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The Disability Trust supports Working With Children Week

Working with Children Week 2024 is being celebrated on 17-23 June by the NSW Office...

Welcome Here: Celebrating Pride Month

June is LGBTQI + Pride Month, and as a proudly diverse organisation, The Disability Trust...

The Disability Trust’s guide to end-of-year financial donations

With the end of the financial year on the horizon, it is a time when...

Short-Term Accommodation a ‘home away from home’

Finding appropriate Short-Term Accommodation for people with disability or illness can be challenging but The...

The Disability Trust celebrating 50-year anniversary in style

The Disability Trust is turning 50 this year and we are planning a range of...

Now More Than Ever, The Disability Trust supports National Reconciliation Week

The Disability Trust acknowledges the importance of National Reconciliation Week and embraces this year’s theme...

Nanga Mai dream a reality with official opening of children’s accommodation centre

It took 10 years for the dream to become a reality but The Disability Trust’s...

The Disability Trust helps Southern Cross Housing empower employment in Shoalhaven

In a groundbreaking initiative, Southern Cross Housing and The Disability Trust have joined forces to...

The Disability Trust and ermha365 launch WISE strategic partnership

WISE Aboriginal Corporation (WISE AC), The Disability Trust (TDT) and ermha365 (Ermha) have formed a...

Jason living life to the fullest with help from the Trust

Jason is an energetic and enduring example of just how The Disability Trust’s programs can...

Participant Advisory Groups making improvements

The Disability Trust is building on its mission to create a more inclusive world and...

Pathway to success in Hunter for employment services

If you are a job seeker in Newcastle, Lake Macquarie or the Central Coast, The...

Creative arts therapy achieving amazing results for Kristy

Creative arts therapy is achieving fantastic results with Kristy, a non-verbal communicator who lives in...

Feeding the fish a fun way for Cindy to contribute

Sometimes it’s the little tasks which can make a massive difference in someone’s life. Cindy...

Drama Groups bring the house down with laughter

The Disability Trust’s Southern Highlands Drama Groups overcame a late hiccup to ensure “the show...

Score Sharks rookies sink their teeth into rugby league

If the success of the recent Come and Try Day is anything to go by,...

Maddi finds perfect role with help from Council and The Disability Trust

Wollongong City Council is partnering with The Disability Trust to provide inclusive employment opportunities which...

Bean Counters have a Ball to raise funds for a worthy cause

More than 150 guests ran away with the circus at The Illawarra Bean Counters Ball...

Campers happy to get out of their comfort zone with fun activities

The spirit of having a go was alive and well when The Disability Trust’s Sport...

Score Bears on the hunt for more rugby league players

The Disability Trust is aiming to expand its Score Bears program on the Gold Coast...

Kenny’s GOOD Plan – writing a book on his love for Rosewood

Kenny is so proud of the team at Rosewood who support him and many others...

Izzy branching out in her employment journey with The Plant Room café

Isabella is one of the friendly faces who keep The Plant Room café at The...

Come and Try bike-riding skills with CycleAbility

If you are keen to learn how to become a better cyclist, it’s time to...

Shane brings experience, inspiration and knowledge to TDT board

Dr Shane Clifton brings not only experience of living with disability in joining the board...

The Disability Trust unites with ermha365

The Disability Trust (TDT) will join together with Victorian-based complex mental health and disability support...

Nanga Mai opens up to cater for short-term stays

The Disability Trust is proud to recently open the doors to Nanga Mai, a short-term...

New Goulburn kitchen cooking up a Storm

A new kitchen at The Disability Trust’s Goulburn centre is helping the local School Leaver...

Shoalhaven’s new facility a hive of activity

The Disability Trust’s new facility in Nowra is a bustling hive of activity, and that’s...

Roll up for the Bean Counters Ball

Roll up, roll up, the Illawarra Bean Counters Ball is on again and this year’s...

Working on a GOOD Plan

The Disability Trust Chief Operating Officer Ed Birt reinforced the value of goal setting for...

