2004/5 - Mental Illness Fellowship

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MENTAL ILLNESS FELLOWSHIP VICTORIA ANNUAL REPORT 2004-2005
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Highlights of the year
President’s report
Chief Executive’s report
Future directions
Creating strengths
Integrating care
Using evidence
Financial Statements
Mental Illness Fellowship Victoria
for people with mental illness,
their families and friends
Helpline 03 8486 4222 or
help@mifellowship.org
(9am to 5pm Monday to Friday)
ACN 093 357 165
Board Members
The Hon Rob Knowles
President
Mrs Diane Brown
Ms Elaine Price
Mr Peter Robertson
Ms Louise Milne-Roch
Mr Nathan Shafir
Prof. Chris Pantelis
Ms Doris Wisniewski
Fairfield Place
276 Heidelberg Road
Fairfield Victoria 3078
(PO Box 359, Clifton Hill Victoria 3068)
Telephone: 03 8486 4200
Facsimile: 03 8486 4265
E-mail: enquiries@mifellowship.org
Mr Graeme Pocknee
www.mifellowship.org
(retired 22/11/04)
Dr Alex Wood
Mr Bob Iverson
(retired 22/10/04)
Mr George Aranda
(retired 22/10/04)
Ms Alison Daun
Mr Ian Priestly
(retired 21/3/05)
Mr John McGrath
(retired 21/3/05)
inclusion…
~ families ~ universities ~ friends
~ volunteers ~ police ~ carers
~ community ~ schools ~ government
~ business ~ health care professionals
…five in five can!
how we do it…
~ creating strengths ~ integrating care
~ using evidence
…how will you do it?
Vision
Our vision is of a society in which mental illness will be understood and accepted. People with
mental illnesses will be afforded the same regard as those with physical illnesses and resources
will be available to offer early interventions and state of the art treatment and support.
These interventions will be so effective that long-term negative consequences of mental illness
will have disappeared for the person and their family. People will no longer experience stigma
and society will treat them with the same respect and dignity as any other person, and welcome
and fully include them as community members.
Mission
Mental Illness Fellowship Victoria works with people with mental illness, their families and
friends to improve their well being. More specifically we work to achieve mental health reform
through education, support and advocacy, and we provide a range of innovative programs:
mutual support and self-help, day programs, employment, home based and accommodation
services, respite and residential rehabilitation services.
Values
We value the contributions of people with mental illness, their families and friends in our
organization and the community and set out the following values that underpin all our activity:
~ Honesty
~ Commitment
~ Equity
~ Acceptance
~ Flexibility
~ Participation
Highlights of the year
~Five in five campaign, developed by digitaldogma, supported by Preston Rotary and Janssen Cilag
~Woodcock Lecture by Professor Gary Bond in Schizophrenia Awareness Week and the release of the employment background paper ~graduation of the first students from the Certificate of General Education for Adults
~25,000 people attending Open Mind Fiesta in Station Street Fairfield, and the Walk Against Stigma
~introduction of the staff performance development and review process
~completion of the Strategic Plan and the development of regional action plans ~commencement of the Opening Doors program
~redevelopment of the Family Support Program in Gippsland
~introduction of the Paying Attention To Self program for young carers of people with a mental illness
~occupational therapy student placements
~the establishment of the Social Firm Management Group, which purchased the Flat Bottle Company
~increasing the numbers of young people between the ages of 25 and 34 years
participating
~development of the relationship with the Victoria Police
~commencement of National Well Ways
~turn around of the Op shops
~accreditation of Employment and Home and Community Care services
~increased positive profile of mental illness
President’s report
“This is what MI Fellowship should be about – making people feel
that they have a voice to make a difference”.
Over the past year MI Fellowship has run five
membership-driven advocacy campaigns to raise
awareness and understanding of some of the
key issues facing people with a mental illness.
Our members have embraced advocacy with
enthusiasm and energy, and have let us know
this. As one young woman says “this is what MI
Fellowship should be about – making people feel
that they have a voice to make a difference”.
The great news is, our voices are indeed being
heard. Across the year, MI Fellowship has continued
the membership-driven advocacy campaigns
started in 2003-2004. Members have made their
voices heard at the Federal Election (October 2004)
by aiming to make the funding and assessment
of mental health services an election issue and
a political priority. In February 2005, during the
Cornelia Rau inquiry, MI Fellowship members
called for a public inquiry into the state of the
mental health system in Australia by the
Commonwealth Government. Following on from
this, in March 2005 MI Fellowship members made
submissions to the Senate Select Committee on
Mental Health that was set up in response to
this case.
It is with great sadness however, that I inform you
that our founding President, John O’Meara, passed
away on 12 November 2004. He received our most
prestigious award for his contribution, an Honorary
Life Membership, only three weeks before his death.
John will be warmly remembered by all that had
contact with him.
In 2004, for the third year running, Eli Lilly generously
funded a visit to Australia by an overseas expert to
promote Schizophrenia Awareness Week. Professor
Gary Bond presented ‘Work Matters’ as our 7th
Bruce Woodcock Memorial Lecture. Gary is a
leading US research psychologist who advocates
for individualized approaches to assisting people
with a mental illness to gain competitive employment.
Gary’s message gave us all food for thought.
MI Fellowship is currently looking at ways of
building a sustainable financial base in order that
we can continue to fund new and innovative projects.
Thanks are due to Arnold Bloch Leibler who are
providing pro bono legal support in this area.
Thanks also to my fellow Board members for their
wisdom and generous contribution to Mental Illness
Fellowship’s governance. George Aranda and Bob
Iverson completed their terms as directors, retiring
at the 2004 Annual General Meeting. On behalf
of the Board, I thank them for their significant
contribution during their terms. With sadness
I record the retirement of three of our Board
members-Alison Daun, John McGrath and Ian
Priestley. We express our sincere appreciation
for their contribution to the organisation and
generous service on the Board. We welcome
Chris Pantelis (clinical expertise in psychiatry),
Elaine Price (carer, volunteer and financial
analysis), Peter Robinson (financial and risk
management) and Nathan Shafir (major gift
fundraising). The Board has been actively seeking
specific skills and expertise and our new Board
members bring many new skills.
There has been a great deal of change at MI
Fellowship Victoria since we adopted our new
name four years ago. At the close of the 2004-2005
year, the Board is recommending changes to the
constitution that will be voted on at the Annual
General Meeting on 21 October 2005.
The Board is indebted to, and greatly appreciative
of, the dedicated assistance of all associated with
the Mental Illness Fellowship. Particular thanks
to Elizabeth Crowther, our Chief Executive, and
her team for their tremendous effort throughout
the past year. Their dedication, leadership and
professionalism have made this year’s
achievements possible.
Finally, I would also like to express my sincere
thanks to the Members for their ongoing
commitment, care and passion. Without each
of you, we would not be the strong and reliable
organisation on which one in five Australians and
their families and friends can now depend. Inclusion
is the theme for this annual report, the twentyseventh year of our organisation – inclusion of
the one in five who will directly experience mental
illness in their lives and of the five in five who can
help – family, friends, universities, volunteers,
police, schools, health care professionals,
businesses and the general community.
Thank you all for proving that five in five can and
do help!
Rob Knowles
President
Chief Executive’s report
The Strategic Plan 2004-2008 has driven our activities over the last
year. The initial impetus of the plan came out of interviews with
participants, carers, members, volunteers and staff from metropolitan
and country areas.
The construction of this plan also took into account
the external environment, policy trends, the service
system and best practice models, while retaining
participant and carer needs as the central focus.
The plan is concentrated on three key result areas
that centre on creating strengths (capacity building),
integrating care (integrated service response and
systems), and using evidence (evidence-based
practice and innovation).
This annual report showcases our achievements
against these goals under the umbrella theme
of inclusion – of the one in five who will directly
experience mental illness in their lives, by the five
in five – family, friends, universities, volunteers,
police, schools, health care professionals, businesses
and the general community, who can help.
Creating strengths
During this planning process we identified
that our values were not formally linked to our
vision and mission. In response, we introduced a
values-based performance review system reflecting
both organisational goals and values in all staff
employment and supervision processes. A performance
review and development strategy was established
and delivered, which included consultation,
education and implementation phases. All full and
part time staff entered this process in April 2005,
with agreement that the first formal review would
occur in October 2005. This development and support
process for staff clarifies what, and how, each
person is expected to deliver services and then
measures this performance against agreed goals.
In addition to this, preparation for MI Fellowship
accreditation by Quality Improvement Community
Services Accreditation (QICSA) in June 2006 is
well underway.
The second part of achieving a values-based
approach to service provision is to support the
delivery of services. This will be done by increasing
organizational and program viability thus ensuring
the best possible service quality, by the funding
of pilot projects and by the building of services
for people. A review aimed to address the viability
of the Psychiatric Disability Rehabilitation Services
(PDRS) sector has reduced the number of people
supported from 1120 last year to 1063 this year.
This reduction is due to the impacts of the introduction
of exit strategies to meet sector viability requirements.
This will be monitored in the new year. This viability
issue continued to be a major focus for the year
which drove political advocacy and negotiations
with the Department of Human Services, through
VICSERV and the media.
Corporate relationship development is a key
element of the plan to create strengths for MI
Fellowship. SEW Eurodrive has again provided
us with the capacity to undertake innovative pilot
programs, and we are extremely fortunate to have
the support of a growing number of very generous
companies. This year also saw a focus on the
development of a wills and bequest program which
was very generously supported by the Fisher family.
Further raffles, individual donations, the op shops
and investment strategies have been key areas
in capacity building.
Integrating care
This key result area has underpinned the
development of the Opening Doors program,
in the inner south of Melbourne, in collaboration
with the Alfred Hospital and the Inner South
Community Health Service. This project has been
developed because there is recognition that the
current resource allocation for people with chronic
mental illnesses in this area could be considerably
improved by forming a consortium of the three
organizations and integrating all the relevant
service functions. The purpose of this joining
is to ensure that there are pathways for people
who need intensive residential treatment and
rehabilitation to enable independent supported
living. This ensures that there is a safety net to
support independence and yet provide intervention
and support when a person becomes unwell. Service
development in each of the regions has used this
goal as a fundamental, underpinning principal.
Using evidence
This third key result area has led to the development
of a research and development service and the
formation of an employment strategy. This initiative
has seen the development of the Social Firm
Management Group which operates the Flat Bottle
Company. The visit of Professor Gary Bond was
a major element in building state and federal
advocacy about the poor employment outcomes
for people with mental illness and the background
paper developed by Mental Illness Fellowship
of Australia has informed this strategy. Advocacy
strategies about the availability of Crisis Assessment
and Treatment Teams and pilot Police Training
Projects have been developed during the year.
These are expected to form a major part of the
workload of this goal in the next year. The family
education and support program ‘Well Ways’ and
the development of National Fact Sheets have
been introduced into most states of Australia.
The impact of Well Ways has been measured and
results have demonstrated positive changes in the
lives of the carers of people who have a mental
illness. The first Certificate of General Education
for Adults was delivered with 12 participants being
awarded qualifications and the second commenced
in January this year with 25 participants.
These achievements over the past year could
not have been possible without your assistance
throughout this year, and I thank you all – the
Board for your direction, the staff for your skills
and commitment, and members, participants
and volunteers for your support and inspiration.
