caremallee family the year of light

2015 annual report 2016 calendar Vision ‘Our people Seeking Solutions, Shaping Success. Towards stronger, more caring promote communities. community Mission Promote excellence in the delivery of well being’ services, research and advocacy that enrich lives and increase opportunities for individuals, families and communities.

Principles Communities are enriched by Passion, Participation and Partnerships. Family Care Audit Committee Gerald Purchase Patrons Dr John Cooke (Chair) Neil (Dusty) Rhodes (Dec) Ross Lake OAM Keith OAM & Jan Richards Hon. Tim Fischer AC Larry O’Connor Luke Rumbold (Dr) Richard Haselgrove AM Nick Kiapecos (May 2015) Don (Dec) & Maureen Skelton (Dec) Professor Tony Vinson AM Amanda King Graeme Sutton (Rev) John Taylor (Rev) Officers Eddie Warhurst President - Ross Lake OAM Life Members Milton Whiting OAM (Dec) Bill Brown Vice-President - Marie Schlemme OAM Rotary Club of Roger Cornell Secretary - Vernon Knight AM Somebody’s Daughter Theatre Company Bernie Currow Treasurer - Larry O’Conner Margery Fenton (Dec) Nell Flight Members for Life Board Ross Lake OAM Fiona Harley OAM Dr John Cooke Ollie Godena (Dec) Christine Knight OAM Peter Greed Richard Haselgrove AM Raymond Lyons Jenny Hilton Don (Dec) & Doris Littrell Archdeacon Michael Hopkins Colin McLeod Auditors Jim Kirkpatrick Elizabeth Maffei RSD Chartered Accountants Max Noyce Anne Mansell Keith Richards OAM Andrew Mentiplay Chris Riordan Peter Mills (Dec) Margaret Thomson Max Noyce William (Billy) Carroll Jill Pattenden Bruce Penny

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L-R Cath Murphy Director Disabilities and Mental Health

Fiona Harley OAM Director Education, Training and Research

Lisa-Maree Stevens Director Community Services

Metaxia Tsoukatos Director Family Services

Teresa Jayet Director Corporate Services

Vernon Knight AM Executive Director

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29 Our Board

‘Our people are passionate about what they do and strive for better outcomes’

L-R Ross Lake OAM President

Marie Schlemme OAM Vice president

Larry O’Connor Treasurer

Dr John Cooke Board member

Peter Greed Board member

Jenny Hilton Board member

Jim Kirkpatrick Board member

Margaret Thomson Board member

Max Noyce Board member

Keith Richards OAM Board member

Michael Hopkins Board member

Chris Riordan Board member

Billy Carroll Board member (not pictured) President’s Report

Past reports have evidenced some interesting themes in terms These are in fact the agencies that were spawned by the of our “International Years”. The attention given to water, families Family Care Organisation in the 1970’s with a view to improving and farming (to name just a few), have obvious relevance to Mallee service provision in regional and, in some instances, the Family Care and the catchments in which we work. neighbouring communities in .

But this year is one which calls for thoughts which deserve greater As reported in last year’s annual report, the generous assistance analysis and I confess to some quantary on discovering that 2015 of the Sir Ian Potter Foundation gave us the ability to undertake had been declared the International Year of Light. some much needed scientific enquiry.

While tempted to ignore its relevance to Mallee Family Care, I was It began in the first instance with a plan to rationalise the mounting eventually compelled to draw the connection between scientific burden of ‘bureaucracy’ faced by organisations delivering services enquiry and our organisation’s commitment to best practice. under contract to States and Federal Government. While none of us oppose the need for compliance and To that end, I plan to give some attention to those aspects of the accountability, it was obvious that many of the requirements past year which have sought to illuminate our challenges and at had become inordinately time consuming and unproductive. the very worst, hold a candle to the ways in which we can improve our practice and the wellbeing of vulnerable families and children At the risk of putting an even finer point on this concern, this year’s in need. annual report contains an opinion piece which was penned by our outgoing Executive Officer in the hope of drawing attention to the High on that list is clearly the work which we are undertaking need for urgent reform. as a result of our collaboration with the Independent Agency Network (IAN). But what began as a largely administrative exercise in the hope that our practitioners would be freer to work more closely with Some time ago, our Board recognised the importance of sharing families and spend less time interacting with computer screens, our knowledge and experience with our regional counterparts. saw increased attention on the parallel need for better practice. That’s not to say that the past lacked any sense of commitment This lead to the formation of an alliance which now comprises or passion, it was the simple realisation that time spent in of Mallee Family Care, Upper Murray Family Care, Windermere ‘administrivia’ did little to encourage the creativity needed for and Oz Child. trial and experimentation. march 2016 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Reminders 1 2 3 4 5 6

