SKILL Limestone Coast

12/06/2026

Our Voice SA Workshop is being held this Monday the 15th June from 11am until 1pm at the Mount Gambier City Hall.

We will talk about what Our Voice SA will organize for the Emergency Services ROAR! @ Wulanda Expo which is going to be held on August 11th from 10am until 3pm. This includes a music bingo.

Our workshop is free for adults living with an intellectual disability and is held every month .

Poster in JPG form is attached and includes the following information on a red and white background .

Upcoming Free Monday Events
Our Voice SA Limestone Coast
at Mount Gambier City Hall. Free Entry. Light lunch included.
Service Provider group and Individual supports bookings welcomed.
Activity Planning for ROAR! Workshop

15 June 2026
from 11am - 1pm
At Mount Gambier City Hall

July - December Dates 2026
2nd Monday of Month - 13 July, 10 August, 7 September, 12 October, 9 November, ? December
Self-advocacy group for adults with intellectual disability.

We run regular peer network meetings where people can talk about the issues important to them, learn new things and meet new people. OVSA also run workshops about self advocacy, human rights and decision making.

JFA Purple Orange is a social profit organisation on a mission to create a world where people who live with disability get a fair go at what life has to offer Our work is guided by our belief that people living with disability should be in control of their own lives, be valued citizens of the wider community, have opportunities to learn, grow, explore, and develop their interests. www.purpleorange.org.au

OVSA works with PO and the project is funded by DSS. Our Voice SA is supported by JFA Purple Orange. Project funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services.

The three sponsors logos are:
Our Voice SA Logo is a maroon and yellow lion in round circle with words Participation + Rights = Power.
City of Mount Gambier Logo is three triangles in grey, green and blue with City of Mount Gambier written on the right Side of it.
JFA Purple Orange logo is a purple orange with fade to the top right, green leaves and green JFA next to it with Purple Orange in purple below orange.

09/06/2026

Our community of men are invited to our first "men's coffee and chat," put on by Skylight and proudly supported by the Wattle Range Su***de Prevention Network.

If you know a friend, work colleague, neighbor, or family member who might benefit from this, please share. Conversations can save lives.

And you get a FREE DRINK. A win-win for everyone. ☕️☕️☕️☕️

“Anything that's human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary.” — Fred Rogers
PLEASE SHARE

09/06/2026

Seen someone wearing a Sunflower lanyard and not sure what it means? 🌻

It’s a simple, discreet way for someone to show they may have a non-visible disability and could need:
• Extra time
• Patience
• Understanding
• Support

This could include people living with ADHD, autism, anxiety, dementia, hearing loss, chronic pain, epilepsy, mental health conditions and many other non-visible disabilities or chronic illnesses.

You don’t need to do anything differently.
And you should never ask someone what their disability is.

If someone needs support, simply ask:
“How can I help?”

Then let them lead the conversation in the way that feels comfortable for them 💚

Learn more about the Sunflower by visiting the website https://bit.ly/40VEGQ8

Making the invisible visible.

05/06/2026

Mount Gambier Workshop
✈SACID is coming to Mount Gambier.
🆓We are holding a free workshop on 24th June!!
🙂Learn how to speak up, meet new people and have fun!!
🤗We cant wait to see you there!!
🎟Register for the event here: https://events.humanitix.com/i-can-work-free-workshop-mount-gambier
ℹ See more information and download the workshop flyer here - https://sacid.org.au/sacid-visiting-mt-gambier/

02/06/2026

Announcing the Emergency Services ROAR! @ Wulanda 2026.
A connecting expo for people living with disability.
10am-3pm Tuesday 11th August 2026
Held at Wulanda at 7 Margaret Street Mount Gambier

Register your organisation ASAP. These could include:
Emergency Services
Disability
Councils
Advocacy and Peer Groups
Service Provider Organisations

You can Host Workshop Round Tables, man connecting expo tables, showcase events like Our Voice SA Music Bingo, and use Time slots for workshops, demonstrations and trainings.

There will be room to display limited vehicles so book your space quickly.

Free registration includes 1/8 page Colour Advert in Emergency Services ROAR! @ Wulanda Booklet which will be given out on the day. Your Advert and link promoted on Facebook and on the big screen during the day.

Register by June 30 2026 to be part of our 2026 event for free by Ringing Kate 0434 931 763.

Attached is a blue poster with the above information.

19/05/2026

𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗛 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗕𝗘𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗢 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗢 𝗠𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧 𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗕𝗜𝗘𝗥

A free community expo is on tomorrow in Mount Gambier, bringing together a wide range of local health and wellbeing services under one roof.

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: Wednesday May 20th
𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 10am - 4:30pm
𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: City Hall (enter via Cave Gardens)

The event will offer practical advice, support services, and information on prevention and early intervention - all in one place.

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲:
Abilities OT
Aboriginal Community Connect
Advocacy for Disability Access and Inclusion Inc.
Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme
Aidacare Mobility & Healthcare
Boandik
Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service
Chiropractic Life
Country Health Connect
Diabetes SA
Evokia Healing
Family Drug Support
Ferrers Medical Clinic
Focus One
Health Maximiser Support Services
Hearing Australia
headspace
Home & Community Aged Care
Home Care Equipment
In Home Hospice Care Inc
Lifeline CONNECT
Limestone Coast Health Network
Limestone Coast Dental
Limestone Speech
Mt Gambier Medicare Mental Health
Mission Australia
New ROADS
Nurture You Wellness
Pangula Mannamurna
Pro-Active Health
Salt and Sage Botanica
Salt Wellness Sanctuary
Skylight Mental Health
South East Academy of Chinese Martial Arts
Stepping Stones
Studio On Ripley
The Haven
Two Lines Fertility
Universal Aftercare Program
Wellness Connect

For more information contact [email protected]

16/05/2026

13/05/2026

14,000 voices. And we’re not done yet.

PWDA presented our Change.org petition with more than 14,000 signatures this morning to Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John at a press conference alongside other disability representative organisations.

The Change.org petition shows the strong public support for our campaign.

People with disability should not be the ones paying for budget savings.

The Federal Budget proposes billions in savings that will directly impact the lives of people with disability's access to the supports we rely on to work, study, care for our families, and live full lives.

As PWDA Acting CEO Megan Spindler-Smith said: “You do not improve a government program by cutting the funding for that program.”

We will continue advocating for a more meaningful response that actually moves the dial on our full inclusion.

There’s still more to do. Our Parliamentary e-Petition 'Protect access to reasonable and necessary supports under the NDIS' is open until 27 May.

Let's get this support on permanent public record.

Sign, share and show your support. https://buff.ly/bGJfmrH