2008 Annual Report 2009 Community Calendar

“Indifference elicits no response. Indifference is not a response. Indifference is not a beginning; it is an end. And, therefore, indifference is always the friend of the enemy, for it benefits the aggressor - never his victim, whose pain is magnified when he or she feels forgotten. The political prisoner in his cell, the hungry children, the homeless refugee - not to respond to their plight, not to relieve their solitude by offering them a spark of hope is to exile them from human memory. And in denying their humanity, we betray our own.”

Full copies of the Strategic Plan can be obtained from the offices of Mallee Family Care.

Mallee Family Care Inc.Registered Office 122 Ninth Street Mildura Vic 3500ABN 32 085 588 656 ISO 9001:2000www.chances for children.com.auwww.port2portcycling.com

www.malleefamilycare.com.au

...towards stronger more caring communities

vision

Promote excellence in the delivery of services, research and advocacy that enrich lives

& increase opportunities for individuals, families and communities.

mission

Communities are enriched by:

Passsion: A passion for excellence in service delivery and good governance.

Participation: Community ownership, local relevance and volunteering.

Partnerships: Government, business and community groups working to build

social capacity.

values

Elie Wiesel Speeches that changed the World, Murdock Books Putney, London

SW15 2TG ISBN 1 74045 663 7

about mallee family care

Patrons

Richard Haselgrove AM

Prof. Tony Vinson AM

Milton Whiting OAM

President Anne Mansell

Vice President Rosanne Kava

Treasurer Roger Cornell

Members

Pastor Michael Adamson (ret)

Tom Byrne

Bernie Currow (ret)

Rudolph Kirby (ret)

Graeme Loison

Della McGraw (ret)

Elizabeth Maffei

Karen Newkirk

Max Noyce

Jan Richards

Mark Rogerson

Marie Schlemme

Bruce Turner (ret)

who’s who Legal Advisers

Colin McLeod

Martin Irwin & Richards

Medical Adviser

Dr. John Dyson-Berry

Auditors

WHK Thomsons

chances for childrenPatrons

Judge Jennifer Coate

The Hon. Tim Fischer AC

Dr James Fitzpatrick

Mrs Jean McCaughey AO

Dr Nancy Millis AC MBE

The Hon. Justice Nahum Mushin

Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM

The Right Hon. Ian Sinclair AC

Lady Southey AC

Myf Warhurst

chairmanCr Eddie Warhurst

audit committeeTom Byrne

Roger Cornell

Rudolph Kirby (ret)

Ross Lake (Chair)

Graeme Martin

Life Members

Bill Brown

Roger Cornell

Margery Fenton

Nell Flight

Ollie Godena (Dec.)

Richard Haselgrove AM

Ross Lake

Don (Dec.) & Dr Doris Littrell

Elizabeth Maffei

Colin McLeod

Jill Pattenden

Bruce Penny

Dr Gerald Purchase

Keith & Jan Richards

Neil (Dusty) Rhodes (Dec).

Rotary Club, Mildura

Dr Luke Rumbold

Don (Dec.) & Maureen (Dec.) Skelton

Somebody’s Daughter

Rev. Graeme Sutton

Rev. John Taylor

Milton Whiting OAM

Executive Director

Adj. Prof. Vernon Knight AM

meet the board

Left to right Marie Schlemme, Graeme Loison, Rosanne Kava, Roger Cornell,

Mark Rogerson, Max Noyce, Margaret Thompson, Tom Byrne, Karen Newkirk,

Anne Mansell, Michael Adamson, Elizabeth Maffei and Jan Richards.

Left to right Teresa Jayet, Gary Nalder, Vernon Knight, Pat Timmons, Fiona Harley, Florence Davidson, Metaxia Tsoukatos.

organisation structure

Alderton Terry

Andrews Loren

Andriske Julie

Appo Esther

Avers Kim

Bak Monika

Barclay Jane

Barr Kathryn

Bass Tania

Beasy Kellie

Bell Moya

Beresford Kate

Bevington Sharlene

Brook Jane

Brookes Tania

Brown Emma

Bruton Catherine

Buchecker Shelley

Bulla Trish

Burrows Leonie

Byrne Caitlin

Camera Julie

Cameron Beverley

Carroll Ella

Carruthers Tracey

Chaproniere Lyndon

Chaston Helen

Clark Merridy

Clarke Aaron

Cleary Zoe

Clifford Shannon

Clift Julianne

Congress Kahlia

Connolly May

Cordoma Lesley

Cupper Alison

Currow Adelle

Davidson Florence

De Luca Sam

Dehne Gordon

Digby David

Dodson Kerry

Dutton-Ashcroft Kerry

Edmanson Bernadette

Emmett Marilyn

Featherston Marjorie

Fellows Carol

Fillery Kiri

Ford Sherrin

Fox Alan

Frankel Dianne

Franklin Margaret

Gardner Julie

Garland David

George Charnae

Gilby Carmen

Ginn Linda

Glare Michael

Gontier Yvonne

Goodes Marilynn

Hafon Edna

Hale Meryl

Hall Kathleen

Hansen Sarah

Harley Fiona

Harris Maurie

Hermans Susan

Hobart Chris

Hobbs Pat

Hodgson Bernadette

Hogan Rozanne

Holland Bettina

Hornsby Glen

Huggins Wendy

I’anson Peter

Ilsley Michelle

Janson Barrie

Jayet Teresa

Johnson Robyn

Johnson William

Jovicic Zorica

Judd Kathleen

Keenan Rowena

Kennedy Jessica

Kerr Ann-Maree

Kerr Carol

Knight Christine

Knight Vernon

Knudsen Lina

Lang Melinda

Lavery Andrew

Lay Donna

Leamon Christine

Lee Rebecca

Lowe Amanda

Mackay Lorraine

Mackenzie Leanne

MacNeice Tiffany

Mandica Julianne

Mangano Hazel

Marr Lisa

McCullagh Keith

McCullagh Paul

McFarlane Leanne

McGregor Bridget

McIndoe Jill

McManus Deborah

McPhee Pamela

Menzies Rhonda

Meredith Josie

Merry Chris

Mertz Fiona

Middleton Karen

Moser Win

Murphy Cath

Murray Bronwyn

Mutch Sheila

Nalder Gary

Nemtsas Elena

Nolen Jennifer

Nosatti Peta-Lyn

Nugent Margaret

Nunan Peter

O’Bree Joyce

O’Callaghan Lois

O’Rourke Deborah

Papa Lisa-Maree

Parker Cheryl

Parkinson Fiona

Pavilach Mark

Pearce Jean Belinda

Pearson Lyn

Pensa Lillian

Peterson Steven

Philip Helen

Piccirillo Lisa

Pryor Wayne

Quinn Terry

Riley Sharen

Rizzuto Glenda

Robins Joylene

Rodgers Sharon

Rowles Maurice

Rowles Stacey

Ruane-St.Clair Mary

Sanford Julie

Saville Alice

Schmidt Sandra

Sedgwick Kylie

Shadbolt Hayley

Slager Lorraine

Smith Belinda

Smith Kenneth

Smith Marie

Smith Rex

Smith Rhonda

Sparks Paul

Staite Karyn

Stevens Joanne

Stevens Lisa-Maree

Sutcliffe Michelle

Symes Mary

Thornton Sue-Ellen

Thurman Rebecca

Timmons Ann

Timmons Patrick

Trinci Cheryl

Tsoukatos Metaxia

Van Kesteren Michelle

Ward Jesse

Watson Melissa

Watson Natahlia

Watson Sue

Wilcox Pam

Williams Rachael

Winslade Maree

Winslow Christine

Wood Di

our staff

around the traps

Op Shop MilduraAitken, BetBarling, GeorginaBates, MargaretBenson, BrendaBock, ThelmaBourne, KimBourne, LynBoynton, DianaChart, PeterClarke, SueClarke, VickyCurrow, MarleneDawes, GladEratan, HacerFox, BarbaraGercovich, LeahHardy, MarleneHenderson, KarenJahner John & UrsulaJenner, MarleneMaffei, ElizabethManley, JaneMathewson, AnnetteMcKenzie, CarolMiller, AdrianNewy, GladyPine, LeighRose, LorraineShalder, ChristineStevens, BrendaStringer, KarenStringer, TheresaThurlow, NoraWestgarth, BernieWilliamson, RosemaryWood, Rosemary Special Kids PlaygroupBergamin, AnneBirch, JoanDean, ValHall, KathyJeffers, RaeKerr, CarolRobbins, Judith Early Intervention ServiceBennett, LindaHall, Kathy

Murray Mallee Community Legal ServiceMartin, Irwin & RichardsMaloney Anderson LawyersCynthia Toose & Assoc.

