SHARC’s Annual General Meeting
You are warmly invited to attend SHARC’s Annual General Meeting When: Thursday 14 November 2024 Where: SHARC, Gordon Storey Memorial Hall, 140 Grange Road, Carnegie Vic 3163 Time: 5.00pm for food & refreshments followed by our AGM at 6.00pm The AGM features speakers with lived experience of SHARC programs, including: the Association of Participating Service […]
National Volunteer Week 2024
“Something for Everyone” – National Volunteer Week 2024 Join us in celebrating National Volunteer Week from May 20 to 26! We’re thrilled to have the chance to highlight the dedication of our volunteers at SHARC who contribute so much to Family Drug and Gambling Help, Three Sides of the Coin and APSU. This year’s theme […]
Open Letter to Victorian MPs regarding Recommendation 29
As the third anniversary of the final report of the Mental Health Royal Commission’s final report draws near (2 March 2024), we seek to draw your attention to a critical recommendation that is overdue in its implementation. Recommendation 29 called for the establishment of a non-government agency led by people with lived experience of mental […]
SHARC OUT and about
Sunday 21 January 2024, SHARC proudly participated in this year’s Midsumma Carnival at the Alexandra Gardens in Melbourne. It was a great opportunity for SHARC to network with other service providers and to provide information to the LGBTQIA+ community about the services available at SHARC. Prior to opening – part of the SHARC crew for […]
This Is What Unity Looks Like
Listen Here to ABC Radio News Item Announcement A message from our CEO, Clare Davies and CEO of VMIAC, Craig Wallace: This is what unity looks like… For the last two years, VMIAC and SHARC have been reminding the Victorian government that Victoria is missing the Consumer Leadership Agency that was recommended by the Royal […]
What is Recommendation 29? What is Our Agency?
What is Recommendation 29? What is Our Agency? Recommendation 29 of the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System called for a new agency led by people with lived experience of mental illness or psychological distress – we call it Our Agency. Why do we need our agency? Why it’s important? There is a long […]