by Mel Haley | Feb 3, 2020 | News and Updates
What to do when your neighbour’s pet becomes a pet peeve Taming the “war next door” and learning how to best negotiate mutual resolutions with your neighbours, has been a key topic over the past few months… But what if the key reason for your concerns or frustrations...
by Conflict Resolution Service | Oct 22, 2019 | News and Updates
‘Tis the season for parties, which means noise may be a few decibels higher than normal in our otherwise reasonably quiet neighbourhoods and streets. While this is a reasonable expectation to be aware of in coming months, whether you’re throwing a party or on the...
by Mel Haley | Sep 12, 2019 | News and Updates
In the words of Nelson Mandela, “There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children”. Unfortunately for Australia, we have some work to do in restoring the state of our soul in this sense; all while advocating and caring...
by Mel Haley | Aug 23, 2019 | News and Updates
Over Conflict Resolution Service’s 30+ years of working with diverse members of the community, contributing to the resolution of varying disputes, and employing diverse and evolving service types… One thing has remained the same – our overarching vision of working...
by Mel Haley | Aug 23, 2019 | News and Updates
“Respect your elders,” an age-old term that we’ve all heard time and time again. Although this aphorism has been a staple for many years, it doesn’t appear that all members of the Australian community have been practicing this preached behavior. The issue of elder...
by Mel Haley | Jul 26, 2019 | News and Updates
Whether you’re looking to improve your house, want to get rid of that ugly tree hanging over your fence, or you think your neighbours are “just a bunch of scoundrels who party with loud music far too often”. These pain-points amongst a multitude of other reasons can...
by Mel Haley | Jul 26, 2019 | News and Updates
In May we touched upon the growing issue of homelessness in Australia, with an astounding 116,000 people sleeping without a roof over their head each night. Closer to home in the ACT, this issue is not only growing, but becoming more prevalent for vulnerable youths,...
by threesidesdemo | Jun 26, 2019 | News and Updates
Wouldn’t work be a dream if you could always work with people you got along with? Unfortunately, as with every aspect of life, we can’t always pick the people we are surrounded by at work or control their behaviours in certain situations. When it comes to tense...
by threesidesdemo | Jun 4, 2019 | News and Updates
This article is a repost, originally found on the Canberra Times website here. Children without a safe place to sleep in Canberra are being turned away from shelters because they are too young. In 2019, and a city as affluent as Canberra, Justin Barker from Youth...
by Mel Haley | May 29, 2019 | News and Updates
Every night in Australia, there are around 116,000 people who sleep without a roof over their head. That’s a disheartening 50 homeless persons for every 10,000 Australians. While these numbers may come as a shock to the average Australian, homelessness in the country...
