Try, Test and Learn Fund Tranche 2 Stakeholder Directory

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15/03/18 / 2 / Added columns: Location, Priority Group(s) of Interest, and Workshop Attended

Try, Test and Learn Fund Tranche 2 Stakeholder Directory

The Try, Test and Learn Fund takes an open and collaborative approach to policy development. Following is a directory of contact details oftranche two stakeholders interested in discussing potential partnerships.

This directory will be updated from time to time.

If you are a prospective applicant and would like to be included in this directory please email the name of your organisation, preferred contact and e-mail address to .

The following contact details are correct as of 15/03/2018.

Organisation / Contact / Email / Location / Priority Group(s) of Interest / Additional Information / Workshop Attended
A Brave Life / Melissa Redsell / / Brisbane / At-risk young people receiving income support / N/A
Access Community Services Ltd / Etienne Roux / / N/A
Act for Kids / Rebecca Grant / / Cairns
All Care Health Services Group / David McKenna / / N/A
Anglicare Tasmania / Linden Green / / Hobart
Anglicare Tasmania / Marnie Bower / / Hobart
Australian Council of Social Service / Charmaine Crowe / / N/A
Australian Council of Social Service / Peter Davidson / / N/A
Australian Red Cross / Mariam Hii / / Adelaide
Avidity Training and Development / Carmen Gumley / / Launceston
Avidity Training and Development / Simon Wiggins / / Launceston
Baptcare / Jane Cooper / / Hobart
Baptcare / Mary Gays / / Hobart
Baptist Care SA / Lyn Guerin / / Adelaide
Carers Queensland / Lynda Coon / / Cairns
Carers SA / Anthony Fogarty / / Adelaide
Carers Tasmania / Angela Smith / / Hobart
Catalyst Foundation / Jenny Hughes / / Adelaide
CatholicCare Tasmania / Julie Race / / Hobart
Centacare Catholic Country SA / Linley Shine / / Adelaide
Centacare FNQ / Anita Veivers / / Cairns
Centacare FNQ / Tracey John / / Cairns
Chandler Macleod / Cynthia Andrews / / Sydney
Chinese Australian Services Society (CASS) / Ernest Yung / / Sydney Metro area / Chinese speaking migrants in Sydney Area / Sydney
Choice Australia Management / T.A. Hartley / / Cairns
CoAct/BUSY At Work / Belynda Young / / Cairns
CoAct/BUSY At Work / Lidia Newell / / Cairns
Colony 47 / Glen O’Keefe / / Hobart
Community Hubs Australia / Sonja Hood / / Adelaide
CommunityGro / Sarah Staunton / / Townsville
Conservation Volunteers Australia and New Zealand / Sonia Oke / / N/A
CVA / Narelle Webber / / Launceston
Design your Future Australia / Melanie Hall / / Brisbane
Dress for Success Adelaide / Joan Knezevic / / Adelaide
Employment Options / Michelle Braham / / Adelaide
Enterprise Management Group / Dawne Whitehouse / / Cairns
Enterprise Management Group / Megan Irving / / Cairns
EQ / Susie Rankine / / Cairns
EQ / Carlene Munro / / Cairns
Ethnic Communities Council QLD / Rose Brown / / Brisbane
Federation of Equatoria Community Association in Australia Inc / Juma Piri Piri / / Launceston
Flinders University / Cassandra Star / / Adelaide
Flinders University / Helen McLaren / / Adelaide
Flinders University Rural / Elena Rudnik / / Adelaide
Fremantle Multicultural Centre Inc. / Stuart Tomlinson / / N/A
g'day[sa] / Euan Miller / / Adelaide
GenJunction / Doug Jacquier / / Older Australians; adults with literacy and numeracy issues; intergenerational projects / N/A
Glenorchy Art & Sculpture Park (GASP) / Raj Chopra / / Hobart
Glenorchy City Council / Allyson Byrne / / Hobart
Glenorchy City Council / Lisa Rudd / / Hobart
Gunya Meta Inc / Martin Goodall / / Brisbane
HelpingMinds / Brigette Sheen / / N/A
Hinchinbrook Shire Council / Kerry Grant-Mackay / / Townsville
HR Development at Work / Bridget Hogg / / Adelaide / Southern Adelaide / Retrenched worker; Adults (18+) unemployed from any background (including migrants) / Adelaide
Hutt St Centre / Sarah Collyer-Braham / / Adelaide
IFYS Ltd. / Vicky Meyer / / Brisbane
Indigenous Job Connections / Gwion Cain / / Cairns
Indigenous Job Connections / Andrea Jackson / / Cairns
Individual / Jane Waite / / Launceston
Ink Pot Arts / Jo-Anne Sarre / / Adelaide
Ink Pot Arts / Tony Hannan / / Adelaide
Jacaranda Community Centre Inc. / Lyndsey Fitzgerald / / N/A
James Cook University / Narayan Gopalkrishnan / / Cairns
James Cook University / Allan Dale / / Cairns
Jesuit Social Services / Rachael Jones / / Brisbane
JFA Purple Orange / Jackie Hayes / / Adelaide
Kingston East Neighbourhood Group Inc. / Kim Wright / / Brisbane
Ladder Project Foundation / Naomi Toole / / Adelaide
Lifestyle Solutions / Darryleen Wiggins / / Hobart
