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Gaza Emergancy Appeal, organized by Salim Youssef At The Australian Arab association we are committed to humanitarian values that transcend polict… Salim Youssef needs your support for Gaza Emergancy Appeal

✨ Have a Cuppa With Little Dreamers this Carers Week! ✨

Join us for our series of online information sessions for community organisations and service providers this National Carers Week.

Explore the exciting support programs on offer in your state, learn how to make a Young Carer referral, and get to know your local team!

👉 NSW: 16 October, 1pm-2pm
👉 QLD: 17 October, 12pm-1pm
👉 VIC: 19 October, 12pm-1pm

These sessions are free to attend.

Book now: bit.ly/littledreamers-communitysessions

Meet Usaid! Been the smiling “Angry Chicken” for 8 months now. A good kid, a great team member and a fantastic Cricketer 🙂.

Not to forget a FOODIE.….. Bhai thora sa🍗👍🤣❤️🇵🇰🇲🇸👌✌️🎶✌️😎

How many likes & shares can Usaid get? 🙏

Go Matildas! The whole country is with you. 🇦🇺

Community Space | Victoria Park Community Centre Inc | Australia The Vic Park Community Centre is a small neighbourhood centre with a big heart. We have a variety of programs on offer, run by local community groups, or the centre can be hired as a meeting or event space.

Senior Policy roles at FECCA are closing in 5 days! These are new and exciting roles where you will work with autonomy and have opportunities to develop and lead new initiatives.

Apply now: https://tinyurl.com/52sfeeke

Aruma Welcome to Aruma! Once House with No Steps and The Tipping Foundation – Aruma is the disability servi

We congratulate CDAA Professional Member Lucy Sattler for being honoured in The Educator's 'Most Influential Educators 2023' list.

She was named for her exceptional contribution to career education, positively impacting hundreds of secondary schools across Australia.

Lucy is the CEO of Study Work Grow and developed the Ponder Program, which is a CDAA Commended product.

Geraldton Aquarena are officially Companion Card holders.

🏊The City is a big supporter of access and inclusion especially when it comes to being active. Due to this – to promote access inclusion and general wellbeing for all the Aquarena has a range of equipment that is ready for public use that assists with accessibility for those who need it.

💦Just ask the staff and they will be able to assist with retrieving equipment. They have the following available: portable pro pool lift, pelican pool/spa hoist, aqua wheel chairs, shower commode, hoist – personal lifter slings and buoyancy belts.

💦Every Thursday in Term 2 from 2:30-3:30pm the Aquarena will trial a ‘quiet hour’ at the facility.

💦The program will be assessed at the end of Term 2 to determine if it should continue or be amended. It will not run through the school holidays.

💦They also run an Aquarobics class called Splash – Inclusive Aqua each Tuesday from 10:30am -11:00am
Completing a registration form is required to participate in the class. This will ensure they are aware of any assistance you may require.

(Image Description: people in and at the pool and water activities. The words read "Welcome Aquarena Geraldton" and the Companion Card logo)

Companion Card holders!

Did you know that you are eligible for a FREE MLak key? This key will grant you access to Changing Places facilities, making your experiences even more convenient and accessible.

Changing Places facilities are equipped with essential features, including:
✅ Height-adjustable adult-sized change table
✅ Constant-charging ceiling track hoist system
✅ Centrally-located peninsula toilet
✅ Designated circulation spaces
✅ Automatic door with a minimum clear opening of 950 mm (1100 mm for beach and lake locations)
✅ Privacy screen

We want to ensure that everyone can enjoy their outings without barriers, and this initiative aims to make that possible. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity!

To claim your FREE MLak key, simply send us a message or email us at [email protected] today. We're here to help and support you every step of the way.

Spread the word and share this valuable information with other Companion Card holders! 🤝✨

(Image description: Man putting a MLAK key into a changing place facility)

The LAA staff would like to thank all those who joined us on Monday, 29th May 2023 for our National Reconciliation Week Morning tea.

It was a delightful time for all to come together and learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.

⚫️🟡🔴 | 🟢⚫️🔵⚪️

Rolling into mid-week with some good community vibes!

Sending out a big, big thanks to Rory - one of our Playgroup dad's who has very very kindly given our climbing frame planks a new lease of life!

Last week Rory took away the wooden planks, sanded and re-stained them getting rid of any splintery hazards and generally making them feel brand new. We are SO thankful for these acts of community kindness as most of you know we are a super small team with limited capacity for these tasks as much as we would love to get cracking.

