Our People to Live Stronger & Longer

Month: June 2024

Cultural Immersion Training Provider – Cultural mentor

Posted on by Ashleigh Brissett

TAMS-AC is Calling for Expressions of Interest (EOI) from appropriate experienced Aboriginal people within our local Aboriginal Community to take on this valuable role working in collaboration with all TAMS-AC staff.

Tamworth Aboriginal Medical Service–Aboriginal Corporation (TAMS-AC) strives to enhance the health status of and provide culturally appropriate holistic primary health care to Aboriginal people living in the Tamworth & surrounding areas.

The Cultural Mentor is to create, deliver and evaluate yearly Cultural Immersion Training activities for all current and new TAMS-AC staff members as required.

The following attributes are essential;

  • Is of Aboriginal descent and identifies as an Aboriginal person.
  • Being accepted as such by the Tamworth Aboriginal community.
  • Sound knowledge of the local Aboriginal community and its history.
  • Demonstrated understanding in the design and delivery of Cultural Immersion Training.
  • Ability to deliver presentations to small or large groups.
  • Demonstrated skills and experience in facilitation and presentation.
  • Strong communication skills.
  • Well-developed sense of personal responsibility and has grounded cultural identity.

Please submit your written EOI by 03/07/2024 via email to TAMS-AC CEO Damion Brown: Damionb@tams.org.au and Harry.Beckers@jcts.org.au Harry Beckers, Cultural Educator – Joint Colleges Training Services NSW.

Service NSW Kangaroo Service – coming to a town near you

Posted on by Ashleigh Brissett

The NSW Government is committed to improving access to NSW Government services and transactions for people living in rural and remote locations.

Service NSW’s new ‘Kangaroo Service’ Mobile Service Centre will be visiting more than 40 Aboriginal communities over 10 weeks starting Tuesday 18 June 2024.

You can find out when and where the Kangaroo Service will be operating near you by visiting the Service NSW website. Maps, addresses and operating hours are listed.

Visit the Service NSW Kangaroo Service here.

A wide range of services will be offered including:

  • vehicle registration – renewals or checking a registration only
  • change of address on a NSW Driver Licence
  • Notice of Disposal submissions
  • NSW Seniors or Seniors Savers Card applications
  • MyServiceNSW Account transactions
  • online Fair Trading licence renewals
  • online Maritime transactions
  • strata scheme annual reports.

An onboard Business Concierge will be available from 18 June to 22 August to provide one-on-one guidance on:

  • starting a business,
  • applying for licences, and
  • accessing mental health support for businesses and their employees.

Major Capital Works Grant Secures $4.6 Million for Mardi Property Refurbishment

Posted on by Ashleigh Brissett

MEDIA RELEASE – Eleanor Duncan Aboriginal Services.

Darkinjung Country, Central Coast, NSW, 05TH June 2024 – Eleanor Duncan Aboriginal Services is thrilled to announce that we have been awarded a Major Capital Works Grant totaling $4,616,120.00. This significant funding will enable the much-needed refurbishment of our Mardi property, marking a monumental step forward in enhancing our services and facilities for the Aboriginal community on Darkinjung country.

This grant will allow our Aboriginal Medical Services team to co-locate at the newly refurbished Mardi property, enabling us to fully realise and maximise our transdisciplinary model of care. By bringing all our teams together under one roof, we can provide more cohesive, comprehensive, and culturally responsive healthcare to our community.

The refurbishment of the Mardi property is not just about improving “a” building; it’s about investing in the health and well-being of our community. This state-of-the-art facility will serve as a hub for delivering integrated services that address the physical, social, emotional, cultural, and spiritual well-being of our people. The upgraded facility will ensure that we can continue to support our community’s health and well-being now and into the future.

We are ecstatic about what this grant represents for our community. It is a testament to the strength, resilience, and excellence of our people. This funding will help us continue to thrive and showcase black excellence, providing a centre of excellence for the Aboriginal community on Darkinjung country.

This achievement reflects our commitment to cultural connectedness, excellence, and integrity. It reinforces our dedication to a holistic view of health that honours the cyclical concepts of life, death, and life, ensuring that our services are not just about individual well-being, but the well-being of the whole community.

We extend our heartfelt thanks to the Department of Health and Aged Care and NACCHO for this much-deserved grant. Their support is invaluable in helping us create an even better future for our community.

Media Contact:
Belinda Field Ph: 0243511040

UQ Poche Centre’s Pathways to a PhD: Doing Research for Mob

Posted on by Ashleigh Brissett
UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health’s annual Pathways to a PhD: Doing Research for Mob Program is now open for applications.
The program will run from Tue 16 July – Thu 18 July at our St Lucia and Toowong campuses. Travel expenses will be covered for interstate/long distance travellers.
See attached brochure, and additional information can be found via the website or feel free to get in touch at poche.hdr.pathways@uq.edu.au.

National Training and Assessment Program EOI

Posted on by Ashleigh Brissett

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander National Trainer and Assessor Program is designed to build VET workforce capacity across our ACCHRTO’s nationally. The aim of the program is to ensure you have fully qualified, work ready, trainers and assessors within your RTOs.

The EOI application process is the first step in participant recruitment and outlines prerequisites for enrolment.  It is critical, that everyone wanting to participate in the program fills out the EOI, even if you haven’t yet identified a future trainer. In this instance, please identify the cohort you’d like to participate in and state TBA.

