Next Meeting - 13th June 2024 in Echuca (Port of Echuca Hotel)

Previous Meeting Agenda:

LODDON MALLEE AND HUME ABORIGINAL REGIONAL NETWORK MEETING

THURSDAY 15TH FEBRUARY

RUMBALARA ELDERS FACILITY ACTIVITIES CENTRE

Chairperson:      Di Christensen

Note taker:         Vicki Walker

9.45 -10.00 AM               TEA & COFFEE ON ARRIVAL -NETWORKING

10.15 AM                           SHANNON FIREBRACE – Welcome to Country & his work at Rumbalara                                                          Elders Facility

10.30 AM                          AUNTY MARG CLARKE VCAACD SECRETARIAT – all about VCAACD

11.00 AM                          PALLIATIVE CARE VICTORIA – SIMON AND JESS

11.30 AM                          MORNING TEA

11.45 AM                           KIRBY WIDGETT – ELDERS RIGHTS ADVOCACY

12.00 PM                           Q & A

12.30 PM                           LUNCH & NETWORKING

1.30 PM                             REGIONAL TEAM NORTH – Statewide Lead – In-home Aged Care update

2.15 PM                             PAUL BENNETT  Regional Wellness and Reablement Consultant update

2.45PM                              Aboriginal Organisation Reports, what you’re up to, what’s your plans in ‘24

3.00PM                               Meeting close

NEXT MEETING:               13th June – Echuca Venue to be advised

WORKSHOP - IMPLEMENTING THE ACT – VIRTUAL – PLEASE NOTE THESE SESSIONS MAY BE POSTPONED UNTIL MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEW ACT IS MADE AVAILABLE

A practical workshop guiding CHSP providers through the intricacies of the new Aged Care Act and Regulatory Framework. Attendees will be supported in contributing to a detailed action plan outlining necessary implementations or enhancements to ensure their organisation's compliance with the new legislation. In the online format, the workshop is divided into two distinct parts:

Virtual Session: A 3.5 to 4-hour online session with participants actively engaged.

Post-Workshop: A 3.5 to 4-hour session without participants, where Enkindle collates and documents the conversations and chat notes.

Following this, participants receive the plan they contributed to during the online session.

Materials sent to participants post-workshop will include:

- An implementation plan collated from the workshop activities

- A copy of the presentation slide deck for reference.

Date: Wednesday 12th June 2024, 9:30am-1:30pm AEST

Registration:  https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUpfu2hqTMqEtIW-90Im38B0YTYko4wS-IJ

Date: Thursday 27th June 2024, 9:30am-1:30pm AEST

Registration:  https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwuduGsqjgsE9f4l5yfiXk8xUIlFtO7sBR5

Gateway Health and West Gippsland Healthcare Group's Wellness and Reablement Consultants (Paul Bennett and Sally Dagg) are pleased to be able to offer this highly regarded workshop and are seeking Expressions of Interest from select organisations, to participate in the Planning for Reform Success Bootcamp (online) delivered by Enkindle Consulting.  As places are strictly limited, we may need to establish a waiting list. We will confirm your organisation's status after the EOI process is completed.

This is an immersive online workshop tailored for CHSP provider organisations. Enkindle Consulting will guide you through a comprehensive exploration of the upcoming reform and its implications, leading interactive activities to pinpoint your organisation's strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities. By the end of the day, each participating organisation will depart equipped with a strategic roadmap, along with practical templates and tools to facilitate ongoing planning. 

During our session, your team will:

• Identify critical priorities, unearth opportunities, and gain clarity on actionable steps.

• Engage in discussions around sustainable service strategies and fostering growth.

• Craft a structured timeline of projects to ensure reform readiness.

• Access valuable templates and tools to effectively document your roadmap and report back to your board.

This session is designed to bring together up to 3-4 designated team members to identify strategic projects and develop your organisation's reform roadmap, aligning with the evolving legislative and reform landscape. We are suggesting designated members from your organisation could include CEO, Board Members, Financial Controller, Quality Care Staff, HR, CHSP Program Manager/Team Leader. The workshop is available for CHSP Service Providers within the Hume and Gippsland regions.

Workshop Details

Wednesday, 10th May 2024

9.30am to 4pm (online via Zoom)

WEBINAR - How to select a home care ITC platform (2h incl Q&A)

Co-hosted with Glenn Payne from Three Digital, this webinar provides practical steps to select a new Home Care IT Platform to help CHSP and Home Care providers avoid ‘buyers regret’.

