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Member news: 2 August 2022

In this edition:
  • Insurers pursuing renters for accidental property damage
  • Have your say about the family violence provisions in the Victorian water customer service codes
  • Date change: LGBTIQ+ advocacy issues in the banking sector
  • FCVic Board Nominations & ‘Meet & Greet’
  • 60 Scholarships to increase diversity in the Financial Counselling, Capability and Resilience sector
  • Something for you…
  • Positions vacant
  • Upcoming CPD sessions

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Devil’s Advocate #302

In this edition:
  • Chairperson’s message
  • Interview with an Advocate: Nicky Tsalamandris, Small Business Debt Helpline
  • From Monopoly to Mahatma Gandhi: Rachna Bowman on human-centred design in services systems
  • Victim/survivors of domestic and family violence (DFV): Need for a better Social Security system
  • FCVic submission to AUSTRAC on alternative customer identification approaches
  • Integrated Services Project update
  • 60 Scholarships to increase diversity in the Financial Counselling, Capability and Resilience sector
  • A new guide: Supporting Women’s Financial Safety
  • Insurance in a Changing Climate Forum, 26 July
  • News in brief
  • Positions Vacant
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Member news: 27 July 2022

In this edition:
  • Escaping Violence Payment Evaluation Frontline Service Survey
  • Updating your details in the FCA Toolkit
  • Access EAP Webinars running during August and September
  • July 2022 updated income thresholds for Utility Relief Grants
  • Reminder: LGBTIQ+ advocacy issues in the banking sector
  • Member input on FCVic’s Membership Policy closes this Friday
  • Future-proofing Safety: COVID-19 and Family Violence in Victoria Sector Survey
  • Something for you…
  • Positions vacant
  • Upcoming CPD sessions

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Member news: 19 July 2022

In this edition:
  • Seeking member input on FCVic’s Membership Policy
  • Conference awards nominations close in one month
  • Victorian Ageing Well Survey 2022
  • Seeking case studies about bankruptcy and insurance issues
  • New Consumer Directors at EWOV
  • $250 Power Saving Bonus for Victorian households is now open
  • Thriving Communities Partnership Connect and Chat Webinar on the increasing cost of living in Australia
  • Telstra is now answering all consumer and small business calls in Australia
  • Something for you…
  • Positions vacant
  • Upcoming CPD sessions
  • Meeting minutes: update

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Member news: 13 July 2022

In this edition:
  • LGBTIQ+ advocacy issues in the banking sector
  • Additional delivery of FCP MARAM training: Working with victim survivors
  • Online form for reporting issues with energy retailers
  • Free webinar: Humanising Mental Health Care in Australia
  • Social housing renters failed by poor complaint handling systems, Ombudsman says
  • Something for you…
  • Positions vacant
  • Upcoming CPD sessions

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Member news: 5 July 2022

In this edition:
  • Enhancing financial difficulty supports for Telstra customers
  • ACMA Update: New ID check anti-scam rules apply from 30 June
  • New date for Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation webinar – Service integration: examples of best practice
  • Something for you…
  • Positions vacant
  • Upcoming CPD sessions

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Devil’s Advocate #301

In this edition:
  • Executive Officer’s message
  • Reflections on the Storm and Flood Recovery Program
  • NAIDOC Week, 3-10 July
  • World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2022
  • FCVic at the Young Carers Festival
  • The Problem with Debt, a blog series for young carers – new post out!
  • Integrated Services Project update
  • Consumer Action and WEstjustice calls for a lemon car ombudsman, ahead of November election
  • Consumer Action Podcast: Dianne Dejanovic on a career working for systemic change
  • News in brief
  • Positions Vacant
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Member news: 28 June 2022

In this edition:
  • Steps Virtual Agency Applications Now Open
  • ICAN Learn course: Rural Financial Counselling specialisation
  • ICAN Learn course: Specialist Problem Gambling Skill Set
  • Transition & exit of recovery services from disaster communities – presented by Dr Rob Gordon
  • ACOSS survey: cost-of-living increases impacting income support recipients
  • Something for you…
  • Positions vacant
  • Upcoming CPD sessions
  • CPD Library: update

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Member news: 21 June 2022

In this edition:
  • Upcoming changes to Centrelink JobSeeker mutual obligations
  • Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation webinar – Service integration: examples of best practice
  • Special CPD session, Working with persons using financial elder abuse, tomorrow 22 June
  • Audit outcomes
  • Upcoming CPD: Telephone financial counselling skills
  • Money Matters for Carers webinars: Supports for financial hardship
  • Something for you…
  • Positions vacant
  • Upcoming CPD sessions
  • CPD Library: update
  • Meeting minutes: update

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Member news: 14 June 2022

In this edition:
  • World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2022 is tomorrow, 15 June
  • Victorian Government World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Online Event
  • COTA Victoria WEAAD event: ‘Stir a Cuppa with Seniors’
  • AMCS Inaugural Art Challenge
  • Tax advice at Monash Law Clinics
  • VET FEE-HELP Student Redress Measures
  • New Federal Government commits to regulating BNPL
  • Financial counsellors welcome Government action requiring Councils to provide better support for residents in hardship
  • Member survey on AFCA processes
  • AFSA Vulnerability Framework
  • Something for you…
  • Positions vacant
  • Upcoming CPD sessions
  • CPD Library: update

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