Aurora grants
Aurora provides grants to organisations seeking funding for projects specifically targeting and supporting gender and sexually diverse people. Funding grants of up to $7,500 are available. Apply now.
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Applications are open for NADA training grants
Apply now to access financial support to participate in individual or group training that occurs between January—June 2020. We encourage applications for prioritised services and training courses [PDF], and additionally, from member organisations and staff who have not recently applied. Please note, core training that is reasonably expected to have
Request for tender: Goulburn drug and alcohol residential rehabilitation
HealthShare NSW, on behalf of Southern New South Wales Local Health District, informs the open market of its intention to release a request for tenders seeking suitably qualified non-government organisations to provide residential rehabilitation services. The service will be located in Goulburn at a LHD facilitated location. The successful tenderer
Submission: Social Services Legislation Amendment (Drug Testing Trial) Bill 2019
NADA provided a submission [PDF] to the Australian Senate’s Community Affairs Legislation Committee on the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Drug Testing Trial) Bill 2019 (Bill). We argued that the measures in the Bill are not based on evidence; they contravene the expert advice from the addiction medicine sector, the AOD
2019 national AOD workforce survey
It’s been over 10 years since there has been a national survey of the AOD workforce, in which AOD workers voiced their views, experiences and perspective on working in the AOD sector in Australia. Evidence based policy, practices, programs and funding require good quality workforce data and information. The 2019
NADA 2019 annual general meeting
Register now for the NADA 2019 annual general meeting, to be held on the Monday 18 November at the Rydges Sydney Central Hotel, 28 Albion Street, Surry Hills. This year’s AGM will provide NADA members with the opportunity to inform NADA’s advocacy agenda. NADA will also provide an overview of
Sector watch: September 2019
The Special Commission of Inquiry into the Drug ‘Ice’ roundtable NADA attended the Special Commission of Inquiry into the Drug ‘Ice’ roundtable on planning and funding of AOD treatment services in NSW. This roundtable was convened to capture the expert opinion of AOD funders and planners, the non government sector,
NADA Conference 2020: Enhancing connections
Save the date 4-5 June 2020 Showcasing interventions designed to improve outcomes for clients, this event will inform with new ideas, engage with the evidence base and provide networking opportunities. Join us for keynote speakers, presentations, workshops and lively panel discussions. Abstracts are now open Announcing keynote speakers
In the news: Medicare should cover treatment of drug and alcohol problems, inquiry told
By Julie PowerSydney Morning Herald: August 20, 2019 Medicare should be extended to cover treatment of drug and alcohol problems that would encourage doctors to treat addiction as a chronic medical condition, a special roundtable of health services for the ice inquiry has heard. Read the full story.
Video recording of the NADAbase dashboards webinar
NADA recently held webinar to train members on how to use, analyse and maximise the new NADAbase dashboards. Did you miss out? Watch the video recording below.
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Media enquiries
The Network of Alcohol and other Drugs Agencies (NADA) is the peak organisation for non-government alcohol and other drug services in NSW.
Advocacy is one of our primary roles. To see our policy and advocacy updates, click here.
We provide expert commentary on alcohol and other drug issues, policy and research. We also speak to the needs of our membership in delivering effective and evidence based services to the communities they serve.
For media enquiries, please contact:![Robert Stirling](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/robert.jpg")
Dr Robert Stirling
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