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18 Feb 2010
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OCTEC hosts commemorative meeting..
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OCTEC's historic Old Town Hall premises in Orange, NSW will host an Orange City Council meeting 150 years to the day since the first gathering of the Orange Municipal Council on 18 February, 1860. Click here for the local news story.
For further information on the formation of the Municipality of Orange, click here for a recent and related news story.
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23 Dec 2009
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OCTEC announces Youth Connections program.
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Keep an eye on youthconnections.org.au or call us on
1800 045 370 for more information!
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14 Dec 2009
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Huntley Berry Farm in the local media
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OCTEC's Brian McCarthy features in the MY WORKING LIFE series in Orange's Central Western Daily newspaper
Click here to read the story.
Huntley Berry Farm's Brian McCarthy also featured on ABC Rural radio on 10 December 2009.
Click here for the story, including interviews with Brian and visiting pickers.
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22 Oct 2009
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Accolades 2009
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OCTEC Finalists in Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council Inaugural National Accolades for Excellence
Click here to read the Press Release (PDF).
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22 Dec 2008
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Holiday Season
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The management and staff of OCTEC wish everyone a happy and safe holiday period. We look forward to working with you in 2009.
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17 Sep 2008
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Updates!
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The time has come and we are updating our site to reflect the changes that OCTEC has undergone in the last 12 months, so please bear with us during this period - things may move around a bit!
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18 Oct 2007
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Central West Web Connection
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We apologise to our internet service customers who are experiencing connection difficulties. We are working on the problem and hope to have the system fully operational again soon. Thank you for your patience.
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13 Dec 2006
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New dementia web site
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OCTEC Incorporated, working in partnership with Uniting Care Western Region, developed a pilot project to provide information for people with dementia and their carers in rural and remote communities. The DIVA project visited many centres throughout NSW. Click here to visit the DIVA Project web site.
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20 Jun 2006
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Calendar and site changes
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Please note that constant changes are made to the OCTEC Calendar - be sure to check periodically, especially for revised dates if you are taking one of our courses. Also, alternate text has been added to every page to improve screen reader compatibility. In the near future, we will be working on making the site less repetitive to further improve accessibility.
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16 May 2006
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 PRESS RELEASE
In a first for Western NSW, OCTEC in Orange has successfully trained aged care workers to deliver medications to residents in high care nursing homes. The training has taken place at Wontama Nursing Homes for more than 200 employees from across the region and from various nursing homes and hostels. Funding was provided through the NSW Department of Education and Training and the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aging.
UnitingCare Aging have adopted a set of new strategies to assist with improving care for residents. There is now a new leadership program to address a national shortage of Registered Nurses and to provide career paths for existing aged care workers. The new more senior position of Team Leader has been created for some Care Service Employees who hold a Certificate IV in Aged Care work and who have completed the medications unit "Provide physical assistance with medication".
Alison Poole, Director, Organisational Development, UnitingCare Aging Western Region stated "Not only is this a first for country NSW, but also this is a first for UnitingCare Western Region and it reflects a significant committment to improving the quality of care to residents. We are very pleased to be part of this program to support aged care workers to improve their skills and knowledge base, while giving them a chance at progressing their careers in our facilities."
For more information contact Deanne Phillips or Margaret Smith at OCTEC on (02) 63627973.
Photograph taken at the Dementia Care Unit, Wontama Homes, in Orange.
From left Simone Ewin (RN); Cherylene Alderson (Team Leader); David Hill (Business Development Manager, OCTEC); Alan Slattery (resident); Deanne Phillips (Manager Community Services and Health training, OCTEC); Alison Poole (Director, Organisational Development, UnitingCare Aging Western Region); Narrelle Ford (Director of Nursing, Wontama Homes)
Photograph taken by Alfio Manciagli, Gecko Photographics
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11 Apr 2006
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E-mail outage
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We have identified and fixed the cause of a temporary e-mail outage from the evening of 10/5/06 to the morning of 11/4/06. E-mail is now running as normal.
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29 Mar 2006
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Dial-up problems
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We have identified and fixed the cause of some recent dial-up problems which would have given our clients a 'failed to negotiate a connection' error. We apologise for any inconvenience.
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24 Mar 2006
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New OCTEC website
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Our new web site is under construction and we appreciate your patience during this process. Please call (02) 6362 7973 for assistance if you cannot find what you are looking for.
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