How ready are you for cyclone season?
With the annual monsoon on track to arrive early this year, it’s time to get your 2022 emergency plan into place. Although the last couple of wet seasons in North Queensland have been AWOL,… Read more »
Tag: Financial Counselling
Car sales in remote Indigenous communities, Part two: A broken system
Need to know Indigenous residents from remote communities in Far North Queensland are being sold dodgy cars from dealerships in Cairns The systems for redress when sold a lemon car are difficult to navigate… Read more »
Youpla Funeral Benefits Program
A 30 second #SaveSorryBusiness advertisement for the Australian Government’s Youpla Funeral Benefits Program. You can find out more about the program by calling 1800 296 989 or visiting their website at https://treasury.gov.au/youpla .
5 Minutes with Aimee Williams, ICAN’s new Financial Capability Trainee!
Aimee is a Barkindji woman from Menindee, far west NSW, now living in Cairns. She recently left a career in childcare to take up one of the CommBank and ICAN Learn Cert IV in… Read more »
60 CBA Scholarships to increase diversity in the Financial Counselling, Capability and Resilience sector
Over the next three years, ICAN and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CommBank) will provide 60 scholarship opportunities to advance career pathways for people from Indigenous and multicultural backgrounds in the Financial Counselling, Capability… Read more »
Get a job and a qualification when you join the ICAN Thrive team
The ICAN Thrive™ team is currently recruiting for identified positions in Queensland and Victoria, giving successful applicants an opportunity to be employed and get a qualification at the same time. As ICAN Thrive™ Financial… Read more »
Meet Damian Finitsis
This month, we catch up with Damian Finitsis, the newest member of the ICAN Team. Damian recently joined us as the Financial Capability Development Manager, responsible for leading the development and delivery of the… Read more »
Release of new Stolen Wages guide a ‘must read’ for claimants and community workers
A new information guide titled Stolen Wages: a guide for community workers supporting recipients of stolen wages is now available to help claimants of the Stolen Wages Settlement Scheme – and Community Service Providers… Read more »