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Frank Ward on local news as ACM Heartbeat of Australia survey finds a connection with local news links community - Blue Mountains Gazette

"We were helped then, and then my brother and sister were helped by the government to go to university too. My brother, Dr James Ward, became an obstetrician, and my sister, Joan Bielski, became a teacher then a passionate advocate for women's rights. But that early experience showed us there was a need to help others along the way, and it stayed with us all our lives."

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Save the Children Australia's local services to become known as 54 reasons - Save The Children Australia

Save the Children Australia has announced a new brand identity for its Australian service delivery division, which this week began operating with a new name, look and feel as ‘54 reasons’ in response to feedback from local children and communities.
 
The leading global child rights agency created the new name to reflect the unique services it delivers in Australia and the views of Australian children who asked for something of their own, distinct from programs provided around the world.

As a core part of Save the Children Australia, 54 reasons exists to give a powerful voice to children in Australia, generate systemic change, and provide the high-quality services children need to fulfil their rights.

This is represented in the name 54 reasons, which stands for the 54 articles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The precursor to the landmark international treaty was drafted a century ago by Save the Children founder Eglantyne Jebb, who fearlessly advocated for children suffering across Europe in the aftermath of the First World War.

Matt Gardiner, who becomes 54 reasons CEO after three years as Managing Director of Save the Children’s Australian Services, said:

“We listened to the views of the children we work with, and we’ve acted. This change reflects our commitment to keeping children’s voices at the centre of everything that we do.

“54 reasons represents our founding story – one of great courage and determination to uphold children’s rights – and renews our commitment to Australian children in the strongest possible terms. 

“We’ve paired the new name with a look and feel that is accessible, contemporary and engaging for children.

“With this change, we draw on decades of advocacy and service delivery experience to strengthen our focus on making rights real for children in Australia.

“This is an exciting new chapter in our long history working with children and their communities across Australia. It’s also a logical next step in our evolution as an organisation.

“54 reasons will remain an integral part of the Save the Children Australia Group, fully committed to the broader organisation’s proud legacy of fearlessly defending children’s rights, both here and around the world.”

The Save the Children Australia Group operates development and humanitarian programs in the Pacific and globally, and also includes digital learning hub Library for All, child safeguarding organisation ChildWise and education technology social enterprise Inclusiv Education. 

Save the Children directly reaches tens of millions of children across about 120 countries, ensuring they have access to healthcare, food and shelter, as well as learning and child protection services. 

54 reasons works in almost 200 communities and locations in every state and territory, delivering quality services to children and families to support child development, diverting young people from the justice system, responding to domestic and family violence, and amplifying children’s voice and participation in decision making.

ENDS

MEDIA CONTACT: Holly Robertson on 0414 546 656, Joshua Mcdonald on 0478 010 972 or media.team@savethechildren.org.au.

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Dykes to debut in local derby - Cronulla Sharks

It’s been a big few days for Kade Dykes, son of former Sharks star Adam, for more than one reason.

A standout for the competition-leading Newtown Jets in 2022, with the injury to Will Kennedy, Dykes has been promoted to make his NRL debut this weekend, in front of a sell out crowd and on Sharks ‘Old Boys’ Day with over 100 ex-Sharks players expected to be in attendance.

However, while Saturday shapes as an exciting occasion, the 20-year-old local junior has also signed a new two-year contract in tying him to the Cronulla club until at least the end of the 2024 season.

The promotion to the top grade and the subsequent contract extension comes during a breakout season for the young fullback, who has consistently been amongst the best for the high-flying Jets in 2022.

In 13 Knock-On Effect NSW Cup games for Newtown the De La Salle Caringbah junior has scored eight tries, while also producing nine try assists in playing a big part in their success so far this season.

Dykes, who is set to follow his father Adam and grandfather John in becoming a third generation Sharks first grade player, reportedly knocked back the advances of a handful of other NRL clubs before re-signing with the Sharks.

In becoming Shark #554, Dykes joins the likes of young forwards Jesse Colquhoun and Tom Hazelton in making his NRL debut while also committing his immediate future to the Cronulla club.

Dykes’s dad Adam, the 300th Sharks first grade player who debuted as an 18-year-old in 1995, played 183 first grade matches for the Club, while John (#112) was a member of the Sharks team during the mid-1970’s, before later becoming a lower grade coach.

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Call for local performers to audition for Carols by Candlelight - Townsville City Council

It may still be a few months until the man in the big red suit comes to visit North Queensland, but Townsville City Council has already opened auditions for this year’s Carols by Candlelight.

Council has called on any locals looking to perform a solo act, or be part of an ensemble, to apply before 14 August.

Community and Cultural Development Committee chairperson Ann-Maree Greaney said it was the perfect opportunity for local performers to help spread the Christmas spirit in front of thousands of people.

“Last year’s event attracted more than 15,000 people and was one of the biggest Carols by Candlelight the city has seen,” Cr Greaney said.

