The WynBay LLEN AGM was held on Wednesday 25th May at the Louis Joel Arts & Community Centre. The meeting was chaired by Jennie Barrera, CEO Wyndham Community & Education Centre and deputy chair of WynBay LLEN. Jennie spoke about the significant progress made by the LLEN against the current Strategic Plan and thanked the committee and all members for their efforts. Dallian D'Cruz CEO presented the 2010 Annual Report and thanked his staff for their contribution to the LLEN effort. Dora Pyke, Point Cook Manager - Bendigo Bank and WynBay LLEN treasurer, tabled the audited 2010 financial report. Jennie, in delivering the chair's report, thanked retiring committee members - Mike Kerin (Principal - Bayside College), Mathew Wilson (Manager - Wyndham Youth Resource Centre), Amy Weir (Community Development Manager - Melbourne Water), Susan Young (Victoria University) and Colleen Bergin (CEO YouthNow).

WynBay LLEN would like to welcome the new members of the WynBay LLEN Committee of Management voted in at the AGM.

Are you between 12 and 25 years old? Do you live, study and/or work in the Laverton area? Do you want to make a difference? Do you need $$ to make it happen? Youth Foundations Laverton has grants of up to $1,500 available for young people to implement projects that benefit their local community. For more information on how to apply or to discuss your project idea, please contact Youth Foundations Facilitator - Erin Young on 0410 041 235 or erin@lavertoncommunitycentre.com.
 

Secondary Colleges across Hobson’s Bay are invited to participate in the Youth Leadership Forum to be held on Friday 17th of June at Laverton P-12 College. The forum aims to empower student leaders to identify challenges for young people and provide participants with the skills to plan and implement appropriate actions, and more. If you have further questions please contact Erin on 0410 041 235 or erin@lavertoncommunitycentre.com.
 

For details on the all courses offered and commencement dates, please click here.

Do you have a story to tell about your community, your culture, your views? Do you want to see more stories that accurately reflect who you are? Centre for Multicultural Youth are looking for young people from diverse backgrounds aged 18–25 to work on a unique media project! For more information, please click here.

Are you a young woman aged 18 to 25 who wants to:
• Meet other young women & develop leadership skills.
• Learn from inspiring women leaders.
• Create change in your community.
If so then EPIC is for you!
For all the details, please click here.

BrainLink is pleased to announce that they are able to offer a free three day-two night Carer retreat for rest, fun and education for carers of people living with a Mental Health issue or an Acquired Brain Injury/Neurological Disorder. For further details, please click here.

This forum builds upon last year’s forum ‘Creating a Learning Community’ and the fantastic results achieved in the homework program sector over the past year. Homework programs and others in the sector will share good practices, lessons and challenges to improve learning outcomes for students from refugee and migrant backgrounds. For further details, please click here.
 

The Orygen Youth Health Research Centre have developed a new website where young people can jump on and share what treatments have worked for their mental health problems and learn what treatments have worked for others. They hope to increase awareness of treatment options and inform treatment decisions based on what has worked for similar young people. Please visit the website – www.whatworks4u.org

Are you an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander student in Year 11 or 12? Then UniExperience may be for you. UniExperience gives VCE students the opportunity to be on-campus and experience university life first-hand. The two-day program gives students the chance to stay at the Parkville campus and find out everything you need to know about studying at Uni. Places are limited and applications close Wednesday 22 June 2011. For more information, please click here.
 

Paying Attention To Self (PATS) is a peer support group for teenagers aged 13-18 years, who have a parent who is affected by a mental illness. The group aims to give young people the opportunity to meet other teenagers who have similar experiences, to learn more about mental health and illness, to explore ways of coping, and to have some time out and fun!! An 8 week group will be run during term three 2011.
When: Thursdays 28 July - 15 September 5-7pm
Where: Visy Cares Hub, Sunshine
Cost: Free
To view the flyer, please click here.
 

LifeMoves - provided by ‘peers inspiring peers’ in partnership with BrainLink. LifeMoves is an 8 week structured peer support programme that empowers people with acquired neurological conditions. It has been a service of the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Royal Park Campus from 2002-2009. Now delivered by the not-for-profit organisation Peers Inspiring Peers, LifeMoves is expanding to reach more people across a wider geographical area. For more details, please click here.

Stand UP! 4 Rights is a Comedy Project aimed at creating dialogue with young people around race and discrimination. To create spaces which skin colour, culture and experiences can be talked about in different ways through comedy without negative implications. The Stand UP! 4 Rights project is uniquely designed so the comedy material is be created by Young People, performed with Young People and shown to other Young People. The workshops will commence Tuesday July 5th during School Holidays and run weekly through term 3. For more details, please contact David - Project Officer Centre for Multicultural Youth on 9340 3700 or dnguyen@cmy.net.au.

WCIG Youth Connections is expanding its Multicultural arm, and have a 1.0EFT vacancy based in Werribee. A passionate Multicultural Youth Worker is required for the Youth Connections Program. The Youth Connection Program seeks to assist young people who are most at risk of disengaging from education or training by providing a variety of services so that young people at risk can access the help they need. For the job description and other details, please click here.

Wyndham City Youth Services is now recruiting for a Youth Planner position. Applications close 5pm Monday 20 June. The position description and online application can be accessed via: http://www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/careers/vacancies/ypjun2011

The team at the Inspire Foundation are currently recruiting for a Program Director for their ReachOut.com initiative. Further information about this and other roles within the Inspire team can be found at: http://www.inspire.org.au/about/employment/

Wyndham Community & Education Centre will be advertising for the next 2 weekends in the Age newspaper and in My Career online for a Full Time Settlement Coordinator to work within the Community Strengthening Services Unit to coordinate WCEC’s Settlement Program. Applications should be sent to Kathy Brunton, kathyb@werribeecc.net or 3 Princes Hwy Werribee 3030 by the 21st of June 2011.

Max Employment have up to 20 places available in their National Green Jobs Corps Program for 17-24 year olds. This is a free 6 month course. They have vacancies in the Braybrook and Brunswick area’s of Melbourne. These courses have a Rolling Intake. Please click on the links below to view the flyers. Group information session bookings welcome.
Quang Minh Temple Flyer                  Ceres Green Team Flyer
 

In this issue:
• Youth Foundations Laverton Grant Round Open
• Get Your Photo On
• Congrats Crystal
• Health & Wellbeing
• Leadership Forum
And more…
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In this issue:
• Malaysia’s appalling rights record ignored in refugee transfer deal
• Federal Budget highlights blowout in detention costs
• Government plans reopening of Pacific Solution detention centre
• Opposition turns settlement research into attack on refugee arrivals
• Scrutiny of detention welcomed
• Increase in long-term detention at heart of unrest
And more…
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In this issue:
• We cast an eye over the recent State and Federal Budget announcements
• News of a funding boost for the Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network
• Details on Learning Beyond the Bell's upcoming forum
• A round-up of recent CMY activity
• New resources and upcoming sector events in the CMY Digest
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In this issue:
• Spaces filling fast for the NCVER Research Forum 'Is VET worthwhile?'
• UK conference and study tour prize on offer
• Over-skilling and job satisfaction in the Australian labour force
And more…
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Are you interested in supporting young people from your community? Would you like to familiarise yourself with local support services for young people? Do you have an interest in learning about the Youth Justice System? If you have answered ‘yes’ to any of the above questions then please join the Youth Justice Familiarisation Training Program. For details, please click here.