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- KidsFest Shellharbour 2008 - 11 May 2008
- Kids Fest Shellharbour is a weeklong children’s celebration to be held in Shellharbour City on the South Coast of NSW. It will involve businesses and community services/agencies hosting and supporting a range of activities during the Festival to promote the importance of children 0 – 5 years and their families to our city.
- NATIONAL FAMILIES WEEK - 11 May 2008
- You are invited to become involved in the 6th National Families Week, which will be held between 11 and 17 May 2008 (coinciding with UN International Day of Families on 15 May and Mothers’ Day on 11 May).
- So you think you can Manufacture? Western Sydney Manufacturing Week - 16 May 2008
- A must social, networking and development event for young manufacturers.
- STARS' Leichhardt Volunteer Expo 2008 - 16 May 2008
- An Expo providing local residents with the opportunity to explore a range of volunteering opportunities available to them, and for local not for profits to promote their services and recruit new volunteers.
- Anxiety Disorders Information Day - 17 May 2008
- Anxiety Disorders Information Day - for carers, sufferers, GPs, health workers and teachers
- Schizophrenia Awareness Week - Annual Parliamentary Luncheon - 20 May 2008
- An Unimagined Evening - 22 May 2008
- Imran Ahmad in conversation with fellow author Randa Abdel-Fattah presented by the Sydney Writers' Festival and Information and Cultural Exchange.
- Royal North Shore Hospital and PRaMM are celebrating Parenthood! - 23 May 2008
- PRaMM (Perinatal Research and Maternal Medicine) is a team of researchers at RNSH whose research is helping to save the lives of babies throughout Australia.
We are asking for your help by attending the PRaMM “Celebrating Parenthood Ball" on Friday the 23rd of May 2008 at Doltone House Pyrmont.
- Church of St Peter and Paul, Dorcas St, South Melbourne - 23 May 2008
- Come along and hear the Laloran East Timorese Choir, the West Papuan Choir and gifted young singer Annalisa Kerrigan in a concert of songs from many nations. Funds raised will go support development in Baucau region of East Timor.
- Women In Local Government - 24 May 2008
- Saturday 24 May 2008, Council is hosting a women's information session for women interested in finding out more about running for local government.
- Renewable Energy Fair - 24 May 2008
- Solar Wind Hydro Expo, Guest Speakers, Trade Exhibits, Seminar by Chris Reardon, Banksia Award winning author of 'Your Home':Australia's Guide to Environmentally sustainable homes
- The Schizophrenia Fellowship of NSW - Annual SYMPOSIUM 2008 - 24 May 2008
- A range of Professional speakers will be presenting including Imelda Dodds – Protective Commissioner and Public Guardian and speakers on Medication Updates, Day 2 Day Living Programs, Personal Help and Mentors Programs and Consumer Aspects.
- FREE Workplace Safety Essentials – Manual Handling Workshop - Tamworth - 26 May 2008
- Manual handling is any activity requiring the use of force to lift, lower, push, pull, hold or restrain an object. 17,000 manual handling injuries occur in NSW annually.
- Port Macquarie-Hastings Multicultural Directory Launch - 27 May 2008
- A launch of the Port Macquarie-Hastings Multicultural directory will take place to raise awareness of services available to the multicultural community of the Hastings. Service providers and community members are invited to attend.
- Children's Voices for Reconciliation - 27 May 2008
- Enjoy musical, dramatic and spoken dance performances by students in the Ryde area.
- Housing: affordability, stability and solutions - 28 May 2008
- Join us to discuss Housing: affordability, stability and solutions with special guest speakers Professor Bill Randolph and Dr Nicholas Biddle.
- Meet a Crime Writer: Lenny Bartulin - 28 May 2008
- Free May Conversations: Books & Writing
- Community BINGO DAY - Bateau Bay - 29 May 2008
- Free community BINGO Day @ The Cynthia Street Neighbourhood Centre, Bateau Bay
- Eco-Ethical Fashion Show - 05 June 2008
- Have you ever wanted to become an eco-fashionista?
Willoughby City Council will hold an Eco-Ethical Fashion Show on World Environment Day, showcasing sustainable, Fair Trade and ethical fashions.
