Your new senior management team

We are very pleased to welcome our new Statewide Manager of Residential and Respite Services, Penny Butler.

Penny has been involved in disability services at many levels, from direct support worker in residential, education and day services, through to statewide co-ordination.

Penny has worked with a wide range of community and local government organisations.  She brings broad knowledge and skills!

Penny will be ably assisted by Area Managers in each region.

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The EW Tipping Foundation has announced an exciting step – an additional alliance with another
organisation.

The organisation is i-Gain Quality Learning, based in the Latrobe Valley for almost 40 years.

I-Gain is a Registered Training Organisation and leading training provider, which offers great opportunities for additional training for EW Tipping staff.

I-Gain also provides day services for people with disabilities, and auspices the Gippsland Community Leadership Program.

As part of the alliance, we are planning a ground-breaking – perhaps world first - project looking at best practice in disability day programs.

An article which recently
appeared on the Infoxchange website from Carers Australia says that carers are more than 40% more likely to suffer from at least one chronic health condition when compared to the rest of the community.

The report, titled The Health and Wellbeing of Adult Family Carers in South Australia , found that 70% of carers reported conditions such as diabetes, asthma, arthritis and cardiovascular disease.

Carers CEO Joan Hughes said she was concerned about the findings.

“We now have solid evidence going back more than a decade that clearly illustrates the urgent need to address carer health and wellbeing,” she said.  “Yet there is still no national plan to address the problem”.

The report is available from: www.health.sa.gov.au/PROS or by phoning 08 8226 7042.

It doesn’t matter what your age or ability, nearly everyone wants to be independent.

Two City of Kingston residents are proving that independence is possible in ways that most people haven’t dreamed of.

Peter and Greg each have disabilities, and until recently were living with their respective parents.

They met through one of our programs, the DirectLife Project.

DirectLife supports people with disabilities who want to be in charge of their own life and live independently in the community.

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People with disabilities in West Gippsland now have the chance to bond over dinner.

The Yoorooga Project has launched a community kitchen with funding assistance from the EW Tipping Foundation.

Participants have the opportunity to shop for ingredients, prepare and cook the meal, sit together to share their creation, and plan a meal for the following week.

“The kitchen allows people to learn skills not only in meal preparation, but also in nutrition, food handling, hygiene and safety, budgeting, teamwork, networking and shopping,” said Project Co-ordinator Kerryn Vaughan.