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NSW Vocational Education & Training Review Welcomed By Skills Training Providers

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  The Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA) has welcomed the release of the NSW VET Review Final Report 2024.  According to ITECA New South Wales, this report represents a significant and much-needed step towards integrating traditionally separate skills training and higher education sectors into a cohesive and aligned tertiary system. The report’s focus on providing … Continued

Onsite GP service transforms senior health and wellbeing

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A pioneer in the aged care industry is collaborating with a local General Practitioner (GP) service and Pharmacist, providing a game-changing solution for residents who struggle with travel or no longer drive.  On-Site Health Service has designated a dedicated space within Odyssey Lifestyle Care Communities to ensure residents receive exceptional medical care without the need … Continued

***MEDIA ALERT*** NDIS workers protest against wage theft

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Disability support workers are demanding the National Disability Insurance Agency take responsibility and immediately crackdown on dodgy providers who rip them off. The Australian Services Union estimates that up to 10 per cent of NDIS providers are underpaying their support workers by classifying them at lower award rates, and pocketing the difference of up to … Continued

NDIS workers protest, call on NDIA to crackdown on wage theft

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Disability support workers are demanding the National Disability Insurance Agency take responsibility and immediately crackdown on dodgy providers who rip them off.   The Australian Services Union estimates that up to one in ten NDIS providers are underpaying their support workers by classifying them at lower award rates, and pocketing the difference of up to … Continued

HCF and The Smith Family partner to build healthier communities through education

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WEDNESDAY, 21 AUGUST 2024: HCF, Australia’s largest not-for-profit health fund, is partnering with Australia’s leading national children’s education charity, The Smith Family. The collaboration furthers HCF’s broader social mission to build healthier communities across Australia by addressing a key social issue impacting health outcomes – education. HCF’s three-year partnership will support 1,500 students through The … Continued

Expert Alert: Women’s Health in the South East CEO responds to appointment of new Victorian LGBTIQA+ Commissioner

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  Women’s Health in the South East (WHISE) is thrilled to hear the Victorian Government’s announcement of Joe Ball as the new Commissioner for LGBTIQA+ Communities. Joe Ball, a proud transgender man and a tireless advocate for equality, steps into this pivotal role at a critical time for LGBTIQA+ communities across the state. Kit McMahon, … Continued

Finalists announced in the HESTA Early Childhood Education & Care Awards

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20 August 2024   HESTA is proud to announce the nine national finalists for the HESTA Early Childhood Education & Care Awards.     The awards, which have been running since 2010, recognise the front-line educators and carers at the very heart of Australia’s early childhood education system.    HESTA CEO Debby Blakey congratulated the finalists … Continued

JOBS AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITY TO GO IN REGIONS

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The Australian Higher Education Industrial Association (AHEIA) has welcomed an extension of the reporting time for a Senate committee inquiring into a federal government Bill that will cap international student numbers at universities. AHEIA’s Executive Director, Craig Laughton, said the extension reflected a prudent approach to the work of the Senate committee, the high level … Continued

Monash Guarantee and SEAS: Making the impossible possible for under-represented students

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Monash University has introduced a number of initiatives so that more under-represented students from regional and rural Australia and low socio-economic backgrounds can benefit from a university education. The changes include extending the Monash Guarantee for all regional and remote students; expanding Monash’s humanitarian scholarship numbers; the rollout of a new Kummargi Yulendj Scholarship Program; … Continued

‘Life-changing’ scholarship for Mildura mum

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Bronny Robins has been determined to provide a better future for her two sons, no matter the setbacks or the journey. From the age of 24, Bronny held a management position and ran her own businessalongside her then husband. Following a marriage breakdown, an injury and a long wait for surgery, she struggled to retain employment. … Continued