ECHO Incorporated Annual Report 2010

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ECHO Incorporated

1-3 Church StreetEmerald Victoria 3782

Phone: (03) 5968 4460Fax: (03) 5968 4330Email: [email protected]: www.echo.org.au

ABN: 57 570 325 725

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One of the outstanding features of ECHO has been its ability to iden fy the changes in youth culture and thinking and to pioneer ways to meet the changing needs of young people and their families.

The past year has seen many of the dimensions of ECHO�’s work change. There have been outstanding new members of sta , great new programs, bold experiments, along with signi cant welfare work, schools work, highly e ec ve mentoring, camping programs, Friday night outreach events and much more. It would be fair to say that ECHO�’s ability to navigate change has earned it a �“master mariner�’s cer cate�”.

I would like to highlight the extraordinary contribu on of Wayne Collins as the Director of ECHO. His work amongst local youth now covers more than 25 years, 20 as a sta member. He has impacted many hundreds of families over that me and so many adults now say that his in uence was transforma ve in their lives. I have never come across anyone who has made a more profound, widespread or las ng contribu on to society, and enriched so many lives.

PRESIDENT�’S REPORTPETER CRAWFORD

I love hearing of past ECHO people who go on to do good things. One of those is John Chambers, a former intern. A year ago he married and moved to Bendigo. Within 8 months he had established a youth work that included a regular lunch me program at a secondary college, a leadership team, a leadership training program, a basketball program, a Friday night program, a weekly radio broadcast, and more importantly a signi cant and growing number of young people involved. This sort of success story shows that ECHO has produced a model of youth work that is readily transferable to country areas as well as suburbs.

I am looking forward to seeing ECHO con nue to navigate change as one of Australia�’s foremost youth agencies having an impact on the next genera on.

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Rev. Dr. Peter Crawford has led St. Mark�’s Emerald for last 30 years.

Wayne Collins is the founding and current director of ECHO Inc.

The year just gone was absolutely over owing with programs that impacted young lives, people whose lives have been changed because of our interven on and a sta team that weathered incredible storms; mostly personal, and came out serving this community with greater passion and endurance.

We re-engineered our high school outreach programs in the middle of the year in order to develop deeper rela onships, while s ll wan ng to maintain our successful, strong structures. We are now seeing the results of this change with a endances growing and almost record numbers with our goal being met of strong rela onships developing.

It�’s hard to describe the scope of our opera on in simple terms anymore and I was reminded of this when I had to do just this at a state mee ng of directors and managers of Anglican chari es and agencies recently. However, here is a small snapshot of our opera ons and the impact they have on young lives:

1. A er-school eventsA er-school outreach events a rac ng 100 each week. This is where young people can engage in healthy ac vi es that cater for all abili es and many interests, a place where real rela onships can be built with healthy role models and peers.

2. School holidaysSchool holiday camps where living in temporary communi es helps young people discover who they are. Camps also give many young people the structure they lack in life.

3. Leadership training. We run intensive classroom based and on the job training for all our volunteers as well as two residen al conferences a year. ECHO youth services specialise in a peer leadership model where around 50 high school aged young people work with their peers.

4. Mentoring at three levelsa) The group mentoring of young leaders and our core members through weekly Life groups. These groups focus on rela onal skills, life issues and the big picture ques ons of life. Every week young people meet at our facility in groups of 6 to 12, with a young adult leading each Life group.b) Linkz is a community mentoring program run in partnership with Emerald Secondary College for students in year 7-8. This program aims to help young people with the some mes di cult transi on from primary to secondary school life. Students meet with a mentor weekly and work on a project, with the mentor becoming a friend and supporter to both the young person and their family.c) Beyond All Expecta ons is a community-based mentoring project funded by the O ce for Youth, with secondary college students in year 10 who are having di culty or facing issues with their schooling. We aim to reconnect and excite these young people. Our past record has been outstanding, with over 90% of par cipants re-engaging with educa on and comple ng VCE or TAFE, or an appren ceship or traineeship.

5. School Based Outreacha) We run a breakfast club that provides meals for young people who are not able to have a healthy breakfast each day. Many good rela onships have been created with young people who have gone on to seek help from our sta and interns.

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b) Lunch me ac vi es are held for both junior and senior students. These ac vi es are voluntary, run weekly and include a message about doing life in a healthy way. We have 50-60 young people each week who gain con dence and have fun during these programs.c) School camps: our teams a end school camps and seek to help support both students and sta .

