A fortnightly newsletter from National Director Claerwen Little.

To read the issue go here.

Introduction

• Following up the Federal Budget
• National Office working on draft strategic plan for UnitingCare Australia
• 40 Days of Prayer
• Visit by Assembly General Secretary Colleen Geyer

Aged care update

• Aged Care Network update
• Submissions
• Shadow Minister Helen Polley's dementia policy roundtable

Social Policy Network update

CYPF Network update

Women and Employment Demonstration Project

Frontier Services

Rob Floyd new Associate General Secretary

ReGen on proposed drug testing of welfare recipients

Uniting Church President Stuart McMillan condemsn inflamatory comments made by Immigration Minister Peter Dutton about asylum seekers

National Reconciliation Week

New App assists with home modificaitons for those with a disability and those who are ageing

Recent submissions and media releases

Calendar

A fortnightly newsletter from National Director Claerwen Little.

To read the issue go here.

Introduction

• the Federal Budget 2017-18
• visit from Bill Crews

Aged care update

• Aged Care Network teleconference
• establishment of two working groups
• submissions
• review of aged care quality regulatory process announced
• National Office seeking residential aged care specialist

Mapping homelessness services across our national network

UnitingCare Australia welcomes crackdown on television gambling advertising

Queensland's first social impact bond formally launched

Order of Australia medal for former Burnside resident and carer

Uniting Church calls for greater transparency on modern slavery

What welfare blow-out? ACOSS publishes social security snapshot

New video encourages greater inclusion of LGBTI communities in aged care

Recent submissions and media releases

Calendar