Neighbourhood Houses & Learning Centres
July 6, 2006
New academy to address Australia-wide chef shortage Hospitality Magazine passes on the good news that Melbourne’s William Angliss Institute of TAFE has officially launched its new Angliss Culinary Academy – a facility that will have the capacity to train up […]
June 15, 2006
Community needs addressed with funding increase With the promised funding increase of $27.8 million over four years to the Neighbourhood House Coordination Program (NHCP) the hardworking ANHLC campaign committee and its supporters can relax. The more ‘realistic’ funding is a […]
May 30, 2006
Have you taken the plunge & rented out the beloved holiday house? It’s hard……deciding you need the rent money more than you need your retreat and that wonderful ‘away from it all’ feeling! Much as she hates to give it […]
May 18, 2006
Helping young people through recognition of their vocational skills Have you visited Mike Seyfang’s Learndogpup blog? Do it…it’s an experience! I met Mike and his offsider Dave Wallace – and was inspired to dabble toes in geeky waters – at […]
May 10, 2006
NSW wins travel stoush International students will be ‘heartened’ by the win in a recent legal battle in NSW, reported by The Age. The Administrative Decisions Tribunal in Sydney found the state’s 20,000 overseas students were being discriminated against by […]
May 4, 2006
Working to raise the status & standards of vocational skills & training ???During the National Comp. Group Training Victoria together with WorldSkills Australia will run a Try’aTrade program with 20 interactive trades and skills available for anyone to ‘have a […]
April 28, 2006
The Fitzroy Learning Network (FLN) – like all Neighbourhood Houses – is doing great things again. “Belonging in Australia” This collaborative project involving Yarra City Council, The Brotherhood of St Laurence and other local agencies, has just started. It will […]
April 12, 2006
Campaign enters crucial pre-budget phase Victorian Neighbourhood Houses continue their longstanding struggle for realistic funding for the sector. The campaign supporting their Budget Submission ask of $84 million over 5 years is in a crucial period – post Commonwealth Games […]
December 15, 2005
Centre coordinators work many hours unpaid overtime as government funding fails to keep pace with ballooning demand and award wages, says Clare Corbet of Victoria’s Association of Neighbourhood House & Learning Centres (ANHLC). Half of Victoria’s 360 Neighbourhood Houses are […]
December 1, 2005
Speak to anyone connected with Neighbourhood Houses and Adult Learning Centres about their sector and you’ll get the same story. Huge amounts of time and dollars are gobbled up in sourcing grants, then in ‘accounting for’ the tiny amounts handed […]
November 30, 2005
Despite strong employment in Victoria, there are still people in the community who face significant barriers to finding work. The Department for Victorian Communities (DVC)aims to create active, confident and resilient communities. The $24 million Workforce Participation Partnerships Program, to […]
November 17, 2005
“By moving Creswick’s Occasional Childcare to the Pre-school, we will be able to offer the community a more suitable location and better facilities as well as another day’s childcare per week (up from 3.5 days to 4.5 days)” says Creswick […]