OTHER SCHOOL NEWS
Student Wellbeing
Georgie Hunter and Christina Doyle
Accessing Centrelink
Accessing Centrelink can be difficult, below are a couple of links that will help.
The first link is to information about Youth Allowance for students:
The link below is to information for those who have been affected by Covid-19:
https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/individuals/subjects/affected-coronavirus-covid-19
Centrelink can be very difficult for people to navigate particularly if English is not your first language. Students who would like to access the Centrelink interpreter service can call 131 202 and will need to state their preferred language twice. They will then be transferred to an interpreter who will assist them with their inquiry. This service can also provide students with their CRN (customer reference number) over the phone which will enable them to apply for payments.
This service is available from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday.
Due to high demand it is also available on weekends from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm.
Food Assistance
In this stressful time there are a number of ways to access food assistance if you're experiencing financial difficulty.
You can request a food hamper from the Food Bank by calling the COVID19 assistance line on 1800 675 398 and selecting option 3 when prompted. The Food Bank are able to organise delivery of a hamper directly to your door if you're socially isolated, in urgent need, and have no support network. Hampers are normally delivered within 24-48 hours.
The Student Wellbeing team can also be contacted if you need more urgent food assistance or to talk about other support options.
Geelong Youth
Term Two: What's On
IDAHOBIT DAY
Merryl Arnold
School Nurse
On Friday, 15 May, North Geelong Secondary College will be celebrating IDAHOBIT day (International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia ). IDAHOBIT is celebrated in more than 130 countries around the world and there are many events scheduled in Melbourne and around the world to mark the day.
IDAHOBIT is a day to draw attention to the discrimination experienced by LGBTIQ+ people. The date is chosen to mark 17 May, 1990, when the World Health Organisation removed homosexuality from its list of mental disorders.
During this week we recommit to our values of diversity, inclusion and community. We recommit to listening and to ending the discrimination faced by all people on the basis of their bodily characteristics, gender, sexuality or relationships.
This year at NGSC in our ‘remote world’ we will celebrate the day by wearing “rainbow” colors and watching a presentation in our Homerooms. We will also be looking forward to a second celebration when we return to school.