Gallagher Holcroft LawyersWatson & McLeod LawyersClayton Utz Maurie Blackburn P/LClancy & TriadoAndrighetto, FlorenceBelmar, MigelLegal Aid Comm. NSW HydrotherapyBennett, Linda Learning 4 LifeJosie Meredith Assessment andPlacementNorthern MalleeCavallo, TeresaCrouch, KathyHardy, DaleMay, MarietaMuller, AnnPurchase, GeraldReale, Rebecca

Caregivers andProgram SupportSouthern MalleeBalshaw, SueBoyd, Zelma & AlanBrown, RhondaDacey, Mark & DeanneDillon, LouiseEames, BevFicarra, Dominic & SharrynGrierson, Gary & RitaHiggins, JenniferHoare/Belton, Loretta & AllanJarden, WendyJolliffe, Kylie & BruceKennedy, Damien & KathLockhart, JennyManning, MargaretMangano, Hazel & JohnMayes, Ron & JillMcNish, Ray & WendyO’Brien, Pat

Parker, Elizabeth & OwenPatterson, BarbStadon, Brett & DianaStanbury, Heather & GeoffreyWalsh, Steve & Mandy

Warburton, David & MarleneYoung, Brian & KathyYoung, Rose Caregivers and Program SupportNorthern MalleeBennett, SharonBray, Geoff & GwenCraig-Brown, Don & GailDavies, Charles & MaureenDodd, BerniceDoolan, JudithDriscoll, Darren & KellyannFarley, David & JeanFerguson, JoanneFisher, Donna & Woolfrey, DarrenFrost, JulieGale, Brett & MichelleHartwig, ChristineJensen, Steven & MaritaJory, HeatherKnight, Vernon & ChrisLarkins, Trevor & SharonLaurie, VictoriaMcFarlane, Ross & SimoneMuller, Jeff & AnnMunro, MarionNeri, John & Lee-AnneNichols, Wayne & VickiOrwell, ChristinePickering, James & KatherineRudd, Adrian & JudithRudd, Rebecca & Morfaw, RichardRuddman, Tracy & Sean TurnBullSherwell, Kelvin & SherrelShugg, Rohan & TriciaVan Dijk, Chris & AnneWoods, Yvonne & ThomasYoung, HeatherZibell, Rebecca Op Shop Swan HillAbbott, TammyBishop, BrendaCoburn, JanetDunstan, CynthiaDunstan, Edwina

Dunstan, YvonneFlight, NellFerguson, LeslieFranklin, MargGodena, BerniceHansberry, DarleneHeil, CoralHudson, PhyllisKilpatrick, MargMcQueen, ShirleyMinney, NormaPriest, ElaineRogers, IreneRyder, RebeccaScown, ThelmaSeager, AliceSharam, JanSuttie, NellToppinen, KylieWebster, EverlynWilliams, MaggieWillis, DevelynWilloughby, GraceWilson, Gloria Assessment and PlacementSouthern MalleeBell, CharmainDacey, JoEldridge, SharynMcKibben, LynPye, JulieRichards, LouiseVargas, Paulette

Cycling SupportersSouthern MalleeAnderson, Carl Beams, Steve Blackley, Ian Blay, Bob Carrol, Michael

Chaston, Helen Dorman, Andrew Doyle, Rob Feltham, Colin Gardin er, Stuart Glare, Jo Glare, Michael Harris, Maurie Hilton, Bruce Hilton, Jenny Lewis, Greg Mertz, Fiona Mitchell, Grant Moar, Bill Nalder, Gary Nosatti, Hayden Nosatti, John Nosatti, Peter-Lyn Pollock, Narelle Pomeroy, Gavin Saville, Alice St Clair, Wal Wilcox, Pam Williams, Trent Winbanks, Dennis Winbanks, Sue Wood, Chris Cycling Supporters Northern MalleeDean, Ken & JanFeatherstone, Allan & MarjHeald, MarkKeanes, Rev GrahamKnight, VernonMcPhee, TylerMaffei, ElizabethMentiplay, AndrewMills, PeterO’Rourke, BobSedgwick, KylieTsoukatos, MetaxiaUlysses Motorcycle ClubWarhurst, EddieWestwood, Chris

with thanks to all our volunteers

Dareton ProgramAndrews, RussellBaxter, NarelleCarr, NaomiClarke, AlisonDowdy, JuneEgan, RaynaGoodes, JuliaJohnson, AmandaJones, DesKelly, PetrinaKing, DawnMcCullagh, KeithMcIntyre, BarbaraMitchell, KarenMitchell, MargaretPayne, CoreyPlant, ColinSheehan, BrendanSinclair, JennySmith, DavidSmith, RebeccaWattata-Drummond,Wilton, Jim RaeleenYates, Nathan

Elaroo RespiteDeSaram, Kusuma

Chances for ChildrenBarry, ChristineBarry, RobertaBrady, NevilleBroadhead, RonBurns, TeneilleCarr, KenDevilee, FionaDoig, PeterDrummond, GeorgeDunstone, LibbyDwyer, KateFisher, ClaireHarris, Maurie Heintze, DamienHilton, JennyJohnson, RobKava, RosanneKelly, KevinKirk, PatKnight, VernonLake, RossMansell, AnneMatthews, DougMcDonald, Sr MarionMcKay, CampbellMcLeish, Sonia

McSweeney, Sr KathleenMurphy, GaryNoonan, JackiePearce, RobPrendergast, PaulRichards, KeithSartori, AndrewSchlemme, MarieSheldrick, JoanneSimpson, CraigSmith, EileenStapleton, Sr MargaretStone, GeorgeThomson, IainWarhurst, EddieWilson, Marg Chances MentorsBaldeerstone, StevenBarker, PrudenceBeeby, MatthewBirrell, HuwBird, EmilyBoulton, ShirleyBruce, StuartBurns, BrianBurton, JodieCoburn, SamanthaCosh, AndyDal Santo, LukeDavis, RosalindEvans, CarolineGaffney, MattGangemi, FrancescaHammence, MargreteHassett, EllenHeathcote, ElizaHissey, MattHoughton, JacquiJilbert, AllieJones, MichaelLowe, MatthewLuatutu, MarkMales, ElizabethMillar, KenMorse, TonyMurphy, CathMurphy, MargaretNikitins, AdamO”Halloran, BrionyParker, LyndalParkinson, JuliannePascoe, NinaPower, JodyTellis, KayleneTsoukatos, MetaxiaVandenHoff, Julie AnneVan den linden, Sean

Wall, MargotWallis, TammyWilliams, Jan Murray Mallee Community Mental Health ServiceAlderton, MarkAnderson, TrishAndriske, JulieAvers FamilyBenham, Amy & JeffBrooks, Ian and FamilyCameron, BevChivers, KayCleary, ZoeCotching, MichaelDavidson, Florence & familyDigby, DavidEdmanson, Bernadette & StellaEmmett, MarilynFeatherston, Marj & AlanFox, AlanGilby, Carmen & familyGlare, JoanneHalliday, Ben

Harley, FionaHarris, Lana & familyHayward, SherrelHillas, DianaHobart, ChrisHobbs, Bill & PatHodgson, BernadetteHogarth, PaulHuggins, Wendy & familyKeenan, RovenaMcManus, DebMoser, WinMutch, SheilaMurphy, CathMyers, AlfredNalder, GaryNugent, MargaretParker, CherylPettigrew, JennyThomas, SharonTimmons familyTolson familyTreeby, Pam

Trinci, Cheryl & familyTsoukatos FamilyTurlan, KimVan Kesteren, HendrikaWatson, SueVidovicAlderton, MarkAnderson, TrishBateman, AndrewBenham, JeffCarruthers, TraceyCaracatsanis, Dr AlexCramp, AliceCurrow, AdelleDavis, JamesFethers, JeffFisher, TamaraFox, MareeHobbs, BillHocking, ReneeHunt, BrianJayet, TeresaKlemm, MarkKirby, DavidKnight, MichaelLittle, JulieMeredith, Dale

Moser, RogerMyer, AlfredPlant, ColinRudman, TraceySelby, JudyStokes, EricThomas, SharonTreeby, SusanTsoukatos, MetaxiaVolters, RhondaWilkinson, KateWindahl, Len

Celebrity ChefsBate, SarahBrook, RaechelConnolly, MayCovert, SophieCurrow, AdelleGleeson, JillHobbs, MitchMurphy, CathJayet, TeresaSpratt, JasonTrinci, CherylTsoukatos, MetaxiaVidovic Staff Portland House Banjo’sChappell, TanyaCrettenden, JanDavis, Brodie-JadeHanson, FelicityKay, DarcyLinklater, DenverLock, HollieLowick, MarilynMaddren, SherylMaffei, LizMcGaffin, KarenMcInerney, SallyPaul, JackieRoberts, MichelleSingleton, DeriSmith, JustinStewart, KatrinaTasco InlandTassone, Grace Total Learning CentrePlant, Colin

with thanks to all our volunteers

For three decades, the communities

of the Mallee have been enriched and

supported in ways hardly imagined

back in August 1979.