Jerome aims high with autism goals

Jerome Etteridge is a teacher’s aide who has a lofty ambition – he wants to...

All Ages All Abilities playground up and running

Christmas arrived early in Wollongong on Monday with the opening of the Stuart Park All...

KidsWish Christmas Party lights up Symbio

Christmas Party Lights Up Symbio Smiles were the order of the day at the KidsWish...

Volunteers pitch in for KidsWish Christmas Party

With more than 2000 people flocking to Symbio on Thursday for the KidsWish Christmas Party,...

IDPwD celebrations strike a chord in the community

The atmosphere was electric on Saturday with hundreds of Sydneysiders converging on Oran Park for...

Wheelchair basketball rookies work up a sweat

The first Southwest Sydney wheelchair basketball training program is in full swing with our rookie...

Socceroos and the Trust: New book covers Adrian’s two great careers

Adrian Alston never thought he would find a passion in life that would match the...

Horsley Plant Room cafe causing a stir

The opening of the second Plant Room Café created a slice of history after successfully...

Minister Shorten visits The Trust

The Minister for the NDIS, Bill Shorten, spoke about the importance of the future of...

Adam’s rapid rise to wheelchair AFL nationals

When Adam Smark had his leg amputated above the knee four years ago, he was...

2023 Australian HR Awards

The Disability Trust is delighted to have been acknowledged as finalists for Employer of Choice...

Get To Know Eric!

Eric is a new resident in our Home and Living services in the Hunter region,...

Rail Safety Workshop

Sydney’s School Leaver Employment Support (SLES) groups from Campbelltown, Miranda, and Oran Park came together...

Alex Dawson’s Review of ‘Tim’, the Play

Review by Alex Dawson, member of Mischief Makers drama group. Please note this review contains...

Southern Highlands Club Trust Creative Media Group

Lights, Camera, Action! Our Cub Trust Creative Media groups performed in Bowral, showcasing their thespian...

Far South Coast Autumn Kianinny Camp

It was a full house at our Annual Autumn Kianinny Camp, held in May. Though...

IncludeAbility: Tamara’s Story

Tamara was recently employed at Kmart Figtree as part of the Illawarra IncludeAbility Pilot Program....

David’s Employment Success!

We are proud of David for achieving his employment goals! David connected with Workskills with...

2022 Trust Champion of the Year

At The Disability Trust, we like to acknowledge our staff across our organisational footprint for...

Sutherland Photography Group

This term, the Sutherland Photography Group has visited a different destination each week, including a...

VALID: We Had Our Say!

In February, The Disability Trust’s Self Advocacy Group travelled to Geelong, Victoria to attend the...

Patrick’s SLES Success!

Patrick joined our School Leaver Employment Supports (SLES) in December 2019. Patrick was a very...

Trent’s Employment Journey

Senior Employment Consultant, Laura King, has been supporting Trent from November 2021 when he was...

Get to know the CEO

Get to know our new CEO, Carol Berry. Appointed in January 2023, Carol brings expertise...

Spotlight on Emma Ruby House

The Emma Ruby House is located in Cook, ACT, and is specifically designed to cater...

Rocking with Rocketman

Participant Pete and his support worker Joseph enjoyed a night rocking with the Rocketman himself,...

Clinical Research Trial

In 2022, participants from our Sydney School Leavers Employment Supports (SLES) and Supported Independent Living...

Meet Margaret from Bega!

Meet Margaret from the Bega Valley region. Margaret is one of our amazing participants who...

IncludeAbility Update

Our IncludeAbility Project, in partnership with the Australian Human Rights Commission, launched in November 2022....

Sports and Recreation Awards Night 2022

In December 2022, the Annual Sports and Recreation Awards Night was held at the Novotel,...

Carol Berry as new CEO

The Disability Trust is delighted to announce the appointment of Carol Berry to the role...

International Day of People with Disability 2022

International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) is celebrated internationally every year on the 3rd...

