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Dispute Settlement Centre of Victoria – new website

mpitrone — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 04:38:13 +0000

The Dispute Settlement Centre of Victoria’s (DSCV) has launched a new website featuring information on their services, dispute resolution case studies, mediation training, community education information and the benefits of appropriate dispute resolution.

The DSCV assists both individuals and groups, and can meet the cultural and communication needs of people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds with their trained mediators and publications in over 20 community languages.

BroCAP A new online research tool

mpitrone — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 03:59:17 +0000

BroCAP is a new online social policy research library developed by the Brotherhood of St Laurence. This new service offers current information and is updated daily on a range of social issues. Areas covered include children and families, education, employment, equity, financial and social inclusion, housing, older people, immigration, and indigenous issues. This service is an excellent research tool for policy officers, community workers, students and anyone who has an interest in current affairs.

To Every Woman: Money, Power, Freedom

fls_admin — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 02:19:35 +0000

In 2008 Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health implemented the Healthy Credit Project, which explored and addressed the credit and debt issues in the lives of immigrant and refugee women. The project found that credit and debt are significant issues with immigrant and refugee women often subject to informal debt or ‘relationship debt’ – debts that are incurred via their partners.

Full report or summary is available for downloading.

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Between a Rock and a Hard Place

fls_admin — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 06:18:33 +0000

This comprehensive guide takes a welfare perspective of the law and is an excellent starting point for workers in disability, youth, drug & alcohol and other community/welfare sectors who need to understand the legal system but don’t want to get bogged down by the law. For ease the publication has been divided into chapters. You may download by chapter or download the entire publication.

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Ageing in Victoria – The Need for Age Friendly Environments and Communities State Budget Submission 2010-11

admin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 03:07:45 +0000

COTA has identified a number of policy initiatives and service delivery responses that could make a real difference to the quality of life and well being of senior Victorians. This submission calls on the State Government to prioritize these areas in its 2010/11 State Budget funding allocations, and demonstrate its commitment to the creation of age friendly environments and communities.

Older Mens’ Health

admin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 03:07:08 +0000

COTA believes that a greater focus on the needs of older men is long overdue, and a policy framework will enable the different sectors that are interested in this issue to influence the outcomes for older men’s health. COTA’s Strategic Policy Framework for Older Men’s Health outlining its proposal for a policy framework and sector plan to guide government and copy response to this growing concern.

Submission To Senate Inquiry Into Suicide In Australia

admin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 03:05:58 +0000

The impact of suicide on the Australian community includes high risk groups such as Indigenous youth and rural communities.

COTA is preparing a submission to this Inquiry to ensure that the issues facing older people, particularly older men who have the second highest rate of suicide, are considered by the Committee. COTA is interested in hearing from anybody who has a view on the matters.

MOVING TO CENTRE STAGE: COMMUNITY CARE FOR THE AGED OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS

admin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 03:04:38 +0000

The final report was launched on 17 October 2006, of a project undertaken by the Victorian Community Care Coalition, a coalition of community care providers and consumer representatives, including COTA Victoria. The Project has examined the capacity of community care services in Victoria to meet growing demand and changing consumer expectations over the next decade. The Final Report makes an important contribution to the debate on how to improve the availability, quality and delivery of services to older Victorians.

Reverse Mortgages and Older People’s Credit Options

admin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 03:01:25 +0000

COTA was funded through the Consumer Credit fund to undertake a project looking at credit options and information targeting older people, with a specific focus on the uptake and attitude towards reverse mortgages.

The Victorian Association for Restorative Justice

admin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 03:00:30 +0000

VARJ – Restorative Practices in Child & Family Services – Victorian Association for Restorative Justice. The Victorian Association for Restorative Justice (VARJ) represents restorative practitioners, thinkers and policy makers in Victoria. The aim of the Association is to promote and support best practice in all forms of restorative practice.