ICAN News

NQ Indigenous Consumer Taskforce Hits the Road

NQ Indigenous Consumer Taskforce members, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACC), Queensland Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and Indigenous Consumer Assistance Network (ICAN) visited the Cape York communities of Hopevale and Wujal Wujal… Read more »

Focus on Professional Development

With 20 plus years financial counselling experience, ICAN Business Development Manager Jon O’Mally has been integral to the professional development of ICAN’s financial counselling team. “Jon’s vast knowledge of debt collection processes, consumer credit… Read more »

The ICAN team is Yarnin’ Money!

ICAN staff in Cairns and Townsville recently underwent training through its “Yarnin’ Money” Program, to become trainers in the new outreach program aimed at providing financial literacy tools and skills for local service providers… Read more »

2015 Mentorship Program Begins

Seventeen Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from across Australia came together in Cairns last month for the first face-to-face training week under the 2015-2016 “Indigenous Financial Counselling Mentorship Program.” In this edition, ICAN… Read more »

Broadband for the BUSH

Earlier this month ICAN Services Manager, Bettina Addo headed to Darwin to participate in the Indigenous Focus Day preceding the fourth Broadband for the Bush Forum.  The day was run by the Indigenous Remote… Read more »

ICAN and FCRC partner in supervision development

Since 2009, ICAN has recognised the benefits of supervision for both staff and the organisation. In recognition of these benefits, ICAN has embedded supervision frameworks into its organisational culture. Professional supervision, which includes consideration of… Read more »