IncludeAbility Illawarra Launch

On Friday 18 November, The Disability Trust was proud to launch the Illawarra Pilot of...

Score Raiders Success

Congratulations to the Score Raiders who won the Minister’s Award for Inclusion at the 2022...

Illawarra NDIS Day of Action

The Australian Services Union’s Day of Action was held in the Illawarra on Thursday November...

IncludeAbility Illawarra Employment Pilot

IncludeAbility is a disability employment project that aims to improve employment opportunities for people with...

Success of Taj Mahal 2022

On Saturday 10 September, guests were immersed in Indian cuisine and culture for our Taj...

Ross Shows His Voice

Recently Tayla Brown, Speech Pathologist from Trusted Clinical Services, caught up with Ross Navara and...

Far South Coast Fashion Show

Our team in the Bega Valley has partnered again with the Sapphire Coast Anglican College...

Statement on Psychotropic Medication

The Disability Trust support the Royal Commission’s findings that ‘psychotropic medicines are being misused and...

Chenoa’s Success

Chenoa Paul, pictured third from the left, recently won a Bronze medal in the National...

NAIDOC Week 2022

From July 3 – 10, we celebrated NAIDOC Week. This year’s national theme was Get...

Illawarra Connection Dinner

The Disability Trust were privileged to attend The Illawarra Connection Dinner on Tuesday 2 August,...

Phone Number Change

The Disability Trust’s old number 02 4255 8000 will disconnect on 1st January 2023, allowing...

Celebrating Hunter Office Opening

The Disability Trust is excited to expand their services to the Hunter region, celebrating their...

Psychosocial Services Available

The Partners in Recovery (PIR) program has been replaced with the Commonwealth Psychosocial Support (CPS)...

New services in South East QLD

Did you know The Disability Trust now provides services in South East Queensland? Our office...

Retirement Announcement of Margaret Bowen

The Disability Trust (The Trust) would like to announce the retirement of CEO, Margaret Bowen....

A great match

Workskills participant Andrew Ramsay is celebrating his 1-year anniversary working as a cleaner at Fair...

NDIS Pricing Update June 2022

The Disability Trust welcomes the announcement from the Hon. Bill Shorten, Minister for the NDIS,...

Taking a different perspective

For Erin Verberne, relocating back to her hometown of Melbourne was always in her life...

Ups and Downs

‘Life has its ups and downs’, as the saying goes. This turned out to be...

Camping trip was the Stanwell Tops!

On Friday 1st April, sixty participants and thirty staff members headed off from The Disability...

CycleAbility: All Abilities Ride

We could not have asked for a more beautiful autumn morning last Sunday when our...

Goulburn’s Got Talent!

Club Trust in Goulburn has found new opportunities for participants to shine with the launch...

Sydney Sparkles for a special Family

Bailey and the team from Trusted Travel went to Sydney for the 2022 Gay and...

Great outcome for family using Trusted Plan Management

As plan managers we often don’t get to see the outcomes for our clients first...

Good natured rivalry continues in Canberra’s GIO Stadium

The rivalry between the Score Raiders and the Score Dragons rugby league teams intensified with...

Bega teams win Customer Service Awards

The Disability Trust and WorkAbility together with some of their participants have had their efforts...

Family Advisory Group Launched

The Disability Trust has recently established an Illawarra based Family Advisory Group. The function of...

Strike A Pose

Photography Group ‘Everything you need to master in basic photography’ The Photography Group is the...

Family fun with Carols by Candlelight

On the 17th December, The Disability Trust celebrated Christmas with a wonderful ‘Carols by Candlelight’...

Picture perfect

Art students share their work with the public in Bowral Art exhibition An exhibition highlighting...

Sport and Recreation Awards Night

On Saturday December 18 The Disability Trust Sport & Recreation services held their annual Awards...

The Strangeways Ensemble stage another triumph

On their first return to the stage since the 2020 hugely successful Trash Talk, the...

International Day of People with Disability celebrated in style

Every year International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) is held on 3 December and...

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