Compass Institute

A NATIONAL Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will start in Australia from July 2013 in up to four locations across the country.

At an NDIS rally in Sydney, Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced that from mid 2013, about 10,000 people with significant and permanent disabilities would start to receive support.

By July 2014, that figure would rise to 20,000 people.

“The timeframe announced today means the first stage of an NDIS will be delivered a full year ahead of the timetable set out by the Productivity Commission,” Ms Gillard and Disability Reform Minister Jenny Macklin announced.

“For the first time in Australia’s history people with significant and permanent disability will receive lifetime care and support, regardless of how they acquired their disability.”

The government will fund its share of the cost of the initial stage of the NDIS in next week’s budget.

“A new National Disability Transition Agency, funded by the Australian Government, will be established to run the delivery of care and support to people with disability, their families and carers in the select locations,” the PM and Ms Macklin said.

“We want Australians with disability to start benefiting from this fundamental reform as quickly as possible.”

The initial launch locations will be determined in consultation with the states and territories – who have all agreed their shared responsibility for the fundamental reform of disability care and support.

“The work done at these launch locations will give the Government vital information on how best to progress the national roll-out,” the PM said.

“An NDIS will give all Australians with a significant disability the peace of mind to know that their care and support needs will be addressed, no matter where they live or how they acquired their disability.”

NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell, who also attended the rally among around 2,000 people at Sydney Olympic Park, said bipartisanship was needed at a federal level no matter which party won the next election.

“Delivering the national disability insurance scheme should be above politics,” Mr O’Farrell told the gathering, adding that NSW was making itself NDIS-ready.

Sydney Rugby league coach Ricky Stuart, who has a teenage daughter with autism, said it was time politicians took action.

“Our disabled resources, our disabled children are pushed – they’re pushed behind,” he told the gathering.

“We can’t have that. We need to put them to the forefront and make them more important than me and you and everybody else. They need to be number one.”

2012 ‘Prime Minister Julia Gillard announces NDIS rollout ’, The Daily Telegraph, 30th April

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/prime-minister-julia-gillard-announces-ndis-rollout/story-e6freuzr-1226342779251

Choose from a great range of handmade gifts at fantastic prices… enjoy live music, great coffee and delicious food… all the while, you will be supporting young men and women with a disability.

Thursday 10th May

10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Compass Caloundra

Cenrtal Park Road, Authur Street

SEE YOU THERE

The Compass Institute was very privileged to host Kurek Ashley, motivational speaker and bestselling author on Saturday 24th March at its Caloundra Centre. Kurek ran an amazing Success Seminar & Firewalk for Compass families, staff and the general community. The Firewalk was a  high-energy activity designed to overcome fears and turn them into your most powerful allies. The metaphor behind the    Firewalk is what you believed was impossible – really isn’t. …so what else in your life that you thought was impossible has been holding you back from success…

Kurek decided to run this Success Seminar and Firewalk for a fraction of its original price so that people who may not regularly get access to world class coaching are given the opportunity. Kurek has also very generously donated all funds raised to Compass.

The night ended up raising around $3,600 for Compass!We have heard nothing but positive feedback about both the seminar and Firewalk.

A big thank you to Kurek and his wonderful assistants for their generosity and for such an empowering and inspiring afternoon!

Dear Compass Families,

Compass will be running a Protective Behaviour & Self Defence Course on Thursday 22nd and 29th March from 6 – 8pm both nights.

This course is for both males and females and focuses on preventative strategies, pre-conflict management, evasion and physical aggression management. It is highly practical and is very suitable for school leavers, people planning to travel and those whose lifestyle or employment might place them at greater risk of physical assault.

The cost for this course is $80 (concession available).

Call 07 5457 3716 or email amy@compassinc.org.au to book your place today!