Art & About - call for submissions

30 March 2010 – 28 May 2010 The Streets of Sydney are calling! Art & About, Sydney's most dynamic public art festival is calling for submissions. City of Sydney is inviting photographers to enter the Sydney Life exhibition & prize. Organisations and individuals are invited to become an Associated Event by submitting proposals for events and exhibitions for inclusion within the Art and About 2010 program. The City of Sydney invites Expressions of Interest from suitably qualified and experienced organisations & individuals for the provision of Artistic Projects - Art & About 2010. So if you want to take it to the streets, laneways and public spaces of our beautiful city, visit artandabout.com.au for full details and submission deadlines. Art & About proudly produced by City of Sydney. The Streets of Sydney are calling! Art & About, Sydney's most dynamic public art festival is calling for submissions. City of Sydney is inviting photographers to enter the Sydney Life exhibition & prize. Organisations and individuals are invited to become an Associated Event by submitting proposals for events and exhibitions for inclusion within the Art and About 2010 program. The City of Sydney invites Expressions of Interest from suitably qualified and experienced organisations & individuals for the provision of Artistic Projects - Art & About 2010. So if you want to take it to the streets, laneways and public spaces of our beautiful city, visit artandabout.com.au for full details and submission deadlines. Art & About proudly produced by City of Sydney. swalkom@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au

Matching Grants Program

19 April 2010 – 24 May 2010 If you have: - a great idea for a project that would help 'green' the City's Villages - a group of willing participants You could apply for a Matching Grant! Matching Grants are designed to support neighbourhood based groups with the purchase of materials or supplies that will assist them to facilitate small and simple projects that bring the community together. Project examples for this round could include: - Host a seed swap event for all the keen gardeners in your local area - Organise a community co-op of home grown fruit and vegetables - Coordinate a local working bee or community planting day where people can be involved in improving their local village - Organise workshops or garden tours to teach and learn from other local green thumbs We are looking for projects that involve and inspire local residents to get to know each other whilst bringing the City of Sydney's local villages to life. Submission Forms and Guidelines for the Matching Grants Program are available: on the City's website: www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/matchinggrants via email by contacting: laps@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au

Primo Italiano - Be Italian!

Primo Italiano - City of Sydney's celebration of all things Italian returns for 2010 on Sunday 23 May. One of Sydney's best-loved street events, Primo Italiano salutes our first little Italy in East Sydney and brings the authentic tastes and sounds of Italy to Stanley, Yurong, Crown and Riley Streets. Combining delicious food from surrounding restaurants and hand picked Italian specialty stalls with great entertainment from divas to DJs and an atmosphere that could only be described as bellissimo. There's an outdoor cinema showing Italian themed short films, documentaries on Italian fashion, music and cooking programs. council@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au

Training & Recruiting

Beanstalk,Business Management (Training & Recruiting) Beanstalk management, recruiting and training are currently running a 2hour training course as an introduction to the cleaning industry. Attending the course will automatically qualify you be listed on our database for future employment opportunities. The course will cover areas such as: • Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) • Cleaning / cleaning equipment / cleaning techniques • Chemicals You will also receive a certificate of completion. Thank you for your email regarding possible employment.

CAMBIOS

On 17 May 2010, the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, announced the list of occupations included in the new Skilled Occupation List (SOL). The introduction of a new list of occupations is part of a package of reforms that reflects the Government's commitment to a labour market demand-driven Skilled Migration Program. El 17 de Mayo 2010, el Ministro de Inmigración y Ciudadanía, el Senador Chris Evans, anuncio la lista de Ocupaciones que serian incluidas en la lista de Ocupaciones Calificadas (SOL). La introducción de la nueva lista de ocupaciones es parte de un paquete de reformas que reflejan el compromiso del Gobierno a una emigración que refleje la demanda laboral del mercado. Opinión: Como muchos sospechaban la lista SOL que anuncio un recorte muy grande de carreras, de más de 400 que existían anteriormente han sido recortadas a solo 181 Ocupaciones. Muchos estudiantes Internacionales en Australia que se estaban preparando para completar sus estudios serán afectados por estas medidas. Algunas carreras que si han quedado y se han beneficiado del recorte son las carreras de Salud, Contabilidad, Computación/ Tecnología y Construcción. Las medidas aun no son completas y se está esperando que el Gobierno también anuncie el nuevo sistema de puntaje que dijo que cambiaria. Otras noticias a esperar son las Listas regionales que cada estado publicara. El instituto de Agentes Migratorios (MIA) ha pedido un poco de equidad y comprensión con la situación de los estudiantes internacionales al ministro y veremos si responde a este pedido. Les enviamos aquí los anuncios que publico Migraciones para que lo revisen, así como la nueva lista SOL que están proponiendo entre en vigencia el 1ro de Julio del 2010. Cualquier duda que tengan pueden aproximarse a la oficina y sacar una cita para poder despejar las dudas que tengan. Demás está decir que los que quieran estudiar en Australia estarán asegurados de una buena educación y aquellas carreras que no tengan opciones a través de la lista SOL todavía podrán tener opciones a otras visas, sean estas regionales, con patrocinio de una región o también patrocinio del empleador (opciones permanentes y temporales).