Regional Support

The Office for Youth and Helen Macpherson Smith Trust are partners in supporting youth mentoring programs across all regions in Victoria.

We encourage you to contact your local regional coordinator to ensure you are linked in with the exciting opportunities they have planned.

Projects provide workshops, one-on-one support and activities that establish links between mentoring programs and the broader community.

\'In the Sticks\' Regional Update Dec 2011

\'In the Sticks Regional Update Oct 2011

\'In the Sticks\' Regional Update Aug 2011

\'In the Sticks\' Regional Update Jun 2011

\'In the Sticks\' Regional Update Apr 2011

\'In the Sticks\' Regional Update Feb 2011

MELBOURNE (including fringe areas)

Lauren Holst

Metropolitan Coordination Project

Victorian Youth Mentoring Alliance

PO Box 21241 Little Lonsdale St Melbourne VIC 8011
Phone: 0411 374 225
Email: l.holst@youthmentoringvic.org.au

GIPPSLAND

Kate Boyer

Gippsland Mentoring Alliance (GMA)

Baw Baw Latrobe Local Learning and Employment Network Inc
PO Box 415, Trafalgar VIC 3824
Phone: (03) 5633 2868
Email: kate.bblllen@dcsi.net.au

GRAMPIANS

Vicki Coltman

Grampians Regional Mentoring Network

Lead On Ballarat

40 Armstrong St South
Phone: 0409 023 373
Email: vickic@leadon.com.au

BARWON SOUTH WEST

Rashmita Samrai

Brophy Family and Youth Services

210 Timor St Warrnambool VIC 3280
Phone: (03) 5561 8888
Email rsamrai@brophy.org.au
Blog http://www.bswyouthmentoring.blogspot.com
 

HUME

Sue Watts

NESAY (North East Support & Action for Youth Inc)

PO Box 572
22 Rowan St
WANGARATTA VIC 3676
Phone: (03) 5762 2880
Email: swatts@nesay.com.au

Newsletters & Resources

Who\'s the Mentor - August 2011

Who\'s the Mentor - July 2011

Who\'s the Mentor - September 2010

Who\'s the Mentor - July 2010

Who\'s the Mentor - May 2010

Who\'s the Mentor - February 2010
Who\'s the Mentor - October 2009
Who’s the Mentor - August 2009
Who\'s the Mentor - June 2009
Who\'s the Mentor - February 2009
Who’s the Mentor - May 2008

Yellow Pages of all Things Mentoring - Nov 2009

LODDON MALLEE

Leigh Candy

St Luke\'s (Anglicare)

PO BOX 315, Bendigo VIC 3552
Phone: (03) 5434 3914
Mobile 0428 511 886
Email l.candy@stlukes.org.au

Newsletters

The Mentor Newsletter Sept 09
The Mentor Newsletter Feb 09
The Mentor Newsletter Sept 08
The Mentor Newsletter May 08

Regional Events

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October 2011

Battle of the Generations; Trivia Night

When: Thursday 27 October
Time: 6:00pm - 9:30pm 
Venue: City Hall Geelong
Why: Celebrate mentoring and generate business involvement
RSVP: By invitation only

How can your business get involved in mentoring?

When: Friday 28 October
Time: 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Venue: Brophy Youth Complex Warrnambool
Why: Targeting local businesses to give them options for getting involved in mentoring.
RSVP: By invitation only

September 2011

Northwest Coffee Club

When: Tuesday 13 September
Time: 10:30pm - 12:30pm
Venue: TBA
Why: Networking and information sharing for program coordinators
RSVP: Leigh Candy l.candy@stlukes.org.au

August 2011

Goldfields Coffee Club

When: Tuesday 30 August
Time: 10:30pm - 12:30pm
Venue: TBA
Why: Networking and information sharing for program coordinators
RSVP: Leigh Candy l.candy@stlukes.org.au

July 2011

Grampians Coffee & Chat Session

When: Tuesday 19 July
Time: 2:30pm
Venue: Craig\'s Hotel, 10 Lydiard Street South, Ballarat
Why: If you are interested in meeting other mentoring coordinators or you are a youth worker or teacher who works with mentoring programs or refers youth to programs come along and meet others in the sector.
RSVP: Contact Vicki Coltman vickic@leadon.com.au

Youth Mentoring Network Meeting (Baw Baw and Latrobe Programs)

When: Tuesday 12 July
Time: 1:00pm-3:00pm
Venue: Baw Baw La Trobe LLEN Office, 107 Princes Hwy, Trafalgar
Why: Networking and information sharing for program coordinators
RSVP: Kate Boyer or Kylie Downey on 5633 2868

June 2011

AYMN Regional Forum

When: Friday 17 June
Time: 10:30am - 2:30pm
Venue: LaTrobe Unviersity Visual Arts Centre, 121 View St, Bendigo
Why: Come along and hear about building business-mentoring partnerships for sustainability in regional and rural communities.
RSVP: Leigh Candy l.candy@stlukes.org.au  

March 2011

Loddon Mallee Northwest Practice Network

When: Thursday 10 March
Time: 11:00pm - 1:00pm
Venue: 140 Langtree Ave, Mildura Why: Networking and information sharing for program coordinators
RSVP: Leigh Candy l.candy@stlukes.org.au  


February 2011

Goldfields Practice Network

When: Friday 25 February
Time: 10:30pm - 12:30pm
Venue: 10 Mundy St, Bendigo   Why: Networking and information sharing for program coordinators
RSVP: Leigh Candy l.candy@stlukes.org.au
 