6. School-Based Chaplaincya) ECHO youth services runs federally funded Chaplaincy programs in three schools. These programs provide pastoral care for students and sta as well as programs and counselling speci cally for disengaged young people, and form a backbone of school welfare services.b) We chair the local Chaplaincy network which allows school-based Chaplains to discuss common issues and solu ons.

7. Training Youth Workersa) ECHO youth services is involved in providing training for people wan ng to train at cer cate IV level in Youth Work. Our sta help lecture at the Australian College of Youth Training and partner with them in equipping this new genera on of workers.b) ECHO provides some internships and placements for young people studying youth work which allows them to gain the valuable prac cal experience and skills they require.

8. Community Strengtheninga) ECHO is involved in most of the major networks throughout the region and works closely with local government workers.b) ECHO youth services is currently part of a commi ee selected from the key local townships looking to establish a community centre (hub) to provide much needed services in the area.c) During and since Black Saturday, ECHO has been instrumental ini ally in Whi lesea and the Dandenongs in looking at the recovery needs of young people a er emergencies. Our sta are trained community Chaplains.

This is a small snapshot but it will give you an idea of the organiza on�’s scope and in uence in this area and beyond. Our hope is that many young people will nd their hope in and through the work, services and rela onships that occur because of what we do and who we are.

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On average ECHO has contact with 350-400 teenagers and young adults regularly. Below is a quick snapshot of the average weekly at-tendance of our main programs.

15-30 teenagers at Breakfast Club

50-60 teenagers at lunch me ac vi es (Student Focus and Seniors Lounge)

60 at teenage and young adult outreach

20 teenagers at mentoring programs (Linkz and Beyond All Expecta ons)

30 teenagers through 1 on 1 contact

50 teenagers and young adults at Life Groups

60 teenagers and young adults at our Sunday evening programs

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The work of Echo Youth Services is in more demand in the 21st century than ever before. Levels of domes c and family violence involving young people are soaring, underage drinking, teenage depression and almost every other indicator are on the rise. So, what does the future hold and is there any hope in what seems a hopeless situa on? I can say with con dence that our strategy and methodology are sound and experience has proved our core direc on to be correct.

Core direc on

We exist to help young people nd the hope that lies beyond themselves. We believe that hope is discovered when someone looks beyond themselves and then looks to the needs of others. All our ac vi es and programs are designed to help young people look for solu ons in their lives rather than re ec ng only on what�’s wrong or with the issues they are facing. Analysing what�’s wrong or not working in your life is important but only the rst step in discovering hope and enjoying a life of purpose. We must look at �“what could be�” to be inspired and mo vated to change.

Strategy

Our strategy is simple; help young people believe they are the di erence makers, the navigators of life, not only for themselves but for others as well. This is why peer ministry is cri cal. We have outreach events young people can invite their peers to. We speak a message of hope and then any young person wan ng to explore what we say or what they see, can do so as part of a team.

Methodology

1. We run a rac onal programs, mentoring programs, issues based programs, camps and schools events so we can engage a broad cross- sec on of young people.

2. We invite people to join in and be responsible for changing their community, their friend�’s lives and others. We train leaders and equip teams to do this.

3. We seek to equip other organiza ons through

our joint ventures and partnerships with organiza ons like, The Australian College of Youth Training, Anglicare Victoria, Local council, Local schools, community groups and individuals.

Our approach works because it focuses on people and on posi ve solu ons to life�’s challenges and reali es.

ACYT PARTNERSHIP

The Australian College of Youth Training, ACYT, has a strong and vibrant rela onship with ECHO Inc. ECHO has been a leading agent in suppor ng and developing young people for many years. Its in uence in the wider community as a provider of emergency care, Chaplains and in the development of ac vi es and programs for youth in the Emerald area is well respected.

ACYT was established as a private Registered Training Organisa on by visionary leaders of ECHO to train Children�’s and Youth Workers with na onally accredited courses. Aimed at �“equipping the next genera on�” of young adult leaders, ACYT also provides a course in Work Prepara on for young disengaged teenagers, and a Safe Food Handling cer cate for entry into the workforce.

ACYT is providing another roadway for young people to navigate change in their lives. 2009 Youth Work graduates are engaged in working with youth in some way; as Chaplains, Youth Workers or in welfare agencies. Those who have completed the Work Prepara on courses have con nued in educa on or training. In 2010 there were 9 graduates from the Cer cate IV in Youth Work and over 30 trained in Safe Food Handling.

