High rolling in Cowra
Cowra rolled out all the spare wheelchairs it could muster and rounded up wayfaring school kids on Wednesday, to help get the word out about what life is like when you're confined to a wheelchair and...
View ArticleDalwood supporters get hearing
Parents fighting to save a centre for rural children with learning difficulties have secured a meeting with the New South Wales director-general of education.
View ArticleDalwood Centre given six month reprieve
The New South Wales Government says it will keep a centre for rural children with learning difficulties open for at least six months, but the timing of the announcement is being questioned by a...
View ArticleMore disability accommodation for Gilgandra
The Gilgandra Shire Council has bought a block of land to build the town's second home for people with disabilities to meet growing demand.
View ArticleConcerns about application process for new look Dalwood Assessment Centre
There are concerns that some children may miss out on a place at a Sydney-based school for students with severe learning difficulties because there are less than two weeks left to apply.
View ArticleNSW Coalition urged to support reinstating former Dalwood Assessment Centre
The New South Wales Opposition is being asked to reinstate a former support program for rural children with severe learning difficulties.
View ArticleWestern NSW police step up industrial action
Police in western New South Wales towns are refusing to transport prisoners to court as industrial action escalates over a plan to cut injury protections for officers.
View ArticleDisability program planned for Trangie
It is hoped a program in Trangie will help people with physical and mental disabilities learn life skills.
View ArticleKnitting up funds for disability support
Aged care residents and young people with intellectual disabilities are teaming up to raise funds for local disability services in Mudgee.
View ArticleTeens Head to Amp Camp
The Teen Amp Camp is a weekend away for teenagers who have lost a limb or have congenital limb differences.
View ArticlePowering through the pool from Dubbo to Rio
Dubbo swimmer Zohe Hughes is on track to be part of Australia's Paralympics team in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
View ArticleDisability service to come to Trangie
The Narromine Council is allocating $60,000 to upgrade the Trangie Girl Guides Hall, so a day program for people with disabilities can be established.
View ArticleNarromine council push for respite care
The Narromine Shire Council will make a bid for federal government funding for a respite centre for people with a disability at Trangie.
View ArticleAunty Mary is a star
Aunty Mary features in a new video aimed at helping Indigenous people who are sight impaired
View ArticleStudy recommends using local therapists in regional towns to help residents...
A study into the challenges for people with disabilities in the western region has found local residents need to be involved in delivering services.
View ArticleCentral West agency gets tri-state disability jobs contract
An Orange based employment service changing the lives of people with a disability is about to be rolled out to 19 sites in New South Wales, Victoria and the ACT.
View ArticleThe ice cream van bringing choc tops, conversation and a sense of community
A former unemployed couple who got into selling ice creams door to door as a 'bit of a joke' has found unexpected sweetness in connecting to the community through frozen goodies.
View ArticleConcerns about privatisation of disability services under NDIS
A union fears the closure of a state-owned disability care agency will reduce the number of services in the western region.
View ArticleDamage estimated at more than $750,000 after suspicious fire at Dubbo school
A special education classroom and canteen are among the buildings that have been destroyed in a suspicious fire at a Dubbo school.
View ArticleNational Disability Insurance Scheme tipped to create 1,000 jobs in western...
NSW Disability Services Minister John Ajaka is blaming misinformation for uncertainty surrounding the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) rollout in the state's central-west.
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