NDIS Provider Insurance: Five Things You Need to Know
NDIS organisations across Australia work in a wide variety of settings and are exposed to a number of unique obligations and risks.
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4 Budget Conscious Tactics Community Service Organisations Can Implement Right Now
It's no secret that the events of 2020 have left many community service organisations scrambling to cover costs, maintain clients and future proof themselves all at the same time.
Continue Reading...Anne-Marie Smith: Why Her Death Was Inevitable
No, I'm not talking about Anne-Marie Smith in particular - rather the tragic scenario that has exposed significant failings in the NDIS and specifically, accountability of the Providers who are responsible for the welfare of the participants they serve.
Continue Reading...WA Government to Close its NDIS Registration Process on 18 September
After a six-month delay since Western Australia was originally scheduled to transition to the National Quality and Safeguards Framework (1 July 2020), we are fast approaching the state's new transition date of 1 January 2021.
Continue Reading...Log On and Connect
Julia Cameron once wrote, 'we need to bridge our sense of loneliness and disconnection with a sense of community and continuity even if we must manufacture it from our time on the Web and our use of calling cards to connect long distance.
Continue Reading...Ann Marie Smith and NDIS Participant Safety: It’s Time To Action Change
It is the NDIS Participant safety case that continues to make news headlines around the country and shine light on one of the darkest parts of the disability sector.
Continue Reading...Community Organisation Strategic Planning: Could You Be Missing This Key Ingredient?
Strategic Plans keep us moving forward. They're our secret weapon for charging ahead when you're faced with disruption and uncertainty.
Continue Reading...The NDIS Audit Process and Responding to Audit Outcomes
In this three-part NDIS Audit Preparation series, we have so far looked at how to complete your Self-Assessment against the NDIS Practice Standards (an important first step towards NDIS Audit) and answered common questions our clients ask about the NDIS audit process.
Continue Reading...NDIS Participant Safety: The Gaps In Safeguarding Measures
Since I last spoke on the case of Ann-Marie Smith, it appears as if the circumstances surrounding her life and eventual passing, have been riddled with further acts of abuse and neglect which continue to come to light. Everyday new reports are hitting the news cycle of how Ann-Marie's vulnerability was exploited.
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