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Community Visitors Newsletter
Friends For Older People
August 2018
Hello Volunteers & Friends
Hello everyone, We have had a busy couple of months here at “the
office”. In June we put together a submission to contin-
ue CVS in our current service region from 2019-21 and in
July our annual performance report was due to the De-
partment of Health. These busy times came on the back
of our mid-year coffee catch ups with visitors and there
was the usual business of setting up new matches for
many visitors and residents. Our apologies if we haven’t
responded as quickly to queries as we would have liked.
Whilst these and the usual seasonal paperwork matters
has kept us somewhat office bound, Shari and I greatly
enjoy connecting with you and hearing how you’re going
with your community visiting role. We were inspired by
the extent of humble caring volunteering that is occur-
ring, and the huge degree of collective goodwill going
into the lives of many socially isolated older residents.
Thank you on behalf of your residents, our communities,
CVS and The Centre for your wonderful work
On page 3 there is important information about the new
rules surrounding police checks. Please do read it.
Scott and Shari
An initiative of the Australian Government
The Community Visitors Scheme: 1800 682 710 Email: [email protected]
Welcome to our new
volunteers!
Judy Keating
Simon Busuttil
Roger Bell
The Community Visitors Scheme: 1800 682 710 Email: [email protected]
Community Visitors Scheme Newsletter Page 2
R U Ok? Day is coming up on the 13th of September. There may be events in
your area, and you could always host one of your own!
R U Ok? Day was created to encourage people to reach out to others who may
be struggling, below is information taken from the R U Ok? Website:
https://www.ruok.org.au/
R U OK?'s vision is a world where we're all connected and are protected from
suicide.
Our mission is to inspire and empower everyone to meaningfully connect with people
around them and support anyone struggling with life.
Our goals are to:
1. Boost our confidence to meaningfully connect and ask about life's ups and downs
2. Nurture our sense of responsibility to regularly connect and support others
3. Strengthen our sense of belonging because we know people are there for us
4. Be relevant, strong and dynamic
A conversation could change a life.
The Community Visitors Scheme: 1800 682 710 Email: [email protected]
Changes to Police Checks
I had just put FAQ about police checks in the last newsletter and they went and changed how they’re done. My bad luck. So, disregard the information in the last newsletter because it’s changed! As of the 1st of July 2018 there are some changes to how police checks are lodged. The consent form has changed greatly in format but requires basically the same infor-mation. The changes that will most affect your lodgement are the ID requirements. ID no longer needs to be certified (a normal copy, scan or photo will do), but there needs to be a mini-mum of 4 documents submitted. Specifically there needs to be: One Commencement Document e.g. Full Australian Birth Certificate (not an extract
or birth card), Current Australian Passport, Australian Visa etc. One Primary Document e.g. Current Driver’s License, Australian Marriage Certifi-
cate, current proof of age card etc. Two Secondary Documents e.g. Medicare Card, Credit Card, Bank Card I have included a copy of the Documents Required page of the Police Check consent form on the next page which contains the full list of acceptable documents. There are also other new rules affecting ID Either the commencement or primary document need to include a photo of you. If
they don’t you need to submit a certified passport-style photo. Your ID documents need to include your full name and your date of birth. If your ID is under a former name you will need to provide evidence of your name
change, either a change of name certificate or marriage certificate (the official one from the state or territory).
We (CVS) will need to be able to confirm that the ID actually belongs to you. For re-
newals this will be easy as we have the previous police checks and have met you. For new visitor checks, to confirm the ID belongs to the right person, we’ll need to either see you and the ID or get a photo of you holding the ID (so we can read it) as well.
Note: The ‘evidence of right to a government benefit (Centrelink or Veterans Affairs)’ listed in the secondary documents can be a Centrelink or Veterans Affairs card.
Community Visitors Scheme Newsletter Page 3
The Community Visitors Scheme: 1800 682 710 Email: [email protected]
Community Visitors Scheme Newsletter Page 4
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
HOW TO SUBMIT THIS FORM
Minimum identity requirements
You must provide four documents with your completed
form to confirm your identity:
›› one commencement document to confirm your birth in
Australia or arrival in Australia
›› one primary and two secondary documents to show the
use of your identity in the community.
The Legal Entity Customer listed on page 5 will use these
documents to verify your identity against the personal in-
formation you have provided on this form. The personal
information contained in the identity documents you pro-
vide will be used to conduct a nationally coordinated crimi-
nal history check, as you consent to in Section C.
The documentation you provide must include evidence of
your full name and date of birth and a photograph of you.
The commencement and primary documents provided
must include a photo of you. If your commencement and
primary documents do not include a photograph you must
submit a passport-style photograph certified by a person
listed in Schedule 2 of the Statutory Declarations Regula-
tions 1993 (Cth).
