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In this Edition:

1. Mental Health In Multicultural Australia:

2. National Disability Insurance Scheme:

3. Office for the community sector community development e bulletin:

4. NDIS Update 44:

5. Smoking ban may harm psychiatric patients :

6. NICCI WALL mental health advocate; “Whats New”:

7. The One Love Jam for Schizy Week:

8. Graeme Cowan:

9. Mental Health Recovery and Life Improvement course, including WRAP:

10. Women with disabilities Vic; An invitation for women with disabilities to take the lead!:

11. Victoria legal aid brief:

12. TheMHS conference E Posters:

13. National mental health commission update:

14. CONSUMER ADVISORY GROUP SUMMIT (Change of Date):

15. “Not Without Us,” the documentary:

16. Professor Larry Davidson “The contribution to mental health reform by people who have experienced mental

health challenges”; Lecture:

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1/ Mental Health in Multicultural Australia:

Online survey about a new national framework

MHiMA is inviting feedback on the new Framework for Mental Health in Multicultural Australia:

Towards Culturally Inclusive Service Delivery, which can now be accessed on the MHiMA

website. The direct link to the Framework is www.mhima.org.au/framework/. Between now and

10 June 2013, we are inviting you to provide feedback via an online survey.

We would like to encourage all stakeholders in the mental health and multicultural sectors to

participate. Your feedback is very much appreciated and valued and will be integrated into the

final draft, due for official release in August 2013.

The aim of the Framework is to provide mental health services in the public, private and

community sectors with easy to use practical strategies, tools and resources that will increase their

cultural responsiveness, including rates of access by CALD mental health consumers and carers

and the quality of care they receive.

The Framework consists of three integrated components:

1. An Organisational Cultural Responsiveness Assessment Scale (OCRAS) for mental health

services, based on the National Cultural Competency Tool for Mental Health

Services (2010), the starting point for users of the Framework.

2. Strategies and outcome indicators in four key outcome areas:

culturally and linguistically responsive consumer, carer and family participation;

culturally inclusive safety and quality practices in mental health services;

culturally and linguistically responsive mental health promotion, prevention and early

intervention; and

culturally responsive mental health workforce.

3. Supporting tools and resources such as fact sheets and useful links.



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The Framework has been closely aligned with current Commonwealth, state and territory plans

and policies in mental health and multicultural affairs and referenced to current mental health

standards and national safety and quality health standards.

To participate in the survey and find a direct link to the Framework please go to:

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If you have any queries please contact Saskia de Vries, Project Officer, on [email protected]

or (07) 3167 8319.

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2/ National Disability Insurance Scheme:

National Disability Insurance Scheme

Victorian Bulletin May 2013

From the Minister for Disability Services and Reform, Mary Wooldridge

Hello and welcome to the fourth electronic bulletin on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) from the Victorian Coalition Government. If you wish to receive future bulletins directly, please email [email protected].

NDIS to be rolled out across Victoria

I am delighted that on 4 May 2013, the Victorian Coalition and Commonwealth Governments reached a historic agreement that will allow for the full roll-out of the NDIS, now known as DisabilityCare Australia, across Victoria by 2019.

The agreement will provide more than 100,000 Victorian residents with significant or profound disability choice and control over the care and support they receive.

DisabilityCare Australia will also give all Victorians the peace of mind that if they have or acquire a disability or have a child with disability who needs daily care and support, that they will get the support they need, when they need it.

The agreement builds on Victoria’s proud history of providing people with disability with individualised support and means that from July 2016 people with disability right across the state will start to be able to access the scheme.

Under the agreement Victoria will contribute $2.5 billion by 2019-20 to the cost of support for people with disability under the NDIS. This funding complements around $2.6 billion from the Commonwealth Government.

The NDIS is the reform of a generation and I’d like to acknowledge the commitment, passion and advocacy of people with disability, their families, carers, and disability service providers. This advocacy has been vital in generating widespread community support for the NDIS and making it a reality. The Commonwealth Government has assured us it will continue to work with the community as well as the Victorian Coalition Government in the development of the full NDIS.

Now that we have an agreement for the roll-out of the NDIS across the state, the Victorian Coalition Government will continue its advocacy for the establishment of the scheme’s national headquarters in Geelong. Our $25 million offer to the Commonwealth to go towards the establishment of the headquarters in Geelong remains on the table.











Moving to the NDIS

I was very pleased that on 15 April 2013 the Victorian and the Commonwealth Government’s signed appendices to the Bilateral Agreement that set out the arrangements for the launch in Barwon. The appendices covered practical issues such as client phasing, cash and in-kind contributions and workforce arrangements. This is an important step towards a successful NDIS launch in Barwon on 1 July.

Because the NDIS is a major reform not everybody will be able to start in July. All clients living in the Barwon area and their service providers will transfer to the NDIS by September 2014. We are planning a staggered transfer of people with disability into the NDIS, by program type, with all services for an individual transferring at the same time.

Once clients transition to the NDIS, they will have the opportunity to review their plan, which may result in changed service arrangements. For example, this means that some existing clients may get more support, or receive their supports in a different way that better meets their needs. We continue to encourage the Commonwealth Government to make their process as seamless as possible and to ensure that clients and service providers are supported through the transition period.

The schedule of when people accessing existing programs will move across to the scheme is available at the end of this Bulletin. A further two appendices provide detail on cash and in-kind contributions and workforce arrangements. The cash and in-kind arrangements detail how supports will be funded under the NDIS.

Some existing programs, such as Shared Supported Accommodation, will be provided ‘in-kind’. This means that the Victorian Government will continue its existing funding and regulatory arrangements with providers or, in the case of government providers, continue to fund and operate the program or service.

Other Victorian disability programs, such as Individual Support Packages and Futures for Young Adults, will transfer to the NDIS as cash. People will still be able to purchase these types of supports with their NDIS individual support package, and continue to choose which provider they purchase their supports from.

