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NDIS welcomes agreement with Western Australia

The Chairman of the Board of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Bruce Bonyhady, has warmly welcomed the signing of the agreement between the Australian Government and the Government of Western Australia which prepares the way for the NDIS trial site to launch in the Perth Hills on 1 July.
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Persistence pays off for Andrew and now he’s working

Persistence was the key to NDIS participant Andrew Ned working in his Northern Queensland outback community, driving My Pathway and NDIS participants to and from their appointments. Leila Siufanua, Andrew’s NDIS Local Area Coordinator, said the 21-year-old Doomadgee local, who has an intellectual disability and a hearing impairment, now has paid employment, driving the My Pathways bus 10 hours a week and he just loves it. “I enjoy picking up people, dropping them off home, taking them wherever they want to go – I’m 100 per cent proud of myself,” he said. Leila said Andrew showed up every day at...
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