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FYI
The E- Bulletin of the Youth Coalition/The E-Bulletin
of the Youth Coalition
Included in this edition
News from the YouthCoalition
Monthly Youth SectorUpdate
Sector Development
Training & ProfessionalDevelopment
Policy & Reports
Media
For Young People
Employment
Grants & FundingOpportunities
Click on the headingsabove to go to each
section
News from the
Youth Coalition
Yogie Award Ceremony - 13 December2007
The Yogie Awards recognise, celebrate, promote
andreward outstanding practice in working with
young people in the ACT andsurrounding area.
The Yogies are a Youth Coalition of the ACT initiative
andawards will be presented by Katy Gallagher
MLA, Deputy Chief Minister,Minister for
Children and Young People, Minister for Health,
Minister forWomen, Minister for Disability and
Community Services.
Date: Thursday 13 December 2007
Time: 10.45am - 12.30pm (lunch from 12pm)
RSVP: Steve on 6247 3540
orsteve (at) youthcoalition.net
Proudly supported by: Department of
Disability, Housingand Community Services
Analysis of the ACT GovernmentSupplementary
2007/08 Budget (Appropriation Bill No. 2)
The Youth Coalition of the ACT 2006/07 Budget
Submission listed 17recommendations, based on
consultations with young people and youth services,
tobetter support young people by addressing
critical gaps in youth servicesin the ACT.
This supplementary budget contains some important
youthspecific initiatives. This document is a
summary and analysis of some keyinitiatives
from the ACT Governments Supplementary 2006/07
Budget(Appropriation Bill No. 2). It
highlights the key initiatives effecting for
youngpeople and the youth and community
sectors.
Click here to download the
Supplementary Budget Submission.
National Youth Week 2008Grant Applications Are
Now Open!
Held between 5 - 13April 2008, the
theme will be SHOUT. SHARE. LIVE. UNITE.
There are many ways young people and youth
services can getinvolved:
Start thinking about what events youwould
like to host next year. Maybe an open day, forum,
competition,performance, expo, sporting
event
anything to involve, support andpromote
young people
Be involved in NYW Talent Competitionsthrough
design, photography, music, writing and film
Nominate a young person (or yourself!)to join
the Youth Committee, and be involved in organising
NYW in theACT.
Apply for a NYW Grant to help pay foryour
event.
Contact us to be involved in NYW eventssuch
as the Film Festival, or Expo in Civic (performers,
craftmarketplace etc).
To download the Grant applicationinformation
in PDF click here, and in Word format, click
here. To see a list of previous recipients, click
here. Making Contact (www.makingcontact.net.au)
is the website of Youth Week in the ACT. Visit
it regularly tocheck for more information. For
more information, contact the Youth WeekCoordinator
at the Youth Coalition of the ACT on 02 6247 3540
or youthweek (at) youthcoalition.net.
ACT Alcohol and Other Drug SectoreBulletin
The new monthly ACT AOD Sector eBulletin is a
concise summary ofinformation, important
developments, publications, events and other
informationrelevant to the ACT AOD Sector and
Workers. The eBulletin is an activity ofthe
ACT AOD Sector Project which is auspiced by the Youth
Coalition ofthe ACT. The AOD Sector eBulletin
will provide you with informationon:
News from the AOD Sector Project
Sector Development
Training & Professional Development
Policy, Reports and Research
Media
Sector Activities & Events
Consumer Participation
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Youth, Mental Health and Allied Sectors
Employment Opportunities
Grants & Funding Opportunities
News from the Executive Directors Group
If you would like to subscribe to the AOD Sector
eBulletin pleasesend your details to
ebulletin (at) aodsector.org.au. For further
details contact Amanda Bode, Alcohol and Other
DrugsSector Project on info (at) aodsector.org.au
or 6247 3540.
Update of the Big RedBook
The Youth Coalition is currently updating the
Big Red Book, thefirst handbook and directory
for people who work with young people in theACT.
In addition to providing service profiles, the Big
Red Book alsoprovides strategy-based
information for workers.
To view or download Version 2 of the Big Red
Book go to youthcoalition.net/public/Projects/BRB.html
If you have any feedback, updates or new
programs please contactErin on
erin (at) youthcoalition.net or 6247 3540.
Deadline for feedback: 1 December 2007.