Elizabeth Crowther
Chief Executive
MENTAL ILLNESS FELLOWSHIP VICTORIA ANNUAL REPORT 2005
Future directions
~ further development of employment strategies ~ advocating for additional sub acute mental health service options
~ building on the Opening Doors program
~ research, development and capacity building ~ further developing the relationship with Victoria Police and advocating for more appropriate intervention in psychiatric emergencies
~ enhancing fundraising capacity
~ further developing educational and participation opportunities for people with mental illness, families, the community and volunteers.
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CREATING STRENGTHS
inclusion…
how we did it in 2004~2005…
~ creating strengths
~ integrating care
~ using evidence
CREATING STRENGTHS
Creating strengths
Our big picture advocacy through members and a social marketing
campaign yielded tangible results.
Advocacy
As a result of our first campaign the Minister for
Health, Tony Abbott, confirmed in June that the
prices of prescription medicines would not rise as
a result of the proposed Free Trade Agreement with
the USA. Our second advocacy campaign led to the
new breakthrough atypical (anti-psychotic) injectible
medications being listed for the first time on the
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
Our advocacy in 2005 started with members and
supporters advocating through the Cornelia Rau
Inquiry. Our members made many submissions,
telling their own story and highlighting inadequacies
of the mental health system.
Our final advocacy campaign in this financial year
saw members make submissions to the Senate
Inquiry into the provision of mental health services
in Australia.
Community Awareness
Open Mind Fiesta
The 2004 Open Mind Fiesta built on the success
of the first two years of the event, attracting over
25,000 people to Station Street in Fairfield on
Sunday October 17, which marked the close of
Mental Health Week.
‘five in five campaign’
MI Fellowship’s five in five campaign was the largest
awareness campaign in the organisation’s history
and incorporated television, radio, cinema and print
Community Service Announcements. It explained
that ‘one in five Australians will directly experience
mental illness in their lives but five in five people
can help’ – that’s everybody. It aimed to increase
understanding and acceptance of mental illness
through education and action. Professor Allan
Fels officially launched the campaign at the Open
Mind Fiesta.
Education and training
In 2004, our education & training clients included
the following organisations: Victoria Police;
Community Corrections (Darebin Safety Council);
St Vincent de Paul Society; State Trustees; and
Broadmeadows Inpatient Service Staff
Our work with Victorian Police has broken ground.
In March 2005, the pilot project comprised of
training 600 of the 1700 police members across
Region 3 in 28 half day sessions, 20 participants
per session from August to December 2005.
The training locations included Broadmeadows,
Bendigo, Kangaroo Flat, Shepparton, Swan Hill
and Mildura.
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CREATING STRENGTHS
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Continuous Improvement
Accreditation
Mental Illness Fellowship Victoria is preparing for
accreditation in 2006 by the Quality Improvement
Community Services Accreditation (QICSA). This
year we met two key sets of quality standards:
~ Health and Community Care Standards
~ Commonwealth Disability Standards
Performance review and development strategy
Recognition of the need to better translate
our vision, mission and values into the everyday
working lives of our staff led us to identify the
need to provide a formal performance
management process.
As part of this, MI Fellowship developed
and implemented our unique Supervision
and Performance Development and Review
(‘PDR’) model.
Relationship development
Membership
The strength of our membership base is a unique
feature of MI Fellowship. As a group, we form a
strong voice that is effective in lobbying state and
federal politicians, engaging with the media,
orchestrating community education and discussing
policy with government. We now have 1470 members.
This is due to an increasing number of new members
but also thanks to long-term members reaffirming
their commitment to our organisation.
For information about membership, please contact
Stephanie Puls, Communications Coordinator,
03 8486 4257.
Volunteers
We had over 500 volunteers during this year.
Recruitment, training and supervision processes
are running more smoothly and job descriptions
have been developed. A number of volunteer
partnership opportunities are currently being
explored.
For more information about volunteering, please
contact Julie Mehegan, Volunteer Coordinator,
on 03 8486 4232.
MI Shops – our opportunity shops
Our MI Shops have excelled this year both in profit
and in supporting the community. Goods were
purchased and sent to Asia for an orphanage
during the Tsunami Appeal from organisations in
the community. A big thank you to the wonderful
volunteers that support the shops. Without them
we could not open the door.
Contact Jennifer Collins, Op Shop Manager
on 0412 212 542.
Bruce Woodcock Memorial Lecture 2004
“Work Matters”
Professor Gary Bond’s lecture proved timely with
the subject of employment, industrial relations
reform and containment of Disability Support
Pension growth high on the government’s agenda
and provided us with the opportunity to influence
clinicians, politicians and service providers.
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Fundraising
MI Fellowship Raffles Program 2004-2005
The MI Fellowship Raffles Program, commenced
in 1999 and operating two major raffles per year,
continues to be the single largest source of new
donors to the organisation, as well as a significant
source of funds. In the 2004-2005 financial year,
over 850 new donors were introduced to our
organisation through the two raffle campaigns.
For information about our raffles, please contact
Joanne Luciani, Fundraising Coordinator,
03 8486 4250.
SEW-Eurodrive
SEW-Eurodrive has shown a strong commitment
to supporting our work through their clients,
suppliers and friends. Their annual golf day and
auction evening in September were again brilliant
with more than $135,000 raised for our work.
Women In Black - the women’s coterie group
of the Collingwood Football Club
The Women in Black selected MI Fellowship as
their charity of choice at the start of 2005 and the
relationship has already created strong community
links and raised valued funds through their annual
Mothers Day Luncheon and other functions.
Wills And Bequests
Gifts in Wills are an important source of income
for MI Fellowship. They also give our donors a
most worthwhile way of extending their support
well beyond their lifetime.
If you would like information on our work or
on Wills and Bequests in confidence please
contact Joanne Luciani on 03 8486 4250 or
jluciani@mifellowship.org
Asics Melbourne Marathon
Partnering with the Asics Melbourne Marathon is
about normalising mental illness in the community
and starting a dialogue on issues related to mental
illness. MI Fellowship is one of two key supporting
charities of the event and was given a donation from
the event organisers, Event Wizard, for each
volunteer provided.
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Sincere thanks to all our volunteers…
Volunteers
Ms Susan Ackroyd
Mrs Margaret Affleck
Mr Robert Affleck
Ms Sonia Afzali
Mr Bruno Agricola
Ms Claire Ahern
Ms Tracey Alder
Ms Sophie Allan
Ms Margaret Allen
Ms M Anders
Ms Carmela Antidormi
Mr Andrew Arena
Mr Brett Austin
Ms Farideh Azadpeima
Mr Andrew Badcoe
Ms Sue Badunas
Mrs E M Bailey
Ms Jayant Baliga
Ms Nashadi Bandaranayak
Ms Pauline Banh
Ms Holly Bannon-Murphy
Pana Barbounis
Mrs Yolanta Barbounis
Ms Kylie Barker
Mr Peter Barker
Ms Annie Barnes
Ms Sera Barnes
Ann Bartholomew
Ms Dianne Bellette
Mr Ravindra Betageri
Mr Tom Betts
Mr Evan Bichara
Ms Leanne Black
Ms Priscilla Blake
Mr John Bollingmoore
Mr Kane Bowman
Mr John Bradley
Ms Janice Brandon
Ms Rhiannon Breese
Mrs Diane Brown
Mr Rodney Brown
Mrs Margaret Bruce
Mrs Joyce Buchanan
Ms Lorna Bunton
Ms Ninawa Butrus
Ms Anthi Cacambouras
Ms Tracey Caia
Miss Alicia Calderone
Ms Anna Caldwell
Miss Patricia Caligiuri
Ms Lisa Cameron
Mr Richard Cameron
Mr Scott Cameron
Ms Pam Cannell
Ms Marisa Cappelli
Mr David Carling
Mrs Iris Carling
Mr Alex Dance
Mr & Mrs Dennis
& Karen Carroll
Ms Merle Carty
Miss Taisia Cavalcante
Mr Shane Chan
Mr Mark Chandler
Ms Tikshani Chandrasiri
Ms Annette Charles
Ms Lucy Chen
Mrs Jenny Cheney
Mr Kenneth Chow
Ms Inge Cichello
Ms Chimere Cisse
Ms Leonie Clarebrough
Mr McLytton Clever
Mr Geoff Clough
Ms Beryl Coates
Mr Ashley Coe
Ms Frances Coffey
Ms Laura Coleman
Ms Emma Collins
Ms Jessica Collins
Mr Joe Collins
Mr Lachlan Conboy
Ms Carmel Conlan
Ms Elizabeth Cook
Mrs Vicki Cornelius
Mrs Barbara Crichton
Ms Madeline Cropley
Ms Louise Crossley
Mr Seamus Crowe
Ms Ann & Julia Crowther
Mr Peter Cubit
Mr Hugo Cuchilla
Mrs Anne Curie
Ms Kathryn Cusack
Mrs Joan Cusworth
Mr Robert Cvetanovski
Ms Denise da Silva
Mr Jason D’Abreo
Mr Huy Dam
Ms Joan Darby
Ms Margaret Darby
Ms Alison Daun
Ms Yvonne Davidson
Mr Russell Davies
Mr Colin Davis
Mrs Mary Deam
Mr Rowan Deam
Tarishi Desai
Mr Joseph Devadas
