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Parramatta's Unsung Heroes Honoured at Australia Day Local Awards Frontline staff at Westmead Hospital's COVID-19 clinic and the team behind one of Western Sydney's busiest meal services for vulnerable people have been honoured at City of Parramatta’s 2021 Australia Day Local Awards. They were among several local heroes recognised for their service to the community Read More | Parramatta Heritage & Visitor Information Centre Events Feb-Jun 2021 Upcoming activities at Parramatta Heritage & Visitor Information Centre include walks; resident tours; student and workers welcome tours; Aboriginal cultural tours and activities; sustainable shopping tours; historic tours; children's activities; and much more. Read More | WRITING PARRAMATTA 2021 Do you have a story about Parramatta? Artwork or photos? NEW Writers' Group Inc wants to publish your original tales and images in a digital anthology. You don't have to be a professional writer! Editors are happy to help and there are book awards to be won. You need to be 16 years or over with a strong connection Read More | 3 Spots Left!! Workshop for Community Workers: Communication Projects to Raise Community Awareness & Change Behaviours - 25 Feb 2021, Online City of Parramatta - Community Capacity Building Workshop for Community Workers: Communication Projects to Raise Community Awareness & Change Behaviours 25 February 2021, 9.30am-1.00pm Online Read More | Reminder: Illuminate Parramatta Night Time Economy Activation Grants Sydney's Central River City has taken the next step towards becoming a thriving 24-hour destination with City of Parramatta Council launching a grant program to increase its night-time offerings and help lead the City’s economic recovery from COVID-19. The Night Time Economy Activation Grants Read More | EOI Closes 1 February: Stronger Communities Programme Round 6: EOI for Parramatta The Australian Government's Stronger Communities Programme provides each of the 151 Federal electorates with $150,000 (in grants from $2,500 to $20,000) to fund small capital projects. These projects aim to improve local community participation and contribute to vibrant viable communities. Read More | Reminder: Information Sessions: City of Parramatta Council 2021 Community Grants Open 1 February 2021 City of Parramatta Council have listened to your feedback and applied some changes to the 2021 Community Grants round. Find out about category changes, easier to use application forms, and changes to assessment criteria. Learn about online resources created to assist you in the application process. Read More | Reminder: Leading Not-For-Profit Innovation Program for City of Parramatta Organisations The Leading Not-for-Profit Innovation Program offers a series of practical workshops to explore how Not-For-Profit Boards and Executive Teams can better enable purposeful change through developing an innovation mindset and better understanding what ‘innovation’ might look like in the context of their organisation. Read More | |
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Ageing |
City of Parramatta Food Services Let's Dine Out Let's Dine Out is a service provided by City of Parramatta Food Services for people currently registered with either NDIS or My Aged Care to receive meals. Customers can purchase vouchers from $7.65 that can be redeemed at participating food venues to the value of $15. Customers will be able to select from a variety Read More |
Health Education Sessions for Older People - Feb 2021, Online Health Promotion Service for Older People (HPSOP), Combined Pensioners & Superannuants Association of NSW Inc (CPSA) is providing free online health education sessions to seniors in NSW. Topics include Arthritis; Oral Health Care; Diabetes Awareness; Healthy Brain Healthy Life; Medicine Management; Read More |
Dementia Australia Webinars Feb-Apr 2021 Dementia Australia is running a number of webinars during February-April 2021, including: Understanding and Responding to Behaviour During COVID-19; Understanding Dementia; Recently Diagnosed; Communication and Dementia; Coping with Changes in Behaviour; and more. More information and registration: Read More |
Aged & Community Services Australia (ACSA) Webinars Feb-May 2021 Aged & Community Services Australia (ACSA) webinars during February-May 2021 include Standards: Getting it Right; Right Relationships; Resilience; Difficult Conversations; Mental Health Awareness and the Older Person; Imagining Possibilities; If It's Not Documented, It Didn't Happen; Effective Clinical Governance; Read More |
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Families & Children |
Introduction to Modern Cloth Nappies - 24 Feb 2021, Online City of Parramatta - Sustainability and Waste & WSROC Introduction to Modern Cloth Nappies 24 February 2021, 10.00am-11.00am Online Read More | Parramatta Child Restraint Fitting/Adjustment Voucher Program As part of the Local Government Road Safety Program, City of Parramatta Council runs a free child restraint fitting/adjustment program which provides the opportunity for residents of City of Parramatta to obtain a voucher to have their child restraint fitted/adjusted for free by Council's selected Read More | |
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Health & Wellbeing |
Understanding Bipolar - Commences 24 Feb 2021, Online Western Sydney Recovery College Understanding Bipolar 24 February & 3 March 2021, 10.00am-12.00pm Online Read More |
Managing Wellbeing When Working with Complex Trauma - 17 Feb 2021, Online Blue Knot Foundation Managing Wellbeing When Working with Complex Trauma 17 February 2021, 11.00am-12.30pm Online Read More |
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LGBTIQ |
Queerstories - 13 Feb 2021, Parramatta Riverside Theatres Queerstories 13 February 2021, 8.00pm Lennox Theatre, Riverside Theatres, Parramatta Read More |
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Young People |
The Butterfly Foundation Training for Professionals Working with Young People - Mar-Jun 2021, Online The Butterfly Foundation's upcoming webinar topics include Understanding Eating Disorders in Young People (introductory session provides an overview of the risk and protective factors for and signs and symptoms of eating disorders), and Body Esteem Educator Training (designed to provide comprehensive information Read More |
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GWS Regional News |
No Limits to Engineering a Successful Career As school leavers across the state contemplate the next steps in their education journey, an Auburn local has proved that an ATAR is not the only way to get into university. 18-year-old Wajeeha Batool studied a TAFE NSW Certificate IV in Tertiary Preparation, where she received a score of 100 for both her calculus Read More |
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