Tag: carers
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Celebrating the 21st Birthday of the Croydon Stroke Support Group
The Croydon Stroke Support Group is a community based organisation that supports people with stroke. The group provides peer support, as well as innovative programs to help restore confidence and provide assistance for people with stroke and their carers. This morning I was invited to join the celebrations as the Croydon Stoke Support Group celebrated…
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Opening the Penumbra Centre
The Penumbra Centre was established in 1978 initially as a day program for people with a vision impairment. It has evolved over the years and now provides services to people with a wide variety of disabilities, where the Centre provides a range of art and craft activities, as well as a social outlet for its…
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Launch of Brush Strokes Exhibition from the Croydon Stroke Support Group
The Croydon Stroke Support Group provides peer support to people with stroke and their carers. The group has a strong emphasis on social inclusion and provides a range of art based programs to restore confidence to people with stroke. This morning I was invited to open the Croydon Stroke Support Group’s Brush Stroke exhibition, which…
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Maroondah Weekly: Changes on the way in community care
Maroondah City Council provides home and community care services to eligible residents that have a disability or are frail aged, as well as carers. These services, which include Meals on Wheelers, carer support, social support programs, domestic assistance, respite care and property maintenance, are provided to people in need of additional assistance. The State Department…
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Media Release: New holistic approach to Home and Community Care services
Maroondah City Council will this week launch a change to their Maroondah Home and Community Care program as part of the Department of Health’s newly developed approach to service delivery. The changes are a State Government legislative requirement aimed at improving services for frail older people, people with a disability and their carer. Maroondah Mayor…
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Maroondah Disability Action Group – Meeting with the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities, Carers and the Voluntary Sector
The Maroondah Disability Action Group was formed to provide a community based advocacy group for people with disabilities. This morning the group was addressed by Senator Mitch Fifield, the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities, Carers and the Voluntary Sector. The Senator discussed the Coalition’s policies for people with disabilities and carers, including the need for…