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Exhibitor Guide
See Registration Table in Foyer for Information and Assistance
Ability Links - St Vincent de Paul / Foyer / 64
Ability Options / Showroom / 7
Aboriginal Ability Links - Muloobinba / Foyer / 55
Access Industries / Showroom / 3
Advanced Personnel Management (APM) / Showroom / 10
AimBig Employment / Showroom / 5
Apprenticeship Support Australia / Showroom / 16
Aspect Choose & Connect Central Coast / Showroom / 46
atWork Australia / Showroom / 8
Better Caring / Showroom / 31
breakthru / Showroom / 2
Brighter Access / Showroom / 48
Castle Personnel Services / Showroom / 11
Central Coast Living Options / Showroom / 29
Challenge Community Services / Showroom / 50
Coastlink Respite Care / Foyer / 56
ConnectAbility Australia / Showroom / 28
Construction Trade Qualifications RTO / Showroom / 6
Department of Human Services (Centrelink) / Foyer / 59
Disability Advocacy NSW / Showroom / 20
ESG Matchworks / Showroom / 15
Fairhaven Central Coast / Showroom / 35-36
Family Coast Support / Showroom / 51
Guide Dogs NSW/ACT / Showroom / 40
Hireup / Showroom / 43
Home Care Heroes / Showroom / 53
House With No Steps / Showroom / 49
Hunter Valley Training Company (HVTC) / Showroom / 24
IDEAS / Showroom / 17
Intellectual Disability Rights Service / Showroom / 18
Interact People Solutions / Showroom / 1
Job Centre Australia / Showroom / 4
Leapfrog Ability / Showroom / 47
Exhibitor / Room / Tble #
Life Without Barriers / Showroom / 37-38
Lifestyle Solutions / Showroom / 33
Living My Way / Showroom / 26
Max Employment / Showroom / 41
Mission Australia / Showroom / 42
My Health Record / Showroom / 52
My Supports / Showroom / 32
National Disability Coordination Officer (NDCO) / Regn-Foyer / 66-67
National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIS) / Foyer / 63
NSW Fair Trading / Showroom / 21
OCTEC Limited / Showroom / 9
Options Disability Support / Foyer / 57-58
Plan Tracker / Showroom / 54
Regional Youth Support Services (RYSS) / Showroom / 25
St Vincent de Paul Local Area Coordinators (LACs) / Foyer / 62
Samaritans Foundation / Showroom / 27
Skills for Education & Employment Program / Showroom / 41
Sunnyfield / Showroom / 44
TAFE NSW / Showroom / 22
The Benevolent Society / Showroom / 30
The Deaf Society / Showroom / 39
The ORS Group / Showroom / 13
The Salvation Army Employment Plus + Photobooth / Foyer / 65
TLK CommunityCollege (TuggerahLakes-Kincumber) / Showroom / 45
Training Services NSW / Showroom / 12
Unisson Disability / Showroom / 34
University of Newcastle / Showroom / 23
VERTO Australian Apprenticeship Support Network / Showroom / 14
Voices for Central Coast Disability - VOICCD / Showroom / 19
YC Group/Youth Connections / Foyer / 60-61
About the Exhibitors!
Name of Service / Area Covered / Contact / Programs/Services Offered / Your NotesFOYER - Expo Information and NDCO Table / Central Coast-Hunter Region / All expo queries & information about post-school transition / Queries: Government, Independent, Catholic schools & all other sectors
Kay Dean - NDCO | 0438 218848 |
Government Schools – contact Support Teacher Transition - Dept of Education
Tracey Scheitel - DoE | 4358 2091 |
Bronwyn Flanagan - DoE | 4325 0792 |
Ability Links –
St Vincent de Paul Society
/ Central Coast / 4905 0750 / Linkers work closely with people with disability, their families carers to support them to achieve what they want in their life.
Ability Linkers will be available in the foyer to assist you navigate around the Expo!
Ability Options
/ Campbelltown through to Maitland / Sylvia-Irene de Silva
0429521607 / WorkReady offers an employment preparation service for school leavers, students in tertiary education, over 25s, those looking to re-enter the workforce. We also offer links to our Therapy Services team the numerous other support services we provide
Access Industries
/ Newcastle
Central Coast / Lisa Thomson
Lauren Stoddart
4088 5110 / Access Industries provides supported employment in the areas of timber manufacturing packaging. We have jobs available!
