FDS Insight Magazine Nov - Dec 2022

37 VOLUNTEER TRAINING Interested in volunteering? The Management Team at Family Drug Support are in the process of compiling the Volunteer Training calendar for 2023. For current information, please check our website: https://www.fds.org.au/volunteers-training/volunteer-training. If you are interested in volunteering with FDS, please submit an expression of interest to our Volunteer Coordinator a t james@fds.ngo.org.au or phone 0448 169 205 or Head Office (02) 4782 9222. DAY 1: Sat 26 Nov DAY 2: Sun 27 Nov 9 am – 5 pm BRISBANE QLD Venue: Family Drug Support, 3 Robinson Rd, Nundah Enquiries: Volunteer Coordinator 0448 169 205/HO (02) 4782 9222 ‘I feel a wave of relief’: WA government inquiry promises truth on Pentecostal- linked Esther Foundation David Hardaker, crikey.com.au (7/2/22) he Western Australian government is set to hold an inquiry into the operations of the Esther Foundation, a Pentecostal- linked rehab facility, following claims of alleged serious abuse made by a number of former residents and published in a special Crikey investigation. WA’s Minister for Community Services Simone McGurk has signalled that a parliamentary inquiry will examine complaints and allegations T