Tag: hardship

Funding Crisis: When Demand Outpaces Resources

FCAQ recently released its report ‘Give Financial Counselling in Queensland a Fair Go’ requesting $15M per annum from the Queensland Government over five years to support state-based financial counselling services. With the burgeoning demand… Read more »

Dealing with the Aftermath

As flood waters recede throughout Tropical North Queensland, thousands of people have been left to mop up the pieces. Financial counsellors and capability workers play a major role in supporting people to get back… Read more »

Tackling Financial Hardship Together

The Ergon Energy Retail and Powerlink sponsored ‘Empowering Community Services’ webinar series couldn’t have come at a better time according to ICAN/ICAN Learn CEO, Aaron Davis. “Financial counsellors and the broader community services sector… Read more »

Flooded with Debt: A Case Study

Life was good for Jacob and Ivy*.  Like most young couples starting out, they moved into a rental property in Townsville which they proudly called home, and were excited to be living independently from… Read more »

Corona Preppers

The ICAN team have systematically gone into Coronavirus COVID-19 prepper mode. At the time of writing this article, North Queensland has been minimally impacted; that is with the exception of the crazy doomsday shoppers.… Read more »

Major disasters require major responses

As of the 4th January, 2020, Australia’s bushfire crisis has caused 24 fatalities and the destruction of over 2500 buildings, including over 1300 houses. The estimated $350M+ insurance bill coupled with other associated financial impacts… Read more »