ACYT is grateful for the support of ECHO Inc. as a valued partner, sharing training and nearby facili es to enable teenagers and young adults to pass on their skills and knowledge in meaningful ways.

KAREN CRAWFORD | ACYT PRINCIPAL

Karen has had over 10 years experience working in the ACE sector and with disengaging youth.

Whenever you embark on a new year, there is always a sense of expecta on and the mind wonders as to the possibili es. When we said at a sta level that 2010 would be a year marked by �‘naviga ng change�’, that sense of an cipa on was increased even more.

What would the Young Adult arm of ECHO look like and how could we be er in uence the community that we live in?

As that ques on was being discussed, dissected and worked through, some of our young adults decided that moving on would be best for them. Our focus was suddenly shi ed away from just doing life together to seeking more opportuni es to get our hands dirty and serve the community in di erent ways. I am so grateful for a bunch of people who have really picked up the baton and are running with it.

Two highlights stand out for me in par cular. Firstly, our involvement with a Friday night program at the Clema s pub called �‘God on Tap�’. We ran this in conjunc on with St Mark�’s to provide people with an opportunity to socialise and to have a non-judgmental place where they could engage with what Chris ans believe and why they believe it. It was such a success that we are cra ing a young adult version for 2011. The second story involves a group of young adults making a weekly sacri ce of me and money for a marginalised person in our town. They took it upon themselves to not only just feel obligated to help this young woman, but have befriended her and included her in their lives. To see a group of people move into adulthood with a focus on others�’ needs is fantas c.

The biggest change for our young adults has been combining our evening Sunday events with the teenage congrega on and shi ing our focus from exis ng for just young adults, to helping the younger guys do life be er. It has been an interes ng shi and most of our guys have adjusted well. As we look into 2011, I think we will be more se led (but who really knows!) and will be in a be er place to reach out and help the young adults of Emerald do their lives be er too.

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Student Focus is a wonderful opportunity for us each week to have contact with year 7 & 8 students in Emerald Secondary College. Between 15 �– 40 teenagers come into the lunch me program to join in a wide variety of games and hear one of our team talk brie y about issues that impact teens regularly. As young people navigate the years of signi cant change in their lives we desire to o ers hope, direc on and purpose. Seniors Lounge is a lunch me program for year 11 & 12 students in Emerald Secondary College and between 10 �– 20 students regularly a end, enjoying co ee or Milo and o en staying to have a chat with one of the workers. This program opens up many opportuni es for teens to be able to have contact with another signi cant adult as they prepare for life beyond the school gates. Both of these programs are signi cant as we work with local teens and seek to help them navigate through changing mes.

STUDENT FOCUS / SENIORS LOUNGE NAOMI DEWAR

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Owen Prout brings 15 years experience as a YD youth worker to

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This year has seen the most change in 15 years. A er looking at our youth group model and young peoples needs today the sta decided to alter approach , in order to reach the teenagers and young adults of Emerald and beyond.

The structural hub of the new model was changing,Life groups from a ending on Sundays to making their goal to develop events on both Friday nights and Sunday nights that would reach their friends.

Naviga ng this change was challenging as many of the teens and young adults were very comfortable with the old model which used to be more self-centred.

In term 3 at winter conference teens and young adults selected their Life group. They planned Friday night events and thought about who they could invite. During any change there are always challenges. We certainly had our fair share and these did challenge us.

However, as usual,with a great team and new direc on we were able to achieve the goal we had set out to achieve. Our rst �“Fusion�” event was well a ended. Fusion was where Life group members were invited to come to a Sunday lled with ac vity and the ability to talk with an adult.

In term 4 we have seen growth in numbers and a tudes of our teens and young adults. They have an enthusiasm for their friends. A ba le of the bands night was a great success with 87 people a ending. The team have managed to develop an outreach model that is reaching a wider range of teenagers. In the future we hope to see a band and LAN Life group develop as well as many others.

The breakfast program at Emerald Secondary College has been an invaluable aid to the other programs that ECHO in the school, as well as our outreach programs run from the church. Each week around twenty students meet two representa ves from ECHO�’s Youth Service over breakfast and they stay around for up to an hour talking and engaging in rela onship-building. Rela onships with the sta of the school have been fostered and strengthened through this program, but it allows us to model to the sta the way that we conduct ourselves in our program. The breakfast program has truly been e ec ve in helping the young people at Emerald Secondary College.