The Bilateral Agreement and Appendices can be found on the Commonwealth Government’s NDIS website.

NDIS factsheets

The Victorian Government has distributed a series of fact sheets explaining how people with disability and the disability sector will be affected by and what to expect throughout the launch period in Barwon.

The Commonwealth has also published a series of fact sheets to assist service providers. These fact sheets cover a range of topics including ‘Registering as a provider for DisabilityCare Australia’; ‘Doing business online’; ‘Information for service providers about the transition to DisabilityCare Australia’; ‘Supporting the disability sector’; and ‘Tracking block or case-based funded services in the NDIS: what it means for providers’.

I encourage Victorian service providers in the Barwon area or those delivering state wide services to read these fact sheets on the Commonwealth NDIS website at www.ndis.gov.au.



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Sector readiness project

In April this year I announced that the Victorian Government is providing $95,000 to National Disability Services Victoria to conduct a series of forums and workshops over the coming months on topics that provide real and practical assistance for providers to continue to support people with disability, their families and carers. Through this project, assistance will also target the Psychiatric Disability Rehabilitation and Support Services and early childhood sectors involved in the NDIS.

Update from COAG

The Council of Australia Governments (COAG) met on 19 April 2013 in Canberra. COAG endorsed the principles that detail how the NDIS and mainstream services will interact with one another across 11 different service sectors, including health, mental health, early childhood development, child protection and family support, school education, higher education and Vocational Education and Training (VET), employment, housing and community infrastructure, transport, justice and aged care.

Around this time, South Australia and the ACT also agreed to participate in the full roll-out of the NDIS, while in early May the Northern Territory and Tasmania agreed to participate in the full roll-out of the scheme.

Legislation and rules

The NDIS Bill was passed by the Australian Parliament on 21 March 2013 and received Royal Assent on 28 March 2013 to officially become an Act of the Commonwealth Parliament and transition into law. A number of key recommendations made in Victoria’s submission to the Senate Committee on Community Affairs’ inquiry into the Bill were reflected in the Committee’s recommendations, and in the Commonwealth’s amendments to the Bill. This includes a presumption that people with a disability can make their own decisions and enabling the NDIS to recover costs from other schemes, without compelling an individual to seek compensation.

The six priority rules that are currently being negotiated are:

• Becoming a Participant – this rule sets out who is eligible for the NDIS based on age, residency, disability and early intervention requirements.

• Nominees – this rule sets out information about nominees (who are sometimes required to help with people’s decision making processes), and deals with whether a nominee should be appointed, who should be appointed as a nominee, the term of the appointment, duties of nominees, and cancellation and suspension of nominees.

• Plan Management – this rule sets out how people who are participants in the NDIS will be assisted to develop a personal, goal-based plan about how they will be provided with general supports and reasonable and necessary supports.

• Children – this rule includes information about how people who are responsible for undertaking acts and making decisions in relation to the Act on behalf of a child and how a child’s ability to make decisions on their own behalf increases as they develop.

• Protection and Disclosure of Information – this rule includes information about safeguarding the privacy of people whose information is held by the Agency.

• Registered Providers of Supports – this rule sets out how providers can register to become a provider of supports or undertake plan management.










We expect that the rules will be finalised by mid-May.

I am pleased that over the last few weeks several crucial steps in the development of the NDIS have been taken to ensure the successful launch of the scheme from 1 July. Particularly, I am thrilled with the Victorian Coalition and the Commonwealth Government’s agreeing to the full roll-out of the NDIS across the state by 2019.

While there is still much work to do, this is an exciting time for people with disability, their families, carers and the disability sector and I look forward to continuing to work with you to launch the NDIS in the Barwon area and roll the scheme out across the entire state.

Hon Mary Wooldridge MP

Minister for Disability Services and Reform

Get involved

For more information and to contribute to the development of the NDIS visit:

The Department of Human Services website

Every Australian Counts

To view NDIS legislation visit the Parliament of Australia website

The Commonwealth NDIS website.

This publication is also available in an accessible format at www.dhs.vic.gov.au/ndis

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3/ Office for the community sector community development e bulletin:

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4/ National Disability Insurance Scheme Update 44:

National Disability Insurance Scheme Update 44 Dear Friends It has been a momentous few weeks for DisabilityCare Australia. The historic agreements we’ve reached with States and Territories mean that around 90 per cent of Australians will be covered by DisabilityCare Australia by July 2019. DisabilityCare Australia now has a strong and stable funding stream, after legislation that provides for a half a percentage point increase in the Medicare levy passed the Parliament. And in our recent budget the Treasurer announced an investment of $14.3 billion over seven years to roll out DisabilityCare Australia nationally. We are making the responsible decisions to fully fund DisabilityCare Australia for the long term. This unprecedented long term funding security will provide people with significant and permanent disability, their families and carers the certainty they deserve. We have secured the future for this important and long overdue reform that will give all Australians the peace of mind to know that they will be supported if they have or acquire a disability. Today we are pleased to officially open the registrations for the My Choice, My Control, My Future: DisabilityCare Australia conference which will be held on 23 and 24 June 2013 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. This conference will take place one week before DisabilityCare Australia commences. It will bring together more than a 1,000 people with disability, carers and people from the disability and community sector to discuss the scheme, how it will work and how we will help them transition to this new system of support. We will be honoured to join speakers such as Disability Commissioner Graeme Innes and Emeritus Professor Ron McCallum AO, Vice-Chair of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Their understanding of disability issues in Australia and around the world will give all attendees a unique insight into the importance of DisabilityCare Australia.










