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Find out what opportunities and key people are available in
your area.
 Community Development Group
Promotes
the building of strong communities
through the provision of advisory
services, information, Lottery
Grants, the Community Organisation
Grants Scheme (COGS) and other
grants, which develop community
capacity to address local issues.
New ACC website: http://www.acc.co.nz
The website includes a comprehensive range of injury prevention
information and resources (http://www.acc.co.nz/injury-prevention/)
covering safety on the road, at home, at work, Maori & Pacific
peoples, OOS prevention and back injury prevention plus information
for the rural (http://www.acc.co.nz/injury-prevention/ruralsafe/)
and industry sectors.
- Community Employment
- http://www.ceg.govt.nz/
- Community Employment Group
(CEG) works alongside communities
to support them achieve social
and economic prosperity through
local
employment
and enterprise development.
After many years of providing
terrific support for local communities,
the group will be disestablished
on 31
March
and
the work transferred
to the Ministry of Social Affairs.
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- YMCA
- Mission Statement
The New Zealand YMCA is a community organisation, based on Christian
principles, which aims to enable individuals and families to
develop physically, mentally, and spiritually and enjoy a healthyquality
of life.
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- National Council of Women of New Zealand (Inc)
The Council is an umbrella organisation for women's organisations
with 47 national societies affiliated. NCWNZ has 35 branches
throughout the country at which 150 societies are represented.
The Council, through study, discussion and action seeks to serve
women, the family and the community both nationally and internationally.
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- A monthly circular both distributes information on many issues
and gives opportunity for women to respond to questionnaires
on a wide range of topics. Submissions are made on many matters,
thus giving women the opportunity to have their voices heard
on current issues.
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- National Office PO Box 12-117, Wellington. Ph 0-4-473
7623. Fax 0-4-499 5554.
- E-mail ncwnz@ihug.co.nz
- President: Barbara Glenie
- Executive Officer: Liz Hicks
- Community
Information Service (CIS)
- A partnership initiative between Lincoln University
and the Community Employment Group to assist rural economic development
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Rural Women
(Formerly Women's Division Federated Farmers)
- We have been a voice for rural women since 1925, speaking
out on:
- the right of rural people to have access to essential services
- the need for educational opportunities at all levels
- and and environmental issues
- legislation affecting the welfare of families.
We offer rural women:
- a well resourced national network
- friendship and social activities
- leadership training and empowerment
- lifelong learning
- involvement in community development and decision making.
- For more information contact our National Office:
PO Box 12 021
Thorndon
Wellington
Ph: 04 473 5524 Fax: 04 472 8946
e-mail: ruralwoman@clear.net.nz
website: http://www.ruralwomen.org
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MAF Policy Information Group - Contact Details
MAF's Policy Information and Regions Group is MAF Policy's link
with the agriculture, horticulture and forestry sectors, and
with rural communities for both gathering and for providing information.
Contact details for Christchurch and Dunedin:
Christchurch
14 Sir William Pickering Drive
PO Box 20 280
Bishopdale
Tel (03) 358 1860
Fax (03) 358 1861.
Grant McFadden, Murray Doak, Hazel Holmes, John Novis, Steve
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Dunedin
Cnr Portsmouth Drive, & Strathallan Street
PO Box 5648
Dunedin
Tel (03) 477 8454
Fax (03) 477 9144.
Humphrey Jagger,
Trish Burborough, Graeme Elliot, Lyn McDonald, Parnell Trost. |
North Otago Sustainable
Land Management Group
http://www.maf.govt.nz/mafnet/rural-nz/sustainable-resource-use/land-management/sustainable-agriculture-conference/susconf9.htm
Heartland Service
Centres
The concept of a Heartland Service
Centre is a one-stop-shop from which
the local population may access a
range of Government, and perhaps
other related services. Centres
in the Soutern region include Fairlie,
Twizel, Oamaru, Queenstown, Te Anau,
Gore and
Balclutha
Telford Rural
Polytechnic website. Email: telford@es.co.nz
- Central Otago
REAP
Central Otago REAP supports lifelong
learning. REAP is a major provider
of educational facilitation services
in rural Central Otago. We
are primarily
funded by the Ministry of Education although we actively seek
external
contracts to provide further learning opportunities to the wider
Central
Otago community.
REAP personnel work within the community to provide
learning opportunities in Early Childhood, schools and in the
adult
community.
For more information on REAP and the courses currently running
visit our web site: http://www.coreap.org.nz/
Central Otago REAP, 17A Brandon St, Alexandra.
Freephone 0800 267 327
Phone 03
4486115
Fax 03 4486345
Email admin@coreap.org.nz
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Southland REAP
- Southland REAp run different courses for the rural people
of Southland from Stewart Island to Glenorchy except the Invercargill
area.
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- Southland REAP is contracted to the Ministry of Education
and covers the areas of Early Childhood, Schools and Community
Education.
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- Among current courses are Computing, Communication Skills,
Construting CV's, Job Searching, Basic Cooking and Sewing, Embroidery
and Sign Language.
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- For more information about where we are and what courses
we have to offer check out our website at http://www.reap.co.nz
or contact the Community Education Co-Ordinator, Shelley
Woods
Dunedin City Council
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