BREAKFAST CLUB DANIEL McNEIL

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Linkz

2010 has been a successful year for Linkz mentoring with 12 students and 12 trained community mentors par cipa ng and comple ng the program.Students ini ally met their individual mentors at the launch in April and excitedly began planning the next six months of Linkz together; building a friendship, and a project. Planning their weekly appointments and exploring the crea ve possibili es for the project got the program o to an enthusias c start.

Linkz mentoring program is designed for students in years 7 and 8 who are naviga ng their way through change such as transi on from primary to secondary school, changes in family or friends. These are students who will bene t from a caring and encouraging adult who is there speci cally for them.

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Gradua on night showcased the students wonderful achievements and celebrated their strengths and progress. Commitment to growth was demonstrated as each student and mentor shared about their journey of friendship and the ac vi es undertaken. Projects included scrap booking, sport, building, cooking, sewing and kni ng, shoo ng, wri ng, computer, even playing a didgeridoo! Thank you to the mentors who voluntarily gave many hours to support a local young person. Thank you also to those who have given support through nancial generosity.

Beyond All Expecta ons

Students at risk of disengaging from educa on are our priority group for this program which combines learning ac vi es that enrich and develop skills in young people with visits to local and other industries. The visits help to broaden their understanding of life beyond school. This year eight students from year 10 and nine trained mentors par cipated in the program. Industry visits included places such as Mustang Motor Sport, Casey Hospital, Avonsleigh Kiwi Fruit Farm, Hi Haul Transport, Maton Guitar, and others covering a wide variety of interests.

One to one mentoring is also a major part of Beyond; �“Mentoring aims to provide a structured and trus ng rela onship that brings young people together with a caring individual who o ers guidance, support and encouragement.�” Students embarked on ambi ous projects with their mentors and showcased outstanding results at gradua on. Projects included art works - mosaic & pain ng, woodwork-TV cabinet, model train set, and life skills and a guitar.

Students and mentors together enjoyed Big Day Out in August�– ice ska ng, Go-kart racing, high energy and excitement - a great day!Our 2 day camp at Portsea was a highlight of the year. Coastal ac vi es included sea kayaking, snorkelling and scuba dive training, followed by an instructed dive o Portsea pier. Students gained new skills and boosted self esteem as they met the challenges head on.

One student le school and Beyond to engage in a trade appren ceship. Another le to do alterna ve educa on and gained a cer cate quali ca on.

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Congratula ons to the students who graduated from Beyond in November. Thank you to our mentors for many volunteer hours suppor ng the local young people as they navigate change in their lives. Thank you to the O ce for Youth for nancial support of the young people of our community through the mentoring program.

CHAPLAINCY

Emerald Secondary College

Chaplaincy is a term that has been around for years and conjures up certain images of private schools, school church services and a degree of pastoral care. Nothing could be further from the truth today, so what does Chaplaincy look like in the 21st century? Emerald Secondary College is probably a good example of the shape of modern Chaplaincy.Chaplaincy at Emerald takes on six main forms:

1. Mentoring programsMentoring allows trained adults in the community to be linked with young people who haven�’t reached their poten al. It connects young people with their community and it changes lives. Eight years experience in this eld have produced outstanding life change.

2. Interven on workOur Chaplaincy sta are on call to intervene in situa ons that develop between students and help bring about resolu on to arguments, in gh ng, bullying, and other con ict scenarios.

3. General student supportChaplaincy sta meet regularly with students who might nd school challenging for a range of reasons and connect them with someone who might help or help them through the situa on themselves.

4. Sta supportOur Chaplaincy sta spend many informal hours mee ng with sta and school leadership listening to them and by their one to one input help the sta team develop in a healthy way.

5. Parent supportChaplains work with whole families to bring about a posi ve resolu on in a young person�’s life. Chaplains help families re unite and confront issues in posi ve ways.

6. Pastoral CareChaplains help the school community grieve posi vely when a death, disaster or cri cal incident occurs in the school community. Chaplains can draw on the resources of local communi es and churches to assemble an e ec ve group of people at such mes in a way no one else can.

The latest research shows that schools with Chaplains and Chaplaincy teams are much quieter, orderly and less violent. Whether it�’s the Chaplain or the type of school that has a Chaplain isn�’t the point. What ma ers is: Chaplaincy brings something more than a school community and enriching educa onal and �“you can do it�” type programs. Chaplaincy works for the good of young people!

