Video: Watch the video of Gabrielle Williams MP Local Member for Dandenong singing our praises in parliament We were delighted to see that Gabrielle Williams MP, Local Member for Dandenong, sang the praises of our work at a recent sitting of the Victorian State Parliament. Gabrielle acknowledged the work [...]
With over 20 years experience, Concern Australia has been successfully delivering the Hand Brake Turn (HBT) program from various locations across Australia with over 9,600 students having completed the course to date! This 7 week prevocational automotive training program offers a 3 day per week (20 hours) automotive [...]
Concern Australia is raising funds to give children at LiveWires a month of Christmas and holiday activities! We hope to raise $7000 for a month of Christmas and a week of summer holiday fun! We are running this fundraiser on Pozible - a crowd funding initiative online. For more details please [...]
Gabrielle Williams MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Parliamentary Secretary for Carers & Volunteers, and Local Member for Dandenong officially opened our South East Regional office in Dandenong on Wednesday 25 October, 2017. Gabrielle cut the red ribbon, dramatically lowered down from a car hoist, from inside our Hand [...]
Our 2016-2017 Annual Report was launched at our Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 25 October, 2017. Jason McDonald, Concern Australia Chair presented some of the highlights and achievements from the past financial year. Jason acknowledged the Board, the leadership team, staff, volunteers and all of our generous supporters [...]
Check out this short video from the most recent graduates from Class 104 of Hand Brake Turn! It’s great to get their feedback and hear what they have learnt from the program and how they see Hand Brake Turn helping them in the future. Phil said “It helped [...]
Thanks to the students from Parade College for shining a light on homelessness through this website they have developed: https://www.ahelpinghandproject.com/ You can take a short quiz to compare how you add up to people around the world and find out how you can do more to help people experiencing homelessness [...]
We will be having our official opening of our South East Region office, followed by our Annual General Meeting. All our Concern Australia friends and supporters are welcome to come along to the opening. Members are invited to stay for the AGM. WHEN: Wednesday 25 October 2017 TIME: [...]
LiveWires participants enjoying rockclimbing and the views at Hanging Rock. "It’s the best place I’ve ever been in my whole life!" - Nicola* (age 6) We were delighted to see another successful LiveWires School Holiday program for 21 children living at the Collingwood Housing Estate. This year [...]
Pictured: New Communication and Relationship Team - Jo Thitchener and Cynthia Mitchell Earlier this year, our Board endorsed the development of a new Communication and Relationship Team to ensure that we achieve our goals as outlined in our strategic plan 2020VISION. I am delighted to welcome and [...]
