Meet Zack Wildy
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 »
ICAN News
Student Placement Leads to $14K Debt Waiver
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 »
It takes a village
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 »
Meet Jenny King
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 »
Yarnin’ Money in Lotus Glen Correctional Centre
Lotus Glen Correctional Centre (LGCC) has partnered with the Indigenous Consumer Assistance Network (ICAN) to focus on delivering strong financial skills training for prisoners. The focus of the collaboration is to increase prisoners access… Read more »
Unaisi wins prestigious award
On May 19th, ICAN’s own Unaisi Buli was awarded the prestigious Jan Pentland Prize at the national Financial Counselling Australia Conference held in Darwin, in recognition of her outstanding work in financial counselling. For… Read more »
Energy Emergency
ICAN Connect partner, Weipa Community Care are tackling energy inequities in surrounding Indigenous Powercard communities through the establishment of a Powercard emergency relief program. The community driven program was made possible through ICAN Connect… Read more »
Overcoming the Tyranny of Distance
For many organisations, the COVID pandemic has forever changed how we think about service delivery over large geographic areas like Queensland. In the not-too-distant past, travel costs made remote service delivery inconsistent at best… Read more »