Botany, Ormiston and Flat Bush Community Networking Meeting, Friday 31 August at 11:30am
Are you a community-minded person who’d like to deepen your knowledge about the valuable work, our local organisations do within the Manukau East community?
Then, this is an opportunity to listen and to learn, to ask questions, to network and to discuss the information, insight and advice that will be shared with you.
Botany, Ormiston and Flat Bush Community Networking Meeting Agenda:
WELCOME
11:30am Katrina Bungard - Chairperson, Manukau East Council of Social Services (MECOSS)
GUEST PRESENTER
11:35am Lincoln Jefferson - General Manager, Life Education Trust Counties Manukau & Ponsonby, Eden, Roskill
FIVE MINUTE SPEAKERS
12:05pm April Hickmott – Mobile Service Manager, Independent Living
12:10pm Liesa Walter - Volunteer Co-ordinator Auckland, New Zealand Red Cross
12:15pm Siobhan Kemp - Public Health Worker, The Salvation Army Oasis
12:20pm Warwick Pudney – Couples in Conflict Research Group
12:25pm Leiha Johnson – Regional Manager, Geneva Health Care
12:30pm Pat Edwin - Community Social Work Team Leader, Stand Children’s Services
12:35pm Chris Shepherd - Health and Disability Advocate, South Auckland Office
Nationwide Health and Disability Advocacy Service
12:40pm Amrit Melant - Diversity and Engagement Advisor Northern, The Office of Ethnic Communities Te Tari Matawaka
NETWORKING
12:45pm Tea, coffee, biscuits
1:00pm Close of meeting
DETAILS
DAY & DATE
Friday, 31 August 2018
TIME:
11:30am to 1:00pm
VENUE
Old Flat Bush School Hall
ADDRESS
Corner of Murphy's Road and Flat Bush Road, Flat Bush 2016
FREE PARKING
Cranford Drive, Flat Bush
REFRESHMENTS
Tea, coffee, biscuits
ENTRY
No charge
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