InterGreat - Sandra Goode

20/03/2026

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Being an NDIS worker can bring unique safety challenges.

With the right guidance, training and systems behind you, you’ll feel more prepared and supported in situations involving violence or aggression. It is your employer's responsibility to establish and maintain measures that support safe practice.

🔗 This collection of resources – which includes online learning modules – helps workers and providers work safely and confidently with NDIS participants: https://bit.ly/4blFLb1

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11/03/2026

I understand that for some providers it's becoming more and more difficult to continue operating in the NDIS under current pricing constraints but I think this is going to an extreme.
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This past weekend, The Age reported on the new lengths Disability service providers are going to in a bid to cut costs: "One of the state’s largest disability service providers is withdrawing its transport services, telling residents they will need to use taxis and public transport to leave their homes from June 30.
Despite owning a fleet of specialised vehicles that are used by staff to help transport more than 1300 disabled residents under their care, Scope has ordered its managers to shift the cost of moving residents onto the National Disability Insurance Scheme due to financial pressures."
In another money saving scheme, Scope recently attempted to sell a bus to a small NDIS provider bailing out one of their homes, despite the fact that the State Government gave them the bus for free.
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One of the state’s largest disability service providers is withdrawing its transport services due to financial pressures and trying to sell off the buses they were given for free.

10/03/2026

10/03/2026