Community Visitors Newsleer Friends For Older People August 2018 Hello Volunteers & Friends Hello everyone, We have had a busy couple of months here at “the office”. In June we put together a submission to conn- ue CVS in our current service region from 2019-21 and in July our annual performance report was due to the De- partment of Health. These busy mes came on the back of our mid-year coffee catch ups with visitors and there was the usual business of seng up new matches for many visitors and residents. Our apologies if we haven’t responded as quickly to queries as we would have liked. Whilst these and the usual seasonal paperwork maers has kept us somewhat office bound, Shari and I greatly enjoy connecng with you and hearing how you’re going with your community vising role. We were inspired by the extent of humble caring volunteering that is occur- ring, and the huge degree of collecve goodwill going into the lives of many socially isolated older residents. Thank you on behalf of your residents, our communies, CVS and The Centre for your wonderful work On page 3 there is important informaon about the new rules surrounding police checks. Please do read it. Sco and Shari An iniave of the Australian Government The Community Visitors Scheme: 1800 682 710 Email: [email protected]Welcome to our new volunteers! Judy Keang Simon Busul Roger Bell
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Community Visitors Newsletter
Friends For Older People
August 2018
Hello Volunteers & Friends
Hello everyone, We have had a busy couple of months here at “the
office”. In June we put together a submission to contin-
ue CVS in our current service region from 2019-21 and in
July our annual performance report was due to the De-
partment of Health. These busy times came on the back
of our mid-year coffee catch ups with visitors and there
was the usual business of setting up new matches for
many visitors and residents. Our apologies if we haven’t
responded as quickly to queries as we would have liked.
Whilst these and the usual seasonal paperwork matters
has kept us somewhat office bound, Shari and I greatly
enjoy connecting with you and hearing how you’re going
with your community visiting role. We were inspired by
the extent of humble caring volunteering that is occur-
ring, and the huge degree of collective goodwill going
into the lives of many socially isolated older residents.
Thank you on behalf of your residents, our communities,
CVS and The Centre for your wonderful work
On page 3 there is important information about the new
rules surrounding police checks. Please do read it.
Scott and Shari
An initiative of the Australian Government
The Community Visitors Scheme: 1800 682 710 Email: [email protected]
The Community Visitors Scheme: 1800 682 710 Email: [email protected]
Changes to Police Checks
I had just put FAQ about police checks in the last newsletter and they went and changed how they’re done. My bad luck. So, disregard the information in the last newsletter because it’s changed! As of the 1st of July 2018 there are some changes to how police checks are lodged. The consent form has changed greatly in format but requires basically the same infor-mation. The changes that will most affect your lodgement are the ID requirements. ID no longer needs to be certified (a normal copy, scan or photo will do), but there needs to be a mini-mum of 4 documents submitted. Specifically there needs to be: One Commencement Document e.g. Full Australian Birth Certificate (not an extract
or birth card), Current Australian Passport, Australian Visa etc. One Primary Document e.g. Current Driver’s License, Australian Marriage Certifi-
cate, current proof of age card etc. Two Secondary Documents e.g. Medicare Card, Credit Card, Bank Card I have included a copy of the Documents Required page of the Police Check consent form on the next page which contains the full list of acceptable documents. There are also other new rules affecting ID Either the commencement or primary document need to include a photo of you. If
they don’t you need to submit a certified passport-style photo. Your ID documents need to include your full name and your date of birth. If your ID is under a former name you will need to provide evidence of your name
change, either a change of name certificate or marriage certificate (the official one from the state or territory).
We (CVS) will need to be able to confirm that the ID actually belongs to you. For re-
newals this will be easy as we have the previous police checks and have met you. For new visitor checks, to confirm the ID belongs to the right person, we’ll need to either see you and the ID or get a photo of you holding the ID (so we can read it) as well.
Note: The ‘evidence of right to a government benefit (Centrelink or Veterans Affairs)’ listed in the secondary documents can be a Centrelink or Veterans Affairs card.
The Community Visitors Scheme: 1800 682 710 Email: [email protected]
Community Visitors Scheme Newsletter Page 5
Directions
1. Sift the flour and custard powder into a large bowl and then stir in sugar.
2. Whisk yoghurt, oil, eggs and essence together and fold into the dry ingredients, taking care not to overmix.
3. Spread the mixture over the base of a baking paper lined 28cm x 18 cm slice pan. Scatter over peaches and dot with chunks of cream cheese.
4. Bake at 180°C for 35 minutes or until golden and cooked through.
5. Cool for 15 minutes in pan before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely. Cut into 16 squares and serve at room temperature. Store refrigerated in an airtight container.
Peaches and Cream Slice
Ingredients: 1 cup self-raising flour 1/4 cup custard powder 1/2 cup caster sugar 1 cup reduced fat vanilla yoghurt 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 eggs, lightly beaten 1 teaspoon coconut essence 440g peach slices in natural juice,
drained and cut in half 200g reduced fat cream cheese, broken