilities including Wearwulf factory.
Painting services to CDEP related facilities and some community facilities.
Grounds maintenance service to all CDEP assets including Wearwulf factory site.
Mirriwinni
Minor repairs and maintenance to academy.
Grounds maintenace.
Develop vegetable garden to enable self-sufficiency in basic vegetables for the Aboriginal Academy.
KAP
Assist with the maintaining of a safe public area in the CBD.
Ensure that people at risk are protected.
Liaise with local council.
Undertake training in time management and roles and responsibilities within the organisation.
Security training.
Dalagur Pre-school
Provide supervisory and activity support for childcare centre.
Host Placements
The following groups of participants are employed in areas outside of the CDEP.Some are traineeships where the host employer has undertaken to provide training while others are straight 2-day sessions.
We feel what these employees are receiving will eventually enable them to gain full time employment in mainstream employment through training experience, training and their presence in the market.
Administration
Management training (Frontline Mgt Level four) for all managers and eligible supervisors.
Electronic Banking.
Develop admin personnel in all CDEP operations.
Develop and implement OH&S policies and procedures.
Investigate funding opportunities.
Cleaning and maintenance Prince Street Depot.
Operate receiving bay (stores) for receipt of all CDEP goods.
Three Traineeships (Office Skills 1 & 2).
Investigate business opportunities.
Redefine and develop corporate plan and management plan.
Training Section
Training in OH&S, First Aid, Workplace, Literacy and Numeracy support.
Training in writing submissions for funding .
Supervision of Employment strategy for traineeships .
Coordination of School Programs.
Maintaining Accreditation as a Registered Provider.
Tendering for funds for the training centre.
Training and employing a team of Koori Workplace Educators.
Greenhills Community
Slashing and maintaining communal grounds.
General cleaning and small repairs to community gardens and housing stock.
Night Hawkes
Provide Security for Prince Street depot.
Possible contract with local security company.
Undertake appropriate training for licenses for vehicles and security.
Undertake training in time management and Roles and Responsibilities with the organisation.
Stuarts Point Farm
Maintain flower production.
Market cut Flowers to Europe, Japan, USA, as well a local markets.
Clear and establish new beds for flower reproduction.
Regenerate Aboriginal sites.
Maintain planted area and irrigation systems.
Propagate new varieties of Kangaroo Paw.
Installation of Irrigation to new Production beds.
Continue to develop nursery which already supplies most cuttings.
Wearwulf
Sports safety wear.
Production of sport clothes-shorts, tracksuits also T-shirts for local sporting groups.
Production of school uniforms.
Production of uniforms for GWNAC and Wearwulf.
Produce special one-off orders.
Initial training for new Wearwulf participants.
Production of T-shirts for Wearwulf.
Production of clothing for promotional events.
Projects Development
Develop Indigenous Employment Centre Program within CDEP.
Develop and implement various projects for CDEP.
Implement Networking The Nation Project which will provide 5 public access internet points across the Macleay and produce a local content website.
Training and development for 7 NTN dedicated staff in internet and website related areas.
Further development and upgrading of employee manual and associated procedures.
Managing training and implementation (frontline Mgt) for management and supervisory staff AQF Levels 4-5.
Develop Building Company and Contracts.
Develop Aquaculture Project.
Schools Assistance Program
Continue this program providing AEA skills to CDEP participants working in active support roles with local schools. This program has produced job outcomes in previous years and this is expected to continue due the strong interest from local schools.
New Burnt Bridge
Slashing and maintaining communal grounds.
Set up vegetable patch and fence (1 acre min).
Develop skills in bush furniture manufacture.
South West Rocks
General lawn and mower maintenance for Figtree Estate residents .
Marketing and gardening vegetables/flowers less than one acre will be in production at first to demonstrate the viability of this activity for this group.
Corrangula Farm
Development of Farm underway with new Farm Management Plan nearly complete.
Djigay/Billabong Gooragan Black China
Wigay Aboriginal Culture Park.
Tours and cultural exchange programs.