Monthly Youth
Sector Update
Once a month we report back on informationshared
by services, programs and workers who attend the
Youth CoalitionForum. For futher information
about youth services visit the Big Red
Bookyouthcoalition.net/public/Projects/BRB.html
Youth in theCity
Organisation Spokesperson: Sam Dellamarta
Phone: 6232 2444 Email:
samantha.dellamarta (at) anglicarecg.org.au
Opening "Kids Corner" - a safe place for
youngparents to hang out with their children
(with books, games and toys) in dropin.
Welcome to Justin Haywood, YITC now have a full
staffteam.
School holiday program will be out soon.
We are building some fantastic partnerships with
other servicessuch as Ted Noffs and the
Multicultural Youth Services.
Supporting Families WithAdolescents
Organisation Spokesperson: Merlin
Phone: 6258 5933 Email:
sfwa (at) ywca-canberra.org.au
Provides outreach counselling and case
management servicesto young people 12-18 and
their families.
Gungahlin YouthCentre
Organisation Spokesperson: Anita O'Heir
Phone: 6123 4411 Email: grcsyth (at) gungahlin.org
GYC Block Party coming up on the 8th December 4pm -
9pm. FreeOutdoor concert with live bands,
DJ's, heaps of youth performances!
Running the Radiant group - for year 8 girls
addressing issuesof health and fitness, self
care, personal development and lifeskills.
Multicultural YouthServices
Organisation Spokesperson: Heidi Gill
Phone: 6247 1794 Email: heidi (at) mys.org.au
MYS still serving large numbers of newly arrived
migrant andrefugee young people - mainly
Sudanese, but also other nationalitiesincluding
recent arrivals from Burma/Thailand.
Continuing collaborations with other Youth Centres
and servicesincluding Youth in the City,
U-Turn, YWCA Scope, and the PCYC.
Also have been working with AFP Multicultural
Liason officer toincrease police awareness
of backgrounds of newly arrived youth to
improverelations between young people and
police.
Colaboration with Canberra Youth Theatre
"Comfort"Production. Opening night is Dec 21
(at) 8pm on "Comfort" of newlyarrived youth.
Runs till Dec 27.
The Junction
Organisation Spokesperson: Marc Livesey
Phone: 6232 2423 Email:
marc.livesey (at) anglicarecg.org.au
The Junction's new funding agreement includes
caring fordependant children of young
people. Have a Paediatric registrar on shifteach
Wednesday afternoon, but service to children is
not limited tothat afternoon.
Dr Jyoti has taken leave until the New Year so are
back to justone GP each Monday.
Closing for two weeks over Christmas, from Monday
24/12 toFriday 4/1 inclusive. Reopen Mon
7/1/08.
Reminder that many clinical staff take leave in
January and itis traditionally a pretty
quiet month at the Junction.
Sector
Development
ACT Early Intervention Awards 2007- Extended
to 16 November
Supportlink, Domestic Violence Crisis Service
&Parentline
The awards are a peer to peer award ceremony.
They are designed tohighlight the significance
of early intervention services in the preventionof
(including but not exclusive to) child and
elder abuse, family violence,substance abuse,
suicide and mental illness, crime, social
isolation,preventable family breakdown and
homelessness. The awards also aim to promotebest
practice and excellence in community service
delivery. Tosupport this aim, the Department
of Disability, Housing and CommunityServices
has contributed a $5000 award which will be presented
to the agency/ program assessed to be the most
outstanding in either category.
Applications close on COB Friday 16 November 2007.
The Award Ceremony will be held on Wednesday
12 December 2007.
Click here to download a nomination
form and here to download the Award Ceremony
flyer.
Directory of Mental Health Servicesin the ACT
Mental Health Foundation
The Mental Health Foundation updates its
Directory of Mental HealthServices in the ACT
every 3 months. The latest Directory, and a lot of
otheruseful information, is also on their
website www.mhf.org.au. For further details
contact Rupert Gerritsen, MHF CommunityInformation
and Education Team on 6282 6658.
Click here to download the directory.
The Raising Children in AustraliaKit and
Seminar
Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture
(VFST) inpartnership with te Horn of Africa
Communities Network (HACN).
The Raising Children in Australia Kit comprises:
A guide for early childhood services working with
parents fromAfrican backgrounds
A DVD for parents from African backgrounds with
young childrenwho arrived under the Refugee
and Humanitarian Program. The DVD isavailable
in English, Arabic, Amharic, Tigrinya, Dinka, Nuer,
Kirundi,Kiswahili, Liberian and Krio.
To introduce the resources VFST and HACN will provide
a freeseminar in cooperation with Companion
House Assisting Survivors of Tortureand
Trauma.
