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Graham Smith is coming to Newcastle to present this important workshop Date:         WED 20 NOVEMBER 2013 Time:         2:00 pm – 4:30 pm Venue:       Special Education Centre, University of Newcastle, Callaghan For:            People with disability, carers, therapists, teachers, disability workers Cost:         $30 per person (prepayment required), or FREE…

DisabilityCare Australia has now officially reverted back to the original name of National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) under the new Coalition Government – a move welcomed by the Not for Profit sector. “Going forward, the Agency will be known as the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA),” the CEO of the…

Ron Prince, a parent of a Supported Employee will be speaking with parents at Delando on Monday 30 September at 4pm. Ron has successfully transitioned his two adult children to Disabilitycare Australia and is more than happy to share his knowledge with any interested parents/Caregivers. The Prince family know firsthand…

Our Annual General Meeting was held on Tuesday 17th September 2013. A new Board of Directors was elected we wish to welcome new members and appreciate the continued support of existing members. New 2013-2014 Board is: President – Kay Meehan for a third year on the board. Kay has worked in the sector…

DisabilityCare Australia will be conducting Community and Provider forums across the Hunter. The forums are information sessions to hear about DisabilityCare Australia, learn about becoming involved with the scheme and ask questions. The sessions are: Community Forums 24th September at Belmont 16’ Sailing Club 1:30pm to 3:30pm & 5:30pm to…

The latest edition of LINK Magazine is online. This edition contains:  Life in the fast lane – Interview with Gold Coast adrenaline junkie Matt Speakman, who is the world’s first driver with paraplegia to race in a major motorsport series New article series – 10 Questions with the Chief (where we…

Deb Scott has now been appointed as the manager at Delando. Deb has been employed with Delando for 24 years starting in 1989 as the Administration Assistant. As Delando transitioned from an activity centre to a Supported Employment service her position changed and she was made Service Coordinator/Administration.  In 2005…

Our Annual General Meeting will be held at Delando Corporation Ltd, 23 Delando Street Waratah, 7pm 17th September 2013. All members and non-members are invited to attend to this meeting.

Delando has some vacancies for Board Directors. If you, or someone you know would like to join the board and make a difference to our organisation and the people we serve, please contact Deb before the AGM on 17 September.  In particular, we seek experience from the business community to help with…

The latest DisabilityCare Australia eNewsletter has hit our inboxes, it contains the following Hunter Region update. The full eNewsletter is available here: http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=055092cc7e42efbfc41d80045&id=087e796a68&e=537539a3c8 Regional update from the Hunter After the excitement of the 1 July launch, our regional offices have quickly settled into scheduling appointments, working with people with disability to…