Interagency and network information

The network is open to any organisation which has an interest in supporting migrants and refugees with improved employment and training outcomes in St George and Sutherland regions. The minutes and agenda are emailed to the mailing list.

For further information contact Kim Chung or Jenny Grey

Kim Chung

Advance Diversity Services

kimc@advancediversity.org.au

Ph: 9597 5455

Jenny Grey

Gymea Community Aid & Information Service

jgrey@gcais.org.au

Ph: 9524 9559

The St George and the Sutherland Child and Family Interagencies are networks for people and organisations working with families and children from birth to 8 years of age in the region. The networks, funded under Department of Communities and Justice Targeted Earlier Intervention program, is an opportunity to share information, engage in professional development, encourage diversity, identify needs in the community, and promote collaboration and cohesion in the sector.

For more information contact

Kate Bradshaw kate.bradshaw@health.nsw.gov.au Mb 0434 076 691

Sutherland and St George Child & Family Interagency Facilitator

South Eastern Sydney Local Health District

For further information about the Collaborative see the website:  https://www.ecs.org.au/abuse-collaborative

Before attending your first meeting and to enquire about applying for membership email Karen Wheatley  collaborative@ecs.org.au

• The CHSP forum is open to community aged care service providers primarily funded under the Commonwealth Home Support Program in the St. George area and relevant stakeholders from other services and sectors.  The aim of the forum is to:
•  - support the development and delivery of quality services to the CHSP target group in response to identified needs.
• - facilitate effective information flow between stakeholders.
• - provide a basis for joint advocacy on CHSP related issues; and
• - support the wellbeing and effective functioning of member agencies.
• This is achieved through a combination of working parties, cooperative action and regular monthly meetings.
• Meetings will be online until further notice.

For further information contact: Miguel Ferrero 
stgssdo@scfonline.org.au
Ph: 9599 2522 Mb 0413 721 030

The Collaborative aims to help those supporting older people, including service providers, nurses, social workers, and care workers, to see and report signs of abuse, and to understand the issues and their duty of care. The Collaborative also promotes awareness of abuse among older people themselves and resources available to assist them. Meetings are held online bimonthly.

Contact the Collaborative to enquire about joining or for further information. 

• Anne Weir Ph 9553 3111 anne.weir@health.nsw.gov.au
• Ibtisam Hammoud Ph 0407 737 535 Ibtisam.Hammoud@3bridges.org.au
• Mayna Hung Ph 96975455 maynah@advancediversity.org.au

• The mental health interagency meetings are open to all services, consumers, families, carers, and workers who have an interest in the mental health sector in St George and Sutherland Shire. Meetings are held on Wednesdays bi-monthly from March to November and alternate between online and in person.
• For further information contact: Jessie Li, Community Development Coordinator, St George & Sutherland Mental Health Service, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District Ph 9553 2500 email Yu.Li2@health.nsw.gov.au

• SSONG  is open to out of school hours service providers in Sutherland Shire and St George. The network meets on Tuesdays in week five of each school term.
• For further information contact:
• Aleisha Bailey, Co-ordinator, Burraneer Activity Centre

• The Advocates is an incorporated network focussing on early childhood education in St George and Sutherland Shire. Meetings are held  on Thursdays  in Week 8 of each school term.
• For further information and  to enquire about Advocates' membership  contact:
• Aleisha Bailey,
• Co-ordinator, Burraneer Activity Centre, and Advocates Management Committee Chair.

• The youth network is open to any government, not for profit and for-profit service providers for youth, and to local community groups for young people. The network offers a platform for services to connect, collaborate and share ideas and information to better support young people in the Sutherland Shire. Meetings are held bimonthly from February to December on Wednesdays from 10am to 12pm.
• For further information contact: Sutherland Shire Council
• Stephanie Alchin Ph 9710 0422 salchin@ssc.nsw.gov.au

• The domestic violence committee is auspiced by The Family Co. For more information about the committee see the website. Meetings are held monthly in Caringbah
• Workers interested in joining the committee or attending meetings contact:
• Ngaretta Ngaretta@thefamilyco.org.au
• Belinda Harrison Belinda@thefamilyco.org.au
• Phone 8508 4300
• Women’s Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Services
• The Family Co.

• The child and family interagency is a network for people and organisations working with families and children from birth to 8 years of age in the region. The network, funded under Department of Communities and Justice Targeted Earlier Intervention program, is an opportunity to share information, engage in professional development, encourage diversity, identify needs in the community, and promote collaboration and cohesion in the sector.
• Further further information contact
• Kate Bradshaw
• Sutherland and St George Child & Family Interagency Facilitator
• South Eastern Sydney Local Health District

• The Sutherland Shire Aged Care Interagency meets bimonthly with Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) service providers and others to network, share information, and develop opportunities to collaborate, learn and support community members in the Sutherland Shire.
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  For further information or to join the mailing list email Julie Dunne or Mayna Hung.

