Year in Review 2020 Catholic Diocese of Sandhurst 13 Ms Rhonda Lawson-Street Executive Director of CatholicCare Catholic Diocese of Sandhurst to Kinder’ and, more recently, the ‘Family Preservation and Reunification program’. Both of these programs are strongly evidence-based and supported by robust research and evaluation, which is so important when we are dealing with people living in the most disadvantaged and complex circumstances. Beyond the local level, CatholicCare Victoria Tasmania has continued to provide a strong platform for our Commonwealth-funded family and relationships programs, with high levels of cooperation between the participating agencies and valuable aggregation of service data. Since welcoming the new Bishop of Sandhurst in October 2019, I have appreciated Bishop Shane’s supportive leadership, vision and strong grasp of governance. Throughout this period, one of his responsibilities has been to work with the CCS Board on the incorporation of the organisation, in accordance with the state government’s funding requirements. As you will have noted from the Bishop’s Message and the Chair’s Report, our incorporation is now being accomplished by a major organisational transformation as we merge with sister organisations to become a new company, CatholicCare Victoria. This has been both a challenging and exciting process as we worked towards the date of 1 January 2021 for commencement of the new company. The model we have embraced, of a locally-oriented and decentralised structure, provides assurance that we will proceed with ‘unity in diversity’ across the state, in a way which preserves our local character and commitments. This Report is now an historic piece, the last for CatholicCare Sandhurst. It has been a privilege to lead the dedicated staff of this organisation over the past two years; and now into our new future. My sincere thanks and appreciation go to CatholicCare Sandhurst staff, our Board, and to Bishop Shane and staff of the Diocese of Sandhurst. We are moving from strength to strength! Ms Rhonda Lawson-Street and Bishop Shane Mackinlay announced the merger of CatholicCare Sandhurst, CatholicCare Melbourne/Sale and CentaCare Ballarat on 29 October. REPORTS 2595 Clients 11,044 Sessions 60 Staff Main offices in Bendigo, Shepparton Echuca. Outreach offices in Wedderburn, Wodonga Wangaratta Mildura Seymour.
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