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Noel Pearson to Lead SEP Empowerment Conference Noel
Pearson will lead the inaugural SEP National Policy Conference on May
16-17 2006 to explore public
policy for the
empowerment of individuals and families in indigenous
communities, disability, mental health, aged care, youth,
education,
health care, community building and family strengthening. Abstracts of 200 words for presentations are invited and should be received by 28 February. CLICK HERE to offer a paper. Early bird registrations close on 28 February. CLICK HERE to register. We are interested in policy innovation and design which
CLICK HERE for further information. A national network to grow Australia's community finance sector will be initiated at this Community Finance Summit on March 1-2, 2006. By community finance we mean financial services, products and projects which have a community base and a social orientation (encompassing savings, loans, credit, banking, micro-finance, superannuation, insurance, housing finance, venture capital and investment instruments). CLICK HERE to see the Summit Program. This
sector is broad and diverse.
It includes:
to
register.
Cafes and Catering Directory and Network A website with a national directory and forum for people running social enterprise cafes and catering businesses has been established as a sector network within Social Enterprise Partnerships. It includes a discussion page for exchange of information between participants, a Tools section for shared resources, and a facility for bulk purchasing of stock and business inputs. The
network is for people running:
Membership costs only $55 and includes access to the online network, as well as a listing in the Directory of Social Enterprise Cafes and Catering Services (which will be advertised on the SEP website and promoted to the wider community later this year. CLICK HERE to register. Health Care and Social Enterprise The UK Department of Health has published a White Paper entitled Our health, our care, our say, which contains significant commitments to social enterprise. In particular, a new Social Enterprise Unit will be created within the Department of Health and a fund will be set up to support people developing new social enterprise delivery models. Can Australians imagine a Social Enterprise Unit within the Canberra health bureaucracy to drive health reform? The White Paper is available HERE.
Community Telcos
In Australia, community telcos have been
much slower to develop, and the running has been made almost exclusively
by the Bendigo Bank. The Bush Telegraph in north west Western Australia,
and the Wagga community telecommunications venture, are exceptions. Sunshine
Coast Community Enterprise Across rural and regional Australia, there is a looming crisis in the small to medium enterprise sector in the area of business transfers and business successions from ageing business owners. In coming years, there will be many instances where a community or employee buyout will be an effective way of not only saving a vital business, but also delivering a good outcome for the whole community. Community
buyouts have taken place in the following centres in recent years (where
the community has formed a co-operative or other business structure to
buyout and preserve a key asset or facility, or to assist an owner to
retire from a business which is vital to that location):
If you know of communities that aren't on this list but should be, contact Vern Hughes. Chief Executive Officer, Deafness Forum Australia The current CEO will retire in late May 2006 and it is hoped to have his replacement commence at the start of April 2006 allowing that person a period of several weeks to absorb the current CEO’s corporate knowledge. Role: To administer a national secretariat representing all interests and viewpoints of the deaf and hearing impaired communities, and seeking to improve the quality of life for Australians who are deaf, have a hearing impairment or have a chronic disorder of the ear. Selected applicants will need to be available for interview on 28 February or 1 March. Contact: Brian Rope Tel: 02 6262 7808. TTY: 02 6262 7809. E-mail: info@deafnessforum.org.au Website: www.deafnessforum.org.au Directory
and Forum in Resource Recovery
This SEP sector network aims to link individuals,
businesses and communities around the country who wish to discuss,
influence and drive the future sustainability and success of social
enterprises in the resource recovery industry.
Our vision is of a dynamic social enterprise sector in resource recovery with strongly developed collaboration between ventures in product development, marketing and business services in advancing community, social and environmental objectives. We have a particular interest in developing a common brand for use by social enterprises in resource recovery to enhance the standing and market effectiveness of our ventures. Participants in the Forum are able to:
CLICK HERE to register.
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