Gladly, we now have the chance to

capture that history in what I hope next

year will be a landmark publication…

‘The Story of Mallee Family Care’.

I pay tribute to patron and past

President Richard Haselgrove AM who

has generously encouraged the Board

to commission this work.

We are indeed fortunate that someone

of the calibre of Robert Linn has agreed

to take on the task and I’m personally

delighted that Rob has seen the

opportunity to ensure that the stories

of our ‘living treasures’ will also get to

be captured for posterity.

In noting the commencement of year

30, I would be remiss in not pointing

out that 2009 will also mark 30 years

of service by the Executive Director,

Vernon Knight.

I can only imagine what it must have

felt like back in August 1979 when the

assets of the Agency were little more

than a Project Manager, totally new to

North West Victoria, a car supplied by

the Melbourne Family Care Organisation

and sundry items of office equipment.

No doubt the telephone was a

welcome companion in an era when

neither emails or faxes were available

for contact and support.

Each year we get to recognise many

long serving staff and I guess one of

the keys to our success has been the

long term commitments of both staff

and volunteers.

Just the mention of those

municipalities is another reminder of

the changing environment in which

we have had to work.

I guess the two most compelling

features of the changes within the

organisation have been its need to

accommodate the delivery of services

into South West New South Wales and

its wish to grow its role in community

development.

I suppose some of the impetus for our

increasing presence in New South Wales

was confirmed when Mallee Family Care

successfully tendered for the deliver of

Family Relationship Services.

This contract required our

organisation to establish links as far

afield as Broken Hill in NSW and the

Riverland in South Australia.

While some of this work was to be

undertaken in collaboration with other

organisations, circumstances ultimately

led to a more active involvement.

The closure of Far West Family Services

in Broken Hill resulted in an approach

from the Commonwealth and the

formal establishment of Mallee Family

Care in that community.

Another who can claim 30 years service

is Pat Hobbs who transferred from

Mildura Base Hospital to Mallee Family

Care in 1995 when Mallee Family Care

took over the provision of the region’s

community mental health program.

Others to have reached significant

milestones include May Connolly (15

years) now based at Mildura’s Family

Relationship Centre.

May had previously been the longest

serving Manager of a child contact

service in Australia having been

appointed to manage Australia’s first

regional program.

I also pay tribute to Kim Avers (10

years) a lawyer with the Murray Mallee

Community Legal Service and Metaxia

Tsoukatos (10 years) soon to take over

as our Director of Client Services.

Another RestructureA significant feature of the past 30

years has been the Organisation’s

ability to grow and adapt and

inevitably this has seen regular

changes to the management structure

of the organisation.

In the early years, the work of Mallee

Family Care was confined to the City

and Shire of Mildura, the City and Shire

of Swan Hill, the Borough and Shire of

Kerang, and the Shire of Wycheproof.

Each year we get to recognise many long serving staff and I guess one of the keys to our success has been the long term commitments of both staff and volunteers.

presidents report

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1 New Years Eve

26 Australia Day

27 NSW Term 1 Starts

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“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream”

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Alongside these developments was

MFC’s developing interest in the

provision of family services in Out of

Home Care to the Shires of Wentworth

and Balranald.

While it was never the desire of

Mallee Family Care to actively pursue

geographic expansion, the Board

saw these developments as logical

responses to the needs of the region in

which we worked.

The region does of course extend

beyond the area which is traditionally

termed the Mallee and mindful of

our wish to be locally relevant to the

communities in which we work, the

Board has approved the registration of

an entity which will ultimately operate

as Riverina Family Care.

MFC’s path in relation to community

development has been a much

longer one, reflective of Mallee

Family Care’s desire to involve itself in

community building.

Later in this report, I will endeavour

to spell out those elements which

now form the nucleus of our new,

Community Development Unit.

But these changes pose predictable

challenges for management and, as

you’ll see from the organisational chart,

we have undertaken a significant

realignment of our services in response

to some of the above.

Land was purchased for this purpose

in June 2008 and I’m hoping that the

Tony Vinson Centre for Community

Development will be close to

opening when I get to deliver this

Annual Report.

This really is a truly exciting development

and we are indeed honoured that our

Patron, Professor Vinson, agreed to lend

his name to this initiative.

We are equally indebted to the trustees

of the Ian Potter Foundation, the

Hugh Williamson Foundation and

the Brockhoff Foundation for their

significant support in the construction

of this facility.

The Centre will obviously ease some of

the accommodation pressures we already

face in relation to Haselgrove House and

our head office accommodation.

Similar challenges have also confronted

Mallee Family Care in Swan Hill and

a decision was made during the year

to purchase land for a “greenfield

development.”

Predictably, we have established a

directorate which is totally focussed

on Community Development and

the decision to appoint the Deputy

Executive Director to the management

of this unit is a clear indication of the

importance now attributed to this work.

Other directorates have now been

aligned on the basis of our relations

with Government given the complexity

of our contractual obligations.

MFC’s services have been grouped into

three directorates each with a mandate

to manage the Agency’s business with

the Governments of Victoria, New

South Wales, and the Commonwealth.

Building for theFuture Clearly, the continued growth

of Mallee Family Care has posed

challenges in terms of both access and

accommodation.

MFC is committed to being available to

families, where they live, and this has

necessitated the development of what

we like to call, our network of care.

The decision to expand our work in

community development inevitably

led to the need for additional, specialist

accommodation.

The region does of course extend beyond the area which is traditionally termed the Mallee and mindful of our wish to be locally relevant to the communities in which we work, the Board has approved the registration of an entity which will ultimately operate as Riverina Family Care.

presidents report continues...

2009


DATES TO REMEMBER

14 Valentines Day

Library Lovers Day

27 Schools Clean-Up Day

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“Be the change that you want to see in the world”

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While there are numerous examples

which can be cited in relation to the

agency’s community development

endeavours over 30 years, it is the past

decade which has brought this work to

the forefront.

Undoubtedly, Chances for Children

was a major turning point given its

courageous ambitions.

The record of that work will

be separately published in the

Annual Report of the Community

Development Unit.

But that work has been significantly

augmented in the past year with the

development of an Industry Based

Mentoring Program, the Portland

House Project, the groundwork for

Reading Discovery, the establishment

of a Total Learning Centre and the

planned development of a Youth

Engagement program in 2009.

Each of these initiatives recognise life

stages which are often pivotal to a

young person’s ability to achieve their

potential.

At last year’s Annual Meeting, we were

delighted to receive a presentation

from Claire Jennings who outlined

the work that her organisation is

pioneering in early year’s literacy and as

we know from the research of people

like Tony Vinson, the die is cast for too

many youngsters, even before they get

to begin their primary education.

We equally know that some of these

young people are destined to struggle

through their primary years and risk

commencing secondary education

sometimes two and three years behind

in basic literacy and numeracy skills.

We are indeed fortunate to have

located a site in the centre of Swan Hill

and I’m equally hopeful that work on

the new centre will have commenced

at the time of our Annual Meeting.

This will be a purpose-built facility

and I can only express appreciation to

Swan Hill staff who have laboured long

under difficult conditions.

The Board was delighted to honour

another of its long serving supporters

in naming the building the Marie

Schlemme Centre.

MFC’s practice of recognising

individuals in this way is, we hope, the

means of informing future generations

that generous, community-minded

individuals have been instrumental in

the development of Mallee Family Care.