Lighthouse Youth Projects / Jamie Moore / / Adelaide
Lutheran Community Care / Helene Schulz / / Adelaide
Max Employment / David Saloukvadze / / Cairns
MAX Solutions / Karen Massier / / Hobart
MDA / Jill Armstrong / / All / N/A
MDA / Mitra Khakbaz / / N/A
MDA / Jamila Padhee / / N/A
Meridian Vocational College / Alison Abbott / / Adelaide
Migrant Resource Centre Northern Tasmania Inc. / Di Murphy / / Launceston
Mission Australia / Vicki Maughan / / Cairns
Mission Providence / Justin Merriel / / Launceston
Mount Druitt Ethnic Communities Agency / Amie Hope / / Sydney
Mt Gravatt Community Centre / Deb Crompton / / Brisbane
National Disability Services / Bree Klerck / / Hobart
National Disability Services / Lyndell George / / Hobart
National Retail Association (NRA) / Yvonne Williams / / Brisbane
North Townsville Community Hub / Sandra Elton / / Townsville
Northern Australia Primary Health Limited / Giselle Condos / / Mackay; Cannonvale; Townsville; Cairns; Thursday Island / At-risk young people on income support and potentially students at-risk of long-term unemployment or unemployed former students and/or a subset of these groups / Resources and/or expertise:
We are one of the largest providers of primary healthcare and wellness programs and services in North QLD and the largest provider of mental health services in the region. / Townsville
Northern Health Network / Andrew Ceniuch / / Adelaide
Northern Health Network / Cally Jennings / / N/A
northern volunteering / Peter Heyworth / / Adelaide
NSW Save the Children / Andrew Smith / / Sydney
Ostara Australia / Chris Walker / / Resources and/or expertise:
Ostara assists people disadvantaged through age, health, disability or cultural background with finding and keeping sustaining employment. We are Australia’s largest mental health specialist within Disability Employment Services, and have offices and partnerships across the country. We’re interested in collaborating with organisations who share our commitment innovating and delivering effective services with lasting outcomes. / N/A
Prospect Community Services / Melanie Adams / / Townsville
QITE / Julie Marshall / / Cairns
Relationships Australia / Kerrie McFadden / / Sydney
SageCo / Alison Monroe / / Sydney
Save the Children / Lisa Cuatt / / Sydney
Settlement Services International / Thanh Nguyen / / Sydney
Skylight Mental Health / Bryan Atherton / / Adelaide
South Regional TAFE / Sue Dawes / / Regional Western Australia—Albany, Bunbury, Busselton, Collies/Harvie, Margaret River, Katanning, Mt Barker, Denmark, Esperance, Narrogin, Manjimup / All / N/A
Speak Out Advocacy / Jenny Dixon / / Hobart
St Vincent De Paul Society / Marte Tagle / / Sydney
Stretton Centre / Dermot Cussen / / Adelaide
Sydney Multicultural Community Services / Vishal Sonule / / N/A
TAFE QLD / Tanya Benlow / / Cairns
The Van Diemen Project / Chris Davis / / Hobart
Townsville Multicultural Support Group Inc. (TMSG) / Johanna Kodoatie-Cahill / / Townsville / Refugees and Migrants / Townsville
Townsville Multicultural Support Group Inc. (TMSG) / Sibbo Sengabo / / Townsville / Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds, CALD people with disabilities / Townsville
Tradern Group Australia Pty ltd / Prabha Sriram / / Brisbane
Training Connections Australia / Amanda Sohpios / / Cairns
Training Connections Australia / Michael Hayman / / Cairns
TSA Communities for Children / Penny Goodall / / Brisbane
VETEA / Erica Lang / / Brisbane
Vocational Partnerships Group Inc. / Emma Takai / / Cairns
Vocational Partnerships Group Inc. / Maryanne Tranter / / Cairns
Worklink / Stephanie Coleman / / Cairns
Yarrabah Leaders Forum / Cleveland Fagan / / Cairns
YIRS One Stop Youth Shop / Dee Chapman / / Mackay, QLD
Young Families Connect ISHS / Corinne Harper / / Brisbane
Youth Services Australia / Jason Cousins / / Sydney metro area / At-risk youth receiving income support / Resources and/or expertise:
-Experts in long-term youth engagement, particularly disadvantaged youth and Indigenous youth
-Heavy influence and vast network within the skate park community nationally (BMX, skateboard, scooter)
-Connections with large employers in finance, construction and retail
We are seeking further partnerships with:
-Researchers (youth unemployment, mental illness, substance abuse, indigenous health and employment)
-Employment training service providers
-Mental health services
-Juvenile justice legal professionals/firms
-Employment training service providers for all industries
-Health service providers
-Indigenous cultural specialists
-Migrant services providers / Sydney