Dear Colleagues,
For your information and distribution amongst your networks...
The Australian National Council on Drugs (ANCD) and the National
Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee is holding a consultation forum in
Darwin for those working to address alcohol and drug issues.
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PLEASE NOTE THE VENUE AND TIME HAS BEEN CHANGED (DETAILS
BELOW)
There are still opportunities to participate – we look
forward to seeing you there!
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Dr John Herron, Chairman of the
Australian National Council on Drugs (ANCD), and Assoc/Professor Ted Wilkes,
Chairman of the National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee, extend an
invitation to people working within the alcohol and other drugs sector to
attend:
Consultation on Drug and Alcohol Issues
Darwin
Please note new TIME and
VENUE
On Thursday 3 September 2009
8.30am – 10.15am
(Arrival tea and coffee
from 8.15am)
To be held at the Council
for Aboriginal Alcohol Program Services (CAAPS),
Cultural Block, 60
Boulter Road, Berrimah, Darwin
(The forum will precede
CAAPS 25th Anniversary Open Day celebrations)
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The ANCD and NIDAC are
seeking views from non-government, community based, government, education,
health and law enforcement staff.
Formal presentations
will be made by representatives of the ANCD, NIDAC and the Northern Territory
government.
This is your chance to
have your voice heard on issues that are important to you, your organisation
and your community. The forum aims to be a collage of opinions, ideas
and resolutions across a range of areas. The conclusions from the forum
will be reported in the ANCD and NIDAC communiqués which are sent to a number
of key decision makers and stakeholders and placed on the ANCD website.
The Australian
National Council on Drugs is the principal advisory body to government on
drug policy and plays a critical role in ensuring the voice of the community
is heard in relation to drug related policies and strategies. Auspiced by the
ANCD, NIDAC is the leading voice in Indigenous alcohol and drug policy.
Please
feel free to forward this invitation to other relevant personnel
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RSVP by Friday the 28
August 2009
Tel: (02) 6166 9600
Fax: (02) 6162 2611
Email: ancd@ancd.org.au
For information about ANCD www.ancd.org.au or NIDAC www.nidac.org.au
ANCD/NIDAC Consult
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