Neighbourhood Houses & Learning Centres
November 19, 2006
Community Houses at Laverton, Mt Evelyn & Yarraville are 2006 winners 1. Laverton Community House, to the west of Melbourne, has won two Dept of Justice ‘Working in Partnership’ Awards for their work with adult offenders: Educational Program – in […]
October 20, 2006
Art Project helps tackle post natal depression on Victoria’s Surf Coast Spring Creek Community House has recently been recognised for its work in addressing and promoting the issues that confront women with the centre receiving a Local Government Women’s Charter […]
October 12, 2006
ProBono Australia reports that Transform Business Systems are generously donating installation and training of their Turn-Key-Operation (TKO) Software product to one NonProfit every month from now onwards. Running NonProfits/community groups can be very demanding, more so than most business operations. […]
October 7, 2006
Blue Turban & ARAB: great performers for a community event Blue Turban, the Anti Racism Action Band (ARAB) and the Samoan Dancers from Coolaroo entertained 350 Neighbourhood House & Learning Centre supporters when the ‘Walk of Hearts’ arrived at the […]
September 27, 2006
A growing regional online market likes choice & saving time & money The ProBono Australia Newsletter this week reports that more regional Australians are moving online in search of everyday items and says this is another reason why NonProfits can […]
September 24, 2006
Victorian Neighbourhood Houses struggle to meet demand The Neighbourhood House sector seems particularly strong in Victoria. I have been told that Queensland doesn’t have Neighbourhood Houses at all. Is this true Queenslanders? Neighbourhood Houses are warm, friendly supportive adult learning […]
September 22, 2006
Federal government to withdraw funds from a successful program The battle between state and federal governments over ‘who should pay for what’ rolls on. WA Education Minister Ljiljanna Ravlich has been reported saying the Aboriginal School Based Traineeship program will […]
September 6, 2006
Horn of Africa muslim women threatened in Carlton, inner Melbourne The Melbourne Times reports that more than 20 women going to English classes at the local Neighbourhood House – trying to ‘fit in’ – are being subjected to racial taunts, […]
August 23, 2006
Neighbourhood Houses are the ‘Heart of the Community’ – walk to support them! Victoria’s Association of Neighbourhood Houses & Learning Centres (ANHLC) has run a very successful campaign for realistic funding and now the upcoming State election gives them a […]
August 11, 2006
Let’s support the great work of Neighbourhood Houses & Learning Centres Vic-based PWF believes the whole country misses out in NOT hearing news about how grassroots sectors like the Neighbourhood House, Adult Learning sectors are faring INTERSTATE! In Victoria, the […]
July 18, 2006
Successful student living issues – city & country Claudia Doria author of ‘The truth about being an international student’ and Marc Barry, Activities Co-ordinator/Language Educator for RMIT English Worldwide, are both passionate about international students and how we and they […]
July 17, 2006
A giant grassroots whiteboard? The PWF concept has come from recognising the potential magnitude of the small business and community group sector, with its enormous creativity, energy and concern for passing on to the next generation all the good things […]