Queanbeyan-Palerang Reconciliation Walk Each year to celebrate National Reconciliation Week, the Queanbeyan NSW Council holds the Queanbeyan-Palerang Reconciliation Walk which is held on the main street of Queanbeyan NSW. Workforce Australia (WAES) Phillip ACT Employment Consultants- Meaghan and Rachael, WAES Tuggerangong ACT Employment Consultant- Annmaree and WAES Queanbeyan NSW Employment Consultant- Carlie, participated in the…
Cultural Walk for Community with Wiradyuri Elder, Uncle James Ingram To honour National Reconciliation Week 2023, our Wagga Wagga Workforce Australia team members attended Cultural Walk for Community to work towards the goal of building respectful relationships between the broader Australian community and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Led by local Wiradyuri Elder, Uncle…
Full-time factory work and a healthier outlook for Brendan Workforce Australia participant, Brendan was referred to Sureway Health and Wellbeing due to multiple non-vocational barriers. These barriers included excessive alcohol consumption, unstable housing, financial hardship and poor mental health. During his first session, Brendan explained that he drank alcohol to numb his feelings of shame.…
Stable housing for Dean and his dog Phillip ACT, Workforce Australia participant Dean, 29, was referred to Sureway Health and Wellbeing, as he was homeless. He was alternating between sleeping on the streets and couch surfing. As Dean has a dog, this made it more difficult for him to access housing. With assistance from Sureway…
Career Transition Assistance for the Yazidi Community in Wagga Wagga NSW Language, literacy and numeracy issues can be a barrier to employment, especially for those from non-English speaking and English-as-a-second-language backgrounds. With the help of an interpreter, a group of Yazidi citizens in Wagga Wagga NSW undertook the Career Transition Assistance (CTA) course with excellent…
Kerry’s journey from homelessness to hope This time last year, Vincentia NSW Disability Employment Services (DES) client Kerrie Anne was homeless. She had overstayed a notice to vacate and was in the process of tribunal proceedings to find a solution so her and her son would not become homeless. Unfortunately, she was not successful and…
Career Transition Assistance (CTA) helps Pauline with her New Career Path Pauline previously worked in Hospitality at a local club. Looking for a career change, she got referred to Career Transition Assistance (CTA) in Echuca Victoria. By day six Pauline had a job with the help from the CTA program. To celebrate her efforts and…
Rebecca’s journey from seasonal worker to dream Truck driver job Rebecca’s determination is proof that if you put your heart and soul into it, you can achieve anything. Rebecca suffers from chronic pain but refuses to give up. She has travelled around NSW/Vic towing a caravan as she was a seasonal worker. Her work ranged…