What should go into your requirements documents and a practical checklist for selecting the platform for your organisation. The session will deep dive into the ITC Toolkit on selecting a platform,

published in November 2023.

We will also include:

• A copy of the presentation slide deck

Date: Wednesday 1st May 2024, 9:30am-11:30am AEST

Registration:  https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqd-Chpj4jE9VfOJ2IG_Eotux2cDItBW06

Date: Monday 24Th June 2024, 9:30am-11:30am AEST

Registration:  https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMrc-uurzsuHdHpV8eLmuk-Toq34vru_wqP

WEBINAR – Attraction and Recruitment Tactics for Aged Care (1h incl Q&A)

This webinar provides practical recommendations and tactics to enhance aged care organisations' approach to sourcing and attracting their workforce. During this webinar, we will cover the following topics:

• The role of employer branding

• Recruitment sourcing, marketing, and advertising

• Government-funded Initiatives to support planning, attraction, and

Recruitment.

• Planning your attraction and recruitment activities

We will include:

• A copy of the full presentation slide deck

Date: Thursday 29th April 2024, 2:00-3:00pm AEST

Registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qd--qrjoiHdKxdceo5SgFGrooBu-fMu77

Date: Tuesday 14th May 2024, 9:30am-10:30am AEST

Registration:  https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpc-CrpjgqEtAcUMwkiHegcoCP3nFDniv6

WEBINAR - Practical Strategies for Workforce Retention (1h incl Q&A)

Aged Care providers have an opportunity to re-think their workforce strategies and activities to improve their ability to retain their people. In this webinar, we touch on critical strategies, including:

• Supervision and Support

• Leadership development

• Employee Listening

• Development and training

We will include:

• A copy of the presentation slide deck

Date: Tuesday 23rd April 2024, 1:00pm-2:00pm AEST

Registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqduCtpjkrGNAN5WypMSAD7xDIbyZDDQ0f

Date: Thursday 6th June 2024, 9:00-10:00am AEST

Registration:  https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqcuyhqD4iEteuzOhS9Nteqt6Vx-3nU5IT

World AIDS Day is held on 1 December each year. It raises awareness across the world and in the community about the issues surrounding HIV and AIDS. It is a day for people to show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died.

www.livingpostivevictoria.org.au

www.thorneharbour.org

What Can You Do:

Buy, make and wear red awareness ribbons 

Host or attend a vigil 

Hold a fundraising morning tea 

Bake red velvet cupcakes 

Host a guest speaker from Living Positive Victoria’s Positive Speakers Bureau

Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance on 20 November that honours the memory of those whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence.

www.tgv.org.au

What You Can Do:

Invite a trans/gender diverse speaker to talk about trans history and experiences 

Host or attend a vigil 

Show a trans-educational film or documentary (e.g. Becoming Colleen) 

Provide and wear pronoun badges

ZOOM link and agenda will be developed and distributed prior to the meeting. (NB: Copies of previous agendas and minutes are stored in the Archive tab of the Resources page.)

Intersex Awareness Day is observed on October 26, 2023. Intersex Awareness Day (also spelled as Inter Sex Awareness Day or abbreviated as IAD) is an internationally observed civil awareness day designed to highlight the challenges faced by intersex people.

www.ihra.org.au

What You Can Do:

Educate - learn about intersex variations 

Affirm the Darlington Statement: www.darlington.org.au 

Host a guest speaker from the intersex community 

Share resources from Intersex Human Rights Australia

This annual day is a call for the bisexual community, their friends and supporters to recognise and celebrate bisexuality, bisexual history, bisexual community and culture, and the bi- and pansexual people in their lives.

www.bi-alliance.org/ www.melbournebisexualnetwork.com

What You Can Do:

Host a morning or afternoon tea 

Provide an education session about bisexuality 

Show a Bi- educational film or documentary 

Have a guest speaker

Wear it Purple Day (WIPD) was founded in 2010 in response to global stories of younger people experiencing bullying and harassment, resulting in some taking their lives. While WIPD has more of a focus on younger LGBTI+ people, look for ways to integrate into your program to show support.

www.wearitpurple.org

What Can You Do:

Wear purple colours for the day 

Host intergenerational LGBTIQA+ guest speakers 

Fly the rainbow/pride flag 

Facilitate a social visit involving LGBTI youth 

Have a competition - design a poster to show support to LGBTIQA+ community and elders

ZOOM link and agenda will be developed and distributed prior to the meeting. (NB: Copies of previous agendas and minutes are stored in the Archive tab of the Resources page.)