When: Tuesday 27 November
Time: 10am - 2pm
Where: Room 10, Griffin Centre, 20 Genge
Street, CanberraCity
RSVP: By 22 November 2007 to Amanda Raward,
CompanionHouse on 6247 7227 or
amanda.raward (at) companionhouse.org.au
Click here to download a brochure.
Training &
Professional Development
Family and Adolescent Network:Motivational
Interviewing Workshop
Presented by Steve Hartnett, Dual Diagnosis
Officer, MentalHealth ACT
The Family and Adolescent Network (FAN) in
partnership with theYouth Coalition of the
ACT, would like to invite you to the
workshopMotivational Interviewing. As part of
the Family and Adolescent Network meeting,Steve
Hartnett will present information on Motivational
Interviewing andhow it can be used in
conjunction with other clinical tools. The Familyand
Adolescent Network (FAN) is a quarterly forum
with a strongclinical focus for counsellors,
therapists, youth workers and other professionalsin
the ACT and surrounding region who work with
young people and theirfamilies.
When: 21 November 2007
Time: 9.30am - 11.30am
Cost: Free
Where: 46 Clianthus St, O'Connor (Youth
CoalitionOffice)
Food: Morning Tea will be provided.
Bookings essential: By Monday 19 November.
Only 20 placesavailable. Email
erin (at) youthcoalition.net or call the Youth
Coalition on (02) 6247 3540.
Notes: Priority will be given to Family and
AdolescentNetwork members, Youth Coalition
members, the YSP and youth refuges. Anevaluation
and seminar summary will be written, and resources
will beavailable on the day.
Click here for the flyer (PDF).
ASIST: Applied Suicide InterventionSkills
Training
LifelineCanberra
ASIST is a 2 day skill based workshop that
equipsparticipants to undertake an effective
suicide intervention role. The emphasisis on
suicide first aid - helping a person at imminent risk
stay safe andseek further help. An
intervention framework is provided, and
modeled,followed by extensive opportunities to
practice skills needed to implementthe model.
ASIST has proven effectiveness with all kinds of
helpers -from those in informal carer roles
(such as parents or friends) toprofessional
workers.
Dates: 10 - 11 December
Cost: $170
Registration: 6204 6405Email:
training (at) act.lifeline.org.au
Click here to download the flier and
here to download the registration form.
Understanding and Responding toSelf Harm
LifelineCanberra
Are you looking to increase your understanding
of selfharm and want practical strategies for
working with clients? This coursewill equip
front line wokers with information about self harm.
Dates: Monday 19 November
Time: 1pm - 5pm
Cost: $45
Registration: 6204 6405 Fax:6257 4290
Email: training (at) act.lifeline.org.au
Click here to download the flier and
here to download the registration form.
Policy & Reports
AYAC 2007 Federal Election SurveyFindings
In the lead-up to the 2007 Federal Election on
24November, the Australian Youth Affairs
Coalition - Australia's youth affairs peak-
has compiled a list of questions and answers from the
majorpolitical parties on the crucial issues
affecting young Australians and theyouth
sector. Spanning six key areas: Education &
Training,Employment, Youth Participation,
Health & Wellbeing, Housing &Homelessness and
the Environment, AYAC's 2007 Federal Election Survey
is anattempt to help inform voters of the
parties' policies on the issues thataffect the
wellbeing of young Australians.
To download the survey findings visit
http://www.ayac.org.au
Election 2007: FamilyPolicy
Janet Stanley and Brian Howe / Australian
Review ofPublic Affairs
Australia is still a country where life
chances are unequal. Thisdamages not only
those children born into disadvantage, but society as
awhole. Social policy reform is needed to
improve the capabilities ofdisadvantaged and
socially excluded Australian families. Janet Stanley
and BrianHowe propose two key measures:
structural adjustments around employmentopportunities,
and a considerable scaling up of secondary
prevention programswhich facilitate the
well-being of children.
To download the full text visit
http://www.apo.org.au/linkboard/results.chtml?filename_num=180581
Election 2007: Indigenous Policy -Unfinished
Business
Megan Davis / Australian Review of
PublicAffairs
Indigenous peoples' support for and emphasis
on the "rightsagenda" has been shaped by
history. The political and constitutionalhistory of
Australia is indelibly connected to the
contemporary problems ofIndigenous Australia:
insecurity of rights and policy experiments. It is
onlywhen we negotiate unfinished business
together, with nothing ruled outand ready to
compromise, that we can move forward together as
anation.