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2010 has seen a lot of change for ECHO, especially for our youth and young adult Life groups. Life groups are a place for support. The second semester of 2010 has seen Life groups become more than that. Each life group now has a chance to run outreach nights and to plan our Sunday night events.

Life groups have changed from being a separate ac vity to being the central pillars to the youth and young adult work.

The youth run their outreach on Friday nights, that varies from high energy to board games. The young adults meet up once a month a er the Sunday event and discuss life issues. Each youth Life group is paired with a young adult Life group and together they plan and run a block of three Sunday events. This last semester has seen changes in what the Sunday events look and feel like. The youth and young adults are star ng to see the poten al that the Sunday event has and how they can be making a change - not just in the events themselves, but in the greater community, with their friends and with their families.

These changes are making a di erence in the lives of the youth and young adults of the Emerald area. There is a greater sense of worth, growth and fellowship with those who a end Sunday events, greater links to friends and schools are also being made through the outreach events. Naviga ng these changes is a long road, but it is a road that leads to greater things and to greater life change.

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Emerald Primary School

Now in his third year as Chaplain at Emerald Primary school, Je Roma has used a strategic approach to create a presence across the whole school community. His approach involves spending me in the mornings with preps, doing CRE with grade ones, ge ng some me with grade twos through play, threes and fours with the �‘Friends�’ program and camps, and nally with the grade ves and sixes through camps and other specialised sessions. His priority is being available and accessible to the children, sta and families through this spread of involvement, so as to be able to easily come alongside and o er appropriate support in mes of signi cant change that a ects their lives. He is currently running the �“Seasons for Growth�” program for over forty students in six groups who have experienced loss or change in their family situa ons. Je spends me each week with children who are experiencing behavioural challenges, working with school sta in suppor ng strategies that will help the child to understand the feelings and beliefs that lead to their behaviours, and providing skills and tools that will be useful for them.

For 2011 we will move toward increasing support resources for the school community by using a team approach to provide services tailored to meet both current and future needs and help build a stronger school community.

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Echo Inc. 'Youth Services' Emerald Centre for Hope & Outreach

Auditor's Report

I have audited the accounts of Echo Inc. Youth Services as set out in the Treasurer's report for the year ended 31"December, 2010.

The reported surplus represents the net movement of funds for the year and reconciles with the cheque account held by the ANZ Bank �— Emerald and cash balances held in various term deposit accounts.

In my opinion the year end Balance Sheet ( excluding fixed assets ) has been drawn up to give a true and accurate view of Echo Inc's financial position as at 3 l' December,2010.

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Annual Financial Report 2010

Although 2010 saw some major changes in ECHO�’s programs and ac vi es from a purely nancial point of view it was an unusually stable year. As a consequence opera ng income and expenditure came out close to plan and we have ended the year with a small surplus. This is all the more remarkable given that the outlook at the half year was not par cularly good and an overall de cit seemed probable.

Total opera ng income exceeded the plan gure by approximately $12,000 due partly to greater than expected dona ons and partly because some VECCI funding for our 2009 interns college fees was received in the 2010 nancial year rather than 2009. Opera ng expenses were up by $11,000, due to an overrun in sta costs. This mostly came about because of the need to cover for sta who were away because of health issues.

As can be seen elsewhere in this annual report ECHO became the nancial auspice partner for the local NILS program (No Interest Loans Scheme). The NILS commi ee have their own treasurer and detailed accounts are kept and audited separately. For this reason, only overall totals are included as a part of this report.

ECHO Inc. is in good shape as we enter 2011 although there is an urgent need to increase our grant applica on ac vity if we are to remain nancially viable in the longer term. Once again, sincere thanks to our regular supporters who contribute more than 50% of our income, the balance coming from charitable trusts, government grants and fundraising ac vi es. Thanks also to our auditor, Mr. Mike Gill who generously donates his me and exper se every year.

NILS Program NILS is an acronym for No Interest Loans Scheme and is a na onal scheme, primarily funded by the Federal Government and several charitable trusts with the loan money itself coming from the Na onal Australia Bank.

It is designed to help low income families replace essen al household items without incurring expensive credit fees. The scheme is administered at the local level by a commi ee formed by representa ves from local organisa ons. This commi ee is not an incorporated body and so a nancial auspice partner is required to be responsible for the payment of bills, loans, repayments and so on. This is ECHO�’s role.

Whilst, at rst sight, this partnership might appear to not be part of our core mission the fact of the ma er is that the demographic addressed by this scheme is exactly where we need to be. Brochures giving more details of this excellent scheme are available upon request.

