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📣 Board Member Vacancy (Voluntary) at Disability Resources Centre ✨

Are you passionate about making a difference in the disability community? Do you have a strong commitment to advocating for positive change? If so, Ross House tenant, Disability Resources Centre wants you to be a part of their dynamic team!

For more information, please click the link below.



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Board Member (Voluntary) - Job in Melbourne - Disability Resources Centre Are you passionate about making a difference in the disability community? Do you have a strong commitment to advocating for positive change? If so, we want YOU to be a part of our dynamic team at DRC!

Check out the happy faces of the TreeProject volunteer seed packers in their latest post 😀🌱

Head to their website link below for information on joining them 🌳🌳🌳

And just like that it's seed packing time again! 🌱 A huge thanks to the volunteers who helped out at Ross House Association today. 💚

Seed packing time means we're gearing up for next season, which means Volunteer Growers - we need you to register!

Please register to grow via our website: https://treeproject.org.au/grow-with-us/

🌟Join Ross House tenant, IndianCare for an enriching parenting webinar, ‘Raising Kids in Harmony,’ with Kavita Kaur, a licensed counsellor. 👨‍👨‍👧‍👦🫶

Discover practical tips for creating a more harmonious family environment. Hear from Kavita on strategies to build calmer parent-child relationships and effectively resolve conflicts.

Don't miss this opportunity to learn valuable parenting skills!

📅 When? Thursday 19th September 2024, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

👩‍💻 Where? Online

For more information, please click below.



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Raising kids in Harmony Learn effective parenting trips from licenced counsellor and parenting expert Kavita Kaur Amrick Singh.

💗 Did you know there are specific warning signs of a heart attack in women?💗

🩺 It's important to know the traditional warning signs of heart attack AND the warning signs common in women. Women under 50 are more likely to have warning signs that AREN'T chest pain👩‍⚕️

Learn more about heart attack warning signs in women HERE 👉 https://pulse.ly/rpr5ywzkhj

📣 Attention Brazilian, African or Portuguese entrepreneurs in the food, artistic or cultural field, this post is for you! 🇧🇷 🪇🎷🎸🍖🌮🥘🎨🫶

Ross House tenant, ABRISA - Brazilian Association in Melbourne, is hosting Brazil Fest at the Queen Victoria Market and is seeking Expressions of Interest to participate!

🕙 When? Saturday 2nd November 2024, 10am - 4pm

👑 Where? Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne

For more information about how you can get involved, please click the link below!

https://tinyurl.com/4cj46pzf



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📣 A friendly reminder to our wonderful membership regarding our next In the House newsletter! 🏠 😀🗞

Submissions are due Monday 16th September 2024 📅

To find out more information, and to submit your article, please click on the link below.

https://tinyurl.com/2paw3h4u



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🌱🌳💗🫶🌿🍃

Dear tenants, members, and friends of Ross House,

Our wonderful Ross House tenant Schizy Inc would like to invite all in our community to contribute to their ‘Tree of Kindness’!

🌳 You will find the ‘Tree of Kindness’ mural proudly growing in our reception area on Level 3.

Everyone is invited to decorate a leaf (or leaves) in a way they feel represents their perspective of ‘mental health’ within their community.

🌿 Leaf templates have been begun to be distributed to Ross House tenants, and are also available at the Ross House reception desk on Level 3.

We look forward to seeing the Tree of Kindness grow and flourish 💗

If you would like more information or have any questions, post a comment below or contact us directly 😊



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[Image Description picture 2: The information poster has text which reads “Tree of Kindness.
Community mural for Mental Health week (October ).
Our beautiful Ross House community presents a bigger picture of ‘mental health’.
Help create our Tree of Kindness.
All tenants, members and friends are welcome to add a handmade image to the mural. This might be very different to the western concept of mental health. E.g. wellbeing, spiritual, language, cultural and/or traditional”.
Smaller text below this reads “Presented with love by Schizy Inc. Ross House tenant since 2020”.
The text of the poster is bordered by the Ross House logo in the top right corner, a blue and green love heart graphic with the words ‘spread kindness & love’ sits top middle and an artistic large green leaf is in the top right corner. The lower left corner of the poster has a smaller green leaf and the Schizy Inc logo is lower right.]

