Wendy Williams, Monday, 28th November 2016 - “Believe in yourself” is the advice from the CEO of a disability service provider who has been named the 2016 Not for Profit Executive of the Year for helping the organisation get ready…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 24th November 2016 -
Victoria’s disability services commissioner has called on the disability sector to make “fundamental changes” to the way it addresses the endemic issues of abuse highlighted in…
Ellie Cooper, Friday, 18th November 2016 - Minister for Social Services Christian Porter says he does not “statistically” accept the gap between the number of people seeking employment and the number of available jobs.Speaking…
Wendy Williams, Thursday, 17th November 2016 - Tasmanians on the National Disability Insurance Scheme have been given a “welcome reprieve” with access to a temporary taxi subsidy following complaints from advocates that people…
Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 15th November 2016 - Plan management is the key to success for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), according to an expert from the US.President of financial management service organisation…
Lina Caneva, Monday, 14th November 2016 - A disability advocacy group and the federal opposition claim the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is failing to meet its enrolment targets despite reporting a high participant…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 14th November 2016 - The Victorian Government is investing in the future of social services, with new funding to support a leading research and teaching institute at RMIT University.The Future Social…
Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 8th November 2016 - A new advisory council has been established to work with the federal government on policies affecting people with disability and drive the implementation of the National Disability…
Lina Caneva, Monday, 31st October 2016 -
The federal government is providing a $3 million assistance package to support mental health providers transition to the NDIS.
Mental health service providers will be offered additional…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 20th October 2016 -
The issues that would have seen more than a 1,000 people with disability missing out on the National Disability Insurance Scheme in the ACT appear to have been resolved.
An NDIS forum…
Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 19th October 2016 - The so-called “father” of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Bruce Bonyhady, is set to be replaced in an agency clean up, according to reports.An article published in The…
Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 19th October 2016 -
The CEO of not-for-profit disability services organisation, Scope, Dr Jennifer Fitzgerald has been named Victorian Telstra business woman of the year.
Fitzgerald has worked in…