This page features local stories about the activities of Learning Hubs across Australia. Some of the stories are about how Learning Hubs have been implementing their Local Area Action Plans (LAAP) to meet the needs of Parents with Learning Difficulties in their local community. This page also includes a section at the bottom of the page with links to all of the Learning Hubs that have been previously profiled for the Hub of the Month feature.

Local Stories

Below you will find some real life local stories about events and resources that hubs have been working on:

Coffs Harbour Learning Hub

In June 2009 Ruth Allen, Coffs Harbour Learning Hub Convenor, gave a presentation to the DADHC Case Managers Conference on working with parents who have learning difficulties.

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Eureka Learning Hub, Ballarat

In March 2009 the Eureka Learning Hub had an article published on the website of the Ballarat and District Division of General Practice. The article describes communication strategies that GPs can use with parents with a learning difficulty at medical consultations…
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 Allied Health & Education Learning Hub

On the 25th July 2007 the Allied Health & Education Learning Hub launched their Healthy Start Resource Collection in collaboration with the specialist Activ Library in Jolimont WA...
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Outer East Melbourne Learning Hub

The Outer East Melbourne Learning Hub has managed to successfully secure funding for two activities from their Healthy Start Local Area Action Plan (LAAP); an information resource kit for practitioners and the establishment of a supported playgroup...

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Southern Metropolitan Region Learning Hub

On 8th April 2008, the Southern Metropolitan Learning Hub held a full day forum entitled “Working with Parents who have Learning Difficulties” at the Queen Elizabeth Centre in Noble Park...

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PWID & VicEast Learning Hubs

In June 2008 the Parents with Intellectual Disability (PWID) Learning Hub and the VicEast Learning Hub held a training session for Child Protection Practitioners....

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Hub of the Month
Below you will find links to all of the Learning Hubs that have been profiled as a Healthy Start Hub of the Month:

November 2006 Colac Learning Hub VIC	December 2006 Cradle Coast Learning Hub TAS	January 2007 Healthy Start ACT (North & South)Learning Hubs ACT	February 2007 Port Lincoln Learning Hub SA	March 2007 Darwin Learning Hub NT
April 2007 Armidale Learning Hub NSW	May 2007 Allied Health & Education Learning Hub WA	June 2007 Delatite Learning Hub VIC	July 2007 Mid North & Yorke Peninsula Learning Hub SA	August 2007 Logan, Waterford West & Kingston Learning Hub QLD
September 2007 South Eastern & Central Metropolitan Learning Hub NSW	October 2007 Wanslea West Metro Learning Hub WA	November 2007 PWID Learning Hub and VicEast Learning Hub VIC	December 2007 Mount Druitt Learning Hub NSW	January 2008 Eureka Learning Hub VIC
February 2008 South West Learning Hub NSW	March 2008 Western Region Anglicare Learning Hub VIC	April 2008 Outer East Melbourne Learning Hub VIC	May 2008 South West Metropolitan Learning Hub WA	June 2008 Wimmera Learning Hub VIC

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