Thirteen participants and ten staff members from Holt Disability Day Centre spent an exciting day at the Royal Canberra Show. Anglicare Support Planner, Jessica Ramsay, said a highlight of the day was strolling through Showbag Alley where “everyone loved the bubbles, music and stalls”. The animal area was also very popular with participants. “At…
In her role as Parkes Coordinator for Anglicare, Ann Olson is positively excited. “We have a big event planned for next week” she explained, “and all the local Anglican community will be involved”. Ann believes that her role with Anglicare, and in partnership with the Parkes Anglican Parish, is to connect into the community…
The Gordon Community Centre is ramping up for its next Gordon Community Day event planned for the 25th of March 2023 from 10am -1pm. Supported by Anglicare and the Lanyon Valley Anglican Church, the Gordon Community Centre provides a range of services and programs in Canberra’s south. Their community day events bring together staff,…
Hundreds of local families are expected to benefit from Anglicare and St Saviours Cathedral annual Christmas Giving Tree appeal which launched earlier this month. This marks the eleventh year of the appeal, and St Saviour’s sub-dean, Canon Anne Wentzel says that she is already overwhelmed by the response from the community. “We’ve already received…
The Chair of the Board of Anglicare NSW South, NSW West & ACT, Ms Lynette Glendinning, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Brandon Howard as the organisation’s next Chief Executive Officer, commencing in February 2023. Mr Howard is currently Executive General Manager – Community and Pathways at GenU, a national charity, offering…
Anglicare NSW South, NSW West, and ACT today congratulates Minister Natasha Maclaren-Jones and Premier Dominic Perrottet for adopting the life-changing reform to extend support to 21 years for those in state care. Anglicare Interim CEO, Brad Braithwaite, said that this further three years of support for young people in care will make a world…
Anglicare ACT is excited for the launch of an innovative new mobile health clinic that will complement their existing bulk billed health service. The Junction Youth Health Service supports young people aged between 12 and 25 years in the Canberra area. A recently announced $210,000 grant from the ACT Health Directorate will fund the…
The ACT Children First Alliance (CFA) supports the national call for action by Australia’s early childhood education workforce for Government to address the current pay inequity due to the gendered nature of the work by funding increased wages in a sector that is critical to both children’s learning and wellbeing and the Australian economy….
Anglicare NSW South NSW West & ACT is proud to honour Goulburn Family Day Care Educator, Maddison Lord, who has won Regional Educator of the year for Goulburn and Southern Tablelands in the 2022 Excellence in Family Day Care Awards. Maddison, who has worked for the past three years as an Educator with…
Bushfire-affected communities in the Bega Valley, Eurobodalla and Snowy Valleys regions can now access further support through Anglicare’s new Bushfire Recovery Community Grants scheme. The grants support projects that bring people together to build new skills and resilience, and are open for submissions. Application assessment will focus on the potential to promote community cohesion,…
