Network West Newsletter is now out
 
At Network West we are trialling new technology that might be useful for Neighbourhood houses. The newest thing we are trialling is a website for uploading newsletters called www.issuu.com
 
This site allows you to read newletters and magazines as if they were in your hand, complete with pages that flick.
 
Attached is the PDF Newsletter and the link to the online version is

Neighbourhood Houses are only as good as the people in them: lets improve the NEW collective agreement
By Matilda Langley, Networker Network West and Australian Services Union Member
 
Despite the global financial crisis and rising unemployment, community sector organisations (and especially Neighbourhood Houses) are still having trouble recruiting and keeping accomplished workers and staff.
 

 
NOT FOR PROFIT ACE PROVIDER FORUMS
ANHLC’s ACFE FUNDED PROJECT 2009
 
“New industry challenges - innovative industry models”
 
Neighbourhood Houses & Learning Centres operating in the reformed ACE sector
 
 

July first meeting is cancelled but, don't think you've gotten out of this consultation that easily, I will be bringing it to your cluster meetings.
 
A draft for your consideration is attached and we can speak further either via email, or on the phone or at the local area/cluster meetings.  (please note the first page is just headings to be filled in later).regards,
 
Matilda

 
Roll Up Roll Up to the Glorious Network West AGM,
 

• come look the lion in the mouth and Vote on the new constitution,
• talk to your fellow expert jugglers: your  Neighbourhood House  colleagues,
• try your hand at clowning as we ratify the strategic plan
• nominate for the trapeze act that is the Committee of Management
• or just enjoy the show and watch for the bear on the unicycle

The Network West website moves back to its rightful address, and welcomes members to particpate in developing up a useful, friendly, relevant space for exchanging ideas and collaborating.
The Website includes such features as

• forums for issues discussions, such as volunteering and volunteer coordination, committees of management, recruitment, policy development and anything else you wish to discuss and get of your chest.

Further Education Program Coordinator/Teacher (TESOL focus) needed to work with a supportive team at an Adult Community Education (ACE) centre to coordinate delivery of Accredited, Non-accredited and VET courses.  
 
TESOL Experience, post graduate TESOL qualifications & IT skills essential.
 
Full time position PACCT Award 6.1
 

I have been holding back the June Update to try to get more infomation on a few things:

• What the funding increase announced in the Budget means for us? (Network West) including any boost in funding to existing houses, growth funding for new houses etc

• New NHCP Guidelines and new contracts. We have not been informed the exact date these will come out