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20 Things We Loved About 2020

Published in Blog on 23rd December 2020 Tags: 2021, 2020, canberra, happy new year, communities@work, happy holidays, Social Impact, looking back, canberra community, reflection, year in review, 2020 wrap up, year wrap up, end of the year

Throughout the choking smoke, ferocious fires and isolating pandemic, the Canberra spirit shone like never before.
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From the CEO’s Desk: A Community Led Recovery

Published in Blog on 16th December 2020 Tags: canberra, not for profit, community led recovery, care led recovery, community sector, for purpose

As 2020 draws to a close, I am taking this opportunity to reflect on the challenges of the past 12 months, which included not just the COVID-19 pandemic, but a devastating fire and smoke emergency.
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Making a difference in the Disability Sector: Spotlight on Our Disability Programs Manager [Part 2]

Published in Blog on 18th November 2020 Tags: disability, disability support, disability programs, disability services, day in the life of, working in disability, disability careers, kim eason, podcast, disability sector

Continuing from where we left off last time, Kim Eason, Manager of Communities@Work’s Disability Programs, shares greater insights into her journey and experiences of working in the disability sector.
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Making a difference in the Disability Sector: Spotlight on Our Disability Programs Manager

Published in Blog on 6th November 2020 Tags: disability careers, kim eason, disability, disability support, disability programs, disability services, day in the life of, our people, employee spotlight, working in disability

This blog post is part one of two. We recently sat down with Kim Eason, Manager of Communities@Work’s Disability Programs, to chat about her journey and experiences around working in the disability sector, which she has been part of for over 25 years.
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Seniors’ Ruby Princess Cruise and COVID-19

Published in Blog by Eva Hickman on 20th October 2020 Tags: ruby princess, good news story, COVID-19, seniors, seniors programs, covid-19 recovery

If you were 84, had just gotten off THAT Ruby Princess cruise, and tested positive to coronavirus, you’d probably have serious alarm bells ringing. Not so for Canberra couple Frank and Christine Wybenga, 84 and 77. They were among 2,700 passengers on board the Ruby Princess in March this year for a 13 day cruise to New Zealand.
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