Alvina Holiday Cottages - Holiday Accommodation

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Alvina Holiday Cottages - Holiday Accommodation Sun-Thurs $125 p/n Location: 422 Ventnor Road Fri/Sat Ventnor, Phillip Island VIC 3922 P.H. and 25 Dec - 26 Postal: Jan PO Box 531 $145 p/n Cowes VIC 3922 Procedures: Telephone: Contact Alvina Holiday Cottages directly to make a booking. (03) 5956 8416 BH Disabled Access: 0417 104 051 Mobile Yes (03) 5956 8413 FAX Type Of Disability: Email: Type of disability catered for: [email protected] Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Internet: Autism www.alvina.com.au Chronic Disease Services: Deafblind - dual disability 2 & 3 Bedroom Units fully self contained cottages, purpose built for wheel Developmental Delay (children under 5 years) chair access on 15 acres with mobility equipment available if required (hi/lo Hearing electric hospital beds, hoist, mobile shower chairs etc.) Intellectual Neurological Other Facilities; Physical 4 Person spa / outdoor, undercover. Sensory Games room with pool table. Speech Full size in-ground trampoline. Vision Playground / sand pit and swing set. Respite Care: Orchard Respite care provided: Farm animals: horses, highland cattle, sheep & lambs, chickens. Camps and Weekends Away Undercover BBQ. Holiday and Travel Up To Date As At: Some attractions at Phillip Island which have good wheelchair access; 28/02/2011 Phillip Island Grand Prix circuit & outdoor go-cart track. Penguin Parade Koala Conservation Centre Australian Home Care - National Respite for Carers Wildlife Park Big Flower Farm Program (NRCP) Churchill Island (Historic homesteads and visitor centre) Location: Rhyll Fishing Farm (trout fishing) 59 Breed Street Ferries to Seal Rocks, French Island & Stony Point Traralgon VIC 3844 Phillip Island Winery Postal: Ten Pin Bowling PO Box 399 Jetties at Cowes, Rhyll and San Remo/fishing Traralgon VIC 3844 Pelican feeding daily at San Remo - 11.30am Telephone: Viewing fishing boats at San Remo (03) 5175 0155 BH Shops at Cowes and San Remo (03) 5175 0177 FAX The many Restaurants & Cafes Email: The Esplanade, walking tracks, boardwalks and bike tracks. [email protected] The Nobbies & Seal Rocks Internet: Banfields Cinema www.ahcs.org.au The Cowes Market (every Sunday from 9am) Services: Surfing, swimming, water sports, jet skiing, parasailing Primary Carer needs to be working, looking for work or studying. Client is Boat hire/fishing required to be over 65yrs, an Indigenous person over 50 and have an aged Joy flights - helicopter, plane related disability. Amaze 'n things Area Served: Ready 4 Work- An early morning service in the home to enable carers to GIPPSLAND Region prepare for their working day. This service is available Monday-Friday up to Cost: 1.5hrs per day from 7am. 3 Bedroom Cottages (Sleeps up to and a maximum of 9 people); After 5- Afternoon/Evening respite care in the home to enable primary carer to compelte their working day and to return home. This service is Sun -Thurs available Monday-Friday up to 2hrs per day between 3.00pm-7.00pm. $220 p/n x 4 people Area Served: $22 p/n per adult extra ($11 children BASS COAST, Shire of BAW BAW, Shire of Fri/Sat EAST GIPPSLAND, Shire of P.H and 25 Dec - 26 Jan GIPPSLAND Region $240 p/n x 4 people LATROBE, City of $22 p/n per adult extra ($11 children) SOUTH GIPPSLAND, Shire of WELLINGTON, Shire of 2 Bedroom Cottages Hours: (Sleeps up to and a maximum of 6 people) Office Hours: Monday to Friday 8.30am- 5pm Program Days: Monday to Friday Sun -Thurs Cost: $150 p/n x 2 people Co-payment of $3.50 per hour. Capped at $14.00 per week. Not payable if $20 p/n per adult extra ($10 children) there will be financial hardship. Referral: Fri/Sat Self referral, family members, agencies. Contact Australian Home Care. A P.H and 25 Dec - 26 Jan care manager will visit and complete referral application and discuss $170 p/n x 2 people needs. Referrals can be made via S2S. $20 p/n per adult extra ($10 children) Waiting List: Primary carer needs are assessed. 2 Bedroom Unit Disabled Access: (Sleeps up to and a maximum of 4 people) Yes Type Of Disability:

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Type of disability catered for: Ageing Carers Chronic Disease Community Based Respite Deafblind - dual disability In Home Support/Respite Hearing Living Skills Physical Social Support Sensory Up To Date As At: Vision 07/12/2010 Respite Care: Respite care provided: Community Based Respite E.W. Tipping Foundation - Kelly House Warragul Employment Support Respite In Home Support/Respite Social Support Location: 63 Scenic Road Working Carers Voluntary Work: Warragul VIC 3820 Postal: Please see website Up To Date As At: 71 Victoria Street Warragul VIC 3820 07/12/2010 Telephone: (03) 5623 4598 BH Australian Home Care - Supporting Older Carers Email: [email protected] Location: Internet: 59 Breed Street tipping.org.au Traralgon VIC 3844 Contacts: Postal: Contact for Update - Russell Pitkin PO Box 399 (03) 5622 7777 