Advanced Personnel Management (APM)
/ Newcastle Hunter / 4983 2874
4943 8585 / APM is a trusted provider of job seeker programs, disability services, workplace health home assessments to thousands of Australians every year. If you're looking for work, APM Employment Services will help guide you to your next job. We help you search, apply get the skills for available work that you're best-suited for
AimBig Employment
/ National / 1300 034997 / Employment Services
Apprenticeship Support Australia / NSW
QLD
ACT / 1300 363831 / Australian Apprenticeship Support Network Provider
Creating a better Australia by maximising the outcome potential of Australian businesses
Aspect Choose & Connect
/ Central Coast / Melanie Bowen 0466 014019 / Aspect Choose & Connect is focused on providing the best opportunities for social, emotional, educational vocational development. Our staff will: Facilitate your involvement in social groups individual interests such as arts, media other recreational participation - Work with you, your family other organisations to implement positive behaviour strategies - Provide vocational support including skills assessments, workplace assessments, job searching, preparing for employment, employment mentoring, counselling, volunteering opportunities workplace support - Work alongside participants & their families at moments of key transitions such as leaving or changing school, further education, employment adult life - Provide training professional coaching for employers, professionals family members to support participants to achieve their full potential.Your independence life skills goals can be achieved with us
atWork Australia
/ Across NSW including Central Coast, Hunter / Thomas Soe
NSW Area Manager
02 81182112 / atWork Australia is one of the largest Disability Employment Service providers in Australia. We work with job seekers employers to get the right people into the right jobs. We’re here to help you, making everything as easy as possible assisting people with disability to reach their potential in their lives. Our services are tailored to support you to meet your goals. In the past year alone, we have found new employment for over 5,694 disadvantaged job seekers, supported 270 Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Australians into employment opportunities
Better Caring
/ National Online Platform / 1300 736573 / Better Caring is an online platform where people with a disability, or those who are ageing, can find hire local care support workers who meet your needs suit your lifestyle
breakthru
/ Central Coast / or
1800767212 / NDIS supports, including Support Coordination, Vocational Training in Finding Keeping a Job, SLES supports. breakthru is a for purpose enterprise which has worked with 1000’s of Australians over the past 25 years to access the services they need to live their best life.
Brighter Access
/ Hunter
Central Coast
New England
Mid North Coast / Matt Old
0422 798668 /
- Assistance with daily life at home, in the community, in education at work
- Coordination of Supports Plan Management
- School Leaver Employment Supports (SLES)
- Improved relationships
- Increased social community participation
- Supported Independent Living Specialist Disability Accommodation
Castle Personnel Services
/ Newcastle
Central Coast
Manning
Maitland / Wendy Jurd-Hill 0407 297700 or 49263700 / Castle Transition service provides support to young adults with disability who would like assistance to increase their independence, workability social networks
Central Coast Living Options
/ Tuggerah / Lee-anne Hollis
0434 005591 / Supported accommodation for people with disability
Challenge Community Services / NSW / 1800 679129 /
- Accommodation
- Respite
- Day Programs
- Connexions
- Coordination of Support
- One-On-One Support
- Therapeutic Services
- Business Services (employment)
Coastlink Respite Care
/ Central Coast / Elizabeth Moore
4355 4701 /
- Day program
- Social supports
- Short stays, respite
- All aspects of the NIDS including
- Coordinator of Support
ConnectAbility Australia
/ Hunter
Central Coast / Scott Harvey (Operations Manager)
4962 1000 /
- Community Social Civic Supports
- Support Coordination
- Supported Independent Living
- Specialist Disability Accommodation
Construction Trade Qualifications (CTQ) RTO
/ Central Coast / Kellie Cantwell 0402 366966 / Construction Courses- Provides students with knowledge skills needed for an entry-level position in construction
Department of Human Services(Centrelink)
/ Central Coast / Service Officer
132 850 / Department of Human Services payments enquiries
Disability Advocacy NSW
/ Hunter
Central Coast / 1300 365085 / Individual advocacy for people with disability, their parents carers in regards to a wide range of issues such as NDIS, social/community housing, service providers, Guardianship, education
ESG Matchworks
/ Central Coast / 1300 132363 /
- Jobactive Employment Services
- Disability Employment Services
Fairhaven Central Coast
/ Gosford
Wyong
