Member & Community Calendar

The University of Tasmania is hosting an event to promote Island of Ideas on "How can we protect ourselves, our family, and loved ones in places of detention and social care?"

The Optional Protocol on the Convention against Torture (and other Cruel, Inhumane or Degrading Treatment or Punishment) (OPCAT) may be a once-in-a-generation opportunity to protect citizens’ rights in places of detention and in social care. OPCAT provides for National Preventive Mechanisms to stop problems before they reach crisis point.

Find out more on the event and Speakers

Palliative Care Tasmania are running a Practice Nurse Forums which is an important up-to-date learning suitable for all practice nurses in Tasmania. Increase your awareness and understanding of palliative and end of life care and learn more about the Tasmanian Advance Care Directive and how you can improve uptake with your patients. The interactive session will bring together practice nurses from across the state to learn and share, build knowledge, empowerment and capacity in palliative and end of life planning.

These free 2 hour sessions will be held online at 3 different times and dates to accommodate as many practice nurses as possible.

Tuesday 26 August: 6.30pm – 8.30pm

Tuesday 28 September: 12.30pm – 2.30pm

Thursday 21 October: 10.00am – 12.00pm

Find out more and to register

Lifeline Tasmania are running a two-day course to help participants understand the impact of trauma across the lifespan and that each individual’s response to trauma is unique.

Day One will cover types of traumatic events, the neurobiology of trauma, and possible reactions in the short and long term.

Day Two will embed this knowledge in practice and consider the impact of childhood trauma; intergenerational trauma; trauma in the context of culture; and vicarious trauma as these emerge in client stories. Participants will leave the course with a toolbox of practical resources.

Find out more and to register.

The University of Tasmania’s Housing and Community Research Unit recently published an update on conditions in the Tasmanian housing market. The data covered the period between March 2020 and March 2021 and included analysis of changes in housing costs, the demand for affordable housing, the public and private supply response, short stay accommodation trends, housing insecurity and homelessness.   A link to the report is available below

To read the report

Palliative Care Tasmania is pleased to announce the launch of the fifth annual Tasmanian Palliative Care Awards, celebrating compassion and excellence in the care of those who are living with a life-limiting illness, dying or grieving in Tasmania. People and organisations working, volunteering and caring for those living with a life limiting illness or who are dying are some of the most selfless people in the community.

The nomination process is very easy, and it should only take a few minutes to nominate someone – please take the time, you will make someone’s day just by nominating them.

Find out more on the Categories and how to nominate

Nominations are open until Monday, 1 November.

Lifeline Tasmania are running a two-day course to help participants understand the impact of trauma across the lifespan and that each individual’s response to trauma is unique.

Day One will cover types of traumatic events, the neurobiology of trauma, and possible reactions in the short and long term.

Day Two will embed this knowledge in practice and consider the impact of childhood trauma; intergenerational trauma; trauma in the context of culture; and vicarious trauma as these emerge in client stories. Participants will leave the course with a toolbox of practical resources.

Find out more and to register.

Child Wise and House of Muchness are immensely excited to invite you to their first free online screening of “Like This”, a documentary that exclusively features young people's voices about life online, and the risks and benefits of social media. You’ve probably seen and heard lots in the media about how bad social media is for kids and its dangerous dark side. But how much of it has come from the opinions and mouths of young people themselves?

"Like This" is full of messages for all of us to hear: parents, politicians, social media companies or people who just care. And it’s finally through the words and voices of the people who matter most, but we rarely hear from.

Check out the trailer to "Like This" here 

Save your spot here

EVENT TIME - PLEASE NOTE, whilst the time is currently showing as Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST), this will convert to Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) in October. The time of the event will remain 6PM on 28 October AEDT. Please check your local time against Australian Eastern Daylight Time.

The screening will be followed by Q&A with the young participants afterwards.

Disability Voices Tasmania are hosting community chats about making communities inclusive.

• Do you have ideas and views on how your community could be more inclusive?
• Do you want better planned and designed communities for all people all ages - particularly people with diverse disabilities, mental health needs and chronic illness?

Come along to a community chat with Dr Lisa Stafford PhD (QUT).  

• Chats are two (2) hours long.
• Free food provided.
• Visual artist will be there to draw key ideas and themes.
• Venues are wheelchair accessible. A portable audio loop will be onsite.
• Transport assistance can be provided, as well as any personal access requirements.

Anyone 9 years and older living in Clarence or the Greater Hobart area are welcomed to join the chat. If you are under 18 years you will need parent consent to be involved.

Locations

Risdon Vale                18 September          10.30 am to 12.30 pm

Rosny                          2 October               10 am to 12 pm

Clarence Plains           15 October              10.30 am to 12.30 pm

South Arm                   31 October             10.30 am to 12.30 pm

Find out more and to register

As the team at Communities Ending Poverty approaches the October 17 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Tamarack Institute are excited to launch the End of Poverty guide and Ending Poverty Pathways podcast series. These resources follow Tamarack's End of Poverty event, which in May 2021 convened more than 1,000 people to explore 14 proven and emerging pathways to ending poverty.   The guide and podcast series capture the voices of Communities Ending Poverty’s top thought leaders, partners and members.  

