Interchange Illawarra

3 weeks ago

Every Australian Counts needs your help! The Minister for the NDIS Stuart Robert is rushing through huge changes to NDIS assessments. And without talking to people with disability and their families first. So will you ask him six simple questions about what the changes actually mean for everyone?

Click the link below to find out more about Independent Assessments that are being introduced to the NDIS and why Every Australian Counts is worried.We know you all have lots of questions about independent assessments.

❓How they are going to work.

❓ What they will mean for you.

❓ And why they are being introduced in such a big hurry.

In the last week we have heard all your questions and concerns.

📣 Now it’s time for the Minister to hear them too.

So if you have a question about how this is all going to work – NOW is the time to speak up.

We know everyone has so much on their plate with COVID19 and lockdowns and everything else.

So we have done the hard work for you. We have a form on our website for you to email the Minister. You can send him your own questions and concerns – or you can just borrow the ones we have put together.

But whichever way you do it - it's time for the Minister to come clean and tell people with disability and their families what they want to know.

And we want straight answers – not spin.

And most important of all – no more changes without first talking to the people who matter most.

#NDISMakeItWork

PS And if we could ask one last favour - please share and help us spread the word so the Minister hears from as many people as possible.

👉 You can find the form on our website - everyaustraliancounts.com.au/questions-for-minister-robert-about-ndis-independent-assessments/

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Interchange Illawarra

3 weeks ago

If you’re ever in Randwick, drop into Sunny’s Café and try out the latest addition to their menu - ‘Levi’s Chicken Curry’!

All profits from the café go back into Sydney Children’s Hospital and the amazing work they do supporting young people 🌞

Love your beautiful smile Levi! Congratulations on your very own chicken curry, can't wait to taste it!Introducing Levi, a much-loved and long-term patient at Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick who now has a special Sunny’s Cafe meal named after him – ‘Levi’s chicken curry!’

Loving Levi has a rare genetic condition known as Pelizaeus-Merzbacher. Back in 2017 he spent three months in ICU and his family shared countless hours at Sunny’s Cafe. They found comfort in the warming drinks, home-made food and friendly staff who still remember them all by name. Sunny’s holds a special place in their hearts so Levi’s mum Jayde was super excited to be the winner of our new menu competition.

You’ll be able to try Levi’s dish THIS week as… *drum roll please* Sunny’s Cafe will be re-opening tomorrow! We’re so happy to share our new Sunny’s with you and can’t wait to welcome you back.

Levi’s portrait is currently hanging as part of our ‘A Little Piece of Me’ exhibition. Be sure to keep an eye out next time you visit Sunny’s and walk down the ground floor corridor. ...