News

Wellways will soon launch a new media campaign about our NDIS services in Queensland, New South Wales, the ACT, Victoria and Tasmania.

Wellways is the recipient of two major community inclusion grants awarded by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA).

This month we’re doing a spotlight entirely on Tasmania, with a focus on innovative projects and a recent major award.

Funding boosts for suicide prevention, family violence reform and Men’s Sheds feature in this month’s news, together with NDIS reports on participant experiences and conference dates for your diary.

The Wellways advocacy team has recently been out and about, with community forums in the ACT, regional Victoria and Tasmania, creating a groundswell of new mental health advocates.

Our growing engagement with carers in country Victoria, the Chinese community in Melbourne, youth in Burnie, and acknowledgement of Wellways volunteers in this month’s regional news.

We’ve got more Federal Budget news, NDIS highlights including carer tips, and the latest mental health and disability reports to bring you up-to-date.

The 2017/18 Federal Budget brought a much-needed focus on funding the growing gap in psychosocial rehabilitation support as the NDIS rolls out.

A recent review of best practice in the area of family and carer support has lead to the development of a service model that incorporates the notion of family recovery and integrates a supportive response across the whole service, including our consumer-based programs.

The Victorian Government is currently reviewing the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA) 1997 which ensures people have access to safe and secure housing. Victoria currently has 1.2 million people renting privately and is seeing increasing numbers due to the housing affordability crisis.