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In any event, the “Potter Project” led the IAN Group to think her decision to come to Mildura and meet with representative of more about the importance of Evidence Based Practice and this both Mallee Family Care and the Independent Agency Network. logically fostered a new and important partnership with Melbourne University and Professor Aron Shlonsky. I suppose the benefit of hindsight could readily categorise the approaches which have characterised our work in child and family While time does not permit a detailed analysis of the journey which welfare over past decades. followed, our enquiries were soon to recognise the importance of some of the work which was being undertaken in the United States The literature clearly indicates that the work of our predecessors and the United Kingdom. was essentially the response of the ‘heart’ to the lives of children in deplorable circumstances. Ground breaking practice had effectively reduced the number of children in Out of Home Care by around 70% and vastly improved In more recent years, one could probably suggest that it’s been a outcomes for countless children. ‘hip pocket’ response where the focus was largely economic and many of us will remember the days of “compulsory, competitive Our collective excitement with these discoveries resulted in yet tendering”. another collaboration which ultimately led to a series of exchanges and a raft of compelling reports. Hopefully, the future will categorise the present time as the period when we began to use our ‘heads’! Only time will fully explain the significance of this work but I firmly believe that Mallee Family Care can be justly proud of the way in While we should never argue that each approach must not be which we have helped to shine a light on what will be better exclusive of the others, it could well be argued that our science has practice in the years ahead. been lacking and the time has clearly come to give proper attention to the importance of ‘evidence based practice’. I take this opportunity to commend Minister Jenny Mikakos who was similarly quick to appreciate the importance of our work and How fitting and ironic that our guest speaker at the last Annual One of the most important developments for Mallee Family Care Meeting should be none other than Dr Karl Kruszelnicki? has been our ability to co-locate various services and I personally welcome the establishment of the Terry Bunting Centre in Mildura. The past year has seen many new discoveries in science as the world continues to explore out of space and become better Terry has been a true champion in terms of disability employment informed about the world around us. and it’s fitting that his efforts have been recognised in the naming of our new centre. I join with others at Mallee Family Care in trusting that future years will continue to see our agency “reach for the stars” in its quest to The Terry Bunting Centre is now home to our Mental Health be, the best that it can be. Services, our Early Childhood Intervention Program and a number of the disability enterprises that were inherited with the sad demise Disability Services also in the spotlight of Access Mildura. The past year has also seen growing interest in the needs of those The Board is to be congratulated for its courage in purchasing a with disabilities and bipartisan support for the National Disability facility that many questioned would adequately meet our needs Insurance Scheme (NDIS). but thanks to the extraordinary talents of Ken Dean, the building was transformed in ways that few had ever imagined. While there is still a great deal that needs to be done in making the scheme manageable and sustainable, Mallee Family Care I describe the move as courageous on the basis that the welcomes the fact that the needs of those with disabilities has Board actually diverted funds which had been set aside for the managed to produce a political consensus. establishment of a new centre in Dareton and it was clearly a leap of faith that we would ultimately find other ways of funding a new The past year has witnessed a number of changes at Mallee Family facility in the . Care in preparation for what will ultimately be “a new way of doing It is with immense sadness that we record the sudden and business”. untimely passing of Ken Dean who has contributed so much to the infrastructure of Mallee Family Care. april 2016 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Reminders 1 2 3 NSW SCHOOL TERM 1 ENDS 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 VIC SCHOOL TERM 2 STARTS 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

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In addition to the Terry Bunting Centre, Ken also project managed the Elizabeth Maffei Family Relationship Centre, the Tony Vinson Centre, the Marie Schlemme Family Centre and the Anne Mansell Centre.