The program has been designed as four skill-sets to enable the students to train under practice while completing their studies. This approach also allows RTO’s to mentor and support the student during their training.

Finally, given this program is designed to enable students to begin their training journey as soon as possible, the prerequisites take into account not only the Certificate IV Training and Assessment course requirements but also the on the job training and assessment compliance requirements.

The applications for cohorts 1, 2 and 3 will be assessed by a panel taking into consideration the following but not limited to;

    • the need and size of the RTO
    • the jurisdiction/national delivery reach
    • the scope of delivery, both current and projected future of the RTO
    • the current number of trainers and assessors of the RTO
    • the RTOs capacity to take on trainers and assessors

Please complete the EOI application for all participants and return the completed form to workforce@naccho.org.au by CoB Friday 7 June 2024.

If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to contact me on 0498 346 911 or christine.stokes@naccho.org.au

Fill out the EOI here.

Course overview.

Applications for the Knockout Health Challenge 2024 are open

Posted on by Ashleigh Brissett

The Knockout Health Challenge is back again in 2024! Are you thinking about getting a team together to apply? If so, it’s time to think about what your challenge could be, how your mob could benefit and who could get involved.

Applications open on 3 June 2024 and will close on 28 June 2024.

Project planning workshop

We are also running project planning workshops to help you plan and deliver community programs and activities.

Please register to attend, or for more information please see the flyer here.

You can find more information about the challenge on our website at nswknockouthealthchallenge.com.au.

Marumali Program®

Posted on by Ashleigh Brissett

Marumali Program® at Work is for service providers who work with Stolen Generations Survivors and their families.

This workshop will support you and your team to:

  • Get to know the widespread impact of forcible removal and the potential paths for recovery
  • Recognise the signs and symptoms of trauma from forcible removal in clients, their family members and others involved with your service
  • Avoid re-traumatising Stolen Generations Survivors
  • Respond in a culturally safe way by integrating this into workplace policies, procedure and practices.

Marumali Program® at Work -First Nations Service Providers
Date: 13th-16th AUGUST 2024
Location: Kinchela Boys Home Aboriginal Corporation. 1/179 Botany Road, Waterloo
Time: 9AM-4PM
Cost: $2900

The 4 day workshop empowers individuals and teams to provide a safe, appropriate and effective support to Stolen Generations survivors, their families and communities.

In this workshop you will learn about:

  • assessing clients’ social and emotional wellbeing
  • give appropriate support and referral.
  • identify protective factors and holistic support resources

Knowledge and skills:

  • Understand and address the issues of trauma associated with forcible removal policies and practices.
  • Learn healing strategies that respect the rights of survivors to control the pace, direction and outcomes of their own journey.

Download registration form.

Please email registration form to shaan@marumaliprogram.com.au and an invoice will be generated and emailed to the contact person.

First Nations-identified PhD scholarship in Virology

Posted on by Ashleigh Brissett

An exciting, fully funded PhD scholarship opportunity in Virology has just opened up at Charles Stuart University. 

This opportunity is part of the $4 million Training Hub promoting Regional Industry and Innovation in Virology and Epidemiology (THRIIVE) initiative at CSU, and the scholarship recipient will join a large and dynamic virus research group.

This scholarship opportunity is available exclusively to First Nations-identifying students, and provides 3 years of stipend plus a $10,000 top-up ($40,000 per annum). There are several potential PhD projects on offer through THRIIVE, focused on fields as diverse as molecular virology, structural virology, antiviral discovery, and epidemiology.

Importantly, THRIIVE also acknowledges the connection of First Peoples to their culture and their country, and this scholarship position will specifically incorporate culturally-appropriate mentorship and support, working closely with the CSU Indigenous Australian Curriculum & Resources Team – Gulaay.

 

National Core Community Palliative Care Medicines List

Posted on by Ashleigh Brissett

Palliative care patients need timely access to symptom control medicines to avoid unnecessary suffering or unwanted transfers to inpatient facilities.

The new National Core Community Palliative Care Medicines List identifies four medicines for use with home-based palliative patients in the terminal phase who require urgent symptom relief.

Most common terminal phase symptoms in uncomplicated palliative care patients can be optimally managed using medicines from the List.

The List, developed by caring@home with key national stakeholders, will support standardised, quality palliative care by improving access to medicines in the community.

  • Prescribers should familiarise themselves with prescribing and consider using the medicines in the List, where clinically appropriate
  • Community pharmacists should stock the medicines in the List
  • State and Territory governments and local networks should consider aligning local lists to promote standardisation of best-practice care.

More information is available on the caring@home website

Western Sydney’s Infrastructure Program of Works

Posted on by Ashleigh Brissett

Everywhen Group are building a Western Sydney Local Aboriginal Participation Strategy to ensure Aboriginal business and people can participate in Western Sydney’s Infrastructure Program of Works.  

Infrastructure projects include road and rail links to and throughout the Aerotropolis, Western Sydney Airport, Western Parkland City and Bradfield City Centre.

You’re invited to complete their 3 minute survey and have your say!

Businesses and Organisations – Indigenous and Non-Indigenous businesses/organisations:
https://corexmsvsr3kx3xr6msj.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3VhHx2kVstkoMdw

Workforce – Are you wanting to gain employment:
https://corexmsvsr3kx3xr6msj.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6gInaFIMNJBYPTU

RTO and Employment providers:
https://corexmsvsr3kx3xr6msj.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cT3GPsw5ZGUAsWa