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New Partnership to accelerate Neurodiverse Employment through Funding and Investment

Menchie Khairuddin November 14, 2023

New career pathways for neurodivergent people in data and engineering are set to open following a $5 million blended finance boost for one of Australia’s

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Latest News, Jobs, Funding, Grants

Funding boost to support employment for people leaving prison

Menchie Khairuddin July 27, 2023

Employment, training and reintegration services for people leaving prison are set to grow through a $1 million funding boost to the Prisoners Aid Association (PAA)

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Opinion, Disability

Opinion: Why employers need to focus on ability not disability

Ruby Gray April 26, 2023

I was 19 years old when I found myself on the job-hunting merry-go-round. Having finished school and completed a Cert IV in Library Information and

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Governance, Economic Development, Social Affairs, Investment, Jobs, Business, Social enterprise, Government, Opinion

Opinion: How greater government support for social enterprises would benefit national economy

Anna McCann March 16, 2023

According to recent reports, there are over 12,000 social enterprises across Australia, and the sector contributes $21.3 billion to the national economy, employing around 206,000

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Latest News, Community Services, Social Affairs, Business, Events, Community Organisations, Charities

Largest independent community foundation launches its centenary year

Menchie Khairuddin March 9, 2023

Australia’s largest independent community foundation, Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation, has launched its centenary year at Government House hosted by Her Excellency the Honourable Linda Dessau

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Latest News, Awards

Social enterprise café creating job opportunities for people with disability wins state award

Menchie Khairuddin August 30, 2022

Social enterprise café creating job opportunities for people with disability Where Is My Coffee? in Wangaratta bags first place in Victorian Disability Awards for ‘excellence

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Disability

Job skills program blooms for people with disabilities

Lourdes Antenor February 15, 2022

VMCH is proud to launch the latest branch in its job skills program, set to build a real pathway for people with disability to find

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Four social enterprises Westpac Foundation (2)

Funding, Social enterprise, Grants

Westpac Foundation invests $500,000 in four social enterprises creating employment opportunities in local communities

Pearl Dy October 1, 2020

Four social enterprises – Good Cycles, CareerSeekers, Dismantle and Hotel Housekeeping – have received $500,000 in combined funding from Westpac Foundation to help create employment

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Associations

Cuts to JobSeeker to cost 145,000 full-time jobs

Pearl Dy September 17, 2020

The Morrison Government’s planned cuts to the Coronavirus Supplement for people on JobSeeker, Youth Allowance and parenting payments would see the economy lose $31.3 billion

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Social enterprise

Victorian major project spend a significant employment opportunity

Pearl Dy September 10, 2020

Social Traders has welcomed the Victorian Government’s commitment to fast-track more than $1 billion worth of major building and development projects as part of the

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