To download the full text visit
http://www.apo.org.au/linkboard/results.chtml?filename_num=180577
Screening Juvenile Offenders forFurther
Assessment and Intervention
Don Weatherburn, Rachel Cush and Paula
Saunders / NSWBureau of Crime Statistics and
Research
This crime and justice bulletin examines the
scope for 'triaging'young offenders coming
into contact with the criminal justice system,
toidentify those who ought to be referred for
more careful assessment.
To download the full text visit
http://www.apo.org.au/linkboard/results.chtml?filename_num=180543
The Burden of Disease and Injury inAboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander Peoples 2003
Theo Vos, Bridget Barker, Lucy Stanley and
Alan DLopez / School of Population Health, UQ
This report provides the first comprehensive
assessment of theburden of disease of
Indigenous Australians. Fatal and non-fatal
outcomesare combined, but can be examined
separately as well. This reportprovides
details of the extent of premature mortality and
disabilityestimated for over 170 disease and
injury categories and for Aboriginal andTorres
Strait Islander peoples living in remote and
non-remote areas ofAustralia.
To download the full text visit
http://www.apo.org.au/linkboard/results.chtml?filename_num=180032
The Brotherhood's Social Barometer:The Working
Years
Brotherhood of St Laurence
The Brotherhoods third Social Barometer
examines how wellequipped Australians of
working age are for full economic and
socialparticipation in a rapidly changing
world. It presents indicators of theircapabilities
covering eight key dimensions of life from
employment and educationand employment to
health and social involvement.
To download the full text visit
http://www.apo.org.au/linkboard/results.chtml?filename_num=179977
The Social Effects of Native Title:Recognition,
Translation, Coexistence
Benjamin Smith and Frances Morphy / Centre
forAboriginal Economic Policy Research
Despite the involvement of large numbers of
anthropologists,lawyers, historians,
archaeologists and others trained in the
socialsciences and humanities there has been
surprisingly little reflection on thehave engaged
with native title as a social phenomenon. This
collection seeks tomake a contribution towards
the study of the social effects of nativetitle.
To download the full text visit
http://www.apo.org.au/linkboard/results.chtml?filename_num=179855
Media
$3.3 Million Over Four Years toImprove
Outcomes for Indigenous Students in ACT Public Schools
ACT Government - 13 November 2007
Minister for Education and Training, Andrew
Barr announcedthat the additional funding
would increase literacy and numeracy support
forstudents in kindergarten to year 4, support
high performing Indigenousstudents in years 6
& 9 to complete school and go on to furthereducation,
and provide support and professional learning
to all schoolprinciples to ensure better
outcomes for Indigenous students.
Click here for the full media release.
GP Work in CanberraCampaign
ACT Government - 11 November 2007
ACT Health Minister Katy Gallagher today
announced a newcampaign to attract and retain
GP's in the ACT. "In partnership withthe ACT
Division of General Practice, ACT Health will provide
$281,000 overfour years to fund a marketing
and support officer with the sole aim ofattracting
GP's to the ACT," Ms Gallagher said today. "The
ACThealthcare system is currently 60 doctor
short of its ideals GP workforce. Itis a high
priority for this government to recruit more GP's in
orderto enable better access to primary care
and alleviate pressure on ouremergency
departments," she said.
Click here for the full media release.
New Evening Taxi Service
ACT Government - 12 November 2007
"The ACT Government has committed just over $1
millionover the next four years to support a
new type of taxi service that willimprove
public transport provision and public safety in the
City atnight," Mr Hargreaves said. "Larger
taxi vehicles capable of seatingat least six
passengers will be used to carry people travelling in
the samedirection in a 'ride sharing'
arrangement. Flat fares will apply to
Nigthlinkservices rather than metered taxi
fares. Fares will be determined accordingto a
zonal system and by the number of passengers
travelling togetherto the same drop-off
point."
Click here for the full media release.
Sexual Assault Reform Gets MajorFunding Boost
ACT Government - 9 November 2007
Attorney General, Simon Corbell, announced
nearly $4 millionin new funds for new
initiatives to kick start urgent reforms in
thecriminal justice system for victims of
sexual assault. The Sexual AssaultReform
Program is a major inter-agency initiative involving
victimagencies, the Canberra Rape Crisis
Centre, police, prosecution, courts andthe legal
profession.
Click here for the full media release.