And as Minister for Disability Reform, it will give me great pleasure to also speak at the Conference about the launch of DisabilityCare Australia, which by then will be little more than a week away! The conference will also provide a forum to showcase the 73 Practical Design Fund projects we funded to help people prepare for the changes DisabilityCare will bring. The Practical Design Fund projects identify practical solutions and innovative ways to assist people with disability, their families and carers, as well as service providers, to get ready for DisabilityCare Australia. You can register on our website www.ndis.gov.au and I would encourage you to share information with colleagues, networks, friends and family. Jenny Macklin & Amanda Rishworth

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5/ Smoking ban may harm psychiatric patients :

A nurse and two patients challenging the Waitemata District Health Board’s ban on smoking in its acute mental health units say it is a matter of "human dignity".

The DHB currently does not allow its mental health patients to smoke in three intensive care units including North Shore, Waitakere and Rodney.

However, two patients, whose names remain suppressed, are fighting the ban in the Auckland High Court with the support of a nurse.

Their lawyer Richard Fancois opened the hearing by saying although the applicants accept there are dangers in smoking, it is “about the right to human dignity".

Mr Francois claims there are a lot of mental health patients refusing treatment because they don’t like going into the hospitals due to the non-smoking environment.

He referred to one example from a coroner’s inquest where a psychiatric patient told his mother, before taking his own life, that he did not want to go back to hospital because he could not smoke there.

In another example Mr Francois quoted a female patient who disobeyed the smoking ban by lighting up in her room.

“The best way for me to cope is to smoke cigarettes,” she said.

Mr Francois says he has seen a number of cases where patients have become violent or aggressive as a result of not being able to smoke.

He referred to examples of “desperation” where patients have tried to light cigarettes through causing sparks in electrical sockets because they don’t have access to lighters.

Mr Francois argues that banning patients from smoking while in short term care does not curb the habit in the long run.

He is calling for the Waitemata DBH to provide incapacitated and seriously ill patients with a room where they can smoke freely.










The Waitemata DHB will have its argument heard tomorrow.

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6/ NICCI WALL mental health advocate; “Whats New”:

From ‘Nicci Wall - Mental Health Advocate’ - Facebook Page is https://www.facebook.com/GlimpsesMindsUnleashed?ref=hl

In this What's New: -

Health Issues Centre – Consumer Leadership Courses

Webinar invitation - Postnatal depression - the importance of early identification

Discussion Webinar - Peer Support and You

The 'Landmark Project'

Enhanced Relapse Prevention

2013 ASBDD Conference

Voices Vic Training Courses

2013 World Hearing Voices Congress

National Disability Services State Conference

Better Life Communications – Concession Mobile Phone Service

May/June, June/July LSWP Calendar - Kardinia Mental Health Service – Geelong – see attached

Peer Work Project Information Sessions (MI Fellowship SA) – see

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ZERO TOLERANCE FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT: A safe admission for women Report and Petition

New Neuropsychological Assessment and Treatment Services

Health Issues Centre – Consumer Leadership Courses

COME AND TRAIN WITH VICTORIA’S HEALTH CONSUMER ORGANISATION Health Issues Centre is Australia's only provider of these accredited, innovative training programs for consumer leaders and health service staff. Enrolments for our 2013 courses are now open. To view details of the course contents, click here: Consumer Leadership 2013 Course Outline Vocational Graduate Certificate in Consumer Engagement 2013 Course Outline



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To view the course information and registration form, click here: Accredited Training Program for 2013

Health services and organisations who have a group of 10 or more consumers or staff members wishing to do one of the courses can have it delivered on site for a substantial discount. Please contact us for further information.

Webinar invitation - Postnatal depression - the importance of early identification

Thursday, 16 May 2013, 3.00-5.00pm AEST

Perinatal depression (PND) is a disabling and wide-spread disorder that negatively impacts the mother and child. Not only is the experience of ante or postnatal depression (PND) devastating for mothers, but their infants are vulnerable to poor developmental outcomes (cognitive, social and behavioural). Early detection and intervention is imperative.

A national collaboration funded by beyondblue investigated the feasibility of antenatal depression screening across Australia between 2001-2006 (beyondblue). It resulted in a number of key contributions to the field, including what is probably the largest cohort study on the identification of risk factors for PND, published in Journal of Affective Disorders (Milgrom et al., 2008).

This webinar, by Professor Jeannette Milgrom, will describe these developments, the resources available to professionals and key features of the beyondblue Clinical Practice Guidelines for depression and related disorders. It will also cover how to screen and what diagnostic and psychosocial assessments are recommended to formulate management plans.

Speaker

Jeannette Milgrom is Professor, Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne and Director of Clinical and Health Psychology, Austin Health, Melbourne. She established the Parent-Infant Research Institute in 2001 as a Centre of Excellence to improve parent and infant wellbeing, and focusing on high-risk infants, ante- and postnatal depression, prematurity and developing psychological treatments (for mothers, fathers and babies). Jeannette has had a major role in the beyondblue National Perinatal Depression Initiative

since 2001. She is recipient of 61 research grants and author of 4 books, 13 chapters and 90 scientific articles.

Professor Milgrom will be speaking at the 2013 Infant and Early Childhood Social and

Emotional Wellbeing Conference on 30 October - 2 November in Canberra.

RSVP for this free webinar.




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Discussion Webinar - Peer Support and You

Desley Casey invites you to join a 60 minute webinar discussion about peer support. Where is peer support heading? What type of peer support roles are there in Australia? Is peer support being reshaped by service providers and diluted? If so, what might be done about this?

Tuesday 7 May, 2013

2.30pm-3.30pm (Melbourne time)

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The 'Landmark Project'

Dear Member/Subscriber/Colleague

This year marks 30 years since Professor David Richmond completed his report on the need for deinstitutionalisation of care for those with psychiatric illnesses and intellectual disability. It is also marks twenty years since the Human Rights Commission report, headed by Brian Burdekin, drew national attention to the state of community mental health care and the beginnings on national mental health policy.

