Caboolture Peer Support Group focuses on the NDIS

4th November 2021Caboolture PSG, General News, Members Stories, Peer Support

  Caboolture Peer Support Group focuses on the NDIS The Caboolture Peer Support Group have had a focus on the National Disability Insurance Scheme and disability services in the Caboolture community.  Matt McCracken, Group Convenor has been facilitating these important conversations and has invited Max Wise, Assistant Director-General, Disability and Seniors Connect, from Department of … Read More

Targeted Outreach working with Wesbro Services

4th November 2021General News

  Targeted Outreach working with Wesbro Services In 2021 and beyond Wesbro Services will continue its highly valued partnership with the Ipswich Cats Australian Football Club which saw Wesbro Services sponsoring the CATS 2021 Indigenous Jersey. Wesbro Services will not only sponsor the 2022 Jersey but they also facilitated the 2022 design process.   Wesbro … Read More

Inquiry into Independent Assessments – Final Report Tabled

21st October 2021General News

Inquiry into Independent Assessments – Final Report Tabled On 19 October 2021, the Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS tabled its final report on Independent Assessments. There are six recommendations made by the Committee which include a specific commitment to and definition of co-design and all assessment tools that NDIA proposed for the purposes of … Read More

Young People In Residential Aged Care Systems Coordinator Program

21st October 2021General News

  Young People In Residential Aged Care Systems Coordinator Program – Consumer Reference Group The Young People In Residential Aged Care Systems Coordinator Program (YPIRAC Program) has been set up to reduce the number of younger people entering and living in Residential Aged Care (RAC), through providing System Coordinators (SCs) to assist younger people under … Read More

Information session for parents with intellectual disability

21st October 2021General News

Information session for parents with intellectual disability On Friday 12 November QDN invites parents with an intellectual disability to an information session about starting a peer support group for parents with an intellectual disability. Positive Powerful Parents from Victoria will be Zooming in to talk about what a parent’s group is like and how we … Read More

Covid-19 Vax-a-thon week

21st October 2021COVID-19, General News

Covid-19 Vax-a-thon week Queensland is having a vax-a-thon week across the state in a push to get as many people vaccinated as possible. The Premier has announced a vaccine plan to ease travel restrictions once 70% and 80% of eligible Queenslanders are fully vaccinated, and it’s important that as many people with disability as possible … Read More

Queensland Health ‘for the love of’ Covid vaccine campaign

20th October 2021General News

Queensland Health ‘for the love of’ Covid vaccine campaign QDeNgage recently participated in the Queensland Health “for the love of” Covid vaccine campaign. The “for the love of” campaign has been developed to remind Queenslanders that getting vaccinated against COVID-19 is the best way to protect yourself so that we can get back to spending … Read More