Both of these projects have been

budgeted and fully funded in the

coming year but none of this would

have been possible without a history of

strong financial management.

You will see from this year’s statements

that we have again performed in

excess of budget expectations and our

capital growth has given us the means

to reinvest in the communities which

have supported our endeavours.

I take this opportunity to pay tribute

and say thanks to the many hundreds

of individuals whose financial assistance

has contributed to our success.

We are indebted to our long serving

treasurer Roger Cornell for his wise

counsel and we greatly appreciate the

work of our Audit Committee who

monitor and recommend the means to

ensuring our financial viability.

Comments from Ross Lake, Chair of

the Audit Committee are included

elsewhere in this Annual Report.

Building Better CommunitiesMFC’s Strategic Plan 2006-2009 details

our commitment to “developing

stronger more caring communities

through leadership, research and

innovation”. The establishment of

a Community Development Unit is

an indication that we are seeking to

pursue this goal more seriously.

While it’s to be expected that agencies

such as Mallee Family Care will be

called on to carry out the work of

Governments, State and Federal, there

are clearly other priorities equally

reflective of community needs and

aspirations.

...generous, community minded individuals have been the building blocks for the develoment of Mallee Family Care.


2009


DATES TO REMEMBER

1 Clean Up Australia Day

7 Opera at the Lock

8 Int. Women’s Day

9 Labour Day VIC

20 VIC Term 1 Ends

21 Harmony Day

25 Ride to School Day

29 Tour de Murray

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“Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life”

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A summary of our performance

reporting on pages 22 and 24 gives a

clear indication of the extent to which

targets have been reached, or in many

cases, exceeded.

While it’s grossly unfair to single out

any individual aspects, the following

summary of last year’s highlights

will at least provide readers with

an appreciation of our diverse

achievements.

Significant activities in New South

Wales include the development of a

program entitled “Journey to Respect”

and the way in which this program has

helped to build the confidence and self

esteem of indigenous youth.

Another positive outcome resulted

from a joint endeavour with the Shire

of Wentworth whereby a disused guide

hall in Dareton has been “rehabilitated”

now serving as a new and important

centre for community activity.

In the area of Community Mental Health,

a project entitled “Artful Minds” created a

community calendar which depicts the

creative talents of our participants.

I’m equally delighted to note that

one of our staff at Vidovic House, Ms

Carmen Gilby, was runner up in the

Annual Awards for Indigenous Trainee

of the Year. Congratulations Carmen!

The Youth Engagement Project will

seek to use information technology

as a tool to building supportive

relationships which will work to bridge

those gaps.

Working in PartnershipA significant feature of recent

developments at Mallee Family Care

has been our engagement with

partner organisations.

There is a growing recognition that our

organisation must work collaboratively

with other community agencies to

ensure that our communities derive full

benefit from our collective efforts.

I want at this point to recognise a

number of our key community partners

and thank them for their support.

One of the early partnerships came

as a result of Mallee Family Care’s

development of the program we call

Chances for Children.

That program had much in common

with the ambitions of The Smith Family

and their desire to enhance educational

outcomes for Australia’s children.

It’s to the credit of The Smith Family

that its management actively sought

to understand the aspirations of Mallee

Family Care and identify those areas in

which collaboration would make best

use of scarce resources.

It is now several years since Mallee

Family Care took on the management

of Smith Family programs such as

Learning for Life and many hundreds of

children in our region have benefited

as a result.

Earlier reference to Reading Discovery

reminds us of the important

partnership which has now been

developed with Community

Connections in our Agency’s attempt

to encourage early year’s literacy.

The guidance of Claire Jennings has

been invaluable in the establishment of a

Reading Discovery Program in the Mallee.

Mallee Family Care has been delighted

to join forces with Kildonan Uniting

Care in the delivery of Energy Relief

Programs and Hospital Based Financial

Counselling for families burdened by

serious childhood illnesses.

More recent partnerships have

been developed with the Stride

Foundation where Mallee Family

Care was commissioned to manage

a mentoring program through music

and a partnership program with

Mildura Central School resulting in the

establishment of a Total Learning Centre.

Our Services Sadly, the confines of an Annual

Report won’t do justice to the breadth

and complexity of the services now

delivered by Mallee Family Care.

I leave our readers to visit our website

and see for themselves the range

of activity which has resulted in the

agency’s development over the past

30 years.


2009


DATES TO REMEMBER

1 National Smile Day

3 VIC Term 1 Ends

5 Daylight Saving Ends

7 World Health Day

9 NSW Term 1 Ends

10 Good Friday

11 Easter Saturday

12 Easter Sunday

13 Easter Monday


24 Wish Day

25 Anzac Day


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“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase”

Martin Luther King Jnr.

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A particular feature of our advocacy

in the past year has been our

endeavour to promote greater cultural

understanding and I welcome the

contribution which the Executive

Director has made in engaging our

Islamic community.

During the year, Mr Knight was a guest

of former Human Rights Commissioner,

Dr Sev Ozdowski, at the University of

Western Sydney conference on the

needs of Muslim students.

He was later invited to join an

intercultural study tour of Turkey and

his report was subsequently published

in Australia’s National Turkish News.

In the coming year we will have an

opportunity to again advocate for our

region given a Victorian Government

inquiry into regions of excellence and

there have already been moves to

arrange a forum in North West Victoria.

Mallee Family Care has long held that

the earlier amalgamation of regions

has been a largely backwards step and

one which needs to be revisited by

Governments at all levels.

Our Family Relationships Centre

continues to be viewed as an

outstanding service, regularly visited

by other agencies seeking to replicate

its success.

The Board was pleased to note that

the Mildura based service was the only

Centre in Victoria to receive performance

bonuses in last year’s funding.

Our Swan Hill Centre can now lay

claim to Swan Hill’s Volunteer of

the Year, Heather Stanbury, another

member of our Agency’s highly valued

volunteer force.

Chances for Children in Swan Hill

was also recognised with a Business

Excellence Award for Community Service.

A final highlight for me was the

agency’s endeavour to assist in

supporting our communities through

drought in a community service

message, developed in partnership

with Apricot Film and Television.

There have been countless positive

responses to the message of hope

and encouragement which is

contained in the invitation to “look out

for your neighbour.”

As Chair, I can only applaud the way in

which our staff and management have

regularly briefed the Board on their

work and reported to the Board against

the performance indicators detailed in

our Strategic Plan.

Advocacy Our Strategic Plan 2006-2009 declares

a commitment for social advocacy in

support of the communities in which

we work.

There are various areas in which

MFC has been able to honour that

promise in the past year and we

can rightly claim to have used our

understanding of the needs of our

communities in voicing our opinions.

It’s to be expected that agencies such

as Mallee Family Care will be called on

to respond to Government inquiries

and in this area I would highlight our

submissions to the Wood Inquiry into

Child Protection in New South Wales,

the Study of Community Liveability

by the Victorian Competition and

Efficiency Commission and various

inquiries focussing on access to

further education and the challenges

confronting rural and regional Australia.

There are equally many examples in

which this work has been supported

through active research and I’m

pleased to report on specialist studies

such as the Mental Health Consumer-

Carer Survey and the evaluation of

mentoring by Chances for Children.

These are simply cited as examples

of the sort of work which inform our

knowledge of community needs

and support our advocacy for rural

community development.


...examples of the sort of work which inform our knowledge of community needs and support our advocacy for rural community development.

2009


DATES TO REMEMBER

1 Starlight Day

10 Mothers Day

Nat. Familes Week Starts

11 Law Week Starts

Volunteer Week Starts

15 Int. Day of Families

17 Million Paws Walk

25 National Day of Healing

26 National Sorry Day

27 Reconciliation Week Starts

31 World NO Tabacco Day

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“We must find a new way of imagining ourselves. A new vision of what we might be.”

Tan Le, Young Australian of the Year 1998

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Each in their own way made a very

personal contribution to the work of

our Organisation.

A sign of the standing of our Agency

however is the calibre of two

replacements, Margaret Thompson

and Graeme Loison.

We welcome both to the work of our

organisation.

I acknowledge the ongoing support

of Reverend John Taylor who has

maintained strong interest in the

agency he helped to create.

During the year, John was able to

evidence his skill as a painter by holding

his first public exhibition in Mildura.

