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Travelling Scholarship Scheme 2000
Training Programs for Volunteers in the Aged Care Sector
Margaret Thorne one of the tutors at
Coonara recently was awarded a scholarship to travel to the U.K. to research
training programs below is an excerpt from her report, click on the button at
left for the full story.
Introduction
The aim of my four week visit to the United Kingdom in
September and October 2000 was to research established and successful training
programs being conducted for volunteers in the aged care sector and to also gain
some insight into how these people, once trained, can help the elderly through
methods of advocacy and implemented schemes.
........trained volunteers can not only assist the elderly in many ways,
alleviate the burdens of these people and brighten up their lives but also
derive a lot of personal satisfaction from their charitable work, feel more
fulfilled within themselves and contribute a great deal to society.......
Special Project
Upper Gully - a record of daily
life on the eve of the new millennium
Coonara Community House is seeking
individuals and organisations interested in participating in this project to
record daily life in our community during 1999.
This is a hands on opportunity to extend your computer and multimedia
skills and find out more about your community at the same time.The community
house will co-ordinate the project and provide multimedia equipment such as
computers, scanner, digital camera. We'll also teach you how to use the
equipment. Adults and children of all ages are welcome to participate in this
project
Living With Fire - a community writing project
On the 21st January, 1997, the Dandenong Ranges National Park
was burning out of control. The fire was spreading towards Upper Ferntree Gully, with 40
degree heat and a hot north wind blowing. Many residents in the fire affected areas
evacuated to Coonara House - some with pets and other rescued items. At the same time the
School Holiday Program was running at Coonara, and the Holiday Program Coordinator was
making arrangements to evacuate if necessary.
Following the January 1997 fires, Coonara
Community House in conjunction with the Dandenong Ranges National Park Education Resource
Centre, collected stories of local people's experiences of bushfire.
"What if.. local people's stories
of the recession - late 1980s and early 1990s."
A Coonara Action Research Project
During the recession of the early 1990's, a group of local people
met regularly at Coonara to research the way the recession had affected our community. The
group was facilitated by Dr Yoland Wadsworth, from the Action Research Issues Centre. A
Community Needs Study was conducted, and the group collected local people's stories about
how the recession had touched their lives. The stories are of great interest and have
proven to be a valuable resource. With funding from the Stegley Foundation, the stories
were published in a book titled "What If...?"
If you would like to know more about this project, or if you would
like a copy of the book, please contact Coonara or send $10 to Coonara Community House,
P.O.Box 41, Upper Ferntree Gully, 3156
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