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Transport fund

The Yacaaba Centre has been successful with a grant application through Transport NSW for TARP (=Transport Access regional Partnership Grants Program) and received $22,000.00 for client transport.

Individual transport will be through Nelson Bay Taxi locally to/from appointments and appointments in Raymond Terrace, Maitland and Newcastle area.

One reason why the grant application was successful, was the fact that I have stated this was a joint interagency approach and if successful, will be shared with clients from all services in Port Stephens.

If you have a client who is in need for transport to engage in service appointments, please refer them to the Yacaaba Centre and we will arrange taxi transport for them. If you require anymore information, please contact us at the centre!

WESNET Safe Connections Program:

SafeConnections is an award-winning project with WESNET (= The Women’s Services Network) Safety Net Australia and Telstra to provide free, safe mobile phones to survivors of domestic and family violence, sexual assault, and other forms of violence against women. When survivors are experiencing abuse, having access to safe ways to connect with services and loved ones is crucial.

Telstra is meeting this need by donating smartphones with pre-paid credit for WESNET to provide to women impacted by Domestic and Family Violence and other forms of gender-based violence.

WESNET, with funding from the Australian Government, is supporting this effort by distributing the phones to frontline agencies and providing training and information on safe use of technology to frontline workers.

The Yacaaba Centre is a partner agency of WESNET and we have phones available. If you have clients in need of a safe phone, please contact the Yacaaba Centre.

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The Yacaaba Centre is a small not for profit organisation that exists to provide counselling to a wide range of clients who have experienced trauma and who may be at risk of homelessness. This position is for an experienced counsellor, preferably working with children and adolescents, 7 hours a week with flexible working hours. Successful applicant needs to be fully accredited and a member with a professional body (e.g. PACFA or ACA). If you are interested, please call the Manager, Petra Offen on 02 4984 2176 or petra@yacaabacentre.com.au for further details, and to obtain a copy of the position description.

It’s been a year like to no other so we are thinking we should celebrate like no other. Here’s an option for ONE DAY ONLY!

To celebrate Youth Week 2020 (better late than never!), Port Stephens Council has been invited to host an online screening of SWIFF’s Nextwave youth film program. It is a curated 90 minute program of short films made by young regional Australians.

On Wednesday 16 December 2020 at 8:30am (LAST DAY OF SCHOOL TERMS), Council will post the link to view the Nextwave Youth Film Festival. The link will appear on Council’s facebook page (link below) and will stay open until midnight.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2923849387848086

Film Outreach Australia provides film programs to venues around Regional Australia, including regular screening programs, film festivals, and special screenings to help celebrate important community events throughout the year like Seniors Week, NAIDOC Week…..and Youth Week! Working out of Coffs Harbour, Film Outreach Australia understands regional communities and regional audiences and have founded and developed the Screenwave International Film Festival (SWIFF) - Australia’s largest regional feature film festival.

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