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Call heard for aged care reform

A poll by Essential Research has found that 80 per cent of respondents believe Australia is not prepared to meet the huge challenges of an ageing population. In the wake of these results UnitingCare National Director, Lin Hatfield Dodds, said Australians are sick of “Band- Aids being applied to a broken system”. “All around Australia people are calling for lasting ...

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Reforms a win for older Australians although more thought needed

LEADING aged and community care provider Blue Care has welcomed the Federal Government's aged care reform announcement, but urges policy makers to reconsider financing arrangements. Blue Care Executive Director Robyn Batten said the government‟s Living Longer, Living Better response to the Productivity Commission‟s Caring for Older Australians report, released on Friday, was largely positive, with key areas acted upon. "The ...

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Somerville welcomes new Head of Boarding

THIS year Somerville House boarders have welcomed a new Head of Boarding, Pamela Hodgetts, following the retirement of Alayne McDougall. Ms Hodgetts is not new to Somerville House, having been a Somerville House student and Boarding Mistress, and has more than 25 years of boarding experience in both girls' and boys' schools, including Head of Boarding at another Presbyterian and ...

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Biloela community blooming

YOUNG clients and some staff of Blue Care Callide Valley Community Care have been busy learning the skills needed to keep young native trees alive and thriving. The majority of trees are common to the Central Queensland area. Recently, the Callide Valley Community Nursery was relocated to the Blue Care grounds in Biloela when a band of volunteers from Rotary, ...

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King’s College celebrates its centenary

UNITING Church University of Queensland residential college, King's College, is this year celebrating its centenary. Master and Chief Executive, Greg Eddy, said the College had a strong history formed on the shoulders of Kingsmen over the past 100 years and it was still as relevant today as it was at its formation. King's College was established by the Methodist conference ...

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UQ and Blue Care answer call from aged care industry

THE University of Queensland and Blue Care have teamed up to offer an aged-care management course which will up-skill aged-care staff to help meet the growing demand for quality aged care in Australia. The course is the first of its kind being offered in Queensland and is believed to be the second of its kind in Australia. It was the ...

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UnitingCare Australia calls for decision makers to try living on $17 a day

UNITINGCARE Australia today reiterated its support for an essential, modest increase of $50 a week in unemployment benefits, as Greens’ senator Rachel Siewert attempts to live on Newstart for the next week. National Director, Lin Hatfield Dodds said Senator Siewert’s efforts will help raise awareness of the issues facing unemployed people and their families who live well below the poverty ...

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Directing mission for UnitingCare

THIS year UnitingCare Queensland welcomed a new Director of Mission to its ranks, former Blue Care Director of Mission, Colleen Geyer. Ms Geyer said the role is both new and old. “We’ve had a UnitingCare Queensland Director of Mission previously (Rev Robyn Kidd), but it was only half time, whereas now it’s full time,” she said. Focus areas for this ...

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Celebrating 100 years at the heart of remote Australia

FRONTIER Services will turn 100 this year and the celebrations will reach some of the most isolated communities in the country. On 26 September 1912, Rev John Flynn encouraged the Church to support the work approved by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church – the Australian Inland Mission (AIM). “Difficulties of a serious nature will arise in the shoals ...

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Adult Fellowship supports Solomon Islands women

THE year 2011 was a very difficult one for Uniting Church Adult Fellowship (UCAF) members in Queensland. Nevertheless, members from across Queensland stepped up to support the Synod Committee’s 2011 project, the Solomon Islands Women’s Leadership and Livelihood project. The Adult Fellowship is delighted to have raised a total of $12 229.60 for the project. A final cheque was presented ...

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