As I said at the outset, there are still many obstacles to be overcome in relation to the NDIS and it is of some concern that those aged over 65 years will not be eligible.

There are equally programs which we know to be vitally important and which may not see “the light of day” without the expressed wishes of those who will ultimately determine the assistance which meets their personal priorities.

Mallee Family Care was equally pleased to play its part in the funding allocated for other programs, much needed in the Mallee Region.

We were delighted that the Commonwealth allocated funding for Headspace in both Mildura and and we pay tribute to the Victorian Government for its funding of a PARC Facility in .

PARC is what’s described as a “step up, step down” facility and it’s a much needed halfway house for those who may not need hospitalisation but may not be ready to live independently in the community.

Governance and the cost of Compliance I have already talked at length about this issue and the work which was undertaken by the Independent Agency Network.

I have also noted the opinion expressed by Vernon Knight at the time of his retirement and I’m pleased that his concerns have attracted national interest, especially those of the Charities and the Not-for-Profit Commission.

Vernon was a keynote speaker at the forum held in Canberra during the year and I have little doubt that his concerns will add to the need for the cutting of red tape.

‘But the need to “rationalise” bureaucracy is just half of the equation’ We can ill afford to overlook the fact that our own internal systems In conjunction with this work, Mallee Family Care has all but are often contributors to wasted time and wasted effort. completed a detailed review of its policy frameworks and the ways in which staff have been assisted in understanding their To that end, the past year has seen some significant developments obligations. within Mallee Family Care aimed at better understanding our ability to analyse and make sense of the complexity of the many issues Another important project during the year was the conduct of a which contribute to our sustainability or otherwise. School for Social Entrepreneurs which was spear-headed by Mallee Family Care as a means of improving the practices of our disability As will be reported elsewhere, the Audit Committee has worked enterprises. vigorously in redesigning our budget reporting systems, our ability to benchmark the hidden costs of service provision and Challenges – Old and New our understanding of the trends which need to be addressed in pursuit of efficiency and best practice. While many of the challenges confronting our organisation are hardly new, their persistence is a clear measure of the difficulties that we face in managing change.

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During the year, Jesuit Social Services, under the guidance of our This data indicates that the age profile of the Mildura Hospital esteemed patron Tony Vinson completed the third review of social Catchment will age rapidly in the course of the next 25 years. disadvantage by post code in Australia. The population will largely be static in the age group 0-14, 15-49 It is of some concern that many of the issues that had been and 50-64. identified previously were again prominent in terms of the needs of the Mallee. The inordinate growth will take place in the age groups 65-84 and 85+. While again space does not permit detailed analysis, the following must continue to be recognised as entrenched difficulties… While the finding will have huge significance for healthcare and • Low average incomes the Mildura Hospital, it will also have significant impacts in terms • Education outcomes of the budgetary needs of Community Service Agencies. • Mental Health • Offending behaviour While there will of course be opportunities in relation to the provision of aged care, it must be recognised that our ability Another piece of work which was undertaken during the year in to service those needs will obviously necessitate the importation collaboration with the Mildura Base Hospital Advisory Committee of labour skills far beyond those currently available. and Monash University School of Rural Health has equally worrying indications. Other issues which must not be overlooked include of course the region’s growing addiction to electronic gaming and the scourge This work was undertaken in the hope of projecting the health and of drug abuse, especially ICE. hospital needs of North West Victoria with a view to providing for the next generation. june 2016 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Reminders 1 2 3 4 5

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Predictably, Mallee Family Care has been a vigorous advocate Member John Cooke was recognised with an honoury Doctorate on these and other issues. Degree for his work at .

