Leading the way

Intereach is inviting community members to join with staff in launching the organisation’s Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan 2018 to 2020, as part of National Reconciliation Week.

The launch of the plan is the culmination of 12 months’ work from our Executive and Community Engagement and Capacity Development teams, working in partnership with Reconciliation Australia. Reconciliation Australia was established in 2001 and is the lead body for reconciliation in the nation.

“We share Reconciliation Australia’s vision of national reconciliation, which is based on five critical dimensions: race relations, equality and equity, institutional integrity, unity and historical acceptance,”  Intereach CEO Keryn Fox.

The launch is being held in the Intereach Neighbourhood Centre, on the corner of Napier and Trickett Sts, Deniliquin on Friday, May 31 from 11am-1pm and will include a Welcome to Country and a free barbecue ‘bush tucker’ lunch and refreshments. For more information or to RSVP, please contact our Community Engagement and Capacity Development Project Officer Guy Hussey on 1300 488 226, 0418 649 190 or guyh@intereach.com.au. RSVP closing date is May 28.

This is our second Reconciliation Action Plan, following on from the 2015 to 2017 plan which aimed to develop staff capacity in working with Aboriginal communities throughout the local area. The 2018 to 2020 plan continues with strengthening staff development but also focuses on developing existing community strengths about reconciliation in partnership with Aboriginal communities.

Caption: Intereach staff members Keryn Fox (left) and Mikayla Williams with a copy of the Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan 2018 to 2020.

Last week children, educators and families from the Deniliquin area celebrated National Family Day Care Week with a nature play session at Deniliquin’s Island Sanctuary.

The children enjoyed connecting with nature – climbing trees, balancing on logs, finding sticks, examining bugs and exploring their natural surroundings.

Those who attended also enjoyed a delicious morning tea.

Our new Swan Hill office is open to the public from 9am today (Monday, May 13).

We are located at 215 Campbell St, Swan Hill. Business hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. You can make an appointment to see a staff member by calling our toll free number, 1300 488 266.

Intereach is a not-for-profit community-based provider of services to regional, rural and remote communities throughout the Riverina Murray region of NSW and northern and central Victoria. Our staff work alongside children, families, older people, carers and people with a disability by providing information and support, delivering a range of services or linking people with another service that can better meet their needs.

Intereach partners with the National Disability Insurance Agency to deliver National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Local Area Coordination (LAC) and Early Childhood Early Intervention (ECEI) services in the NDIS Mallee service area of Victoria.

For more information on our services, call 1300 488 266 or visit www.intereach.com.au

This week children, educators and families from the Echuca area celebrated National Family Day Care Week with a natural play session at Banyule Forest.

The children enjoyed connecting with nature – climbing trees, balancing on logs, finding sticks, examining bugs and exploring their natural surroundings.

Those who attended also enjoyed a delicious morning tea.