Traralgon VIC 3844 [email protected] Telephone: Contact Person for Service - Russell Pitkin (03) 5175 0155 BH (03) 5622 7777 (03) 5175 0177 0409 565 640 Email: Services: [email protected] Kelly House is a five bed facility based respite service located at 63 Scenic Internet: Road Warragul. The service provides respite for all adults with disabilities www.ahcs.org that are eligible for services under the Disability Act 2006. Services: Support is provided in the home and within the community depending on The service has 2 staff support during waking hours and a sleepover staff the needs of the client and primary carer. This can include outings, person overnight. The service is open 365 days per year however no staff community access, assistance with life skills. Individualised support is are present at the service between the hours of 10am and 2pm Monday to discussed at the initial meeting with the client and primary carer. Friday. Area Served: Support can be provided from Monday to Sunday 24hrs per day. GIPPSLAND Region Area Served: Hours: BASS COAST, Shire of Service is managed from the Warragul office 03 5622 7777. 9am-5pm BAW BAW, Shire of Monday to Friday EAST GIPPSLAND, Shire of Cost: GIPPSLAND Region Respite overnight charge is $41.18 and a day stay is charged at $23.61. A LATROBE, City of concession rate is available to carers with a concession card. SOUTH GIPPSLAND, Shire of Procedures: WELLINGTON, Shire of Service is open 365 days per year. Two staff are rostered during waking Hours: hours with one staff sleeping over. No staff support during 10am- 2pm Office Days/Times: Monday to Friday 8.30am- 5.30pm weekdays, all other times staff are present at service. Program Days/Times: Monday to Sunday 24 hours. Referral: Cost: Anyone can refer. All referals go through the service coordinator, contact Utilising DHS funding, individual support packages, no extra costs to the the regional office on 03 5622 7777 client for support. Disabled Access: Procedures: Yes Staffing: 1:1 Type Of Disability: Referral: Type of disability catered for: Contact Australian Home Care. A care manager will visit and complete Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) referral application and discuss needs. Autism Deafblind - dual disability Anyone can refer. Self referral, family members, agency. Developmental Delay (children under 5 years) Disabled Access: Hearing Yes Intellectual Type Of Disability: Multiple Type of disability catered for: Neurological Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Physical Autism Other types of disability does not preclude a person but they must have Chronic Disease one of the noted areas to be eligible. Deafblind - dual disability Respite Care: Developmental Delay (children under 5 years) Respite care provided: Hearing Ageing Carers Intellectual Centre Based Respite Multiple Emergency Respite Neurological Facility Based Respite Physical Up To Date As At: Psychiatric 07/12/2010 Sensory Specific Learning Speech E.W. Tipping Foundation - Toorak Street Wonthaggi Vision Respite Care: Respite Respite care provided: Location: 34 Toorak Street

Wonthaggi VIC 3995 * Community Alcohol and Drug Worker Postal: * Medical Services 71 Victoria Street * Allied Health Outreach - Physiotherapy, Dietetics, Podiatry Warragul VIC 3820 * Dental Services Telephone: Area Served: (03) 5672 5518 BH GIPPSLAND Region Email: Type Of Disability: [email protected] Disabilities Catered For - Yes Internet: Respite Care: tipping.org.au Respite care provided: Contacts: Ageing Carers Contact Person for Service - Russell Pitkin Assistance in Finding and/or Funding Respite (03) 5622 7777 BH Childcare Services 0409 565 640 Social Support Services: Elders, HACC & Disability Services Toorak Street is a 2 bed facility based respite service available for all Telephone: adults and adolescents with a disability and eligible under the Disability Act (03) 5150 0700 BH 2006. (03) 5156 2743 FAX Email: The service has a one staff model including sleepover. No staff are [email protected] rostered between 10am and 3pm weekedays. Services: Area Served: Disability respite services for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Aged GIPPSLAND Region Carers Hours: and Office Days/Times: Service is managed from the Warragul office 03 5622 Disability respite serivces for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Families. 7777. 