To mark these important anniversaries, ConNetica Consulting has partnered with over twenty service providers, peak bodies and research institutions to prepare a report focussing on the journey of mental health reform, what has been achieved and where we are now, and what are the future priorities for reform. The report will be released prior to the September Federal Election and will aim to make mental health reform a priority in the political debate.

The 'Landmark Project' includes a number of mechanisms to gather the views of the sector and the general community. One of these mechanisms is the conduct of two community surveys of providers, consumers, carers and interested stakeholders. The surveys have been developed by the Brain and Mind Research Institute at the University of Sydney and approved by the University's Human Research Ethics Committee.

Further information about the Landmark project are available on the ConNetica website - www.connetica.com.au



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We would encourage you to participate in these surveys. The links to the surveys are listed below:

1. Community review of mental health services in Australiahttp://surveys.med.usyd.edu.au/limesurvey/index.php?sid=14293

2. Consumers and Carers Direct Experiences of Mental Health Care in Australia: http://surveys.med.usyd.edu.au/limesurvey/index.php?sid=81989

The results and findings will be incorporated in the Landmark Project report. We apologise for any cross-postings in this email distribution.

I again thank you for your support and collaboration in the Landmark Project.

Amy Elson

Research Consultant

ConNetica

Enhanced Relapse Prevention - http://www.erponline.co.uk/

The Early Relapse Prevention approach aims to help people with Bipolar experiences to recognise and manage mood changes in order to reduce the occurrence and severity of relapses. ERP aims to help you to gain more control over your moods and the impact that mood has on your life. The ERP approach has been shown to be effective when offered face to face. ERP online offers the same information and ideas but in a website.

The key elements of ERP are:

1. Recognising your different moods

2. Understanding what influences your moods

3. Identifying TRIGGERS for changes in mood. These are specific types of events or situations that may be associated with your mood changes. Being aware of these can help you to manage these situations better.

4. Identifying EARLY WARNING SIGNS (EWSs) of relapse. EWS are small changes in behaviour, thoughts, or feelings that occur a few weeks or even months before a relapse. They are very individual and different for everyone. However, for any one individual, they do tend to be similar across different relapses. Therefore they can act as an important warning sign to take some steps to manage your mood. By doing this, you can prevent a relapse occurring

5. Strategies to manage EARLY WARNING SIGNS of relapse. Once you have learnt to recognise EWS, you can develop strategies to deal with them. It is much easier to manage our mood changes in the early stages – but it gets a lot harder the further the mood changes progress



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6. Developing an ERP PLAN to manage mood changes. This includes how to apply each of the above elements to your everyday life and how to integrate this with any other treatment / support you may be receiving. Hopefully this will reduce the occurrence of relapses.

2013 ASBDD Conference

Register by Friday 28th of June for discounted registration fee.

The Organising Committee is pleased to advise that the website for the 2013 Australasian Society for Bipolar & Depressive Disorders Limited Conference is now "live" and is available at:

www.asbdd2013.bipolardisorders.com.au

We encourage you to take advantage of the Early Bird registration fees and to consider submitting an Abstract for a brief oral presentation or poster display.

Further enquiries about the conference can be made by email at: [email protected] OR by phoning +61 3 9417 5468

Ann Dancer

Australasian Society for Bipolar and Depressive Disorders

Level 8, Aikenhead Building

27 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy VIC 3065

Telephone +61 3 9417 5468

Facsimile +61 3 9416 2624

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Voices Vic Training Courses

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Group Facilitation for Peer Workers: Transforming Lived Experience into Expertise This course is not specific for voice hearers and is suitable for all current and aspiring peer workers.



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Introduction to the Hearing Voices Approach for Groups & Individuals The perfect introduction to understanding and working with voices: for voice hearers, community and clinical workers, and carers, friends and family. New date just announced due to popular demand. 27 - 28 August 2013 Download flyer Register online here

World Hearing Voices Congress

Are you registered for news about the World Hearing Voices Congress?

Visit the congress website to read more about the most exciting mental health conference this year. www.hearingvoices2013.org

The world's leaders in hearing voices experience, expertise and wisdom are all gathering in Melbourne this November! Researchers, consumers, clinicians, community workers, carers, friends and family all coming together to explore the experience of hearing voices and recovery. New speakers still being added to the program. This is the event people will be talking about for years to come.

Dr Rufus May (UK) | Will Hall (US) | Ron Coleman (UK) | Arana Pearson (NZ) | Rachel Waddington (UK) | Lyn Mahboub (Aust) | Indigo Daya (Aust) | Janet Karagounis (Aust) |

John Watkins (Aust) | Lindy Moffatt (Aust) | Prof Alan Rosen (Aust) | Dr Dirk Corstens (Netherlands) | Dr Lewis Mehl-Madrona (US) | A/Prof Flavie Waters (Aust) |

Prof Susan Rossell (Aust) | Dr Neil Thomas (Aust) | Dr Simon McCarthy Jones (Aust) | Dr Sarah Bendall (Aust) | Karen Taylor (UK) | Judith Drake (Aust) |

Amanda Waegeli (Aust) | Maggie Toko (Aust)

Register to keep up with congress news. Sponsorship opportunities open

now Abstract submissions open 14 May 2013 Early bird registrations open 1

June 2013



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National Disability Services State Conference

National Disability Services is the Australian peak body for non-government disability services.

The disability sector is going through a dynamic period of change driven by the impending launch of DisabilityCare Australia (NDIS). To help prepare and assist providers manage this challenge

this conference will have a high calibre range of speakers including political leaders at a State and Federal level, leaders from corporate Australia, experts in disability policy and practice and

leading disability advocates who will all be presenting on topics relevant to Boards and staff.

