This week
13 –19 October National Nutrition Week 2019
13 -19 October Anti-Poverty week Raise the Rate Newstart
13 – 19 October National Carers Week 2019
This month
25 October Coalition of Peaks Have Your Say Survey Closes
Next month
4 November Applications close for the Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship Scheme !
4 November NACCHO Youth Conference -Darwin NT
5 – 7 November NACCHO Conference and AGM -Darwin NT
5-8 November The Lime Network Conference New Zealand
13 – 19 October National Nutrition Week 2019
13-19 October is all about how to try for five serves of vegetables each day by learning to embrace your food waste!
Scary Stats
Less than 4% of us eat our recommend five serves of vegetables a day and only 1% of children / teenagers! In fact, the average Australian eats eat only half that. Not only can eating a healthy and balanced diet help reduce the risk of many chronic diseases but it may even reduce your risk of depression. And yet we throw a lot of good food away.
More than one third of rubbish bins in Australian kitchens contain leftovers and wasted food. That’s nearly $4000 worth of groceries per household per year that can end up in landfill, where food breaks down and emits harmful greenhouse gases, including methane, which affect air quality and public health. Wasting food also waste the resources used to grow it (water, soils and energy) plus energy to process, package and transport food.
What can you do?
With a few simple steps, you can discover new ways to add veg to your day and reduce your household food waste, while saving money and the environment at the same time!
Here’s some quick tips to get you started:
- Eat more parts of your vegetables such as skins, stalks ad leaves.
- Use up your ageing vegetables that would otherwise go in the bin
- Choose ‘ugly’ and ‘imperfect’ vegetables to prevent them going to landfill. They’re just as nutritious, and often cheaper
- Give ageing veg a second life by adding them to vegetable soups, egg frittatas or savoury muffins
- Have some ‘go to’ recipes up your sleeve will help you use up your ageing vegetables.
- Learn how to store different types of vegetables, so they stay fresh for as long as possible.
tryfor5.org.au is your go-to resource and is loaded with everything you need to know from handy hints and tips to practical information. Get on board!
13-19 October Anti-Poverty week #RaisetheRate Newstart
In 2019, Anti-Poverty Week will be held from the 13th to the 19th of October. Each year we choose an evidence-based solution to be a focus and partner with the leading campaign/organisation in that space to take action to end poverty.
This year we have invited the Raise the Rate campaign led by ACOSS as increasing Newstart and related payments is the single most effective way to reduce poverty in Australia. This campaign is aimed at increasing the rate of Newstart and associated allowances by $75 a week.
Around a million Australians are reliant on these payments which have not been increased in real
terms for more than 25 years. Newstart at around $40 a day traps many people in poverty and
many employers say it acts as brake on job search.
We can improve our social security system to lift people out of poverty and unemployment – to truly give them a new start.
13 – 19 October National Carers Week 2019
Graphic above Galambila ACCHO Coffs Harbour
Is a time for the recognition and celebration of the 2.7 million Australians who provide unpaid carers to a family member or friend.
Carers Australia CEO, Ara Cresswell, said, ‘Each and every week Australia’s unpaid carers provide complex, ongoing care to family members or friends who have a disability, mental illness, chronic condition, terminal illness or who are frail aged.
‘Anyone at any time can become an unpaid carer and National Carers Week is a time to raise awareness among all Australians of the enormous contribution carers make to our nation.
‘We want to hear from carers about why they do what they do, and we also welcome messages of support from the broader community, so that we can let all Australians know Why We Care.’
Visit the National Carers Week website to Tell Us Why You Care, so that we can help raise awareness not only of unpaid carers, but of the realities of the caring role in Australia.
You can also hear from our National Carers Week Ambassadors, AFL star, Moana Hope; and sporting legend, Mat Rogers, both of whom perform caring roles.
The website also contains a broad range of information on how you can get involved in this year’s campaign, as well as a host of promotional materials and resources.
You can also take a look at our interactive map which lists a number of National Carers Week events taking place across Australia.
