Free Social Enterprise Workshop

FREE SOCIAL ENTERPRISE WORKSHOP PROGRAM - DON'T MISS OUT ON YOUR CHANCE TO BE INVOLVED
Dear All, The Social Enterprise on the Coast Workshop Program has been running since the beginning of 2013 with participants including staff and volunteers from Not for Profit organisations, those looking to establish creative enterprises and entrepreneurs looking to make a difference in their community. Many participants successfully completed the 3 workshops in the series and are now ready to take the next step to turn their social enterprise or project into a reality. Apart from the skills and knowledge the participants developed, many reported that the opportunity to network, connect and form partnerships with the other participants was very valuable. The workshop program for the rest of 2013 is attached and will repeat the series of 3 workshops; 1.       Social Enterprise 101 – Giving you a better understanding of what social enterprise means. 2.       Starting a Social Enterprise 101 – How to test the feasibility of your social enterprise or project. 3.       Starting a Social Enterprise 201 – Providing you with the tools to produce a business plan that can assist with funding applications, stakeholder engagement and making your project a reality. Overall creating a road map for success. Numbers are limited so to avoid disappointment please register your attendance as soon as possible. Feel free to contact me if you would like any further information about the program.    Shari Young Social and Community Enterprise Central Coast Coordinator Com and Cult Dev Wyong Shire Council P.O. Box 20 ,      WYONG NSW 2259 Tel: 02 4350 5193        Fax: 02 4351 2098 E-mail: Shari.Young@wyong.nsw.gov.au       WWW: http://www.wyong.nsw.gov.au

Alison Homestead on ABC Radio with Scott Levi

Scott Levi from ABC Central Coast Radio 92.5 brought a whole new audience to the Alison Homestead Men's Shed during the Dayshift program. The outside broadcast covered a conversation about the new Men's Shed by Roman (Alison Homestead), John (Toolbox Talks) and Kim ( Mens Sheds Central Coast Inc).

There's a lot to be said for the shed so they take up the whole hour.

Listen to the broadcast by clicking on the links below.

Outside Broadcast   11:00 -11:30 am

Outside Broadcast   11:30 -12:00 Noon

Scott Levi

Men’s Health Week with no plan to improve men’s health in NSW
Next week is Men’s Health Week across Australia and internationally and there have been some very troubling developments for those people working to improve men’s health and wellbeing in NSW with the NSW Ministry of Health announcing that it will not be replacing the current NSW Men’s Health Action Plan with another plan or policy.
The NSW women’s health policy is also up for renewal. It will be replaced, not with a policy but with a new women’s health framework. This framework for women and nothing in place for men appears to be at odds with the NSW Ministry of Health’s own Equity Policy.

New South Wales was the first government in the world in 1999 to produce a men’s health policy, which was followed in 2009 by the current
NSW Men’s Health Action Plan which expires at the end of June. As of July 1, NSW will not have any men’s health policy, plan or framework in place.
At the same time they announced that the Men’s Health Information and Resource Centre (MHIRC) based at Richmond in the University of Western Sydney will not have their current funding renewed as it has been since 1999 – instead men’s health work in NSW will be put out tender. This new tendering approach could spread men’s health and wellbeing work to potentially many organisations without experience in men’s health work and without any network or central organising body.

There can be no doubt that the current state of men’s health in Australia is very poor compared to women’s health. Men take their own lives at four times the rate of women (that's five men a day, on average). Accidents, cancer and heart disease all account for the majority of male deaths and males die five years earlier than women from many preventable illnesses.

MHIRC focuses particularly on the health status of marginalised or disadvantaged males - like Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men, unemployed men, separated men, incarcerated men, new dads and other males who may find themselves at risk of increased stress and therefore poorer health outcomes.
NSW was the leader in implementing a men’s health policy which has been the template for other policies at a national level both in Australia and Ireland. Why would NSW cease to fund the body they have worked with for over 14 years and which has, at little expense, brought considerable acclaim and positive media attention to the State?

