Become a Karingal member
04 May 2009
Membership of Karingal is open to all people over the age of 18. Karingal clients and their family members, staff and volunteers are welcome to join the association by completing a membership application form and paying an annual fee of $5. Contact Board Executive Officer Emma Connan on 5249 8980 or econnan@karingal.org.au for an application form.
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Karingal calendar
04 May 2009
May 11 - Karingal Parents and Friends meeting. 10am at the Rachinger Centre. Call Robyn Flewell–Smith on 5278 9830.
May 14 – Volunteers presentation evening. Invitations will be sent out soon, please call Judy Simkin or Maddie Kirwin 5249 6134 for information.
May 20 - Geelong Parent Network meeting. Call Dot Leigh on 5244 4622.
July
July 1 – All MatchWorks sites operating under the new contract.
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Geelong Telco makes good sense
04 May 2009
Karingal is proud to partner Geelong’s only locally owned, community based telecommunications provider Geelong Community Telco (GCT).
GCT provides a full suite of telecommunications products including PABX, fixed line, mobile and data.
For details contact GCT on 5228 0800 or visit www.geelongtelco.com.au .
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Giving in Numbers 2008 Edition
26 February 2009
An analysis of corporate philanthropy data from 155 leading companies
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Corporate Social Responsibility and the economic crisis
11 December 2008
The worldwide economic downturn this year has resulted in uncertainty as to the future role of Corporate Social Responsibility.
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Single-minded MatchWorks strategy a winner
01 October 2008
Changing jobs can be intimidating at the best of times.
To a parent who has been busy raising a child on their own and out of the workforce for several years, finding paid employment can represent an almost overwhelming challenge.
A group of 29 Geelong single parents were selected to join the pilot MatchWorks program; designed specifically to support job-seekers and place them in flexible, family-friendly employment.
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The changing face of corporate philanthropy in Australia
10 September 2008
Summary: The Corporate Community Investment in Australia Report, January 2007
There is a commonly held belief in Australia today that responding to community need and social pressures, when applied appropriately, is conducive to long term returns to shareholders.
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Hard school start delivers knock-out success
19 August 2008
MatchWorks consultant Van Ngo still vividly remembers the day she started school in Australia. An 11 year-old refugee from Vietnam, who spoke no English; she stood in the grounds of Footscray Primary and watched her father walk away.
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Help for a silent hero
15 October 2007
New Geelong mental health services that provide on-going, home support to people with mental illness and much-needed time-out for their carers, may just save a lot of lives.
Corio’s Rene Costmeyer, a full-time carer to his mentally ill brother, tells Mandy Squires the new services will provide him with the break he needs to keep battling on.
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Karingal streamlines employment programs
16 July 2007
Disability Employment Network (DEN) and Vocational Rehabilitation Service (VRS) programs, previously delivered by SupportWorks, now
operate under the MatchWorks brand. This came into effect on July 1.
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