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Community Industry Group is excited to offer a fully subsidised twelve month Coffee and Conversation peer mentorship program within Southern NSW as part of the ReSoW project. Staff or volunteers of not for profit organisations are invited to participate if they operate within the LGAs of Shoalhaven, Eurobodalla, Bega Valley, Snowy Monaro and Queanbeyan-Palerang. The best part is that the coffee is on us! We will be holding free events to kick off this community of practice in Batemans Bay, Bega and Queanbeyan in early February. Attend any one of these to be eligible to participate in the program. For more information and to book your place, download the flyer here https://communityindustrygroup.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Coffee-Conversation-Facilitated-Peer-Mentor-Catchups-2022.pdf If you have any questions contact Samantha (Sam) Lee on salee@cigroup.org.au. The ReSow project is supported by funding from Resilience NSW.    

Community Industry Group is excited to be offering free face to face training courses in Southern NSW in February 2022. We will be visiting Shoalhaven, Eurobodalla, Bega Valley, Snowy Monaro, Queanbeyan-Palerang. This training is available to staff or volunteers of not for profit community organisations operating in these LGAs. Download the flyer to see the full schedule and book your place. https://communityindustrygroup.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Training-Southern-NSW-June-2022.pdf  The ReSoW project is supported by funding from Resilience NSW.

Community Industry Group recognises the vital role not for profit community service organisations have played following the 2019/20 bushfire crisis. So we are excited to announce a one-off small grants program offering up to $1,000 (plus GST) for health and wellbeing activities aimed at staff and volunteers. These grants are available as part of the ReSoW project thanks to funding from Resilience NSW. Not for profit community organisations are eligible to apply if they operate in the LGAs of: Shoalhaven • Eurobodalla • Bega Valley •Snowy Monaro • Queanbeyan-Palerang. Download the Information sheet here: Download the 2-page application form here: If you would like to know more, contact Sam on salee@cigroup.org.au.

Community Industry Group is proud to present the CareForce Hub, a purpose-built website which is the ‘go-to’ place to find your next career in the disability, aged and home care sectors. The CareForce Hub features job vacancies, tools and tips for job seekers, resume templates, employer information and loads of information about the huge variety of roles available. “The CareForce Hub is an initiative of our Care Careers project,” said CEO of Community Industry Group, Nicky Sloan. “And to coincide with the launch of the CareForce Hub, we are also announcing our Care Careers Jobs Pledge. We were hoping to have employers pledge 150 jobs over the next 12 months, but we look like well and truly exceeding that number.” To check out the CareForce Hub click here. We will advertise the pledged jobs for free on our socials and here. If you are an Care Career employer and want […]

Social connectedness is important for our mental health and wellbeing, but for a lot of people, lifting of restrictions and increasing social activities might be cause for some anxiety. We’ve developed some tips and strategies to help yourself, and those you love, ease back into socialising and rebuild social connections in a way that keeps you feeling comfortable and safe. We have created a short video here and a printable fact sheet here with tips for reconnecting for yourself or to assist others.