By Deslyn Taylor, NCWQ Education Advisor. The focus of this report is on Education and the Digital Divide. “Many parents are worried the disruptions of COVID lockdowns and school closures may affect their children’s mental health and development.” Impact of Social Isolation may differ depending on the child’s situation.
Join us Thursday 19 August for this free online session. This global pandemic brings with it opportunities to embrace challenges and uncertainty. “Unprecedented” has become the buzz word overnight! Join us for this session about why struggles and setbacks are the keys to living a profoundly satisfying life that fosters true happiness. Learn about how striving towards a goal is vital to achieving fulfilment, and that struggling and failing is the only way to get there. Special Guest Speaker, Saalihah Seedat.
On 22 July 2021, NCWQ hosted our Empowerment session on financial wellness, presented by Rhiannan Smit from Shadforths Financial Group. Thank you to all who attended. We had a wonderful turnout, both in person and online! The feedback was fantastic, and everyone left with some great insights into their next steps in taking better control of their financial wellness.
The first WOW! (Women of the World) festival to be held in Cairns FNQ will open with a concert on Friday 6 August 2021. Read more from NCWQ Arts Adviser, Jennifer Ann Davies in the August 2021 Adviser’s report.
From 1 July 2021 the new membership year begins, and we will start sending out membership renewal invoices. Our process will be a bit different this year, so please keep an eye out on your spam folders to ensure the membership renewal email is not lost.
On 27th May 2021 the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology released new Australian clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of endometriosis. NCWQ Members and Supporters are reminded of the call to action to the Qld state government, requesting representation on funding for education of girls in Queensland schools about endometriosis.
Great Reverence for FOOD has been evident in children’s faerie tales and nursery rhymes! Read more from NCWQ Arts Adviser, Jennifer Ann Davies in the June / July 2021 Adviser’s report.
On 19 May 2021, NCWQ hosted the second in our Empowerment Series for 2021, a session on Tax Tips & Tricks hosted by our very own Treasurer, Ramona McGregor (Pilot Partners). Thank you to all who attended, it was a huge success, and we are very excited that we are able to reach those beyond the immediate Brisbane area!
By Deslyn Taylor, NCWQ Education Advisor. Much has appeared in the media recently about bullying and particularly about bullying against women. The Queensland Government has recently led a National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence (NDA). This was aimed at “empowering students to feel confident and to be part of the solution to bullying, both online and in the schoolyard”.
By Pat Pepper, NCWQ Environmental Adviser. This report focusses on water quality in the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). As noted in the Position Statement by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA), pollutants in land-based run-off are a major threat to water quality of the GBR and particularly inshore marine ecosystems and consequently to the long-term health and resilience of the GBR.