- FAMILY FUN DAY & FIREWORKS NIGHT - SPRINGWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL - 07 June 2008
- Join us to celebrate our 130th birthday at our Family Fun Day and Fireworks night.
- Lions 2008 Charity Greenback Fishing Competition - 08 June 2008
- Charity fishing Event for the whole family - raising funds for the Cabarita Beach SLSC & Tweed Rescue Association
- Education Expo - 14 June 2008
- EVERYTHING EDUCATIONAL at Education Expo™
- Communities in Control Conference 2008 - The Community Challenge: Building political, environmental, social & economic pathways towards true social inclusion - 16 June 2008
- Once a year 1500 remarkable people gather in Melbourne, Australia to exchange ideas & wisdom, be re-energised, be inspired and address the big leadership issues facing Australia’s community organisations. It's Australia's largest, most intimate, most popular community conference.
- Responsible Investment Talk - 18 June 2008
- Invest and make money without adding to environmental or social problems.
- Get the real story about energy in Australia - 19 June 2008
- In the second of five lectures, what is really known about fossil fuels will be explored. Challenging preconceptions about the role fossil fuels play in supplying energy is key to understanding the connection between energy use and climate change.
- Conference on 'The shape of public housing' - 26 June 2008
- Shelter NSW is presenting a one-day conference to assess the shape of public housing, in light of the potential opportunities presented by developments on a national level.
- "Walk for Julian" - 20 July 2008
- On Sunday 20 July 2008 I/we will walk from Dubbo to Wellington, country NSW in support for Julian.
- National Tree Day - 27 July 2008
- Join in with thousands of volunteers across the country to help 'Green Up' Australia by planting native trees in your community.
- Strictly Samoan - 23 August 2008
- Strictly Samoan is a program of visual art and social history exhibitions, schools education programs and a public program of craft workshops, sport, music, information sessions and special cultural events.
- Adult Learners' Week - 01 September 2008
- A celebration of adult learning in our community.
- COASTFEST '08 - The community celebration of our diversity, Family, Unity & Community - 05 September 2008
- The primary theme for CoastFest is Unity, Community, Family & Diversity, it demonstrates that we can all come together to celebrate our differences. As individuals, families, or community groups, with different skills, ideas and beliefs we can come together and learn from each other, while having a great time and create something special and unique for the people of the Central Coast.
- Culcairn Festival - 05 October 2008
- The Culcairn Festival will incorporate the 125th birthday celebrations of the town. A Street Parade of vintage vehicles will commence at 11 am followed by an afternoon of family fun at the local Sportsground. Culminating with a Supper Dance in the local Memorial Hall.
- Mental Health Week NSW 2008 - 05 October 2008
- Mental Health Week NSW 2008 is coordinated by the Mental Health Association NSW. The launch of Mental Health Week will be held in Martin Place on Wednesday 8th October 2008.
- 29th Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology & Conservation - 17 February 2009
- Creating – Community – Collaboration: The symposium will explore themes such as building communication and networking at local, regional, and global scales. It aims to create linkages between communities and to connect policy-makers and managers at all levels with the latest information coming out of sea turtle research and conservation programs.
Conferences
- Australasian Anxiety Disorders Conference 2008 - 15 May 2008
- Exploring the boundaries of anxiety disorders - "...a must for psychiatrists, psychologists, GP's, mental health and drug and alcohol workers..."
- Get The Sustainability Advantage and the R&D Tax Concession - 16 May 2008
- Sustainability Advantage is a NSW Government partnership program, to help medium to large businesses improve their environmental performance, while the R&D Tax Concession offers a 125% deduction for companies that invest in research and development.
- ICE Seminar: Digital Futures - 22 May 2008
- Digital Futures will feature teacher and writer Professor Ross Gibson, new media practitioner Ben Hoh, and actor/filmmaker/artist Erryn Akpinar.
- Safe manual handling > Smart Move - Community services sector - 27 May 2008
- Manual handling in the health and community services sector
- Safe manual handling > Smart Move - Government, administration and education sector - 28 May 2008
- Manual handling in the government, administration and education sector
- Safe manual handling > Smart Move - Retail and wholesale sector - 29 May 2008
- Manual handling in the retail and wholesale sector
- Central Coast Community Congress 2008 - Power, Passion and People - 12 August 2008
- Conversations and Stories for Pro-Active Communties.