MHIRC has an international reputation for working men’s and boys’ health. They have been consulted by, have held joint policy workshops with the Men’s Health Forum of England and Wales and been consulted by the European Men’s Health Forum, the US Men’s Health Network, and the International Society of Men’s Health on issues and policy around male health.

MHIRC’s experiences of coordinating Men’s Health Week in Australia has provided a template for how other organisations could coordinate such a week. MHIRC has achieved this for comparatively little money (less than the cost of 2 hospital bed nights per year).

The Men’s Health Forum on NSW Inc. the peak body for improving male health, wellbeing and relationships calls on the Premier to work with us and other stakeholders to create a new Men’s Health Plan for New South Wales and continue the good work being done by many to improve the situation for men and boys.

Media contact:

Greg Millan, President Men’s Health Forum NSW

M 0417 772 390

E greg@menshealthservices.com.au

Trivia Night - Wyong Men's Shed

 

 

Fun Trivia Night

at the

Shelly Beach Golf Club

12 July 2013

Men on Fire - Saturday 8 June 2013 - Mens Health Week 2013

Group Presentations                    

A list of groups that have requested presentations or been involved with presentations from MScci about Mens Sheds on the Central Coast.

	Group	Location	Comments
1	Arthritis Foundation	Toukley	2012
2	Yakalla Cottage	Bateau Bay	2012
3	ARAFMI	Kincumber	2012
4	Peninsula Retirement Village	Umina Beach	J Walker 2012
5	San Remo Neighbourhood Centre	San Remo	J Walker 2012
6	Wyoming Community Centre	Wyoming	K Hopkins 2011 & 12
7	Wyong Neighbourhood Centre	Wyong	D Maxwell 2012
8	Kincumber Neighbourhood Centre	Kincumber	2011
9	Central Coast Consultative Committee on Mental Health	Wyoming	2011-2012
10	Wyong Interagency	Watanobbi	KRH 2011 & 2012
11	Men’s Interagency	Bateau Bay	J Walker 2012
12	Disability Interagency	Erina	KRH 2012
13	Northlakes Mens Group	San Remo	KRH & J Walker 2012
14	Salvation Army Men’s Group	Erina	KRH  2011
15	ADSSI Men’s Group (HACC)	Bateau Bay	KRH  2011
16	Wyong Stroke Support Group	Watanobbi	KRH  2011
17	National Seniors	Mardi	J Sharples presentation 2013
18	Rotary West Gosford		KRH 2012
19	The Entrance Lions	MIngara	KRH 2012
20	CC Health Service	Long Jetty Priv Hospital	KRH 2012
21	Bateau Bay retirement village	Bateau Bay	J Sharples
22	Coast Shelter	Gosford	KRH & JR 2011
23	Gosford City Council	Gosford	KRH & JR 2010
24	Wyong Shire Council	Wyong	KRH 2010-12
25	Dads Day Out	Colongra Bay	2009-2012 KRH/JR/DM
26	Dad Day Out	Gosford	2010-11 KRH/JR/DM
27	Kids Day Out	Ourimbah/The Entrance/Kariong	2010-12 KRH/JR/DM
28	Our Lady of Loretto Gardens	Hamlyn Terrace	2009 KRH
29	St Edwards Christian Brothers	Point Frederick	2011 KRH year 11
30	Lake Munmorah Public School	Lake Munmorah	KRH/Manno/JW 2012
31	The Entrance Public School	The Entrance	KRH/Roy Webb
