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 isn’t a person? What if it’s your neighbour’s pet? How do...
Domestic violence action advocate Mirjana Wilson will join the board of Canberra’s Conflict Resolution Service, bringing with her a wealth of knowledge about combining service skills and changing the community conversation around conflict. Mirjana was the Chief...
‘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...
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...
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...
“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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...