Dr Gill Sellar

   Narratives For Healing                        

I’ve  just got back from facilitating the ‘Narratives for Healing’ Project workshop at Murdoch University. Being contracted to manage the Project’s Communications and Dissemination Strategy means working at the core of a meaningful project with some wonderful women! The project aims and diagrams of the four main streams are below, but if you are interested in more information contact me info@gillsellar.com or wait for our new website to be developed. This will give instant access to all research, ideas and outcomes and continually updated infomration on the Project’s progress.

Grant and Submission Research and Writing:

1 < 2 > 1 continues excellent track record in writing and securing grants for numerous organisations…….read on….or get assistance for your grant needs from info@gillsellar.com

* Age Friendly Community - Department for Communities grant towards a Denmark WA, Age Friendly Community strategy - $8,000 - July 2010

·         Great Southern Aboriginal Health Plan COAG, ‘Closing the Gap’ National Partnerships Agreement submission January 2010 – workshop facilitation, research and writing final submission. $4,255,697

·         National Secondary School Computer Fund Round grant - $36,000 for Denmark WA College of Agriculture through federal Digital Revolution Education Program (2008)

 ·         Foundation for Rural, Regional Renewal (FRRR) grants for Back to School vouchers for low income students/families in conjunction with the Sidney Myer Foundation (2008, 2009 and 2010) $10,000 over 3 years 

·         Southern AgCare ICT and communications LotteryWest grant - $46,872 (2008) produced the Southern AgCare Communications and IT Plan (2008)

 ·         Regional Development Initiative grant (GSDC) to set up the Denmark Community’s Future Fund - $32,000 (2007)  ·         National School Chaplaincy Program 2007 - $186,000 over 3 years for the Denmark High School, Denmark Primary and Agricultural College to employ school chaplains.   ·         Department of Health and Ageing, Broadband for Health Managed Health Networks Grants – Great Southern Division of General Practice ($1.5 million approx) – 2007  ·         Local Community Partnerships grant submission to DEST for the Great Southern Employment Development Committee (August 2005) for $186,206 to progress Career & Transition and Structured Workplace Learning initiatives throughout the region.

 ·         Principal grant writer for the Nathan Drew Memorial Trust’s Coastal Safety Innovations and Industry initiative in Albany. Creation of major submissions to state and federal agencies for project funding to develop a geographical information system and safety devices to save lives off our coasts. $104,000 of WA State funding and $15,000 of Regional Development Scheme funding successfully sourced to date (2004)   ·         Development of a Business Plan and Research Report for the establishment of Rural Transaction Centres (RTCs) in four local Albany Shire towns. This was commissioned by the Albany City Council and involved extensive community consultation, policy guidelines creation and research as part of the process. Wellstead and Young’s Siding RTCs successfully funded. (November 2000). 

 ·         Creation of a Business/Strategic Plan and funding applications for the Wellstead Community Resource Centre Committee. (January 2001) This was to assist the Wellstead community in building a facility to house a Telecentre, Library and Rural Transaction Centre, providing the community with access to new technologies and service acquisition.   ·         Contracted by the Department of Commerce and Trade’s Office of Information and Communication to write a generic Request for Proposal (RFP and RFQ) document, to assist regional portal committees in defining and employing the best practice principles in community ICT and web development projects. (February 2001)  ·         Wrote successful Networking the Nation grant application for continuation of Albany GateWAy’s community based web training and portal activities. $100,000 successfully funded.(2001-2002)

UPDATE -  SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS TO DATE:

2010
1 < 2 > 1 (One-To-One) Community Technology and Education Consultancy has recently secured funding for the Shire of Denmark to progress their Age Friendly Community strategy, been contracted by Murdoch University as Communications and Dissemination manager for the ‘Narratives for Healing’ project; written and facilitated the Great Southern Aborignal Health Plan (COAG) and consulted to both Broodmare Enterprises and the Denmark Liquor Store and Regional Wine Centre for a range of services, including the creation of online staff induction programs, writing of reports and publications and grant writing for major funds to produce online educational and training packages. (For more information email info@gillsellar.com )

Dr.Gill has also assisted a number of community groups to gain funds for small projects e.g. sporting groups, philanthropic organisations.

