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Category: Disability

Immediate support for families – free online program helps parents of kids with disability

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  Families of children with disability facing long wait times for diagnosis and support can now access Stepping Stones Triple P Online – a free, evidence-based parenting program funded by the Australian Government that offers immediate, practical strategies to help children thrive and boost parental wellbeing.    Triple P International Country Director, Carol Markie-Dadds, said that approximately … Continued

New Lidcombe Wellbeing Centre to support neuro care and connection

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[SYDNEY, 5 March 2025] – One of Australia’s leading not-for-profit organisations is marking a “new era of neuro care and wellbeing” with the official opening of the Lidcombe Wellbeing Centre in Sydney’s west.   The Wellbeing Centre and the neighbouring Lidcombe Home, which offers long and short-term (respite) accommodation, is owned and operated by MS … Continued

Disability Sector Braces for Tropical Cyclone Alfred

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Available for Comment  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   Mr Night is an adult Living with Disability, a National Disability Sector … Continued

Civic selected to deliver social and affordable housing under the Housing Australia Future Fund Facility

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(Sydney, 27 February 2025) Housing Australia has unveiled the projects that will be funded under the first tranche of its Future Fund program. As a Tier 3 registered Community Housing Provider, Civic has been selected to deliver two projects under the Housing Australia Future Fund Facility (HAFFF), which together will deliver 28 social and affordable … Continued

Prosthetic leg donation program changes lives in Southeast Asia

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A pioneering rehabilitation program led by RMIT University has fitted more than 200 prosthetics legs and delivered more than 4,600 biomechanical therapy treatments and counselling sessions in partnership with local programs across Indonesia, Timor-Leste and Cambodia. The three-year initiative, coordinated by RMIT’s Digital Health Hub Rehabilitation Project (DHHRP), has recently wrapped up, but partners continue … Continued

States and Territories Abandon People with Disability as NDIS Reforms Tighten Access

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People with Disability Australia (PWDA) the national cross-disability rights and representative organisation is deeply concerned that state and territory governments are delaying the rollout of foundational supports, leaving millions of people with disability to continue without access to essential services—at a time when NDIS reforms are restricting access and reducing supports available under the Scheme. … Continued