Woy Woy
Lake Munmorah / Julie Maloney
4349 5500 / Fairhaven Central Coast is the largest provider of supported employment on the Central Coast. Our two social enterprises, Pacific CoPack (packaging factories at Tuggerah Point Clare) Re-Create (upcycled timber textiles hub at Point Clare) provide meaningful employment real life work experience opportunities for over 130 people living with disability. Fairhaven also provides opportunities for school leavers adults with disability to participate in their community enjoy a range of purposeful recreational leisure activities. As an approved NDIS provider, we offer personalised advice assistance across a range of supports services:
- Community Activities Life Skills
- Supported Employment
- Contemporary Living Options
- NDIS planning
Family Coast Support
/ Central Coast
Hunter
Northern Sydney Regions / Damian Herrick
Family Coast Support
PO Box 5388 Chittaway Bay NSW 2261
0404 526123 / FCS provide access & support to Children & Adults eligible for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) across the Central Coast, Hunter & Sydney Regions of NSW. Our supports are designed to target your individual interests while building maintaining a sense of family community. Our services include: Individual & Group Support - Coordination of supports Plan Management - Supported Independent Living (SIL) (TBA) - Specialised Disability Accommodation (SDA) (TBA) - Life Stage, Transition, Skills Development - Early Childhood Supports - Accessing Maintaining Employment - Travel/Transport
Guide Dogs NSW/ACT
/ NSW Mid & North Coast
Hunter & CC / 0466 466788 / Services for people with low vision
Hireup
/ Australia / Email
02 9113 5933 / Hireup is an online platform set to revolutionise the way people with disability choose, hire manage their own support workers. We do this by taking care of administrative necessities like payroll, tax, superannuation, insurance training so the individual can concentrate on finding support workers based on their interests needs. For support workers, Hireup is the new way to find more rewarding work. We give them the opportunity to manage their own schedule choose who they want to work with as we look to build a network of meaningful fulfilling relationships in our community
Home Care Heroes
/ Sydney
Hunter
Central Coast
Newcastle / Mat
0433 058259 /
- Companionship
- Community Participation
- Social Activities
House With No Steps
/ Central Coast
Lake Macquarie / Robyn Black
0434165150 / Centre Based activities Flexi in home community access social recreational activities
Hunter Valley Training Company
/ NSW / 1800 247864 /
- Apprenticeships & Traineeships
- Group Training Organisation
- Registered Training Organisation
- Australian Apprenticeship Support Network (AASN) services
IDEAS
/ NSW / Freecall
1800 029904 / Specialist information service for people with disability, their families carers. We provide accurate supported information, enabling them to make informed decisions about matters of importance to them. We also provide consultancy services to government/non-government stakeholders in all areas of accessibility inclusion
IDRS
/ NSW / Jacqui Gunst
9318 0144 / Community legal centre specific to people with intellectual disability - support for clients in police stations, court, legal interviews mediation
Interact People Solutions
/ Newcastle
Central Coast / 1800 618868 / Interact People Solutions are a Disability Employment Provider who assist clients to realise the health benefits of work being positively engaged with the community
Job Centre Australia
/ NSW
QLD
ACT / 1800 466046 /
- Disability Employment Services
- NDIS Support
- School Leaver Employment Supports (SLES)
Leapfrog Ability
/ Newcastle
Lake Macquarie
Central Coast / Sacha Palich
4979 7777 /
- NDIS Plan Coordination
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Psychology & Behaviour Support
- Physiotherapy
- Flexible Learning Programs
- Community Living Program (Support Workers)
Life Without Barriers
/ Central Coast / Christine Peruch
4343 8830
0478 306883 / Lifestyle Supports, Supported Independent Living, Weekend Evening Activities, Day Programs, Community Access, Individual Support, Skill Development
Lifestyle Solutions
/ All states except VIC ACT / Intake
1800 634748 /
- NDIS registered provider
- Support Coordination
- Individual Supports
- Supported Independent Living
- Community Hubs, Teen Time, Personal Care, Tenancy Support, Travel Support
Living My Way
/ NSW & ACT / 0498 045481 /
Living My Way is a not-for-profit organisation with over 25 years’ experience in empowering people with disability to live a self-directed life. We are a registered NDIS provider who can support participants to employ their own support workers along with providing Support Coordination services
