Community Language Allowance Scheme (CLAS)

To all Departmental Committee and Vocational Group Delegates Dear delegates, The PSA has recently been made aware that about 2 years ago the government stopped accepting new applications for the Community Language Allowance Scheme. The Minister has been reviewing the scheme for over a year now. The Association would like to know if this is an issue relevant to your workplace. Please email if…

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Does someone you know rely on Ageing, Disability and Home Care?

Does someone you know rely on Ageing, Disability and Home Care? (PDF version) Dear PSA member, Do you, or someone you know, care for a person who lives in a home run by Ageing, Disability and Home Care (ADHC)? Or perhaps you know someone who relies on other ADHC services such as respite care? If so, I encourage you to please read on. You may…

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Police meeting and Funeral Arrangements

Dear PSA members, The funeral of long serving public servant Mr Curtis Cheng will be held on Saturday 17 October at 10.00am at St Marys Cathedral in Sydney. All friends and former colleagues of Mr Cheng have been invited to attend. On Tuesday 20 October, I will be meeting with Police Deputy Commissioner David Hudson to discuss some of the concerns that have arisen following…

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PSA service

Dear PSA member I am writing to you because you signed a petition asking that the way the PSA functions in the Central West go back to the way it was before the Member Support Centre (MSC) was set up and asking not to be serviced by the MSC but by a Regional Organiser. Before PSA staff and I decide how to manage the concerns…

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Tragic Incident

Dear PSA Members Late Friday afternoon there was a shooting at NSW Police Headquarters where long serving public servant Curtis Cheng was killed. This is the second time in the last 18 months that a public servant has been shot and killed whilst serving the people of NSW. I extend to the family and friends of Mr Cheng my sincerest sympathies. I also want to…

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