News & Updates

Bowling is growing in Bundaberg as we welcome our champions home. 

Bundaberg's Local Area Coordinator, IWC, has launched two new surveys to give our community a chance to have their say. 

IWC and the NDIS are working together to help people learn more about health and diet. 

Neil and Jodi's lives are already improving under the NDIS.

With Bundaberg’s first NDIS plans approaching a year of age in Bundaberg, it is a good time to reflect on the ongoing journey the scheme represents.   As Local Area Coordinator, IWC is taking steps to ensure its team’s accountability to participants continues to be part of the journey in the future; in this case, that means moving to a 'single point of contact' model.   For ...

TO SHARE our knowledge as Local Area Coordinators for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), IWC has launched Community Connect; a website that collates and updates community information for anyone to peruse.   Community Connect’s search engine can be used to find registered NDIS service providers, whether or not you are an NDIS participant. It also gives users acc ...

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas for Barry Lord, as he receives his first major supports from the NDIS. Living in Bundaberg with his wife Doris, Mr Lord's activities are set to pick up in the New Year thanks to his new plan. His biggest Christmas present this year is the new vehicle hoist, which allows him to move his electric wheelchair safely. This allows him to ...

When Kathryn was diagnosed with MS in 2000, it marked the beginning of a series of challenges that are hard to comprehend. She was with her husband, Greg, when the first symptoms showed, in 1999. “I remember him asking how many drinks I’d had. I told him ‘only one’, and he said it must have been a strong one!’” she said. Living in Miles, Queensland at the time, Kathryn needed ...