Grant Writing in the Grampians with Patrick Moriarty

When: Thursday 24 February
Time: 10:30pm - 1:30pm
Venue: Horsham
Sponsors: DPCD, Lead On Ballarat.
RSVP: Places are limited please confirm attendance for full event details to Vicki Coltman vickic@leadon.com.au
 

Grant Writing in the Grampians with Patrick Moriarty

When: Wednesday 23 February
Time: 4:00pm - 6:15pm
Venue: Ararat
Sponsors: Ararat Rural City Council, DPCD, Lead On Ballarat.
RSVP: Places are limited please confirm attendance for full event details to Vicki Coltman vickic@leadon.com.au
 

Grant Writing in the Grampians with Patrick Moriarty

When: Tuesday 22 February
Time: 12:30pm - 3:30pm, second session  4:30-6:45pm
Venue: TBA                         Sponsors: City of Ballarat, DPCD, Lead On Ballarat.
RSVP: Places are limited please confirm attendance for full event details to Vicki Coltman vickic@leadon.com.au

Grampians Coffee & Chat Sessions

When: Throughout February
Time: TBA
Venue: TBA
Why: If you are interested in meeting other mentoring coordinators or you are a youth worker or teacher who works with mentoring programs or refers youth to programs come along and meet others in the sector.
RSVP: Contact Vicki Coltman vickic@leadon.com.au for details on the next catch up session in your location.

October 2010

MentorChef

When: Thursday 28 October
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Venue: Unit Kitchen Bendigo TAFE Why: Mentors and young people will gather in the kitchen to open their mystery boxes, plan and prepare, cook, and present themselves for judgement.  
RSVP: Leigh Candy l.candy@stlukes.org.au

Celebration of Mentoring in the Hume

When: Wednesday 27 October
Time: 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Venue: Benalla Town Hall         Why: Celebrate the achievements of youth mentoring programs in the Hume region.
RSVP: Sue Watts swatts@nesay.com.au

Business Engagment & Media Awareness Training

When: Wednesday 27 October
Time: 10:00am - 12:30pm
Venue: Benalla Town Hall          Why: To train program coordinators in the Hume region in media relations and business engagement 
RSVP: Sue Watts swatts@nesay.com.au
 

Morning Tea for Local Youth Mentoring Programs

When: Wednesday 27 October
Time: 10:30am
Venue: Brophy Family and Youth Service, 210 Timor St, Warrnambool                               

Why: To celebrate the great work of programs in the Barwon South West region
RSVP: Rashmita Samrai, rsamrai@brophy.org.au  
 

Geelong Business Engagement Dinner

When: Thursday 28 October
Time: 6:00pm
Venue: Geelong Football Club
Why: To encourage Geelong businesses to directly support local mentoring programs.
RSVP: Strictly by invite only.

Ballarat Coffee & Chat

When: Tuesday 5 October
Time: 10:30am
Venue: Oscar\'s, 18 Doveton St South, Ballarat
Why: Networking and information sharing for program coordinators.
RSVP: Vicki Coltman vickic@leadon.com.au

September 2010

Mandatory Reporting and Duty of Care Training

When: Wednesday 15 September
Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Venue: Meeting Room, Drill Hall Benalla
Why: To clarify requirements and obligations of mentors and coordinators around duty of care and mandatory reporting.
RSVP: Sue Watts, swatts@nesay.com.au

Geelong Mentoring Network Meeting

When: Tuesday 7 September
Time: 10:30am - 12:00pm
Venue: Barown Youth, Geelong (TBC)
Why: Networking and information sharing for program coordinators
RSVP: Rashmita Samrai, rsamrai@brophy.org.au  

August 2010

West Barwon South West Network Meeting
 

When: Tuesday 31 August
Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Venue: Brophy Youth Complex, 210 Timor St, Warrnambool
Why: Networking and information sharing for program coordinators
RSVP: Rashmita Samrai, rsamrai@brophy.org.au

Loddon Mallee Northwest Network Meeting

When: Thursday 26 August
Time: 11:00am - 12:30pm
Venue: TBC
Why: Networking and information sharing for program coordinators
RSVP: For further information email Leigh Candy - l.candy@stlukes.org.au

Loddon Mallee Goldfields Network Meeting  

When: Friday 13 August
Time: 10:30am - 12:00pm
Venue: St Luke’s Mundy Street Office, Bendigo
Why: Networking and information sharing for program coordinators
RSVP: For further information email Leigh Candy - l.candy@stlukes.org.au  

Hume Region Coffee Clubs

When: 4 (Wangaratta), 11 (Benalla), 25 (Seymour) July 2010
Time: 10am - 12pm
Venue: Cafe\'s in respective towns
Why: Networking and information sharing for coordinators across the Hume region
RSVP: For further information e-mail Sue Watts - swatts@nesay.com.au

July 2010

Gippsland Wide Best Practice Forum

When: 21 July 2010
Time: 10am – 2pm
Venue: Sporting Legends, Princes Hwy, Sale
Why: Introduction to Business Engagement Tools, promotion, recruitment and networking
RSVP: To Kate Boyer - kate.bblllen@dcsi.net.au 

Hume Region Coffee Clubs 

When: 14 (Shepparton), 27(Mansfield), 28 (Wondonga) July 2010
Time: Various
Venue: Cafe\'s in respective towns
Why: Networking and information sharing for coordinators across the Hume region
RSVP: and for further information e-mail Sue Watts - swatts@nesay.com.au