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Media Alert – Mr Night, National Disability Sector Advocate, will be in Melbourne Friday 6 September 2024 – Available for interview 1pm-430pm

Mr River Night < 1 mins read

Media Alert

Available for Comment in Person Melbourne Victoria Friday 5 Sept 2024

1pm-4:30pm 

Studio - Radio - Live, Pre-recorded and Talkback, TV, Print 

 

Mr River Night 

Leading National Disability Sector Advocate 

 

Co-founder at Developing Australian Communities 

Public Officer at the National Disability Leadership Organisation

 

Mr Night is physically located in Brisbane this week, Melbourne Friday 6/9/2024 and back in Brisbane Saturday 7/9/24 onwards and is available to travel.

 

Mr Night is an adult Living with Disability, a National Disability Sector Advocate, carer, father and outspoken supporter for reform and improvements in the Disability and NDIS sector with a 30+ year career working across Disability, Youth Justice, Guardianship, Child Safety, Education, TAFE, Aged Care, Forensics Disability and Mental Health sectors.

 

Mr Night has appeared on hundeds of items of coverage recently regarding NDIS, the disability sector and reforms. He will be in Melbourne Friday 6 Sept 2024 briefly and has availbaility to attend in person between 1pm and 4:30pm for interview. As Mr Night is not often in Melbounre and wont be returning until Mid October for the largest Disability and NDIS event for Victoria in 2024 and host the Victorian Disability Sector Awards, please reach out directly if you would like to book Mr Night during his availble time in Melbounre this Friday. 

Mr Night will be at Marvel Stadium and MCEC in the city during the morning for venue visits and can attend studios if given notice or meet crew. 

 

We certainly hope you will join us next month for Victoria's biggest Disability and NDIS related event for 2024. 

https://developingauscommunities.com.au/melbourne-expo-2024/

 

 


Contact details:

M 0401429403

[email protected] 

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