My Talking Point article in yesterday’s Mercury argued that the Morrison Government could, and should, be doing more to help the thousands of Australians stranded overseas.
Quarantine is a Federal responsibility, yet instead of showing leadership Scott Morrison and the Liberals are handballing it to the states and territories.
An enjoyable morning at Clarence City Council’s Australia Day Awards.
I was impressed by the extraordinary achievements and contributions of all award nominees and winners, including those of Maureen McDonald, who I nominated, and who has given forty years of service to Li-VeTasmania through the Acorn Branch.
Continue readingI enjoyed visiting Howrah Beach Child Care Centre (Phoenix Children’s Services) with Julie Collins MP to discuss the importance of early childhood education and care – not just to workforce participation but because of the vital contribution it makes to the learning and development of children. We were excited to see progress on the centre’s new premises.
Continue readingSome fantastic volunteers were recognised today at the Kingborough Council Awards. I was particularly pleased to see Else Phillips receive Citizen of the Year for her work with various local organisations and 13-year-old Kingborough Helping Hands volunteer Bella Oakley awarded Young Citizen of the Year.
Continue readingGetting more active is good for you, and our community as a whole.
The Department of Health recommends 150 to 300 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity a week for adults between 18 and 64 a week.
There is a petition before the Kingborough Council to continue the existing Whitewater Creek walking track through the Spring Farm and Whitewater Park Estates and across to Huntingfield.
It would complete the ‘missing link’ and allow safe pedestrian and bike access from Kingston Shopping Precinct/Kingston Park, along the existing Whitewater Creek track, all the way down to Snug.
While the project is yet to be discussed by Council I believe it could provide a significant benefit to the Kingborough community.
I encourage everyone to take a look at the petition and consider signing it.
Dementia Friendly Tasmania Inc. is conducting a community survey to learn about people’s attitudes to, and experiences of, dementia. The survey results will help them to come up with ideas of how they can help our community be more inclusive of people with dementia.11,500 people in Tasmania are living with dementia and this number is expected to increase to 16,000 by 2058. Please support this important project by picking up a survey at my office in Kingston and placing the completed survey in the box provided. Dementia Friendly Tasmania is accepting survey returns until 20 December.
I volunteered so much for my local charity, Kingborough Helping Hands, that they asked me to join the committee as well as be their Patron!
Volunteering is not only a great way to help our community – it also helps us develop friendships, keep active and gain a personal sense of achievement.
Despite the daily demands of my job as a senator, I’m still able to find time to volunteer. If you’re not a volunteer too, what’s stopping you?
Visit Volunteering Tasmania’s website to find out what volunteering opportunities are available in your area: https://www.volunteeringtas.org.au/for…/find-a-role-2/…
Happy International Volunteers’ Day!
Five food delivery riders have been killed on Australian roads recently in the course of their work. Because they are regarded as ‘independent contractors’ they are working in unsafe conditions for low pay, and when they die at work their families have no access to workers’ compensation.
Delivery riders should be engaged as employees’ with full rights to award rates of pay, safe working conditions and compensation if they get killed or seriously injured in the course of their employment.
This is an absolute outrage and the Morrison Government needs to fix it
Transport Workers Union – TWU
Transport Workers Union, Victorian/Tasmanian Branch – TWUVicTas
11-17 October is National Carers’ Week.It is indicative of the enormous contribution that Australia’s 2.65 million unpaid carers make to our economy and society that it would cost $77.9 billion to replace their work with paid care.Carers Australia is encouraging carers to tell other Australians why you care. Visit http://www.carersweek.com.au/ to share your story.
Congratulations to Walk4BrainCancer Virtual on raising $1.65 million across Australia for Cure Brain Cancer.These are vital funds to support the Foundation’s advocacy, awareness-raising and research funding to help combat a cancer which has a five-year survival rate of just 22% and kills more Australian children than any other disease.Thank you to everyone who supported my walk including my fellow team members and our sponsors.
If anyone else wants to sponsor me please visit https://my.walk4braincancer.com.au/walk4bra…/catryna-bilyk
Donations of $2 or more are tax deductible.
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