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Contact Information
Street Address : 260 Macquarie Street
HOBART TAS 7000
Postal Address : 260 Macquarie Street
HOBART TAS 7000
Contact Number : (03) 6224 9822 or (03) 6223 7749 or 1800 655 105
Email : tas@create.org.au
Office Hours : 9.00am – 5.00pm
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About the CREATE TAS Team
Kylie GibbsPosition: State Coordinator Hi all, I am extremely excited about my new position with CREATE and look forward to working with you all to give children and young people in care the best opportunities in life. I hope to increase contact with Children and Young People in Tasmania particularly in the north and north west regions. I am keen to make contact with as many organisations, carers and colleagues within the sector for ideas and feedback so if you have time please drop me an email and I can arrange a time to catch up. “If we don’t plant knowledge when young it will give us no shade when we are old.” |
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Mel CastenPosition: Community Facilitator Hey, my name is Mel and I’m the Community Facilitator for the Tasmanian office. I have a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Criminology and Sociology from the University of Tasmania. I have been working for CREATE since July 2008 and thinks it’s a pretty cool job. I love meeting new people and find it most relaxing when I’m behind my drumkit! |
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Latest News
Scholarships from Foundation for Young Australians
Students at government schools will be able to apply for Opportunity Scholarships from the Foundation for Young Australians between 12 July and 23 August 2010. The scholarships are intended to help individual students who ‘lack financial and practical resources’ to attend curriculum-related programs. See the website below for more details.http://www.fya.org.au/what-we-do/initiatives/scholarships/
Goodbyes and Welcomes
The CREATE Crew would like to farewell one of our favourites… Rach, who has been working with CREATE Tas for the last 2 years as the Be.Heard Officer, has moved on with the wrap up of the Be.Heard project. We would like to wish Rach the very best in all that she does! We will, however, be getting some brand spanking new staff in the very near future! Although no names can be named just yet… stay tuned for introductions and embarrassing photos of the new crew members!!
clubCREATE magazine June edition is out now! To download the TAS state round-up click here!
Events + Activities 
19th & 20th August – Young Consultants Training South
24th August – CREATE Morning Tea (Meet & Greet)
8th September – Connection Activity South
15th September – Connection Activity North
18th September – YAG South
16th October – YAG South
30th October – HALLOWEEN Party South
13th November – YAG South
27th November – FCAT & CREATE Christmas Party, South East
30th November – FCAT & CREATE Christmas Party, North West
** To register for any of our programs and events, get more information or find out the latest news… Contact the Tas CREATE Crew on 1800 655 105 or 03 6223 7749!
About Our Programs
clubCREATE
clubCREATE is a club for children and young people in care, or with a care experience. Members get a welcome pack, quarterly newsletters, invitations to events, and a birthday card each year. You can join clubCREATE
on-line at http://www.create.org.au/ypz/clubCREATE/, call your TAS office on 03 6224 9822 or email clubCREATE@create.org.au and ask for a membership form.
Entering Care Kits
If you are entering care for the first time, CREATE will deck you out with a backpack of essential stuff to help you on your way. The kit includes CREATE program information, t-shirt, cap, wristband, newsletter and some other fun stuff. You need to join clubCREATE to be able to receive a kit just contact your TAS office on 03 6224 9822 or email clubCREATE@create.org.au.
State and Territory Youth Advisory Group’s
The Youth Advisory Group is a program that brings young people together to discuss care issues and explore solutions. Youth Advisory groups are in each state and territory and provide feedback which activates change for the better. The Youth Advisory Group also tells CREATE how best to represent the opinions of children and young people in care. To find out more contact your CREATE TAS office on 03 6224 9822.
Young Consultants Training 
To become a Young Consultant you need to undertake the Young Consultant’s Training Course which is a fun training workshop. You can hang out with other young people, develop skills in presentation and public speaking and learn all about the Care system. Young Consultants training may lead to opportunities to do some occasional paid work with CREATE in through representation at conferences, consultations, forums and events and providing training support.
Young Consultants Training is planned for the September School Holidays, if any young people are interested, please contact Mel on 03 6224 9822 or email tas@create.org.au
Case/ Child Protection Worker and CSO Training
This is an opportunity for Young Consultants to affect positive change within the care sector. A CREATE staff member and up to three Young Consultants deliver a training session to case or child protection workers who work directly with children and young people in out-of-home care.
CREATE Your Future website | www.createyourfuture.org.au 
This website is designed to assist young people who are leaving care. It has heaps of information on topics like health, housing, education, employment and more. You can also read stories about other peoples’ experiences of leaving care.
CREATE Your Future (CYF)
The action packed program is about learning all there is to know about leaving care or becoming independent. This is no ordinary program. Where else do you get to learn really important stuff like how to cook, the ins and outs of getting a job, what services are out there to give you a hand, how to stay healthy and even practical stuff like getting an ID and Medicare card, whilst hanging out on high ropes, at McDonalds or even Go Karting.
So if your 15-25 contact your local CREATE office on 1800 655 105 to find out when the next session starts. You’ll have to be quick as places fill fast.