When: Thursday 13 and Friday 14 June

Where: Pullman 65 Queens Road Albert Park

Cost: $270-$630

Information and bookings http://www.nds.org.au/events/1366068575

Better Life Communications – Concession Mobile Phone Service

Better Life Communications is a social enterprise with the purpose of providing risk free mobile phone plans to those who are experiencing financial disadvantage

We identified a problem in 2012 where people on low incomes paid more for their mobile phone plans than those on higher incomes

Social research exposed two reasons for this:

The first was fear. Fear of telecoms providers which are seen as rapacious, and fear of billshock.

The second was credit history. Monthly plans are only available to those with a good credit history so the seller reduces the risk of bad debt.

The only option to avoid these obstacles is prepaid. Prepaid is much more expensive than monthly plans per minute and per SMS.



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Typically, respondents were paying between $50 and $80 per month for prepaid, and still running out of credit at inconvenient times.

Our first step in finding a solution was to run a trial of 200 low income customers who were offered inexpensive Optus plans with unlimited talk and SMS to any number in Australia. International dialling and other expensive options were barred

The takeup and feedback from customers and workers proved the concept. We still have most of our trial customers.

Customers said these plans changed their life.

Workers said they liked having something concrete to offer clients, and having a reliable way to contact them with job offers and the like.

Better Life Communications is based on results of the trial:

Low cost plans - $31 with a health care card, $36 for everyone else.

Plans include 2Gb data (up from 1Gb).

No billshock - unlimited talk and unlimited SMS means you can’t run up excess charges. We don’t even charge to replace lost SIMS.

No credit check and no credit risk for us or for customers. Customers pay each month in advance.

No contracts. Customers can cancel anytime.

You might be wondering why we also offer plans to people without a health care card? The answer is staff asked for it. So we decided to make plans available to anyone.

$36 per month is an exceptional rate, even though it is $5 more than what people with a health care card pay. For instance, unlimited plans from Optus cost $79 and from Telstra $129. Our plans are a bargain.










$36 customers get a great price as well as the knowledge that they are supporting an active social enterprise.

The business model for Better Life Communications is a sustainable, not for profit, with a long term outlook. The contracts with Optus are for 10 years, staff are paid, and we operate as a business in nearly every respect. However, we dont set out to make a profit, and the customer is our primary focus

We ask you to support Better Life Communications by telling clients and staff about our plans. Pass on this email to other agencies and friends. Help us grow!

Please give me a ring if you would like to know more

ZERO TOLERANCE FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT: A safe admission for women Report and Petition

As many of you will know, VMIAC received a small grant from the Helen McPherson Smith Trust to undertake a project concerning women’s safety in psychiatric in-patient units.

The project report is finished and is entitled ‘ZERO TOLERANCE FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT: A safe admission for women.’ This report makes a number of recommendations. These recommendations are largely based on the feedback we received from the women who participated in the survey. We are hoping that if these recommendations are implemented they will go a long way to ensuring the safety of all women who find themselves on a psychiatric in-patient unit.

Last night on the ABC TV 7.30 program, a report by Louise Milligan interviewed a number of women regarding their experiences on in-patient units and you may be interested in seeing this program.

For more details and a transcript please see










http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2013/s3758227.htm

And here find a petition, not started by VMIAC, but whose purposes we support. Please read and consider signing if you are concerned about this important issue.

http://www.change.org/en-AU/petitions/victorian-government-stop-sexual-assault-of-women-in-psychiatric-care

New Neuropsychological Assessment and Treatment Services

I am writing to inform you about the recent establishment of the Melbourne ANTS neuropsychological assessment and treatment service. We pride our services on being both evidence-based and client-focussed.

We provide comprehensive neuropsychological assessment, which can address questions of diagnosis, prognosis and treatment. Neuropsychological assessment can be particularly helpful for differential diagnosis (e.g., head injury versus alcohol related cognitive decline).

Abbreviated neuropsychological testing is a service we provide for cases that do not require comprehensive assessment.

We also offer cognitive remediation for individuals who experience memory and/or other cognitive difficulties.

Please find attached a Neuropsychological Services information sheet and Referral and Background Information Form.

Finally, you may have been approached by me for a discussion of what you value in a neuropsychological service. If this is the case, I sincerely thank you for your time and anticipate that our services will meet and exceed your expectations.

Please do not hesitate to contact us on 1300 224 331 if you have any questions or would like to discuss a potential referral.

Yours sincerely,

Jamie Berry

BSc(Hons), MClinNeuro, MAPS

Senior Clinical Neuropsychologist

Director, ANTS

If you would like to be added to or deleted from my distribution list,

please forward me an email.

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7/ The One Love Jam for Schizy Week:

Hi all MH warriors (and worriers!)

Last Saturday a group of amazing people got together at the 303 Bar in Northcote

to help bring awareness to schizophrenia in probably one of the most funkiest cool

ways ever seen and heard.

Using Bob Marley's iconic song One Love, musicians from Melbourne and around

the world jammed simultaneously together in the one room. Two bands from

Wales, one from Boston US, played 'virtually' via a big screen, along with a room full

of Aussie muso's, MH consumers, families, friends and supporters..and a few dogs.

The One Love Jam for Schizy Week is a shining light to what people who identify

with Mi can now actually hope for - a truly modern day of world mental health

consumer and carer unity.

I invite you now to watch the One Love video filmed as it unfolded on the day.

Feel free to share with your networks and please do get in touch if you'd like to be

part of One Love next year :)

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Love+Light=hope

Heidi and the SWJ Crew 2013

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8/ Graeme Cowan:

It is always a shock coming back from holidays isn’t it? Karen and I had a wonderful honeymoon in Bali and enjoyed lots of sleep and lazing about. When we got back home we were determined to take that “laid back” feeling forward with us. Unfortunately peak hour traffic, work deadlines, travel, and personal commitments, severely challenged our plans. The stress of western life sharply contrasts to many parts of Asia, and I’m sure that contributes to rudeness and disrespect in the workplace, which prompted the feature article of this newsletter. Our wellbeing doesn’t happen by itself. We have to Strive2Thrive. In this Newsletter:

The Surprising Cost of Workplace Rudeness

Practical Strategies for Men's Health Week June 10-16

Spending Training Money prior to June 2013?

