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Service provides overnight and day car respite for chldren with a disability.
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Income support (pension) services also available. Health care information available. Aged care support.
Visit supplier >Provides infomation about community supports and services for people with a disability and their carers in the Southern Metropolitan Region. Includes clients without an intellectual disability & those with neurological problems. Includes anyone who comes under the Disability Act. Generally ages 6 - 65 y.o.
Visit supplier >Kevin Heinze Garden Centre (Recreational gardening centre)
VIC, Australia
Older persons with disabilities
Visit supplier >Bulleen and Templestowe Community House - BATCH
VIC, Australia
Afterschool social program for school age children with disabilities. Health and fitness programs including strong people stay Young, social support groups and recreational courses.
Visit supplier >Box Hill and District Stroke Support Group Inc
VIC, Australia
Held Fortnightly at Whitehorse Community Health Centre, For Stroke Survivors and their carers
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***Homefirst*** Individual Support . Homefirst supplies attendant care type living skills to help people with all types of disabilities to live independently in their home.
Visit supplier >Murray Human Services Inc - Swan Hill
VIC, Australia
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Visit supplier >Sunraysia Residential Services
VIC, Australia
***TAC - Support & Rehabilitation Options - Mildura***
Visit supplier >To improve the quality of life for children with a disability, their families and carers by supporting their emotional, social & practical needs. Local & Regional Groups: Bendigo, Castlemaine, Charlton/Wedderburn/St Arnaud, Cohuna, Echuca, Kerang, Kyabram, Macedon Ranges, Maryborough, Mildura, Swan Hill.
Visit supplier >Providing information, referral and support to parents and carers across the Loddon Mallee Region who have a child/young adult with a disability or chronic illness.
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Equipment available for purchase for people with disabilities (do not hire out equipment). Includes standing frames, wheelchairs, hoists, gymnastic & walking equipment, toilet, bath, daily living & physiotherapy aids. Advice on use & fitting of equipment is provided.
Visit supplier >Victorian Aids & Equipment Program (A&EP) Dandenong Hospital
VIC, Australia
Free aids & equipment available for people who have permanent disabilities, but are not eligible for assistance under other government funded services. Medical agency referral required. Available equipment includes: wheelchairs, walking frames, hoists, continence aids (inc. pants/pads), shower chairs, pressure care equipment (inc. matresses), orthoses & protheses, wigs & home modification (such as rails & ramps) aswell as oxygen units and accessories. For residents of Greater Dandenong, Cardinia, Casey (East), Bayside & Kingston.
Visit supplier >MOIRA Disability and Youth Services
VIC, Australia
Priority given to families caring for family member with severe &/or multiple disabilites; families with more than 1 family member with disabilities;families requiring intensive support & when carer is over 60.
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Youth groups, school holiday programs, camps, sibling support, weekend respite, social activities. Covers Glen Eira, Kingston, Bayside, Stonnington & Port Phillip areas.
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Overnight and day respite care. Accommodation for children & youth with sensory, intellectual or physical disabilites. Provides planned breaks for families and / or carers. Available weekends & school holidays.
Visit supplier >Victorian Network on Recreation & Disability (VICNORD)
VIC, Australia
Information and advocacy network of people with disabilities, advocacy groups and carers. It links individuals with advocacy groups to identify and address issues and barriers that prevent or limit participation of people with disabilities in sport recreation, tourism and the arts.
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5 bed residence providing planned and emergency respite for people with intellectual disabilitites 16-65yrs of age.
Visit supplier >Technical Solutions Australia Pty Ltd
VIC, Australia
Technical Solutions have a huge range of special equipment for people with disabilities. They design and manufacture their own equipment, source products world wide and also provide a service adapting toys, computers and other devices to improve accessibility. Technical Solutions supply specially adapted Home Environment Control Equipment and specialise in Speech Output Communicators. They also have a wide variety of Special Switches and Switch Mounts to suit a range of abilities.
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The Oakleigh Centre's mission is to provide a range of specialised and innovative support services, which enhance the quality of life for people, with primarily an intellectual disability, and their families
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Interchange Outer East is a community based, non profit program, which provides support to families, who have a child or a young person with a disability, living in Melbourne's outer eastern regions of Knox, Maroondah and Yarra Ranges. 0 - 18 years & 18 - 25 year age group
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***Rural Access*** - Rural Access assists the community to include people with a disability and their parents and carers by: -Helping people and organisations to work together more efficiently: -Improving community understanding about the needs and aspirations of people with a disability through community education and awareness raising: -Developing and implementing projects which repond to needs and community proprities: -Ensuring that the needs of people with a disability are the focus of community planning: -Supporting service providers to assist people with a disability to live the sort of life they choose: -Developing easy ways for people to access the information they need about services, community activities and issues.
