EmpowerAbility FNQ

EmpowerAbility FNQ EmpowerAbility FNQ supports people with disability to live life their way.

Through personalised, compassionate supports, we foster inclusion, connection and independence, empowering individuals to achieve their goals and thrive in their community.

๐Ÿ’œ ๐—˜๐— ๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ฌ๐—˜๐—˜ ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—œ๐— ๐—ข๐—ก๐—œ๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐Ÿ’œ ๐Ÿ‘ค ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—–, ๐—ก๐——๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿค ๐Ÿฑ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜๐—ต, ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ...
31/08/2026

๐Ÿ’œ ๐—˜๐— ๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ฌ๐—˜๐—˜ ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—œ๐— ๐—ข๐—ก๐—œ๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐Ÿ’œ

๐Ÿ‘ค ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—–, ๐—ก๐——๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ
๐Ÿค ๐Ÿฑ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜๐—ต, ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€

The success of EmpowerAbility FNQ is built on the dedication, passion, and expertise of our team members. While our clients are at the heart of everything we do, the quality of our services is only possible because of the incredible team behind them.

We are proud to foster a workplace culture that champions and supports our people to achieve their own goals, whether through further education, career progression, personal growth, or maintaining a healthy work-life balance. We believe that when our people are empowered to thrive, they are better equipped to make a meaningful difference in the lives of those we support.

The strongest reflection of our workplace culture comes from the people who live it every day. We are proud to support our team members in their growth, wellbeing, and career development. One team member recently shared their experience:

โญโญโญ โ€œI first wanted to work for EmpowerAbility FNQ because of the positive reputation they had within our community, particularly for the way they support individuals and families to better understand their NDIS plans, advocate for themselves, and feel confident when accessing the services and supports they need.

I have now been working with EmpowerAbility FNQ for five years, and throughout that time I have always felt supported both professionally and personally.

As a working mum with a family, having an employer that understands the importance of family life and provides flexibility has meant so much to me. I have always felt that my circumstances are considered and that there is a genuine effort to support a healthy balance between work and family.

EmpowerAbility FNQ has also supported me to remain compliant within my role and consistently provides opportunities for professional development, learning and growth.

Over the years, I have gained so much knowledge, confidence and experience, not only from the organisation but also from working alongside a supportive and collaborative team.

One of the things I value most is the sense of belonging within the workplace. I enjoy being part of a team where we can work together, share our knowledge and strengths, support one another and know that collectively we are making a meaningful difference in the lives of participants and their families.

My journey with EmpowerAbility FNQ has also given me opportunities to grow within the organisation. The knowledge and experience I have gained over the past five years has helped me successfully secure a new position within the company.

I am excited to step into this next chapter, where I can continue developing my skills, knowledge and confidence so that I can better support participants and families to understand their options, advocate for themselves and navigate the NDIS.

EmpowerAbility FNQ is a warm, welcoming and supportive workplace where I have felt valued as both an employee and a person. I am grateful for the opportunities I have been given over the past five years and look forward to continuing to learn, grow and contribute to an organisation that genuinely cares about its staff, participants, families and community.โ€ โญโญโญ

๐Ÿซถ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต, ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜†

To every past and present team member of EmpowerAbility FNQ, thank you. Your hard work, support, expertise, and belief in what we do have helped build a culture that truly changes lives. Together, we have made a meaningful difference in the lives of our clients, families, and communities.

As we look to the future, here's to continuing to grow, support one another, and make a lasting difference in the lives of those we serve for many years to come.

๐Ÿ’œ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€, ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐Ÿ’œ

๐Ÿ’œ ๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—œ๐— ๐—ข๐—ก๐—œ๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐Ÿ’œ ๐Ÿ‘ฅ ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐˜†, ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐Ÿค ๐Ÿฒ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—”๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—™๐—ก๐—ค Recently, we quietly ...
17/08/2026

๐Ÿ’œ ๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—œ๐— ๐—ข๐—ก๐—œ๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐Ÿ’œ

๐Ÿ‘ฅ ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐˜†, ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€
๐Ÿค ๐Ÿฒ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—”๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—™๐—ก๐—ค

Recently, we quietly marked a very special milestone, celebrating 6 years of supporting our local Cairns community.

Over the years, our team has worked alongside many clients and their families with a simple but important ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, for the individuals we support to have the same opportunities as all Australians and be empowered to live life their way.

Our role is not to replace family or community, but to strengthen them. The true measure of our work is reflected in the relationships we've built and the feedback we receive from those we support. One such family recently shared:

โœจโœจโœจ โ€œWe were one of EmpowerAbility FNQโ€™s first clients and were highly recommended to their service by our therapist.

We have a clear vision for our sonโ€™s future, and EmpowerAbility FNQ has supported us every step of the way in helping him work towards his goals.

We genuinely value the time, care and effort the team has invested in our son and our family.

The service we have received has been exceptional. Regular meetings with our support workers, along with having a strong and consistent team in our home, have made an enormous difference.

