In July 2024, one single Support at Home Program will replace the Commonwealth Home Support Programme, Home Care Packages, and the Short Term Restorative Care Program. In the summer edition of the Aged Care Today Magazine, published by the Aged & Community Care Providers Association, the pros and cons of…
Phil decided to become a Digital Literacy Foundation trained volunteer digital mentor, or Tech Mate, four years ago, after reading a newspaper article about the work we do. During a recent phone chat, Phil revealed why he became a Tech Mate, discussed his approach to teaching tech skills, and explained…
“It was a new world to me. It opened up a whole lot of things,” says Gail. Gail is talking about the Digital Literacy Foundation’s Click & Connect iPad loan program, run in partnership with Penrith City Council. Initially funded by the NSW Department of Communities and Justice, the program…
During bushfire season you may have heard of, or been recommend to use, the app Fires Near Me from the NSW Rural Fire Service and NSW State Emergency Service (SES). The app has now been expanded and renamed to Hazards Near Me, and now includes flood alerts from the NSW…
Did you know that a growing number of Australian seniors are reporting financial abuse? Legal Aid NSW has reported the recovery of almost $1.9 million in clients’ funds over a one year period, and claims that financial abuse self-referrals by seniors grew 20% from 2021-2022. So, what is financial abuse?…
Across Australia, Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) providers are busy laying the groundwork for reforms to home care for seniors.If you’re a CHSP provider, and feeling overwhelmed, you’ll be relieved to hear the government has postponed the start date of the new Support at Home Program to July 2024. This…
If you’ve had personal data (such as your driver’s license number or your home address) stolen, you’re not alone. In the past year, at least one in three Australian adults have had personal data stolen. The Australian National University (ANU) surveyed a group of Australians and found that more than…
In 2022, Australians have lost around half a billion dollars to scams. Over $300 million of this has been through investment and cryptocurrency scams. As Christmas nears, it’s feared that scams like these will ramp up, impacting even more Australians. So, what exactly are cryptocurrencies? Cryptocurrencies are digital tokens –…
Step 1Head to your Service NSW account Visit www.service.nsw.gov.au and click on the link to the account portal, above the search box. Step 2Log inIn the MyServiceNSW Account portal, click the button to log in. Step 3 Enter your detailsType in your email and password then click ‘continue’ to open…
Since the recent Optus data-breach, cyber-security has been on all our minds. If you’ve been wondering how to protect your confidential information online from people who aren’t authorised to see it, a good method is by using multi-factor authentication. What is multi-factor authentication? It sounds complicated, but the concept is…
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