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Award nomination for Georgia
Cobar Preschool’s Georgia Boland (at far right), has been nominated for this year’s NSW Training Awards in the School-based Apprentice/Trainee of the Year category. Preschool director Kristi Martin (at left) said Georgia’s colleagues were not surprised by her nomination. “Georgia is an asset to the team. She has shown such passion and enthusiasm for the industry [Early Childhood Education and Care] and has been a joy to train and to work alongside. Georgia demonstrated her commitment to learning throughout her school-based traineeship and we are very lucky to have had her continue on as a Diploma Trainee this year,” Also pictured are preschoolers Nate Sullivan, Nikolaos Stylianos, Marley Prendergast and Violet McBride.
Wet and wild start to working week Cyclonic winds up to 91km per hour topping out at 43 degrees on Saturday. wreaked havoc in Cobar on Monday night, Friday was also a hot one with 41 the top and particularly in the north of the town along Sunday’s maximum was 38.3. Louth Road and Lamrock Street. Monday was also very warm with a top of The Bureau of Meteorology recorded the 39.8 degrees. 91km/hr winds at around 9.10pm on Monday The Bureau is predicting a week of milder night which also brought heavy rain with temperatures ahead with a top of 33 expected 25.8mm recorded by the Bureau. today while tomorrow should reach 34. FriIt followed another storm on Saturday with day’s forecast is also 34. It’s expected to creep 4.2mm of rain recorded. up to 36 degrees on Saturday and 35 is the exA week of hot weather had the thermometer pected top for both Sunday and Monday.
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Digital solutions
The NSW Government is utilising digital technology to improve the renewal process for Working with Children Checks. Minister for Customer Service and Digital Government Victor Dominello said piloting the use of photo verification to offer a new convenient and secure online government service will give people the option to securely prove who they are online anywhere, anytime and will save customers valuable time. “There are more than 1.8 million customers in New South Wales who currently hold a Working with Children Check, which is required to be renewed every five years. “Until now, customers would need to go into a Service NSW Centre to verify who they are in order to renew it,” Mr Dominello said. “Having the choice to complete a digital photo verification, customers will now be able to complete their Working with Children Check renewal online instead of attending in person, which will save them on average about two hours per check. “The innovative technology relies on customers to use their desktop, laptop or phone camera to verify their real-time photo image against their own government-issued ID, which ensures their identity remains safe, and is not being imitated online by scammers or hackers,” he said. Minister for Families and Communities, and Minister for Disability Services Natasha Maclaren-Jones said results of the pilot phase would optimise the final experience for customers as part of the state-wide rollout. “This pilot will help unlock greater accessibility to government services, particularly for customers with a disability, those who are time poor or living in rural or regional areas where it can be difficult to access a Service NSW Centre in person,” Mrs Maclaren-Jones said. “We want to make sure this service delivers for all customers and with the technical foundations in place and tests underway, we look forward to hearing participant feedback and identifying opportunities for further enhancements.” For more information about the program, go to: https://www.nsw.gov.au/nsw-government/ projects-and-initiatives/nsw-digital-id