As part of ACOSS’s commitment to support the community sector to better engage and advocate around climate change and social justice, ACOSS is hosting a number of online capacity building workshops as part of Better Futures Forum from 16 – 19 August. See full list of free workshops below:

• Capturing how climate change impacts your organisation and the communities you work with

2PM – 4PM AEST | 17 August | REGISTER

• Building your community climate action engagement

1:30PM – 3:30PM AEST | 18 August | REGISTER

• Decarbonising your community organisation

2PM – 3:30PM AEST | 19 August | REGISTER

Recent times have made Volunteer Managers and Coordinators aware of the vulnerability of the volunteering sector, and the need to adapt and change ways of engaging and managing volunteers.

At this year’s conference, Volunteering Tasmania invites delegates to (re)consider and (re)define what volunteering is all about, and what excellence looks like in best practice volunteer management.

The State Conference 2021 will offer a combination of professional development for leaders of volunteers in Tasmania, while facilitating connection and networking opportunities to share experiences and knowledge across the volunteering sector.

Registrations are now open!

For more information and to register

Registrations for the 26^th Asia-Pacific Regional Social Work Conference 2021 are now open. It will be held online from 11-13 November 2021. Early bird pricing is available, as well as reduced pricing for AASW members.

Attracting more than 1,000 registrants from across the Asia-Pacific, the Conference will focus on a wide range of issues related to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Amina J. Mohammed, Professor Jioji Ravulo and former Deputy Premier of Victoria Professor John Thwaites AM are confirmed speakers at the upcoming Conference.

Find out more and to Register

Registrations for the 26^th Asia-Pacific Regional Social Work Conference 2021 are now open. It will be held online from 11-13 November 2021. Early bird pricing is available, as well as reduced pricing for AASW members.

Attracting more than 1,000 registrants from across the Asia-Pacific, the Conference will focus on a wide range of issues related to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Amina J. Mohammed, Professor Jioji Ravulo and former Deputy Premier of Victoria Professor John Thwaites AM are confirmed speakers at the upcoming Conference.

Find out more and to Register

Registrations for the 26^th Asia-Pacific Regional Social Work Conference 2021 are now open. It will be held online from 11-13 November 2021. Early bird pricing is available, as well as reduced pricing for AASW members.

Attracting more than 1,000 registrants from across the Asia-Pacific, the Conference will focus on a wide range of issues related to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Amina J. Mohammed, Professor Jioji Ravulo and former Deputy Premier of Victoria Professor John Thwaites AM are confirmed speakers at the upcoming Conference.

Find out more and to Register

Do you want to have a say in what your workforce looks like in the future?

With demand for palliative care expected to increase by 135% nationally by 2060, significant reform being planned in aged care, and an ageing workforce in Tasmania, now is the time to take action.

The State of Palliative Care Symposium (Strengthening our Workforce) is a key professional development event, not to be missed and will include a variety of keynote speakers and interactive workshops.

The Hon Peter Gutwein, Premier of Tasmania will open the event  and the the program will connect you with national and Tasmania experts in the areas of:

• Palliative care workforce research, data and insights
• Aged care;
• Unpaid palliative care support and carers and
• Future focus – what is ahead  with the Tasmanian Healthcare Reform.

It will also launch the biennial State of Palliative Care Report, a report that will identify key workforce issues for priority action.

The morning session will be held both in person at C3 Convention Centre in Hobart, and will also be available online for state wide participants. 

Find out more and register.

Volunteering Tasmania’s upcoming Design Thinking Program aims to help volunteer involving organisations to adapt their operations after COVID-19, to effectively recruit, support and manage a more flexible workforce. It will embed leadership and resilience in organisations by supporting people to approach challenges and problems differently through an action learning process. This program will support leaders in the sector to be bold in their actions, learn and grow from failure and build solutions through rapid prototyping and person-centred design. It will be a 12-month program where you will gain knowledge through workshops, and be supported to implement new solutions to old problems.

You can reserve your spot for the first workshop in Hobart 23^rd Nov  here, or Northern Tasmania 25^th Nov here.

If you are interested in participating in the Design Thinking Program, or would like to know more then please contact Amy at amyb@volunteeringtas.org.au

BECOME A MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AIDER to support friends, family members, colleagues and others.

About 1 in 5 Australian adults experience a common mental illness each year. Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training will teach you practical skills to support someone with a mental health problem. Make a real difference to people in your community.

Find out more and to register

BECOME A MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AIDER to support friends, family members, colleagues and others.

About 1 in 5 Australian adults experience a common mental illness each year. Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training will teach you practical skills to support someone with a mental health problem. Make a real difference to people in your community.

Find out more and to register

Book now for a FREE Mentors in Violence Prevention Program Workshop, being held in communities around Tasmania.

The half-day workshops are for everyone in the community. In them we talk about seeing people being bullied or harassed; they get us to think about, and practice, the things we can safely do to help. We’ve all been bystanders! MVP gives us the skills to help end violence in our communities by helping us learn how to be effective bystanders.

A group of NGOs is delivering MVP Training around Tasmania over the next 12 months, with the support of a grant from the Tasmanian Community Fund. The workshops have been booking out, and we’ve had waiting lists.  SO BOOK EARLY!

We can all be part of the solution to gender-based violence, which can sometimes seem an unfixable problem.

Find out more and to register for the Circular Head workshop