Health
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Seniors Insight – Heart health, mental well-being – dogs get a good wrap
DO DOGS make great companions for retirees? There’s lots of research to prove they do or they can if there’s a good match with their…
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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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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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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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NDIS Feature – Opportunities for graduates in the NDIA
THE National Disability Insurance Agency has a graduate development program – a career opportunity within the Australian public service. “We welcome applications from graduates with…
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Cash in on living a healthier life
AN IMPROVED quality of life is what Lisa Cash wants for her clients and her passion is finding out how to make this happen. The…
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Upgrade promised for Boonah Hospital
BOONAH Hospital has been added to the list of health facilities which will be upgraded under the State Government’s more than $1 billion Building Rural…
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Inquiry after miscarriage ordeal
A FERNVALE woman at the centre of a harrowing miscarriage ordeal says she has lost all faith in Ipswich Hospital. Her treatment has prompted a…
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Flu double whammy
CASES of colds, flu and Covid are skyrocketing, with the beleaguered West Moreton Health region struggling to cope as they all spike simultaneously. A source…












