National Scoping Project Newsletter #2

NEWSLETTER No. 2 Editorial …

Melbourne … 14 September Castlemaine … 15 September Launceston … 16 September Hobart … 17 September Brisbane … 21 September Toowoomba … 22 September Redfern … 23 September Parramatta … 24 September Campbelltown … 24 September Batemans Bay … 25 September Canberra … 28 September

Welcome all to our second newsletter from the Scoping Project Team. It is with great feeling of accomplishment that the team can continue to boast their raining bringing powers … so far we’ve experienced rain in Alice Springs, Perth and Adelaide! But it was heartening to see that the weather in whatever form didn’t stop people from attending our forums and letting their voice be heard.

On-Line Survey … The Team’s interpretation of ‘travelling lite’

If you haven’t already had the fortune to read our first newsletter you may have to wait a little bit longer … following the accidental downloading of a virus onto one of the Team’s computers, which of course quickly spread to all our memory sticks and the like, we ended up with only a hard copy of the first newsletter (when Ruth has a chance she’ll re-type it and we’ll post it on our website).

We appreciate that not everyone can attend our forums whether due to time or location and travel constraints. If you can’t attend one of our forums, please go to our website where there is plenty of information about this project and also our on-line survey where you can have your say.

 www.crazelateralsolutions.com.au And if you have attended one of our forums, you can still complete the on-line survey. Summaries of forums are continually being posted on our website so you can have the opportunity to read what other locations think about a national peak body. If you would prefer to receive a hard copy of the survey to complete or need any form of assistance, please do not hesitate to contact one of our team members and we’ll do our best to assist you.

Leanne and Lynne - Adelaide

Many thanks to everyone who assisted us in Perth, Bunbury, Adelaide and Murray Bridge – and we look forward to catching up with you all again during Phase 2.

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Coming Soon …

Listed below are the dates for Phase 1 (check out the dates for Phase 2 on our website) consultation dates:

Art & Poetry Competition …

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he Scoping Project’s art and poetry competition is up and running with some wonderful entries received already. If you haven’t heard about our art and poetry competition before, then here’s the goss: The Scoping Project is being assisted in this competition by the Mental Illness Fellowship of WA and their artistic living legend Pauline Miles. Pauline has assembled a team of artists to help the Scoping Project with the competition.

NEWSLETTER No. 2 Great prizes are awarded each month in the form of a $50 gift voucher from an outlet of the winner’s choice, for example Woolworths, Sanity, Myers, Rebel Sports etc. The competition works this way:

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Send us your ideas about the new national mental health consumer organisation in the form of art work or poetry; or Send an image of art work in the form of a photo by mail or in a JPG file via email; or Poetry via mail or via email.

A panel of judges, all consumers, will view all entries received by the 30thof each month and have an opportunity to choose their favourite. Prize winners will be announced in the first week of the new month. With permission of the artists and poets, entries will be posted on the website so everyone can have the opportunity of reading and viewing the contributions. So spread the news and send in your entries – you’ve nothing to lose and a $50 voucher to gain!!

COMPETITION ENTRIES CLOSE 30TH OF EACH MONTH

 Reading Corner … The Reading Corner on our website is where we will place brief papers to help you think your way through some of the key questions we need to address during the project. So far there are three papers in the Reading Room for your convenience: What is a Peak Body? Peak Participation Organisational Issues We Need to Address During the Consultation Membership Options Further papers will be added to the Reading Room as the project progresses so keep an eye out. If you’d like a hard copy of any of these papers please make your request known to one of our team members and we’ll get a copy to you.

Summary … Here are some key words that keep cropping up in our forums, in alphabetical order, in relation to a proposed national peak body for consumers: Accountability Board Communication Conference Information Infrastructure Lived-experience On-line assistance Peer support Research For more detailed details about forums and meetings held to date, please check our website.

 Survey Assistance … Are you having problems completing the survey? Haven’t got a computer? Want some help? Please don’t hesitate to contact any member of the Scoping Project team in person or by phone for assistance, or email us and we’ll get back to you. We can even give you a printed copy of the questions for you to complete.

 PO Box 341, Bungendore, NSW, 2550 (02) 6239 1549 0408 869 051  (02) 6239 1549 [email protected]

 www.crazelateralsolutions.com.au