The event produced significant financial

support to Chances for Children.

I finally come to Professor Tony Vinson

and words can’t express my delight that

he continues to generously assist and

guide our efforts.

It was so fitting that during the year

he was invited to join the Prime

Minister’s Social Inclusion Board

and recognised with an Order

of Australia.

Our work continues to be

enriched by generous and

supportive friends.

Another future challenge presents in

the Senate Inquiry into Not for Profit

Organisations and the risk that some

“charities” may inadvertently be subsumed

as semi - Government institutions.

The Board of Mallee Family Care is

paying close attention to this Inquiry

and the measures that Mallee Family

Care will need to adopt to continue to

assert its independence.

Commitment to ExcellenceExcellence clearly begins with the

Board, and to that end, the Board

of Mallee Family Care completed

a two day in-service training on

Organisational Governance.

I pay tribute to my colleagues who

devoted their time to this exercise,

knowing full well that they are all

busy people.

Our quest for excellence has also seen

debate and development of new

policies aimed at guiding MFC in its

pursuit of best practice.

In the course of the past year, policies

were developed in relation to ethical

fundraising, an employee code of

conduct, use of information technology,

equity and diversity, children in the

workplace and family/work/life balance.

In addition to a well-developed regime

for internal auditing, Mallee Family

Care is subject to external surveillance

in its accreditation with the Victorian,

New South Wales and Commonwealth

Governments and its certification

under ISO 2001.

While the work of the Audit Committee

is separately reported, I take this

opportunity to thank Ross Lake and

his committee for their valuable input

to the considerations of the Board of

Mallee Family Care.

In the course of the year, the Board

reviewed the Committee’s Terms of

Reference to ensure that all relevant

aspects of the Agency’s activity were

subject to the appropriate scrutiny.

I extend a welcome to Alan Fisher

who has now joined the Audit

Committee bringing with him a

wealth of business acumen.

Our StaffIn acknowledging the staff of our

organisation, I seek to recognise both

our paid employees and our volunteers.

Both have every right to claim a stake in

the success of the past year.

Typically, they have all

exceeded what might

reasonably be expected and

they have the heartfelt

thanks of both myself and

the communities in which

we work.

There were several

changes to the

membership of the Board

and it was with real sadness

that we farewelled Liz Maffei,

Bernie Currow, Bruce Turner

and Michael Adamson.

Anne Mansell President

BA, Post Grad Cert Business Management,

Dip Corporate Governance


2009


DATES TO REMEMBER

1 Int. Children’s Day

7 Kids Day

8 Queen’s Birthday exc. WA

15 Men’s Health week starts

20 World Refugee Day

26 Red Nose Day

VIC Term 2 Ends

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“One kind word can warm three winter months”

Japanese Proverb

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Goal 1 - To ensure that the priorities of Mallee Family Care are

guided by the hopes and aspirations of the communities served.

Community needs and aspirations will be recognised and identified.

Priorities will be relevant to the needs and aspirations of the

communities served.

The work of MFC is consistent with the needs and aspirations of the

communities served.

New and existing services are developed in line with community needs

and aspirations.

Goal 2 - To achieve the highest standards of governance and

professional practice and properly account to our stakeholders.

Annual financial results will evidence MFC’s future viability.

Physical resources are developed to meet specific program needs

and are maintained in excellent condition.

Risk is effectively managed across all sections of the agency.

Community awareness of MFC is high.

All facets of MFC’s activities are quality assured.

MFC is recognised as a provider of quality services in all communities

served.

MFC has clear ethical standards and best practice values.

MFC clients have scope for input into the organisations performance.

MFC is accountable to its supporters.

MFC’s Board of Management has skills that represent the needs and

goals of the organisation.

Board decisions are informed by knowledge of the organisations and

legislative requirements.

MFC communicates effectively.

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2009


DATES TO REMEMBER

5 NAIDOC Week Starts

10 NSW Term 2 Ends


24 Nat. Stress Down Day


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“A nation, a people that does not value its youth, does not deserve its future”

Nelson Mandela

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Goal 3 - To value and nurture the Board, Staff and Volunteers.

MFC delivers best practice through professional development and

Continuous Quality Improvement.

Quality staff are recruited, trained and professionally developed.

Board, staff and volunteers are valued and informed in order that

all work in partnership for the best possible outcomes for the

communities served.

The behaviour of staff, board and volunteers reflects the values of MFC.

MFC will have a culture of appreciation, respect and recognition of

excellence.

Goal 4 - To develop stronger more caring communities through

leadership, research and innovation.

Community development will underpin all aspects of the work of MFC.

The work of MFC will strengthen the capacities and prospects of the

communities served.

MFC will be a powerful agent for positive change.

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2009


DATES TO REMEMBER

22 Children’s Book Week

29 Wentworth Show Weekend

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“Lives like money are spent. What are you buying with yours?”

Roy H. Williams

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mallee family care inc. 2007/08 financial report


Audited General Purpose Financial Statements

Mallee Family Care Inc. has prepared a General

Purpose Financial Report for the year ended

30 June 2008 which has been audited by

WHK Thomsons Audit Services. The audit

was conducted in accordance with Australian

Auditing Standards and in the opinion of the

auditors, the financial report presented a true

and fair view of the financial position of Mallee

Family Care as at 30 June 2008 and its financial

performance and cashflows for year then ended.

Once it has been adopted at the annual

general meeting a PDF version of the

audited Financial Report for the year ended

30 June 2008 will be posted on our website,

www.malleefamilycare.com.au, and will be

available for down load by interested parties.

The financial performance and financial

position outlined in those audited financial

statements are summarised in the tables

and graphs which follow.

The overall cash balance has increased by

around $900,000 during the year as a result of

both the positive cash inflows generated by

the operating result and the proceeds from the

sale of the office at 369 Campbell St, Swan Hill.

Work will start shortly on the building of a new

home for Mallee Family Care in Beveridge St,

Swan Hill, however, as indicated above, the

former Campbell St office is being rented

back from the new owner until the new

building is completed. Proceeds from the

sale of motor vehicles were also significant

this year and enabled a substantial

reduction in the value of hire purchase

contracts outstanding at year end.

Provisions have increased significantly as

a result of a change in the assumptions

used to calculate provision for long service

leave. This change has also resulted in the

allocation of a greater proportion of the

provision as a current liability.

The 2008 financial year saw a significant

increase in Fee for Service income which

increased by 62% to $567,000. The

increase was attributable to both new

stand alone projects like the Kildonan

Energy Audit and various Community

Development programs and a greater

focus on expanding revenue sources

in existing funded programs including

Psychiatric Disability Services and Early

Intervention. There were no significant

new government funded programs

during the 2008 financial year and while

funding from this source increased, the

level of the increase was largely in line

with CPI adjustments to program funding.

Operating costs have increased as a

result of higher employment, building

occupancy and administration costs.

A management restructure and a change

in the basis for determining long service

leave liability have increased employment

costs while building costs reflect a

significant repairs and maintenance

program and higher rent charges as

a result of the sale and subsequent

lease back of the Swan Hill office.

Administration costs reflect significant

recruiting costs across many program

areas, and also the higher consultancy

costs required to prepare the Agency

for increased compliance provisions,

especially in NSW.

Operating Statement for the Year Ended 30 June 2008 2008 2007

$ $

Operating Fund

Contract revenue from Government and Fee for Service income 7,697,430 7,053,591

less Program delivery costs (8,156,982 ) (7,139,105 )

Total Operating Income (459,552 ) (85,514 )

add Internally generated funds 654,127 451,730

less Fund raising costs (68,630 ) (43,624 )

Net Result Operating Fund 125,945 322,592

Chances For Children Fund

Sustaining Supporters 141,907 195,113

Other contributions and donations 401,409 289,428

Project Funding 150,077 194,324

Total Chances For Children Income 693,393 678,865

less Payments to beneficiaries (364,208 ) (378,323 )

less Project and administrative costs (295,153 ) (298,686 )

Net Result Chances For Children Fund 34,032 1,856

Profit on sale of investment property - 321,981

Operating surplus 159,977 646,429

2009


DATES TO REMEMBER

6 Father’s Day

Nat. Child Protection Week

18 VIC Term 3 Ends

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“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give”

Norman MacEwan

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mallee family care inc. 2007/08 financial report


There is a substantial reliance on government

which, consistent with recent years, provided

a little over 70% of Agency funding during

the financial year. Donations and fund raising

primarily relate to the Chances For Children

program while other income includes fee for

service charges and the contribution from

the Agency’s investments. A surge in fee for

service income has increased other income

to over 13% of cash inflows in 2008.

