MINUTES OF MEETING
Wednesday 21st October 2015
Meeting:
Wellington Interagency Meeting
Start: 10:06 am
Finish: 10:58 am
Present:, Warren Williams – Weigelli Centre, Campbell Hyland- Community Health (Chair), Christy White – Wellington Council (Secretary),
Maree Thomas – CfC , Helen Swan – Barnardos, , Alison Conn – WINS Michelle laweremce – DHS Dubbo, Adam Peckham – TAFE, Jennifer
Stanford – FACS, Lisa Woldhuis – Baptist Care, Tegan Martin – DNC, Helena Stanley – Barnardos ,Grant Connelly, Corrective Services, Samantha
Orth – Mission Australia, Zeke Shaw – ACLO, Lewis Stanley – Barnardos, Jiohn White – Sport & Rec, Rusan Hill – intergrated Living, Kim Gaydon –
CRCCk, Leanne Monk – CRCC, Chris Campion – CfC, Simone Randall – Dept Prime Minister & Cab, Chris Suey – DHS, Diane Tierney – Centacare
Apologies: , Mary Henderson – Wellington Council, Ashoor Khan – Wellington Council Josh Snowdon – Lyndon House, Evie May – DIAS, John
Edwards – Saver Plus, Rob Benton – lifeline, Joan Murphy – Manager Community Health, Cara Schultz – TAFE Western, Cathy Leonard – Carers
NSW, Alison Noble – Carers NSW, Gwen Young – Social Services, Melissa Walden – Mission Australia, Julie Gray – Orana LAC, Graham Blackall, ,
Pip Smith – Councillor, Matilda Julian – Legal Aid, Helen Dowling – Community Correction, Fiona Sheild, Simone Julius – Uniting Care Burnside,
Rachel O’Shannessy – Mission Australia, Peter Gallagher – Sturt House, Chris Scales – Indigenous Affairs, Rebecca Camilleri – LAC, Leyna Howard
– Salvation Army, Kristi Logan – Business Enterprise, Jenny Standford – FACS, , Cherie Colliss – WACHS, Shannon Keevil – Holdsmith – WACHS,
Sandie Whiteman – Weigelli Centre, Alex Carr – Neami National, Lee Williw – Neami National, Ricki Price – FACS, Ray West – WACHS, , Nicole Hull
– Family Referral, Fred Carberry – WACHS, Lindy Whale – TAFE, Iris Reid – TAFE, Leyna Howard – TSA, Di Frost – Interrelate, Alison Payne –
DHS, Glen Perkins – DSS, Dale Frew – DHS, Joella Dwyer – Mission Australia, Sharon Milnes – Narromine Community Skills, Alicia Stevenson –
Wellington High School, Donna Ashley – Barnardos, Dennis O’Donnell – Centacare, Kerrie Needham – Uniting Church, Beau Newel – ADF, Tracey
Drady – Sturt House, Kylie Hohr – Sturt House, Cassie Gardner – Ability Links, Elizabeth Walton – TAFE, Gina Parkes – TAFE, Pam Toomey –
Baiyai, Leslie Fotakis – Anglican Church, Joanne King – Mission Australia, Steven Taylor – AOD Worker, Scott Tanner – Orana LAC, Gill Taylor,
Leyna Howard, Sharon Heydon, Megan Smith – Carewest, Leanne Everett – Wellington Public School, Rod Buhr – NSWPF, Katrina Gersbach –
Barnardos, Tjapuboi Shaw – Community Health, Grant Liptrot – Western Medicare Local, Brian Kelly – DSS, Kris Lear – NDCO, Wilma Smith –
Corrective Services, , , Kylie Speer – DIAS, , Kylie Speer – DIAS, Matt Sharkey – WNSWML Andrew Jones – Salvation Army, SNR SGT Simon
Madgwick - NSW Police William Stanley – Barnados, Donna Ashley – Barnados Carolyn Duggan – Sport & Recreation, Sharon Tomas (Cooperative
Legal Service Delivery), Denise Barwick - WACHS Youth Health, Tracey Burns – DHS Centrelink, Sonsera Boles – Centacare, Suman Sedhain –
Intergrated Living, Matt Sharkey – sfnsw , Melissa Goedee – Ability Links, Carewest, helen Sowey – CJC, Kylie taylor – Intergrated Living, Amy Swan
– Library, Emma teuma – NSW Health, Helen Nott – Orana Community Options, , Kellie Brennan – Early links, Tom Sloane, Zillah Lwikan – Dubbo
Neighbourhood Centre, Kelly Brennan – Early links carewest Leanne Stanley – Aboriginal Land Council Vicki Lennox – Transport 4 NSW, Angela
Peckham – Mission Australia Cherie Collis – WACHS, Belinda Riley – Barnardos,Kristina Stephens – Barnardos, Apologies Accepted and
minuted.
