NSW LABOR’S LONG-TERM SOCIAL SERVICES FUNDING POLICY WILL SAVE MONEY AND TIME

NSW LABOR’S LONG-TERM SOCIAL SERVICES FUNDING POLICY WILL SAVE MONEY AND TIME

NSW Labor’s policy to introduce minimum five-year funding arrangements for key community service providers would divert money from back office to front line counselling and anti-violence services. The Opposition’s announcement comes off the back of RANSW calling for bipartisan support in NSW for longer-term funding contracts for the social services sector. “The social services sector […]

Funding rescue for multicultural drug services

Funding rescue for multicultural drug services

Drug and alcohol support services aimed at multicultural communities will continue after a successful rescue by Odyssey NSW. The Drug and Alcohol Multicultural Education Centre (DAMEC), based in Liverpool, provides drug and alcohol counselling for people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. The service caters to CALD communities across western and south-western Sydney and […]

CALL TO BRING HIV TESTING RATES BACK TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS

CALL TO BRING HIV TESTING RATES BACK TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS

NSW Health is urging anyone who is at risk of HIV to speak to a healthcare professional about the many testing and prevention options available. Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant said the state has made great progress towards eliminating HIV transmission, however testing rates are lower than pre-pandemic levels. From January to September 2022, […]

57 organisations receive community heritage grants

57 organisations receive community heritage grants

Recipients include Tranby Aboriginal Co-operative Limited, Trafalgar Holden Museum, Queensland Braille Writing Association, Gay And Lesbian Archive of Western Australia, Flinders Palaeontology, Mawson’s Huts Foundation, Australian Academy of Science and the Ngurratjuta/Pmara Ntjarra Aboriginal Corporation and many others. These community-led and people-focused organisations from around Australia will receive small grants to support them in their […]