Thriving Self Thriving Tribe Most Popular Discussions

The Surprising Cost of Workplace Rudeness

In a startling HBR article by Christine Porath and Christine Pearson called The

Price of Incivility they reveal that over 50% of the 14,000 employees they

surveyed had experienced rudeness or disrespect in the last week. This

represented a substantial increase over the last 14 years they have been

monitoring workplace civility.



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What is even more surprising is the outcome of that rudeness. For the recipients:

48% intentionally decrease work effort

38% intentionally decrease work quality

25% took their frustrations out on customers

Only 20% of customers that witness disrespect between employees are likely to remain loyal

to that company.

What can leaders do to address this? Read the full article.

Practical Strategies for Men’s Health Week June 10-16

Clearly not immortal, men account for:

78% of suicides

75% of motor vehicle deaths

67% of melanoma deaths

62% of deaths due to cancerous tumours

61% of deaths due to heart disease

The biggest challenge is for men to take responsibility for their own health and seek help when

required. I was on an advisory panel for the Cancer Council that produced the humorous and highly

successful video “Sh*t mates don’t say” public health video. Why not have this video on your intranet?

Why not consider me to address the men in your workforce and encourage them to take

practical daily strategies to thrive? For further information please contact Sonja Firth at

[email protected] or 02 8005 0344.

Need to Spend Training $$$ Before June 30?

There is no more important skill that employees can learn than understanding

some practical strategies to lead a more resilient and thriving life. Speak with

Sonja (02 8005 0344) about how you can be invoiced for an event, workshop or

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This group is dedicated to helping people to lead a more resilient and thriving life. Why not join us?

How Gratitude Can Help You Through Tough Times

This wonderful article, video, and infographic, is prepared by a Robert Emmons – a true thought

leader on this subject.

Awesome Career Advice from LinkedIN's Founder

This is a highly recommended slide show from a true expert about how to thrive in the new world of

work.

6 Steps Towards Greater Resilience and Happiness

Some excellent basics contained in this article.

Have a wonderful week.

Kind Regards

Graeme

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9/ Mental Health Recovery and Life Improvement course, including WRAP:

Mental Health Recovery and Life Improvement course, including WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan) Seminar 1 (as was presented by Bianca Holgate at VMIAC last year!)

7 week discussion-based course, facilitated by Katrina Breen and Natasha Wiggetts (both are qualified WRAP facilitators).

Please note that WRAP is NOT "just relapse prevention": it suits anyone, with or without a mental illness, who is looking to make any change of any kind, e.g. any change in habits, or adjusting to life changes e.g. moving house or starting new job or studies. The course teaches participants to develop their own programme according to their individual needs, strengths and goals.

Examples of uses for a WRAP plan:

Getting a job

Changing jobs

Increasing your work hours

Taking on more responsibilities

Getting more education or training

Leaving Supported Housing

Moving

Beginning or Leaving a Relationship

Working on Relationship Issues

Having a Child

Chronic or Acute Illness

Addictions

Stress/Job Burnout

Breaking Bad Habits

Losing Weight

Trying Out New Interests

Caring for Ill or Elderly Family Member

Topics in the course include:

Empowerment and Responsibility

The Importance of Education

Developing a Wellness Recovery Action Plan

Taking Preventative Action Early

Diet, Light and Exercise

Changing Negative Thoughts to Positive Ones

Preventing and Avoiding Suicide

Taking Responsibility for Wellness










Stress Reduction and Relaxation Methods

Building Self-Esteem and Self-Confidence

Developing and Keeping Support Systems, and Peer Listening

The course will be held near Balwyn within a short walk from a railway station. We will be starting the programme on 6th June on Thursdays and will run through to mid-July. Time: 6 PM - 7:30 PM, with some sessions being extended longer if participants wish to do so. N.B. Please let me know if you are interested but if 6 PM is too early for you to get there, as we may still be able to adjust the timing. Cost for the whole course will be between $70 and $105 total per person, covering 7 weeks i.e. between $10 and $15 per session. Includes workbook. (Exact cost of the course to be confirmed.) This programme also serves as a prerequisite for anyone wanting to later attend facilitator training (seminar 2) for delivering the programme. Limited places available. Further information is available on request. Please also feel free to spread the word. WRAP can be attended (and delivered) by people with or without a mental illness. This course will include participants from the "general public".

Katrina Breen 0414 779 604 (Please keep trying if you don't hear back from me, since voicemail messages don't always get through!)

[email protected]

N.B. for those of you who contacted me regarding forming a group to apply for funding for Peer Support training: I haven't forgotten you, and will try to get around to contacting you all soon! Perhaps the first step should be an online forum for discussion. If we are successful in getting funding, we might be able to subsidise the fees for some people to attend WRAP facilitator training next time it is offered in Melbourne!

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10/ Women with disabilities Vic; An invitation for women with disabilities to take the lead!:

An invitation for women with disabilities to take the lead!

