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On Thursday, 7th April, 2011, Walgett Aboriginal Medical Service participated in Harmony Day held at the Collarenebri Central School. Harmony Day is a day for all Australians to celebrate cultural diversity and spread the message that everyone belongs. The goal was to support Year 5 and 6 students with an activity for Harmony Day.

Harmony Day – Download/View Pictorial (PDF)

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Indigenous Candidates ONLY!!!! Main stream candidates go through the Qantas website

I am making all of you aware what is happening with the FLIGHT ATTENDANTS positions……

- Qantas Flight crew will be in Sydney on the MONDAY 09th AUGUST

- We need Indigenous candidates BIG TIME

- You need to have great customer service and be able to handle tough situations

The BENEFITS for Qantas

- You pay and a travel companion 10% of any flight – Economy or Business

- Example: A fair to London return in Business Class is around $9,000

You will pay ONLY $900 dollars. That is you and your travelling partner…..

If that isn’t the best incentive in the WORLD to join Qantas – I don’t know what is!!! (more…)

• Family Support Service – Broken Hill (PDF)
  This Service offers services to families within the Broken Hill area, through one on one case work and parenting focused group work. The service supports people regardless of their circumstances to improve their ability to cope and provide an adequate child-rearing environment. Whilst empowering the family to focus on their strengths.
• Youth Connections – Upper Darling & Central Macquarie Regions (PDF)
• Youth Connections – Far West & Murray Darling Regions (PDF)
  Youth Connections supports young people who are at risk of disengaging from education. It offers flexible case managed support and services that focus strongly on achieving outcomes that are prioritised toward personal development and a successful transition through education and onto further education, training or work.
• Reconnect – Far West – Broken Hill (PDF)
  Reconnect is an early intervention homelessness service, working with young people aged between 12-18 who are disconnected from their families or education. Reconnect works one-on-one or providing group work such as self esteem workshops, anger management programs, sexual health and drug and alcohol intervention.
• Resource &Recovery – Dubbo (PDF)
  The Resource & Recovery Program is designed to support people who are recovering from a mental illness by providing ongoing support in gaining employment and/or education and training. Support is also offered to assist clients in gaining improved access to community, leisure and recreational opportunities under the Mental Health Specialist Outreach Program. It also aims to assist clients with maintaining a high level of mental and physical health and aims to promote independence.
• Post Release Support Program – Central West (PDF)
  The Post Release Support Program aims to assist juvenile offenders overcome offending behaviour and reintegrate into their community.  The program aims to provide clients with knowledge and skills, allowing them to address their offending behaviour after they are released from a juvenile justice centre.
• PHAM – Personal Helpers & Mentors (PDF)
  The Aim – The Personal Helpers and Mentors program (PHAM) aims to assist people who have a severe functional limitation as a result of mental illness to reengage in community life, provide improved access to services and provide living skills training.
• OYASS – Orange Youth Accomodation Support Service (PDF)
  The Aim – OYASS provides support to young people aged between 16 and 24 who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in the Orange community.
• FCM – Family Case Management (PDF)
  FCM is for families that repeatedly come into contact with numerous service providers but still struggle to improve their situation. The Program aims to assist these families using integrated case management, accessing local Government and non-Government service providers. Mission Australia delivers FCM in Orange, Leeton and Narrandera.
• Brighter Futures Program – Orana Far West (PDF)
  The Brighter Futures (Early Intervention) Program is a voluntary targeted program designed for families encountering problems that impact on their ability to care for their children.  The program provides families with the necessary support and services to help prevent an escalation of the problems they are facing.
• Bilingali – Orange (PDF)
  The Aim – Bilingali provides support to Aboriginal people 16 years and older that are detached from families, are at risk of being homeless or are homeless in the Orange Community.

HASI

• HASI in Home – Coonamble (PDF)
• HASI in Home – Coonabarabran (PDF)
  HASI in the Home aims to assist people with a diagnosed mental illness or low levels of psychiatric disability participate in their community, maintain their housing, reduce hospitalisation rates and improve their quality of life.
• Hasi 2 – Walgett & Lightning Ridge (PDF)
• Hasi 2 – Dubbo & Wellington (PDF)
• Hasi 2 – Broken Hill (PDF)
  HASI 2 Aims to assist people with a diagnosed mental illness or low levels of psychiatric disability participate in their community, maintain successful tenancies, reduce hospitalisation rates and improve their quality of life.

Greater Western Area Health Service have advised that the flood waters have increased the risk of snake and spider bite.  Please distribute this notice among your networks, to make sure everyone knows what to do if bitten.

Of course, prevention is better than cure, so make sure you minimise risk with appropriate clothing and footwear outdoors, keeping grass and weeds controlled where possible, and being extra careful around long grass and other high risk areas.

Snake & Spider Bite Information (PDF)

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Speech Pathologist Robyn Parker holds regular clinics @ WAMS

Contact WAMS for further information or to make an appointment.

Specialists In sleep apnia usual make visits to WAMS once a month, for further details contact WAMS.

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