I am very pleased to announce that Fleur O'Keefe, Senior Clinical Nurse Adviser at Bolton Clarke will be attending the next meeting of the Western Dementia Action Alliance Group to give us an update on all things new at Bolton Clarke (previously known as RDNS).

Contact Veronica Hughes for details - Veronica.Hughes@carersvictoria.org.au

The Youth Disability Advocacy Service (YDAS) in partnership with Maribyrnong City Council are running two free ‘Get ready for the NDIS’ workshops at Phoenix Youth Hub in Footscray. The workshops are aimed at young people aged between 12 and 25. 
  
And the link for the September workshop is below: 
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/maribyrnong-youth-ndis-readiness-workshops-september-tickets-44538408579.  
  
For more information on events and information sessions in the region, you can find further information at https://www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/Residents/Support-in-your-community/NDIS-in-the-City-of-Maribyrnong and the NDIA events in Victoria page https://www.ndis.gov.au/news/events/vic.

Presentations from academic speakers, as well as service providers with case studies and 'real life' practice examples. 

Professional development points and continuing education credits available from Physical Activity Australia and Fitness Australia.

Target Audience
Service providers, managers and policy makers involved in the current or potential delivery of physicl activity opportunities (including active recreation and sport) for older people. Staff and volunteers from a range of settings and organisations are encouraged to attend. 

Cost
$100 ($70 refundable on attendance).

Registration
BOOK NOW!
move.org.au/page/vaap
Ph: 03 8531 8045
Email: programs@move.org.au

The Youth Disability Advocacy Service (YDAS) in partnership with Maribyrnong City Council are running two free ‘Get ready for the NDIS’ workshops at Phoenix Youth Hub in Footscray. The workshops are aimed at young people aged between 12 and 25. 
  
The Eventbrite link for the August workshop is below: 
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/maribyrnong-youth-ndis-readiness-workshops-august-tickets-44539471759. 
  
For more information on events and information sessions in the region, you can find further information at https://www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/Residents/Support-in-your-community/NDIS-in-the-City-of-Maribyrnong and the NDIA events in Victoria page https://www.ndis.gov.au/news/events/vic.

 The Forum is intended to multicultural and mainstream organisations, peak bodies, and diversity advisors with a view  to enhancing the cultural competence in the aged care workforce. Please RSVP to Gabriele on grukas@eccv.org.au by 13 August 2018.

Link to Flyer

Link to Program

For members of the West Metro Alliance Governance Group only.

More details will be released shortly

To be held at Western Health (Matthew Wood)

Sunshine Hospital WCHRE 1st Floor Seminar Rooms 1 & 2

9.30-10am: Morning Tea / Networking

10-11.30am: Meeting

Please see the agenda for the first My Aged Care Users Group here.

When you arrive at the Dream Factory please make your way to level 2, enter via the double glass doors, proceed down the hallway until you see stairs on your left. Take those stairs to level 3, the meeting will take place to the right hand side of the stairs.

This forum will explore how we can collaborate in the emerging competitive market being created by the reforms in Aged Care, Disability and Mental Health. The forum will also enable sharing of key learnings from the Community of Practice project which is led by NDS as part of Collaborative Panel initiatives.  There will be opportunity for networking.

Participation is open to people working or contributing to the community sector who are interested in progressing a consumer-directed care approach through collaboration and sharing.

Registration for this free event is through Eventbrite

Registrations will close Thursday 19 July, 2018.

This forum is bought to you by NDS, through the Aging, Disability and Mental Health Collaborative Panel, with funding through State Trustees Foundation.  It will be facilitated by Cath Smith of Changesmith Consulting.

For further information please contact Elise Garraway, elise.garraway@nds.org.au. 03 834 4314

Contact Veronica Hughes for details - Veronica.Hughes@carersvictoria.org.au

The West Metro Alliance Forum should be attended by individuals who lead and manage staff whose clients use CHSP, HACC-PYP, HCP or NDIS funded services, inclusive of Assessment and Intake services. This may include direct service providers for some organisations.

More information will be circulated closer to the date.

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact Michael Perrone (Regional Development Coordinator - West Metro) on 0405 249 682 / michael.perrone@cohealth.org.au

The final agenda can be found here.

Tickets can be secured via this link.

For people with disability, carers and family members, and service providers.

