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Somerville News Homelessness What’s Inside? Page 2 Page 3 Page 5 Page 10 - 13 • Comment by NT Young Family Services Photo Roundup Achiever Awards CEO • Financial Training Page 14 • Phillip Adams Page 4 Page 6 & 7 Disability Services Family Services Family Services Page 15 • Homelessness • Financial Scams Corporate News Page 8 & 9 Page 16 Youth & Family • Staff Profile Services Katherine • Contact us SOMERVILLE NEWS April 2011 HOMELESSNESS here continues to be a • The NT has the highest Also, interstate, where the great deal of coverage in percentage of private rental number of houses owned or theT media regarding the plight accommodation in Australia. of the homeless. Unfortunately • Alice Springs and Darwin are housing associations is this coverage has not resulted in among the most expensive increasing,managed bythere “not-for-profit” is virtually cities in Australia for private no community housing sector in the problem. rental accommodation. the NT. significant outcomes to address There has been minimal early • The NT has the lowest level of However, in 2010 there was intervention to assist homeless home ownership in Australia. some good news for Somerville families that have been badly with the purchase of two houses There are a number of well from the Northern Territory affected by a declining supply of documented reasons for the affordable housing. Government. These houses will housing crisis including the be used to provide medium term The following information cost of appropriate land and the affordable accommodation for provided by NT Shelter, provides cost of house construction. In families on our waiting list. some background to the current addition, public housing stocks housing crisis: have been allowed to run down The houses were in need of extensive refurbishment and • The NT has by far the highest and not renewed within an acceptable cycle. If public housing renovation. David Cvirn from rate of homelessness in the Bayside Constructions and many is constructed on a regular basis country, at a rate of 248 per local contractors and suppliers it allows for a level of turnover of 10,000 people (compared to donated their time and money stock and the availability of entry a national average of 53 per to completely renovate one of housing for low income earners. 10,000 people). the houses. In the meantime, Somerville has been using our own resources to renovate the Did you know second house. that the cheapest accommodation The renovations undertaken by in Palmerston David Cvirn and local contractors and Darwin have been completed and totally... remains a tent (Continued page 4). on an unpowered site in a Caravan Park at $210/ week! PAGE 1 SOMERVILLE COMMUNITY SERVICES INCORPORATED PAGE 1 SOMERVILLE NEWS Comment by Vicki O’Halloran Aside from our hectic day to day I must share with you a little schedules and focus upon high about our Service Excellence quality service delivery, we are Program experience which in the midst of organising special came to a head last month events to launch the new edition when we undertook an external assessment of our organisation. – Margaret Somerville’s story This assessment includes a of “Theythe exodus Crossed and A Continent”return to review of management systems Croker Island. Can you imagine and organisational culture evacuating 95 children from and it also tests compliance war threatened Croker Island, against standards and service 5,000 km’s across Australia to agreements. We were delighted safety? This book is a must for to report this was a very positive every family, a great story about process. civilian women and children I am pleased to share an when their lives were caught up excerpt from the report with readers which cites Somerville you to all the parents, staff and Margaret in her 99th year is clientsfocus on who governance”. participated inThank this in the maelstrom of conflict. travelling to Darwin in May for effective Board with a clear assessment. the book launch. as “having a well qualified and Vicki LUNCHEON WITH PHILLIP ADAMS hillip Adams was guest Another issue that Phillip it can be to forget when you and keynote speaker at discussed, related to solving theP Somerville Community and problems that may appear to be canopy of green, that below Business Luncheon at the Char insurmountable and not able to thatfly into impressive Darwin withview, its lies lovely an restaurant in April. be solved by an individual, that enormous number of social Sixty invited guests attended the in fact, one person can make a problems. difference. fund-raising event. Photographs of the event can be Phillip Adams is an Australian Phillip also mentioned how easy found on pages 10-11. writer and social commentator. Hebroadcaster, hosts a radio film program, producer, “Late the ABC, and he writes a weekly columnNight Live,” for Thefour