MAX Employment/ National / 4350 2700 / We are a national provider of Australian Government employment services, with over 250 offices across every state territory.We are active in our local communities, are driven to make a difference. With the belief that a job can change a person’s life; we empower job seekers, connecting them to support, opportunities sustainable employment. We work closely with employers community partners to provide job seekers with a strong foundation for success
Mission Australia
/ Hunter & Central Coast (Gosford, LakeHaven, Hunter) / Rere Akerauara
0490 889369 / Disability Employment Service (Disability Management Service – DMS)
Muloobinba Ability Links
/ Newcastle
Lake Macquarie
Wyong/Gosford / 4969 5299 / Aboriginal Ability Links
My Health RecordHNE-CC Primary Health Network
/ Hunter
New England
Central Coast / Hayley Wade
0447 287105 / My Health Recordis an online summary of your health information. It can be accessed at any time by you your healthcare providers.This means that, whether you’re visiting a GP for a check-up, or are in an emergency room following an accident are unable to talk, healthcare providers involved in your care can access important health information
MySupports
/ Central Coast
Newcastle / Barry Robson
0477 159853 / Understand the NDIS process - Coordinate your plan - Connect with your community - Live independently - Improve your learning - Find keep a job - Be referred to local therapists equipment specialists
National Disability Coordination Officer (NDCO)
newcastle.edu.au/ndco / Hunter-Central Coast
Expo Organising Ctte - located via Expo Regn table / Kay Dean
NDCO Hunter-Central Coast
0438 218848
/ The NDCO Program is funded by the Australian Government provides information about moving to further education work with disability. The NDCO develops distributes resources, & organises events (such as this Expo!) to assist students & people with disability transition to training, education & employment. Join NDCO e-lists to stay in the loop, follow Facebook pages for the Expo general news
National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIS)
/ National / 1800 800110 / The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is a new way of providing community linking & individualised support for people with permanent & significant disability, & their families & carers
NSW Fair Trading
/ Hunter
Central Coast / 133220 / Fair Trading is the consumer protection agency within NSW. Will mediate with parties concerning problems with goods services that have been purchased, including support services under the NDIS
OCTEC Limited
/ Central Coast / Chloe Gordon
0411 328804 /
- Disability Employment Services (DES)
- Transition to Work (TtW) – a service funded by the Australian Government to support young people aged 15-21 on their journey to employment. The service provides intensive, pre-employment support to improve the work-readiness of young people help them into work (including apprenticeships traineeships) or education
OPTIONS Disability Support / Wyong Gosford LGA / 4340 5155
/ OPTIONS provides support to young adults through:
- Structured activities at our various sites
- Links to community with flexible supports
- One on one support
- Recreation activities that suit your interests
Plan Tracker
/ Australia Wide / 4339 7861
Email /
- NDIS Plan Management
- NDIS Self-Management Software, Training & Support
Regional Youth Support Services
/ Central Coast / Kerry Hamilton
4323 2374 / Support children young people aged 10 over who are eligible for NDIS in a range of core capacity building areas which include: social community engagement daily living, behaviour supports, support coordination, supported independent living, assistance in accessing maintainingemployment, social skill development in groups, advice referral
St Vincent de Paul Society
Local Area Coordinators-NDIS
/ Central Coast / LAC Enquiries Line
1800 794934
NDIS Enquiries Line
1800 800110 / St Vincent de Paul Society NSW has been commissioned to provide a range of essential Local Area Coordination (LAC) services to transition people living with disability in NSW into the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
Samaritans Foundation
/ Newcastle
Hunter
Central Coast
Mid North Coast / 1300 656336 or / Samaritans offers over 100 services to support children, youth, people living with a disability or with mental health concerns, parents, families those who are homeless. Samaritans encourages people to have a voice be offered choice as we recognise all people are valued members of their community. Samaritans will work with you your family to ensure your goals are met, whether that is moving out of home, receiving support in your own home, meeting new people or learning new skills
Skills for Education and Employment (SEE) Program
/ All States
See Sarah at the Max Solutions table / MAX Solutions Regional Contact
Sarah Plummer
0447 150487 / Provides support to working age Australians (15-64) experiencing low levels of foundation skills. Those who are eligible have access to 800 hours of free language, literacy, numeracy digital literacy skills training, building the foundation for sustainable employment furthering their education.
Sunnyfield
/ NSW
ACT / Dianne Tsotras
Judi Fernance
Daniel Avis
9412 8676 / Sunnyfield employs over 1200 staff in 65 locations across NSW the ACT, providing accommodation services, assistance with daily life, social community participation, supported employment clinical services
TAFE NSW
/ NSW / 131 601 / Information about TAFE NSW student services support available for future current students with disability
The Benevolent Society
/ Central Coast / 1800 236762 / The Benevolent Society specialises in partnering with people with disability so they can live the life they choose. As an approved NDIS provider, we believe in working alongside you more as a partner or a friend to help you make smart choices and get the best out of your NDIS funding. We can help with Support Coordination, Psychology, Physiotherapy, Dietetics, Behaviour Support and Occupational Therapy
The Deaf Society
/ NSW
ACT / (02) 8833 3600
Email: / We provide a range of services that support you to build skills, confidence capability to live independently actively participate in community, employment family-life. These services include Support Coordination, Youth, Everyday Life Skills, Equipment, Translation, Family Support Education Training (including School Leavers Employment Supports, Auslan, Auslan in the Home, Language, Literacy Numeracy courses)
The ORS Group
/ Central Coast / 1800 000677 / Making a Difference. For over 20 years, ORS Group has been in the business of making a difference. We empower job seekers to achieve their goals by:
- connecting them with the best possible employment opportunities
- helping people who are struggling or have been injured at work find better ways of working or more suited career options
- provide training to help individuals improve their skills knowledge
- work with employers to create safe, supportive productive workplaces so employees can reach their potential
The Salvation Army Employment Plus
They have a Photobooth!!Share pics on our Expo FB pagefacebook.com/hccexpos / Gosford / Ben Howen
0437797134 / Employment Plus is one of Australia’s largest government funded employment services, finding quality employees for businesses – at no cost. Since 1998, our experienced employment teams have worked with over 200,000 businesses across Australia. We provide personalised, tailored assistance resources to help job seekers get back into the workforce as soon as possible. From the first appointment with a representative, we work through a process to identify the barriers to employment develop an individually tailored Employment Plan (EP) to return to work. The EP outlines the range of support assistance activity needed to address specific barriers. Effective from July 2nd, The Salvation Army Employment Plus are proud to offer Disability Employment Services (DES) to support those with a health condition, injury or disability, we’re opening an office near you
TLKCommunity College(TuggerahLakes-Kincumber)
/ Central Coast / Marguerite Hanshaw
Business Relations Officer
4953 0017 / We are a Registered Training Organisation providing education and training on the Coast more than 37 years. Offering traineeships, pathway programs for the unemployed, subsidised training programs and corporate training
Training Services NSW
/ Newcastle
Hunter Valley
Central Coast
Forster / Level 1, 117 Bull Street, Newcastle West 49267300
/ Training Services NSW in the NSW Department of Industry is responsible for government-funded vocational education training (VET) in NSW. The NSW Department of Industry leads strategic policy, planning, funding, regulation advice on VET to support economic, regional community development. It is responsible for the implementation of funded programs, including Smart Skilled, apprenticeships traineeships adult community education. It undertakes contract management of approved Smart Skilled training providers implements quality assurance performance monitoring to achieve the best possible outcomes for students
Unisson Disability
/ Sydney
Central Coast
Hunter / 6 West Street
Pymble 2073
1300 266222 /
- Accommodation Supports
- Supported Employment
- Community Services
- Supported Living
- NDIS Support Coordination
University of Newcastle
/ Hunter
Central Coast
Port Macquarie
Sydney / 4348 4060 / The Accessibility Team provides practical assistance advice to students with disability, ongoing health condition, or a short-term condition which is impacting on their studies
VERTO Australian Apprenticeship Support Network
/ NSW / 1300 4 VERTO / Australian Apprenticeship Support Network Provider
Apprenticeships Traineeships
VOICCD: Voices for Central Coast Disability
/ Central Coast / 0490926905 / VOICCD is on the Central Coast to assist with enhancing building Peer to Peer support networks for people with disability across the whole region
YC Group/Youth Connections
/ Central Coast / 4346 1111 / Youth Disability Services
Useful Resources for Planning Life After Study