Opportunities and Support
 | Aged Care face-to-face servicesAre you planning for aged care or helping a family member or loved one with their aged care needs? ServicesAustralia and healthgovau‘s My Aged Care have new face-to-face services to help you better understand your aged care options. At all Services Australia service centres, you can get general information about aged care services and help connecting to My Aged Care’s online and phone channels. In selected sites, a dedicated Aged Care Specialist Officer can give you more personalised support. They can give you in-depth information about your aged care options and refer you for a My Aged Care assessment if you’re eligible. They’ll also link you to a range of other support services. To find out more information about these services, go to: servicesaustralia.gov.au/myagedcarefacetoface |
 | Council on the Ageing in Tasmania (COTA) Peer Education SessionsFree 40 minute sessions delivered in your meeting place on request. Topics available include:
To arrange a peer education session, contact COTA on 03 6231 3265 or admin@cotatas.org.au |
 | Derwent Valley Community HouseThe Derwent Valley Community House is a vibrant and inclusive community space providing a range of in house activities and community wide programs. Our community work includes providing formal and informal education and training, volunteer experience, a monthly community market, and an exciting range of in house activties for everyone. |
 | Grassroots Governance ProgramThe Tasmanian Community Fund has a new program to strengthen the governance capability and confidence of volunteers in community organisations. The state-wide series of governance workshops delivered by Latrobe-based Alkas Consulting aims to build knowledge and give people the confidence to take on and stay in volunteer roles. This opportunity is in response to the experience of many organisations having difficulty recruiting volunteers and ensuring that existing and new volunteers have the knowledge and skills to take on the roles required to keep organisations and initiatives running - in rural and regional areas especially. Workshops are scheduled throughout the year. Booking and event details are posted on the Grassroots Community Governance Tasmania facebook page. www.tascomfund.org/about-us/news/grassroots-community-governance |
 | Volunteer organisations navigating COVID-19As part of the Safeguarding project, Volunteering Tasmania has developed resources to help support volunteer communities through the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics include: redesigning programs and roles, re-engagement after hiatus, safety rights and responsibilities, and finding community-led solutions. www.volunteeringtas.org.au/future-of-volunteering/local-council-covid-19-resources/#/ |
 | 26TEN - Improving adult literacy and numeracy in Tasmania26TEN is for people, businesses, community groups, governments who want to live in a state where all adults have the reading, writing, numeracy and communication skills they need. |
 | Derwent Valley is proud to be a member of The Right Place program. The Right Place aims to better connect people with health and community services. It is a health literacy initiative, originating in the Huon Valley, which is assisting communities to enhance knowledge of available services and support access to local health and community services. RESOURCESHealth Services located in the Derwent Valley Health Service outreach in the Derwent ValleyThe Right Place website |