By sharing stories about Why We Care, we can help build a carer-friendly Australia.
25 October Survey Closes : Have your say about what is needed to make real change in the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people #HaveYourSay about #closingthegap
There is a discussion booklet that has background information on Closing the Gap and sets out what will be talked about in the survey.
The survey will take a little bit of time to complete. It would be great if you can answer all the questions, but you can also just focus on the issues that you care about most.
To help you prepare your answers, you can look at a full copy here
The survey is open to everyone and can be accessed here:
https://www.naccho.org.au/programmes/coalition-of-peaks/have-your-say/
The Coalition of Peaks are leading face to face meetings with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, communities and organisations on Closing the Gap during the month of October.
The meetings provide an opportunity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in each state and territory to tell the Coalition of Peaks and governments what changes are needed to improve their lives
October Engagement Meetings:
| South Australia
2 October – Adelaide Closed 15 October – Ceduna Closed 18 October – Port Augusta 23 October – Mount Gambier
Tasmania 11 October – Launceston Closed
Western Australia 14 October – Broome Closed 17 October – Geraldton 21 October – Kalgoorlie 23 October – Port Headland 28 October – Perth 30 October – Narrogin
Australian Capital Territory 17 October – Canberra 28 October – Canberra
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Victoria
15 October – Melbourne 16 October – Bendigo 17 October – Morwell
New South Wales 21 October – Sydney
Northern Territory 4 October – Katherine Closed 11 October – Yirrkala Closed 30 October – Darwin
National 23 and 24 October – Canberra
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VIC Update
There will be three meetings held across Victoria, details are below.
| City | Date | Venue | Time |
| Morwell | Thursday 17 October | Gathering Place, 99 Buckley Street | 12PM – 4PM |
NSW Update
The NSW Coalition of Aboriginal Peak Organisations (CAPO) of which NSW Aboriginal Land Council is a member, are leading the Closing the Gap engagements across the state.
28 consultations will be taking place during the month of October and early November. The consultations are an opportunity for communities to have their say on Closing the Gap.
The 2019 Closing the Gap consultation will see a new way of doing business, with a focus on community consultations. NSW is embarking on the largest number of membership consultations, more than any other state or territory, with an emphasis on hearing your views about what is needed to make the lives of Aboriginal people better.
Your voices will formulate the NSW submission to the new National Agreement. By talking to Aboriginal people, communities and organisations, CAPO can form a consensus on priority areas from NSW when finalising the new National Agreement on Closing the Gap with governments.
The discussion booklet: ‘A new way of doing business’ provides background information on Closing the Gap and sets out what will be discussed at the consultations.
The consultations are being supported by the NSW Government.
Come along and join in the conversation. The dates and locations are:
Route 1
Albury Monday 14th Oct
Deniliquin Tuesday 15th Oct
Balranald Wednesday 16th Oct
Griffith Thursday 17th Oct
Route 2
Wagga Wagga Tuesday 15th Oct
Young Wednesday 16th Oct
Queanbeyan Thursday 17th Oct
Batemans Bay Friday 18th Oct
Route 3
Dubbo Tuesday 22nd Oct
Condobolin Wednesday 23rd Oct
Cobar Thursday 24th Oct
Bourke Friday 25th Oct
Route 4
Newcastle Tuesday 22nd Oct
Central Coast Wednesday 23rd Oct
Muswellbrook Thursday 24th Oct
Tamworth Friday 25th Oct
Route 5
Broken Hill Tuesday 29th Oct
Wilcannia Wednesday 30th Oct
Menindee Thursday 31st Oct
Dareton Friday 1st Nov
Route 6
Lismore Monday 28th Oct
Coffs Harbour Tuesday 29th Oct
Kempsey Wednesday 30th Oct
Route 7
Redfern Monday 4th Nov
Mount Druitt Tuesday 5th Nov
Bathurst Thursday 7th Nov
Route 8
Moree Tuesday 5th Nov
Walgett Wednesday 6th Nov
To register your attendance at Routes 1 and 2, please do so via Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/nsw-coalition-of-aboriginal-peak-organisations-16575398239.