Learn more about the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Discover new opportunities to connect with others

Connect with over 80 service providers

Participate in 10 workshops throughout the day

Accessible parking, Auslan interpreters, hearing loop and attendant carer available

Wyndham City Council Website – NDIS Expo

For further information call 9742 0777 or email Community Wellbeing & Inclusion.

To become and exhibitor, contact Christine or call 9416 4003

This webinar will provide an update on the operations of My Aged Care. It will focus on key areas of interest for service providers and the assessment workforce including:

• an overview of aged care measures within the 2018-19 budget 
• an overview of continuous improvement activities to support better operations of My Aged Care
• an update on system changes planned for June 2018
• a comprehensive update on changes resulting from the National Screening and Assessment Form review.

Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions to a panel of representatives from the Department of Health.

 Link http://livestream.education.gov.au/health/5June2018/

You do not need to RSVP for the webinar, and there is no limit to the number of participants.

“Get Plan Ready” a series of sessions will be held throughout May 2018 within the Brimbank/Melton and Western Melbourne LGA’s. 
Getting Plan Ready Information Sessions are designed to help people with a disability as well as their families and carers better understand  the planning process. 
  
This session will cover topics such as:

• What will I be asked about in my first NDIS Planning conversations?
• What is an NDIS goal?
• Who helps me to make my NDIS plan? 
• Who makes decisions about what is funded in my NDIS Plan?
• How can I manage NDIS funding?

  
Please find details below for dates, locations and session times available. 
  
Registrations via Eventbrite. Please click the link to register for your session.

Hoppers Crossing – Thursday 31st May 2018
Session 1. 9:30am – 11:30am
Session 2. 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Address: Encore Events Centre, Function Room 1 & 2, 80 Derrimut Road, Hoppers Crossing, 3029
Hoppers Crossing - NDIS Get Plan Ready 2018

Your organisation's HACC-PYP key contact has been invited to a forum to help your organisation understand management of HACC-PYP, reporting, transitional funding arrangements and the NDIS interface. A range of presenters will include: HACC-PYP Central Office colleagues, DHHS Finance, the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) and the DHHS West Division NDIS Transition team. Please share this invite with relevant staff in your organisation.

Find attached a draft Agenda for the forum and the most recent Fact Sheet on the NDIS Transition for HACC-PYP (Feb 2018). Please come prepared with any follow up questions from this Fact Sheet or any new questions your agency needs clarification on.

Who should attend: This forum will be relevant for Managers, Coordinators of Assessment, Coordinators of Service Delivery, Senior Staff managing Allied Health & Social Support services, staff updating the SIG Box for the statewide data collection and staff managing finance for HACC-PYP.  

 

**Please forward this invitation to these key people in your agency.**

 

For more information please contact Heather Macmillan on 9275 7269

“Get Plan Ready” a series of sessions will be held throughout May 2018 within the Brimbank/Melton and Western Melbourne LGA’s. 
Getting Plan Ready Information Sessions are designed to help people with a disability as well as their families and carers better understand  the planning process. 
  
This session will cover topics such as:

• What will I be asked about in my first NDIS Planning conversations?
• What is an NDIS goal?
• Who helps me to make my NDIS plan? 
• Who makes decisions about what is funded in my NDIS Plan?
• How can I manage NDIS funding?

  
Please find details below for dates, locations and session times available. 
  
Registrations via Eventbrite. Please click the link to register for your session.

Keilor East – Wednesday 30th May 2018
Session 1. 10:30am – 12:30pm
Session 2. 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Address: Burley Griffin Neighbourhood Centre, Park Drive, East Keilor, 3033
Keilor East - NDIS Get Plan Ready 2018

“Get Plan Ready” a series of sessions will be held throughout May 2018 within the Brimbank/Melton and Western Melbourne LGA’s. 
Getting Plan Ready Information Sessions are designed to help people with a disability as well as their families and carers better understand  the planning process. 
  
This session will cover topics such as:

• What will I be asked about in my first NDIS Planning conversations?
• What is an NDIS goal?
• Who helps me to make my NDIS plan? 
• Who makes decisions about what is funded in my NDIS Plan?
• How can I manage NDIS funding?

  
Please find details below for dates, locations and session times available. 
  
Registrations via Eventbrite. Please click the link to register for your session.

Newport – Tuesday 29th May 2018
Session 1. 9:30am – 11:30am
Session 2. 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Address: Newport Community Hub, 13 Mason Street, Newport, 3015
Newport - NDIS Get Plan REady 29 May 2018

“Get Plan Ready” a series of sessions will be held throughout May 2018 within the Brimbank/Melton and Western Melbourne LGA’s. 
Getting Plan Ready Information Sessions are designed to help people with a disability as well as their families and carers better understand  the planning process. 
  