Minutes of Previous Meeting
Moved: Maree Seconded: Warren
Read out by Christy
Correspondence In: Information Tabled from: media Release – Wellington Council – IPART report
Correspondence Out: Brochures left represented services
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Attendance
Apologies
Introduction of
agencies present
Minutes of last
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ISSUE
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 All present stated who they were and which agency they
represented.
 Christy referred to minutes arising of last meeting
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Correspondence
General Business
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CDAT – Campbell will confirm with Alison regarding acquittal
of funds.
Healthy Towns – Community Health has skeleton staff may
not be able to put application in for 2016
Mental Health Month Event – Was held on the 16th Oct at
PCYC. Good response in regards to the video (Wellington
Crew – Hope). Needed more services there. Need to fil out
evaluation for those who attended. U Tube video has got
10,000 likes so far.
Mental Health Forum – Well attended and great discussions.
Weigelli – Corroboree (in Cowra) now has had 800 people
register, can still register online.
CfC – Walker Crs activities have run – over 60 kids attending.
Di has organised with housing an increased mowing rotation
for park. Confusion with info from housing as to how long the
park will be there. Di has organised a roster. 1.5 hrs per
fortnight for services on a Thursday afternoon.
Mission Australia – Mardy Gordon day went well – money
raised for Dubbo Base.
WACHS & Barnardos – Aboriginal Knockout went well. Girls
team got into the finals. WACHS able to sign a few people up.
CTP funding used for community bus.
As above
Gungie Origin – Another flyer drop for early next year. Have
worked out overview for the next 12 month – meeting dates are
confirmed – will send out when finalised. Results of Dob in a
Dealer campaign – currently 48 on the ground cases being
ACTIONS
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Christy to follow up with
Narelle Ford
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Date of next meeting
Meeting Closed
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followed up. Previous prime Minister has committed $1M to
promote like programs.
Community Services Advisory Committee (CSAC) meeting well attended – brought up funding rounds; Liveable
communities and heathy towns. Also confirmed funding for
seniors week. Next meeting in 10th February 2016.Mentioned
Community Future Grants.
CFC –organising Community Christmas Party for the 17th Dec
– have received some donations – just over $1500. More
donations needed. Meeting will be held to organise. Halloween
– 30th Oct 6 pm – 9pm at PCYC – also a twilight Fete(flyers
given out). Grandparents Week – taking children to
Maranatha & Bellhaven on Sunday. Children’s Week – Nov –
Barnardos running some programs
Mission Aust - :”Happy Healthy Minds” – programs for 0-18
yrs. Used to be the family mental health program.
Tegan (DNC) – There is DV Support program, counselling
service available in Dubbo or over the phone.
Centacare – Chris Campion is the new research &
development officer for CfC for Dubbo/ Wellington &
Narromine.
Community Services Coordinator – Read out IPART report –
Wellington Council has been declared ‘unfit’ due to stagnant or
decreasing population of 10,000 in 2031.Wellington Council
encouraged joining with another council. Whole of LGA merger
encouraged. Council in process of analysing mergers which will
benefit to the community the most. Councillors have been told
they will be kept until September 2016.
Chris Suey – DHS – indigenous Service Officer – Providing
stakeholder and community engagement – bridging the gap.
Can provide talks to services. Connecting people to services.
Commonwealth Respite & Care Link Service – Assisting
carers of all ages. Based in Dubbo.
18th November 2015 at Senior Citizens Centre at 10 am
Meeting closed 10 58 am
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Signed:
Dated:
4/11/2015