Confirmed Events in the Next Month

Current Events:


Grandparents and the Law
The Legal Crossroads
Date: Thursday May 17th, 2012 (Free event)

Time: 10am to 1.30pm (light lunch included)
Venue: Level 1, 280 Pitt Sydney (Sydney Mechanic's School of Arts Building/COTA NSW)

Grandparents raise grandchildren for a number of reasons. This forum is designed for all grandparents who are thinking about or already caring for their grandchildren fulltime or on a casual basis. The forum will include a specialist panel to discuss legal options for grandparents in NSW. Community service providers and students are also encouraged to attend.

Panel speakers include
Magistrate Paul Mulroney, Children's Court Of New South Wales
Rod Best, Metro Central Regional Director, Community Services
Alice Finn, Solicitor, Family Litigation, Legal Aid NSW
Merilyn O’Neill, Grandparent of North Coast NSW
Ian Day, CEO, COTA (NSW)

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To RSVP: Contact COTA NSW 02 9286 3860 or email info@cotansw.com.au


Grandparents as Carers Seminar
(Relationships Australia)
Date:  Wednesday June 6th, 2012 ($10 per person)

Topics include:
+Complex reasons that lead to Grandparents becoming full-time carers
+ Loss and grief issues
+ Societal recognition of this role

Time: 10am to 12.30pm 
Venue: Relationships Australia, Level 2, 175 Castlereagh St , Sydney CBD
To RSVP: 02 8362 2888
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