Landscaping and maintenance for ground garden at centre.
Gift shop (Billabong) developed into viable stand alone business with training.
Art gallery (Billabong) unused, developed into viable gallery for local & especially Koori art.
Developing and producing arts 7 crafts for local sale.
Catering to park visitors.
Tours to provide unique cultural experience for visitors, boomerang throwing, spear making, didgeridoo painting etc.
Arts and crafts (Gooragan Black China) developing and producing artworks for local and international markets.
Producing artworks for printing on China in conjunction with Studio Cafe.
Projects & Enterprises
The following is a list of CDEP's activities with their planned outputs.
Mowing
Develop fee-for-service business in general lawn mowing and site clearing.
Ancillary
Cleaning services for CDEP facilities including Wearwulf factory.
Painting services to CDEP related facilities and some community facilities.
Grounds maintenance service to all CDEP assets including Wearwulf factory site.
Mirriwinni
Minor repairs and maintenance to academy.
Grounds maintenace.
Develop vegetable garden to enable self-sufficiency in basic vegetables for the Aboriginal Academy.
KAP
Assist with the maintaining of a safe public area in the CBD.
Ensure that people at risk are protected.
Liaise with local council.
Undertake training in time management and roles and responsibilities within the organisation.
Security training.
Dalagur Pre-school
Provide supervisory and activity support for childcare centre.
Host Placements
The following groups of participants are employed in areas outside of the CDEP.Some are traineeships where the host employer has undertaken to provide training while others are straight 2-day sessions.
We feel what these employees are receiving will eventually enable them to gain full time employment in mainstream employment through training experience, training and their presence in the market.
Administration
Management training (Frontline Mgt Level four) for all managers and eligible supervisors.
Electronic Banking.
Develop admin personnel in all CDEP operations.
Develop and implement OH&S policies and procedures.
Investigate funding opportunities.
Cleaning and maintenance Prince Street Depot.
Operate receiving bay (stores) for receipt of all CDEP goods.
Three Traineeships (Office Skills 1 & 2).
Investigate business opportunities.
Redefine and develop corporate plan and management plan.
Training Section
Training in OH&S, First Aid, Workplace, Literacy and Numeracy support.
Training in writing submissions for funding .
Supervision of Employment strategy for traineeships .
Coordination of School Programs.
Maintaining Accreditation as a Registered Provider.
Tendering for funds for the training centre.
Training and employing a team of Koori Workplace Educators.
Greenhills Community
Slashing and maintaining communal grounds.
General cleaning and small repairs to community gardens and housing stock.
Night Hawkes
Provide Security for Prince Street depot.
Possible contract with local security company.
Undertake appropriate training for licenses for vehicles and security.
Undertake training in time management and Roles and Responsibilities with the organisation.
Stuarts Point Farm
Maintain flower production.
Market cut Flowers to Europe, Japan, USA, as well a local markets.
Clear and establish new beds for flower reproduction.
Regenerate Aboriginal sites.
Maintain planted area and irrigation systems.
Propagate new varieties of Kangaroo Paw.
Installation of Irrigation to new Production beds.
Continue to develop nursery which already supplies most cuttings.
Wearwulf
Sports safety wear.
Production of sport clothes-shorts, tracksuits also T-shirts for local sporting groups.
Production of school uniforms.
Production of uniforms for GWNAC and Wearwulf.
Produce special one-off orders.
Initial training for new Wearwulf participants.
Production of T-shirts for Wearwulf.
Production of clothing for promotional events.
Projects Development
Develop Indigenous Employment Centre Program within CDEP.
Develop and implement various projects for CDEP.
Implement Networking The Nation Project which will provide 5 public access internet points across the Macleay and produce a local content website.
Training and development for 7 NTN dedicated staff in internet and website related areas.
Further development and upgrading of employee manual and associated procedures.
Managing training and implementation (frontline Mgt) for management and supervisory staff AQF Levels 4-5.
Develop Building Company and Contracts.
Develop Aquaculture Project.
