WARRINGAH DISABILITY NEWSLETTER No 283- 29 June 2012

Hello!

The headings of items in today’s newsletter are listed below.

Your suggestions are welcome, as always!  The next newsletter will be sent on 19 July 2012.

                  ACTIVITIES

Reminder:  Discobility:  Black Friday

Reminder:  Disco with Northern Area Recreation Association – Rock N Roll

90’s Karaoke Dance Party in Prairiewood

Warringah Art Exhibition in July

Senior (and Junior) Athletics Carnivals

House With No Steps holds its 50^th Anniversary Fete

                  CARERS

SMILES  (Simplifying Mental Illness plus Life Enhancement Skills)

Mental Health of NSW – New Self Help Groups

School Holiday Activities – Free or Low Cost

Reminder:  Express Yourself:  Group for Young Women in Difficulties

Reminder: The Teen Triple P Group for Parents / Carers of Teens aged 12-16

Reminder:  Networks, Circles of Support - What I wish I had known when we got started

Mindfulness in Action Group for People Living with Cancer

Northern Beaches Relaxation and Meditation Group

Family Carer PECC Survey

School Holiday – Families with Kids Fishing

Northcott Transition To Work Information Sessions

North Shore Support Group (NSSG) – Schizophrenia Fellowship

Meeting of Northern Beaches Mental Health Support Group

Bradfield Park Carers Program – July 2012

                  FUNDRAISING / FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Household Assistance Package

Mosman Community Grants Applications close 6 July 2012

General Grants from Law and Justice Foundation of NSW

Novus Foundation 2012 Gala Dinner

JOB:  Psychologist (Behavioural Support Focus), Alice Betteridge School North Rocks

Insurance for Volunteers

                  RESOURCES

Count Me In – Vote in the NSW Council Elections on 8 September 2012

What is the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman (PHIO)?

Next of Kin Register – NSW Police

TestIT – Leveraging the Unique Skills of People with Asperger’s Syndrome

An Extraordinary Collection of Work by Artists With Disability

New Road Safety Videos in Auslan (Australian Sign Language)

      PARTICIPATION COUNTS

Mental Health ‘Matters’ Awards

Volunteers for The Link Community Food Care Program

2012 NSW Community Father of the Year

Reminder:  Nominations Open for National Disability Awards

Campaign for the National Disability Insurance Scheme

                                    CONFERENCES, TRAINING, SEMINARS

UNSW Information Day for Students with Disabilities

2012 Open Forum:  Staying Sane.  Wellbeing, Work and Success

Free Groupsnet Event for Support Group Leaders

Workshop:  Painful truths

The Festival of Hope during National Pain Week:  22-28 July 2012

PASSING Workshop

CDS offers Training Active Support ‘Train the Trainer’, and I-Can Assessment

HACC Training of Northside Community Forum in July

Courses at UnitingCare Institute of Family Practice in June

Lower North Shore Homeless Hub

 

 

Regards,

Marjorie Janz, Disability Information Officer

Community Services, Warringah Council 

( ph 9942 2686 | fax 9942 2664 * janzm@warringah.nsw.gov.au

Next Auxiliary meeting

...is on 21 July 2012 at Sunnyfield Canteen, 185 Allambie Road, Allambie Heights at 2pm. 


The Agenda is here.

Oral Health Awareness Training

Here are the details for the Oral Health Awareness Training that the family members can attend:

Date      Thurs 19 July

Time      1.30pm-3.30pm

Place     Allambie Training Room

Copy of Sunnyfield's notice is here.

This issue is often raised - please make sure you attend.

Warringah Shire Disability Newsletters

If anyone wants these to still be posted in future please send me an email ASAP.

SPECIAL PRELIMINARY NOTICE of MEETING

This note is an early advice of our next Central Coast meeting to be held on 26 June 2012.

We have been fortunate in gaining two speakers from the Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care to address us at the next meeting.

They are: Ms Deidre Russell, the Director of Specialist Supported Services, (normally located in Gosford), and Ms Jodie Calvert, Manager Sector Development and Planning (normally located in Newcastle).