Thank you thank you! 🙌

We have a Volunteer Social (24 June) and Busy Bee (15 July) coming up if you have any magical community super powers you are willing to lend. We'll be sharing more info/news on these in the coming week 🐝🐝🐝

The theme for this year’s National Reconciliation Week is “Be a Voice for Generations” which encourages all Australians to be a voice for reconciliation in tangible ways in our everyday lives - where we live, work, and socialise. For the work of generations past, and the benefit of generations future, let’s choose to create a more just, equitable and reconciled country for all.

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Rachel Enjoying her Hydro pool session today along with her supports!

🛠️✨Getting the NDIS Back on Track ✨🚂
Budget Media Release
(Sam Translates - original release is at https://ministers.dss.gov.au/media-releases/11166)
Minister Bill Shorten

😊 The government is making the NDIS better for people with disabilities and making sure it lasts for a long time.
💼 They're changing the agency that runs the NDIS to help more people and make services better.
💰 The Budget will spend $910 million to make the NDIS better and help people with disabilities.
👍 They will use $732.9 million of that to make the NDIS work better and help more people with disabilities by:
- 🧑‍💼 spending $429.5 million for the NDIS planners to learn to make better decisions and plans for participants.
- 📋 using $73.4 million to help people stay on budget and make sure plan managers, support coordinators and other providers do their job.
- 🔄 spending $63.8 million to make plans clear and easy to change when life changes.
- 🏠 using $56.4 million to help people live on their own with better trained planners and advice from a panel (that I’m pretty sure already exists).
- 🔍 spending $29.3 million to make services better and to figure out what sorts of supports work well and help people to choose good stuff instead of rubbish so they can live good lives.
- 💳 trying a new way to pay for services with $24.6 million to help services be creative and get better results (hopefully not traditional block funding!).
- 🌏 They will use $7.6 million to work with bush and First Nations communities to help them get better support.
- 🚫 They're spending $48.3 million to build IT systems to find and stop people from cheating the system to make it safer.

👂 The government has heard what people said and knows they need to make real changes for people with disabilities.
🤝 They want the NDIS to work better for people with disabilities, so they're making it easier to use and do planning heaps better.
📊 They have a plan to make sure the NDIS can keep helping people with disabilities in the future but slowing the big spending in the scheme so it can be around forever.
🤲 The government will work with everyone to make the NDIS better and make sure money goes to those who need it the most.
🛡️ The Budget has more ways to help and protect people with disabilities and the NDIS, by:
- 👮 giving $142.6 million to the NDIS Commission to makes sure people in the NDIS are safe.
- 😷 spending $14.1 million to help stop COVID-19 from spreading and to support disability workers.
- 💼 using $13 million for DSS to watch over the NDIS better and get it back on track. This kind of terrifies me 😱.
- 👩‍🦼 spending $7.3 million to help younger people live somewhere other than aged care homes 🙏.
🔮 All this stuff promises to make the NDIS ready for the future.
🌟 The NDIS is something to be proud of, and the government wants to make it even better.
🚀 The Budget will make the NDIS better now and for people who might need it later.

📅 This was announced on Tuesday, May 9th, 2023.

pic desc: Bill and Albo towering above a bunch of smiling happy people, many of whom look to have down syndrome, with the words "2023 Federal Budget: NDIS" written above them in red.

Let’s practice non ignorance ❤️

Looking to spruce up your garden with some beautiful native flora? 🌿

Don't miss out on the City of Cockburn's Native Plant Subsidy!

From 1 May to 31 May, you can purchase 20 native plants at a 50% subsidised price from the APACE WA Nursery in North Fremantle. Just bring along proof that you live in the City of Cockburn.

Native plants are not only stunning, but they also play a vital role in our ecosystem. They provide food and shelter for local wildlife, help to prevent soil erosion, and require less water than non-native species.

More information: https://bit.ly/41m8ll0

Applications close 30 April for the Department of Social Services 2024 Graduate Program.

Get your application in today. https://www.dss.gov.au/careers/graduate-development-program

Eid Mubarak to everyone celebrating today!
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What is Eid al-Fitr?

Eid al-Fitr is an Islamic festival that marks the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting when Muslims fast from dawn to dusk each day. It is the first time Muslims can eat during daylight hours after fasting during Ramadan.