WA Seniors Awards 2008
Do you know a senior who is always lending a helping hand in your community or someone who goes the extra mile to help seniors?
If so, why not nominate them for a WA Seniors Award?
Nominations close Friday 12 September 2008. Click here to download an application form.
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BankWest Seniors Week Community Grants Program 2008
The Council on the Ageing, in partnership with Lotterywest and the Department for Communities, invites organisations to apply for funding for activities and events held during Bankwest Seniors Week 2008.
Grants of between $500 and $1,000 are available as a contribution toward the cost of holding the event or activity. Click here for an application form.
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Do you have a story to tell about life in the 1950s?
The Living Histories program is giving Western Australian seniors the opportunity to share their stories about life in the 1950s.
Find out more here.
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Report on the Children’s Services Regulation Review
Communities Minister Sue Ellery has released the Report on the Children’s Services Regulation Review prepared by the Child Care Regulations Consultative Committee.
The Report is a result of extensive consultation undertaken as part of the Child Care Services Regulations Review in late 2007.
Click here to link to the report.
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Redress WA
Recently the State Government announced a $114 million redress scheme, to be known as Redress WA, for those who as children were abused while in State care in Western Australia. Find out more at www.redress.wa.gov.au.