Mr Will DeVere
Rossana di Battista
Ms Linda Dobbs
Mr Michael Donahue
Miss Lisa Doquile
Mr Paul Dornay
Ms Jennifer Doueal
Ms Lisa Doueal
Mr Russell Doueal
Mrs Judy Down
Mr Mark Doyle
Mr Brian Drake
Mr Bruce Dudon
Ms Kellie-Ann Dudziak
Mrs Lorraine Dudziak
Ms Deanna Dundas
Mrs Jean Dunn
Mr Greg Dyson
Ms Ann Edgley
Mr John Edgley
Mrs Barb Edwards
Ms Sandi Edwards
Ms Anda Eglitis
Ms Zakia Eisa
Ms Dominique Emerson
Ms Therese English
Ms Christine Ericksson
Miss Stephanie Eshak
Ms Jill Evans
Ms E Exton
Ms Catherine Eyre
Ms Phyllis Fabbro
Ms Janelle Falkner
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Mr Jordan Farnell
Ms Anita Fermanouski
Mr George Fforde
Mr Aniruddh Fichudia
Ms Fiona Fitzgerald
Ms Sandra Fitzgerald
Ms Karla Fitzpatrick
Mr Marco Flores
Miss Katrina Fong
Ms Ann Forbes
Mr Frederick Ford
Ms Celia Forrest
Ms Jocelyn France
Ms Charlotte Franich
Ms Vanessa Gadea
Ms Krystyna Gale
Mr & Mrs Lindsay
& Pam Gale
Miss Daniela Gallo
Ms Christine Gamble
Ms Jenny Gamble
Mrs Dorothy Gardiner
Mr John Garland
Mrs Vi Gayleard
Judge Liz Gaynor
Ms Karolina Gdowik
Mr Paul Genis
Ms Anastasia Georgiou
Mr & Mrs Peter
& Barbara Gilbert
Mr David Gill
Mrs Jan Gill
Mrs Mary Glue
Miss Lili Goceva
Ms Sue Goette
Mrs Jill Gooch
Mrs Lesley Gotts
Mr Matthew Gould
Mr Nicholas Gould
Mr Patrick Gould
Ms Katrina Gouramanis
Ms Melissa Grech
Ms Kirsten Green
Ms Gladys Grigg
Ms Roma Guerin
Ms Sylvia Gugliotta
Ms Erica Hadski
Ms Tracy Hallam
Masoumeh Hamidi-Asl
Mr Gregory Hannan
Mrs Rina Hannan
Ms Kate Hardiman
Miss Jy Harrington
Ms Chris Harrison
Christine Harrison
Ms Lorraine Harrison
Mr Adrian Hawkins
Ms Beverley Hawkins
Mr David Healey
Mr John Heinze
Mrs Karen Herman
Mrs Kerry Herman
Miss Catherine Hluchanic
Ms Helen Hoffman
Mr Allan Hood
Mr Lawrie Horner
Mrs Ingrid Horvath
Ms Kate Howard
Mr Armand Hubbard
Mrs Alice Hulbert
Mr Brad Hunter
Ms Emily Husodo
Jane Hutchison
Ms Margaret Hutchison
Ms Marina Ioannou
Mr Graeme Ireland
Ms Tarra Ismail
Ms Marta Iukov
Mr Robert Iversen
Ms Vanessa Jackson
Miss Shruti Jayachandra
Ms Anushia Jeekavar
Ms Nadia Jenkins
Mr Jeff Jennings
Mrs Lorraine Johnstone
Ms Cerrita Jonczyk
Mrs & Mr Bev
& Lindsay Jones
Mr Jeff Jones
Mr Ken Jones
Mrs Lesley Jones
Ms Melissa Jones
Mr Paul Jones
Mrs Louise Joy
Miss Anneke Jurgens
Ms Andie Kallonas
Mr Theo Kambrias
Mr Matthew Kay
Ms Pamela Kendrick
Mr Max Kerger
The Hon Rob Knowles
Ms Corinna Ko
Ms Anita Kotagiri
Ms Maya Krumins
Ms Debbie Lai
Ms Freda Lai
Bernie Lamers
Miss Cecilia Lau
Ms Tahlia Laufer
Ms Colleen Law
Ms Catherine Lawrence
Mrs Shirley Le Page
Ms Heidi Lecluse
Mr Jensen Lee
Miss Joyce Lee
Ms Kathryn Lees
Mr Brenton Leith
Mr Hayden Leith
Ms Julie Leith
Mrs Barbara Leonard
Mr Ross Leonard
Mrs Betty Leong
Mr David Leong
Mrs Val Lewis
Mr Harry Liantziris
Ms Irene Liapis
Miss Joanne Lichti
Mr Matthew Liu
Ms Cymbie Lo
Ms Julia Lo Nigro
Ms Jennifer Long
Mr Oscar Lopez
Ms Heather Loryman
Miss Laura Luca
Mrs Pat Luxford
Mrs Vivienne Lyons
Ms Lauren Macdonald
Mrs Kaye Mackay
Mrs Lorraine Mainard
Ms Vicki Mainard
Ms Joanne Manariti
Miss Melissa Manning
Mrs Margaret Manno
Ms Anna Marques
Mr John Martin
Mrs June Martin
Mrs Lois Martin
Ms Iris Mascarenhas
Ms Manal Massarany
Mr Peter Matheson
Ms Angela Maturana
Ms Frances McCredie
Ms Amanda McDonald
Ms Kim McDonald
Mr Michael McDowell
Ms Breeanna McGrath
Ms Edwina McGrath
Mr J McGrath
Mr Wayne McGrath
Ms Carol McGregor
Mr Geoff McIlvenna
Ms Pamela McIntosh
Ms Jill McLean
Miss Zia McLeod
Mrs Jenny McTaggart
Ms Arna Meldrum
Mr Rob Menheere
Ms Liz Menheere
Ms Marie Mennees
Ms Rachel Merhav
Ms Rebecca Michael
Ms Susan Mifka
Mr H R Mignot
Ms Deborah Millar
Mrs Joy Millard
Mr Chris Mimilidis
Kim Minhee
Mr Freddie Minson
Mr Ray Misa
Mr Raoul Mischlewski
Ms Elaine Mitchell
Mr Gary Mogford
Mr & Mrs J Mole
Ms Bridget Moller
Mrs Helen Moloney
Mr Peter Montana
Ms Vanessa Morley
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Mrs Cheryl Morris
Ms Sandra Mulhauser
Mrs Valerie Mulhauser
Mr & Mrs Peter & Linda
Mulhulland
Mr Bond Muronzi
Mrs Monica Murphy
Ms Kathryn Mutton
Ms Renee Mynard
Ms Katie Nardella
Ms Glenda Nelson
Ms Amanda Neville
Mr Kent Ng
Ms Lan Nguyen
Mr Sonny Nguyen
Ms Sarah Niblock
Mr Timothy Nickson
Ms Casey O’Brien
Ms Lisa O’Brien
Ms Marilyn O’Donnell
Ms Istarlin Omar
Mrs Mona Osborne
Mrs Diane Page
Ms Isole Pagliaro
Ms Kristina Palermo
Professor Christos Pantelis
Ms Ngaire Parker
Ms Suzanne Parker
Mr Kalki Parzival
Mrs Judi Paterson
Mr Peter Patten
Mrs Kali Paxinos
Ms Nonie Pearce
Lee Peck
Mrs Rene Pegoraro
Mr Norm Pender
Mr Richard Perry
Mr Karl Person
Mrs Juliet Pettitt
Mr Peter Peyton
Mrs Jenny Phillips
Ms Antonietta Piermarini
Miss Theresa Plunkett-Hill
Mr Graeme Pocknee
Mrs Robyn Poletti
Ms Judy Polwarth
Mrs Evelyn Powell
Mr Keith Powell
Ms Anisha Pradham
Mr Michael Pratico
Mrs Elaine Price
Mr John Price
Ms Judy Price
Mr Les Price
Mr & Mrs Simon
& Jane Price
Mr Ian Priestley
Mr Steven Pukallus
Mr Didier Rache
Mr Patrick Rafter
Ms Norma Rainsford
Mrs Deidre Randell
Ms Liz Raven
Ms Belinda Reeves
Ms Gail Reid
Mrs Lisa Reid
Ms Toya Ricci
Ms Alice Richards
Ms Robyn Richards
Mrs Beverley Ridley
Mrs Bea Rigg
Mr Peter Riley
Miss Vanessa Riotto
Mr Graham Roberts
Mr Peter Robertson
Mr Jamie Robinson
Ms Katy Robinson
Ms Cath Roffey
Ms Jennifer Rosalie
Mr Serge Roujnikov
Mr W.S. Royston
Ms Sarah Russo
Ms Carol Ryan
Ms Loretta Ryan
Mr Shane Ryan
Mrs Val Saaksjarvi
Mrs Maria Saltalamacchia
Ms Bonnie Salter
Ms Olga Sanz
Ms Carmen Saunders
Ms Kathleen Sefton
Ms Nishanthi Sena
Mr Nathan Shafir
Mr Richard Sherman
Ms Jude Silber
Mr Matthew Sitters
Ms Anthoula Skliros
Mr David Slack
Mrs Betty Smith
Mr Bevan Smith
Mr Christopher Smith
Mr Frank Smith
Ms Judith Smith
Miss Megan Smith
Mr Tristan Snell
Mr Sourisong Songvilay
Ms Ingrid Sorhus
Mr George Spiric
Ms Irene Stamp
Ms Gaye Stewart
Ms Janet Stone
Mrs Fay Strachan
Mr Mitch Strachan
Ms Heidi Strickland
Mr David Sullivan
M Damai Syarifuddin
Ms Jenny Syarifuddin
Mr Russell Syphers
Ms Angela Tam
Mrs Dinah Taylor
Mr Peter Taylor
Ms Vicky Taylor
Miss Joyce Teo
Mrs Enid Thompson
Mr Brian Thornburn
Ms Lenore Thorton
Mrs Shirley Tickner
Miss Kathy Tominac
Ms Catherine Trahair
Mrs Cath Trahair
Ms Emma Trahair
Mr Eugene Trahair
Mrs Judy Trahair
Ms Kate Trahair
Mr Stephen Trahair
Mrs Joycelyn Traill
Mr David Tregear
Mr M B Trevascus
Ms Josephine Tripodi
Ms Metaxia Tsoukatos
Mr E H Tuke
Mrs Lorraine Tully
Mr Neil Turton-Lane
Mr Bradley Tutt
Ms Kirstie Anne Underwood
Mr James Upoko
Miss Sandra van Lith
Ms Cindy Van Rooy
Mr Anthony Varnica
Ms Pina Ventura
Ms Lisa Verhoeven
Mr Jimmy Vouthas
Ms Vikki Wadsworth
Ms Yvonne Wales
Mrs Ruth Walsh
Ms Lisa Wang
Ms Kate Watson
Ms Miriam Weiner
Ms Marilyn Wentworth
Mr Emilio Werden
Ms Trish White
Ms Shankari Wijendra
Mrs Judith Wills
Ms August Wilson
John & Michele Wilson
Mrs Rose Windmiller
Ms Doris Wisniewski
Ms Bertha Wong
Dr Alex Wood
Ms Anna Wood
Ms Dulcie Wood
Mrs Meredith Woods
Ms Christina Yeung
Mr & Mrs Paul
& Bev Zachariah
Ms Koula Zagami
Xian Zhang
Mr Richard Zhao
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Congratulations to all our award winners, announced
at the 2004 Annual General Meeting…
Matthew Sitters ~ Volunteer of the Year
Margaret Darby ~ Volunteer of the Year
Norma Rainsford ~ Service Award
Peter Barker ~ Service Award
Julie Leith ~ Service Award
John O’Meara ~ Honorary Life Member
Tom Molomby ~ O’Meara Award
Section 2
INTEGRATING CARE
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Accreditationcare
Integrating
The Linking People Locally Program (LPL) is a new and exciting
initiative in the Eastern Metropolitan Region.
The vision of the LPL program is to have young
people with mental illness accessing Neighbourhood
Houses (NH’s) where they are accepted and
supported in a caring environment to learn and/or
regain a variety of everyday life skills.
The program targets young people between the
ages of 16-25 years living in the municipalities of
Whitehorse, Manningham and parts of Monash.
42 participants have received visits through the
Volunteer Visitor Service, providing opportunities for
people with a psychiatric disability to develop friendly
relationships with people from the wider community.
The Home Based Outreach and Support (HBOS)
service currently provides support and psychosocial
rehabilitation for up to 55 people with a mental
illness living in the eastern region. Referrals are
received from as far as the Yarra Ranges.
This program aims to help people to become more
independent in their own homes through living skills
development. They are also assisted in accessing a
wide range of services within their community to help
reduce social isolation.
The provision of supported accommodation is also
part of the HBOS service. MI Fellowship has access
to ten flats throughout the region. One flat is used for
transitional (short-term) accommodation. HBOS has
helped reduce the risk of homelessness in a
vulnerable population.
O’Meara House
O’Meara House celebrated its tenth anniversary of
service in February this year. Since its inception 10
years ago, 2,500 families from Southern, Northern
and Eastern metropolitan Victoria have benefited
from O’Meara House, which offers a five day break
for people with a psychiatric disability. The house is
staffed 24 hours per day and the focus of this time
is on social and recreational activities with guests
encouraged to be involved in the planning of the
week’s activities.