• For further information contact:
• Julie Dunne Julie.Dunne@accpa.asn.au   Aged & Community Care Providers Association
• Mayna Hung, maynah@advancediversity.org.au Advance Diversity Services

• The St George Multicultural Network supports those involved in service delivery to newly arrived people as well as people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in the St George region through information share, networking, and advocacy.
• Meetings are held online. Minutes and agenda are emailed to a mailing list.
• For further information about the network, to join the mailing list or register for meetings contact:
• Advance Diversity Services,
• Level 3 Building 2, 7–11 The Avenue, Hurstville
• Ph 9597 5455

• info@advancediversity.org.au

• The disability interagency enhances the capacity of participating organisations by increasing knowledge and understanding of local service provision and the issues that impact on people with disability and the disability sector and includes a working group focused on employment. Meetings provide an opportunity for networking and information share. Minutes and agendas are emailed to the interagency mailing list.
• Bayside, Georges River and Sutherland Shire council contacts:
• Natalie Gizzi  Bayside Council
• Natalie.Gizzi@bayside.nsw.gov.au
• P 9366 3683
• Marguerite Elson, Georges River Council
• melson@georgesriver.nsw.gov.au
• Ph 9330 6261

• Stephanie Alchin, Sutherland Shire Council
• salchin@ssc.nsw.gov.au
• Ph: 9710 0422
• To join the mailing list email Stephanie Alchin

• The housing interagency is a network of services established to facilitate a comprehensive and cooperative service system for housing related matters and for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Minutes and agendas are emailed to the interagency mailing list. Meetings are held in February, May, August and November.
• To join the email list contact:
• Serena Yam,
• Ph 9556 1769 or Mb 0414 255 221
• brokerage@2connect.org.au
• Project Coordinator, Helping Hand Project,
• 2Connect Youth & Community

• The Koori Interagency is a networking meeting for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workers, who cover St George or Sutherland Shire, including workers in identified roles who are not Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders. New members should contact Ann-Maree Webb before attending their first meeting. Minutes are available on request. Meetings include guest speakers from mainstream organisations and services are welcome to contact Bernadet Brown or Ann-Maree Webb to discuss being a guest speaker. Meetings are held monthly (except July).
• For further information contact:
• Ann-Maree Webb ann-maree@kurranulla.org.au
• Bernadet Brown, Manager, manager@kurranulla.org.au
• Ph 9528 0287

• The child and family interagency is a network for people and organisations working with families and children from birth to 8 years of age in the region. The network, funded under Department of Communities and Justice Targeted Earlier Intervention program, is an opportunity to share information, engage in professional development, encourage diversity, identify needs in the community, promote collaboration and cohesion in the sector.
• For further information contact:
• Kate Bradshaw
• Sutherland and St George Child & Family Interagency Facilitator
• South Eastern Sydney Local Health District

The dementia alliance is part of the Dementia Friendly Communities Program. Membership is open to people with dementia, carers, local businesses, schools, and other interested parties. Meetings are held monthly on the first Wednesday from 2 to 3.30pm and will be online until further notice. Before attending your first meeting, please contact the convener Jacinta Craine, Sutherland Shire Library

• The domestic violence committee meets monthly. Meetings are online or in person. To add your name to the email list, to receive meeting arrangements, agendas, minutes, and any further information contact:
• Committee Secretary,
• Angela angela@thefamilyco.org.au Ph 85084300
• Women’s Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Services
• The Family Co

• The Sutherland Shire Multicultural Network is a network of support for those involved in service delivery to people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in Sutherland Shire and includes information share, networking, and advocacy. Meetings are held bimonthly and alternate between online and in person. Minutes, agenda, and online meeting links are emailed to the mailing list.
• For further information contact:
• Jenny Grey
• Gymea Community Aid & Information Service

• The youth network is comprised of local government and non-government organisations providing youth related services to young people across the St George region. The objective of the network is to facilitate collaboration between local service providers to ensure the needs and strengths of young people are identified and strategies developed to address the issues facing young people in the St George region.
• Meetings are held bimonthly from February to December alternating between the morning and afternoon on the first Wednesday.
• Key contact
• Brad Crain Ph 9330 6219 bcrain@georgesriver.nsw.gov.au
• Georges River Council
• To join the network and receive the minutes contact Brad Crain