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RuralAccess is a community development project that has a goal to enhance the capacity of rural & regional communities to plan & provide support for the people with disabilities & their families to maximise opportunities for community membership & participation. RuralAccess can be contacted if information is required by people with disabilities, carers & families or for people to provide feedback on where changes are necessary to work towards inclusive communities.
Visit supplier >Warragul & District Specialist School
VIC, Australia
School for children aged between 5 and 18 years who have intellectual and associated disabilities. Trained special education staff including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy. Strong support network for families is provided. Students come from a broad geographic area including Drouin, Yannathan/Poowong and Trafalgar with transport to and from the school provided by the Department of Education Employment and Training.
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The goal of RuralAccess is to enhance the capacity of rural and regional communities in Victoria to plan and provide support for people with disabilities and their families, to maximise opportunities for community membership and participation.
Visit supplier >Disability Discrimination Legal Service
VIC, Australia
The Disability Discrimination Legal Service (DDLS) is committed to the elimination of discrimination against people with a disability. Managed by a majority of people with disabilities they provide: Free legal advice and assistance if you have been treated unfairly because of your disability you can contact DDLS for advice. They may be able to assist you to make a complaint about discrimination under the Disability Discrimination Act or the Equal Opportunity Act.
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The Moonee Valley Psychiatric Service offers the following: Rehabilitation and support, Social Support, Personal Development, Recreation, Art, Personal Counselling, Parenting program, Drug and alcohol program, Drama, Consumer run activities
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Provides support to students and staff with disabilities at RMIT University. Support includes: enrolment assistance, application assistance, physical access, learning support and equipment, alternative assessments, liaison and advocacy
Visit supplier >Travellers Aid Access Service - TAAS
VIC, Australia
Travellers Aid Disability Access Service (TADAS) provides support and information to people with disabilities who come into the CBD and wish to become more independent. Anyone can use TAAS including people with physical, intellectual, sensory and multiple disabilities, their friends, family, carers and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. No appointment assessment or referral is necessary. Just visit when you are in the city
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Provide disability access audits, appraisals, research and evaluation projects, consultations, advisory and training services to organisations to help meet requirements under the Disability Discrimination Act. Public speakers, access awareness training and publications including access awareness handbooks for a range of organisations and businesses are provided.
Visit supplier >Victorian Transcultural Psychiatry Unit
VIC, Australia
The unit works to improve the quality and accessibility of mental health and psychiatric disability support services for culturally and linguistically diverse consumers and carers throughout Victoria. An integrated program of policy development, service design and evaluation, mental health research and professional education is conducted. Training resources for working effectively with interpreters is also available for purchase on the website.
Visit supplier >Ararat and District Ark Toy Library
VIC, Australia
Toy and specialist equipment borrowing, group and individual therapy program, family support for children with special needs. Will lend to adult groups in Ararat when required.
Visit supplier >City of Ballarat - Rural Access
VIC, Australia
The goal of RuralAccess is to enhance the capacity of rural and regional communities in Victoria to plan and provide support for people with disabilities and their families, to maximise opportunities for community membership and participation. Aims include to mobilize a broad range of resources and support to enable the participation and inclusion of people with a disability in the life of their local community. To build and strengthen the community's capacity to include people with disabilities and their families through a range of strategies including Networking, Community education, Policy development, Partnership development and specific project development. To develop a framework for Integrated Local Community Planning to enhance the capacity of disability service providers to support the community membership aspirations of people with disabilities. Improve access to information about issues, services and community activities in the City of Ballarat and Golden Plains Shires.
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A range of courses and activities including accredited and non-vocational programs are offered in areas such as short courses, lifestyle courses, computer and information technology, adult literacy and basic education.
Visit supplier >Child and Family Services Ballarat
VIC, Australia
Is a simulated home environment catering specifically for parents with infants and children prior to school age. Programs include Day Stay, a one day intensive parenting program for parents of infants. Parenting Assessment and Skills Development Service (PASDS) for parents of infants at high risk. Parenting Groups, Family Support, Mentoring for Families and Growing Together for parents with a disability or learning difficulties.
Visit supplier >Department of Education and Training - Ballarat
VIC, Australia
The program for students with disabilities provides additional resources for a range of support services in either the local primary, secondary or specialist school for students with a disability. For more information on how to apply for funding through this program contact your local school Principal, or if necessary the Disability and Welfare Manager at your Department of Education Regional Office.
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Provides various services for the aged, people with disabilities, youth services, preschool services and rural access worker
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Is a Department of Education, Employment and Training School servicing the needs of students with intellectual or multiple disabilities from 5 -18 years, in the Stawell and Ararat districts. A school to work program is also available.
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Specialist information service providing up-to-date and accessible newspaper information for people with a vision or other disability. Read onto cassette tape by volunteers following Vision Australia guidelines and supplied free to eligible customers. In Ararat the tapes are delivered locally to those who have requested them, but 6 tapes at a time are posted out to former residents and to requesters from other areas. Answering Machine available.
Visit supplier >Upper Murray Family Care Inc - Wangaratta
VIC, Australia
An independant community managed agency dedicated to the provision of a range of supportive services that strengthen invdividuals and families. Services include; - interchange - financial counselling - support services - carers respite - legal service
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Attendant care assists clients with their day to day living tasks and routines. Each programme is specifically tailored to meet the needs of the client and is regularly reviewed to ensure the service is meeting the client's ongoing requirements.
Visit supplier >Regional Information and Advocacy Council
VIC, Australia
The Regional Information and Advisory Council is an association of disability support groups, individuals with disabilities and primary carers of people with disabilities. Community Education Conducting workshops on disability issues. Lecturing at TAFE Colleges. Writing articles for the news media.
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Scope is a not-for-profit organisation providing disability services throughout Melbourne and Victoria to over 3,500 children and adults with physical and multiple disabilities. Thousands more people intermittently access our information, support and assessment services. Scope is committed to overcoming the personal, structural and attitudinal barriers that prevent those with disability from participating in community life and works to make our community more inclusive, more accessible and more welcoming
Visit supplier >University of Ballarat - Disability Liaison Unit
VIC, Australia
Assists people with disabilities to gain access to courses and facilities. Assists prospective and enrolled students with information, support services and assistance on issues ranging from accessible buildings to alternative assessments. Campuses are also located at Horsham, Stawell, Ararat, SMB and Camp Street TAFE (Ballarat). Contact for all campuses can be made through the Ballarat office.
Visit supplier >Aspire - A Pathway to Mental Health Inc.
VIC, Australia
A not for profit organisation providing support and rehabilitation for those affected by mental illness and their carers
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Colac Specialist School Educational programs for students with disabilities and impairments. Early Education Program.
Visit supplier >Department of Human Services - Barwon South Western Region
VIC, Australia
Department of Human Services provides a free service to assist families who have children with additional needs because their development is delayed or different from others. Services provided: Assessment and specialised support from physiotherapy, occupational and speech therapies, psychology, parent advisor for hearing impaired, family service coordination and transition support.
Visit supplier >Gateways Support Services Inc.
VIC, Australia
A parent support group is a group of parents/carers of children primarily in the birth - 18 years age group who meet regularly for support, networking and information sharing on either a formal or informal basis.
Visit supplier >SCOPE (VIC) Ltd. - Barwon South West Region
VIC, Australia
SCOPE (VIC) Ltd. Early Childhood Intervention Service
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Mpower provides Active Oceans (recreation), Carer Support, Community Transport Service, Deaf Access Victoria, Disability Respite Programs, Hire of Facilities, Let's Grow Early Intervention Program, Parent Support Program, Possum's Nest Special Needs Toy Library, and Sturgeon View Holiday House. Active Oceans participants must bring towels, hat and sun screen.
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Vantage Incorporated provides a Futures for Young Adults Program, and Supported Employment and Training.
Visit supplier >Multiple Sclerosis Society of Victoria Ltd
VIC, Australia
Day care, counselling, health services, information self help groups
Visit supplier >Tourette Syndrome Association of Victoria
VIC, Australia
Couselling/support, Information and advocacy. Provide resources to TS familie, Educators and all interested parties.
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Building an Inclusive Community for People with a disability in Latrobe City. RuralAccess will support rural and regional communities to plan and develop strategies which will increase community membership opportunities for people with a disability. RuralAccess will draw on a broad range of resources to enable people with a disability to be included in the life of the community. Assist the community to include people with a disability and their families
Visit supplier >National Disability Coordination Officer - Western Victoria
VIC, Australia
Advice and referral service for people with disabilities on accessing post-secondary education and on accessing employment after post-secondary education. The program also aims to improve and raise awareness of pathways from school to Higher Education and TAFE, and to employment for students with disabilities in Western Victoria. The Officer assists in facilitating enhanced provision of quality service for students with disabilities in tertiary institutions within Western Victoria.
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The goal of RuralAccess is to enhance the capacity of rural & regional communities in Victoria to plan & provide support for people with disabilities & their families, to maximise opportunities for community membership & participation.
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The goal of RuralAccess is to enhance the capacity of rural and regional communities in Victoria to plan & provide support for people with disabilities & their families, to maximise opportunities for community membership & participation.
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Intake & response, case management for people with intellectual disability Our role is to fund providers across the non-government sector to provide direct support and care for people with an intellectual, physical, sensory and neurological disability, and acquired brain injury in Victoria. The Division also provides some care and support services to people with a range of disabilities
Visit supplier >Victorian Home Health Equipment
VIC, Australia
On site rehabilitation repairs, scooters, wheelchairs, hoist etc
Visit supplier >UnitingCare Ballarat - Aged and Disability Services
VIC, Australia
Do Care is a social support program that addresses social isolation and assists individuals to become involved with and remain in their community. The Do Care Friendly Visiting program links volunteers to isolated or lonely older people or people with a disability on a regular weekly basis.
Visit supplier >UnitingCare Ballarat - Aged and Disability Services
VIC, Australia
The Community Visitors Scheme (CVS) is a national program that provides companionship to socially isolated people living in Australian Government-funded aged care homes. Residents of aged care homes may become isolated and lonely because of limited family and social contact, for cultural reasons, or through disability. The Scheme arranges volunteers to visit selected residents on a regular, one-to-one basis. Any resident whose quality of life could be improved by the companionship of a regular community visitor can be referred to the Community Visitors Scheme. When a resident of an aged care facility is identified as being suitable for having a Community Visitor, the manager of the facility or a friend/relative can contact the local Scheme Coordinator. The Coordinator will match the resident with an appropriate visitor, looking at things like the resident's background, interests, hobbies, like and dislikes, languages spoken and so on
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MSSA Care Personnel is a specialist employment service; In Home Care Child Care Aged Care
Visit supplier >Elwyn Morey Centre - Early Childhood Intervention Program
VIC, Australia
Early intervention programs and services for children aged 0 to 6 years, with significant development delay and disabilities, and their families
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Companion Cards are available for people with severe or profound disabilities or require a companion to enable them to gain access to community activities.
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Including people with disabilities into the 'everyday life' of our community" The Rural Access Project is an initiative which supports both Council and the local community to plan and develop strategies, which will increase community membership and participation opportunities for people with a disability. The Project's aim is to enable an improved quality of life of people with a disability through greater participation in everyday life within the community. Rural Access aspires to an inclusive local community, which is relevant and accessible for all people - recognizing the broad range of ability or disability within our diverse community.
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A specialist nursing service providing Individualized programs for children, adolescents and adults who have bedwetting, daywetting, soiling, need help with toilet training, or other continence problems. Community continence education and training sessions and newsletters
Visit supplier >Outlooks Support & Living Skills
VIC, Australia
Community support and psychosocial rehabilitation and education for young people and adults aged 16 to 65 years old with psychiatric disabilities. Free transport is available to and from the centre for residents of Bacchus Marsh and Melton.
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The Communication Resource Centre is part of a statewide service providing information and resources for people with little or no speech (complex communication needs). It also provides support to people with gastrostomy and carers
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Provides Psychiatric disability support and rehabilitation services to adults (16-65 years old) who have long term, severe mental health problems and resulting disabilities and who live within the communities of Brimbank, Melton and Sunbury. Support is aimed at developing &/or maintaining the skills around: Independent living and home management skills, problem solving and motivation, Personal and emotional support, linking of people with appropriate community supports. They do not provide clinical support and treatment services. Wheelchair access: Yes
Visit supplier >Peninsula & South East Regional Communication Service
VIC, Australia
SPEECH PATHOLOGY SERVICE TO ADULTS WITH VERY COMPLEX COMMUNICATION NEEDS NOT INCLUDING SWALLOWING PROBLEMS. OUTREACH SERVICE AS WELL. FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THOSE NEEDS AND HOW TO DEAL WITH THEM.