- Youth Health Forum - Keeping young people safe - 13 August 2008
- 2008 Association of Childrens Welfare Agencies Conference - 18 August 2008
- The Association of Childrens Welfare Agencies invites you to attend the 2008 ACWA conference. This conference has become the most important event for the children, youth and family industry.
- From Margins to Mainstream: 5th World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and the Prevention of Mental and Behavioral Disorders - 10 September 2008
- The conference will highlight activities that contribute to promoting individual and community mental health and wellbeing. The conference also aims to show the mental health and wider community that the promotion of mental health and the prevention of mental illness is no longer on the margins of the health debate. Instead, it is integrated into mainstream areas of research, policy and practice, across many diverse sectors, such as the arts, sports, housing, justice, education, employment, health and others.
- The 4 Rs - Rights, Respect, Reconciliation, Responsibility International Conference - 29 September 2008
- The 4Rs Organising Committee invites submissions for papers, panels , presentations, performances and other forms of participation - Closing date 15 April 2008.
Workshops
- Financial Management - 15 May 2008
- A 1 day workshop that gives you the resources you need to understand and prudently manage the financial operations of your organisation. Perfect for leaders who don’t have a background in accounting.
- Funding Strategy - 16 May 2008
- This high energy 1 day workshop will deliver a boost to your fund-raising confidence, skills and strategy. Packed with personal stories, case studies and tools the workshop will make sure that your approach to raising money is competitive and effective.
- Do you need help developing projects and writing funding submissions?? - 20 May 2008
- Port Macquarie-Hastings Council is conducting a series of workshops to assist Non-For-Profit organisations with the focus on project development and submission writing. This will assist your organisation to write better funding applications and increase your chances of success.
- Grantseeker Workshop - Cabramatta - 20 May 2008
- The Grantseeker Workshop provides community organisations with information on how to effectively source and apply for funding from various types of trusts and foundations, including corporate, community and private foundations.
- e-marketing: proven, practical tips that work! - 21 May 2008
- Learn how to maximise your e-marketing strategy to thrive.
- Grantseeker Workshop - Nowra - 21 May 2008
- The Grantseeker Workshop provides community organisations with information on how to effectively source and apply for funding from various types of trusts and foundations, including corporate, community and private foundations.
- Youth Health Forum - 'Bouncing back : building resilience in young people' - 21 May 2008
- These stimulating half-day forums cover a wide range of adolescent health and well-being issues, appealing to health, education, community, welfare professionals and students. Programmes usually feature four or five key speaker presentations, followed by a panel / open question session.
- FREE Workplace Safety Essentials – Manual Handling Workshop - Coffs Harbour - 27 May 2008
- Manual handling is any activity requiring the use of force to lift, lower, push, pull, hold or restrain an object. 17,000 manual handling injuries occur in NSW annually.
- FREE Workplace Safety Essentials Workshop - Swansea - 27 May 2008
- Are you unsure of what you need to do to make your workplace safe? Do you want help to understand your OHS and workers compensation obligations?
- Business Blogging - 28 May 2008
- Get real, reach out to the world, and grow your business.
- FREE Workplace Safety Essentials – Manual Handling Workshop - New Lambton - 29 May 2008
- Manual handling is any activity requiring the use of force to lift, lower, push, pull, hold or restrain an object. 17,000 manual handling injuries occur in NSW annually.
- Customer relationship management in the world of Web 2.0 - 05 June 2008
- Engaging clients for the long-term.
- Do you need help developing projects and writing funding submissions?? - 12 June 2008
- Port Macquarie-Hastings Council is conducting a series of workshops to assist Non-For-Profit organisations with the focus on project development and submission writing. This will assist your organisation to write better funding applications and increase your chances of success.
- Lessons From the Field Workshop - Practical Approaches to Working with Community Diversity - 13 June 2008
- This one day forum will focus on practical approaches to working with people from diverse cultural backgrounds.
The forum will provide a great opportunity to listen, meet and talk with people who are actively working through issues of building cultural competency in their work environments.
- Grants 101: Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop - 23 June 2008
- An intensive and detailed introduction to the process, structure, and skill of professional proposal writing.