Funds generated from the sale of fixed assets,

most significantly the Swan Hill property,

comprised 6% of total cash inflows for the

year. Funds were expended as shown in

Chart 0.2 -

Chart 0.1 Total Cash Inflows of $10,697, 760

Chart 0.2 Total Cash Outflows of $10,697, 760

Payments to employees represent just over

half of total expenditure, with over 90%

of employment costs relating to direct

service delivery. Payments for fixed assets

amounted to almost 6% of total expenditure

and related mainly to the upgrading of

the motor vehicle fleet and a program

to improve buildings used for service

delivery. The increase in cash reserves is also

significant at almost $900,000 for the year.

Looking To Next Year

Plans for the 2008/09 financial year will

substantially reduce the cash balance

which has been generated principally from

assets sales over the previous 2 years. The

construction of a new Southern Mallee

office in Beveridge St, Swan Hill and the

Tony Vinson Centre to house the new

Community Development Unit in Lemon

Ave, Mildura will significantly reduce surplus

cash reserves by June 2009. However,

we will ensure that a sufficient cash

buffer remains to provide for the ongoing

viability of the Agency. These new facilities

demonstrate our ongoing commitment to

the Southern Mallee and also to pursuing

the goals of a stronger community.

In times of great uncertainty, these projects

will also provide a welcome fillip for the local

building industry as well as creating sound

long term assets for Mallee Family Care.

Money In, Money Out

Chart 0.1 shows the relative importance

of the various sources of funding for the

Agency’s operations -

Operating grants $7,765,663

Donations and fundraising $792,465

Other income $1,425,315

Proceeds from sale of fixed assets $622,848

Hire Purchase contracts drawn down $91,469

Payments to employees $5,574,186

GST paid $528,303

Payments for fixed assests $615,181

Payments to suppliers and providers $2,528,789

Hire Purchase contracts repaid $200,273

Payments to beneficiaries, Chances for Children $367,836

Net increase in cash reserves for year $883,192

Balance Sheet as at 30 June 2008 2008 2007

$ $

Current Assets

Cash and cash equivalents 2,476,337 1,617,719

Cash and cash equivalents, Chances for Children Fund 462,652 438,078

Receivables 469,946 340,774

Total Current Assets 3,408,935 2,396,571

Non-Current Assets

Property, plant and equipment 4,988,497 5,267,871

Total Non-Current Assets 4,988,497 5,267,871

Total Assets 8,397,432 7,664,442

Current Liabilities

Payables 553,685 358,001

Provisions 765,870 550,391

Contract income in advance 1,225,483 942,814

Hire purchase liability (net) 116,930 165,230

Total Current Liabilities 2,661,968 2,016,436

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

Provisions 23,559 57,688

Unsecured loan 20,000 20,000

Hire purchase liability (net) 88,077 126,467

Total Non-Current Liabilities 131,636 204,155

Total Liabilities 2,793,604 2,220,591

Net Assets 5,603,828 5,443,851

2009


DATES TO REMEMBER

2 NSW Term 3 Ends

Swan Hill Show Weekend

4. Mental Health Week Starts

5 VIC Term 4 Starts

6 Labour Day NSW

15 Mildura Show Weekend

18 Carer’s Week Starts


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“Love doesn’t make the world go ‘round; love is what makes the ride worthwhile”

Franklin Jones

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October

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27 28 29 30

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N O V E M B E R | 0 9

The audit committee should also

promote a culture of compliance and

a commitment to financial reporting

integrity commensurate with our

legal and contractual obligations

– throughout the agency. Audit

committees are not decision making

entities but they are essential in

facilitating objective and confidential

self assessment of agency processes,

and can be a very useful reservoir of

skill and knowledge to assist senior

management in its diverse roles.

Thanks again this year to Roger Cornell,

Tom Byrne, Alan Fisher, (member

designate) Graeme Martin, Anne

Mansell and Vernon Knight for their

attendances and contributions.

Ross Lake

LlB, B.Eco, Dip Ed.

Risk management in any organisation

is too important to be left to too few.

An Audit committee, such as that

now in its third year of operation at

Mallee Family Care, is continuing

to illustrate, combined with the

decision making of the Board, the

direction of the chief executive,

financial controller and independent

auditors, that a sufficiently diverse

oversight to both advise on and

seek out processes within MFC

exists to ensure a coordinated and

appropriate response in relation to

risk issues.

The world of the ordinary operation

of any business, or agency, is getting

increasingly complex, recent

financial market volatilities and

the accounting issues of fair value,

AIFRS and other compliance matters

mean that stakeholders, funding

bodies and supporters will have an

expectation that we maintain a focus

on long term financial performance

and are objective, timely and

accurate in our financial disclosures.

Audit committees can ensure

that there is a focus on internal

controls, checking that sufficient

resources and skill sets are in place

in critical positions within the

agency, and most critically reinforce

the independence of the audit

function. Further this checking and

questioning shows the importance

of being prepared for a crisis, by way

of solid, well distributed policy and

procedures across the numerous

agency activities.

This year’s agendas show the

Audit committee both proactively

identifying emerging issues and

responding to advice or guidance

requests from the executive or Board.

Issues canvassed and reviewed

include this year ….

Funding issues for capital projects

Salary packaging issues

Internal policy guidelines for

staff on a number of issues

including email and

internet access.

A code of ethics re

donations policy and

employee conflict of

interest policy.

Review of both Internal and

external audit processes and results.

Employment law issues.

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audit report

2009


DATES TO REMEMBER

3 Melbourne Cup Day VIC

7 Port to Port Cycling Tour

8 Port to Port Tour Ends

11 Remembrance Day

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“Citizenship is the chance to make a difference in the place where you belong”