Eastern office relocation
In May 2005, Eastern staff were relocated to a new
office in Whitehorse Road, Mitcham. The Mitcham
suite is now the office for the regional services of
Respite, Linking People Locally and Home Based
Outreach. The office is close to public transport
and easily accessible for all.
Our new address and contact numbers are:
Suite 8, 602 Whitehorse Road
Mitcham, Victoria 3132
Telephone 03 9874 5310
Facsimile 03 9874 8246
For further information contact:
Contact Mark Lamont, Eastern Regional Manager
on 0419 568 667
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The Hume Region developed vital partnerships to ensure that care
is integrated.
MI Fellowship in the Hume Region has begun
developing relationships and partnerships with
various organisations, including the Western Hume
Homelessness Forum, in order to identify service
gaps. To this end, in Shepparton we have encouraged
a range of agencies to use our premises eg. the
Homelessness Network, which encourages the
development of closer relationships. This promotes
inclusion and creates a continuum of services,
knowledge and understanding. The Hume region
has identified the particular needs of young carers
in their PATS (Pay Attention To Self) program which
works to support young people whose parents have
a mental illness.
A coordinated approach to activities of Mental
Health Week in Hume highlighted the advantages of
partnerships in the Hume Region. Representatives
from both Goulbourn Valley Health and MI Fellowship
participated in the development of a broad coalition
to promote and be interested in mental health
issues, staging a range of activities during Mental
Health Week. The support of local media was
invaluable to the success of the week. A number
of organisations have expressed an interest to
be involved in 2005 activities.
While the “Walk Against Stigma” was happening
out in the community as part of the Mental Health
Week activities, a further 90 staff of the Goulbourn
Valley Area Mental Health Service were walking
from the hospital. Pedometers were provided to
this group of walkers by GV sports assembly. Not
only was the day fun, we raised money, decreased
stigma and raised the profile of mental illness.
January 2005 also saw the development of changes
to the MI Centre program in Shepparton. Carers,
participants and the community were consulted
and a new model was developed for the MI Centre
day program based on a neighbourhood centre
approach. The MI Centre now houses community
programs for carers, community agencies and
young people. Based on a similar model, the Seymour
service is running a community writing group at
Blickle Place day service.
To find out more contact:
Amanda Challis, Hume Regional Manager
on 0416 246 113
Lisa Pearson, Hume Deputy Regional Manager
on 03 5281 8850
David Cahill, Hume Deputy Regional Manager
on 03 5821 2685
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In the Barwon region in Victoria’s south-west the involvement of
Occupational Therapy students has provided the opportunity to develop
more specifically targeted interventions in response to participants needs.
We provide two services in the Barwon region.
Our youth residential rehabilitation program,
“Collins Place”, for young people 16 to 24 years who
have a serious mental illness or disorder, is located
in West Geelong and Specialist Family Education
and Suppport is located in South Geelong. The year
has been a busy one for both services: Collins
Place: An external review coinciding with the release
of additional funding from the Department of Human
Services has provided the opportunity to restructure.
This will allow the recruitment of more specialist
staff input into the program in the new financial
year. The restructure will greatly enhance our
current service provision and contribute to more
active and targeted interventions for participants
experiencing dual diagnosis.
Specialist Familiy Education: A big event for the
year was the tour in March by invited guest Daniel
Hughes, an expert in the treatment of reactive
attachment disorder. Children with serious
psychological problems related to abuse, neglect or
early life traumas and separations, provide serious
challenges to parents, carers and therapists.
Daniel’s work aims to provide a vulnerable and
misunderstood population of children the best
possible chance of having a “normal” adult life.
Also worthy of note has been the involvement of
Occupational Therapy students in our program.
Their input provides us with detailed assessment
of participants occupational functioning.
In February we celebrated “Open Door Day”, the
official opening of the Fyans Street site, which was
marked by a wonderful gathering of our participants,
friends and supporters. The day was rendered
even more colourful, by virtue of the very generous
donation made to us by the Swinton Family, on
behalf and in memory of their son, Sam. Their
contribution enabled us to revitalise the internal
building with a vibrant lick of new paint and highlight
of the ceremony was the unveiling of a plaque in
memory of Sam.
Deb McDonald, Barwon Regional Manager,
on 03 5223 1541
“Staff help me to feel safe if anything were to go wrong and I have someone to talk to if I’m having
problems. Staff help me achieve my goals, like staying away from drugs and alcohol and help get people
into programs that improve motivation towards goals like work”.
Steve
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The North West Metropolitan Region of Melbourne has been involved
in the development of integrated care internationally.
In conjunction with St Vincents Mental Health
Service and Melbourne University Asialink, we
had visits by delegations from China, Korea, Japan
and Thailand as part of the training of clinicians
throughout Asia.
In other highlights, Manor Lakes provided $1,000
for our gazebo at Mulberry House (Werribee).
A Joint Community Education day was held by
TJ’s Day Service at the Footscray Library to
promote Mental Health Week and the MI Fellowship
programs. The building from which TJs (Footscray)
operates has been purchased by MI Fellowship.
During the year members and staff made
presentations on mental illness and at Bromham
Place staff made presentations to Centrelink and to
Occupational Therapy students from the University
of Melbourne and Latrobe University. Student
nurses on placement at Melbourne Clinic attended
Bromham Place and undertook information
sessions as a part of their training.
Initiatives for young carers are being explored,
because current research by MI Fellowship
indicates that approximately 10-20% of people
with a mental illness have dependent aged children,
ten percent of those children are living with them
(see graph). Programs such as the joint-funded
initiative by MI Fellowship and the Victorian Aboriginal
Family Counselling Services are underway this year.
Aboriginal mothers and dependent children (young
carers) have been involved in ongoing discussions
around their respite needs and rapport building
workshops. The end result will be a camp at a lodge
in Blairgowrie (Sept 2005) which provides social
contact and activities for the children and adults.
Tina Bourekas, North West Regional Manager,
on 0414 691 010
Dependendant Children
Approximately 10 to 20% of people with a mental
illness using MI Fellowship services have
dependent aged children. In 2004-2005 there
has been an emphasis on including these young
carers and their families in a range of programs.
Yes, does not live with
the service user 8%
No 82%
Yes, lives with the
service user 10%
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Healthy Living Program in the Gippsland Region, an integrated care
approach to health, has been introduced as part of Clubhouse 121.
Clubhouse 121, a MI Fellowship Day Program
located in Warragul, builds skills through
encouraging participants’ involvement in running
the program. Introduction of a structured program
at the beginning of the year has allowed members
to participate in a wide range of activities including
a healthy cooking group, music, drama, arts and
craft and a daily walking group. Another initiative
of Clubhouse 121 in 2005 is the Healthy Living
Program “Mind Body Life”, developed to enhance
the overall wellbeing of people with mental illness.
This year Warragul and Wonthaggi staff undertook
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
(ASIST), new staff orientation, first aid training and
a SPECTRUM workshop on working with people with
borderline personality disorder. Representation
by both staff and members on community groups
including the Baw Baw Health and Well-being
committee has led to a partnership with the local
council, who are assisting with the development
of activities for Mental Health Week 2005.
In March 2005, two permanent part time workers
were employed in the Gippsland region to provide
Specialist Family Education and Support (SFES)
services to carers of people with a mental illness.
Their primary role is to provide information,
education, counselling and support services
to carers, families and friends within the area.
The new positions resulted from an internal
review of MI Fellowship’s Gippsland services
undertaken late last year. During the review, both
carers and service providers identified a need for
more support services to carers to better enable
them to manage the impact of illness upon their
lives. The implementation of this restructure has
resulted in more consistent support information
and resource availability in the region.
Mark Lamont, Gippsland Regional Manager,
on 0419 568 667
“I enjoy the clubhouse, it keeps my mind open, it’s helping me to reach my goals, to gain independence
and improve my confidence and to get back in touch with the community. Clubhouse 121 has given me
back my self respect and dignity. If it hadn’t been for the Clubhouse I wouldn’t be where I am now.”
Shayne (Clubhouse 121)
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Opening Doors – The Southern Metropolitan Region is developing
an integrated care program in partnership with the Alfred Hospital.
Rossdale – providing Security and Support
In 1987, MI Fellowship purchased Rossdale
Apartments in St Kilda. In the provision of
rehabilitation services to residents, Rossdale
represented a significant improvement on the
dormitory-style accommodation which had
traditionally been offered through psychiatric
institutions; and MI Fellowship was able to offer
support to those who needed it 24 hours a day,
7 days per week.
A review of the service provided at Rossdale
identified the need for change. At the same time,
the nearby Alfred Hospital had embarked on a
similar mission – to find ‘the next step’ through
the development of a less intensive rehabilitation
service; as had the Inner South Community
Health Service (ISCHS). Realising that there were
significant benefits to be derived from a sharing
of resources, the three organisations have
developed a model which maintains the benefits
of specialisation – and overcomes barriers to
service provision.
The new program, known as ‘Opening Doors’, aims
to integrate the services provided by five separate
facilities and to help address the needs of people
at different stages of recovery.
MI Fellowship has undertaken program design,
psychiatric disability and after-hours support. The
Alfred Hospital will take responsibility for clinical
management and monitoring; and ISCHS will
provide in-reach services and transition planning,
and liaise with community and primary health
services.
Anticipated outcomes include a lowering in the
rate of relapse, a decreased incidence of suicide
and better prospects for employment – a general
improvement in quality of life for those who access
the new service. The ‘Opening Doors’ model is
unique in Victoria and, if successful, will be
replicated in other areas.
Home Based Outreach Support, Specialist
Family Education and Community Links operating
in the Peninsula work with individuals to increase
knowledge, skill and inclusion in the broader
community. A special feature of these programs
is partnerships.
Stav Stathopoulos, Southern Metropolitan Regional
Manager, on 0414 514 530
Lyn Jesson, Specialist Family Support Co-ordinator,
on 03 9783 1008
Geoffrey Neill, Community Links Co-ordinator,
on 03 9510 2338
Section 3
USING EVIDENCE
Diagnosis
Gender
Anxiety 5%
Bipolar disorder 11%
Depression 16%
Schizophrenia 53%
Female 44%
Male 56%
Other 2%
Other psychiatric diagnosis 3%
Personality disorder 2%
Schizo-affective disorder 8%
Just over half of the individuals accessing the
services of MI Fellowship in 2004-2005 have a
diagnosis of schizophrenia.
There has been a 2% variance in favour of male
participants which will form the basis of gender
review in the next year.
Carer Relationship
Where people live
Wife/female
partner 7% Daughter 2%
Father 9%
Son 3%
Friend/neighbour female 2%
Other male relative 6%
Friend/neighbour male 3%
Supported accommodation facility 6%
Public place/temporary shelter 1%
Psychiatric/mental
health community care facility 4%
Other female relative 6%
Private residence
– public rental 21%
Husband/male partner 12%
Transitional accommodation 2%
Boarding house/private hotel 3%
Domestic-scale supported
living facility (eg group home) 2%
Other 6%
Private residence
- mobile home or caravan 1%
Private residence
– owned/purchased 27%
Private residence
– private rental 27%
Mother 50%
In 2004-2005 mothers were the predominant group
of carers for those with a mental illness accessing
MI Fellowship services.