The one “new” matter which has been drawn to the Board’s A further important highlight was the Board’s Road Trip during attention to that of smoking in the workplace and one suspects June and the Board’s opportunity to visit many of our locations that the coming year will be a defining time. in the region. I know that this was well appreciated by the Board and much appreciated by staff who clearly enjoyed the opportunity While the issue is already creating difficulties in hospitals, for personal contact with those who chart the course of Mallee prisons and dining venues, one suspects that its management Family Care. in programs such as foster care will be just as complex. Sad aspects of the year include the passing of Allan Spain who Highs and Lows has been a great supporter of Mallee Family Care through the Tour de Murray project, the passing of Betty Lynch who has been There are again many highlights deserving of attention during an Op Shop volunteer for many, many years and the passing the past year. of Lady Hamer who with Sir Rupert has been a great friend of Mallee Family Care since its inception. I welcome the fact that Mallee Family Care achieved full recertification with the International Standards Organisation The year also saw the retirement of our long serving Executive and successfully navigated the numerous audits referred to Director Vernon Knight and the appointment of his successor earlier in this report. Ms Teresa Jayet.

Various programs were honoured with their achievements, I personally thank Vernon for his devoted service which was including but not confined to, the Early Years Awards, the evident to the very end. TLC Program, and the agencies work in Out of Home Care. Even in his last weeks, Chris and Vernon took a holiday to walk the It was encouraging to have our organisation represented Portuguese Camino for the purpose of raising money for Chances on the Minister’s Advisory Committee in Foster Care and my for Children. congratulations to Chloe Sloan who was named Sunraysia’s Indigenous Trainee of the Year. We know that he will continue to maintain a keen interest in the work of Mallee Family Care. Our good friend Alan Fisher was made a life member of Mallee Family Care’s Chances for Children and I personally applaud the example that he sets in terms of outstanding Corporate Citizenship. Ross Lake OAM President Others to be honoured during the year with Orders of Australia Medals include Marie Schlemme and Fiona Harley while Board Executive Director – opinion piece

Stepping down from the top job at Mallee Family Care after 10% to 15% of the operating costs of community agencies, now 36 years gives cause to reflect. consumed in both internal and external audits.

While I remain immensely proud of our achievements it’s also I could write a book on the nonsense which agencies like Mallee a remembrance of lost opportunities and wasted potential. Family Care are having to manage on a daily basis. Aside from the duplication of the reporting systems, there is the added problem While the constant has clearly been the charity and the that different governments and different departments remain compassion of the communities served, one is left to wonder obsessed with the own precious, but incompatible requirements. what could have been achieved without the needless expense and inefficiency of governments and their bureaucracies. One very simple example would be the differing requirements for the training of volunteer care-givers for foster care. Both Victoria It’s a view which I was compelled to express when the Commission and NSW use the same training program but ‘predictably’ they use of Inquiry into the drug ICE held its hearing in Mildura. While it was different versions. As a result, MFC has to deliver separate training obvious that there would be a need for more action to address this for caregivers who are separated only by the River Murray. scourge, there was the inevitable realisation that more resources It results in a needless duplication of staff time, venue would be a challenge for cash strapped governments. arrangements, advertising, etc. etc.

In response to that dilemma I felt the need to suggest that less Sadly, it is one of countless examples of the burden borne by compliance, less auditing and less reporting could free-up an community agencies who, in reality are supporting and subsidising abundance of wasted capacity. government in the delivery of statutory programs.

Mallee Family Care delivers a wide range of services in northwest A modicum of common sense would also address the eroding Victoria and southwest NSW. In addition to a number of effects of compliance on the traditions of volunteering which community-funded programs, the organisation delivers numerous can ultimately determine the viability of both government and of State (both Victorian and NSW) and a range of Commonwealth community-based programs. funded services. The beneficiaries of the compliance regime are the private These arrangements involve more than sixty separate contracts, audit providers and the bureaucrats who can readily make use all subject to their own accountabilities. of their requirements to pursue their agendas of control and ‘rationalisation’ or, as locally defined, ‘what cats do to canaries!” As a consequence, the organisation has to survive more than fifty separate audits annually. Hours and days are expended on I’ll leave it to governments to determine the potential in terms repetitious paperwork and, in some cases, meaningless data entry. of their own savings!

