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Alliance

The Winter edition of Alliance - Newsletter of the Kingston Bayside PCP, is now available. See the Alliance page for more details.

LEADERSHIP FORUMS SERIES

The Victorian Primary and Community Health Network and the Australian Institute for Primary Care are recommencing the successful Leadership Series of lunchtime forums.

The new Series will focus, from different perspectives, on approaches to managing for the future. Forums provide an opportunity to hear stimulating speakers and participate in discussions on the issues raised. They also provide excellent
networking opportunities in a beautiful setting.
Each session will include a presentation by a prominent speaker following a two-course lunch. The forums will be held in the Hilton on the Park, East Melbourne, close to public transport and with car parking on site.

More information and registration details can be found here.

Taskforce opens newly extended “Ron Barnacle Building”

On the 27th Julycommunity group Taskforce celebrated the opening of its newly renovated Moorabbin premises.

The renovation and extension was funded by a combination of federal and state government grants, donations from Friends of Taskforce, Mile and Melbourne Newsboys, and the in-kind contributions of property developer Paul Yates.

The opening ceremony was also an occasion to celebrate the 20 year contribution of Ron Barnacle, President of the Taskforce board. Ron has been instrumental in Taskforce’s evolution into an organisation that touches the lives of over 3 000 people each year – helping them to break the cycle of drug and alcohol use, manage mental health problems and to get themselves back on track.

In recognition of Ron’s contribution, Taskforce has named the renovated building in his honour. The Ron Barnacle Building now has additional counselling spaces, new therapeutic spaces, family counselling rooms, a visiting practitioner’s suite, youth drop in lounge and fantastic training space. Senator Ursula Stephens officially opened the new “Ron Barnacle Building”.

For more information on Taskforces' services, please visit their website at www.taskforce.org.au