News and Events Information
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Making Sure that Everyone has a Voice in Local Council Elections
All councils in Victoria, except Brimbank City Council, are having elections in October 2012. Having a voice is a fundamental human right and making sure we all get the opportunity to vote is essential to this.
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A helpful resource when assisting anyone seeking information on accessing specialist disability services based in the community.
It also describes the process of applying for registration on the Disability Support Register (DSR) for funding for an Individualised Support Package (ISP) or for supported accommodation.
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Launching a National Disability Insurance Scheme in the Barwon Region
Government Media Release, The Hon Jenny Macklin Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Minister for Disability Reform, 12 August 2012
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Developing an Effective Person Centred Complaints Management Culture and System.
Office of the Disability Services Commissioner, 2009
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Disability Services Commissioner (DSC)
The Commissioner has been established to work with people with a disability and disability service providers to resolve complaints.
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A Conversation that Matters – Self Directed Approaches
Get up to date Information, have your say & get connected with exciting opportunities in disability supports in the North & West. This forum will: inform government what more is required, inform trainers and organisations what is necessary but – most importantly, • inform families and individuals what is around to support them move forward to other options in the community.
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Stop Stalling: Baillieu Pushes PM on NDIS Trial Tom Arup, The Age, 9 August 2012
Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu has sought to up the ante on the stand-off with the Commonwealth over the National Disability Insurance Scheme, demanding that Prime Minister Julia Gillard confirm whether she is still committed to a trial of the scheme in Victoria.
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Deal Finally Struck on Disability Scheme Tom Arup, The Age, 12 August 2012
The Gillard and Baillieu governments have finally struck a deal for a Victorian trial of the National Disability Insurance Scheme after weeks of tensions over its funding.
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NDIS Talks Stall Despite $50m Sweetener Mathew Dunckley, Australian Financial Review, 10 August 2012
The federal government is refusing to sign off on the Victorian trial of the national disability insurance scheme, even as the state claims to have sweetened its funding offer by $50 million.
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The Disability and Family Violence Crisis Response Initiative has been launched state-wide.
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