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Community Partners

 A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO RAISING CHILDREN AND BUILDING COMMUNITY
Anyone with a vested interest in Early Childhood Education and Care is invited to become a member of FNECN, 
Members meet to connect to other early childhood professionals and early childhood advocates . We explore each others early childhood interests, strategic goals and plans,  best practice and unpack current local issues that help individual members to develop and explore ideas for action.

Community Partners (Listed below) consist of representatives from key stakeholders in early childhood services in far north Queensland. C
ommunity Partners provide support to the Early Childhood Community Networks (ECCNs), the practitioner groups which share information and implement activities at a local level.  

​The  FNECN community partners listing, incorporates a variety of children and family services stakeholders in Far North Queensland and comprises of positions within each of the following categories:
Adult Education and Professional Development; Distinguished Community Member; Early Childhood Education and Care Services; Family and Community Support; Health and Well-being; Indigenous and Multicultural Perspective; Parent and Family Engagement; Schooling and Transition; Services Supporting Children with Special Rights .

Keeping this list of Community Partners up to date, helps keep our sector connected.
​Application for Community Partner Listing: 
If you feel you may be of to our early childhood community by being listed below, please do not hesitate to complete an application form for consideration.
Community Partners Application Form
Keeping us all Connected : Our Community Partners
​​Adult Education and Professional Development - 
Melanie Clarke    Business Manager Community and Health /Trainer and Assessor TAFE   Melanie.Clarke@tafe.qld.edu.au   
Julie McGregor   Teacher Early Childhood  TAFE   julie.mcgregor@tafe.qld.edu.au
​​Distinguished Community Members - 
​Reesa Sorin   Independent - Early Childhood Researcher  reesa.sorin@gmail.com
Will Jones     Education Practice Advisor:  North Region Creche and Kindergarten    will@candk.asn.au
​​Early Childhood Education and Care-
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​Andrew McLean    Early Childhood Education Consultant -   Creche & Kindergarten   a.mclean@candk.asn.au
Family Care Day - vacant
Long Day Care - vacant
Outside School Hours Care - vacant
​Family and Community Support-
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Cassy Bishop   
Manager /  Team Leader Child and Family Practitioner   -   Benevolent Society   -    Cassy.Bishop@benevolent.org.au
Shelly Turner   Team Leader Child and Family Practitioner   -   Benevolent Society   -   Shelley.Turner@benevolent.org.au
​Margaret Osmond   Program Manger  -   Mission Australia   -  OsmondM@missionaustralia.com.au
​Courtney Honey   Local Level Alliance Coordinator - Act for Kids - courtneyh@actfor kids.com.au
​Health and Well-being-
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 Debbie Elder  -   Snr Social Worker/Clinical Nurse   -   CYFC Access Unit Cairns Base Hospital   -   ​deborah.elder@health.qle.gov.au
Julie Brooker   -   Snr Social Worker/Clinical Nurse   -   CYFC Access Unit Cairns Base Hospital   -   julie.brooker2@health.qld.gov.au
​​Indigenous and Multicultural Perspectives- 
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Aunty Maureen Mossman   -   Community Elder   -   descendent of the Guaggandji people of Yarrabah   -   Mpmossam@gmail.com
Lorna Baker  -   Manager   -   Wuchopperen / Children and Family Centre   -   lbaker@wuchopperen.org.au
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Maria Smith   -   Advanced Aboriginal Health   -   Queensland Health   -   maria.smith@qld.gov.au
​​Parent and Family Engagement- 
 Paula Castle   -   Area Manager   -   Playgroup Queensland   -   PCastle@playgroupqld.com.au
Donna McCulloch   -   Area Manager   -   Smith Family   -   donna.mcculloch@thesmithfamily.com.au​​​​
​​​​​Schooling and Transition-
​Irene Goodrich (FNECN executive)
Partnerships Facilitator (Early Years)   -   Department of Education - Early Childhood   -   irenegoodrich@qed.qld.gov.au
State schooling - vacant
​​​​Services Supporting Children with Special Rights-
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Jennifer Hamilton
    -   Manager   -   Early Childhood Development Partners (ECDP)   -   jhami53@eq.edu.au 
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Natasha McAlister   -   Hub Manager Regional and Mt Isa   -   Inclusion Support Services    -   natasha.mcalister@iaqld.com.au
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Michelle Wattridge  - Service Area Manager ECEI   - National Disability Inclusion Scheme  - Early Childhood Early Intervention   -  michelle.wattridge@ndis.gov.au
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  • Home
  • About FNECN
    • Membership Types
    • Community Partners >
      • Current Projects
    • Working Together
    • History
  • About ECCNs
    • ECCN Membership
    • ECCN - Working Together
    • Cairns Beaches >
      • MEETINGS (r.s.v.p) Cairns Beaches
    • Cairns Central >
      • MEETINGS (r.s.v.p) Cairns Central
    • Cairns North
    • Cairns South >
      • MEETINGS (r.s.v.p) Cairns South
    • Cooktown >
      • MEETINGS (r.s.v.p) Cooktown
    • Douglas >
      • MEETINGS (r.s.v.p) Douglas
    • Gordonvale >
      • MEETINGS (r.s.v.p) Gordonvale
    • Hope Vale >
      • MEETINGS (r.s.v.p) Hopevale
    • Mareeba >
      • MEETINGS (r.s.v.p) Mareeba
    • Northern Peninsula Area >
      • MEETINGS (r.s.v.p) NPA
    • Ravenshoe >
      • MEETINGS (r.s.v.p) Ravenshoe
    • Tablelands >
      • MEETINGS (r.s.v.p) Tablelands
    • Torres >
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    • Yarrabah >
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    • Pedagogy, Frameworks and Curriculum >
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    • Organisational Climate and Leadership
    • Supporting Families and Children with Special Rights
    • Capability Development