The peak body for dental prosthetists, the Australian Dental Prosthetists Association, has thanked its outgoing CEO, Jeremy Irvine. Mr Irvine departs ADPA in mid-April, having been appointed Executive Director of the Victorian TAFE Association. "It's been a great privilege to head the Association team these past four years, including unifying our state and national bodies in 2016. I've learned much from many members, and wish the profession and the ADPA board and team the best…

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Australian Water Association (AWA) has announced the appointment of Corinne Cheeseman as the new CEO of the association.  “Corinne’s significant experience in the water industry, complemented by her work in recent years on transforming companies with data are a powerful combination," said National President and Chair, Carmel Krogh. Ms Cheeseman has worked in the water industry for more than 22 years. She began her career in Sydney Water’s water quality testing laboratories and later…

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Matthew Moate has resigned as Chief Executive Officer of Wine Industry Suppliers Australia Inc (WISA). Mr Moate's last day will be 5 May 2020."Matthew has made a profound contribution to our organisation by increasing the relevance and engagement of suppliers across the grape and wine value chain," said the WISA Executive Board, in an announcement to members.  "We look forward to maintaining this positive trajectory and to further deliver impact and value to industry."

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Proposed new pandemic leave On 1 April 2020, the Fair Work Commission (the Commission) issued a Statement 

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Going Virtual Doesn’t Have to Mean Isolation: An Event Community Can Help As the impact of the global crisis of COVID-19 sets in, many organizations have been forced to move events from in-person to virtual. But with the help of community, you can still create a meaningful, memorable experience.We are offering organizations a free event community to…

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Australian Dental and Oral Health Therapists’ Association (ADOHTA) gathered their national and state leaders to discuss train on governance and meet regarding member services and events. Held in conjunction with the Australian Dental Industry Association’s major ADX expo, the ADOHTA meeting was one of the final events held at International Convention Centre Sydney before the government’s meeting restrictions were implemented.  ADOHTA President Letitia Masters was pleased with…

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We’ve heard from you and we understand the challenges associations are facing right now due to COVID-19 and the need to practice social distancing. Microsoft Teams will allow your association to; Collaborate live and in real-time  Voice and Video Call your members and team  Host Live Events and webinars  Host Education and training workshops  Change what teams can do to what associations can’t do.  And then say “we can do that…

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The Australian Services Union and the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), have agreed to lodge an application with the Fair Work Commission to amend the Clerks – Private Sector Award 2010.  Most non-profit organisations will engage staff under the Clerks Award. ACCI Workplace Director Scott Barklamb said the deal was an”historic move during an unprecedented…

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The Law Council of Australia has announced the appointment of Michael Tidball as its new Chief Executive Officer. Mr Tidball currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Law Society of NSW, a position he has held for nearly 14 years. In announcing Mr Tidball’s appointment, Law Council of Australia President, Pauline Wright, said she is delighted to have secured a candidate of such high calibre to lead the Law Council into the next decade. “Having undertaken an…

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The Council of the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has announced the appointment of Paul Zahra as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Paul will take up the role in May 2020. Mr Zahra is a highly-regarded career retailer whose previous executive roles have included CEO and Managing Director of David Jones and senior leadership roles at David Jones, Officeworks and Target. ARA President, Rowan Hodge, said: “We are delighted to have secured a leader of Paul’s calibre to…

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