Carers WA 2024 Annual General Meeting and Networking

We welcome your attendance at our AGM and Networking event as we present the 2023/2024 Annual Report and share the progress, achievements, and future plans of our organisation.

Date: Wednesday, 30th October 2024
Time: 9.00am – 10.30am, including morning tea
Location: The Rise, 28 Eighth Ave Maylands WA 6051

Guests will have the opportunity to meet the Carers WA team, learn more about Carer Gateway, ask questions about our new and existing programs and explore ways of working together.

To register your interest click here.

The Craft of Social Care

This workshop, presented by the internationally acclaimed speaker Heather Simmons is designed exclusively for professionals operating in Western Australia's aged care, disability, mental health and community sectors. 

Service providers will have the opportunity to explore common difficulties faced in the sector, share innovative practices and be inspired by the Thistle Foundation's journey towards a values-led, person-centred approach.

When: Wednesday, 23rd October 2024 | 9.00am – 12.30pm 
Where: Telethon Speech & Hearing Centre Auditorium, 36 Dodd Street, Wembley  WA 

Tickets: $75 for single ticket. $60 per ticket if 2 or more tickets are purchased.

To purchase your tickets click here.

Carers WA Conference 2024

Be inspired in your role working with carers as we explore a range of topics around navigating the carer identity including information on complex systems like the NDIS and the Aged Care system, taking care of your own wellbeing, managing change and being financially resilient.

When: Thursday, 17th October 2024 
Where: Online
Cost: Free

This event is proudly supported by Lotterywest and the Department of Communities WA.

To register, click here.

National Carers Week

Don't miss the opportunity to be involved in Carers Week 2024 (Sunday, 13th to Saturday, 19th October 2024). There are lots of ways you can participate and we've included some of our top picks to help you decide.

Help us make some noise by giving a shout out to all the carers in your community. You can put up a poster at your workplace, download one of our ready to share social media graphics or even create your own graphic using our fun and easy to use Canva template. 

To find out more visit www.carerswa.asn.au/carers-week

Do you have clients living in Albany who are looking for a job or thinking about returning to paid work?

Carers WA is delivering a Be Job Ready Essentials 2-day workshop in Albany! The sessions will provide realistic information and practical skills that can be used to apply for, secure and maintain employment.

When: 5th and 6th November | 10.00am - 3.00pm

Where: Albany Entertainment Centre

To register click here.

The Young Carer Bursary Program supports young carers to continue with their education and reduce their need to undertake paid work at the same time as their study and caring duties.

The program offers 1,592 bursaries of $3,768 each year to assist with education needs and resources.

The Young Carer Network is excited to share some of the improvements that have been made to this year's application process including:

• An improved login system
• Streamlined application process
• Easier parental/guardian consent
• A simplified payment structure
• Less paperwork
• Just one survey!

Applications open Tuesday, 8th October. To find out more click here. 

Carers WA Responds to the ‘Draft Lists of NDIS Supports’

Our team also recently submitted a response to the ‘Draft Lists of NDIS Supports’. Our submission includes recommendations, general feedback and information for the inclusion of carers.

In the submission we state that:

The proposed legislative changes and the prescriptive nature of the draft lists of NDIS supports, effectively disempower people with disability, and remove the choice and control which the NDIS espouses to provide. Further, the narrative around the NDIS and the supports it provides has shifted significantly, from a focus on investment in supporting people with disability now to reduce future cost; to a concentration on the current cost of the scheme.

You can read our full submission here.