After thirty-six years, I now conclude that a common sense Vernon Knight AM approach to compliance and accountability could release at least Executive Director july 2016 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

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SHERIDEN: Last week was national foster care week and we heard LOUISE: Yea definitely and with the ‘I don’t think I can give them back’ that on any given night in the Mallee up to 70 children need care. thing when you go through those information sessions and that training you actually learn a different way of thinking about it. So it changed You might remember the conversation we had with Karla a young my mind to where, yes I fall totally in love with these kids, but you know women who had been in foster care from around-about 5 or 6 they are not coming to you forever so you are prepared to hand them years of age and she shared how her foster family had had such a back. You change the way you think about foster care and stuff like that. positive impact on her life, she is now in her third year at university. Anyone who thinks they might want to do it but couldn’t do it I highly recommend just doing the training and see if they change their mind Today we meet Louise Greenwood who has dedicated herself to after that because it did for me. being foster carer. SHERIDEN: For your first fostering parent experience how old was the LOUISE: “I have always loved kids and foster care was something little one that came to you. I always thought I wanted to do but always thought that I would never be able to do it because I wouldn’t want to hand them back She was 18 months old and we just loved it. We went from a household that I would fall in love with the children. who had a 12 year old daughter who used to occupy herself and we were in town and we used to just watch television and the garden was I met my husband, he was a truck driver, I was working and with immaculate to having this bundle of energy, laughter and fun and it just both of us working we never saw each other so we decided I would brightened up the whole family. stay at home. I got a bit cabin feverish and a bit bored and so he said to me ‘what do you want to do’ so I said ‘let’s look at doing SHERIDEN: How long was she with you? foster care’. We went in and got the information and decided it was something we wanted to do to give back to the community.” LOUISE: Only two weeks but it was a wonderful two weeks. I don’t think there has been much of a gap where we haven’t had any children with us SHERIDEN: How long ago was that, Louise?” since then.

LOUISE: About 5 years ago we started the process to become SHERIDEN: So over the last 4.5 years how many children have foster carers you foster?

SHERIDEN: Did you find it at all nerve-racking to be under the LOUISE: 36 microscope? SHERIDEN: Of my goodness I thought you were going to say 3 or 4. LOUISE: Not so much for me I am a talker anyway but my husband’s a lot more personal. We did the foster care through Mallee Family LOUISE: And I have probably turned down that many as well because Care and the two people that came to do our interviews and to get not every child fits into your family. Of the 36 a lot of them were short our information came to our house so it was very relaxed and it was term and the longest is 2 years. We have a little boy who is now with us just like you were sitting there chatting with friends. They were very permanently. good at helping you keep relaxed and not so much that under the microscope feeling. SHERIDEN: Fantastic so you have a little boy and a baby as well, do you know how long she will be with you or is that a wait and see. SHERIDEN: How long did that process take before you had a child in your care? LOUISE: Its wait and see, it’s always a wait and see, it never really turns out how they think it’s going to. They could come for a weekend and end LOUISE: I think it was about 6 months by the time you do up staying for 12 months or they could come for 12 month and only stay interviews, life story and a bit of training as well. Training was really a week. It something that is very much unknown. We just bring them in like information sessions to tell you what it’s all about and give your and they are there, they are ours and we just continue on with life they worst case scenarios’ so you can decide if it is really for you. continue on with us and when they go they go. They are treated like one of ours. SHERIDEN: Was there any point along that journey that you or your husband did a double take and thought ‘do we really want SHERIDEN: I am getting all emotional, you’re beautiful, what a beautiful to do this’? thing to be able to give to the community and to families that hopefully get themselves into a condition to be able to parent again. LOUISE: I don’t think so, no. LOUISE: Thank you but we have actually found out that they give so SHERIDEN: So the more you looked the more convinced much more to us, we gain so much more out of this than I think they do. you became? Our staff

