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Last minute backflip from NDIS on Support Coordination

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Last minute backflip from NDIS on Support Coordination

Buried in an announcement about the end of some of the changes made to the NDIS as a result of the COVID19 is the news that participants will NO longer be able to buy or top up Support Coordination out of their core budget.

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Micro enterprise, a meaningful employment alternative

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Micro enterprise, a meaningful employment alternative

Employment can be meaningful and rewarding for everyone.

The community awareness campaign, ‘Discover Micro Enterprise – Exploring the Possibilities Project’ is funded through an Information, Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) grant with the Department of Social Services (DSS).

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Small head bump turned Aaron’s life upside down

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Small head bump turned Aaron’s life upside down

Bundaberg couple Aaron and Donna Corr’s lives were turned upside down when Aaron was involved in what seemed like a minor car accident.

“I was passenger in a mate’s car a couple of years ago when he had a slight bingle and I knocked my head on the door,” Aaron says. “I didn’t think much of it, just had a small egg on my head, so I didn’t bother about going to hospital and went home.”

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NAIDOC award one of Peter’s growing list of achievements

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NAIDOC award one of Peter’s growing list of achievements

Only a year ago, Peter Midlan barely had the confidence to speak.

The 42-year-old Aboriginal man from Normanton in the Gulf country region of northwest Queensland spent most of his time alone fishing, afraid to talk to others, especially anyone he didn’t know.

Source: https://www.ndis.gov.au/

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The politics of distraction…

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The politics of distraction…

We’ve all been worried for a while now about what changes were going to be made this year to the legislation that governs the NDIS.

Well yesterday the Minister for the NDIS Stuart Robert gave an interview on talkback radio in Sydney – and let slip some of what he has planned.

And in the process pretty much confirmed what we were all so worried about.

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