Creating a voice for the Disability Sector
Creating a voice for the Disability Sector

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A Cocoon House is a life transforming change

22 August 2023
Cocoon SDA are a proud Platinum Sponsor of the Perth Disability Connection Ex...

Delivering successful stories through establishing successful lives

22 August 2023
Cocoon SDA are a proud Platinum Sponsor of the Perth Disability Connection Ex...

Complex Care Made Easy

17 August 2023
Meet Phil. He is incredible and the epitome of resilience given all he has de...

Creating Homes and Changing Lives

17 August 2023
Community Housing Limited is a proud Gold Sponsor of the upcoming Perth Disab...

Nulsen Disability Services

17 August 2023
“People remain our most valuable assets – without them we cannot deliver serv...
A Cocoon House is a life transforming change

A Cocoon House is a life transforming change

22 August 2023
Cocoon SDA are a proud Platinum Sponsor of the Perth Disability Connection Expo, sponsored by St Jude’s NDIS, to be held on the 25th and 26th Augus...
Delivering successful stories through establishing successful lives

Delivering successful stories through establishing successful lives

22 August 2023
Cocoon SDA are a proud Platinum Sponsor of the Perth Disability Connection Expo, sponsored by St Jude’s NDIS, to be held on the 25th and 26th Augus...
Sydney Disability Connection Expo 2023 Magazine Sneak Peek

Sydney Disability Connection Expo 2023 Magazine Sneak Peek

14 June 2023
Join us at the Sydney Disability Connection Expo 2023 Sponsored by Easy Healthcare on June 16th and 17th, 2023.
Supporting the Disability Sector Together - ahead of Sydney's biggest disability & NDIS related event!

Supporting the Disability Sector Together - ahead of Sydney's biggest disability & NDIS related event!

05 June 2023
Sydney’s International Convention Centre Sydney - ICC Sydney leading the way for inclusive events ahead of Australia’s biggest Disability and NDIS ...
Connected Support Group Offering Help When It's Needed Most

Connected Support Group Offering Help When It's Needed Most

Aimee Sloan is, like so many parents of a child with a disability, worn out by the demands and worn down by the system that was increasingly reduci...
We’re HIRING! Do you love connecting with people? Would you be interested in an events sales role? We’d love to connect with you.

We’re HIRING! Do you love connecting with people? Would you be interested in an events sales role? We’d love to connect with you.

25 May 2023
Our company is on a mission to turn Australia into the World Leader of Disability Services.
Tricia Malowney is helping empower the disability sector

Tricia Malowney is helping empower the disability sector

23 March 2022
Even after many successful decades of work and study, Chief Accessibility Advocate to the Department of Transport (DoT) Tricia Malowney says she is...
Support workers need to know the boundaries when it comes to being “friends”

Support workers need to know the boundaries when it comes to being “friends”

17 March 2022
Disability support workers and participants need to understand the boundaries when it comes to fulfilling their role, according to controversial ad...
E-bikes and Trikes Offer Independence in Disability Sector : Easy Cycles and Developing Australian Communities

E-bikes and Trikes Offer Independence in Disability Sector : Easy Cycles and Developing Australian Communities

06 February 2023
“What started in 1972 as one man’s dream to cycle across Australia, has over the past 50 years, developed into a couple’s nation-wide passion to en...
A proud autistic wheelchair user shares their story

A proud autistic wheelchair user shares their story

31 March 2022
April is World Autism Month and we at Developing Australian Communities love to share your stories and perspectives. From participants, carers and ...
Helping Queensland people living with a disability stay connected

Helping Queensland people living with a disability stay connected

13 January 2022
The Queensland Government has delivered on its election promise to ensure that Queenslanders living with disability can stay connected to their com...
Creating Homes and Changing Lives

Creating Homes and Changing Lives

17 August 2023
Community Housing Limited is a proud Gold Sponsor of the upcoming Perth Disability Connection Expo on the 25th and 26th August which will draw crow...
The magic of teamwork

The magic of teamwork

20 April 2023
Cocoon SDA Care is in the process of building a property portfolio expected to reach over 400 homes over the next 12 months.
St. John Ambulance offers transport options in regional Queensland

St. John Ambulance offers transport options in regional Queensland

Do you know of someone who is unable to access their community due to a lack of transport? Did you know St. John Ambulance delivers such a service?...
Driving and car modifications under NDIS

Driving and car modifications under NDIS

Whether you’re learning to drive for the first time or just acquired a disability and want to get back into it, the National Disability Insurance S...
Complex Needs? Not a problem with LinkAssist.

Complex Needs? Not a problem with LinkAssist.

