This has resulted in some links in both The Orderly Room and the Kit Bag to no longer work. I will correct these as soon as possible.
The Northern suburbs and Western suburbs programs currently have vacancies for participants wanting to commence a program.
Ex-service organisations are advised that applications for the 2009-10 Building Excellence in Support and Training (BEST) grant funding will be accepted from 15 January to 28 February 2009.
BEST is part of the government's commitment to support the ex-service organisations' (ESO) pensions and welfare practitioners and advocates and national ESOs that provide administrative and representational support within the veteran and service community. The BEST program provides monetary support to ESO practitioners.
The Investigation Notices for these investigations will appear in the Government Notices Gazette of 14 January, 2009.
The Medicare Teen Dental Plan was introduced on 1 July 2008 and delivers on the Government's election commitment to provide financial assistance to families to encourage teenagers to care for their teeth by having annual check-ups and to maintain good oral health habits once they leave home. Under the program, Medicare Australia provides eligible teenagers (aged between 12 and 17) with a voucher for an annual preventative dental check valued at over $150 per person, per calendar year, indexed annually.
Eligibility for this program was expanded from 1 January 2009 to include teenagers aged 16 to 17 who receive assistance under the Veterans' Children Education Scheme (VCES) and the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act Education and Training Scheme (MRCAETS) clients.