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The Mental Health Council of Tasmania have launched the Community Wellbeing Grant Program.

The grant program is open to local community not-for-profit organisations and designed to facilitate local activities or events that will support communities to feel connected, build resilience and promote wellbeing.

For more information about the grant program visit mhct.org/community.

Applications close 5pm, Monday 25 January 2021.

Enquiries can be directed to Ezra via grants@mhct.org or 0431 792 073.

RSL Tasmania are re-advertising the role for a a Case Navigator — Employment and Wellbeing. This is a part time role based on 30 hours per week with a pay rate of $65-$70k (pro-rata) plus superannuation.

RSL Tasmania are passionate about promoting the interests and welfare of Tasmania’s veteran community (The Defence Family), which includes current and past serving men and women and their families.

The RSL Tasmania Employment Program is designed to assist veterans in seeking meaningful and purposeful employment post their service careers. RSL Australia has received Federal Government funding to deliver a National Veteran Program. To assist with the delivery of the program in Tasmania RSL are seeking an experienced Case Navigator, Employment and Wellbeing, to drive the implementation of the program across the state.

Find out more and apply.

Any further queries please contact Jane Crosswell, Defence Family Program Manager, at jane.crosswell@rsltas.org.au.

Applications close on Friday 29 January 2021.

Tasmanian employers have the opportunity to build up the literacy, numeracy and digital skills of their workforce with up to $50,000 available through the latest round of 26TEN Employer Grants.

The 2020-21 26TEN Employer Grants round can be used to help employers and peak bodies build the literacy, numeracy, and digital skills of their paid and volunteer workforces.

They will also be used to build an understanding of adult literacy issues in their industries and assist supervisors and managers to support workers who need better literacy and numeracy skills to do their jobs well.

Helping businesses improve the clarity of communication in workplaces, making sure work documents and workplace signs are written in plain English, and that employees have the digital skills they need to communicate, are other focuses of the grants.

26TEN projects provide a powerful boost to all other improvement and development programs underway.

26TEN is helping more Tasmanians get the skills they need for life and work by bringing together business, community and government to work together to take action on adult literacy and numeracy.

Find out more and apply.

Applications close 5pm, Friday 12 February 2021.

Free one-hour online training session for workers, volunteers, and carers of Tasmania. This session is provided by Lesley King, Manager Home Fire Risks in the Community Project, of the Tasmania Fire Service.

Completing this training will help you to:

• Reduce the risk of fire in the workplace when the workplace is a consumer’s home,
• Help consumers to understand and practise basic home fire safety,
• Inform consumers about the risk of fire in their homes,
• Help consumers to think about ways of safe escape and to use these ways if there is a fire in their home,
• Help consumers to understand and to fully recognise the risk of fire in their homes; and
• Reduce the risk of fire injuries and/or fatalities in the home.

This training will be beneficial to people working in the aged care, community services, health and housing sectors.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

For more information about these training sessions, please contact Lesley King on (03) 6166 5606 or email lesley.king@fire.tas.gov.au.

Free one-hour online training session for workers, volunteers, and carers of Tasmania. This session is provided by Lesley King, Manager Home Fire Risks in the Community Project, of the Tasmania Fire Service.

Completing this training will help you to:

• Reduce the risk of fire in the workplace when the workplace is a consumer’s home,
• Help consumers to understand and practise basic home fire safety,
• Inform consumers about the risk of fire in their homes,
• Help consumers to think about ways of safe escape and to use these ways if there is a fire in their home,
• Help consumers to understand and to fully recognise the risk of fire in their homes; and
• Reduce the risk of fire injuries and/or fatalities in the home.

This training will be beneficial to people working in the aged care, community services, health and housing sectors.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

For more information about these training sessions, please contact Lesley King on (03) 6166 5606 or email lesley.king@fire.tas.gov.au.

On 27 August 2020, the Deputy Premier and Minister for Education and Training Jeremy Rockliff announced an independent inquiry into the Department of Education’s responses to child sexual abuse in Tasmanian Government Schools.

The inquiry will examine and report on the adequacy of existing legislation, policies, practices and procedures utilised by the Department of Education to minimise the risk of child sexual abuse within Tasmanian Government Schools.

Inquiry into the systems of the Department of Education Terms of Reference (PDF, 214.4 KB)

The inquiry welcomes the views of any interested parties, including survivors, and invites public submissions. Written and oral submissions can be made to the inquiry and support to make a submission can be provided.

Submissions provided to the inquiry will inform the report prepared by Professor Smallbone and Professor McCormack.

Making a submission

Written submissions to the Inquiry into the Education Department’s Response to Child Sexual Abuse are now open and must be received by COB, Wednesday 31 March 2021.

Submissions can be forwarded to inquiry@justice.tas.gov.au or mailed to:

The Independent Inquirers, Education Inquiry, GPO Box 825, Hobart Tasmania, 7001.

Study Tasmania in partnership with the Hobart City Council has launched the International Student Support Quick Response Grant. The grant provides funding of up to $2,000 to support community organisations and groups to deliver activities, projects, programs and initiatives that assist international students with response and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The form is now live and the key links for the grant are below:

• Guidelines: hobartcity.com.au/files/assets/public/community-programs/grants/documents/international-student-support-guidelines_fin.pdf
• Application Form: hobartcity.smartygrants.com.au/QISS2021






Applications close 12midnight, Monday 31 May 2021.