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This Year Last Year $ Di erence

Assets

Current Assets $177,780 $113,052 $64,728

Total Assets $177,780 $113,052 $64,728

Liabili es

Current Liabili es $111,891 $63,724 $48,167

Contra/Transfer Account $5,487 $1,569 $3,918

Total Liabili es $117,378 $65,293 $52,085

Net Assets $60,401 $47,759 $12,643

Equity

Retained Earnings -$23,581 -$39,496 $15,914

Current Year Earnings $12,643 $15,914 -$3,271

Historical Balancing $71,340 $71,340 $0

Total Equity $60,401 $47,759 $12,643

Statement of Assets and Liabili es

Statement of Income and Expenditure

Selected Period Budgeted $ Di erence

Income

O erings $112,983.00 $115,489.00 -$2,506.00

Dona ons $16,515.00 $12,752.00 $3,763.00

Fundraisers $29,924.00 $31,480.00 -$1,556.00

Contracts $118,000.00 $117,370.00 $630.00

Grants from Trusts $23,000.00 $30,000.00 -$7,000.00

Other Income $32,931.00 $19,602.00 $13,329.00

Total Income $333,353.00 $326,693.00 $6,660.00

Expenses

Salaries $211,722.00 $189,792.00 $21,930.00

Allowances $28,952.00 $23,962.00 $4,990.00

Employer On-costs $29,210.00 $27,996.00 $1,214.00

Organisa on $35,065.00 $42,612.00 -$7,547.00

Programs $27,788.00 $39,147.00 -$11,359.00

Total Expenses $332,737.00 $323,509.00 $9,228.00

Opera ng Surplus/Loss $616.00 $3,184.00 -$2,568.00

Other Income

Dona ons to property purchase $5,501.00 $0.00 $5,501.00

Cockatoo project $2,950.00 $0.00 $2,950.00

Write o unpresented chqs $2,446.00 $0.00 $2,446.00

Total Other Income $10,896.00 $0.00 $10,896.00

Unplanned Expenditure

Property Purchase -$1,131.00 $0.00 -$1,131.00

Total Unplanned Expenditure -$1,131.00 $0.00 -$1,131.00

Net Surplus/Loss $12,643.00 $3,184.00 $9,459.00

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Thank you to all ECHO sta who work as a team together, bringing a diverse range of skills and knowledge to the organisa on.

The team at ECHO Inc. would like to say a big thank you to a few sta members who have changed direc on this year. Karen Crawford and Claire Burnell have served the local community for a number of years in their roles.

Karen Crawford led the Linkz mentoring program and was instrumental in designing and running Beyond All Expecta ons program. We wish Karen all the best in her new role as Principal at the Australian College of Youth Training.

Claire Burnell led Life Groups and Sunday evening programs for 5 years with great enthusiasm and changed many young lives. We�’d like to thank Claire for her signi cant contribu on and we wish her all the best in the future.

ECHO Inc. is a not for pro t charity. To make a tax deduc ble dona on or for further informa on on how you can help navigate change, contact the treasurer Mr. Andy Walker via phone (03) 5968 4460 or email [email protected].

ECHO inc. relies on governments, other not for pro t organisa ons and individuals to be the key partners in providing nancial assistance in order to support ECHO in naviga ng change.

The people and organisa ons who help young people navigate change:

The people of St. Mark�’s Anglican Church EmeraldEmerald Secondary CollegeThe O ce for YouthOur Volunteer teamsPast Members of Parliament

Ms. Tammy Lobato Mr. Jason Wood

Our State and Federal MP�’s Mr. Brad Ba n Ms. Laura Smyth Mr. Edward O�’Donohugh

Our Local councilors Mr. Graeme Legge Mr. Ed Chatwin

Ritchies IGA Supermarket through the community bene t scheme

Flora and Frank Leith Charitable FundCardinia Founda onWilliam Buckland Founda onCardinia Shire Social SupportSen nel Founda onWilliam Angliss Charitable FundVictorian State GovernmentAndrew�’s Founda onGenesis Founda onCollier Charitable FundThe people of Emerald and surrounding districts

ECHO SUPPORTERS

ECHO Incorporated

1-3 Church Street Emerald, Victoria 3782Phone: (03) 5968 4460 | Fax: (03) 5968 4330 | Email: [email protected] | Web: www.echo.org.au

ABN: 57 570 325 725

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