32	Cynthia St  Neigh Centre	Bateau Bay	KRH/Rob Eschbank 2011
33	Maitland City Council	Maitland	KRH/JR 2011
34	Yakka Skills Day	Toronto	KRH 2012
35	Connect Day Hunter	Newcastle	KRH 2012
36	Connect Day Central Coast	Niagara Park / San Remo	KRH 2011/12
37	Volunteering Central Coast	Niagara Park	KRH 2012
38	Aboriginal Interagency	Mingeletta Umina Beach	KRH/DM 2011 & 12
39	Benevolent Society	Watanobbi	KRH 2011
40	Naidoc week	Gosford Showground	2010 & 2011 KRH/DM/EV
41	Walk in the Park-New Horizons	Gosford, Kibble Park	2010 & 2011 KRH/EV
42	Nailing Depression –Mingara	The Entrance	2010 BBMS/TEMS/GMS
43	Black Dog Ride	Bateau Bay - Pt Macquarie	2012 KRH
44	UnitingCare	Bateau Bay	2009 KRH/JR
45	Aunties & Uncles	Wyong	2010-12 KRH
46	Wesley Dalmar out of home care	Wyong	2012 KRH
47	Alison Homestead Museum & Wyong Historical Society	Wyong	2011 KRH
48	Henry Kendall Cottage & Brisbane Water Historical Society	West Gosford	2012 KRH/JR/DM
49	Lifeline	Wyoming	2012
50	Division of General Practice	Erina	2011
51	ADSSI Home Living	Tuggerah	2009-2012
52	Bishop Collins NFP Cluster	Tuggerah	2011-2012
53	Samaritans	Bateau Bay	2010-2012
54	Sunnyfield House		2012
55	ABC radio	Erina	2012 KRH
56	Community Radio	Gosford	2012 KRH
57	Rhema FM		2012 KRH
58	Lake Haven Anglican Church	Lake Haven	2010 KRH
59	Community Leadership Development Program	Bateau Bay	2010 KRH/JR
60	Interrelate	Erina	2009-12 KRH/JR
61	Ourimbah TAFE	Ourimbah	2009-2012 KRH
62	Aboriginal Kids Day	Umina Beach	2011
63	BCS Baptist Life Care	Tuggerah	2012 KRH/JW
64	Marine Discovery Centre	Terrigal	2012 KRH/JS/JW
63	Veterans Affairs – Mens Health Peer Education	West Gosford	2012 KRH/R.Ihlein
66	Tuggerah Medical Centre	Tuggerah	2011 KRH
67	Geriatric Society	Cessnock	2012 KRH
68	Alzheimers Australia	Bateau Bay	2011 KRH/JS
69	Small engines & farm machinery club	Kariong	2011 KRh/PL
70	Mission Australia	Gosford	2009 KRH/JR
71	Centrelink	The Entrance	2010-12 KRH
72	Timebanking	Niagara Park	2012 KRH/CCooper
73	LETS	Kariong	2012 KRH/CCooper
74	Suicide Support Network		2009 KRH
75	Mental Health First Aid	Gosford	2012 KRH
76	Louise House – Mens Group	Gorokan	2011 KRH/JR
77	Northern Settlement Services	Bateau Bay	2012 KRH / JS
78	Suicide Safety Framework	East Gosford	2011 KRH
79	Sharing the Wisdom	Kincumber	2012 KRH/DM
80	CC Womens Health Centre	Wyong	2010-11 KRH/RI
81	Plan-It-Youth	Central Coast	2009-11 KRH/C. Kennedy
82	Toukley Senior Citizens	Toukley	2011 KRH
83	Benevolent Society	Labrador – Gold Coast	2010 KRH
84	St Mary McKillop Care	Peninsula	2012 KRH
85	CC Disability Network	East Gosford	2011 KRH
86	Mens Interagency Hunter	Maitland	2012 KRH
87	Older Mens Network Inc	K Heights	2009-2012 KRH
88	Vision Australia	Gosford	2009-2012
89	Chertzy SACC	Public School	2009-2011
90	White Ribbon Breakfast	Wyong/Gosford	2010-2012 KRH/JS
91	Fathers Day Breakfast	Lisasrow Public School	2012 JS
92	Mens Health Forum NSW	Veteran Affairs Sydney	2012