The newsletter starts with a Christmas party, an Abba concert, gymnastics and Saturday activities for children, opportunities to sail and canoe. Young carers can win a competition, attend several school holiday programs or events. Centacare has a full program for parents in 2012, and there are vacancies in case management for people of Aboriginal or CALD background. There are some tips on transition to a new class in 2012, and also support groups exist for parents of children / adults with autism. Referrals are invited to Leisure Links.
Financial matters include Shags (fundraising shoebags for Fighting Chance), grants from Perpetual 2012, the Churchill fellowship, and information on payroll tax rebates for employers, and tips on shopping in the holidays. The RTA invites trainees, and ADHC has jobs for disability support workers. Resources include help with community gardens, a post recovery DVD and website, a Transition to Retirement DVD, and an easy guide to Warringah community facilities. There are also presentations from the ASID conference, the Discrimination Toolkit, updated Disability Support Pension Impairment tables, and the Dementia Behaviour Management Advisory Service hotline. You are invited to send in your sign-on sheets for the NDIS campaign, read about the Shut-In campaign, participate in research of needs of adults with disability.
The sub-regional HACC meetings occur, and advance notice is given of several conferences in 2012 (regarding Aspergers, developmental disability, ageing well). There is also a graduate program in Couple and Family Therapy, and a behaviour support liaison group.
Your comments and suggestions are welcome, as always! The next newsletter will be sent on 21 December.
Regards, Marjorie Janz
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