KickAss Support Services

15/03/2026

08/03/2026

Happy International Women’s Day! ♀️

This year’s theme is . It calls on us all to build a world where every woman and girl can be safe, respected and free to shape their own lives.

There are many ways to get involved this International Women’s Day.

To find an event near you, or to learn more about the day, visit www.iwd.net.au.

07/03/2026

The Community Centre is now accessible again for community use. Community groups with bookings over the weekend can access the spaces as usual. The Dignity Room laundry is open, and the gardens are free for your pleasure.

The Community Centre office will reopen at 9am Monday.

Thank you to everyone who has contacted us over the past day - your care and passion for the Community Centre and our work is greatly appreciated. Thanks as well to our many Council colleagues and leaders - Adam Belot - Livingstone Shire Mayor - and Nigel Hutton MP for checking in with us yesterday. And to our local firefighters and Yeppoon Police myPolice Capricorn Coast for their work as well.

06/03/2026

Our easy-read Quality Supports for Children booklet explains what good supports for children should look like in simple terms.

Your provider working as a team with both your family and other NDIS supports is one example of quality services being provided to your children.

Learn more at 💻 https://ow.ly/pe9w50YmMss

NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission

06/03/2026

With rain expected over the next couple of days, we are reminding the community, to take extra care on the roads.

Rain reduces visibility and makes roads slippery, which means vehicles take longer to stop and the risk of losing control increases. 🌧️

If you’re heading out, remember to:
👉 Slow down and drive to the conditions
👉 Leave more space between you and the car in front
👉 Turn your headlights on so others can see you
👉 Allow extra travel time

For information relating to any road closures, please visit: https://qldtraffic.qld.gov.au/

Stay safe Rocky 💙

04/03/2026

🗣 Got something to say about NDIS capacity building supports?? BE HEARD!
💬 The NDIS Evidence Advisory Committee is developing another round of recommendations to the government about specific supports for people with disability.

👇 The EAC wants to hear from you about these supports:

- 🧠 Early intensive behavioural interventions

- 🧘‍♀️ Positive behaviour support for older children and adults

- 🤖 Robot-assisted gait training

- 👧 Social skills training as a disability support for children and young people.

💡 The EAC will use your consultation feedback along with research evidence and data analysis to provide advice to the government.

🤝 This advice will help improve outcomes for people with disability and strive for a fairer and stronger NDIS.

🕓 Public consultation is open until Sunday, 29 March 2026.

🌐 You can find out more on the consultation page: https://consultations.health.gov.au/evidence-advisory-committee-eac/february-2026/

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04/03/2026

04/03/2026

Around one in three NDIS plans ends with most funds unspent, suggesting many participants aren’t fully using their budgets by plan end. Possible reasons include difficulty finding suitable providers (especially in regional areas), complex system navigation, uncertainty about what supports can be purchased, saving funds out of caution, or personal circumstances changing mid-plan. Underspend can also reflect structural issues like workforce shortages or administrative hurdles, not lack of need. AAP

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03/03/2026