English-only housing survey locks out many. 
On the AGE

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Giving honour when it is due.. 

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RATHER than “officer”, “constable” or “sir”, Nick Parissis is more likely to be addressed by his first name when on the beat.
The community liaison officer for Melbourne North Police sees his job as building relationships between the police and the community at the grassroots. “My job is all about talking to people,” he says.
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Melbourne Times Weekly

Carlton’s Work and Learning Centre opens its doors

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Work and Learning Advisor, Peter Deng, demonstrating to Craig Ondarchie, Member for Northern Metropolitan Region and Minister for Housing Wendy Lovell, systems used to help job seekers at the first Victorian Work and Learning Centre in Carlton.

The new Carlton Work and Learning Centre
was officially opened on Thursday March 22, by the Minister for Housing, the Hon Wendy Lovell. 
It is the first of five DHS funded Work and Learning Centres to be established across Victoria in partnership with the Brotherhood of St Laurence.Based on successful training and skillsprograms run by the Brotherhood of St Laurence, the new Carlton Work and Learning Centre will provide tenants with intensive support to secure work or training opportunities. This includes jobs generated as part of the redevelopment of the Carlton Housing Estate and aged care jobs in the Australian Unity Wellbeing Centre. This initiative will build on the significant number of job and training opportunities already created through the redevelopment project, including employment in construction with St Hilliers, the Carlton Hospital partnership project and a local computer enterprise.The new Centre will also work closely with the Department’s Public Tenant Employment Program which fills job vacancies for roles in maintenance, landscaping, security, building and constructionand for the redevelopment project.

Human Services in focus newsletter - March/April 2012

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08 May Issue 11

Welcome to a new issue of human services in focus. 



It’s been a busy month of consultations with Department of Human Services staff in regional offices and central office following my announcement in February about the department’s organisational restructure aimed at moving towards a more client focused human services system.

I can confirm that based on the positive, well considered comments and feedback received, our organisation is keen to embrace changes to assist the vulnerable, tackle disadvantage and put clients at the centre of our service delivery system.

We will be working closely with our community sector stakeholders to build a more seamless support service structure by ensuring that our proposed changes harness the dedication and professionalism of our workforce and the ingenuity and innovation of our community sector to drive client centric programs and services.

Part of leading service delivery reforms includes our commitment to strengthening community sector partnerships. Community service organisations will play an integral part in shaping and driving the implementation of future change initiatives.

From a client’s perspective, the system can seem complex and confusing and may not adequately meet their needs.........

Need help finding work? 
Residents seeking assistance into employment or training should visit the new Work and Learning Centre, 
which will operate from the Church of All Nations, 180 Palmerston Street, Carlton. Work and Learning Advisors, employed by the Brotherhood of St Laurence, are available between 9:00am and 5:00pm
Monday to Thursday. On Fridays residents can meet with Work and Learning Advisors at the Yarra Centre for Work and Learning at 95 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy. Alternatively, please call Dan Kavanagh on 9288 9931 to talk about your employment and training needs.

Carlton Mens's shed (CMS)


The Carlton Men's shed will start soon it is very exiting indeed that the Men of Carlton will have their own little shed where they can hopefully exchange information idea and skills both professional and practical.

The 510 block next to the CHERS Community centre  is been prepared to be the Carlton Men's shed centre for the moment.
The Department of Planning and Community Development (DPDC) has informed us that the CHERS application  successfull  and we are able to start discussing ideas for it, we encourage all who can to contribute to do so.
The project  brings  a number of organisations other than CHERS the applicant  and the  Auspise  body NYCH, but also the CNLC, CAN, City  of Melbourne's OFC. 
It is very important we the residents of Carlton Estate show our interest and what we want the money to be done with for the Men in Carlton. we believe it is paramount that it provides something concrete however small for the residents so that it can be built upon it in the future for more 
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Estate Computers (EC) 

EC is a digital inclusion project, which is taking shape there will be an Open Door at Carlton's Harmony Day on the 17th of March,  though will not be operating till early April.
The 510 block next to the Community space is been renovated to house the the Estate Computers which is part of the wider EC project. If we are Lucky the Minister  For housing Wendy Lovell might attend the opening ceremony.
We been seeking more attention, services wise for the Carlton Public estate, 2011 could be our year we have to show our interest of what is been provided for us and participate as much as we can.
The Estate Computers in particular is intended for the Public Tenants in Carlton in order to address some of the disadvantages that exist when compared to the rest of Carlton or the City of Melbourne.