This session will cover topics such as:

• What will I be asked about in my first NDIS Planning conversations?
• What is an NDIS goal?
• Who helps me to make my NDIS plan? 
• Who makes decisions about what is funded in my NDIS Plan?
• How can I manage NDIS funding?

  
Please find details below for dates, locations and session times available. 
  
Registrations via Eventbrite. Please click the link to register for your session.

Footscray – Friday 25th May 2018
Session 1. 9:30am – 11:30am
Session 2. 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Address: Maribyrnong City Council Town Hall, Room 1, Corner of Hyde and Napier Street, Footscray, 3011
Footscray  - NDIS Get Plan Ready 25 May 2018

All Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) providers are invited to a live webinar about the 2018-2020 CHSP Funding Extension. This includes information for CHSP providers in Victoria and Western Australia.

The webinar will focus on providing:

• information on new funding agreements and conditions
• clarification on some existing CHSP policy.

 Participants will be able to submit questions throughout the presentation.

 Link 
 http://livestream.education.gov.au/health/24may2018/

You do not need to RSVP for the webinar, and there is no limit to the number of participants.

“Get Plan Ready” a series of sessions will be held throughout May 2018 within the Brimbank/Melton and Western Melbourne LGA’s. 
Getting Plan Ready Information Sessions are designed to help people with a disability as well as their families and carers better understand  the planning process. 
  
This session will cover topics such as:

• What will I be asked about in my first NDIS Planning conversations?
• What is an NDIS goal?
• Who helps me to make my NDIS plan? 
• Who makes decisions about what is funded in my NDIS Plan?
• How can I manage NDIS funding?

  
Please find details below for dates, locations and session times available. 
  
Registrations via Eventbrite. Please click the link to register for your session.

Moonee Ponds – Wednesday 23rd May 2018
Session 1. 9:30am – 11:30am
Session 2. 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Address: Clocktower Centre, Pascoe Room, 750 Mount Alexander Road, Moonee Ponds, 3039
Moonee Ponds - NDIS  Get Plan Ready 23 May 2018

“Get Plan Ready” a series of sessions will be held throughout May 2018 within the Brimbank/Melton and Western Melbourne LGA’s. 
Getting Plan Ready Information Sessions are designed to help people with a disability as well as their families and carers better understand  the planning process. 
  
This session will cover topics such as:

• What will I be asked about in my first NDIS Planning conversations?
• What is an NDIS goal?
• Who helps me to make my NDIS plan? 
• Who makes decisions about what is funded in my NDIS Plan?
• How can I manage NDIS funding?

  
Please find details below for dates, locations and session times available. 
  
Registrations via Eventbrite. Please click the link to register for your session.

North Melbourne – Thursday 17th May 2018   
Session 1. 9:30am – 11:30am
Session 2. 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Address: Mercure Hotel, Hotham Room, Corner of Flemington Road and Harker Street, North Melbourne, 3051
North Melbourne  - NDIS Get Plan Ready 17 May 2018

“Get Plan Ready” a series of sessions will be held throughout May 2018 within the Brimbank/Melton and Western Melbourne LGA’s. 
Getting Plan Ready Information Sessions are designed to help people with a disability as well as their families and carers better understand  the planning process. 
  
This session will cover topics such as:

• What will I be asked about in my first NDIS Planning conversations?
• What is an NDIS goal?
• Who helps me to make my NDIS plan? 
• Who makes decisions about what is funded in my NDIS Plan?
• How can I manage NDIS funding?

  
Please find details below for dates, locations and session times available. 
  
Registrations via Eventbrite. Please click the link to register for your session.

Vietnamese Translation Sunshine – Friday 16th May 2018
Session 1.00pm – 3:00pm
Address: Victoria University – Convention Centre Auditorium, Gate 1, 460 Ballarat Road, Sunshine, 3020
Sunshine Vietnamese Translation - NDIS Get Plan Ready Session 16 May 2018

“Get Plan Ready” a series of sessions will be held throughout May 2018 within the Brimbank/Melton and Western Melbourne LGA’s. 
Getting Plan Ready Information Sessions are designed to help people with a disability as well as their families and carers better understand  the planning process. 
  