Schools Assistance Program
Continue this program providing AEA skills to CDEP participants working in active support roles with local schools. This program has produced job outcomes in previous years and this is expected to continue due the strong interest from local schools.
New Burnt Bridge
Slashing and maintaining communal grounds.
Set up vegetable patch and fence (1 acre min).
Develop skills in bush furniture manufacture.
South West Rocks
General lawn and mower maintenance for Figtree Estate residents .
Marketing and gardening vegetables/flowers less than one acre will be in production at first to demonstrate the viability of this activity for this group.
Corrangula Farm
Development of Farm underway with new Farm Management Plan nearly complete.
Djigay/Billabong Gooragan Black China
Wigay Aboriginal Culture Park.
Tours and cultural exchange programs.
Landscaping and maintenance for ground garden at centre.
Gift shop (Billabong) developed into viable stand alone business with training.
Art gallery (Billabong) unused, developed into viable gallery for local & especially Koori art.
Developing and producing arts 7 crafts for local sale.
Catering to park visitors.
Tours to provide unique cultural experience for visitors, boomerang throwing, spear making, didgeridoo painting etc.
Arts and crafts (Gooragan Black China) developing and producing artworks for local and international markets.
Producing artworks for printing on China in conjunction with Studio Cafe.
Local Award
Local Government Award
West Kempsey Community Renewal Project recently sent a submission to the National Heart Foundation as an entry in their local government awards.
The focus of the submission was on community kitchens, which is a program brought back from Canada by Jill Marsh and implemented at the WKCRP early 2002.
The submission was sent in for consideration came 1st in New South Wales and we are in the running for the national titles which will be judged in November. The project was submitted under the community organisation category. On the 22 October 2002 the West Kempsey Community House hosted a luncheon for the mayor of Kempsey Janet Hayes, the director of Corporate and Community Services Kempsey Shire Council, the principal of Kempsey High and Department of Housing officials and other dignitaries.
Every Wednesday afternoon at 4pm girls, boys & adults meet to take part in community kitchens. Jill conducts the program which teaches Living Skills in the in the form of budgeting, working out menus, shopping for the most economical buys and then preparing a meal that will provide nutrition yet fit within the family budget.
The participants usually share a meal at the end of the session and then take some home for the rest of the family or to freeze for another day.
The West Kempsey Community House Kitchens is funded by the Department of Housing.
The young people who took part in the Community Kitchens also took time off school with the principal's permission and helped prepare the food for the luncheon. That night they were on Prime Television on the 6pm news.
The submission was sent in by Mavis Symonds on behalf of the Kempsey Shire Council who is our local government and who auspice the West Kempsey Community Renewal Project.
West Kempsey Community Renewal Project recently sent a submission to the National Heart Foundation as an entry in their local government awards.
The focus of the submission was on community kitchens, which is a program brought back from Canada by Jill Marsh and implemented at the WKCRP early 2002.
The submission was sent in for consideration came 1st in New South Wales and we are in the running for the national titles which will be judged in November. The project was submitted under the community organisation category. On the 22 October 2002 the West Kempsey Community House hosted a luncheon for the mayor of Kempsey Janet Hayes, the director of Corporate and Community Services Kempsey Shire Council, the principal of Kempsey High and Department of Housing officials and other dignitaries.
Every Wednesday afternoon at 4pm girls, boys & adults meet to take part in community kitchens. Jill conducts the program which teaches Living Skills in the in the form of budgeting, working out menus, shopping for the most economical buys and then preparing a meal that will provide nutrition yet fit within the family budget.
The participants usually share a meal at the end of the session and then take some home for the rest of the family or to freeze for another day.
The West Kempsey Community House Kitchens is funded by the Department of Housing.
The young people who took part in the Community Kitchens also took time off school with the principal's permission and helped prepare the food for the luncheon. That night they were on Prime Television on the 6pm news.
The submission was sent in by Mavis Symonds on behalf of the Kempsey Shire Council who is our local government and who auspice the West Kempsey Community Renewal Project.
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