Commencement documents
a. full Australian birth certificate (not an extract or birth
card)
b. current Australian passport (not expired)
c. Australian Visa current at time of entry to Australia as
resident or tourist
d. ImmiCard issued by the Department of Immigration and
Border Protection that enables the cardholder to prove
their visa and/or migration status and enroll in services
e. certificate of identity issued by the Department of For-
eign Affairs and Trade to refugees and non-Australian
citizens for entry to Australia
f. document of identity issued by the Department of For-
eign Affairs and Trade to Australian citizens or persons
who possess the nationality of a Commonwealth coun-
try, for travel purposes
g. certificate of evidence of resident status.
Primary documents
a. current Australian driver licence, learner permit or pro-
visional licence issued by a state or territory, showing
signature and/or photo and the same name as claimed
b. Australian marriage certificate issued by a state or terri-
tory (church or celebrant-issued certificates are not
accepted)
c. current passport issued by a country other than Aus-
tralia with a valid entry stamp or visa
d. current proof of age or photo identity card issued by an
Australian government agency in your name with photo
and signature
e. current shooter or firearm licence showing signature
and photo (not minor or junior permit or licence)
f. for persons aged under 18 with no other Primary Use in
Community Documents, a current student identification
card with photo or signature.
Secondary documents
a. certificate of identity issued by the Department of For-
eign Affairs and Trade
b. document of identity issued by the Department of For-
eign Affairs and Trade
c. convention travel document secondary (United Na-
tions) issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs and
Trade
d. foreign government issued documents (for example
drivers licence)
e. Medicare card
f. enrolment with the Australian Electoral Commission
g. security guard or crowd control photo licence
h. evidence of right to a government benefit (Centrelink or
Veterans Affairs)
i. consular photo identity card issued by the Department
of Foreign Affairs and Trade
j. photo identity card issued to an officer by a police force
k. photo identity card issued by the Australian Defence
Force
l. photo identity card issued by the Australian Govern-
ment or a state or territory government
m. Aviation Security Identification Card
n. Maritime Security Identification card
o. credit reference check
p. Australian tertiary student photo identity document
q. Australian secondary student photo identity document
r. certified academic transcript from an Australian univer-
sity
s. trusted referees report
t. bank card
u. credit card
Change of name
If you provide identity documents using a former name,
you must provide evidence of your name change. This
means providing a change of name certificate issued by
the Australian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages or
an Australian marriage certificate issued by a state or terri-
tory, in addition to your four identity documents. Church or
celebrant-issued certificates are not accepted.
Special provisions for proof of identity
The ACIC recognises that in exceptional circumstances
you may not be able to meet the minimum proof of identity
requirements.
Please contact the organisation that supplied you with this
form to assess your ability to meet the requirements and
determine the most suitable method to confirm your identi-
ty.
Volunteer Snippets
If you have any ideas, stories, recipes or
helpful Information that you would like
to share with everyone in our news-
letters, please send them to
Or post to:
The Centre - CVS
17 Chisholm Street
Wangaratta VIC 3677
The Community Visitors Scheme: 1800 682 710 Email: [email protected]
Community Visitors Scheme Newsletter Page 5
Directions
1. Sift the flour and custard powder into a large bowl and then stir in sugar.
2. Whisk yoghurt, oil, eggs and essence together and fold into the dry ingredients, taking care not to overmix.
3. Spread the mixture over the base of a baking paper lined 28cm x 18 cm slice pan. Scatter over peaches and dot with chunks of cream cheese.
4. Bake at 180°C for 35 minutes or until golden and cooked through.
5. Cool for 15 minutes in pan before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely. Cut into 16 squares and serve at room temperature. Store refrigerated in an airtight container.
Peaches and Cream Slice
Ingredients: 1 cup self-raising flour 1/4 cup custard powder 1/2 cup caster sugar 1 cup reduced fat vanilla yoghurt 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 eggs, lightly beaten 1 teaspoon coconut essence 440g peach slices in natural juice,
drained and cut in half 200g reduced fat cream cheese, broken
into 1 1/2cm chunks
Community Visitors Scheme Newsletter Page 6
Community Visitor Scheme
The Centre. Wangaratta Vic 3677
Toll Free Number: 1800 682 710
Scott Landells
T: (03) 5721 0255
Shari Artley
T: (03) 5721 0253
IMPORTANT REMINDER;
Please remember to fill in your quarterly report form (enclosed/attached) and return it in the
envelope provided. The information you put into these reports is vital and assists our quest to ensure
CVS receives ongoing funding. Thank you, Scott and Shari
June Hilly Avery-Hart
Cheryl Butler
Marilyn Clark-Dolny
Penny Jungalwalla
Cheryl Lowe
Marilyn Munro
Bob Scott
July Roger Bell
Carol Bredden
Christine Hardham
Val Lockman
Cathleen O'Connor
August Lynette Allen
Daniel Anderson
Lyn Barclay
Karen Blick
Dawn Bray
Garry Freake
Hugh Jolowicz
Leanne Monro
Des Moylan
Tae Jana Pollack
Sherren Tilson
This initiative is funded by the Australian
Government Department of Health.
The Community Visitors Scheme: 1800 682 710 Email: [email protected]
Late last year we sent out an email enquiring if people
are willing to receive newsletters and quarterly reports
by email. If you didn’t receive the email or forgot to
reply, you can let us know by emailing:
