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QLD NDIS Roll Out Ahead of Schedule
The Queensland Government has announced the National Disability Insurance Scheme will be available in North Queensland from early 2016 – six months ahead of the full roll out.
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Hunter NDIS trial led to “much tweaking”
The Disability Services Minister says many lessons have been learned from the Hunter’s NDIS trial, and changes have been made.
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Townsville, Charters Towers, Palm Island chosen as NDIS trial sites in north Queensland
About 1,600 north Queenslanders will be able to access the National Disability Insurance Scheme six months before the rest of the state.
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Three-year wait for NDIS in Wyndham
The National Disability Insurance Scheme will be rolled out in the Wyndham region on October 1, 2018 – a victory for people with disability and their families who fought hard for the reform.
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Queensland Govt to roll out NDIS trial sites for disabled youth
The Queensland Government has announced it will roll out the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in Townsville, Charters Towers and the Aboriginal community at Palm Island from early next year.
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How the NDIS is changing the lives of Hunter residents
A glimpse into the lives of those benefitting from the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
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Meet Gracie: The adorable face of the NDIS whose life is about to change
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is to be rolled-out in NSW and Victoria over the next two years. And for special kids like Gracie and their families, it means positive changes to their quality of life.
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Parents and advocates welcome NDIS deal
Sunbury and the Macedon Ranges disability advocates say there’s a feeling of immense relief following confirmation of a full roll-out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
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Autism Advisory and Support Services president Grace Fava tells National Disability Insurance Agency to talk to families
“TALK to families” is the plea to experts reviewing how Autism is treated under the National Disability Insurance Scheme from the Bonnyrigg Heights mother of two autistic children.
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Start-Ups to Pitch NDIS Conference
Australian start-ups developing innovative technology to enhance the lives of people with disability will pitch their ideas at the National Disability Insurance Scheme Conference next month.
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Human Rights Act ‘not all lollipops and rainbows’
At the launch of the campaign for a Human Rights Act for Queensland, Rob Hulls (former Attorney General of Victoria) told us that although their Charter of Rights had “made the world of difference to some people”, Victoria still isn’t “the land of lollipops and rainbows.”
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Disabled Fairfield residents to benefit from NDIS
PEOPLE with a disability will have more say in their care than ever before as of July when the National Disability Insurance Scheme goes live.
NSW Premier Mike Baird last week signed the agreement for the full rollout of the program.
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NDIS like winning lottery: Murphy
PEOPLE have nothing to fear from the rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), a man with 24 years of industry experience has said.
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Nothing will stop James
JAMES Hamilton is like any other 27-year-old. He wants a job, to get married and have his own family.
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National Disability Insurance Scheme: Ballarat to join initial rollout with start date of early 2017
Ballarat and the Central Highlands will be in the initial rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
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Independent woman awaits NDIS in Bendigo
For Bendigo woman Emma Johnson, the NDIS is much more than a bunch of letters – it’s the promise of leading and fuller and more independent life.
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Griffith woman welcomes NSW NDIS announcement, but says planning must start now
A Griffith woman who has campaigned for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) says it will bring great relief to families when implemented.
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Warrnambool disability services welcome NDIS rollout
DISABILITY support groups in Warrnambool have welcomed the announced rollout of the life-changing National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
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Top disability services unite as NDIS prompts new plans
TWO of the region’s top disability services are in the process of merging.
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NSW, Victorians to get NDIS from July 2016
More than 200,000 Victorians and NSW residents with a disability will start getting national disability insurance scheme packages from mid-2016.
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NSW, Vic sign on to NDIS funding
More than 200,000 Victorians and NSW residents with a disability will start getting national disability insurance scheme packages from mid-2016.
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National Disability Insurance Scheme: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull signs first agreements for full roll-out
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has signed agreements with New South Wales and Victoria to proceed with the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
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Young people with disabilities forced into nursing homes due to lack of alternative accommodation
DEBBIE Sawyer is set to become a grandmother this year, but her joy is tinged with sadness because her first grandchild will have to visit her in a nursing home.
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Advocates Call for NDIS Roll Out Plans
Not for Profit NDIS advocacy campaigners have launched an online action urging supporters to email their State or Territory Disability Ministers calling on them to release their National Disability Insurance Scheme roll out plan as a matter of urgency.
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