Australian.nights a week on During his presentation, Phillip spoke at length on the issue of global warming. He noted how humans rally to a global crisis and humanitarian disasters such as the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami but a crisis that isn’t a visually graphic event such as global warming is not seen as a problem for today. PAGE 2 SOMERVILLE COMMUNITY SERVICES INCORPORATED PAGE 2 SOMERVILLE NEWS N.T. YOUNG ACHIEVER AWARDS he winners of this years’ he has used these positions as a NT Young Achiever Awards positive role model for the youth wereT announced on 2 April at of the Northern Territory. the annual Gala Presentation Daly is married with one son Dinner held at the Holiday but has continued to be involved Inn Esplanade. The Young as a leader in many community Achiever Awards acknowledge, activities and has shown to be encourage and promote the a compassionate and dedicated positive achievements of young volunteer within his community. Territorian’s between 14 and 26 years of age. Samantha Mesler The overall 2011 Channel 9 Young Achiever of the Year was named together with 9 category She is currently undertaking a winners. range of youth health research There were 24 nominations projects within the NT, SA, and for the Somerville Community WA. Anania has been actively Services Award category. The involved in a wide range of youth programs and activities within the NT, including the threeDaly finalistsKelly were: Multicultural Youth Northern Territory, the CDU Model UN Association and the Darwin Sam is a volunteer at “Riding for Youth Organisations Network. Anania was recently chosen Through her volunteering and as part of the 23rd Australian the Disabled” in Alice Springs. coaching, Sam has become an delegation to the 2011 Ship for integral part in the lives of those World Youth Program. To her with a disability, engaging in social activities and creating a in another 2011 Young Achiever sense of self worth. As well as categorycredit, Anania (Youth was alsoLeadership a finalist coaching, Sam assists with the Award). Well done Anania. feeding and care of the horses. Sam with her love of animals In an exciting decision, the and her natural ability to care winner of the 2011 Somerville Daly has spent many hours for those in her community, Community Services Award volunteering for the St Vincent hopes to one day become a category was Daly Kelly. Daly De Paul Society; at World Youth received a $2,000 TIO Build Up Day; for Clean Up Australia Day; Engineers Australia; at Charles qualifiedAnania veterinarian.Tagaro trophy. Congratulations to Daly Darwin University; and as a Anania is a Program Manager/ Saver Account and a magnificent junior rugby coach. Daly has Anania and Samantha. and the two other finalists, been elected as a leader in many Futures Team of the Menzies Photographs of the Awards night of these voluntary roles where SchoolProject Officerof Health for theResearch. Youth can be found on page 12. PAGE 3 SOMERVILLE COMMUNITY SERVICES INCORPORATED PAGE 3 SOMERVILLE NEWS Family Services HOMELESSNESS (cont) (Continued from page 1) • City Ceramics (Robbie • Stark Investments (David transformed and has undergone Sheppard) Idesnga) extensive internal and external • Cullen Bay Electrical (Elias • Tradelink Plumbing Supplies refurbishment to set a standard Yayakos ) (John Fraser) families can maintain. • Darwin Joinery (John • Top End Plumbing (Mervyn Somerville would likeCHRISTMAS to Pastrikos)WRAP-UP Karlovsky) personally thank David Cvirn • Darwin Carpets and Vinyl Veetemp Airconditioning from Bayside Constructions and • (Trevor Edwards) (Steve Howe) the following local businesses • Nortruss (Dean Scott-Toms) who helped to transform this • Weirs Top End Construction house and continue to support • Prodigy Painting (Peter (Peter Weir) Somerville- Tsounis) • Rob Sheppard Tiling The second house is due for • Acacia Glass and Aluminium completion in June. (John Koukouvas) (Director, Robbie Sheppard) BEFORE AFTER PAGE 4 SOMERVILLE COMMUNITY SERVICES INCORPORATED PAGE 4 SOMERVILLE NEWS Family Services FINANCIAL TRAINING Large mortgages and high use of credit cards is leading to record levels of bankruptcies in Australia. In response to this, Somerville Community Services recently ran a Bankruptcy Training Workshop for financial counsellors. The course was presented by the Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia (ITSA) with Guest Presenter Arthur Michaloudakis seen here with workshop participants. Somerville’s launched its free “Money Management Service” with a BBQ lunch at the Batchelor Indigenous Institute on 21st March. The Money Management Training will now be held every Tuesday between 10am - 2pm at the Institute during each school term. Pictured with Somerville staff are representatives from AMITY, Matrix on Board, NAAJA and FaHCSIA. 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