This session will cover topics such as:

• What will I be asked about in my first NDIS Planning conversations?
• What is an NDIS goal?
• Who helps me to make my NDIS plan? 
• Who makes decisions about what is funded in my NDIS Plan?
• How can I manage NDIS funding?

  
Please find details below for dates, locations and session times available. 
  
Registrations via Eventbrite. Please click the link to register for your session.

Sunshine – Tuesday 15th May 2018
Session 1. 9:30am – 11:30am
Session 2. 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Address: Victoria University – Convention Centre Auditorium, Gate 1, 460 Ballarat Road, Sunshine, 3020
Sunshine - NDIS Get Plan Ready 15 May 2018

“Get Plan Ready” a series of sessions will be held throughout May 2018 within the Brimbank/Melton and Western Melbourne LGA’s. 
Getting Plan Ready Information Sessions are designed to help people with a disability as well as their families and carers better understand  the planning process. 
  
This session will cover topics such as:

• What will I be asked about in my first NDIS Planning conversations?
• What is an NDIS goal?
• Who helps me to make my NDIS plan? 
• Who makes decisions about what is funded in my NDIS Plan?
• How can I manage NDIS funding?

  
Please find details below for dates, locations and session times available. 
  
Registrations via Eventbrite. Please click the link to register for your session.

Werribee – Friday 11th May 2018
Session 1. 9:30am – 11:30am
Session 2. 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Address: Encore Events Centre, Function Room 1 & 2, 80 Derrimut Road, Hoppers Crossing, 3030
Werribee - NDIS Get Plan Ready Session 11 May 2018

“Get Plan Ready” a series of sessions will be held throughout May 2018 within the Brimbank/Melton and Western Melbourne LGA’s. 
Getting Plan Ready Information Sessions are designed to help people with a disability as well as their families and carers better understand  the planning process. 
  
This session will cover topics such as:

• What will I be asked about in my first NDIS Planning conversations?
• What is an NDIS goal?
• Who helps me to make my NDIS plan? 
• Who makes decisions about what is funded in my NDIS Plan?
• How can I manage NDIS funding?

  
Please find details below for dates, locations and session times available. 
  
Registrations via Eventbrite. Please click the link to register for your session.

Caroline Springs – Thursday 10th May 2018
Session 1. 9:30am – 11:30am
Session 2. 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Address: The Club, 1312 - 1322 Western Highway, Caroline Springs 3023
Caroline Springs - NDIS Get Plan Ready Session 10 May 2018

For members of the West Metro Alliance Governance Group only.

“Get Plan Ready” a series of sessions will be held throughout May 2018 within the Brimbank/Melton and Western Melbourne LGA’s. 
Getting Plan Ready Information Sessions are designed to help people with a disability as well as their families and carers better understand  the planning process. 
  
This session will cover topics such as:

• What will I be asked about in my first NDIS Planning conversations?
• What is an NDIS goal?
• Who helps me to make my NDIS plan? 
• Who makes decisions about what is funded in my NDIS Plan?
• How can I manage NDIS funding?

  
Please find details below for dates, locations and session times available. 
  
Registrations via Eventbrite. Please click the link to register for your session.

Sunshine – Tuesday 15th May 2018
Session 1. 9:30am – 11:30am
Session 2. 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Address: Victoria University – Convention Centre Auditorium, Gate 1, 460 Ballarat Road, Sunshine, 3020
Sunshine - NDIS Get Plan Ready 15 May 2018

“Get Plan Ready” a series of sessions will be held throughout May 2018 within the Brimbank/Melton and Western Melbourne LGA’s. 
Getting Plan Ready Information Sessions are designed to help people with a disability as well as their families and carers better understand  the planning process. 
  
This session will cover topics such as:

• What will I be asked about in my first NDIS Planning conversations?
• What is an NDIS goal?
• Who helps me to make my NDIS plan? 
• Who makes decisions about what is funded in my NDIS Plan?
• How can I manage NDIS funding?

  
Please find details below for dates, locations and session times available. 
  
Registrations via Eventbrite. Please click the link to register for your session.

Deer Park – Tuesday 8th May 2018
Session 1. 9:30am – 11:30am
Session 2. 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Address: Deer Park Club, Function Room 1, 780 Ballarat Road, Deer Park, 3023
Deer Park - NDIS Get Plan Ready Session 8 May 2018

Please see the agenda here.

9.30-10am: Morning Tea / Networking

10-11.30am: Meeting