Latest News

• Add My News • Search Old News

Bass Coast Local News:
Funding Extension for Council’s Rural Access Program

Support for disability with Building Inclusive Communities ‘Rural Access’ Program.

By Portal Admin - 25th May 2019 - Back to News

Bass Coast Shire Council has been providing essential support and services for people living with a disability in the community through the Building Inclusive Communities ‘Rural Access’ Program since 2001.

Funding for the Program was due to end on 30 June 2019, in line with the full roll-out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) across Victoria.

As a result of proactive advocacy by Councils across Victoria, including Bass Coast, the Program has received a funding extension.

Bass Coast’s Program will now run until 31 December, 2019.

Funding for the program is provided by the National Disability Insurance Agency, through the Department of Health and Human Services.

Deputy Mayor, Cr Bruce Kent, said the funding extension was a great outcome for the community.

"The extension will enable the Program to continue its work within the community to ensure people with disability are included in all aspects of community life," Cr Kent said.

"The funding extension will also provide time to plan for the transition of the Program, to dovetail with the ongoing roll-out of the NDIS."

Since the Program begun at Bass Coast, there have been a number of project achievements.

These include funding local businesses, clubs and community groups to improve accessibility, co-ordinating leadership and capacity building for people with a disability, developing and delivering the Good Access is Good Business program and supporting the rollout of the NDIS in Bass Coast Shire.

For more information on the Program, contact Council’s Community Facilitator – Rural Access on 1300 BCOAST (226 278) or (03) 5671 2211 or email ruralaccess@basscoast.vic.gov.au. People who are deaf, or have a hearing or speech impairment, can contact Council via the National Relay Service on 133 677.

Source: www.gippsland.com

Published by: support@gippsland.com

If you are the author of this story you can edit it by clicking here

• Funding Boost for Newborough’s Athletes
  10 new multi-sport courts and a pavilion to be constructed.
• Funding Helps Seal the Deal
  Round two for multiple local road projects.
• New Funding Available For Sports Clubs in Eastern Victoria Region
  Grants of up to $3,000 or $10,000 to community sporting clubs.
• More Funding Announced For Environment Volunteers in Eastern Victoria
  Opening of the 2019-2020 Victorian Landcare Grant.
• Moe Nets Funding For New Cricket Centre of Excellence
  A $500,000 funding for a state-of-the-art cricket centre of excellence.
• Great Local Ideas Secure Funding Through Pick My Project
  vital funding through Pick My Project
• Bass Coast joins Application for Rural Council Transformation Program Funding
  Bass Coast Shire Council applies for funding to establish the next stage of a shared services entity in Gippsland.
• Business Funding Boost
  Government commits $50,000 to Latrobe City Council local business events program.
• Farmers’ Market Support Program to return: only under Liberal Nationals
  An elected Liberal Nationals Government plans to bring back the Farmers’ Market Support Program axed by Labor.
• Latrobe L2P Program: Driver mentor Program to Continue till 2023
  Continued assistance to young people with challenges in completing their 120 hours of on-road driving experience.
• Morwell Rose Garden Festival Funding
  A $100,000 Federal Government funding to expand the Morwell Rose Garden Festival.
• Mental Health Boost to Support Gippsland Recovery
  New funding for fire-affected communities in Gippsland.
• The Nationals supporting headspace to better support young Gippslanders
  Nationals aim to provide young Gippslanders access to the mental health services they need – regardless of where they live.
• Aged and Disability Services Continue to Support our Community
  Continued aged support through transition.
• Expanding Mental Health Support to Gippsland Students
  Access to a mental health professional for secondary schools soon.
• Northe Calls for Support to Address Terrible Statistics in Local Men’s Health
  Calls for additional support to tackle Prostate Cancer