- Basic Survey Design - Training course - 23 July 2008
- The aim of this course is to give a broad overview of all facets of survey development. The course covers developing survey objectives, advantages and disadvantages of various collection methodologies, questionnaire development, data processing and reporting of results.
- Planning and Evaluation Workshop - 28 July 2008
- A 2 day intensive workshop which will overhaul the way you look at your organisation and the techniques you have for making decisions. You’ll unpack your program logic, review organisational capacity, and look at how to make strategy planning and evaluation really deliver benefits.
- Board Development - 30 July 2008
- Are you a non-profit leader, or a current or potential board member? This afternoon workshop turns the spotlight on what’s required to make your non-profit board deliver. You’ll look at best practice, performance expectations and what it takes to make non-profit leaders and board members work effectively together.
- Organisation Building and Growth - 30 July 2008
- This is a 1 day workshop for those who want to grow their organisations. Focus on your organisation’s challenges with regard to growth, assess the best way to go about building what you do, and look at the relationships and processes you’ll need to achieve growth.
- Financial Management - 31 July 2008
- A 1 day workshop that gives you the resources you need to understand and prudently manage the financial operations of your organisation. Perfect for leaders who don’t have a background in accounting.
- Funding Strategy - 01 August 2008
- This high energy 1 day workshop will deliver a boost to your fund-raising confidence, skills and strategy. Packed with personal stories, case studies and tools the workshop will make sure that your approach to raising money is competitive and effective.
- Leadership with a Difference - 4 day Short Program - 19 August 2008
- Are you interested in developing your leadership skills? Apply for our Introduction to Adaptive Leadership Program and learn about a different approach to leadership!
- Planning and Evaluation Workshop - 15 September 2008
- A 2 day intensive workshop which will overhaul the way you look at your organisation and the techniques you have for making decisions. You’ll unpack your program logic, review organisational capacity, and look at how to make strategy planning and evaluation really deliver benefits.
- Board Development - 17 September 2008
- Are you a non-profit leader, or a current or potential board member? This afternoon workshop turns the spotlight on what’s required to make your non-profit board deliver. You’ll look at best practice, performance expectations and what it takes to make non-profit leaders and board members work effectively together.
- Organisation Building and Growth - 17 September 2008
- This is a 1 day workshop for those who want to grow their organisations. Focus on your organisation’s challenges with regard to growth, assess the best way to go about building what you do, and look at the relationships and processes you’ll need to achieve growth.
- Financial Management - 18 September 2008
- A 1 day workshop that gives you the resources you need to understand and prudently manage the financial operations of your organisation. Perfect for leaders who don’t have a background in accounting.
- Funding Strategy - 19 September 2008
- This high energy 1 day workshop will deliver a boost to your fund-raising confidence, skills and strategy. Packed with personal stories, case studies and tools the workshop will make sure that your approach to raising money is competitive and effective.
Training Courses
Announcements
- Amnesty International Report 2007 - 19 June 2007
- This report documents human rights issues of concern to Amnesty International during 2006.
- communityNet Resources & Publications Yearbook - 01 December 2007
- A compilation of resources and publications for the community sector.
- CountryLink Inland Tourism Awards 2008 Submissions - 08 April 2008
- AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL TOURISM EVENTS, BUSINESSES, ASSOCIATIONS AND VOLUNTEER ORGANISATIONS.
- A Survey of Power Wheelchair and Scooter Users - 01 May 2008
- An Occupational Therapy student from The University of Sydney is conducting a study into the experience of power mobility users. Power mobility devices, like scooters and power wheelchairs have the potential to increase quality of life and community participation, but they are not always available to people who would benefit from using one.
- New Job Search Website - www.nfpjobs.com.au - 08 May 2008
- NFPJobs.com.au is a national job board advertising positions vacant within not-for-profit organisations.
- Southern Cross Cultural Exchange are looking for host families for the 2nd half of the year - 01 July 2008
- Expand your family’s horizons and make a friend for life. Southern Cross Cultural Exchange currently has over 100 students from Europe, Canada, USA, Japan, Brazil and Colombia, who will arrive in July 2008 for a few months.
- Australian Privacy Awards & Australian Privacy Medal - 09 July 2008
- The Australian Privacy Awards acknowledge and reward businesses, community organisations, NGOs, and government agencies that engage in good privacy practices.
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