Only 27% of people who use our services either own
or are purchasing their own home.
Gender Presence in Program
Age Group
350
335
300
50
250
40
200
30
150
20
100
10
50
0
0
250
257
109
93
10
55–64
44–54
35–44
25–34
20–24
16–19
Hours delivered
to males
Hours delivered
to females
Individual
males
9
65 +
60
Individual
females
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There has been further gains in the number of
individuals aged 25 to 34 years who have accessed
our services (2003-2004 25%, 2004-2005 31%).
USING EVIDENCE
Using evidence
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Using evidence in practice to support individuals and families is helping
to meet more effectively the challenge of mental illness.
Our commitment to the provision of current, up to
date research based information has seen release
of the third edition of Well Ways – a traveller’s guide
to wellbeing for families of people with mental
illness and the MI Fact Sheet Series.
Impact evaluation of the National Well Ways
program using the General Health Questionnaire
and the Involvement Evaluation Questionnaire
(n=100) has indicated a statistically significant
reduction in depression, anxiety and worry
for participants.
Based on research and experience, we have
altered our model of support group delivery.1 Whilst
maintaining association with our extremely effective
and energetic local support groups, we have moved
away from a locality based model. Instead, we are
focussing our attentions on supporting participants
in Well Ways in ongoing knowledge, skill development
and social connection by providing four follow-up
workshops to the initial eight week sessions –
grief and loss, wellness recovery action planning,
advanced communication skills and managing
Other Disabilities
40% of people accessing services report
having another disability, of which only
15% report drug and alcohol difficulties.
This remains an underreported issue and
continues to be monitored.
the fear of suicide. Partnership with the Northern
CATT clinician Wayne Conran and Darebin Police
Snr Constable Diane Wilson have enabled us to
deliver Double Trouble – a support and education
program for families of people with dual diagnosis
(mental illness and drug and alcohol use) in
metropolitan Melbourne. These experts in the field
along with Dr Dan Lubman of Orygen Youth Health
Service and our family educators have enabled us
to produce an educational DVD on dual diagnosis.
Our peer (family to family) model of education and
support has been honed and improved throughout
this year. Consistent with the frameworks presented
in Well Ways we now have a well developed modulebased learning and skill development system for
Helpline volunteers, family educators and community
educators which aims to establish current knowledge,
incorporate evaluation and monitoring systems, and
ongoing development. We plan to have these learning
programs accredited through our status as a
Registered Training Organisation.
Autism 1%
Acquired brain
Drug and alcohol 15%
injury/head injury 2%
No other disability 60%
Hearing 1%
Intellectual 6%
Neurological - including
epilepsy and alzheimers 2%
Physical/serious
medical condition 8%
Specific learning/a.d.d.
– other than intellectual 2%
Speech 1%
Vision 2%
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One in five has a mental illness but five in five
can help – using evidence to equip the community
to respond to mental illness.
Market research commissioned by MI Fellowship
indicates the community’s awareness of mental
illness is quite high, but in fact that people want
to know more about what to do in the face of it.2
How to ‘stop the stigma’ and how ‘five in five can
help’ has been a theme woven through our work
in the following ways:
…Understanding mental illness workshops have
been conducted regularly to respond to interest
created from our media campaigns this year.
…Partnerships with the corporate sector
(e.g. Telstra, Museum Victoria, State Trustees)
have provided us with opportunities to provide
Mental Illness Awareness Workshops to people
in workplaces.
…The forum Utilising Advocacy presented by Rob
Knowles provided community and MI Fellowship
members with valuable knowledge to be effective
in the political arena.
…Responding to the fact that mental illness related
situations are currently estimated at a minimum of
30% of police work, Region 3 of Victoria Police has
engaged us to provide Mental Illness Awareness
Training to its members.
Including people with mental illness in education
Research indicates that 47.8% of people with a
mental illness do not complete their secondary
education.3 (See graph over page). In addition,
the rate of people with mental illness who are not
able to complete their studies at TAFE and other
learning institutions is high. MI Fellowship has
been successful in retaining students and providing
them with a pathway to further activities through
delivering a specific program for people with
mental illness.
The Certificate of General Education for Adults (CGEA)
is aimed at easing students with a mental illness
back into a learning environment, improving educational
standards and acquiring skills instrumental for future
employment and achieving life goals.
In the last 18 months, MI Fellowship has
successfully delivered two adult learning courses
to adults with a mental illness. Students graduated
at the end of 2004 with Certificates in General
Education Levels Two, Three and an Introduction
to Community Event Volunteering.
Evaluation of the project has given us insight
into how we can continue to create pathways for
adults to overcome problems with concentration,
confidence, motivation and memory. These
problems were identified in an Australian study
into the learning support needs of students with
psychiatric disabilities.4
‘The ‘five in five’ campaign is based on some of the most detailed research ever conducted into Australians’
attitudes to mental illness. It found:
~only 50.3% of respondents agreed strongly that mental illness involves a chemical imbalance in the brain;
~only 21.3% of people agreed strongly they would be happy for a child they care about to be minded by a
friend who has been treated for a mental illness.
B&T (Australia’s leading advertising and marketing magazine)
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The results have indicated that 50 per cent of the
students who graduated from the CGEA course
had enrolled in further studies.
The barriers or problems for most people
interviewed involved lack of confidence in public
transport, low motivation, fears, anxieties and
not being supported beyond MI Fellowship. A number of people mentioned that the friendly,
accepting atmosphere of the classes and the supportive
delivery of the curriculum along with a later starting
time were significant in helping them stay and complete
the courses. Other factors that helped were tutors,
social support and the ongoing role of support workers.
Including people with mental illness in employment
People with a mental illness have the highest
‘want to work’ rate among people with a disability,
and yet workforce participation among people with
a mental illness is low (see graph over page).5
Our Employment Project Team is working toward
finding new ways of including people with a mental
illness in the community of working Australians.
Real work for real wages….
These principles guided the development of our
first social firm for people with a mental illness in
Australia. The Flat Bottle Company was acquired
by the Social Firm Management Group in 2004 and
since then we have worked to include people with a
Education
Jablensky, A et al (1999)
mental illness as equal employees in the business. Since acquisition we have employed three people
with a mental illness – people who had previously
experienced real difficulty getting and keeping a
job. They have not only experienced the financial
and social benefits of employment, but also learnt
valuable skills that will enable them to build a
working life.
We intend to use the Flat Bottle Company as a
‘blueprint’ to guide the development of more social
firms in Australia. We are currently exploring
opportunities to develop a second social firm.
Including employment in mental health services….
Integrating employment services with mental
health clinical services has been recognized as
a key ingredient in helping people with a mental
illness get and keep work.6
Our Employment Project Team has been working
with Mental Illness Fellowship Australia and the
Mental Health Council of Australia to develop a
proposal for funding from the Department of
Employment and Workforce Relations to enable
us to trial this approach in Australia. We are
including local and regional clinical services as
partners, and we believe this approach has the
potential to make real differences in the level
of workforce participation for people with a
mental illness.
Undergraduate,
Postgraduate award 12%
Trade or other
certficate 20%
Secondary
education 18%
Other 3%
No school qualification 47%
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Including others…
Initiatives, such as the social firm, are dependent
upon the successful integration of commercial
and social objectives. The business needs to be
successful to provide jobs. We are not only fortunate
in having a highly experienced and dedicated Social
Firm Management Group board, but we have also
received expert business advice from Mr David
Crispin and Mr Anthony Strong. SEW Eurodrive are
providing engineering expertise to the Flat Bottle
Company. Including the business world in our
employment mission is critical to our success.
The Employment Project has formed an important
partnership with Queensland Centre for Mental
Health Research, in particular with Dr Geoff
Waghorn. We work together to ensure the social
impacts of our projects are evaluated and widely
promoted in the community.
We received $150,000 from the Australian
Government under its regional Partnerships
programme to purchase infrastructure at
the Flat Bottle Company.
Coronial Submission about the death
of Mark Kaufmann
As part of MI Fellowship’s ongoing mission to
advocate for people affected by mental illness,
Elizabeth Crowther made a submission to the
Coronial Inquiry into the death of Mark Kaufmann.
This submission was made as part of MI
Fellowship’s role as an advocate for a better
mental health system.
MI Fellowship has contact with over 1,100 people
with a mental illness annually through program
delivery and some thousands of families and
community members.
Including the government…
The Employment Project team has provided reports
to the Senate Inquiry into Mental Health and the
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission’s
National Inquiry into Employment and Disability.
We have also worked hard to develop a relationship
with the Department of Employment and Workplace
Relations, advocating for the particular needs of
people with a mental illness.
Labour Force
For people with a mental illness, again in
2004-2005, there has been no improvement
in the general employment outcomes.
Unemployed 48%
Employed 9%
Not in the
labour force 43%
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References
1
R Reay-Young (2000) Support groups for relatives of people living
with a serious mental illness: An overview. International Journal of
Psychosocial Rehabilitation Vol 5, p.56-80
2
Mental Health Tracking (Sept 2004) Newspoll
See Jablensky, A. et al (1999) People Living with Psychotic Illness:
An Australian Study 1997–98 National Survey of Mental Health and
Wellbeing Report 4
3
See McLean, P. and Andrews, J. (1999) The Learning Support Needs
of Students with Psychiatric Disabilities Studying in Australian
Post-secondary Institutions. National Centre for Vocational
Education Research: South Australia
4
5
See Jablensky, A. et al (1999) ibid
See Bond, G. R. Supported Employment: Evidence for Evidence
Based Practice, Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, Spring 2004
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Conferences, papers and presentations
July 2004
• East Gippsland Consumer and Carer Conference
Presentation ‘Well Ways – a highly effective
peer education program for families and friends
of people with mental illness’ Gerard Reed
August 2004
• TheMHS Conference, Broadbeach
Elizabeth Crowther, Eifion Breese and
Senior Executive Staff in attendance
• TheMHS, ‘Using a Train the Trainer Approach
to extend the Well Ways Program for Carers
to members of MIFA outside of Victoria’
Elizabeth Crowther and Sue Farnan
• Disability Week presentation at Telstra ‘Everything
you wanted to know about mental illness…but didn’t
know who to ask’ Gerard Reed
• Australian Catholic University Presentation,
‘Mental illness & poverty in Victoria and Australia’
Gerard Reed
September 2004
• Judicial College Presentation & Forum – ‘Mental
disabilities: What are they and what do we do with
them?’ Elizabeth Crowther and Doris Wisniewski
• 8th Biennial Australasian Schizophrenia
Conference, Brisbane – Together towards
recovery. Senior Executives in attendance
October 2004
• Seechange Conference presentation ‘Juggling
work and caring for a person with mental illness’
Sue Farnan
November 2004
• Presentation to Telstra on Employment
Programs. Elizabeth Crowther
• Presentation on Effective Advocacy. Rob Knowles
• Presentation to Asia Link Japanese Delegation on
Australian model of PDRSS. Elizabeth Crowther
• ‘Flat Bottle Company as a Social Firm’, Presentation
to Social Enterprise Partnerships. Laura Collister
December 2004
• Women’s Safety Forum 2004 – Working for a
Safer Community. Elizabeth Crowther
January 2005
• International Association Forensic Mental
Health – Progress in Assessment and Intervention
in Forensic Mental Health
Elizabeth Crowther & Eifion Breese
February 2005
• National Fundraising Institute of Australia
Conference, ‘Making unpopular causes popular’
James Beckford Saunders
April 2005
• 5th Annual IAFMHS Conference – Progress in
Assessment and Intervention in Forensic Mental
Health. Senior Executives in attendance
• Report prepared for National Inquiry into
Employment and Disability, Human Rights and
Equal Opportunity Commission, April, 2005.
