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Ray Reid Wins CCSS Award for Excellence
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| Ray Reid. |
The year’s Catholic Social Services Australia Awards were presented at a Breakfast held at Parliament House Canberra in the presence of around 45 Federal politicians and 45 representatives of Member Agencies on Wednesday, 12 October 2011.
The CSSA Awards are a regular feature of the annual calendar and seek to highlight the tremendous work that our agencies do and the outstanding people who work in our services.The Award for Excellence in Service (Individual) – The Perkins Award was won by Mr Ray Reid, Senior Professional Consultant and Former Director of Centacare Parramatta.
Ray’s award was collected by Oscar Modesto Ramirez, a colleague at CatholicCare Social Services – Parramatta as Ray was overseas at the time of the presentation.
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Forum searches for solution to homelessness
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| CatholicCare Social Services - Diocese of Parramatta Executive Director Otto Henfling, Rev Derek Yule, Tanya Gadiel, Most Rev Anthony Fisher OP, Cathy Tracey and the Forum’s MC, Sunday Nights on ABC Radio producer, Noel Debien. Photo: Alphonsus Fok & Grace Lu |
CatholicCare Social Services - Diocese of Parramatta (CCSS) and Churches Housing Inc co-hosted a successful Community Forum on Homelessness in Parramatta on Tuesday 8 Noember. With the soaring cost of living in Western Sydney, high rents and the urgent need for investment in public and supported housing, the Forum promoted discussions on homelessness and examined potential solutions.
Speakers included Rev Derek Yule (Churches Housing Inc Executive Officer and Community Housing Federation of Australia Chair), Tanya Gadiel (Parramatta Mission’s community services division Chief Executive), Cathy Tracey (CCSS Family & Community Support Senior Manager) and Rosemary Bishop (Affordable Community Housing Ltd in NSW Chair and Mamre Project at St Marys CEO).
The Bishop of Parramatta, Most Rev Anthony Fisher OP, hosted the Forum lunch.
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