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Western Sydney Community Forum works to build strong, organised communities by bridging the divide between communities and policymakers at the local, regional, state and national level. As a capacity building and advocacy organisation WSCF ensures a voice for people working daily with the challenges facing the region, connecting those too often left out.

News and Events

Newsletter - Forum Flash

To subscribe to the online email news Forum Flash please click here 

For 4 July newsletter click here (pdf 71Kb)...

 

Community Sector "CARE" Campaign

The CARE campaign is a long-term strategy to improve working conditions in the community sector; seeking parity in wages with our government partners doing similar work.

WSCF is working with the Australian Services Union (ASU) and many other community organisations in developing CARE committees to support and publicise the strategy.

We are having our first meeting on Monday 21July at 3.00 at WSCF – click here for the agenda (pdf 176Kb) 

For more information about the campaign from the ASU, click here.
 

Working With Fathers - Research and Practice Forum

Working with Fathers and Networking Within the Children's Services Sector.

When: 11 August 2008 from 9.00am to 1.00pm.

Venue: Baulkham Hills Shire Council, 129 Showground Rd, Castle Hill.

For the agenda click here (pdf 180Kb)...

Download your personal invitation and registration form (pdf 364Kb)... 
 

Diploma of Community Services Management

A Diploma of Community Services Management is now available through the WSCF. Western Sydney Community Forum (WSCF) has a long history of providing relevant training to community organisations in Western Sydney and we have an exciting professional development opportunity for you. WSCF, in partnership with Harris Bromly Pty Ltd is offering the Diploma of Community Services Management CHC51602. For more information click here and to express and interest click here.
 

Quality training with WSCF

Do you attend our training?
What's stopping you?
The Learning and Development Team is very interested in identifying – and addressing- the issues that prevent workers from your service from accessing WSCF training opportunities.
As a first stage in this process, we have designed a one-page survey which we have been circulating through networks and interagencies. We need your feedback to help us design programs that better address the barriers to training faced by the NGO sector.
If you can assist us, please complete the survey and return it to us by fax on 9687-8665 by middle of July.
We really appreciate your assistance.
 

Live Online: CSGP Review, the Wood Special Commission into Child Protection and the 2008 NSW State Budget

Mary Waterford, EO at WSCF, and Alison Peters, Director of NCOSS, met for a live online broadcast, to discuss the Wood Special Commission, the NSW State Budget, the RBA Pilot Projects and their effects on the CSGP Review.  To see the videos and find other information about the CSGP Review.Click here

 

Submission to the Wood Enquiry re: CSGP

CSGP Roundtable members have made a submission to the Wood Child Protection enquiry. To see the letter and the submission go to the CSGP resource page under the Issues and Events menu. Click here ....

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CSGP Support Network video presentations

The video presentations from our last CSGP Support Network meeting are available on this site now: Click here

WSCF hosted a meeting at the Canley Vale Leisure Centre of Roundtable members and CSGP funded services to discuss the progress of the CSGP Review. There is a video of the meeting available in three parts:

Part 1) Intro and Background. Part 2) Brian Smith, LCSA, Opportunities and Risks. Part 3) Questions and Wrap-up with Mary Waterford

 

Group Work Calendar

Please download the Cumberland/Blacktown/Baulkham Hills Network Development Project Group Work Directory contribution e-form and return to us:

by email, wscf@wscf.org.au or fax to 9637-8665 no later than two weeks prior to commencement of school term.

Deadlines for return of contribution forms:

Term 3:  Thursday 3 July 2008 (we must receive at WSCF)

Term 4:  Thursday 25 September 2008 (we must receive at WSCF)

Group Work Directory contribution e-form, click here (63.5Kb)...

 

2008 Training Calendar

The new WSCF Learning & Development Calendar for 2008 is now available for download.  If you would like us to mail you a copy, please contact us by phoning     9687-9669.

Downloads:

 

 

Western Sydney Interagencies List

This list provided by WSCF will help community service workers make contact with the interagencies, networks and forums in Western Sydney that are relevant to their work. Please go to "Lists" under "Resources" or click here (pdf 101Kb)...

If you would like a copy of our publication "Making Great Interagencies, Networks and Forums", please email your request to us.