Laura Collister
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May 2005
• 7th Bruce Woodcock Memorial Lecture –
Professor Gary Bond, Chancellor’s Professor
of Psychology at Indiana University Purdue
University Indianapolis – Employment
• Report prepared for Senate Inquiry into Mental
Health. Laura Collister and Gerard Reed
• Melbourne University – Asialink Presentation
‘How NGOs work as part of the mental health
system’ Gerard Reed
June 2005
• Not For Profit Leadership Forum, ‘Making
unpopular causes popular’ James Beckford
Saunders
• City of Whitehorse Youth Forum ‘A public
forum to address the invisibility of mental health
issues amongst young people’ Gerard Reed
Committee Membership: Elizabeth Crowther
• Ministerial Advisory Committee for Women’s
Wellbeing & Health
• Quality Initiative Reference Group
• Primary Mental Health Early Intervention
Reference Group
• VICSERV Chief Executives Committee
• VICSERV Sector Viability Committee
• Department of Human Services Southern Region
– Quality Surveyor on Roster Review
• Opening Doors Implementation Working Group
• Ministerial Committee – Project Advisory Group
– Developing an Integrated Rehabilitation and
Care Service System
Committee Membership: Eifion Breese
• VICSERV Committee of Management 2003/2004
• VICSERV Sector Viability Committee
• PARC Reference Group – Committee of
Management
• Opening Doors Implementation Working Group
Section 4
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Treasurer’s report
Mental Illness Fellowship Victoria ACN 093 357 165
There has been a 2.3 % increase in DHS funding which is mainly related to CPI, and 3 small project grants.
DHS funding has been the subject of advocacy with DHS through VicServ, directly with Mental Health Branch,
the Minister and politicians.
The result for the year is a surplus of $310,907. This is mainly due to increased revenue from our Investment
Portfolio. Our traditional fund raising activities have made a significant contribution through raffles,
Op Shop and SEW Eurodrive.
In order to address the key infrastructure issues facing MI Fellowship, the development of the IT Project
has been derived from the business objectives. IT Projects are well advanced to support both strategic intent
and the ongoing infrastructure. MI Fellowship is aiming for an 80/20 fit to ensure the investment is sound.
New global accounting standards that have been introduced significantly impact both the accounting
treatment and disclosure obligations for not–for–profit along with all other entities.
A change in the financial reporting requirements and the implementation of the Australian equivalent to
International Financial Reporting Standards (AIFRS) will materially change how we account for income
and expenditure, value investments and assets and bring liabilities to account. It is proposed to have a
presentation to the Board later this year on the implications of the changes to the Accounting Standards
on MI Fellowship’s financial reports.
The results against budget this year have provided the funds for new projects in the financial year 2005-2006.
These include the continuation of the operation funding for the Social Firm Project Group.
Other opportunities have been identified, and this year’s surplus will be used to fund priority areas such as
the employment of a specialist rehabilitation consultant, which will further develop practice knowledge in
this area. Other areas to be developed are grant and application writing skills, police training in mental
illness issues and support of Family Education.
The fundraising activities of MI Fellowship have been reviewed and the Board is giving consideration to the
formation of a Foundation to improve fundraising capacity. The Foundation concept is yet to be developed
and costed.
These initiatives could not have reached the success that was achieved without the significant pro bono,
legal, business management and media inputs. Our appreciation is also extended to our former Hon.
Treasurer, Mr. Ian Priestley, for the contribution he made to the Board, reflected in the robust state of
MI Fellowship’s finances going forward.
Operationally, assumed investments returns will be more modest next year than in 2004-2005.
The financial result has been the product of the work of many committed volunteers, staff and supporters.
Thank you.
Peter Robertson
Hon. Treasurer
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Directors’ report
The Directors have pleasure in submitting their report for the year ended 30 June 2005 made in accordance
with a resolution of the Directors.
Directors
The names and details of the Directors in office at the date of this report are:
Mrs Diane Brown, Ms Elaine Price, The Hon Rob Knowles, Mr Peter Robertson, Ms Louise Milne-Roch,
Mr Nathan Shafir, Mr Chris Pantelis, Ms Doris Wisniewski, Mr Graeme Pocknee, Dr Alex Wood.
No Director has an interest in any contract or proposed contract with the Company declared since the
last Directors’ Report.
Directors’ Meetings
During the financial year ended 30 June 2005, 6 meetings of the Company’s Directors were held in respect
of which, each Director of the Company attended the following number:
Name and Particulars of Directors
Date Appointed
No. of Meetings
conducted whilst
a Director
No. of meetings
attended
Mrs Diane Brown
20/9/2001
6
6
The Hon Rob Knowles (President)
20/9/2001
6
5
17/3/2003
6
3
Mr Chris Pantelis
26/7/2004
6
4
Mr Graeme Pocknee
24/10/2003
6
5
Ms Elaine Price
21/3/2005
2
2
Mr Peter Robertson
22/10/2004
4
4
Mr Nathan Shafir
22/10/2004
4
3
Ms Doris Wisniewski
19/6/2001
6
5
Dr Alex Wood
19/6/2001
6
6
Mr George Aranda (Resigned 22/10/2004)
20/9/2001
2
1
Ms Alison Daun (Resigned 22/11/2004)
18/10/2002
3
1
Mr Bob Iversen (Resigned 22/10/2004)
26/10/2001
2
2
Mr John McGrath (Resigned 21/3/2005)
24/10/2003
4
3
Mr Ian Priestley (Resigned 21/3/2005)
18/10/2002
4
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Principal Activities
The principal activities of the Company in the course of the financial year were to provide support
and assistance to people with mental illness, their family and friends.
There was no significant change in the nature of those activities during the financial period.
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Profit
The net profit of the Company for the year after capital items was $310,907 (2004 $277,850). The profit from
ordinary activities before capital items was $259,785 (2004 $266,194).
Review of Operations
It is the opinion of the Directors that the results of the Company’s operations during the year were not
substantially affected by any item, transaction or event of a material and unusual nature.
The company’s operations are not regulated by any significant environmental regulation under a law of the
Commonwealth or of a State or Territory.
State of Affairs
No significant changes in the state of affairs of the Company occurred during the financial year.
Likely Developments
The likely future developments in the operations of the Company are the continuation of the principal
activities set out in this report.
Events Subsequent To Balance Date
For reporting periods starting on or after 1 July 2005, the Company must comply with International Financial
Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board. In note 10 to the
financial statements we have attempted to quantify the financial effect of adopting IFRS in next year’s
financial statements.
Other than the matters discussed above, no matters or circumstances have arisen since the end of the
financial year that significantly affected or may significantly affect the operations of the Company, the results
of those operations or the state of affairs of the Company in subsequent financial years.
Directors’ Benefits
Since the end of the previous financial year no Director of the Company has received or become entitled
to receive a benefit, other than:
(a) a benefit included in the aggregate amount of emoluments received or due and receivable by Directors shown in the accounts, or
(b) the fixed salary of a full-time employee of the Company or of a related body corporate, by reason of a contract made by the Company or a related body corporate with the Director or with a firm of which he is a member, or with a Company in which he has a substantial financial interest.
Directors & Auditors Indemnification
The Company has not, during or since the end of the financial year, in respect of any person who is or has
been an officer or auditor of the Company or a related body corporate, indemnified or made any relevant
agreement for indemnifying against a liability incurred as an officer, including costs and expenses in
successfully defending legal proceedings.
All Directors of the Company are covered by a Directors and Officers liability insurance policy covering third
party claims in respect of actual or alleged breach of duty, breach of trust, neglect, error, misstatement,
misleading statement, omission, breach or warranty or authority, or other act wrongfully committed. The
premium for this policy was paid for by the Department of Human Services.
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Directors’ report (cont.)
Auditor’s Declaration
A copy of the auditor’s independence declaration as required by Section 307C Corporations Act 2001
is set out below.
On behalf of the Board
The Hon Rob Knowles – Director
Peter Robertson – Director
Auditor’s Independence Declaration
To Mental Illness Fellowship Victoria,
As lead auditor for the audit of Mental Illness Fellowship Victoria for the year ended 30 June, 2005,
I declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, there have been:
(i) No contraventions of the independence requirements of the Corporations Act in relation to the audit, and
(ii) No contraventions of any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the audit.
David J. Osborne, FCPA
Certified Practising Accountant, Registered Company Auditor No 10244
Dated this 7th day of September 2005.
434 Nepean Highway, Frankston, VIC, 3199
P.o. Box 309, Frankston, 3199
Tel: (03) 9781 2633, Fax: (03) 9781 3073
Directors’ Declaration
The directors of the company declare that:
1. the financial statements and notes, as set out on pages 41 to 49:
a) comply with Accounting Standards and the Corporations Law; and
b) give a true and fair view of the financial position as at 30 June 2005 and performance for the year ended
on that date of the company;
2. in the directors’ opinion there are reasonable grounds to believe that the company will be able to pay its
debts as and when they become due and payable.
This declaration is made in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors.
The Hon Rob Knowles - Director
Signed at Fairfield on this 14th day of September 2005
Statement of Financial Performance for the year ended 30 June 2005
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2005
$ 2004
$
Revenues From Ordinary Activities
Contract Services
Contract Services – Victorian Government
5,097,925
4,979,225
Contract Services – Commonwealth Government 362,345
402,376
Contract Services – Other Agencies
796,544
776,260
Contract Services – Client Fees
209,690
202,440
Fundraising
Charitable Contributions
455,904
426,015
Other Fundraising
816,236
585,126
Other Income
Income From Investments
444,466
278,692
Profit on Sale of Fixed Assets
50,323
102,430
Membership Income
21,912
29,685
Other Revenue & Recoveries
319,824
38,152
Total Income
8,575,169
7,820,401
Expenses From Ordinary Activities
Salaries – Service Provision
4,241,630
Salaries – Administration
1,210,543
Staff Related Costs
112,337
Accounting & Legal
98,645
Audit Fees
16,968
Bank Fees
32,050
Business Undertaking Costs
17,268
Depreciation
347,413
Occupancy Costs
345,125
Office Costs
332,925
Program Costs
260,640
Light & Power 92,414
Motor Vehicle Expenses
218,707
Property and Equipment Maintenance
219,066
Fundraising Expenses
398,723
Client Costs
189,109
Volunteer Costs
5,333
Other Expenses
22,194
Minor Equipment Purchases
70
Loss on Sale of Investments
122,235
Loss on Sale of Fixed Assets
31,989
3,944,772
1,111,953
68,336
60,902
20,242
28,096
60,759
325,476
347,445
332,529
135,925
80,821
184,775
139,603
359,461
194,369
6,655
10,300
94,938
29,966
16,884
Total Expenditure
8,315,384
7,554,207
Profit/(Loss) From Ordinary Activities Before Capital Items
Capital Funding and Donations
Building Depreciation
259,785
185,433
(134,311)
266,194
145,311
(133,655)
Net Profit After Capital Items
310,907
277,850
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements
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Statement of Financial Performance for the year ended 30 June 2005 (cont.)
