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Holiday at the coast is gold

A group of Karingal participants escaped the freezing cold of Victoria to head on a five-day holiday to the Gold Coast in July. The 15 participants were joined by four Karingal staff on their journey north, including Ross McDonald from Ocean Grove Respite.

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Karingal participant loses battle

Ian Scarlett, who participated at Karingal for more than 50 years, succumbed to his terminal illness on May 29 after a valiant, year-long battle. Many members of the Karingal community attended Ian's funeral on June 3 ranging from the CEO to Ian's client friends.

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Business just keeps getting better at Kommercial

Last month Kommercial put out the word to attract more packaging work for its crew and are now pleased to announce three businesses have now come on board.

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Merger talks for local charities

Merger talks have taken place between Karingal and local not-for-profit organisation CREATE (Geelong) Inc. with a merger proposed for early next year. Chair of CREATE (Geelong) Inc Barry Pearce said: “The move toward a possible merger has come about following a decision by the CREATE Board to seek a more sustainable future for the individuals and families it serves as well as the staff of CREATE.” CREATE was established in 1986 by the former Shire of Corio as a federally funded Community You

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MatchWorks Supports NAIDOC Week celebrations

MatchWorks got behind NAIDOC Week this year with a number of staff and clients participating in the Melbourne march. NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia each July to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC is celebrated not only in Indigenous communities, but by Australians from all walks of life.

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Pivotal day for NDIS

Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced on August 10 that the Government shares the vision for a National Disability Insurance Scheme and will begin laying the foundations for its introduction. They also released the final report by the Productivity Commission into the NDIS. The Productivity Commission’s report found that it would take at least seven years to transform disability services. “The Australian Government supports the Productivity Commission’s vision for a system that provides ind

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News in brief

The horticulture team at Konnections hosted staff and participants from disability service provider Kankarma in June. Joined by Elaine Hall-Foote from the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council, Konnections’ participants were eager to show off both the retail and wholesale horticulture areas. After the tour and morning tea everyone enjoyed a plant potting exercise.

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KABLE bike riding group take to the track

We called ourselves the “SKID MARKS!” We took on lots of challenges! Our first challenge would be to pick up the trailer, check all the bikes and tie them down before we could go anywhere. The second challenge was to increase our fitness levels so we could tackle the rides ahead. It wasn’t long before the Skid Marks were riding up to 10-15km each day.

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Henry wins Prime Minister's award

Not many people get to rub shoulders with the Prime Minister, but Melton Employer Services Consultant Henry Barlow did just that, receiving an award for his years of service to the Wyndham community. Henry has been working with MatchWorks at the Melton office for four months now, but prior to that spent 12 years serving his community as a City of Wyndham councillor, where he also served two years as Mayor. Since leaving the council in 2008 Henry volunteers on the Board of the Uniting Care Werr

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MatchWorks exels at employment awards

Former MatchWorks jobseeker Michael Ashman and Employment Consultant Patrice Serong were finalists in the prestigious National Employment Awards for Excellence this month with Michael winning the Achiever of the Year Award. The National Employment Awards for Excellence are hosted by the National Employment Services Association (NESA) and are in their seventh year. Michael was presented with his award by The Hon Kate Ellis MP, Minister for Employment Participation in Brisbane.

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