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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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Welcome to our monthly e-newsletter , where you will find all the latest news and information that’s important to you, your family, or your workplace. ...
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 ...
Celebrating Carers during National Carers Week
National Carers Week 2021 is a time to recognise and celebrate Australia’s unpaid carers who provide care and support to a family member or friend. This year’s theme is Millions of Reasons to Care, wh ...
Matthew enjoys life with NDIS supports
Matthew is a busy Rockhampton local who loves going to work, being outdoors at his community garden and going out for dinners with his wife and friends. The 34-year-old, who has Down syndrome, accesse ...
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Welcome to our new NDIS LAC eNewsletter September 2021. ...
National Carers Week 2021- Millions of reasons to care
As unpaid carers across Australia continue to face many challenges because of the COVID-19 pandemic, National Carers Week aims to raise awareness of the vital contribution that they make to our nation ...
