Become a volunteer carer at Muscular Dystrophy NSW ’s first ever Camp

We require 40 carers for a 5 day, 4 night camp: 5th – 9th October 2009

Camp is for young people with a neuromuscular disorder.

Camp allows parents and carers to have a break and also provides opportunities for campers to make friends and partake in lots of exciting activities. Camp is sure to be an experience you and your camper will never forget!

Some other benefits:

• Work with young people with a disability
• Develop communication skills
• Work one-on-one as well as in a team
• Gain training and experience with manual handling and personal care
• Some people may also be able to use camp as a practicum placement for their studies

All meals, expenses, training and accommodation are provided.

For more info:

http://www.mdnsw.org.au/

Muscular Dystrophy NSW: Suite 101 - 7 Bay Drive, PO Box 1365, Meadowbank NSW 2114

Phone: 02 9809 2111

PhD Opportunity – Improving the life chances of young people with mental health problems

The Australian Family and Disability Studies Research Collaboration (AFDSRC) at the University of Sydney are seeking an enthusiastic PhD candidate to become part of our international research team.

The candidate will have the opportunity to work under the guidance of leading international disability scholars Professor Gwynnyth Llewellyn and Professor Eric Emerson on a project investigating how to improve the health and life chances of young Australians with mental health problems. The project will involve complex longitudinal analysis of a large national data set (HILDA).

The candidate will have a first class honours degree in a relevant discipline, an interest in disability and social justice, and a strong aptitude for quantitative research methods.

For further information, please see details on Supervisor Connect http://www.usyd.edu.au/research/opportunities/opportunities/856 or contact Anne Honey on (02) 9351 9370 or email: a.honey@usyd.edu.au.

A unique opportunity to 'PLAY'

How active is schoolyard play?
How different is the play of boys and girls?
Who are the children who play the least and how different is their play?
What do teachers think about children’s play in the schoolyard?

Are these questions that interest you?

We are offering a unique opportunity for you to become involved with a recognised research team interested in children's play.

Who can take part? We have opportunities for both undergraduate and postgraduate students to become active members of this research team.

Will training be provided? Yes! And it’s FREE. Learn how to measure activity levels, children’s coping and social skills, build your skills in data collection and data analysis. All training will occur (April - June). Data collection on school playgrounds will occur during school terms 3 and 4 (July - December).

What’s in it for you? Apart from FREE training! We recognise that building a skills portfolio can sometimes be difficult. You will have the opportunity to apply learnt skills to a ‘real life’ project and to work alongside recognised experts. This is an experience you can list on your CV!

How many hours? For only a few hours a week you can have fun taking part in this exciting and very worthwhile project. Contact us to negotiate a schedule that works for you.

Where? Sydney Metro area

Interested in learning more?

Contact:
Jo Ragen
The University of Sydney

Phone: 93519807
Email: j.ragen@usyd.edu.au

The boat that rocked

Help the Pioneer Clubhouse with their much needed fundraising event. The first major fundraiser for this year is a preview screening of 'The Boat That Rocked' directed by Richard Curtis who also directed Love Actually, Four Weddings and a Funeral, and Notting Hill.

The movie preview is on:

WEDNESDAY 8TH APRIL
AT 6.30PM FOR A 6.45PM START
AT CREMORNE ORPHEUM, 380 MILITARY ROAD CREMORNE

The cost of tickets is $20 each.

If you would like to come along (and please feel willing to come dressed 60s style, then contact me via email at the return address, or at

francesca.coniglio@sfnsw.org.au or on 0411 309 167. Or if you are unable to make the preview but would like to assist Pioneer in other ways, then please let me know.

Many thanks and hope to see you all there,

Franca Coniglio

Pioneer Clubhouse
02 9907 9999
0408 555 476
Lot 2 Quirk Rd Balgowlah NSW 2093
francesca.coniglio@sfnsw.org.au

For more info about the Pioneer Clubhouse visit our website at www.pioneerclubhouse.org.au

Relay for Life Committee members

Organisation: Cancer Council NSW

Location: Northern Sydney

Contact: Rosemary 9334 1459 or volunteervacancies@nswcc.org.au

Join the organising committee for this major event to be run in the Hornsby, Ku-ring-Gai and Macquarie Uni areas. Roles include secretary, health education, media and promotions, sponsorship, entertainment and team development.

Indigenous Health Interest Group

The Indigenous Health Interest Group was set up by Health Sciences' students interested in finding out more about Indigenous Health issues. All staff and students are invited to join the group which meets once each month on Tuesdays.

The next meeting will be held on Tuesday 28 April at 12pm in T109, Cumberland Campus.

This months guest speaker is Indigenous Bachelor of Health Sciences' graduate Alana Moffett who in 2008 received the Charles Perkins AO Memorial Prize for outstanding academic achievement.

For more information contact Lanvy on ih_ig@yahoo.com.au

Indigenous Allied Health Australia website

The Indigenous Allied Health Australia (IAHA) website at www.indigenousalliedhealth.com.au is for Indigenous allied health professionals and students wishing to network together, share information and ideas and join in planning the establishment of an Indigenous allied health professionals association.

The development of the IAHA website by the Indigenous Allied Health Network Project has been funded by the Australian Government's Department of Health and Ageing.

Jamanee Gunya Health Sciences Weekend Workshops

Jamanee Gunya is a non-profit organisation which raises money to run courses in Aboriginal culture for disadvantaged children. It also offers cross-cultural training for paying students. Sydney University Medical and Health Sciences students currently participate in the course, which is subsidised by the faculties. The three-day course focuses upon traditional medicine and healing and includes a field trip to Meroo National Park.

Health Sciences Workshops will be held on the following dates:

April 3 4 5 (Fri, Sat Sun)
April 17 18 19* (Fri, Sat, Sun)
September 11 12 13 (Fri, Sat, Sun)
September 28 29 30* (Mon, Tues, Wed)

*Held in mid semester breaks

For more information contact Belinda Chambers on B.Chambers@usyd.edu.au