Tax Help From July to October each year, The Tax Help program provides ATO-trained volunteers to help you lodge your tax returns online (if you have simple tax affairs and your income is $60,000 or less). They can also help with things like setting up a myGov account and letting the ATO know if you don’t need to lodge a tax return. This is a free service. Make an appointment by phoning the ATO on 13 28 61 (select option 3, then option 2) for Tax Help...

There is currently a website that has been purchased by a charity called 'Cohesion Matters'. The domain that is being used for this website is an old one for a government-funded project that no longer exists. This now-defunct program was called National Energy Resources Australia (NERA). This website seemingly puts out false information about government and NFP grants for people in financial hardship. This website still seems to be impersonating the now-defunct NERA. https://www.nera.or...

New scams module and translated handouts ANZ’s MoneyMinded is a flexible financial education program to help adults enhance their money management skills, knowledge, and confidence. ANZ has recently launched two exciting new updates to the MoneyMinded program. Scams module MoneyMinded now has a new module to help you support your clients to identify and protect themselves from scams. The new module includes an animation, prompt cards, coach guid...

SAFCA has a volunteer Independent Board Director position available for a person with experience in governance and/or marketing/communication.  This is an Independent role, so the person cannot be a member of SAFCA. If you know someone with the appropriate skills, experience, and some time available to volunteer, please forward them this news story link for further information and to apply. Board Position Advertisement 
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"A day in the life" is an opportunity for key decision makers to gain a greater understanding of financial counselling and the issues facing people experiencing financial vulnerability. Kym Della-Torre is SAFCA’s relatively new independent board member who started with us in 2023. He was offered an opportunity to shadow UnitingCare Wesley Bowden's Peter Gantley while he worked from Housing SA’s Port Adelaide office, one of the organisations many outreach sites in Ade...