Women with Disabilities Victoria (WDV) is offering a 4 day leadership program to women who wish to lead in their own communities

WDV is about empowering women and is working towards a world where all women are respected and can full experience life. The leadership program provides the opportunity for women with disabilities to come together, share their mutual experience of disability, find solutions together to the problems of social disadvantage and to rise to their true leadership potential Topics covered include

Getting to know you,

The Social Model of Disability Self-Identity

Human Rights

Communication

Advocacy Parts 1 and 2

Leadership Evolution










Eligibility A commitment to being a voice for women with a disability. Where: To be advised - the CBD

When: July 2013. Dates to be advised. 4 sessions spread over a month 10 am – 3pm. Cost: Gold coin donation Expressions of interest are welcome! Please find a program outline and application form attached. Warm Regards

Jane Oldfield

Partnerships & Leadership Development Officer

Women with Disabilities Victoria

Level 9/255 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000 GPO Box 1160, Melbourne VIC 3001

T 03 9286 7807 F 03 9663 7955

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` Enabling Women’ - Program Outline

PROGRAM AIMS The Enabling Women program aims to deepen women’s understanding of issues affecting women with disabilities, to empower women to lead and advocate in their own community, and to empower women to advocate as members of Women with Disabilities Victoria PROGRAM SUMMARY Enabling Women is made up of eight two hour modules. Two modules will be combined to offer 4 one day sessions spread over a month. Modules include; Getting to know you, Social model of disability, Self-Identity, Human rights, communication Speaking Up and Speaking Out, Advocacy part one and two and Leadership Evolution. PARTICIPANT LEARNING OUTCOMES & ATTRIBUTES

Understand the concept of a social model of disability and a social model of gender

Appreciate that when society is made more accessible and rights based the definition of disability changes

Appreciate how self-image and self-identity is shaped by society

Recognize that we can build positively on our self-image

Value the role that self-care plays in recognising self-worth

Understand what human rights are, and how they apply to our everyday life

Recognize the strong roles program participants have to play in human rights

Enhanced assertiveness skills

Understand the different types of advocacy and how they can be applicable in different situations

Recognize the `advocate’ within

Be aware of the options available to women when their rights are breeched

Appreciate their growing leadership strengths

Increased confidence in ability to advocate

TEACHING STRATEGIES & APPROACH TO LEARNING

This program recognizes that women learn in different ways and in different places. As such a variety of learning styles are offered with a key focus being on learning from each other










ASSESSMENT - There is no formal assessment however a certificate of attendance will be awarded. JO 15.5.13

`ENABLING WOMEN’ A LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES

APPLICATION FORM Name: Click here to enter text. Address: Click here to enter text. Phone: Click here to enter text. Mobile:Click here to enter text. Email address:Click here to enter text. What are your passions and interests? Click here to enter text. Why are you interested in doing this program? Click here to enter text. What connections do you have with your community? Some examples may include being a member of a club, church, or even a long term customer at local shops. Click here to enter text.










What groups have you been part of? Click here to enter text. What has been your experience? Click here to enter text. What support (s) do you need to participate?

Dietary Click here to enter text.

Attendant care Note-Taker Auslan interpreter

Information in alternative formats Click here to enter text.

Other Click here to enter text.

Can you commit to the program dates and times? Please note that dates will be confirmed shortly. In lieu of this information please advise of any week days you could not commit to in July this year. Click here to enter text. Please provide a referee or supporter of your application and their contact details. Click here to enter text. For any enquiries please contact Jane Oldfield - Partnerships and leadership Officer on 9286 7807 Applications can be emailed to Jane at [email protected] or posted to the address below.

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11/ Victoria legal aid brief:

The following link is to the Victorian legal aid brief for May:

http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=fc9379734b7d80ad2318154fd&id=9b46830147&e=e9a18566fc

12/ TheMHS conference E Posters:

NEW! E-Posters available

If you have decided or are considering attending

TheMHS Conference,

an e-poster is an opportunity to share knowledge

around your work

E-Poster submission extended to 4

June

TheMHS 23rd ANNUAL CONFERENCE

20 - 23 August 2013

Melbourne Convention Centre, Victoria

FORGING THE FUTURE

Mental health services across Australasia are changing rapidly. Join us in Melbourne with our

exciting keynote speakers and a great diversity of conference participants to discuss and

debate the issues and services important to Forging the Future in a rapidly changing world.





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Earlybird Registration deadline 12 July

Sponsorship and Advertising opportunities

Program Information and Keynote Speakers

Steve Harrington (USA) Mike Slade

(UK) Bernadette McSherry (Australia)

Please disseminate this information to any relevant or interested parties

2013 CONFERENCE SPONSOR

Community Services & Health Industry Skills Council

providing the direction for workforce development in Australia’s Community Services

and Health Industries.

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13/ National mental health commission update:

21 May 2013

Commission in Canberra

Canberra locals met and spoke with Commissioners recently when the Commission held its third

meeting of the year in the ACT.

During the two day visit the Commissioners toured local services on the Comorbidity Bus Tour, a joint

partnership between the Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drug Associations ACT, the Mental Health

Community Coalition ACT and the Youth Coalition of the ACT. Commissioners also visited the Mental

Health Community Policing Initiative at Winchester Police Station and attended a meeting hosted by

the Medicare Local ACT with representatives from local organisations to talk about the roll out of

Partners in Recovery and the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

At the formal meeting, Commissioners discussed the progress and development of the 2013 Report

Card and its key themes. Of particular focus were the chapters about Feeling Safe, Stable and

Secure and Suicide Prevention.

At the meeting, CEO Robyn Kruk also confirmed her decision to retire from the Australian Public

Service and the position of Commission CEO. The Chair and Commissioners thanked Robyn for her

exceptional leadership and dedication to the Commission.

"Robyn's experience, wisdom and humanity has given us the best possible start in life and we will

miss working with her. We can all be confident that Robyn will remain a formidable advocate for

people with mental health problems and their families." Chair Prof Allan Fels said.

"We have a strong team in the Commissioners and staff and a clear mandate and work program. It

will be business as usual until the new CEO is appointed and Robyn will work with the incoming CEO

to ensure a smooth transition."

The full communique and draft minutes are now available on our website.

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Where our work is taking us

The Commission’s work plan for 2013 - 2014 is now available on our website and lists our

priorities and projects. While the development of the National Report Card is our main activity, it’s not where our work starts and stops. The broader work program carries on the 2012

Report Card and supports the development of the next and future Report Cards.

View our work plan here

How are we doing? You tell us...

The Commission was set up on 1 January 2012. A year on, we are keen to hear how you think we are doing and whether you think our work is meaningful and has made an impact.