International Day Against Homophobia/Transphobia/ Biphobia/Intersexism. On May 17 people all over Australia stand against discrimination in support of LGBTIQA+ mates, colleagues and families

www.idahobit.org.au

www.dayagainsthomophobia.org

Thinkgs You Can Do:

Decorate with and wear rainbow colours for the day 

Host a rainbow themed bake-off or morning tea 

Host a guest speaker or hold a community forum 

Fly the rainbow/pride flag 

Hold an event - a celebratory picnic or barbeque 

Provide information in your newsletter or program

International Transgender Day of Visibility, celebrating transgender people and raising awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide.

Things you can do:

Invite a trans/gender diverse guest speaker 

Talk about pronouns - give everyone a pronoun badge 

Host a morning tea 

Fly the trans flag 

Show an educational film or place an article in your newsletter about an older trans/gender diverse person

This is an online event, for staff working in Intake Services that accept Commonwealth Home Support (CHSP) referrals from My Aged Care (MAC)

Date / Time:

Tuesday 7th March 2023, 2.00-3.30pm

Venue:

Online via Zoom. Link will be sent out after registration

To book:

Registration is required

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwude-hrj4vHtYDz7ndKI5_QyoyG_MkI-hw

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Registrations close at CoB Tuesday 28th February 2023

¨ Find out what Reablement is

¨ Have all your questions answered on how reablement works in practice.

¨ Learn more about the important role Intake plays in Reablement.

¨ Review Intake specific reablement scenarios and case stories/studies.

A cross regional event hosted by Grampians, Gippsland, Barwon and Hume Wellness and Reablement Consultants

 
This is an online event for Social Support staff working with CHSP clients.

Service Providers & Regional Assessment Services are invited to attend / collaborate.

Date / Time:

 Tuesday 28th February 2023, 9am – 10.30am (Workshop 1)

Tuesday 28th February 2023, 2.30pm- 4pm (Workshop 2)

Separate workshops are being conducted due to operational requirements of Social Support Groups – information presented will be the same at each workshop

Venue:

Online via Zoom. Link will be sent out after registration

To book:

 Registration is required

Workshop 1  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0tf-ispjorHdcZ9zfflELC3jfF_yUbeeTm

Workshop 2 https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0sd-CoqDgtGNLD-TZcExJkOTqBtNOlrxOz

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Registrations close at CoB Tuesday 21st February 2023

¨ Find out what Reablement is.

¨ Have all your questions answered regarding how reablement works in Social Support settings.

¨ Enhance your knowledge and skills to support clients with reablement in Social Support settings.

¨ Review Social Support specific reablement scenarios and client stories.

A cross regional event hosted by Grampians, Gippsland, Barwon and Hume Wellness and Reablement Consultants

Dear Representative,

We are delighted to invite you and 3 of your staff to the

Culturally Appropriate Care Training Workshop and Consultation

Time: 1pm to 3pm

Date: 28th February

Venue: St Paul’s African House

 54 Poplar Ave, Shepparton

Afternoon tea provided

RSVP by 22nd February 2023

To register go to Eventbrite:

https://bit.ly/3X8BUVm

This training workshop will give you and your staff the opportunity to learn more about:

·        Skills in working effectively with culturally diverse seniors

·        Multilingual resources to support seniors and good practice in culturally inclusive aged care

·        The National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) Moving Pictures project promoting dementia awareness for in culturally diverse communities

·        How to apply for the Different Languages, Same Aged Care project funded by the Department of Health and Aged Care where providers can get access to free translations to promote language diversity in aged care.

·        The Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria’s project which supports ethnic seniors in Victoria

This online event is for Community Occupational Therapists who work with CHSP Clients.

Service Providers & Regional Assessment Services are also invited to attend / collaborate.

Date / Time:

Tuesday 21st February 2023, 2.00pm- 3.30pm

Venue:

Online via Zoom. Link will be sent out after registration

To book:

Registration is required

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvc-6rpzsqHt1L12vi6bfftkZyeXK_UQH0

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Registrations close at CoB Tuesday 14th February 2023

¨ Find out what Reablement means in CHSP.

¨ Have all your questions answered on how reablement works in practice.

¨ Enhance your knowledge on supporting OT clients with Reablement.

¨ Review OT specific reablement scenarios & case studies.

¨ Community OTs new to reablement & experienced OTs are encouraged to attend  share their knowledge.

A cross regional event hosted by Grampians, Gippsland, Barwon and Hume Wellness and Reablement Consultants

ZOOM link and agenda will be developed and distributed prior to the meeting. (NB: Copies of previous agendas and minutes are stored in the Archive tab of the Resources page.)