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Sunbury carer strolls
Placement student Cassandra Jensen, Sunbury Neighbourhood House staff member Cathy Grose and volunteer Ken Wheeler viewing the next SNH Carers Walk route. (Damjan Janevski) 422733
Sunbury Neighbourhood House is hosting carers walks which aim to provide carers with social connection, improved wellbeing and a chance to share knowledge. Running on the third Thursday of each month and changing routes each session, the Sunbury group is set to next walk together on Thursday, August 15. The 45-minute walks take carers on a relaxed-pace stroll through Sunbury, which SNH carers walk leader Ken Wheeler said will offer the opportunity for participants to unite and take a short break. “[It’s] for … a group that is probably forgotten about a lot of the time – carers,” he said. “It’s not a bad opportunity for people to get a little bit of exercise, which is always good for the mind and the body, but also … people that have shared experiences and can have a chat with each other and learn from each other.” Mr Wheeler said the group accepts all walking paces and abilities, and has a focus on creating a social atmosphere with an opportunity for peer-to-peer support. “We just take our time, have a nice walk, a bit of a chat, and then we come back and have a cup of tea and a bit more of a chat,” he said. The walks begin and end at the Sunbury Neighbourhood House, 531 Elizabeth Drive, Sunbury.
Temporary Sunbury TAFE By Oscar Parry The Hume Global Learning Centre in Sunbury will be a temporary venue for delivering TAFE courses, until the new Kangan Institute Sunbury campus opens in 2028. Representing Skills and TAFE Minister Gayle Tierney, Sunbury MP Josh Bull visited the learning centre on Friday, August 9, to announce three courses will be offered by Kangan Institute at the Sunbury centre until the new campus officially opens. These will be the certificate IV in training and assessment, the Adult Migrant English
Program (AMEP) certificate I in EAL (access) and certificate II in EAL (access). The certificate IV in training and assessment is a free course and is the core qualification required to be a vocational trainer. Kangan Institute chief executive Sally Curtain said the partnership will speed up the process of providing these qualifications to students in Sunbury. “By partnering with the Victorian government and the Hume Global Learning Centre we can deliver valuable skills and training to the community sooner, while we continue working on establishment
of our own campus facility,” Ms Curtain said. Ms Tierney said the expansion of the state’s TAFE network aims to increase accessibility of the courses. “All Victorians deserve access to skills and training no matter where they live, so we’re expanding Victoria’s TAFE network to offer high-quality training where it is needed most, including in outer metro suburbs and the regions,” she said. Mr Bull said offering TAFE courses locally will provide important skills needed in the region.
“Ensuring that Sunbury residents can access quality TAFE courses locally is helping build a high-quality workforce consistent with our community’s skills needs,” Mr Bull said. The new campus is funded under the state government’s Building Better TAFE Fund. Funding under this program is also going towards a new Kangan Institute campus in Melton. The delivery of both the Sunbury and Melton TAFE campuses was an election promise made by the state government in 2022.
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