This independent survey is one way that you can have a direct say on the performance to date of the Commission. All responses are anonymous. Complete the survey

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14/ CONSUMER ADVISORY GROUP SUMMIT (Change of Date):

***TRAINING OPPORTUNITY***

Consumer Advisory Group (CAG) Summit

Workshop Details

Put this Date in your Diary

Date: Fri. 29th November

Workshop Time: 9am – 4pm

Venue: Poplar Learning Centre, Parkville, Melbourne

Facilitators: Cath Roper, Consumer Academic and Wanda Bennetts, Consumer Consultant

Workshop Outline: Members of Consumer Advisory Groups (CAGs) are an important aspect of the consumer workforce in mental health. They support the work and thinking of organisations from a consumer perspective. As well as this, they support the work of consumer consultants and other consumer workers and have the potential to drive some exciting initiatives.

However, CAG’s are not frequently given opportunities for professional development and support and can often work in isolation from other CAGs and within their own organisations. The WETS cluster has recognised this and is committed to providing CAGs with opportunities to grow and develop. As identified at the consumer workforce training day in February, this CAG summit is being organised to provide an opportunity for CAGs and organisations to identify and further explore issues relevant to this workforce in order to strengthen and value the contributions CAGs can make.

Audience: Members of a consumer workforce interested in CAGs.

Please fax registrations to Western Cluster Administration

(03) 8387 2720 or via email [email protected]

Registrations close 21st Oct 13

Registration forms can be downloaded from our website: www.nwmh.mh.org.au/westerncluster

General enquires can be made to the Western Cluster email address noted above or by 8387 2731

The Western Education & Training Cluster is a DHS-funded initiative




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Hello, everyone. We have changed the date for the CAG Summit to be Friday 29th Nov. (instead of Monday 18th) to allow for greater ease of travel for participants.

We would appreciate you passing this on to members of a consumer workforce interested in CAGs.

Many thanks,

Theresa Winters

Administrative Officer

Northwestern Mental Health

t. 03 8387 2731

working three days a week

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15/ “Not Without Us,” the documentary:

The following link takes you to “Not without us” the documentary:

http://vimeo.com/62705552#at=0

Not without us was created by Sam Avery and the Mental Health Peer Connection, Not Without

Us is a documentary about social injustice, recovery, and community and civil rights. It was

produced to empower people with mental illness to break through stigmas and take control of their

lives. The film features Dr. Pat Deegan, a clinical psychologist and disability rights activist;

Robert Whitaker, an award-winning journalist; and RTP Project Director Dr. Larry Davidson,

who talk about the real and pressing needs of people with mental illness and the importance of

counting personal insight and experience as valid forms of knowledge.

Regards

Lisa


Not Without Us

NOT YET RATED

NOT WITHOUT US (by Mental Health Peer Connection + Sam Avery) is a film deconstructing

the complex issues at the heart of one of the most harmful and prevalent forms of discrimination

in America - the chronic abuse and stigmatization of people labelled mentally ill. Watch what

happens when this group of people, often portrayed as a problem to be solved by society, bands

together to stand up for their rights by redefining the nature of the problem and reclaiming their

status as integral members of society.

MENTAL HEALTH PEER CONNECTION is part of the WNY Independent Living family of

agencies. It exists to empower people with mental illness to take charge of their life and overcome

the stigma and obstacles society places in their way. More information:mhpcwny.org.

SAM AVERY is a documentary filmmaker based in the WNY region, he works as Program

Director for the Digital Media Academy at Harvard University and teaches Digital Video

Production and Documentary Film at the University at Buffalo. Most recently, Mr. Avery's work

with documentary film placed him in South Africa and Swaziland, working in collaboration with a

University film student and Burundian refugee to explore the complex relationship between

filmmaker and subject.

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16/ Professor Larry Davidson “The contribution to mental health reform by

people who have experienced mental health challenges”; Lecture:

Professor Larry Davidson is a Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine, where he serves as Director of the Program for Recovery and Community Health. He also serves as Senior Policy Advisor for the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Project Director for the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Recovery to Practice initiative, and is Co-Principal Investigator of an NIMH Center on Adherence and Self-Determination.

Professor Davidson’s training, research, and policy interests focus on the interface of recovery in psychiatric and substance use disorders with membership in society. He has investigated the processes of recovery in psychosis, using peer support and other social engagement strategies in engaging people with co-occurring disorders and/or who are homeless into care, the development of qualitative and participatory research methods, the development and evaluation of innovative, community-based psychosocial interventions, and the promotion of collaborative relationships between people with behavioural health disorders and their healthcare providers.

Much of his work has been oriented toward articulating a disability and civil rights perspective on psychiatric disorders, attempting to create an array of pathways into community life for people with psychiatric disabilities. Throughout his work, Professor Davidson and his colleagues have attempted to identify and redress social, political, and economic disparities as they relate to healthcare, opportunities for

Professor Larry Davidson

The contribution to mental health reform by people who have experienced mental health challenges

recovery, and the participation of persons with disabilities in the activities, and communities, of their choice.

He is the author of Living Outside Mental Illness, A Practical Guide to Recovery-Oriented Practice, and The Roots of the Recovery Movement in Psychiatry.

For further information contact Anthony Stratford at Mind Australia [email protected]











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Time/Date: 5:30pm – 6:45pm Monday 1 July 2013

Venue: Melbourne Brain Centre Auditorium

Ground Floor, Kenneth Myer Building

The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Neuroscience Institute

Corner Royal Parade and Genetics Lane

Royal Parade

Parkville Vic 3052

Royal Melbourne Hospital

12.15 – 1pm

All Welcome

Date: Wednesday 18 July 2012

Time: 1.15 – 2 pm

Location: Alan Gilbert Building Theatre 1 Ground Floor Grattan Street

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