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MR PALLAS (Minister for Roads and Ports)

I wish to speak to the house about an innovative andcommunity-focused organisation in my electorate, CREATE Wyndham. Last week I had the great pleasure of opening its new offices. CREATE provides accredited training and support for disengaged young people and people with a disability in the Wyndham and north-western regions. The Wyndham community has seen CREATE, which opened its doors seven years ago, expand considerably, particularly over the last year, to encompass over 120 participants and on average receive three referrals a day.

The programs that CREATE provides ensure an individualized learning environment for allparticipants. They focus on gaining further education, training and employment pathways. It is a centre that ensures participants have every opportunity to fulfill their potential in an alternative setting to traditional education services. It provides participants with the opportunity to take part in programs such as WorkAssist, futures for young adults, driver education, accredited training, and accommodation project, independent living skills and student support.

There is also a youth worker involved in the program, who helps young people address issues related to mental health, family relationships, drug and alcohol problems, involvement with the criminal justice system, and accommodation. These Winner of the Service Medium Award for 2008 at the Wyndham Business Awards programs focus on individual needs, community participationand increasing people’s access to further education and employment to help them achieve their goals in life.

Congratulations to CREATE Wyndham on winning the 2008 business award for a medium sized business in the service industry. I would also like to thank the manager, Veronica Treloar, and her fellow staff for all their hard work and support for the local participants of Wyndham.

(Extract from Parliamentary Debates, Mr Pallas Member for Tarneit, Minister for Roads and Ports, MEMBER STATEMENTS CREATE Wyndham  Thursday 26 June 2008)

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