[Image Description picture 3: A wall decal of a simplified brown tree with few, mainly green, leaves on it’s branches, with some leaves by it’s base, is on a plain wall background. Above the tree is a sign with text that reads “Tree of Kindness” decorated on the sides with green leaves of various sizes. One large yellow leaf is positioned on the lower left of the tree. This leaf has a drawing of a happy cartoon-like bee with the words “Bee Kind” underneath.]

👸🏻👩🏾‍🚀👩🏻‍💻👩🏻‍🎤👩🏻‍🌾👩‍🎓👩‍🚒👰🏽‍♀️👩‍🔧👩🏾‍🎨🤵🏻‍♀️👷‍♀️👩‍⚖️👩🏻‍🏫👩🏼‍⚕️🧙🏻‍♀️

This week is Women’s Health Week 2024 (2-6 September), a week all about supporting women to make informed decisions about their health and wellbeing.

The theme for 2024 is
‘Your Voice. Your Choice'. 🙋🏻‍♀️📣 🙌

Women's Health Week encourages all women to get active, participate online and connect with other women.

For more information, visit 🔗 https://www.jeanhailes.org.au/womens-health-week




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📣 Today kicks off Include a Charity Week! 🌟

This national campaign, which runs from 2nd - 8th September 2024, encourages Australians to consider leaving gifts to charities in their wills.

Ross House tenant, Woor-Dungin is celebrating by launching their free wills program with Gathered Here. 🧡🩵🖤💛

Since 2005, Woor-Dungin has walked along side Aboriginal community organisations towards achieving their self-determined goals. They bring philanthropy closer to these communities, paving the way for funds to reach where they’re most needed.

What are they doing?

They're offering the chance for you to support this mission with a gift in your will, at no cost to you during your lifetime. Your legacy could help them continue their vital work for generations to come.

🖋 Write your free online will today and consider including Woor-Dungin.

💻For more information, please visit www.gatheredhere.com.au/c/woor-dungin



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💜💜 Happy ! 💜💜

Today is ‘Wear It Purple Day’, a day to unite LGBTQIA+ youth and allies to empower our youth to shine in all their colours 🌈

By wearing purple today, you can help to raise awareness of the importance of diversity & inclusion of all.

Here at Ross House we're proud of our rainbow community and welcome all! 🏠

How are you wearing it purple today?

Artwork in image by 💜



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Surrounding this there are rainbows, hearts, stars, a microphone, clouds, and other decorative symbols. There are also words like "equality" and "q***r" incorporated into the design, as well as a diverse range of pride flags. At the bottom of the image, the text reads "Happy Wear It Purple Day," celebrating the Wear It Purple Day initiative, which supports LGBTQIA+ youth. The artwork is credited to Nicky Tsekouras.]

Check out the latest Ross House e-bulletin at https://tinyurl.com/4y6xum7m 📰 🗞️ 📖 📣

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Yarning Circle with Woor-Dungin 🧡🖤💙🤎

Yarning Circles are wonderful opportunities for philanthropy and Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisations to come together, listen, share and learn from each other.

Join Ross House tenant, Woor-Dungin for a powerful conversation with Yoorrook Justice Commission leaders Aunty Eleanor Bourke (Chair) and Cindy Penrose (CEO).

🕛 When? Thursday 29th August 2024, 12pm - 1:30pm

🧑‍💻 Where? Online via Zoom

For more information, please see below.

Upcoming Yarning Circle August 29th 12:00pm - 1:30pm

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Join Ross House tenant TreeProject at their upcoming tree planting day!

See their post below for details and to rsvp 👇

Spend a wonderful day in beautiful Regional Victoria planting trees! A great opportunity to breathe in the fresh air and get some exercise.

We'll provide morning tea and lunch! You bring your enthusiasm.

We hope to see you there! Register now!
https://events.humanitix.com/help-plant-native-seedlings-at-forbes

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Check out the latest Ross House e-bulletin at https://tinyurl.com/yr9m7yty 📰 🗞️ 📖 📣

If you would like to receive the e-bulletin to your emails weekly, you can subscribe by heading to www.rosshouse.org.au and scrolling to the bottom of the webpage.

