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INVITATION
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS
INAUGURAL COMMUNITY NETWORK FORUM
Tuesday
30TH JUNE, 2009
HAMILTON
HALL,
Tarleton
Street, Hamilton
10.30am -
12.30pm
Light
lunch provided
Please RSVP Mary – 6287 2001
This forum will provide an opportunity for local
community organisations, local council, Government agencies and service
providers to:
 | Share and listen to ideas from people living and
working in the Central Highlands |
| Share information about your organisation |
| Support each other to continue to find ways of
working together to further build and strengthen the Central Highlands
community |
| Increase awareness of available opportunities for
the Central Highlands through national, regional and local initiatives |
Expected
outcomes from the Community Network include:
| A greater understanding of available services and
opportunities to improve the health and wellbeing of the Central Highlands
community |
| Stronger relationships formed between agencies and
therefore more effective referral systems established with the aim to
build a healthier inclusive community |
| Development of a network for information sharing |
| Development of a Community Events Calendar |
We understand that you are busy but would
really appreciate it if you could spend a few minutes to complete the
attached form. This will ensure your information is correct for our
database. We will collect it at the forum or if you are unable to attend
please send the information via email or fax so we can make sure you are
included and informed.
This is not a closed network and everyone
is welcome so if you know of someone who would like to attend and has not
received an invitation please bring them along or contact us so we can make
contact with them.
Mary Downie
President
Go! Highlands Inc.
PO Box 37
Hamilton Tas 7140
Phone: (W) 6287 2001
Fax: 6286 3344
Mobile: 0409 363 250
Greenwich@activ8.net.au |
Latest News
Some Previous Achievements
| Setup a Community association that is insured and registered as a
not-for-profit business, has strategies and policies and is constantly
evolving as we grow and learn. |
| Successfully been granted $43,240.00 with the National Suicide
Prevention Strategy and have employed a local Community member, Angela
Cooper, one day a week to manage this project. |
| Received funds worth $1,360.18 for some children’s summer time
holiday fun which ran successfully during the school holidays thanks to
some motivated community volunteers. |
| Received from the Office of Youth Affairs $2,200.00 to support our
youth leaving school and embarking on further education by running a
transition program in 2007. |
| Secured the management role of a ‘Parenting Hub’ and ‘Mobile
Playgroup’ for the Central Highlands through the Communities for Children
Project. Three people have been employed to run this very important
project directed at children from 0 – 5 and their families. The
project has been called TADPOLES. |
| Received an ACE Grant of $4,300.00 of funding for skills
development for community groups in the Central Highlands. |
| Received funding to run some women’s exercise programs in 2007 |
| Operation bus Stop,
the brain storm of two passionate members Lana Benson and Tracey Turale
who through sheer will and determination have been successful in raising
over $35,000.00 toward solving a major community issue and that is
TRANSPORT. |
| Launched this website! |
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