WARRINGAH DISABILITY NEWSLETTER No 260 - 22/07/11

Hello!

The newsletter starts with dance/art for adults with intellectual disability, development day and Christmas camp for youth (aged 8-20) using wheelchairs, the Northcott senior athletics carnival, and reminders about the BIA get together, theatre project in Lane Cove, sports sessions for children and the CPA expo of sports arts technology.  Carers are reminded of the Bradfield Parkprogram, support groups for carers of people with mental illness, a fathers/grandfathers (of autism) evening and parenting children with ADHD, feedback session on public health services, Big Sisters for girl siblings, post school transition planning forum, vacancies for seniors, and LNS network meeting.

Financial matters include the Carers Week grants, aboriginal trainee/cadetships, the Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship, Diploma of Management, grants from CTK Foundation, and the position of recreation lifestyle officer at Recreation Rendezvous in Lane Cove.  Resources include IGlasses for vision impaired people, new Aged Care infoline number, policy resource re access to sex services, behaviour support for autism, booklet on being a healthy woman.  You are invited to nominate for the Carer and Mental Health Matters awards, attend DisabilitiTEAs (to support the EveryAustralianCounts campaign) and Pittwater social plan consultations.  Workshops and conferences address self directed funding, crime prevention, social work tools and trends, and courses at IFP.  It is also important to attend or submit feedback regarding the person centred approach which NSW now supports.

Your comments and suggestions are welcome, as always!  The next newsletter will be sent on 5 August.

Regards, Marjorie Janz, Disability Information Officer, Warringah Council.

Located at Dee Why Library, Pittwater Road and St Davids Avenue, Dee Why NSW 2099.

Phone 9942 2686, fax 9942 2371.  Also janzm@warringah.nsw.gov.au.