South Eastern Sydney Recovery & Wellbeing College Term 1 2025 Courses

South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD)’s South Eastern Sydney Recovery & Wellbeing College Term 1 2025 offers free recovery and wellbeing courses for people 16 and over living in the SESLHD catchment area. This includes people with a lived experience of mental distress or suicidal crisis and their families, carers and support people, as well as NSW Health staff, volunteers and students in SESLHD.
Various dates, times and locations (including online), during Term 1 2025. Open for enrolments from Wednesday, 18 December.
South Eastern Sydney Recovery & Wellbeing College, U2/15 Kensington St, Kogarah
Term 1 2025 Course Timetable | Course Guide 2025
More information and enrolment details: website, 9113 2981 or SESLHD-recoverycollege@health.nsw.gov.au

Group for People Living in Extremely Cluttered Environments (Kogarah)

Kogarah Community Services’ Eating the Elephant is a group for people living in extremely cluttered environments, who find it hard to declutter. The group will provide strategies for managing anxiety and for how to declutter, and to understand how to emotionally regulate and strengthen overall wellbeing.
Wednesdays, 29 January to 5 March, 10am-1pm
Kogarah Community Services, 49 English St, Kogarah
Registration: Debbie, 0499 326 192

TAFE NSW St George Term 1 2025 Course: Certificate III Community Services (Kogarah)

At TAFE NSW St George’s Course: Certificate III Community Services participants will gain a strong foundational skill set and knowledge base to enter a career as a support worker. Learn to provide quality client support, empowering and facilitating their interests and advocating for their needs.
Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays from 3 February for 6 months, 9am-4pm
TAFE NSW St George, Cnr Princes Hwy & President Ave, Kogarah
Multiple Information Sessions on Tuesdays, 3.30pm-4pm, online or face to face | Contact: 131 601

TAFE NSW St George Term 1 2025 Course: Certificate IV Mental Health (Kogarah)

At TAFE NSW St George’s Course: Certificate IV Mental Health participants will explore mental health issues, and gain the necessary skills to empower people through the recovery framework.
Mondays & Tuesdays from 3 February for 12 months, 9am-4pm
TAFE NSW St George, Cnr Princes Hwy & President Ave, Kogarah
Multiple Information Sessions on Tuesdays, 3.30pm-4pm, online or face to face | Contact: 131 601

Water Safety Awareness Campaigns

– Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA)’s has launched “Stay, Look, Stay Alive” Campaign to help reduce coastal drowning incidents, featuring an educational video and a virtual education course on beach water safety.
– Surf Life Saving NSW has released an educational multicultural community targeted beach safety program, wnich can be delivered virtually or face to face in a selection of languages, as well as translated Beach Safety Resources.
– NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service has launched a targeted beach safety campaign for the Mandarin-speaking Chinese community, including a translated webpage and campaign toolkit.

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Festival of 3×3 Basketball (Miranda, Menai & Engadine)

Sutherland Shire Council and Sharks Basketball’s Festival of 3×3 Basketball is for ages 10-18, and will feature fast paced 3×3 matches, skills competitions, music, and entertainment prizes and giveaways.
Friday, 24 January, 9am-12pm, at the following locations:
– Seymour Shaw Park, 244 The Boulevarde, Miranda
– Parc Menai, 158-168 Menai Rd, Menai
– Cooper Street Reserve, 1148 Old Princes Hwy, Engadine
More information and registration | Contact: cps@ssc.nsw.gov.au

TAFE NSW St George 2025 Literacy & Digital Literacy Courses (Kogarah)

– Reading & Writing for Adults: Learn skills in reading, writing, spelling, grammar, and digital skills | Thursdays, 13 February to 12 June, 10am-1pm
– Statement of Attainment in Everyday Literacy: Learn skills in reading, writing, spelling, and communication | Fridays, 14 February to 13 June, 1pm-3pm
– Statement of Attainment in Introduction to Digital Skills: Learn basic computer skills e.g. typing letters, filling in online forms, Internet searching, email, paying bills online | Fridays, 14 February to 13 June, 10am-12pm
– Statement of Attainment in Further Digital Skills: Learn how to complete online forms, send professional emails, manage document uploads and downloads and Cloud file management. Learn how to communicate using Microsoft Teams | Fridays, 14 February to 13 June, 10am-12pm
All courses at TAFE NSW St George, Cnr Princes Hwy & President Ave, Kogarah
More information: visit TAFE NSW St George Literacy, Building D, Level 1, Room D1.10, or contact zoe.james@tafensw.edu.au or 7921 3902 to book an interview appointment.

Advancing Women Project: Expressions of Interest Open

People with Disability Australia (PWDA) invites organisations to join the Advancing Women Project – designed to create opportunities for leadership and workforce participation of women, feminine-identifying, and non-binary people with disability. The project offers education, training, and mentoring for organisations at no cost, to foster inclusive workplaces where women with disability can thrive and lead.
About the project | Submit Expression of Interest by 15 January

Sector Sustainability Survey Results

Council of Social Service of NSW (NCOSS) recently surveyed services on managing funding and delivery costs in 2023-24, and has released the findings, which include:
– Almost two thirds of the organisations saw their costs exceed the funding received
– 86% said that their costs exceeded the Government indexation they received
– Over half of the organisations are likely to make further cuts to survive
– 90% said their financial situation is as bad, or worse, than the early days of COVID
Survey findings

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