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NDIS Feature – Stories of success from NDIS
STORIES of the life-changing difference NDIS funding has made for individuals and their families are shared on the scheme’s website. One of the recent stories…
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NDIS Feature – Rebalance services to save the NDIS: Grattan Institute
THE National Disability Insurance Scheme has grown too big too fast, and its future is now at stake, according to the findings outlined in a…
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NDIS Feature – New guidelines on accessibility of digital tech
THE Australian Human Rights Commission has released new guidelines to assist organisations and businesses to meet their legal obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act when…
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NDIS Feature – What is the NDIS?
THE fundamental aim of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is to improve the quality of life of people with significant and permanent disability. The…
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Fassifern Police, 2nd July 2025
Search and rescue The bushwalking season is well and truly on again with local police and SES attending several calls over the last two weeks.…
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Scenic Rim roads in State Budget boost
Fire station builds and plans for Coulson Crossing fix, passing lanes, hospital FUNDING for Scenic Rim roads, sports facilities, schools and health and emergency services…
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NDIS Feature – Changes to funding are all about timing and budgets
CHANGES to how people with disability receive their funding began in late May this year and are being gradually rolled out. The changes, according to…
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Council says ‘no more’ to Kalbar subdivision court case
THE QM Properties’ subdivision on the eastern outskirts of Kalbar will be approved following a decision by councillors to call a halt on fighting the…
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New fire station to front Yeates Avenue
THE State Government made a $4 million commitment in its recent Budget for a new auxiliary fire station for Boonah. The promise of new headquarters…
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NDIS Feature – Autism most common disability
AUTISM is the most common disability for people involved in the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Of the 717,000 participants in the NDIS, 38 percent were…
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Songbird students bring music to Beaudesert and beyond
A COLLABORATIVE musical movement that began in 2020 has brought Beaudesert State High School students past and present real world success. The collective name for…
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Cocoa bean shortage represents a pivotal opportunity for Australian growers
LESS than a year ago, Chris Jahnke had 6,000 cocoa trees in the ground; now he’s prepping thousands more to expand his plantation, while fielding…
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