Routes 3 to 8 will follow shortly.
Consultations will run from 11am – 3pm with lunch provided.
If you are unable to make the consultations, you can still have your say through an online survey. The survey closes on 25 October, 5pm.
For more information on the Closing the Gap consultations: https://www.aecg.nsw.edu.au/close-the-gap/
Each jurisdiction has structured the events differently, some opting for fewer large events and some opting for a larger number of smaller events.
For more information on The Coalition of Peaks, The Joint Council,
The Partnership Agreement and to sign up for our mailing list, go to: https://www.naccho.org.au/ programmes/coalition-of-peaks/
4 November Applications close for the Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship Scheme !
This scholarship provides financial assistance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are intending to enrol or are currently enrolled in an eligible health-related course at an Australian educational institution.
Eligible health areas include:
• Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander health workers and practitioners
• Allied health (excluding pharmacy)
• Dentistry/oral health (excluding dental assistants)
• Direct entry midwifery
• Medicine
• Nursing
Examples of eligible study areas.
This scholarship is for entry level or graduate entry level courses only. Funding is not available for postgraduate study. Scholarships are valued up to $15,000 per year for the normal duration of the course. Further information, including eligibility and selection criteria can be found our website.
Applications close Monday 4 November 2019
4 November NACCHO Youth Conference -Darwin NT
Monday 4th November 2019 NACCHO Youth Conference *Youth Registration is Free of Charge
The central focus of the NACCHO Youth Conference Healthy youth, healthy future is on building resilience.
For thousands of years our Ancestors have shown great resolve thriving on this vast continent. Young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, who make up 54% of our population, now look to the example set by generations past and present to navigate ever-changing and complex social and health issues.
Healthy youth, healthy future provides us with opportunities to explore and discuss issues of importance to us, our families and communities, and to take further steps toward becoming tomorrow’s leaders. We hope to see you there!
Registrations are now open for the 2019 NACCHO Youth Conference, which will be held November 4th in Darwin at the Darwin Convention Centre.
5 – 7 November NACCHO Conference and AGM -Darwin NT
Tuesday 5th & Wednesday 6th November 2019
7th November 2019 NACCHO AGM
This year, NACCHO’s Members’ Conference focuses on the theme –
Because of them we must: improving health outcomes for our people aged 0-29 years.
We have chosen this focus because we know that investing in the health and wellbeing of our babies, children and young people can help prevent ill health, disease and disability. Strong investment in this age group will help them to thrive, help them build strong and healthy families and communities, and help to positively influence their future health outcomes and life expectancy measures.
Because of them we must provides an opportunity to place our future generations at the forefront of our discussions, to hear about the innovative work that is happening in our community controlled and other sectors, to exchange ideas and share our knowledge.
Registrations to this year’s Youth Conference and the NACCHO National Conference will close on Sunday 20th October 2019. Late registrations will not be accepted.
We hope you can join us!
If you have any questions or would like further information contact Ros Daley and Jen Toohey on 02 6246 9309 or via email conference@naccho.org.au
Conference Co-Coordinators Ros Daley and Jen Toohey 02 6246 9309
7 November
On Thursday 7 November, following the NACCHO National Members Conference, we will hold the 2019 AGM. In addition to the general business, there will be an election for the NACCHO Chair and a vote on a special resolution to adopt a new constitution for NACCHO.
Once again, I thank all those members who sent delegates to the recent national members’ workshop on a new constitution at Sydney in July. It was a great success thanks to your involvement and feedback.
5-8 November The Lime Network Conference New Zealand
This years #LIMEConnection whakatauki (theme for the conference) was developed by the Scientific Committee, along with Māori elder, Te Marino Lenihan & Tania Huria from @otago.
To read about the conference & theme, check out the #LIMEConnection website. https://www.limeconnection.net.au/about/