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In Black and White February 08

21st Apr 2010

An exciting era begins!

The EW Tipping Foundation takes great pleasure in announcing an exciting step— the signing of an agreement to form a formal alliance with another organisation.

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

The alliance, which we intend to finalise by July, promises great benefits to both organizations and the communities we serve.

i-GAIN, a registered training organization, provides educational and training services, disability services, and auspices the renowned Gippsland Community Leadership Program.

My View - with CEO Richard Dent

I was delighted to announce our alliance with i-GAIN Quality Learning recently. i-GAIN has an excellent and longstanding reputation in disability day
services, as a Registered Training Organisation, and as the auspice for the Gippsland Community Leadership Program. Our two organizations will work well together.

Over the next 10 years, demand for community services will jump by almost 50%. At the same time, Government funding per person will be increasingly trimmed: this will mean an increasing drive for efficiency and for co-operation. It will also mean people will increasingly miss out on support.

Golf time for Terry

Terry Meade of Ballarat looks forward to Tuesdays with a passion.

It’s the day he gets out to play several hours of golf with his EW Tipping Foundation staff member, James.

Terry receives five hours of support every week from the Foundation as part of our dementia support program.

Terry, 83, was diagnosed with dementia after suffering a stroke nearly two years ago which affected his memory.

Until then, he had been very active, particularly looking after the acreage property that was home for him and his wife Jill.

Building our Leadership Team

We are very pleased to formally announce some
significant changes to our leadership team.

For most people we support, the new structure means very little change. It does, however, position us for the new challenges ahead.

By the end of 2008, EW Tipping Foundationand its partner organizations will support more than 1000 people across the state, with more than 1000 staff .

We therefore need to have a leadership that focuses on the outcomes for people we support. We believe our new structure and team will provide enhanced services, more support for our frontline staff, better connections with communities, and more opportunities.

We particularly welcome Lyndie Spurr, Penny Butler and Chris Davern to our senior team.

Nearly ready

Bacchus Marsh’s new disability respite house is at lock-up stage thanks to generous donations from EW Tipping Foundation supporters and construction businesses.

We expect to open the home in the next few months to provide families caring for someone with a disability with a much-needed break.

Building manager Shane Cook, of Shane Cook Homes, says that in addition to many generous monetary donations a large number of businesses have donated goods and services.

They include Selkirk (bricks), Lafarge (plasterboard), Pier Industries (batons), A & K Flower Plastering (labour and donation co-ordination), Stratco, Plumbkor (plumbing), Marshall Engineering (steel fabrication), Allpress Printing (signage), Darley Concreting (concrete slab), Wilson ’s Hardware & Building Supplies, Covertite, WallsPlus, Stegbar Windows and Total Truss
Systems.