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Reid, Peta Schmitz, Jason Stevens, Lisa-Maree Trinci, Cheryl Wimbis, Warren Riley, Sharen Selby, Judy Stevens, Paula Tsoukatos, Metaxia Winslade, Maree Robbins, Catherine Sexton, Annette Strong, Donna Tuitupou, Tafeuni Woodberry, Sarah Roberg, Shane Shea, Alisa Strong, Paula Turner, Meredith Wright, June Roberts, Kurt Sheldrick, Josie Summers, Brian Tyers, Melissa Yari, Yari Roberts, Nicholas Simpson, Karen Symes, Mary Uchtman, Nick Zappia, Amanda Robinson, Shaun Slade, Douglas Symes, Shaun Uebergang, Makaylla Rodgers, Sharon Slager, Lorraine Tankard, Jess Undy, Annette Rollins, Jukian Sloan, Chloe Tasker, Ellyn Van Bergan, David Roney, Angela Sloan, Greg Tavo, Perin Vanderveen, Aimee ‘Our people Rowles, Maurice Slorach, Jason Taylor, Lois Vehekite, Irene Ruane-St.Clair, Mary Smith, Grace Taylor, Russell Wagstaffe, Kylie Ruddock, Anne Smith, Liam Thomas, Jancy Walker, Paula believe in Rule, Brooke Smith, Rhonda Thomas, Nicole Walmsley, Jake Rundell, Robyne Smith, Tamika Thomson, Annita Weaver, Rachel Saluvale, Salu Sparkes, Chenae Thornton, Tenille Webb, Kim restoring Sanders, Darlene Spratt, Jason Traeger, Laura Whitchurch, Allison Sarre, Ricky Staker, Krystle Treen, Dianne Whiting, Joelle Schmidt, Sandy Stevens, Jo Treffene, Nicole Wilson, Margaret relationships’ Mallee Family Care Inc. 2014/15 Financial Report

Audited General Purpose Financial Statements A PDF version of the audited Annual Financial Report for the year ended 30 June 2015 is available on request. Mallee Family Care Inc. has prepared a General Purpose Financial

Report for the year ended 30 June 2015 which has been audited The financial performance and financial position outlined in by RSD Chartered Accountants. The audit was conducted in those audited financial statements are summarised in the accordance with Australian Auditing Standards and in the opinion tables which follow. of the auditors, the financial report presented a true and fair view of the financial position of Mallee Family Care as at 30 June 2015 and its financial performance and cashflows for year then ended.

2014/15 Financial Performance 2015 2014 Operating Fund Contract revenue from Government and FFS 17,591,120 16,037,148 less Program delivery costs (18,065,158) (16,312,710) Total Operating Income (474,038) (275,562) add Internally generated funds 720,761 1,125,945 less Fund raising costs (55,709) (37,961) Net Result Operating Fund 191,014 812,422

Chances For Children Fund Sustaining Supporters 126,438 152,568 Other contributions and donations 740,571 348,953 Total Chances For Children Income 867,009 501,521 less Payments to beneficiaries (331,122) (307,039) less Project and administrative costs (562) (289) Net Result Chances For Children Fund 535,325 194,193

Net Operating Result 726,339 1,006,615

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In the lead up to the introduction of the National Disability Again in the 2014/15 financial year, the Agency has been the Insurance Scheme, there were changes in the structure of a recipient of a substantial philanthropic donation. The Leighton number of program areas which will ultimately fall under the remit Foundation provided a most generous contribution of $500,000 of that scheme, which included increases in funding levels. Other towards the provision initiatives in the Chances for Children fund. programs reported steady increases in funding which in part reflects the impact of a program of reimbursement for additional Employment costs increased by 9.5% which was in part costs incurred in the SACS Award equalisation program, an attributable to additional staff filling new positions and in part initiative of the former Gillard government to raise the general resulting from salary increases awarded under the Enterprise level of wages in the welfare sector. Agreement. The increase in operating costs also reflects activity on the Independent Agencies project of over $140,000. This Internally generated income was bolstered by the sale of two project was funded by a substantial donation from the Potter properties which were no longer suitable for service delivery which Foundation in the previous financial year. yielded a profit on sale of just over $190,000 and generated a cash inflow of over $620,000 during the financial year.