18 April 2023
Cindy (not her real name) was facing homelessness, mental health challenges, and problematic behaviours that were obstructing her ability to live a...
Delivering quality supports with compassion

Delivering quality supports with compassion

14 April 2023
Easy Healthcare has big plans for 2023 and that means big opportunities for its clients to live their life to the fullest.
Helping people blossom in the community at the Derrimut activity centre

Helping people blossom in the community at the Derrimut activity centre

13 April 2023
Blossom Community Care is focused on fostering independence, happiness, and creating opportunity for people with disability.
Celebrating you through lifestyle living

Celebrating you through lifestyle living

20 April 2023
Cocoon SDA Care are an exceptional leader in the disability housing space ensuring participants have access to what are truly personalised homes in...
Paying attention to the details makes for quality care

Paying attention to the details makes for quality care

18 April 2023
LinkAssist provides a personalised intake process to ensure the best support for their clients. The staff is chosen based on attitude and experienc...
Helping people blossom in the community at the Derrimut activity centre

Helping people blossom in the community at the Derrimut activity centre

13 April 2023
Blossom Community Care is focused on fostering independence, happiness, and creating opportunity for people with disability.
Persistence and Perseverance Pay Off

Persistence and Perseverance Pay Off

21 February 2023
William Grier is living evidence of aspirations and dreams come to life under the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Purple Dream House: The Home Away From Home

Purple Dream House: The Home Away From Home

15 December 2022
Purple Dream House: Building a home away from home A disability respite house that specialises in supporting school age children is having a big i...
A proud autistic wheelchair user shares their story

A proud autistic wheelchair user shares their story

31 March 2022
April is World Autism Month and we at Developing Australian Communities love to share your stories and perspectives. From participants, carers and ...
The NDIS doesn’t fund holidays but STX may help you take one!

The NDIS doesn’t fund holidays but STX may help you take one!

21 March 2022
While the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) does not fund holidays for participants or their informal carers or family members, there are...
How to overcome challenges when dating with a disability

How to overcome challenges when dating with a disability

09 March 2022
When Aussie Paralympian Dylan Alcott was named Australian of the Year in January, it did not just turn the spotlight on the disability sector and t...
Creative arts therapy has been proven to empower people with a disability

Creative arts therapy has been proven to empower people with a disability

08 February 2022
It is becoming more apparent that unleashing your creative talent through art is a sure way to calm the soul and soothe the mind, as MARINA REYNOLD...
ACALS program brings old furniture to life and participants together

ACALS program brings old furniture to life and participants together

22 December 2021
“Coming together, to support one another” is Accessible Care & Lifestyle Services’ (ACALS) slogan - and the provider’s hugely popular Upcycle R...
Exceptional Homes, Incredible Lifestyles

Exceptional Homes, Incredible Lifestyles

11 April 2023
Cocoon SDA Care design and build customised Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) across Australia or people with extreme functional impairment...
New Sesame Street Muppet has a disability

New Sesame Street Muppet has a disability

07 April 2022
There’s a new Muppet on the Sesame Street block, and she uses a wheelchair.
SA Police recruits to undertake autism training

SA Police recruits to undertake autism training

06 April 2022
April is Autism Awareness Month - we continue our series of articles focussing on autism and autistic people throughout the month. Police recruits...
Get Busy Cooking! A Creative Innovation Solving A Dietary Issue

Get Busy Cooking! A Creative Innovation Solving A Dietary Issue

12 April 2023
Eating well is an essential ingredient to good mental and physical health, but it can be challenging to some people living with disability.
Melba's Jazzy Day Out At The Bruthen Blues And Arts Festival In Gippsland

Melba's Jazzy Day Out At The Bruthen Blues And Arts Festival In Gippsland

10 April 2023
On any given weekend, the sleepy Gippsland town of Bruthen is much like any other – but for one week in February the town comes alive with the soun...
Congratulations to the 2022 Brisbane Disability Staff Recognition Award Winners!

Congratulations to the 2022 Brisbane Disability Staff Recognition Award Winners!

17 May 2022
The spotlight was well and truly on the best of the best in Brisbane recently for the 2022 Brisbane Disability Staff Recognition Awards sponsored b...
Leading disability advocate calls out all levels of Government for blindspot on disability sector and Paralympic funding

Leading disability advocate calls out all levels of Government for blindspot on disability sector and Paralympic funding

07 March 2023
A leading Australian disability advocate has called out successive political leaders for their selective blindness when it comes to the disability ...
Four charged over $2m NDIS fraud

Four charged over $2m NDIS fraud

02 June 2022
Four people face charges for allegedly defrauding the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) of more than $2 million following their arrests i...
What happens to the “forgotten” people of the disability sector?

What happens to the “forgotten” people of the disability sector?

12 May 2022
Have you ever stopped to think about what happens to people living with disabilities who don’t pass the National Disability Insurance Agency’s (NDI...
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