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LinkingLogan Community Portal
LinkingLogan is a fantastic new web site for Logan City!
It functions as an Internet community portal to provide an interactive information service for the community services and government sectors of Logan.
History
The concept of a community web site for Logan City was first proposed by the Logan Interagency Network (LIN) in 2005 with community consultation revealing the need for a community website to support collaboration across the various sectors operating throughout the city. Working in conjunction with Logan City Council's Community Development Officer, the LIN have been the driving force behind the development of the LinkingLogan Community Portal.
Aim
LinkingLogan aims to provide all facets of the Logan community with a flexible, effective and efficient web space to connect, collaborate and participate across the city.
How can LinkingLogan work for you?
Your organisation can use the LinkingLogan portal to find information and connect to other agencies. Your organisation can also use the web site as a marketing tool by posting and publishing your own information on the site. There are great tools and pages on LinkingLogan, such as the Logan Community Directory, notice board, on-line forum and a research and resources repository. There is also a funding page to find out about grants and funding programs, and a programs and projects page which lists current programs and projects in operation throughout Logan.
LinkingLogan provides a great opportunity for advertisement, networking and information sharing!
Visit www.LinkingLogan.com.au or for more information please contact Logan City Council's Community Development Officer on 3412 5632 or email linkinglogan@logan.qld.gov.au .
Good Sports Program
Good Sports is a national initiative of the Australian Drug Foundation. The program works with community-based sports clubs to promote the responsible management of alcohol in order to:
- Prevent and reduce alcohol problems
- Create safer and healthier clubs
- Increase the viability of sports clubs
The key strategy of the Good Sports Program is an accreditation process consisting of 3 levels of criteria. Our role is to support club committees through this process with the aim of educating volunteers about their legal and social responsibilities when serving and supplying alcohol.
The benefits for clubs joining Good Sports include:
- The program is free for clubs to participate in.
- Preventing and minimising alcohol related incidents such as binge drinking, underage drinking and drink driving.
- Conveying a positive image in the community and to members and visitors.
- Reducing the risk of litigation.
- Increasing memberships and attendances.
For further information about Good Sports or to join the program please visit www.goodsports.com.au or contact the Queensland Office on 5581 3331.
Fundraising Institute Australia (FIA) - Free Fundraising Toolkit
The Fundraising Institute Australia (FIA) Fundraising Toolkit is the first resource manual produced solely for individual fundraisers and members of boards and committees of nonprofit organisations in Queensland. It provides advice on the areas such as corporate governance, financial management, fundraising strategies, marketing and benchmarking.
The Toolkit assists nonprofit organisations in compliance to complex legislative requirements in clear and succinct language and will be an invaluable resource for any Queensland nonprofit organisation or individual fundraiser.
The project was inspired by the Queensland Government’s concern to assist the nonprofit sector through the provision of resources encouraging more effective governance of their organisations and management of their activities. The Fundraising Toolkit – Queensland is a collaborative project with input from experts in the Queensland nonprofit sector, working with the assistance of the Queensland Government.
The Toolkit (pdf) is available free of charge online. The Fundraising Toolkit - Queensland can also be purchased as a CD-ROM from FIA. For more information please call FIA's Sydney office on (02) 9411 6644.
Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) Resource Manual: Violence Against Women With Disabilities
Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA), the national peak organization for women with disabilities, has recently published a Resource Manual on Violence Against Women With Disabilities. This Manual is made up of four booklets:
- A Life Like Mine! - Narratives from women with disabilities who experience violence (52 pages).
- Forgotten Sisters - A global review of violence against women with disabilities (112 pages).
- It's Not Ok It's Violence - Information about domestic violence and women with disabilities (76 pages).
- More Than Just A Ramp - A guide for women's refuges to develop disability discrimination act action plans (92 pages).
- Audio, e-text and Large Print PDF versions of the Booklets are included on a CD-ROM which accompanies the Manual.
The cost of the Manual is $22 which covers postage and handling costs.
View the flyer (pdf) describing the content of the booklets, and download the order form (pdf).
By Us4Us Books - Reading Books for Young People by Young People
By Us4Us books have been designed and written by a group of young people (12 - 16 yrs) at Centre Education Programme in Logan. The books have been written for young people who struggle with reading but want to read something that is of interest to them.
The reading levels and content of the books are suitable for young people in upper primary and secondary school. They are particularly aimed at young adolescents who are having difficulty reading.
There are currently nine books in the series with more in production. The books are levelled according to readability at three levels; bronze, silver and gold, with three books in each level.
The books cost $9 each and can be ordered by completing the ByUs4Us Books Order Form (pdf).
For more information contact Linda Houston or Cassie Benjamin on 3808 6800.
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Youth Enterprise Trust
The Youth Enterprise Trust is an independent charitable organisation established in 1990, with a vision to give an opportunity to disadvantaged young Australians to identify and actively pursue their life goals, through participation in a program which stands as a "Rite of Passage" in their transition from adolescence to a responsible, creative and self-reliant adulthood.
Youth Enterprise Trust is currently looking for girls between the ages of 16 and 24 who would benefit from participating in the next Wilderness Experience Program, commencing 9 May 2008. This program is aimed at assisting young people from all walks of life to gain a better sense of who they are.
To learn more about the Wilderness Experience Program or to refer a young person to participate, please contact Ms Jeanette McGhee on 5543 6899 or email clo@yet.net.au.
The Shed - Y-Care Program
The Shed aims to support, encourage and train 'at risk' and marginalized young people who are confronted daily with problems relating to homelessness, poverty, disability and distress.
With the assistance of volunteers from the local community, these young people undertake various skill and confidence building activities that can assist them to gain sustainable employment, education and motivation to approach the rest of their lives.
The Y-Care Program, run by The Shed, has a rolling intake (every Monday) and currently has vacancies. This program is offering participants the opportunity to:
- complete a Certificate I in Automotive
- complete work experience at local automotive businesses
- learn about job preparation skills.
For more information, please download AUTOM8 (pdf). To register to attend please contact Y-Care on 3208 5633.
Hepatitis Council of Qld - Logan Support Group
The Logan Hepatitis C Support Group meets from 10 am - 12 pm at the Kingston Butter Factory, Milky Way Lane, Kingston on the second Wednesday of each month. Learn about treatment, research, how to manage symptomsand practical tips on living with Hep C. Morning tea is provided.
For more information view Hepatitis Council of Qld - Logan support group (pdf) or visit Hepatitis Council of Qld.
Logan Autistic Spectrum Disorder* (ASD) Support Group
Where: Logan Hyperdome Library
When: The 3rd Thursday of each month
Time: Between 9.30 am and 11.30 am
The aim and goals of the Logan ASD Support Group are to provide an opportunity for people in the Logan area to network with others in a similar situation and to offer support to individuals with, or families with a member diagnosed with, Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The term ASD includes Asperger's Syndrome, Autism and PDD. This group will not place great emphasis on specialised guest speakers but may have the occasional speaker. The Logan Autistic Spectrum Disorder* Support Group believes that only when the community acknowledges, understands and appropriately addresses this disability can people with ASD minimise the effects of misunderstanding and isolation. When people affected by Asperger's and Autism obtain community support they become enabled to reach and maximise their full potential.
* aka ASD aka Aspergers Syndrome
For more information on the Logan Autistic Spectrum Disorder* Support Group and their meetings please contact Sue Auld on 3299 1672 or email sueauld@nsw.chariot.net.au
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