Our son has built trust and meaningful relationships with his support team. Having a regular roster of familiar support workers each week has given him greater confidence, stability and independence in his day-to-day life.

We are incredibly grateful for the ongoing support, communication and commitment EmpowerAbility FNQ has shown our family and look forward to continuing this journey together.โ€ โœจโœจโœจ

๐Ÿซถ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚, ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ, ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐Ÿซถ

To every client, family member, team member and community partner who has been part of our journey, thank you. Your trust, commitment, and collaboration have helped shape who we are today.

Here's to continuing to create opportunities, build independence, and strengthen our clients, their families and communities for many years to come.

๐Ÿ’œ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚, ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐˜€, ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐Ÿ’œ

โ˜•๐Ÿฐ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—จ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป! The ๐—–๐——๐—ก ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ผ is happening on ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿด ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜, ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐Ÿต:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ๐—”๐—  ๐˜๐—ผ ๐Ÿฑ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ๐—ฃ...
11/08/2026

โ˜•๐Ÿฐ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—จ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป!

The ๐—–๐——๐—ก ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ผ is happening on ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿด ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜, ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐Ÿต:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ๐—”๐—  ๐˜๐—ผ ๐Ÿฑ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ๐—ฃ๐— , and the team at ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—”๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—™๐—ก๐—ค is hosting a morning catch-up.

If you're planning to attend the Expo, we'd love to invite our clients, families, support providers, and community partners to join us.

๐Ÿ“ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿฏ (inside Raintrees Shopping Centre)
๐Ÿ•™ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ๐—”๐— 

Take a break from the Expo and join our team for a relaxed opportunity to meet others, share ideas, build connections, and enjoy some time together.

It's the perfect chance to ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜, ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ in a welcoming and supportive environment.

โœจ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ!

We look forward to seeing you there and enjoying some great conversation together. ๐Ÿ’œ

Have questions? Reach out to Jackie on 0455 773 536.

๐Ÿ“… ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐——๐—”๐—ง๐—˜ | ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ผ EmpowerAbility FNQ is pleased to share the Cairns Disability...
04/08/2026

๐Ÿ“… ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐——๐—”๐—ง๐—˜ | ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ผ

EmpowerAbility FNQ is pleased to share the Cairns Disability Network Disability Expo will be held on ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿด ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ, from ๐Ÿต:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐Ÿฑ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ๐—ฝ๐—บ at ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ.

This free community event brings together disability, health, advocacy, employment, lifestyle, and support organisations from across the region, providing a great opportunity to learn about available services, explore options, and build connections within the community.

Whether you're looking to learn about new supports, connect with providers, explore employment or study opportunities, or simply meet others in the community, the expo has something for everyone.

๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—”๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—™๐—ก๐—ค'๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ, ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—”๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—™๐—ก๐—ค ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฑ ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฏ ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฒ ๐Ÿ’œ

We look forward to connecting with other providers and seeing our community come together to explore the many opportunities, available through this fantastic local event.

๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ… Cairns Childrenโ€™s Christmas Party 2026 ๐ŸŽ…๐ŸŽ„ Do you have a child aged 0โ€“12 years who is NDIS eligible? This wonderful co...
10/07/2026

๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ… Cairns Childrenโ€™s Christmas Party 2026 ๐ŸŽ…๐ŸŽ„

Do you have a child aged 0โ€“12 years who is NDIS eligible? This wonderful community event hosted by the team at โ€˜The Christmas Partyโ€™ is for you! ๐Ÿ’œ

EmpowerAbility FNQ can assist with registrations for our clients and for families who may not have a way to register themselves.

๐Ÿ“ž Contact us to find out more or to secure your place:

๐Ÿ’œ EmpowerAbility FNQ
๐Ÿ“ฑ 0455 773 536
๐Ÿ“ง [email protected]

For event details and FAQs, please visit the event organiser's website: ๐Ÿ”— https://www.sccpau.com.au/faq

๐ŸŽ Don't miss this special opportunity to celebrate Christmas with other local families in a fun, inclusive environment!

๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ This National Volunteer Week, EmpowerAbility FNQ extends our heartfelt thanks to all incred...
18/05/2026

๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ

This National Volunteer Week, EmpowerAbility FNQ extends our heartfelt thanks to all incredible volunteers within our community.

Your kindness, dedication, and generosity make a lasting difference in the lives of others every day. Thank you for the time, care, and support you so selflessly give.

We appreciate you more than words can say.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟโ€™๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ โ€œ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟโ€

This yearโ€™s theme, โ€œYour Year to Volunteerโ€, honours the contributions of volunteers who already generously give their time, while also inviting others to discover how volunteering can create connection, purpose, and lasting positive change in ways that work for them.

We are proud to have staff who volunteered at The Childrenโ€™s Christmas Party in 2025 and are committed to making this a yearly contribution to our community.

If this is something that resonates with you, we encourage you to click the link below and consider how you too could create lasting positive change through volunteering.

๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: https://www.sccpau.com.au/volunteercns

๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: https://www.volunteeringaustralia.org/get-involved/nationalvolunteerweek/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐—ป๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ โ€“ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ก๐——๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€NDIS is providing a free online webinar for Participants and Plan Nomin...
06/05/2026

๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐—ป๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ โ€“ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ก๐——๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€

NDIS is providing a free online webinar for Participants and Plan Nominees navigating the NDIS without a NDIS Support Coordinator, and who are looking for more confidence, clarity, and control when working with NDIS providers.

The webinar will explore how Participants and Plan Nominees can work effectively with NDIS providers, from selecting the right supports, to communicating expectations, and managing changes to ensure supports are delivered as intended.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€:
๐ŸŸฃ how to identify and choose NDIS providers that are the right fit for you
๐ŸŸฃ what a Service Agreement is and why it's important
๐ŸŸฃ Participants' rights and responsibilities when working with providers
๐ŸŸฃ what steps you can take if concerns or issues arise

๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ: Thursday, 21st May 2026 at 1:00pm AEST
๐— ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฑ: Online via Microsoft Teams
๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: https://click.email.ndis.gov.au/?qs=ABB7InYiOjEsImQiOjQ4NjZ9AZIAAAAAAAADAmxJZVKqpylMrBemTc0EosjgFLOumW5iiAJ-TwO7n2wlCXmFz09F4V3HtH-Wb1eigAGbQSp85OJ0V2WRm0AAArstQMNvxipa

๐๐ƒ๐ˆ๐€ ๐๐„๐–๐’๐‹๐„๐“๐“๐„๐‘๐’ & ๐Ž๐”๐‘ ๐๐„๐– โ€˜๐๐”๐ˆ๐‚๐Š ๐–๐‘๐€๐โ€™ ๐’๐”๐Œ๐Œ๐€๐‘๐ˆ๐„๐’The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) releases FOUR periodic ...
14/04/2026

๐๐ƒ๐ˆ๐€ ๐๐„๐–๐’๐‹๐„๐“๐“๐„๐‘๐’ & ๐Ž๐”๐‘ ๐๐„๐– โ€˜๐๐”๐ˆ๐‚๐Š ๐–๐‘๐€๐โ€™ ๐’๐”๐Œ๐Œ๐€๐‘๐ˆ๐„๐’

The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) releases FOUR periodic newsletters, delivering the latest news and updates about the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) straight to your inbox.

You can subscribe to these newsletters using the link at the bottom of this post.

AND / OR

You can read our new ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐–๐ซ๐š๐ฉ summaries of newsletters, which highlight key information, we believe once reading these ourselves, our clients and all participants should be aware of.

๐ŸŸฃ ๐๐ƒ๐ˆ๐€ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ
Sent fortnightly, this newsletter shares important updates, news, and resources for NDIS participants and their support networks.

๐ŸŸฃ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ
Sent fortnightly, this newsletter provides opportunities for feedback from Participant First members, along with updates and insights on how participant input is shaping the Scheme.

๐ŸŸฃ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ
Sent monthly, this newsletter includes updates, news, events, and stories relevant to NDIS providers.

๐ŸŸฃ ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐š ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ
Released quarterly, this newsletter provides the latest NDIS Quarterly Report and key insights into Scheme performance over the previous quarter.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Subscribe to NDIA newsletters here:
https://www.ndis.gov.au/about-us/newsletters

๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† โ€“ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€Many of our clients are supported by their mothers or other female carers who h...
24/03/2026

๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† โ€“ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€

Many of our clients are supported by their mothers or other female carers who have chosen, or at times been forced, to step away from the workforce to focus on their children and family. Over time, many reach a stage where they feel ready to return to work.

The Womenโ€™s Career Grants program supports Queensland women with the costs associated with transitioning back into employment. Grants of up to $4,999 are available to assist with expenses such as workwear, childcare, training, technology, and more.

In Round 1, over 1,000 women were supported, with 93% of successful applicants receiving assistance across three or more categories - most commonly technology, recertification, and training.

If you, or someone you know, are looking to return to the workforce and meet the eligibility criteria, this is a valuable opportunity worth exploring.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Find out more and apply here:
www.womenscareergrants.com.au

Support Coordinators and Disability AdvocacyA support coordinator is not an independent advocate. In line with the Natio...
03/02/2026

Support Coordinators and Disability Advocacy

A support coordinator is not an independent advocate. In line with the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Cth), an independent advocate cannot be:
* A staff member of the NDIA
* A staff member of the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
* A registered or unregistered NDIS provider, including support coordinators.

The Disability Advocacy Fact Sheet outlines what disability advocacy is, why it is important and why independence matters.
https://www.dss.gov.au/disability-legal-rights/resource/disability-advocacy-fact-sheet

https://www.ndis.gov.au/providers/working-provider/support-coordinators/support-coordinators-and-disability-advocacy

Support coordinators should help participants engage with community and other government services.

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