They intend to bring us up to date on the Government’s latest initiatives emanating from the “Stronger Together 1 and 2 strategies” and to explain the latest directions in innovative accommodation models.

This is all very relevant to our combined interests and it would be an apt time to swell our numbers at the meeting to give the presentations a good hearing and to take the opportunity to have some questions answered.

As usual, the meeting will be held at Club Tuggerah, commencing at 11.00am.

The usual notice of meeting and the Minutes of our May meeting will be circulated in a couple of weeks, but please keep this event in mind as a must do!

Volunteers needed

Can Members please have a look at the planned Fundraising functions [click here] and see which ones they can help with.  If you are able to help please contact Marisa Chilcott at Sunnyfield to finalise arrangements.

WARRINGAH DISABILITY NEWSLETTER No 280- 11 May 2012

Hello!

Today’s newsletter has information about the following activities or resources:

Ability Counts Saturday Sports Club for Children with Disabilities

Reminder:  DISCO with Northern Area Recreation Association (NARA)

Reminder:  Discobility:  Superheroes Night

Reminder: Wheelchair Tennis 2012 Coaching Clinics

St Ives Show for the Whole Family next Weekend

Reminder:  Drama Classes at Different Degrees (former Larrikin Theatre)

                  CARERS

Two Sessions for People with an Acquired Brain Injury and their Carers

Express Yourself - Therapeutic Group for Young Women

Register for The family New Moves Program

Reminder:  Information Session for Parents of Children aged 0-6 with Special Needs

Reminder For Parents:  ‘Tricks of the Trade’ to assist Children with Learning Disabilities

Youth Speaker’s Night– Effective Discipline to build Respectful Responsible Resilient Youth

Reminder:  Teen Triple P Group Work Program- Naremburn

Interested in a Newsletter for Parents / Carers in Willoughby and Surrounds?

Fathers / Grandfathers Evening with “Someone to Turn To”

Healthy Eating on a Budget

Healthy Ageing Strategy – Warringah Council

Grandparents & the Law – the Legal Crossroads

                        FUNDRAISING / FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Trivia and Games Night – Fundraiser for the Hornsby Rockets Ten Pin Bowling League

Biggest Morning Tea – 24 May 2012

Arts Access Australia - Art Prize

                        RESOURCES

Volunteer Expos throughout Northern Sydney  - Celebrate Volunteer Week 14-20 May 2012

Legal Aid NSW’s "Disability Support Pension" brochure

Lifestart Plus – Autism and Better Start Services

Continence Aids Payment Scheme (CAPS)

Booklet: Leisure for youth and adults with disabilities – Northern Sydney Region 2012

Booklet:  Services for Children aged 0-6 Years with Additional Needs 2012

Warringah Disability Information Service moves to Cromer

                        PARTICIPATION COUNTS

Australian Childhood Vision Impairment Register

Reminder:  Study on Transition Experiences of Adults with a Disability

Research Project on Violent or Hurtful Relationships of Women with Physical Disabilities

Research on a Home-Based Program to Improve Handwriting Legibility after Stroke

                                                CONFERENCES, TRAINING, SEMINARS

The Role of Speech Pathologist in Remediating Learning Difficulties

Safety:  On the road, In the school, At home

Schizophrenia Awareness Week, 13-19 May 2012 – focus on Physical Health

Schizophrenia Fellowship of NSW Inc - “National Focus on Mental Health”

Mental Health Focus – Introduction Level (1 day workshop)

Reminder:  SRV 7 Themes:  Reflective Theory

Northside Community Forum -‘Caring for the Future’

FABIC Workshop on Understanding Aspergers and Autism

Reminder:  Free Post School Options Expo for Students and Youth with a Disability

Reminder:  Free Positive Behaviour Support Workshops for Respite & Care Workers

Gain your Free CHC52208 Diploma of Community Services Coordination

Certificate III Home and Community Care (HACC) at Macquarie Fields

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