With Christmas only weeks away, we asked ICAN Financial Counsellor Yvette Taylor about the reality of using Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) services. Many BNPL advertise their services as having no interest or charges.… Read more »
In regional and remote Australia, a family vehicle is a basic and essential need. However, for over twenty years far too many people that we see are getting stuck with bomb-y cars and a… Read more »
ICAN director and matriarch of Indigenous financial counselling, Susan Cook, was appointed to a 13-member Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Council that will inform the development of the next National Plan to end… Read more »
ICAN is leading the charge in addressing changes to banking systems for people in prison. In a recent submission to the Australian Bankers Association (ABA) Code of Banking Practice Review, ICAN highlighted five practical recommendations… Read more »
The newest member of the ICAN Team! Zack tells us about his experiences working in remote WA and the career path that eventually brought him back to Cairns. Welcome to the ICAN Team, Zack! Can… Read more »
This month we caught up with ICAN’s newest recruit, Yvette Taylor, Financial Counselling Associate, to find out about her biggest win to date! When my client Jack* walked through the door of the ICAN Townsville… Read more »
This month, we reflect on: the expression it takes a village to raise a financial counsellor and the road we travel together with our students and graduates, on their journey to become practicing financial counsellors. When… Read more »
Congratulations on graduating from ICAN Learn’s Diploma of Financial Counselling course, Jenny! Can you tell us about your journey to becoming a Financial Counsellor? I completed the Diploma in Community and Human Services when… Read more »