1. Regional Disability Services Our Story

2. Why we matter? Before local access to disability services –many people with disability were separated from their families and moved to the city. –or families moved to the city and were separated from their community.

3. 2000 2010 West Kimberley Family Support Association $86,276 The Kimberleys East Kimberley Family Support Association Life Without Barriers Regional Homecare Services Lifestyle Solutions Nunga Womens Group Kimberley Individual and Family Support Association $528,930

4. 2000 2010 Pilbara Individual and Family Support Association $69,534 The Pilbara Pilbara Homecare Services $32,480 Pilbara Kimberley Care $1,630,045 Yaandina Pilbara Community and Aged Services

5. 2000 2010 Midwest Family Support Association $72,443 The Midwest Midwest Community Living Association $0 Regional Homecare Services Midwest Community Living Association $1,399,741 Activ Foundation Baptist Care Activ Foundation

6. 2000 2010 Goldfields Individual and Family Support Association $206,048 Goldfields Options for People’s Accommodation and Lifestyle $433,100 Goldfields Individual and Family Support Association $2,067,909 Bega Garnbirringu $73,224 Activ Foundation

7. 2000 2010 Midlands Individual and Family Support Association $38,348 Wheatbelt Regional Homecare Services Wheatbelt Individual and Family Support Association $318,544 Baptist Care Essential Personnel

8. 2000 2010 Upper Great Southern Family Support Association $181,716 Upper Great Southern Accessibility $333,269 Baptist Care

9. 2000 2010 Lower Great Southern Family Support Association $159,395 Lower Great Southern Activ Foundation Lower Great Southern Community Living Association $496,828 $4,990,832 Anglicare Activ Foundation $1,137,185

10. 2000 2010 South West Family Support Association $460,146 South West Enable South West $2,718,054 Strive $183,756 Strive $486,661 Agencies for South West Accommodation $63,000 Nannup Community Care $26,535 Pledg Projects $114,513 Pledg Projects $183,754

11. 2000 2010 South West (continued) Activ Foundation Multiple Sclerosis Society My Place Intework Baptist Care Life Without Barriers

12. 2000 2010 $2.54m State-wide Number of regionally governed organisations $16.4m Total funding to regional organisations 2015 Regions offering choice in provider Regions offering all service types 23%85% 33%100%

13. Locally Governed Service Across regional WA we have a number of locally governed regional disability services Our services are important as they are based in the local community and governed by the local community Isolation and distance can be challenging, together we have established CORDS to overcome this.

14. Council of Regional Disability Services (CORDS) Meets 3 to 4 times a year. Rotates destination usually regional Chaired by: –Anthony Thomas GIFSA and – Vice Chair Rob Holmes Thank You