Note
2005 $
2004
$
Net Profit For Year
310,907
277,850
ADD
Retained Surplus Brought Forward
653,343
756,382
964,250
1,034,232
LESS
Transfer to New Projects Reserve
Transfer to Property Maintenance Reserve
Transfer to Asset Replacement Reserve
Transfer to Asset Trust Reserve 7
(259,000)
(18,660)
Nil
(108,822)
(243,110)
(73,798)
(383,424)
Nil
ADD
Transfer from Asset Trust Reserve
7
Transfer from Asset Replacement Reserve
Nil
44,892
319,443
Nil
622,660
653,343
The Accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements
Statement of Financial Position for the year as at 30 June 2005
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Note
2005 $
2004
$
Current Assets
Cash at Bank, on Deposit and on Hand
Receivables
2
Prepayments
Other Assets
3,577,260
412,439
42,759
1,315
2,985,175
327,130
34,483
Nil
Total Current Assets
4,033,773
3,346,788
Non Current Assets
Investments
3
Building Works in Progress
Property, Plant & Equipment
4
1,536,048
175,376
6,199,637
1,477,225
35,104
6,016,015
7,911,061
7,528,344
Total Assets
11,944,834
10,875,132
Current Liabilities
Creditors & Accruals
5
Resident Bonds
Provisions 6
Funding Held for Future Periods
572,954
300
312,315
3,090,278
425,662
300
295,133
2,492,366
Total Current Liabilities
3,975,847
3,213,461
124,475
128,066
124,475
128,066
Total Liabilities
4,100,322
3,341,527
Net Assets
7,844,512
7,533,605
Represented By:
Members Funds
Future Projects Reserve
Research Reserve
Capital Reserve
New Projects Reserve
Property Maintenance Reserve
Asset Replacement Reserve
Asset Trust Reserve 7
Retained Surplus
216,351
180,147
300,000
502,110
92,458
338,532
5,592,254
622,660
216,351
180,147
300,000
243,110
73,798
383,424
5,483,432
653,343
Total Members Funds
7,844,512
7,533,605
Total Non Current Assets
Non Current Liabilities
Provisions
6
Total Non Current Liabilities
The Accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements
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Statement of Cash Flows
2005
$
2004
$
Cashflow from Operating Activities
Receipts – from Donors and Funding Agencies Payments to Suppliers and Employees Interest & Distributions Received
9,442,922
(8,326,961)
444,466
8,825,282
(7,774,506)
278,692
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
1,560,427
1,329,468
Cashflow from Investing Activities
Proceeds from sale of property, plant & equipment
489,440
Purchase of investments
(181,058)
Payment for property, plant & equipment
(1,276,724)
162,547
(61,873)
(257,769)
Net Cash used by Investing Activities
(968,342)
(157,095)
Nil
Nil
592,085
1,172,373
Cash at Beginning of Year
2,985,175
1,812,802
Cash at End of Year
3,577,260
2,985,175
3,577,260
2,985,175
Cash Flow from Financing Activities
Net Cash provided by Financing Activities
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash Held
a) Reconciliation of Cash
Cash at Bank, on Deposit and on Hand
b) Reconciliation of Cash Flow from Operations with
Operating Profit after Income Tax
Net Profit
Non cash flows in operating profit:
Depreciation
Profit on Sale of Property, Plant & Equipment
Loss on Sale of Property, Plant & Equipment
Loss on Sale of Investments
310,907
277,850
481,724
(50,323)
31,989
122,235
459,131
(102,430)
16,884
29,966
Changes in assets and liabilities:
(Increase)/Decrease in Receivables
(Increase)/Decrease in Prepayments and Other Assets
Increase/(Decrease) in Creditors & Accruals
Increase/(Decrease) in Employee Provisions
Increase/(Decrease) in Funds for Future Use
(85,309)
(9,591)
147,292
13,591
597,912
189,186
49,230
9,858
17,121
382,672
1,560,427
1,329,468
Cashflows from Operations
Notes to and forming part of the Financial Statements
1. Statement of Accounting Policies
This financial report is a general purpose financial report that has been prepared in accordance with
applicable Accounting Standards and other mandatory professional reporting requirements and the
requirements of the Corporations Law. The financial report has been prepared on the basis of historical
costs and does not take into account changing money values or, except where stated, current valuations
of non-current assets. Cost is based on the fair values of the consideration given in exchange for assets.
The accounting policies have been consistently applied, unless otherwise stated.
The following is a summary of the material accounting policies adopted by the Company in the preparation
of the financial statements.
(a) Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment are brought to account at cost less, where applicable, any accumulated
depreciation or amortisation. The carrying amount of property, plant and equipment is reviewed annually
to ensure it is not in excess of the recoverable amount from these assets. The recoverable amount is
assessed on the basis of the expected net cash flows which will be received from the assets employment
and subsequent disposal. The expected net cash flows have not been discounted to their present values in
determining recoverable amounts.
The depreciable amount of all fixed assets including buildings, but excluding freehold land, is depreciated
over their useful lives commencing from the time the asset is held ready for use.
The gain or loss on disposal of all fixed assets, is determined as the difference between the carrying
amount of the asset at the time of disposal and the proceeds of disposal, and is included in operating
profit in the year of disposal.
(b) Funding Held For Future Period
MI Fellowship receives funding from various sources to run programs. Funds remaining unspent at the
end of each financial year are carried forward as a liability, to be expended in a future accounting period.
(c) Employee Entitlements
Provision is made for the liability for employee entitlements arising from services rendered by employees
to balance date. Employee entitlements expected to be settled within one year together with entitlements
arising from wages and salaries, annual leave and sick leave which will be settled after one year, have been
measured at their nominal amount. Other employee entitlements payable later than one year have been
measured at the present value of the estimated future cash outflows to be made for those entitlements.
Contributions are made to employee superannuation funds and are charged as expenses when incurred.
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Notes to and forming part of the Financial Statements (cont.)
(d) Taxation
MI Fellowship is classified as a Public Benevolent Institution for tax purposes and as such is exempt of
Income Tax, Fringe Benefits Tax, and Payroll Tax. Consequently, no provision is made in the accounts for
these taxes.
(e) Investments
Investments are brought to account at cost, and distribution of interest and dividends are recognised when
received. Market valuations of listed securities are shown elsewhere in the notes where applicable.
(f) Cash
Cash includes cash on hand, deposits held at call with banks and investments in term deposits and money
market instruments, net of overdrafts.
2005
2004
$
$
2. Receivables
Sundry Debtors Grants Receivable
394,601
17,838
309,292
17,838
412,439 327,130
1,536,048
1,477,225
3. Investments
Investments in Managed Funds – at cost
Market Value at 30 June 2005 $1,668,451 4. Property, Plant And Equipment
Buildings and Land - at cost
Less Accumulated Depreciation
5,543,036
(956,795)
5,515,865
(822,484)
4,586,241
4,693,381
Motor Vehicles - at cost
1,931,445
(654,796)
1,747,463
(660,077)
1,276,649
1,087,386
832,149
(495,402)
635,868
(400,620)
336,747
235,248
6,199,637
6,016,015
Office Furniture and Equipment - at cost
Total Written Down Value
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2005
$
2004
$
5. Creditors & Accruals
Trade Creditors
418,039
Accruals
154,915
338,963
86,699
572,954
425,662
6. Provisions
Current Liabilities
Provision for Annual Leave
Provision for Long Service Leave
297,681
14,634
282,809
12,324
312,315
295,133
124,475
128,066
Non Current Liability
Provision for Long Service Leave
7. Asset Trust Reserve
In 1998/99 MI Fellowship established an Asset Trust Reserve. The purpose of the reserve is to separately
account for capital funding received in the past to finance the purchase of assets used by Fellowship
programs. These assets are required to be used in accordance with the objectives of each program and can
potentially be redirected by changes in Government policy. As a result, MI Fellowship has no discretionary
control regarding their utilisation.
The balance of the reserve represents the written down value of assets used in the funded Fellowship
programs at the end of the financial year.
2005 2004
Opening Balance
Add/(Less) Transfers (to)/from Retained Surplus
5,483,432
108,822
5,802,875
(319,443)
Closing Balance
5,592,254
5,483,432
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Notes to and forming part of the Financial Statements (cont.)
8. Financial Instruments
Recognised Financial Instrument
Accounting Policy
Terms and Conditions
Financial Assets
Bank Deposit on Call and Bank Bills
Valued at face value.
On call deposits returned floating
interest rates between 2.25% and
5.2%. The average rate at balance
date was 3.7%.
Managed Funds
Valued at Cost.
Distributions vary in accordance
with Fund performance and market
conditions. The annual rate of return
was 16%.
Receivables
No different from normal
commercial practice
Debtors are unsecured, not subject
to interest charge and normally
settled within 30 days.
Financial Liabilities
Creditors and Accruals
Liabilities are recognised for
General creditors are unsecured,
amounts to be paid in the future for
not subject to interest charges and
goods received and services
are normally settled within 30 days
provided to the Fellowship as at
of invoice date.
balance date whether or not invoices
have been received.
Resident Bonds
Liabilities are recorded when bonds
are received by resident members.
Funds are payable upon termination
of accommodation which is an
indiscernible time in the future and
are not subject to an interest charge.
Financial Instruments – Interest Rate Risk
MI Fellowship’s exposure to interest rate risk and the effective interest rates of financial assets and financial
liabilities at balance date are as follows:
Fixed Interest maturing in
Floating
Interest
Rate
1 Year or
Less
Over 1 to
5 Years
Over 5
Years
Non
Interest
Bearing
Carrying
Amount
Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate %
(i) Financial Assets
Cash on Call & Bank Bills
Managed Funds
Receivables
2,089,099
1,488,161
3,577,260
3.7%
1,536,048
1,536,048
N/A
412,439
412,439
N/A
572,954
572,954
N/A
300
300
N/A
(ii) Financial Liabilities
Creditors
Resident Bonds
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9. Capital Commitments
In June 2005 MI Fellowship purchased the property operated by TJ’s in Williamstown Road, Kingsville for
$390,000. A 10% deposit of $39,000 was paid by MI Fellowship in June leaving an outstanding commitment
of $351,000 at 30 June 2005.
10. Events Subsequent To Balance Date
International Financial Reporting Standards
The Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) is adopting IFRS for application to reporting periods
beginning on or after 1 January 2005. The AASB has issued Australian equivalents to IFRS, and the
Urgent Issues Group has issued interpretations corresponding to IASB interpretations originated by
the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee or the former Standing Interpretations
Committee. The adoption of Australian equivalents to IFRS will be first reflected in the Company’s
financial statements for the year ending 30 June 2006.
The Company has carried out a high level review of the changes necessary to manage their compliance with
Australian equivalents to IFRS. The review was performed by the Finance Department and has determined
that the Company will need to make the following changes to its accounting policies. No other changes are
likely, nor are there likely to be any significant restatements of comparative information.