For Young People
www.electiontracker.net
Vibewire.net
electiontracker.net is home to election
reportage and commentary byyoung writers aged
16 - 30, actively engaging a young audience in
thedemocratic process. electiontracker is a
project of non-profit youth media andarts
organisation Vibewire Inc and is designed to provide
youngAustralians with information relevant to
them during the Federal election.Their goal is
to engage younger and first-time voters in active
citizenship,allowing them to make a more
educated choice in the ballot box and feel apart
of democratic conversation.
To view the site visit
http://www.electiontracker.net
Youth InterACT Documentary Launch
Youth InterACT is a Government participation
strategy,which aims to encourage 12 - 25 years
old from a range of backgrounds andexperiences
to have their say about youth issues in Canberra. The
YouthInterACT Documentary is filmed and
produced by young people in the ACT, and works
toexplore issues raised at the Annual Youth
InterACT Conference and in thebroader
community. The documentary is a collaboration between
theDepartment of Disability, Housing and
Community Services through the Office forChildren,
Youth and Family Support, the Youth Advisory
Council, Galilee andCommunity Connections
young people.
The documentary will be officially launched at the
Blast YouthFestival.
When: 25 November 2007
Time: From 11am (Documentary launched at
4.15pm)
Where: Tuggeranong Skate Park, Anketell
Street, Greenway
Click here to download the flyer.
Youth SustainabilityWorkshops
ACT otherWISE
Are you aged between 15 and 25? Become part of
an existing andgrowing network of young people
in the ACT committed to making positivechanges
to their individual and community consumption patterns
by attendingthe next workshop in November. The
workshops are designed to educateand inform
young Australians on sustainability and inspire them
to reducetheir individual and community
consumption patterns. For more information, see
ozotherwise.wordpress.com or
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2530510879
Workshop dates: 14, 21 and 28 of November 2007
Workshop times: 6.30 - 9pm
Workshop location: Meeting room 7 (first
floor) in theGriffin Centre, Genge St Civic
Also: an optional site visit to local
sustainablecommunity projects will be held on
a Saturday, either the 17 or 24 November (to
beconfirmed). Workshop places are limited, and
participants need to formallyregister at least
a week before the workshops begin.
Click here to download a registration
form here and email it back
tootherwise (at) consact.org.au.
For registration information and general
enquiries contact theproject officer, Rachael
Millsom, at otherwise (at) consact.org.au or on
(02) 6229 3211.
Employment
Casual Youth Workers - QueanbeyanCity Council
Youth Services
Queanbeyan City Council Youth Services is
currently seeking CasualYouth Workers to
assist at the Axis Youth Centre Drop-In Service,
theLinks to Learning Program and several youth
events throughout the year.
To be successful you must have proven
experience working with youngpeople, have an
understanding of the issues confronting young people
andexperience running youth social,
recreational and information educationprograms
and a class C Drivers licence.
Applications Close: 5pm Monday 26 November 2007
For more information contact Ada Azzam on 6297
2958.
An information backage can be downloaded from
the Councils websiteat
http://www.qcc.nsw.gov.au/page.aspx?page=6794
Galilee Coordinator - YouthServices
Galilee is a not-for-profit community
organisation based inCanberra that provides
support services for homeless and disadvantaged
childrenand young people. The Coordinator of
Galilee Youth Services providesleadership and
management to the inter-related programs based at the
GalileeSchool at Youth Haven, Kambah. The
programs include:
An alternative education program for young people
aged 12 - 16years
Urayarra Indigenous Program that provides youth
services to theIndigenous students at the
school
Life Skills for Teenagers Project that focuses on
transitionalpathways for homeless young
people aged 16 - 21 years
Respite and Vocational Skills Program
For more information contact Robert Jansen on 6290
2191 or robert.jansen (at) iinet.net.au
Click here to download the selection
criteria, and here to download the Galilee
Philosophy Statement.
Vulnerable Youth Health PromotionProject
Manager - The Cancer Council ACT
The Vulnerable Youth Health Promotion Project:
ReducingChronic Disease Risk Factors is a
project to boost the health of vulnerableyoung
people through encouraging smoking cessation, eating
nutritous foodand increasing physical
activity. The Project will involve
considerableconsultation with the youth and
other sectors and will deliver on the milestonesand
measures stated in the contract. The Project
Manager is responsibleto implement the project
plan making amendments as necessary.
The position is negotiable as to whether part
time or full time.
Applications Close: 9am Monday 26 November 2007
Selection documentation is available from the
CEO, Joan Bartlett on6257 9999 or
joan.bartlett (at) actcancer.org with a subject
line of 'Youth Position'.
Grants & Funding
Opportunities
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