Charles Handy

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November

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25 26 27 28 29 30 31

S M T W T F S

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27 28 29 30 31

O C T O B E R | 0 9

D E C E M B E R | 0 9

Ontario Medical Practice

Alfred Felton Bequest

All Saints Congregation

Allen Foundry Company Pty Ltd

Allen, Doug

Anderson Family

AndPak Pty Ltd

Antcliff, Freda

Antcliff, Judith

Arnold, John & Ros

Arumpo Bentonite Pty Ltd

Ayson, Greg & Lorraine

Babb, Drue

Bailey, John H

Baker, W P & B

Balranald Central School

Balranald Shire Council

Barham High School

Bate, Mr Richard

Belej, Gerald & Louise

Bell, GG & NM

Bemax Resources

Bendigo Bank Merbein

Bendigo Bank Wentworth

Bennett Couriers

Betts, OJ & KL

Beverford District Primary School

Bevington, Jan

Bevington, Janet

Bidgee Finance Ltd

Birchip P-12 School

Bishop, Ian & Elaine

Boundary Bend Estate

Bourgazas, Helen

Bowie, Shirley

Bowring, Helen

Bowyer, Ben

Bowyer, Trish

Boyd Plumbing

Braslis, Karl

Breeze, Kylie

Brent Williams & Associates

Bunting, Terry & Barb

Buronga Public School

Burr, Geoff

Byrnes, G & V

Byrnes, Bryan & Rosemary

Cardross Primary School

Carmichael, Allan & Gerrie

Cash Tyre Service Tyrepower

Central Mallee Co-Operative Parish

CFA Region 14 Cycling Team

Chaffey Secondary College

Chambers, Kevin & Julie

Chandler, Maren

Chandler, Reg & Megan

Chhajed, Piyush

Chisholm Earthmoving Pty Ltd

Chislett Developments Pty Ltd

Clift, Nance

Coates, John

Cobram Estate Pty Ltd

Cohuna Consolidated School

Cohuna Secondary College

Collett, Eva

Comitti, Max & Sylvie

Connell, Rosemary

Connolly, May

Constellation AustraliaLtd

Cook, Dr Terry

Cook, Ian & Chris

Cooke’s Pools & Spas

Coomealla High School

Coomealla Triathlon Club

Coopers Brewery Foundation Inc Trust

Cordoma, Lesley

Coveney, Allan & Joan

Country Racing Victoria

CPM Building Contractors

Cross, Sam & Diana

Crossing, Ian & Genette

Crothers, Howard & Joan

Crozier, Terry & Mavis

Cupper, Alison

Curran, The Estate of Mary Josephine

CWA Culgoa Branch

Danenberg, Paul & Liz

Daniel Scott Estate

Dareton Public School

David Carson Electronics

Davidson, Florence

Davidson Ford

Dawes, David & Liz

Dawson, Smokie

Deacon Real Estate

Devilee, Peter & Fiona

Dolenec, John & Jean

Donaldson, Peter

Douglas, Jim & Irene

Douglas, Sholto & Julie

Dowty, Barry & Lisa

Drummond, George & Lois

Dunn, Rod & Val

de Pieri, Stefano & Carraza, Donata

Eglington, Mark & Chris

Eglington, Brett & Margaret

Ellery, Ken

Ellwaste

Emonson, Debra

Ettrick Pastoral Co

Failla, Elizabeth

Family Relationship Centre

Faure, Phillip

Featherston, Marj

Featherston, Allan & Marj

Fenn, Rachel

Fenn, Rebecca & Ms Rhonda

Fethers, Geoff & Wendy

Finch, Leo & Lorna

Finch, Tom

Fisher Family Trust

Fisher, Alan & Claire

Fleming, R N

Flick Pest Control

Follet, Leon

For CHILDREN

Forbes Wilson Group

Foreman-Sheean Electrical

Fosters’ In The Community

Forrest, John

Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal

Fred P Archer Charitable Trust

Freeman & Freeman

Sergi, Gaetano - the bequest of

Gaffney, Matt

Gallagher Holcroft Lawyers

Gallasch & Associates P/L

Gannawarra Shire Council

Garden Grove Pty Ltd

Garraway Group

GHD

Ghidinelli, Loretta

Global Roto-Moulding

Glory Box Furniture

Gol Gol Public School

Gooch, Greg & Chris

Graham, Jim

Gray, Margaret

Greek Orthodox Philoptochos Society

Of Mildura

Griffiths, Garry & Ros

Griffiths, Marc

Grogan, Brian

Grover, V

Hale, Lloyd & Sue

Hale, George

Hammat, Mal

Hammerton, Doug

Hammond, Ray, Meredith & Scott

Hannigan, Garry

Hansen, Rob & Rhonda

Harley, Fiona

Harris, Jock & Kerry

Harris, Maurie

Harrison, Doug & Elanor

Harvy, Ron & Marilyn

Healy, Ray & Pat

Henderson College

Herring, Fred

Hickey, Tony & Kay

Hilton, Bruce & Jenny

Hinks, Ian

Hoare, AJ & LM

Hoare, Ralph & Mary

Howard, Tom & Lynnette

Howard, N L & C

Hugh DT Williamson Foundation

Hutchison, Greg & Bev

Inland Consultants

Iplex Pipelines

Irribiz

Irwin, John & Liz

Irymple Primary School

Irymple South Primary School

Izard, Geoff

Jackson, Bill

James, Alan

Japp & Keenan, Ian & Rowena

Japp, Ian

Jardine, Dorothy

Java Spice

Jayet, Bruce

Jewson, E

Johanssen, Peter & Pat

Joslyn, Jill

Kava, Rosanne

Keam, Abby

Keenan, Rowena

Kelly JE & M Pty Ltd

Kelly, Kevin & Jane

Kerang Christian Community School

Kerang South Primary School

Kerns, Vicky

King, Melanie

Knight, Vernon & Chris

Knight, Vernon

Koondrook Primary School

Kuret, Luke

La Trobe Welfare Studies Students

Lacey, Hilbert

Landscape Construction Services Pty

Langanke, Lorna

Lavery, Andrew

Lawrence, Greg

Leckie, GR & JG

Leng, David & Maren

Lindemans (Fosters Group) Winery

Lindsay, Evan & Jackie

Lions Club of Nyah District

Lions Club Swan Hill

Lipton, Darren

Loison, Graeme & Karen

Long, Lorance

with thanks to our donors

2009


DATES TO REMEMBER

3 Int. Day of People

with a Disability

18 VIC Term 4 Ends

NSW Term 4 Ends

25 Christmas Day

26 Boxing Day

28 Boxing Day Holiday

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“If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change”

Buddha

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December

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J A N U A R Y | 1 0

Lord Mayor’s Charitable Fund

Lowe, Amanda

Lower Murray Water

Lucas, Stephen

MacKay, Lorraine

Magistrates’ Court Mildura

Mahers Glass

Mallan Primary School

Mallee Family Care Social Club

Mallee Sexual Assault Unit

Mallee Tyre Service

Marian & E.H Flack Trust

Marrows, Dudley

Martin Irwin & Richards

Mason, John & Iris

Mathews, Tony & Gayle

Mawson’s Concrete

McCarthy, Anthony

McCaughey, Jean

McClure & Daughters

McClure, Jeremy

McCormick, Frank

McCready, Margaret

McDonald, Rob & Marilyn

McDonald, Sr Marion

McGlashan, Neil

McGrath, Mr Cam

McIntosh, IW & KA

McLeish, Sonia

McLeod, AR & FS

McLeod, O & M

McTaggart, Allison

Mengersen, R & J

Mengler, Ron

Mentiplay, George

Merbein Secondary College

Merbein South Primary School

Merbein West Primary School

Mertz, Fiona

Mid Murray Chiropractic

Midgley, Allan & Marg

Mildura Base Hospital

Mildura Earthmoving Pty Ltd

Mildura Fruit Company

Mildura Grand Hotel

Mildura Racing Club

Mildura Rural City Council

Mildura Senior College

Mildura South Primary School

Mildura Truck Centre

Mildura Working Man’s Club

Millis, Nancy

Mills & Scherger Pty Ltd

Milne, Jeff & Marion

Milpara Props

Minney Family Trust

Moar, William

Monaghan, Mr F

Moras, Bruno & Anne

Morris, Pam

Mothers Union

Mothers Union Bendigo

Moulamein Public School

MRCC Staff Donations

Murphy, Ian & Anne Marie

Murphy, Catherine

Musheroo Gypsum

Nalder, Gary

Nangari Investments

Nash, P

Newkirk, Karen

Newsboys Foundation

Neyland, Gary

Nichols Point Primary School

North West Irrigation Systems Pty Ltd

North West Law Association

Novacevski, Matt

Noyce Kitchens & Robes

Nyah District Primary School

O’Connor, Anita

Ogilvy, Ken & Raylene

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary School

Ouyen Primary School

Ouyen Secondary College

Ouyen United Womens Fellowship

Palinyewah Public School

Palmer, Phil & Trish

Pearce, Phil

Pearce, Vaughan

Pearce, Robert & Romilly

Phillips, Greg & Kim

Piangil Primary School

Pippin, Tom & Jack

Pizza Café

Ponnusamy, Thirumurugan

Rabinowicz, Sol

Ramsay, Barbara

Rana, Susan

Ranfurly Primary School

Red Cliffs Primary School

Red Cliffs Secondary College

Redpath, John & Nikki

Rees, Mathew

Reichstein Pastoral Pty Ltd

Richards, G & J

Richards, Keith & Jan

Richards, Tim & Sue

Richardson, Tania

Ridgwell, Rob & Jan

Robbins, Judith

Robins, Michael & Charlotte

Robinson, Dorothy

Roccisano Property Group

Rodger, Timothy

Rooney, Tom

Rotary Club of Mildura

Rural Organics Pty Ltd

Sacred Heart Primary School

Salau, Bruce & Joanne

Saunders Design Group Pty Ltd

Scott, Peter & Wendy

sds Beverages Pty Ltd

Sexton, Richard

Shane Cook Homes

Shetty, KP

Shippen, Ian and Camilla

Shugg Consulting

Simpson, Bob

Sinclair, Robert & Leonie

Skinner, Joyce

Smith, Catherine

Smith, Trevor & Suzane

Smith, Melanie

Smith, Rhonda

Southern Cross Business Advisers

Lady Marigold Southey AC

Soward, Alan & Bev

St Mary’s Primary School

St Mary’s Parish

St Paul’s Primary School

Stephen Jones & Associates

Stone, Les & Wendy

Sturre, Sharyn

Sullivan, Sam & Megan

Sunbeam Foods Group Ltd

Sunnycliffs Primary School

Sunnyland Press

Sunraysia Enviromental

Sunraysia Institute of Tafe

Sunraysia Marine

Swan Hill Bowls Club

Swan Hill North Primary School

Swan Hill Secondary College

Swan Hill Specialist School

Swincer, Andrew & Trish

Tankard, Henry & Pam

Tasco Inland

Taylor, Rod & Eve

Taylor, John

Taylor, Michael

Taylors Rural Contracting P/L

Telstra Country Wide

Tesseyman, Ray

The Country Women’s Association of

Victoria Inc.

