Money Management and Financial Counselling By Sue Ellson with Mark Phillips Mark Phillips is the Treasurer for the Financial and Consumer Rights Council Inc (FCRC), the peak body and professional association for financial counsellors in Victoria and a Financial Counsellor with Jewish Care in Melbourne, Australia. Sue Ellson interviewed Mark on the topic of money management to understand more […]
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Advance Australia Now Anthem By Sue Ellson on 10 October 2017 I have spent the last three days at the Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia (FECCA) 2017 Conference in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Like many third generation Australian born Australians, I am extremely ignorant when it comes to the 65,000 year heritage of Aboriginal
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How can I help? By Sue Ellson I know from my own experience of life, that I have needed help from time to time. But it is not always easy for someone with my education, ability and persistence to ask for help. What I do know is that I don’t want people telling me what
New Year’s Resolutions for Newcomers By Kathleen Alexander This article talks about: well formed outcomes describing and visualising goals resources needed and the benefits As I have lived in several different countries, I understand how moving to a new destination can be both exciting and daunting. That’s why the New Year is especially significant –
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Australian Citizenship And What It Really Means By Sue Ellson I was very honoured to be a conferree’s guest at Australia’s largest Australian Citizenship Ceremony held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on 19 June 2010. As a ‘refugee’ from Adelaide who moved to Melbourne in 1994, I could certainly relate to the concept of adopting Australia
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Find a job or an executive career for newcomers and expatriates in Australia By Sue Ellson On 2nd March 2010, I attended the launch in Melbourne of the 2010 Executive Career Monitor Report as a guest of Six Figures. It was a very interesting presentation where Phillip Tusing frequently commented on how many executives, whilst they may claim
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How Do I Get Over Losing My Grandfather? By Sue Ellson Caroline’s question: On 23 March 2006, we received this question from Caroline (updated on 19 January 2017): How do you get over losing your grandfather? Sue’s response: Dear Caroline, Thank you for your question – it is interesting that you felt that it could
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The Value Of Having Friends – From The Perspective Of An Ex-Newcomer By Maureen I am of Asian origin and migrated to Australia from Singapore at the age of twenty-five. It seemed like a dream move. I had a secure job with an Australian bank and accommodation arranged before I arrived. I was happy and ready
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Moving Back To Melbourne From London By Jenny Five weeks before her thirtieth birthday, Jenny moved back to Melbourne after living in London for five and a half years. Here is her story… Five weeks ago, days before my thirtieth birthday, I returned to Melbourne after living in London for five and a half years. Living
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Australian Expatriate Returns To Brisbane After 12 Years By Heidi Willis After living in the UK for nearly 12 years, Heidi felt burnt out and homesick for her friends and family in Australia. This is her story of returning home to Brisbane… I am returning to Australia in two months after a total of nearly 12 years
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