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National Carers Week is an opportunity to recognise, celebrate, and raise awareness among all Australians about the diversity of Australia's carers and their caring roles.

An independent academic review has found Wellways' Doorway program has a significant positive effect on health outcomes of participants.

Following a recent review of National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) services and supports Wellways Australia currently provide to participants, we have made the difficult decision to progressively and carefully scale down the delivery of selected NDIS funded supports over the next 4 months.

Following a review of its services provided to participants through the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Wellways Australia has taken the decision to progressively and carefully scale down the delivery of selected NDIS funded supports over the next 4 months.

Victoria’s three leading community managed mental health providers have welcomed the focus on mental health in today’s Victorian State Budget. The record-breaking $3.8 billion investment – more than four times the previous year – shows mental health is a priority, and that the Government is ready for reform.

Wellways welcomes the continued focus on mental health, as well as the Government’s acknowledgment of the impact of the pandemic on the wellbeing of Australians.  

On 3 May fourteen amateur bike riders, many employees of the leading for-purpose mental health and community services organisation Wellways Australia, will embark on a 550 km journey to promote suicide safe communities impacted by COVID, bushfires and ongoing drought across the Murrumbidgee region.

Wellways Australia has entered into an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with Fair Work Australia after identifying errors with our payroll system which have adversely impacted on staff pay. Wellways self-reported underpayments to the workplace regulator, relevant unions and other stakeholders in September 2020.

A new report on a survey compiled by leading Australian mental health service providers shows COVID-19 has had an adverse impact on the mental health of those already experiencing issues relating to their mental health. However, the results also highlighted that access to in-community supports, existing skills and resilience helped to cope with isolation.

Carer Gateway celebrates its one-year anniversary on 6 April, marking twelve months since the introduction of the Australian Government funded support service providing dedicated carer services to Australia’s 2.7 million unpaid carers.