As a provider of education, advocacy, and financial counselling services to people across North and Far North Queensland, ICAN recently provided a submission to the Inquiry into Supermarket Pricing in Queensland. Our submission focused… Read more »
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 »
ICAN recently received funding from Telstra to identify any instances of product misselling across several Indigenous communities in North Queensland, from the Cape to Palm Island. The funding comes on the back of the… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Yarnin’ Money with the latest Qld Police Recruits Peter Ingrim, Protective Services Training QLD Coordinator for the Queensland Police Service (QPS), recently approached ICAN to run Yarnin’ Money with the Mob training for six… Read more »
Ergon, Powerlink and ICAN Learn announce a new Diploma of Financial Counselling Scholarship Program, to support the development of new financial counsellors in regional Queensland. Financial counselling and community support services are expecting increased… Read more »