Balance Sheet 2015 2014 Current Assets Cash and cash equivalents 2,096,255 3,336,974 Cash and cash equivalents, Chances for Children Fund 1,807,517 1,271,630 Receivables 817,876 604,502 Assets Held for Sale 0 460,449 Total Current Assets 4,721,648 5,673,555

Non-Current Assets Property, plant and equipment 8,222,321 8,517,627 Total Non-Current Assets 8,222,321 8,517,627

Total Assets 12,943,969 14,191,182

Current Liabilities Payables 1,096,248 1,222,251 Employee benefits 1,797,095 1,491,967 Contract income in advance 1,291,141 938,086 Hire purchase liability (net) 62,632 116,695 Mortgage loan 20,000 2,350,000 Total Current Liabilities 4,267,116 6,118,999

Non-Current Liabilities Employee benefits 103,951 136,114 Hire purchase liability (net) 83,557 93,088 Total Non-Current Liabilities 187,508 229,202 Total Liabilities 4,454,624 6,348,201

Net Assets 8,489,345 7,842,981 Based on new information derived from scheduled property Due to improved cash flow conditions, the mortgage loan was only valuations, a number of properties were adjusted to fair value as at drawn down to a minimal extent at the end of the financial year. 30 June 2015, resulting in a net write down of just under $80,000 The borrowing facility remains in place for the coming financial year which was written off against the asset revaluation reserve. to provide additional working capital resources if required.

The working capital position of the Agency has again improved, Glen Hornsby reflecting both the positive trading result for the year and the cash Company Secretary generated from sale of excess properties. Capital expenditure was relatively low at $370,000. The major component was a substantial Larry O’Connor investment in upgrading the Agency’s Information Technology Treasurer infrastructure, including both hardware and a considerable commitment to new financial management and human 15 October 2015 resources software.

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Placement and OoHC – Caregivers Hunt, Leah Sampson, Tess Assessment Southern Mallee Jones, Caryn Whighton, Alvira Lamos, Cassie Committee Anderson, Carolyn Belton, Loretta Lanigan, Diane Northern Mallee Murray Mallee Belton, Allan Lanigan, Paul Burley, Andrew Community Legal Brown, Rhonda Munro, Marion Cavallo, Teresa Service Volunteers Davey, Donna Paull / Howell, Deborah Fox, Maree Davey, Raymond Peters, Peter DIY Divorce Workshop Muller, Ann Grigg, Emma Peters, Gail Edmanson, Bernadette Neyland, Renae Lane, Joanne Scott, Cassandra Farnsworth, Millicent Purchase, Gerald Mangano, Hazel Scott, Dean Garsed, Robyn Scambler, Penny Mangano, John Sloan, Gregory (Rocky) Webster, Andrew Martin, Sharon Sloan, Lisa Wednesday Night