“While Christmas is five months away, these events involve an enormous amount of coordination and planning so we have to start organising for the much-loved family event now.

“We are encouraging singers from all genres and backgrounds to audition as we look to make this year’s Carols bigger and better again.

“We are also calling out to dance groups and schools who would like to participate in the preshow component of Carols.”

To apply, it is as simple as filling out the online form and returning it before the closing date.

Applications for auditions for vocalists and to be part of the choir for the main show close on Sunday, 14 August.

Applications for schools and dance groups to be part of the preshow entertainment close on Monday, 4 October.

For more information, visit Council’s website.

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Calling local musicians for gigs at the markets - Echonetdaily

Local solo musicians, duos and bands looking for a new place to share their talents are being invite to apply for a gig at the Byron or Lennox markets.

Micka Scene at Byron Twilight Market

The organisers of the Community, Beachside, Twilight and Lennox markets are currently putting out the call for fresh talent in the area to sign up and play their music for the crowds.

As a strong and proud supporter of the local music scene, Byron Markets are constantly searching for new talent to unearth and show off to the locals and tourists that visit.

Although the markets have a unique flavour, no genre of music is off limits, whether it’s pop, rock, folk, reggae or something else altogether.

Along with the unique opportunity to play to a steady audience in an outdoor setting, musicians will also be promoted across all the Byron Markets platforms, hence growing their own audience and social media following.

‘Music is such an integral part of our market atmosphere,” says Kate Hardman, Markets Manager.

‘We greatly value the musicians who choose to give back to their community
by playing for us.

‘The markets are a great launching pad for emerging and established local artists to get seen and heard in a unique and vibrant environment.’

Since 1987, the markets have been a hotbed of raw talent, with renowned artists like Tones And I, Juzzie Smith, OKA and Lucy Gallant all launching their careers there.

The Byron Community Centre, which runs the markets, are also keen to seek sponsorship for the music tents at the markets. Should a business choose to become a sponsor, their branding will be advertised on the music tents, with an opportunity to foster local musical talent.

Byron Markets is a social enterprise that supports community programs and services at the Byron Community Centre, including homeless services hub Fletcher Street Cottage, to help locals in need.

So playing a gig not only showcases your musical talent, but also contributes to a good cause.

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Sapporo City deploys Nutanix Cloud Clusters to improve workflow in local government - iTWire

Sapporo City has deployed Nutanix Cloud Clusters on Amazon Web Services and selected Nutanix Flow Network Security to create the first hybrid cloud environment used by a local government in Japan.

Sapporo is the largest city in Hokkaido with a population of 1.96 million people.

It combines the functions of an urban city including buildings and residences with those of a natural city in the suburbs.

The Sapporo ICT Utilisation Strategy was developed to help it to solve the issues it faces, promoting the elimination of labour shortages, productivity improvement, and sustainable urban development through ICT.

The city first used a hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) solution from Nutanix to modernise and improve the efficiency of its on-premises data centre.

Later, the need to renew its infrastructure while keeping costs down, as well as disaster preparedness and other considerations, made rapid procurement of flexible IT resources a challenge.

By selecting NC2 on AWS, it led to the creation of a hybrid cloud environment, including its modern data centre, that will enable it to scale-up its IT, as needed, without significant expenditure.

NC2 on AWS has reduced Sapporo City’s IT complexity and operational burdens because it enables applications to be managed on-premises and in the cloud, on Amazon EC2 bare metal infrastructure, using a single interface.

This also resulted in Sapporo City’s smooth deployment without the impact that could have been caused by delivery delays if additional network equipment, servers, and switches were needed due to the recent global shortage of semiconductors.

Currently, security-related workloads are being run in the cloud, and Sapporo City’s plan is to migrate its internal IT systems, portal, and external websites to the cloud in the future.

“With the support of Nutanix and iret, the NC2 on AWS environment was up and running in a short period of time, allowing for smooth operations throughout the entire project. We will continue to work closely with Nutanix and iret to provide better services to Sapporo City in the future,” said Otsuka Sapporo LA sales section Satoru Isobe.

“iret worked closely with Nutanix and Sapporo City to implement NC2 on AWS, which enables seamless connectivity between on-premises and cloud environments,” said iret deputy general manager cloud integration Hiroki Tachibana.

“We also procured the necessary on-premises equipment, created a virtual private cloud (VPC) environment, provided the circuits that connect to the VPC, and procured various software licenses to smoothly construct a new environment with a hybrid cloud configuration.”

“HCI is a solution that helps modernise data centres, giving them cloud-like agility for workloads that need to remain on-premises. Not only does the Nutanix hybrid multicloud platform take cloud environments to the next level, but by leveraging NC2, we help customers build on their on-premises private clouds and gain the agility and flexibility needed to build hybrid multicloud environments, including public clouds,” said Nutanix senior vice president and general manager for Asia Pacific Japan Matt Young.

This first appeared in the subscription newsletter CommsWire on 29 July 2022.

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