Do you need assistance with getting the resources you need for your organisation? If so contact Dr Gill Sellar via info@gillsellar.com or on +61 0417 953 489

Dr. Gill - MD 1 < 2 > 1

NEWS!

1 < 2 > 1 (One-To-One) successfuly facilitated and submitted a funding proposal for Great Southern Aboriginal Health (WA) and secured $4,255,697, for a range of Aboriginal Health programs to be implemented in our region soon.

This brings 1 < 2 > 1’s grant writing and submission success rates to more than $8.5 miliion in the past 10 years.

If your organisation or agency needs assistance in securing serious funding, why not give us a call on 08 98482865 or 0417953489 or email us at info@gillsellar.com for a discussion about how we can possibly help you move forward in this area?

A complete list of successful grant acquisitions is available at: www.gillsellar.com or by emailing a request to Dr Gill Sellar at info@gillsellar.com

As foundation Chairperson of the Denmark Community’s Future Fund, I urge you to participate in the ‘gift of giving’ to our local community. Philanthropic organisations exist for a plethora of reasons and considering donating or bequesting to the place you’ve chosen to live in, or in which you grew up, is a very important consideration. Our small town of Denmark in Western Australia has few locally based community service agencies, a small rate payer base doesn’t profer community granting at any great level and our young people have few avenues for recognition or scholarships within or outside our community. The Denmark Community’s Future Fund has been created to :

• stimulate, sustain and inspire a philanthropic culture amongst the Denmark community and business members, towards a bright and prosperous future; and
•  build, grow and distribute endowed funds, providing a unique opportunity for Denmark to achieve long-term social and economic sustainability For more information you are welcome to contact me on 0417 953 489 or gill@omninet.net.au  or take a look at our website at http://www.denmark.wa.au/community/future where you can download a copy of our brochure and donations infomation.

 * Latest contract :Workshop facilitation, research and submission writing for the Great Southern Aboriginal Health Plan (COAG)

‘People Solutions - Problem Solving’

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“Often the most challenging aspect of any project or program is in managing change. Change in circumstances, change in expectations, change in environment and change in attitudes. Success depends on how effectively change is progressed”

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PROJECTS TO DATE:

2009 - 2010
1 < 2 > 1 (One-To-One) Community Technology and Education Consultancy has recently contracted to Murdoch University, Great Southern Aborignal Health Plan (COAG), Broodmare Enterprises and the Denmark Liquor Store and Regional Wine Centre for a range of services, including the creation of online staff induction programs, writing of reports and publications and grant writing for major funds to produce online educational and training packages. (For more information email info@gillsellar.com )

2009 
Denmark Health Facility Transition Plan Coordinator (Western Australian Country Health Service) – project managed the infrastructural, HR and equipment transfer of the old Denmark Hospital to the new facility for Denmark Health Service. 
The new facilty is up and running at Scotsdale Rd, Denmark Western Australia - 98480600

2005 - 2008
Denmark’s Healthy Community Project funded by HealthWay in conjunction with the Denmark Shire and Denmark Health Service is a current project being undertaken by Dr.Gill. It aims at building community capacity to promote health and address issues that impact negatively on health and well-being. Gill is hoping energy devoted to this project will simultaneously provide an opportunity to improve communication; develop greater social inclusion; and strengthen existing assets in the town and surrounds.

Ongoing
Adjunct Associate Professor - Faculty of Health Sciences - Murdoch University Western Australia. Lighthouse Project and SHRAC Indigenous Health projects - final edit of reporting submissions.

Principal Project Officer/Networked Neighbourhoods Project – Office of E-Government, Department of Premier and Cabinet Western Australia.Project management and strategic planning responsibilities for Networked Neighbourhoods Communities, case study building and policy implementation at grassroots level. Networked Neighbourhoods is an online community building project involving the development of social technology tools and methodologies to create safer and more resilient communities.Responsible for creating Networked Neighbourhoods Archive of taped interviews, technical reports and all related documentation since 1999Albany GateWAy Cooperative, a community based, regional web portal www.albanygateway.com.au 

Numerous other projects and roles see http://gillsellar.com/?page_id=14