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Two self contained houses avail, B&B one 5 bedrooms, one 3 bedrooms. Set on 100 acre farm 15 mins from Bendigo.
Visit supplier >Combined Churches Caring Melton. Inc.
VIC, Australia
Offers emergency food provision, budgeting and financial counselling
Visit supplier >Hawthorn Aquatic & Leisure Centre
VIC, Australia
Pryme movers is a health and fitness package for the over 50's aged group. Group fitness classes include Yoga, body pump classes, water aerobics, weight exercises & chair based strength classes
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The LEAP Centre provides early childhood intervention services for children with disabilities and additional needs aged birth to six years
Visit supplier >Signposts Statewide - Gippsland
VIC, Australia
Signposts for Building Better Behaviour is a program that helps families prevent or manage difficult behaviour of children in the 3-15 years age group, who have developmental delay or intellectual disability. Trained practitioners deliver the program to parents across Victoria.
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Kilmany UnitingCare is an agency of the Uniting Church, incorporated under the Uniting Church in Australia Act 1977. They have over 200 staff who provide community based services such as foster care, family counselling, family day care, youth work, family support, and financial counselling.
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Kilmany offer general counselling, youth worker, family services program, Children's services resource & development officer
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Kilmany offers General Councelling, Youth Worker, Family Services Program, Children's servcies Resource & Development Officer and Emergency Relief
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Flexible respite (D/A/E), camps, outdoor activities, rec programs, O/N respite, open 365 days. Bookings: 3 months ahead. Have calander of events. EMERGENCY RESPITE: Have 1 bed; LGA: Frankston, Mornington Pen, Kingston, Greater Dand.
Visit supplier >Karden Disability Support Foundation
VIC, Australia
Karden Disability Support Foundation (KDSF) provides a range of in home programs to support people with disabilities including physical, cognitive and sensory disabilities. KDSF is approved by the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) as a provider of Attendant Care services for people who may have a disability or injury as a result of a transport accident. KDSF also provides "Fee for Service" support. Service can be provided on either a short or long term basis and can be funded either by the person with a disability directly or in some cases, funding may be sourced via brokerage services or individualised funding packages.
Visit supplier >Noah's Ark Early Intervention Program - Horsham
VIC, Australia
Noah's Ark Family Resource and Toy Library provides a range of direct services to children and families, primarily during the early childhood years. Services include developmental playgroups, individual therapy and support, family support, recreational programs and assistance to child care services to support the inclusion of children with disabilities, particularly child care. Noah's Ark also maintains an extensive toy and equipment library that is used by families and other agencies. Visiting service to Nhill and Stawell
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A customer service centre providing support and access to central Melbourne for people with disabilities, older people & the elderly and those with temporary disabilities and for people of any age who require the information or equipment provided by the centre
Visit supplier >Telstra Disability Enquiry Hotline
VIC, Australia
Assistance and advice for customers experiencing difficulty using a standard telephone - hearing, vision, speech, dexterity, mobility or intellectual difficulties. Disability equipment catalogue available.
Visit supplier >Public Transport Disability Services
VIC, Australia
Information is available on transport services for people with disabilities. Services include wheelchair assistance at Southern Cross Station and personal assistance for travellers with disabilities using rail, tram & bus services in metropolitan Melbourne. Lifts are available at Southern Cross, Flinders Street, Box Hill, Dandenong, Boronia, Watergardens stations and all underground City Loop stations. Information is available in a number of languages.
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The residence provides repsite care for five children aged 6 - 18 years with a physical, sensory, or intellectual disability.
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Children need to be attending school, as residence is unstaffed during the day, weekdays.
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Provides respite care for 4 children with Autism up to 17 years. The residence has the ability to cater for an extra child in an emergency.
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Short and long term respite for up to 5 people, aged 16 - 64 years. The environment provides for both Greek and Australian cultural practices. Bilingual staff. Australian and Greek cuisine catered for.
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A 5 bed residence, catering for adults from 18 - 60 years with intellectual and/or multiple disabilities. people will need to be attending work or vocational centre during the day, as centre is not staffed at this time, weekdays.
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5 bed respite facility designed for people with a disability over 18 years and living at home with their families.
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5 bed residence providing respite care for adults 18-60 years with intellectual and/or multiple disabilities. People will need to be attending work or a vocational centre during the term as the facility is not staffed during daytime on weekdays.
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