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Love of candles sparks Marisa’s business idea
Two years ago National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participant Marisa started making candles as a fun way to earn some money. Now, Marisa has established her own candle business with the help ...
Joe gets out in nature to raise money for charity
Getting out in nature and keeping fit by walking has seen Wishart local Joe raise $5,000 for charity. The 20-year-old – who has autism – uses his National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) funding to ...
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Carers Queensland supports businesses leading inclusion and accessibility
Logan Business Distinction Awards 2021 Carers Queensland National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Local Area Coordination (LAC) Partner in the Community is identifying and working with businesses ...
Making friends is now a breeze for Oliver
Oliver Bertram is happy making new friends and playing toy dinosaurs and superhero games with his younger brothers, thanks to the supports he is now receiving from the National Disability Insurance Sc ...
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Help identify hidden young carers this National Carers Week
Educational institutions around the country are being encouraged to identify and support young carers in their classrooms with the help of a new toolkit from Australia’s peak body for unpaid carers. T ...
Calls for GPs to help improve carer wellbeing this National Carers Week
Carers Australia are asking General Practitioners and other medical professionals to help improve carer health and wellbeing through social prescribing. A new factsheet about social prescribing from C ...
Kirsti’s Caring Story
When Kirsti was 12 years old her father was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, followed a few years later by a mental health episode experienced by her mother, as she dealt with the impact of being a ...
Laura’s Caring Story
Laura’s caring journey began as a young adult when the family adopted a baby who had been left at a hospital with no one to care for him. The family called him T and he had cerebral palsy, high comple ...
The importance of having access to support for unpaid carers is clear
Recent outcomes from a survey conducted by Carers Australia and the University of Canberra has identified that unpaid carers are lonelier, in poorer physical and mental health, and are less likely to ...