Resolutions Presented at the 2011 State Conference
1. Grantville Branch
To be able to access Government and other important services such as centrelink, health (nurse on call), ombudsman etc, to have all 1800 and 1300 numbers to be a free or capped at a local call charge from all mobile phones.
This Resolution was Presented to and Carried at the 2011 State Conference
Should you have an interest in this area go to the ACCAN website for further information. A campaign called 'Fair Calls for All' has been launched.
The Federal Government is currently formulating legislation to introduce this - see ACCAN website
2. Loch Branch
The CWA of Victoria, Inc request the Federal Government honour the original intent and recognise the WW2 Australian Women's Land Army as the 4th service.
This Resolution was Presented and Carried at the 2011 State Conference.
The Federal Government has recognised the AWLA. An event is being held in Canberra in August 2012 providing this recognition.
The 2016 theme is Caring, Sharing, Believing. Our Resource: Chooks and Eggs, Social Issue - Taking action on men's mental health and in doing so recognising the importance of CARERS, Country of Study is Papua New Guinea, Thanksgiving Fund is towards Stroke Health Professional Online Portal - National Stroke Foundation. We also positively encourage Fun, Frivolity and Trival Pursuits.