If you have something to share, please send it through to [email protected] each week (by Wednesday) and we will promote it for you.

-News

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Melbourne Friday Friendship Group with PPP 🖐

You are invited to join Ross House tenant, Positive Powerful Parents (PPP) at their upcoming Friday Friendship Group.

This group provides a great opportunity to connect with other parents, share stories and experience, be informed, lead discussion, have a positive influence on each other and the community and learn about Self Advocacy. This is a group for parents with intellectual disability.

📅 When? Friday 30th August 2024, 12pm - 2pm

🌈 Where? Rainbow Room, Level 4, Ross House

For more information, please see below.

📣 Check out these upcoming FREE training sessions at Ross House for community organisations, presented by Ross House member, Non Profit Training and sponsored by the City of Melbourne

📝 Budgeting and Writing an Acquittal for Grants
📅 Tuesday 27th August 2024
⏱ 2:30pm - 5pm
👩‍💻& 🏠Online via Zoom or in person at Ross House Association, 247-251 Flinders Lane

📝 Measuring and Evaluating Projects and Programs
📅 Tuesday 27th August 2024
⏱ 6pm - 8:30pm
👩‍💻& 🏠Online via Zoom or in person at Ross House Association, 247-251 Flinders Lane

For more information, please click the link below.



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Training for community organisations | City of Melbourne We're invested in building the capacity of local community groups and non-profit organisations, so that they can deliver better outcomes for our communities. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​....

Check out the latest Ross House e-bulletin at https://tinyurl.com/32uwek59 📰 🗞️ 📖 📣

If you would like to receive the e-bulletin to your emails weekly, you can subscribe by heading to www.rosshouse.org.au and scrolling to the bottom of the webpage.

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Did you know, Ross House has six community meeting rooms available for hire? 😀👏🏠📞👩‍💻

Our meeting rooms accommodate from 8 to 60 people, and all have a whiteboard, AV or a TV, and access to a kitchenette. Some rooms also include additional equipment, such as PA systems, and hybrid conferencing systems.

For more information, please visit our website www.rosshouse.org.au

Meeting Room Hire & Office Space | Ross House Melbourne Ross House is a not for profit community building offering affordable meeting rooms for hire & office spaces. Located in the Melbourne CDB. Learn more.

🤚Happy Left Handers Day! 🎉

Lefties across the globe celebrate the annual event of Left Handers Day each year on August 13th.

The day was launched in 1992 by the UK-based Left-Handers Club to increase awareness about the left-handed lifestyle. According to the group's Web site, it’s a day “when left-handers everywhere can celebrate their sinistrality and increase public awareness of the advantages and disadvantages of being left-handed.”

Did you know that approximately only 10% of the population is left handed?
The Ross House representative for Left Handers is our very own Facility Manager, Nazz!

How many do you work with? Perhaps you are left handed yourself? If so, today's your day to celebrate! 🤚🫱🎉

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📣Check out the latest job opening from Housing for the Aged Action Group (HAAG) 🏠🫶👩‍💻

They are seeking a part-time Policy and Research Officer who will be responsible for developing various policy submissions, reports and policy briefs in consultation with HAAG’s staff and volunteer advisory groups.

For more information about the role, please see below.



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Policy and Research Officer - Job in Melbourne - Housing for the Aged Action Group Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of older people and want to use your skills to make a difference? Join our small organisation and work towards achieving housing justice.

Check out the latest Ross House e-bulletin at https://tinyurl.com/5bhbxn9n 📰 🗞️ 📖 📣

If you would like to receive the e-bulletin to your emails weekly, you can subscribe by heading to www.rosshouse.org.au and scrolling to the bottom of the webpage.

If you have something to share, please send it through to [email protected] each week (by Wednesday) and we will promote it for you.

-News

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📣Ross House member, Society of Women Writers Victoria invites you to an online session to learn about the importance of gaining feedback on your writing skills ✍️📕🖌📝

🕚When? Friday 16th August 2024 @ 11am

👩‍💻Where? Online

For more information, please see the link below!