The financial effects of the Company adopting IFRS are summarised as follows:
• Under AASB 1004 Contributions grants and donations received by the Company will generally be
recognised as income at time of receipt. Currently, grants and donations are initially recorded
as a liability and then progressively allocated to income over the term of the program/project in
order to match spending. An adjustment of $2,492,366 to increase the retained surplus and reduce
liabilities will be required on 1 July 2004 to reflect this change. An adjustment of $597,912 to
increase income and reduce liabilities will also be recorded in the 2004-05 comparatives.
• Under AASB 139 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement, non-current investments
will be recorded at market value rather than at cost. An adjustment of $88,728 to increase investments
and increase the retained surplus will be required on 1 July 2004 to reflect this change. An adjustment
of $43,675 to increase investments and increase unrealised investment income will also be recorded
in the 2004-05 comparatives.
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Independent Audit Report to the Members of Mental Illness Fellowship Victoria
Scope
I have audited the financial report of Mental Illness Fellowship Victoria for the financial year ended
30 June 2005 as set out on pages 38 to 49. The Company’s Directors are responsible for the preparation
and presentation of the financial statements and information they contain. I have conducted an independent
audit of those financial statements in order to express an opinion on them to the members of the Company.
The financial report has been prepared for distribution to members for the purpose of fulfilling the
requirements of the Corporations Act. I disclaim any assumption of responsibility for any reliance on
this report or on the financial report to which it related to any person other than the members, or for any
purpose other than that for which it was prepared.
My audit has been conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards to provide reasonable
assurance whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. My procedures included
examination, on a test basis, of evidence supporting the amounts and other disclosures in the financial
statements, and the evaluation of accounting policies and significant accounting estimates. These
procedures have been undertaken to form an opinion as to whether, in all material respects, the financial
statements are presented fairly in accordance with Accounting Standards and other mandatory professional
reporting requirements and statutory requirements so as to present a view which is consistent with my
understanding of the Company’s financial position and the results of its operations and cash flows.
The Audit Opinion expressed in this report has been formed on the above basis.
Audit Opinion
In my opinion, the financial report of Mental Illness Fellowship Victoria is in accordance with:
A. the Corporations Act, including:
i. giving a true and fair view of the company’s financial position as at 30 June 2005 and of their performance for the year ended on that date; and
ii. complying with Accounting Standards and the Corporations Regulations; and
B.other mandatory professional reporting requirements
D.J. Osborne
Certified Practising Accountant
Registered Company Auditor No 10244
C/- Shepard Webster & O’Neill Pty Ltd
434 Nepean Highway, Frankston 3199
Telephone 9781 2633
Dated 21st September 2005
Supporters
Thank-you
Bequests received from
Estate of John Francis
Raven Fisher
Major donors and
supporters
H Ablett
Joseph Albioli
Ken Alexander
J Anderson
Eric Bana
Marlene Bell
P Bicknell
Mallory Blackmore-Tuffy
Cheryl Blair
Kerrye Bradford
Bill Buccilli
Alan Butler
T Byrne
J Callaghan
B Carrodus
Frank Cerra
Dean Clarke
Peter Clarke
Brian Clarkson
Colin Clements
Pina Costa
Anna Cowen
Mark Crohan
Eden Cucek
RO & ME Davies
R B Davis
Eric C Dax
Barbara Dennis
Suzanne Dillon
Wendy & Ted Dimmick
Ljubinka Djopa
Steve Djopa
Brian Dohnt
Diana Droog
Steve Eglezos
W R & G M Elliot
Zelman Elton
Thea Fairbrother
S Farrell
Allan Fels
Keith Finney
Norma Firth
Len Gill
David Gloury
A Hanich
Norwood Harrison
Brian Hayes
Barbara Haynes
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E Heggie
John Henderson
Stephen Herd
Sarah Hick
Michael Hill
David Horgan
Sylvia Johansen
Brendan Johnson
Hazel Jordan
D P & M Kaufmann
Sarah King
Mark Kirkland
Ian Kitchin
Megan Knights
Jim Kokkinias
Bill Kosky
Robyn Kuchel
Graeme Landy
P Le Couteur
Judy Lealy
George Lewin
B Littlejohn
Joe Mangiapane
Patrica Mappoura
Dominic Marshall
Donald & Sonia Marshall
Linda Marshall
Mark Mayer
Cindy McCurdy
Malcolm McLellan
Robert & Adel Merola
R Millard
Neil Mitchell
Joe Modica
Tom & Joan Molomby
Matt Moran
Jay Mueller
Rina Neustroski
H Newman
L Nossal
H Oakes
B O’Connor
Daniel O’Connor
Stephen Pahos
Lois Park
Liza Perry
N Postill
Elaine Price
Simon & Jane Price
John Redmond
David Reed
William Rees
Peter Robertson
Garry & Angela Royal
P Royle
Claude Salvatore
Ian Sanders
Jo Sanders
Claire Savage
John Scalogna
George Schickert
Jill Sears
Nathan Shafir
John Shalit
S Siemon
Cathy Simmons
Andrew Sloman
Judith Smith
Dick & Marjorie Southby
Kaye Spurling
Richard Stevenson
Alan & Judith Storen
Robbie Swanson
R Tenabel
Deryn Thomas
Ray Thomas
Betty Towie
Priscilla van Reesema
Peter Weeding
Ilonka Whitsed
Justin Williams
Kent Williams
Kerry M Williams
Symon Winter
Alex Wood
Frank Woodcock
Paul Woodhouse
Anonymous major donations
or support also received
Supporting Organisations
CAF Community Fund Ltd
Citizens of Whitehorse
Comm Chest Inc.
City of Darebin
City of Yarra
Fairfield Traders Association
GROW
Methodist Ladies College
North Eastern Bi Polar
Support Group
Our Community Pty Ltd
Outlook Gardens Retirement
Village
Rotary Club of Preston
Skills Plus Inc
St Barnabas Anglican
Mother’s Union Grp
2004 & 2005 Students of
Swinburne TAFE PR
(Fundraising) Course
Sunshine Magistrates’ Court
Talofa Club Reservoir
Theosophical Society
Gerry Zammit – Victoria
Police
Westgate Support Group
Collingwood Football Club –
Women In Black Inc
Supporting companies
3AW Southern Cross
Radio Pty Ltd
AirRoad
Alfio’s Café
Allens Arthur Robinson
Ambrosia
ANZ
Armstrong Tyres
ASICS Oceania Pty Ltd
At Home Pty Ltd
Atari Australia
Athletique Health Club
Baker’s Delight, Clifton Hill
Baker’s Delight, Fairfield
BDO Administration
(VIC) Pty Ltd
Ben & Jenny Wakefield
Investment Pty Ltd
Biviano & Sons
Blue Star Solutions
Bolinda Publishing
Brumby’s Bakery Clifton Hill
BUPA Australia
BUPA UK
Cafe on Beverage
Café Pantheon
Cardamone Deli
Casa Moderna
Castle Corporate Services
Pty Ltd
Catalyst Architecture
Century Gourmet
Christian Enterprise Ltd
Classic Edge Bodyworks P/L
Club Geelong
Coates Hire
Coates Hire Southern Region
Collingwood Football Club
Complete Event Services
Complete Transport
Logistics P/L
Corporate Golf Services
Costa’s Mitre 10
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Supporters (cont.)
Croftminster
Crosta D’Ora
Croydon Camera House
Da Pasquale
Dandenong Heavy Haulage
Darryl Twitt Motors
Deecom
Degani Bakery
Dentist Jobsearch Pty Ltd
Des Munday & Son
Dished & Flanged Ends
DJA Homes Pty Ltd
Drives for Industry Pty Ltd
Eastern Electronics
Eli Lilly Australia Pty Ltd
Equity Trustees
Event Wizard
Everest Indian
Expo Solutions Pty Ltd
Fairfield Automotive
Fairfield Bicycle Ctr
Fairfield Central Auto
Fairfield Deli
Fairfield Podiatry
Fairfield Primary School
Federation Square
FESTO Pty Ltd
Frank Rocca
Full on Fun
Golden Messenger Couriers
Graeme Rhodes Osteopath
Grandview Hotel
GTV Channel 9
Hair on Station
HBA
High Street Bakery
HSV Channel 7
HZ Fish & Chips
Interhampers Australia Pty
Ltd
Intrepid Travel
J C Smale & Co
Janssen-Cilag
JDN Monocrane Pty Ltd
Jireh International Pty Ltd
(Gloria Jeans)
Johnson & Johnson Medical
K & P Dean Distributors
Kennards Hire
Korimco Toys
Landscape Design &
Construction
Lanier
Luto Hairdresser
M E Bell Projects Pty Ltd
Manifold T.O.W.N Club
Manor Lakes Housing Group
Mauro Bros Pty Ltd
McClures Office Supplies
Melbourne Harness Racing
Mikasa
MillHouse Bakery Café
Mitch Dowd Design –
C/O Dynamic duo
Mobil Oil Australia
Moda
Moonee Ponds Dental Group
Movieland
Multiclean Services
NAB
Nestle
Network 10
Network Video
Nicash
Northcote Leader
NSK Australia Pty Ltd
Oiltech Australia Pty Ltd
Phil’s Westgarth Bakery
Photo Express
PNJ Real Estate
Pump Juice Bar
Qube
Reading Entertainment
Reed Business Information
Renown Services
Ritchies Stores Pty Ltd
Roadshow Entertainment
Roostreeter Bar
Rosenell Pty Ltd
RSL Fairfield/Alphington
Sanctuary Lakes
Golf Club Ltd
Scolastic
SEW-Eurodrive Pty Ltd
Shannon’s Fine Food
and Catering
Shoe Image
SKF Australia
Sky Channel
Southgate Fleet
Management Pty Ltd
St Paul’s Church
State Trustees Ltd
Station Lounge Café Bar
Sunnytop Hot Bread Cottage
T & S Restorations
TDK Security Services
Telstra
The Fairfield Bookshop
The Metric Men
Thyssing Ind Supplies
TMZ Engineering
Total Vehicle Maintenance
Tropical Sun Tanning
and Beauty
Universal Music Australia
Video Ezy
VP Homes Pty Ltd
Warringal Financial Services
WEG Australia Pty Ltd
Werribee Garden Club
Westgarth Cinemas
Wilson Landscaping
Wilson Pride
Workshop Antiques
Trusts and Foundations
Allens Arthur Robinson
Charity Committee
AMP Foundation
Lord Mayor’s Charitable
Fund
Perpetual Trustees
Australia Limited
Pratt Foundation
Richard Spicer Trust
The Ian Potter Foundation
William Angliss (Vic)
Charitable Fund
Donations received in
memory of:
Brenden Archer
Lucas Harrington
Jeremy Kessel
Matthew McIver
Antanas Raudys
Glenn Rose
Madge Eunice Stewart
Sam Swinton
Graphic Design by Celsius Design. Photography by Stephen Pam and Shin Watkins.
Printing by John Herrod & Associates.
for people with mental illness,
their families and friends
Mental Illness Fellowship Victoria Helpline
03 8486 4222 or help@mifellowship.org
(9am to 5pm Monday to Friday)
ACN 093 357 165
Fairfield Place
276 Heidelberg Road
Fairfield Victoria 3078
(PO Box 359, Clifton Hill Victoria 3068)
Telephone: 03 8486 4200
Facsimile: 03 8486 4265
E-mail: enquiries@mifellowship.org
www.mifellowship.org

2004/5 - Mental Illness Fellowship

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