We’re heading down the finish line The NADA Conference 2025 is taking shape and looking incredible! Check the draft program [PDF]. This conference will attract delegates from across NSW, the broader Australian alcohol and other drug sector and other health and human services. Showcasing interventions designed to improve outcomes for
Download webinar slides [PDF] The NSW Government is soon to be introducing a new portable long service leave scheme for people working in community services in NSW, called the Community Services Industry scheme. The scheme will allow workers to claim for long service leave if they have continued to work within
The following is a joint statement from the Network of Alcohol and Other Drugs Agencies (NADA),the National Users and AIDS Association (NUAA), and ACON. 4 April 2025Following the release of the NSW Drug Summit Report this week, we, as organisations andleaders in alcohol and other drug (AOD) services and supporting
3 April 2025: The Network of Alcohol and other Drugs Agencies (NADA) has welcomed the NSW Drug Summit Report handed to the NSW Government today and urged the NSW Government to respond swiftly. “The NSW Government now has the mandate they said they needed to make change – now we
Promote your service. Recognise the work of staff. Nominations close 6 AprilNADA invites nominations for the 2025 AOD Awards for the NSW Non-government Sector. The awards acknowledge the significant contribution of the sector in preventing and reducing alcohol and other drug related harms across NSW communities through leadership, innovative program
Abstracts are closed. To learn more about the conference, head to the conference website. 5-6 June, ICC SydneyNADA invites abstract submissions for oral presentations, workshops, symposium and poster presentations for the NADA Conference 2025. This is an opportunity for you to showcase your innovative practice or research. We encourage workers
The following joint statement is from the Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Residential Rehabilitation Network (ADARRN), ACON, the NSW Users and AIDS Association (NUAA), and the Network of Alcoholand Other Drugs Agencies (NADA). 6 December 2024As organisations and leaders in alcohol and other drug (AOD) services and supporting communities, we call
This week’s New South Wales Drug Summit, held in Sydney over two days, presents a critical opportunity to revolutionise the state’s harmful drug policy. The current approach has failed to deliver positive health outcomes and has reached its use-by date. The state is on the precipice of meaningful drug and
By Sam Nichols and Joseph Hathaway-WilsonABC News “The workforce is tired,” added Robert Stirling, chief executive of Network of Alcohol and other Drugs Agencies (NADA), the body representing NSW’s non-government alcohol and other drug services. “We do a lot on a little, and it feels like we’re going backwards.” A
By Laura WoodrowThe Medical Republic ‘My chief concern is that we will see a repeat of the NSW Ice Inquiry, where a report is drafted, handed down, but reform does not eventuate,’ says Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies CEO. Advocates are looking for evidence of concrete policy change,
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