August Monthly Meeting (online) - Society of Women Writers Victoria Join us online for our August monthly meeting. Members are free, non members are welcome to join by purchasing a ticket below. All writers are…

Happening today here at Ross House!

Please read below about the ‘Understanding Autism Workshops’ happening here today, hosted by Bryce Pace - autism advocate

There’s still tickets available! 👏

Today is the first day of our Understanding Autism Workshops in Melbourne!

If you haven’t registered to attend don’t worry there are still tickets available which can be purchased at the door.

There is only 10 spaces per workshop though so get in quick!

Today’s sessions will be held in the New Rainbow Room on the 4th floor of Ross House on Flinders Lane in Melbourne's CBD.

The session times today are:

10:30 AM - 12 PM Understanding Autism in Tourism

1 PM - 2:30 PM Understanding Autism in Employment

3:30 PM - 5PM Understanding Autism in the Community

I look forward to seeing everyone there!

Bryce Pace
Autism Advocate, Consultant, Speaker

Ross House Association

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You are invited to join Ross House tenant, SARU - Self Advocacy Resource Unit at their upcoming morning tea!

When? Wednesday 14th August 2024, 10:30am - 12pm

Where? Jenny Florence Room, Ross House

For more information, please see below.



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Ross House tenant, Blind Citizens Australia (BCA) is seeking a part time Executive Assistant 💼

To find out more information, please click below.

We're Hiring! We're looking for an Executive Assistant to join our team on a part-time basis.

Are you organised, an excellent communicator, able to multi-task and passionate about working with people? We want to hear from you!

This role supports our CEO to ensure the smooth operation of BCA, allowing management to focus on strategic priorities.

The successful candidate will be based in Victoria.

You can read the full position description and details of how to apply on our website: https://www.bca.org.au/employment/

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❤️💛🤍💙💚🖤
Thankyou to all the members and tenants of Ross House who joined us at our Winter Warmer Event celebrating Disability Pride Month

What a great event it was! 🎉🎉🎉

Our sincere thanks, once again, goes to our excellent guest speakers from the day, Larissa MacFarlane (Disability Resources Centre) and Sandy Jeffs (Schizy Inc).

Please enjoy some photos of the community moments captured (with a few more to come!)…

🗣️Important Disability Forum happening today!📆

On Monday 17th June 2024 (today), Ross House tenant, Disability Resources Centre is hosting an important forum with the Victorian Disability Worker Commission (VDWC). The VDWC regulates all disability workers in Victoria.

At this forum you will hear an update from Commissioner Dan Stubbs.

This forum is also an opportunity for the Commissioner to hear from you.

📆 When? Monday 17th June 2024

⏰ What time? 2pm to 3:30pm

🤷🏻‍♀️ Where? Ross House, 253 Flinders Lane, or on Zoom

👨🏻‍💻How do I register to attend?

To attend either in person or on zoom, please click on the link to the event here 👉 https://events.humanitix.com/vdwc-forum-ross-house

For more information, please head DRC post below, or contact them directly.

VDWC Forum - Ross House | Humanitix Register on Humanitix - VDWC Forum - Ross House hosted by Victorian Disability Worker Commission. Ross House Association, 247/251 Flinders Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia. Monday 17th June 2024. Find event information.

🗣️Important Disability Forum Monday!! 📆

On Monday 17th June, Ross House tenant Disability Resources Centre is hosting an important forum with the Victorian Disability Worker Commission (VDWC).

The VDWC regulates all disability workers in Victoria.
At this forum you will hear an update from Commissioner Dan Stubbs.
This forum is also an opportunity for the Commissioner to hear from you.

📆 When? Monday 17th June, 2024

⏰ What time? 2.00pm to 3.30pm

🤷🏻‍♀️ Where?
Ross House, 253 Flinders Lane, or on Zoom

👨🏻‍💻 How do I register to attend?
To attend either in person or on zoom,
Click on the link to the event here 👉 https://events.humanitix.com/vdwc-forum-ross-house

For more information please head DRC post below, or contact them directly.

VDWC Forum - Ross House | Humanitix Register on Humanitix - VDWC Forum - Ross House hosted by Victorian Disability Worker Commission. Ross House Association, 247/251 Flinders Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia. Monday 17th June 2024. Find event information.