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    18/09/2024

    Minister sets the stage for regulatory reform

    Minister Shorten has announced the first changes to provider regulation.
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  • Resources
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    Good Practice Guides - Disability Employment

    NDS has produced a series of good practice guides for members that provide comprehensive instructions for employers cover NDIS Employment Supports, Classifying Employees and Supported Wage System under...
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    Western Australia Disability Support Awards - 2024 Nominees

    Congratulations to our 2024 Western Australia Disability Support Awards nominees! Visit the Western Australian Disability Support Awards page for information about the upcoming awards.
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    NDIS Review: Final Report Webcast

    Breakdown of the recommendations and actions from the NDS Review, focusing on key areas of the NDIS.
  • Events & Training
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    eLearning

    Good Working Relations for Managers and Supervisors

    Location: National (Online)
    Event start date: 1/01/2028
    This course is designed to provide managers, supervisors and team leaders with an understanding about workplace bullying and harassment and how to prevent and manage these issues.
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    Office version of Infection, Prevention and Control

    Location: National (online)
    Event start date: 1/01/2028
    This course is essential for office employees in care-sector settings, including both head office and back-office roles. It equips them with the knowledge to follow safe work practices and effectively...
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    Fire, Security and Emergency Response

    Location: National (online)
    Event start date: 31/12/2099
    This e-Learning course covers the requirements under WHS Regulation 2011 and contains important knowledge for every organisation.
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About

2012 Awards

Expired

NDS’s Membership Recognition Awards acknowledge the loyalty, support and contributions of Organisational Members that have reached the milestones of 20, 30, 40 and 50 years of continued NDS membership.

In December 2015, 133 members were recognised for their long-standing partnership with NDS.

Program: PDF, Word access

50 years of continued membership

  • Access Industries for the Disabled Ltd
  • Australian Foundation for Disability
  • Cootharinga North Queensland
  • Northcott
  • Novita Children's Services
  • Phoenix Society Inc
  • Rocky Bay Inc
  • St Giles Society Inc
  • The Bedford Group
  • Yooralla

MRAwards

Photo caption: Membership Recognition Award recipients receiving their '50 years' award during the 2012 CEO Meeting. From left Philip Anderson, Australian Foundation for Disability; Ian Terry, Phoenix Society; Phil Farrow, The Bedford Group; Rob Grant, Cootharinga North Queensland; Mike Smith, Access Industries for the Disabled; Ken Baker, National Disability Services; Michael Tait, Rocky Bay; Glenn Rappensberg, Novita Children's Services; Brendan Walsh, Cootharinga North Queensland; and Sanjib Roy, Yooralla

40+ years of continued membership

  • Activ Foundation Inc
  • Deaf Children Australia
  • Disability Services Australia
  • Disabled Motorists Australia
  • Epilepsy Queensland Inc
  • Good Samaritan Industries
  • Hands On SA
  • Help Enterprises
  • House with No Steps
  • Independence Australia
  • Open Minds
  • RichmondPRA
  • Royal Institute for Deaf & Blind Children
  • Royal Society for the Blind of South Australia Inc
  • Sunnyfield
  • Vision Australia
  • Westhaven Association Ltd

MR40yr

Photo caption: Membership Recognition Award recipients receiving their '40 years' award during the 2012 CEO Meeting.From left: Andrew Richardson, House with No Steps; Caroline Cuddihy, Sunnyfield; Shane Mauger, Activ Foundation; Andrew Daly, Royal Society for the Blind of SA; Catherine Dickson, Disability Services Australia; Rosslyn Pickhaver, Disabled Motorists Australia; Chris Rehn, Royal Institute for Deaf & Blind Children; John Knowles, Good Samaritan Industries; Ken Baker, National Disability Services; and Damien Lacey, Deaf Children Australia.

30+ years of continued membership

  • Able Australia Services
  • Aged & Community Services Australia
  • Australian Blindness Forum
  • Barkuma Inc
  • Centacare Community Services
  • Cerebral Palsy Australia
  • Cerebral Palsy League of Queensland
  • Emmanuel
  • Epilepsy Association of SA & NT Inc
  • Epilepsy Association of the ACT Inc
  • Eurella Community Services Inc
  • Fairhaven Future Care Ltd
  • Hartley Lifecare
  • HPA Disability Services
  • Koomarri
  • Latrobe Valley Enterprises
  • Mercy Disability Services
  • Multicap
  • Multicap Tasmania
  • Muscular Dystrophy Association of NSW
  • Nadrasca Ltd
  • Oak Tasmania
  • Orana Incorporated
  • Paraplegic and Quadriplegic Association of NSW
  • SCOPE (Vic) Ltd
  • scosa
  • Senses Foundation Inc
  • Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus Association of South Australia Inc
  • Spinal Cord Injuries Australia
  • Spinal Injuries Association
  • Tascare Society for Children
  • VATMI Industries Limited
  • Victorian Deaf Society
  • Villa Maria Society
  • VincentCare Victoria
  • Warrah
  • Western Australian Deaf Society Inc
  • Xavier Children's Support Network

20+ years of continued membership

  • A.Q.A. Victoria Ltd
  • Ability Works Australia
  • ACL Disability Services
  • Advance Personnel (Canberra) Inc
  • Anglicare NT
  • Anowah Community Living Inc
  • Australian & New Zealand Association of Neurologists
  • Australian Parent Advocacy
  • Aware Industries Ltd
  • Behha Enterprises
  • Better Hearing Australia (Sydney) Inc
  • Brightwater Care Group
  • Canberra Blind Society
  • Castle Personnel Services Ltd
  • Cerebral Palsy Alliance
  • Challenge Disability Services
  • Chinese Parents Association - Children with Disabilities Inc
  • Civic Disability Services Limited
  • Community Connections Australia
  • Community Resource Unit Inc
  • ConnectAbility Australia Inc
  • Cosmos Inc
  • Down Syndrome Association of Victoria Inc
  • Endeavour Foundation
  • Essential Personnel
  • Essential Personnel Association Inc
  • Forrest Personnel Inc
  • Geraldton Personnel Inc
  • Gold Coast Recreation & Sport Inc
  • Great Southern Personnel
  • Inala
  • Independent Living Centre WA
  • Job Placement Ltd
  • Jobsupport
  • Karingal
  • Kirinari Community Services Ltd
  • Macarthur Accommodation System
  • Marillac
  • Minda Incorporated
  • MOIRA
  • MontroseAccess
  • Motor Neurone Disease Association of Victoria Inc
  • Mount Isa Skills Association Inc
  • Murray Human Services Inc
  • Nambucca Valley Phoenix Ltd
  • National Brain Injury Foundation Inc
  • Nican
  • Optia Incorporated
  • PEP Community Services
  • Polio NSW Inc
  • Prahran Mission
  • Project Employment
  • RPH Australia Cooperative Ltd
  • SA Group Enterprises Inc
  • SANE Australia
  • Tandem Respite Inc
  • Technical Aid to the Disabled (ACT) Inc
  • Technical Aid to the Disabled Queensland Inc
  • The Flagstaff Group
  • The Oakleigh Centre
  • The Personnel Group Ltd
  • Tulgeen Group
  • UnitingCare Disability Services Central Coast
  • Valley Industries Ltd
  • Veranto
  • Waverley Helpmates Inc
  • Work Connection Ltd
  • Work Venture (Qld) Ltd