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Chances Philanthropic Burns & Co Real Estate TLC Mildura Chances Mentors Trusts Chemist Warehouse Flora & Frank Leith Fund Arbon, Phillip Baer Family Charitable Trust Coz Wine Mallee Health Foundation Barrile, Carl Frank and Janet Charitable Trust Gateway Tavern Centre for Multicultural Youth Donati, Olivia Yeast Foundation Hammerton Jewellers MRCC Supported Gaffney, Matt Hello World Playgroup Funding Horsfall, Clare Homemaker Centre Warrawong Professional Howgate, Tom Chances Day Partners Lencia Learning Grants Weiss, Sophie MacKillop College Mildura Houseboats Witham, Emily Mildura Senior College Mildura Lawn Tennis Club Nichols Point Pizza Café ETR Volunteers Primary School Prime 7 Chances for Children Robinvale Swan Hill North Bowden, Candice Ramsay Health Bell, Jason Primary School Carn, Reanne Regional Express Airlines Brady, Brenda Tyrrell College Hannah, Margaret Southern Cross Austereo Broadhead, Ron Harradine, Ronnie Stephen Jones & Associates Chaston,Helen Chances Business Johnson, Sherry Sunbeam Foods Collins, Sean Partnerships Cox, Ashleigh Kirby, Chantelle Coz Wines Sunraysia Daily Crow, Luke Kirby, Rose La Trobe University TASCO Petroleum Dawson, Catherine Wighton, Elvira - Mildura Campus The Gourmet Chef Devilee, Fiona Mildura Fruit Company Tripod Farmers Group Duncan, Peta Nangiloc Colignan Farms Tristar Medical Group Reading Discovery Elahi, Abida Ray White Mildura Varapodio Estate Armstrong, Charlotte Fox, Roslyn Wakefield Transport/Iron Horse Waters Excavations Carver, Jenny Hilton, Jenny Intermodal Pty Ltd Collyer, Allie Jose, Gerard Wentworth & District Community ETR School Partners Costa, Karen Kane, Jason Bank Branch Robinvale P-12 Penny, Ruth Kee, Jarrod Chaffey Secondary College Rozario, Shimu Lloyd, Kirsten Mildura Primary School Wheadon, Fiona Chances Community Mansell, Anne Red Cliffs Secondary School Partnerships McDonald, Marion Red Cliffs Primary School Youth E-Mentoring Central Murray Football McKibben, Lyn St Mary’s Primary Anderson, Tim Netball League Menzies, Dan School Robinvale Auwaki, Stephen Leighton Community Foundation Mooney, Mike St Mary’s Primary Barker, Peter Rotary Club Of Mildura Nalder, Gary School Swan Hill Crilly, Karyn Uteznvanz Inc Parseghian, Rebecca Swan Hill North Primary Dyke, Rachel Pearce, Rod School Hall, Melissa In Memoriam Richards, Keith OAM Swan Hill Primary School Innes, Jenni Family & Friends of the Late Rodger, Tim Merbein P-10 Jetson, Samantha Margery Fenton Schlemme, Marie OAM John, Dianne Sherer, Andrew Laubscher, Anne-Maree TLC Swan Hill Sparks, Kane Coz Wine’s Tour Lawrence, Chris Joan Hudson - Victorian Wall, Michelle De Murray 2015 Marriott, Bill Women’s Benevolent Fund White, Ellen All Star Aqua Mazza, Elvira Campbell Edwards Trust Wilson, Margaret Arthur Robinson Plumbing Mooney, Mike Auto barn Neuman, Rachel Reading Discovery Best Bottlers Rochester, Stephanie Readings Foundation Brumby Books Testa, Melissa Watson, Robert Watson, Tegan Wheadon, Fiona MFC locations

MILDURA All Star Access DARETON Mallee Family Care Main Office Terry Bunting Centre Anne Mansell Centre Haselgrove House 53 Eighth Street, Mildura VIC 3500 3 Devenport Street, Dareton NSW 2717 122 Ninth Street, Mildura VIC 3500 T: 03 5051 0900 T: 03 5027 7600 T: 03 5023 5966 F: 03 5021 4845 F: 03 5027 7697 F: 03 5022 1065 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected] W: www.allstaraccess.com.au WENTWORTH Elizabeth Maffei Centre SWAN HILL 59 Darling Street, Wentworth NSW 2648 105 Lemon Ave, Mildura VIC 3500 Marie Schlemme Family Centre T: 03 5027 3578 T: 03 5021 7400 229 Beveridge Street, Swan Hill VIC 3585 E: [email protected] F: 03 5023 6510 T: 03 5032 4479 E: [email protected] F: 03 5032 4946

E: [email protected] 95 Court Street, Balranald NSW 2715 Tony Vinson Centre T: 03 5020 2700 94 Lemon Avenue, Mildura VIC 3500 KERANG F: 03 5020 0318 P: 03 5021 7480 D & M Fenton Family Centre E: [email protected] F: 03 5021 4455 3 Scoresby Street, Kerang VIC 3579 E: [email protected] T: 03 5452 2863 W: www.chancesforchildren.com.au F: 03 5452 2857 E: [email protected] Early Childhood Intervention Services Level 1 53 Eighth Street, Mildura VIC 3500 ROBINVALE T: 03 5022 9038 33 Herbert Street, Robinvale VIC 3549 F: 03 5021 4962 T: 03 5026 1401 E: [email protected] F: 03 5026 1042

E:[email protected] Murray Mallee Community Mental Health Level 1 53 Eighth Street, Mildura VIC 3500 T: 03 5021 2885 F: 03 5023 2612 E: [email protected]

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