Shell Geelong Refinery teams with Rainbow Riders to help disadvantaged youth
01 October 2008
Local disadvantaged youths will participate in a unique horse riding activity on Friday 3 October, organised by BacLinks, a division of Karingal, and supported by Shell Geelong Refinery.
VIEW: Shell Geelong Refinery teams with Rainbow Riders to help disadvantaged youth
Taking a day to make a difference
01 October 2008
Twenty Geelong girls from disadvantaged backgrounds were given an ‘edge’ in the competitive local jobs market when surfwear giant Quiksilver joined forces with the Gordon TAFE and BacLinks to provide a special day of work skills, information, advice and mentoring.
VIEW: Taking a day to make a difference
Alcoa Supports Geelong Health
01 October 2008
Alcoa volunteers will provide voluntary driving and escort services to link pepole with Barwon Health facilities.
VIEW: Alcoa Supports Geelong Health
Healthy partnership benefits business and community!
17 September 2008
Private Health Insurer GMHBA to fund full-time business development position with BacLinks
VIEW: Healthy partnership benefits business and community!
Inaugural 730 Club Breakfast a resounding success
10 September 2008
Community-minded businesses turned out bright and early recently to attend BacLinks Inaugural 730 Club Breakfast held at the Mercure Hotel Geelong.
VIEW: Inaugural 730 Club Breakfast a resounding success
MatchWorks employment consultant wins major industry award
19 August 2008
MatchWorks’ Senior Employment Consultant Van Ngo has been recognised by peak body, National Employment Services Association (NESA) at their Excellence Awards held in Cairns Thursday night. The MatchWorks staff member won Employment Consultant of the Year after being recognised by senior staff as being an extraordinary consultant.
VIEW: MatchWorks employment consultant wins major industry award
BacLinks Big Day Out: Creating links in our community
21 July 2008
Local Geelong businesses are being urged to register for Karingal’s BacLinks Workplace Big Day Out on July 29.
VIEW: BacLinks Big Day Out: Creating links in our community
Mental health service home support boost
12 October 2007
A new mental health support service announced by local organisation Karingal this week will help bridge the widely-acknowledged gap between clinical care and on-going, home support for people with mental illness.
VIEW: Mental health service home support boost
Karingal Streamlines Employment Services
18 September 2007
Disability Employment Network (DEN) and Vocational Rehabilitation Service (VRS) programs, that operated under SupportWorks, came under the MatchWorks brand from July 1, 2007.
VIEW: Karingal Streamlines Employment Services
Café.com is the gateway to new learning project
17 July 2007
An innovative life-long learning Karingal project, for some of the most marginalised people in the community, has just received a $33,000 funding injection from the Coles Group Community Fund.
VIEW: Café.com is the gateway to new learning project