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New Program to Carry on Work

This comes as the National Disability Insurance Scheme’s funding for the RuralAccess Program, which has been running in Bass Coast since 2001, ends on 30 June.

By Portal Admin - 1st July 2020 - Back to News

From 1 July, Bass Coast Shire Council's Building Inclusive Communities' RuralAccess Program will be replaced by the new Access and Healthy Ageing Program.

For the full media release, please visit: https://www.basscoast.vic.gov.au/about-council/news-listing/new-program-to-carry-on-work

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