The Danks Trust

The Ian Potter Foundation

The Knights Of The Southern Cross

The Lake Primary School

The Morris Family Trust

The Samuel Nessen Charitable Foundation

Thomas, Jane

Thomson, Iain & Lisa

Thomson, Lloyd & Kate

Thomson, Wendy

Thornton, Sue-Ellen

Timmons, Ann

Todd Kelly Racing Pty Ltd

Totally Workwear

Treloar, Daniel & Helen

Trinity Lutheran College

Truc, Le

Tschirpig, Ray

Tsoukatos, Metaxia

Turk, Kevin & Harris, Pam

Turnbull, G & R

Turner, Dan & Sue

Tyrrell College

Underbool Ladies Guild

Underbool Primary School

Vaughan, John

Vidovic House

Wagstaff, Barry & Shirley

Wakefield Transport/Iron Horse Intermodal

Wakool Primary School

Wakool Shire

Walpeup Uniting Church Guild

Walters, Olwen

Ward, Jesse

Warhurst, Eddie & Nancye

Weir, Ray

Wentworth & District Community Bank

Branch

Whiting, Milton

WHK Thomsons - Accountants & Advisors

Whyte, Ian

Wild, Gregory

Wilhelm, Albert & Dorothy

William Angliss (Vic) Charitable Fund

Williams, John & Dianne

Williams, Lance

Williamson, Alan & Lyn

Wilson, David

Wood, Brett & Christine

Worrell, Bob

Wright, Hon. Ken & Valda

Yeast Foundation

York Glass

Zanker, Leon & Belinda

with thanks to our donors

Australian Society’s Bermuda Triangle

Ask Australians to nominate a central value of our society and they are likely to mention one or another variant of the Fair Go. This principle has motivated some of our finest social achievements in the past and it is the hope of many that it will be the cornerstone of an era of renewed interest in social justice.

For that to happen, Australians will need to

remove the blinkers that have blocked out

awareness of some social arrangements totally

at odds with the principle of the Fair Go. I do

not claim entirely to have escaped habituation

to what an eminent sociologist once called

‘the normative force of the actual.’ However,

for more than thirty-five years as a researcher

and administrator I have traversed the social

equivalent of Australia’s Bermuda Triangle.

The three tips of that triangle are crime, social

disadvantage and limited education. The shell

of the lives afloat within the triangle more or

less drift to their journey’s conclusion: it is the

ability to set and steer a course, to gain access

to life opportunities and use them, and to avoid

excessive buffeting from the institutions of

social control, that are lost in the vortex.

Much of the research colleagues and I

undertook in the formative years of the NSW

Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research in the

1970s illustrated the strength of the connection

between disadvantageous backgrounds and

crime. Where the education of people was

severely limited, where health problems at

the very beginning of life were concentrated,

where unemployment was at its highest,

and where residents were measurably more

resigned to accepting rather than shaping

their fate, there one found the highest rates of

official crime. As Chair of the NSW Department of Corrective

Services (1979-1981) I had daily reminders

of the socially and educationally depressed

backgrounds of offenders. Sixty per cent of

inmates were functionally illiterate. Ingenious

prisoner-tutors had some success using

unconventional learning materials, like form

Chairing an independent inquiry into public

education has taken me to the third and vital

corner of our Bermuda Triangle. Here I have

come face-to-face with four-year olds from

disadvantaged backgrounds whose vocabulary

stretches to a few words, whose articulation of

sounds is sometimes incomprehensible, whose

experience of the world is confined to their

suburb, and who have no idea of the nature of

a book or the use of a pencil or a brush. Even

their gender identity is sometimes uncertain. These realities take one to the very springs

of social deprivation, the point of origin of

that cumulative disadvantage which, unless

seriously combated, will lead inevitably to

the downward spiral of lives reflected in the

disadvantage studies. As a former gaoler I am reminded of the time

that I was led down steps by the Governor

of Parkhurst Prison in England to the point

where young convicts were despatched to

Australia. Unless we support our most severely

disadvantaged children with preschool and

other integrated services by the time they

are three – or even earlier if that is warranted,

we are simply setting them afloat on our

Bermuda Triangle. Where is the Fair Go in

failing to ensure that the children receive the

speech therapy and other precursor social and

educational skills they will need to successfully

negotiate early formal education? Failure at

that point casts a very long shadow. The new Federal Government’s undertaking to

provide all four-year olds with the opportunity

of attending preschool is a most welcome

initiative. However, the acid test of our

commitment to the Fair Go will be the earlier

support given to disadvantaged three-year

olds. There is also a strong financial reason for

taking the proposed action: the cost of salvage

operations in the Triangle is extremely high.

Emeritus Professor Tony Vinson Patron

guides, and more formally qualified instructors

drew upon their expert knowledge. However,

their pupils were already adrift on the Bermuda

Triangle and optimum learning conditions

were already well behind them. Further insights into the prevailing conditions

of the Triangle have been more recently

afforded by the opportunity to map the

distribution of disadvantage across local areas

of Victoria and NSW. In 2007 the project was

extended to cover all of the Australian states

utilising 25 socio-medical indicators. We have found that the characteristics

differentiating markedly disadvantaged areas

from the remainder are virtually identical with

those of thirty years ago; limited education,

deficient labour market credentials, poor

health and disabilities, low income and

engagement in crime. Moreover, the risks

associated with membership of highly

disadvantaged neighbourhoods are not

just of a minor ‘statistical’ nature. The 3% most disadvantaged locations – there

are 69 across Australia – have been contrasted

with the remaining 97% of places. In Western

Australia the rate of prison admissions in the

3% most disadvantaged localities is fifteen

times that of the remainder of the State. In

New South Wales the rate in the 3% most

disadvantaged areas is 3.5 times higher than

in the remainder, in Queensland the difference

is threefold and it is sevenfold in the ACT. The

general expansion in prison populations is

being achieved by the intensive mining of a

restricted number of localities. In the extreme 3% most disadvantaged areas

of New South Wales child maltreatment is 4.5

times greater, just under four times greater

in South Australia and three times greater in

Queensland. Long-term unemployment is

another recurring feature of the extreme 3%

most disadvantaged areas across Australia.

the social equivalent of Australia’s Bermuda Triangle, crime, social disadvantage and limited education...

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Haselgrove House

122 Ninth Street

Mildura Vic 3500

Phone 03 5023 5966

Fax 03 5022 1065

Milton Whiting Family Centre

109 Lemon Avenue

Mildura Vic 3500

Phone 03 5021 7400

Fax 03 5023 6510

Murray Mallee Community Mental Health Service

1 Vidovic Avenue

Mildura Vic 3500

Phone 03 5021 2885

Fax 03 5023 2612

Elizabeth Maffei Family Relationship Centre

105 Lemon Avenue

Mildura Vic 3500

Phone 1300 667 382 | 03 5021 7400

Fax 03 5023 6510

H & L Hecht Mental Health Service

63 Mccrae Street

Swan Hill Vic 3585

Phone 03 5032 4479

Fax 03 5032 4075

Swan Hill Family Centre

369 Campbell Street

Swan Hill Vic 3585

Phone 03 5032 4479

Fax 03 5032 4946

D & M Fenton Family Centre

3 Scoresby Street

Kerang Vic 3579

Phone 03 5452 2863

Fax 03 5452 2857

new south wales

Dareton Centre

14 Mitchell Street

Dareton Nsw 2717

Phone 03 5027 7600

Fax 03 5027 7699

Community Activity Centre

Avoca Street

Dareton 2717

Phone 03 5027 7600

Fax 03 5027 7699

Balranald Family Centre

92a Market Street

Balranald Nsw 2715

Phone 03 5020 2700

Fax 03 5020 0318

Youth Action Centre

62 Sturt Place

Dareton Nsw 2717

Phone 03 5027 4055

Fax 03 5027 4855

Family Mediation Centre

244 Blende Street

Broken Hill NSW 2880

Phone 08 8088 1991

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