9am-5pm Monday to Friday Area Served: GIPPSLAND Region Program Days/Times: Service is open 365 days per year. No staffing Hours: support from 10am- 3pm weekdays, all other times staff are present at the 9am- 5pm service. Referral: Cost: Anyone can Refer. Registered disability with the Department of Human Respite overnight charge is $41.18 and a day stay is charged at $23.16. A Services. concession rate is available to carers with a concession card. Waiting List: Procedures: Waitlisted and proritised on needs basis. One staff rostered on during waking hours with one staff sleeping over. Type Of Disability: Referral: Disabilities Catered For - Yes All referrals go through the service coordinator, contact the regional office Respite Care: on 0356 227 777. Respite care provided: Anyone can refer. Assistance in Finding and/or Funding Respite Waiting List: Parent/Carer Support Organisations The service has current vacancies. Social Support Disabled Access: Up To Date As At: Yes 16/07/2010 Type Of Disability: Type of disability catered for: Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Gippsland Multicultural Service Inc Autism Location: Deafblind - dual disability 100-102 Buckley Street Developmental Delay (children under 5 years) Morwell VIC 3840 Hearing Telephone: Multiple (03) 5133 7072 Neurological (03) 5134 1031 FAX Physical Email: Other types of disability does not preclude a person but they must have [email protected] one of the noted areas to be eligible. Internet: Respite Care: www.gmsinfo.com.au Respite care provided: Contacts: Ageing Carers Director - Lisa Sinha Centre Based Respite (03) 5133 7072 Emergency Respite [email protected] Facility Based Respite Services: Up To Date As At: * Immigration information 07/12/2010 * Settlement Support Program * English as a Second Language classes Gippsland and East Gippsland Aboriginal Co- * Multicultural Respite Program * Social Support Program operative Ltd - Friendly visiting for the aged Location: * Planned Activity Groups 37-53 Dalmahoy Street Area Served: Bairnsdale VIC 3875 GIPPSLAND Region Postal: Hours: PO Box 634 Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm Bairnsdale VIC 3875 Meeting Times: Telephone: AGM Month - November (03) 5150 0700 Cost: (03) 5152 3115 FAX No charge Email: Eligibility: [email protected] Migrants, refugees and humanitarian applicants Services: Appointment: * Elders' hostel Appointment Required - Yes * A Keeping Place - a museum housing a collection of artefacts, art and Facilities: information where visitors can learn about the history, heritage and culture Meeting room and classroom facilities of Koorie East Gippsland Library

Disabled Access: Speech Yes Vision Transport: Respite Care: Train to Morwell Station Respite care provided: Languages: Community Based Respite Access to Interpreters In Home Support/Respite Funding Source: Social Support Australia. Department of Health and Ageing Up To Date As At: Australia. Department of Immigration and Citizenship 20/10/2010 National Respite for Carers Program Respite Care: Respite care provided: Headway Gippsland Inc - Ageing Carers Respite Social Support Program Voluntary Work: Voluntary work is available in: Location: Shop 2, 55 Loyd Street Visiting/companionship Located Here: Moe VIC 3825 Postal: Gippsland Multicultural Services - National Respite for Carers Program PO Box 34 Wonthaggi Office Yarragon VIC 3823 Location: Telephone: Wonthaggi VIC 3995 (03) 5127 7166 BH Telephone: (03) 5127 2880 FAX 0438 337 085 Email: Up To Date As At: [email protected] 01/07/2010 Internet: headwaygippsland.org.au Contacts: Gippsland Multicultural Services - National Respite Contact Person for Service - Donna Walker for Carers Program 0407 359 501 Mobile Location: Services: 100 Buckley Street Ageing Carers Respite Initiative (ACRI): Is a flexible and individually based Morwell VIC 3840 respite program specifically for carers aged over 65 years of age caring for Postal: a child with a disability over 40 years of age in their home. 100-110 Buckley Street Area Served: Morwell VIC 3840 GIPPSLAND Region Telephone: Hours: (03) 5133 7072 BH 9am-5pm Monday to Friday (03) 5134 1031 FAX Cost: Email: Minimal [email protected] Eligibility: Internet: Carers aged over 65 years, caring for a child over 40 years with an ABI, www.gmsinfo.com.au residing at home with carer. Must be non-compensable. Services: Procedures: The Gippsland Multicultural Respite Care program provides community Staffing Levels 1:1 based, in-home respite care for carers of frail aged people or people with a Referral: disability from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. Sctt. Anyone care refer; self, family members or service providers Disabled Access: We provide qualified culturally responsive care in a range of community Yes languages and can meet the care and language needs of CALD families in Type Of Disability: Gippsland. Disabilities Catered For - Yes Area Served: Respite Care: GIPPSLAND Region Respite care provided: Hours: Adult Training and Support Services Office Times- 9am-5pm Monday to Friday. Ageing Carers Community Based Respite Program Times- 24 hours 7 days a week. In Home Support/Respite Cost: Respite Through Recreation $3 per hour. Up To Date As At: Eligibility: 14/04/2010 CALD Background. Referral: Currently via telephone or fax to the Aged Services Co-ordinator. S2S is Headway Gippsland Inc - Great Break Respite currently being implemented. Anyone can refer, (agency, self referral, Program community member, family). Location: Waiting List: Shop 2, 55 Loyd Street 1-2 Month waiting list for new clients. Moe VIC 3825 Disabled Access: Postal: Yes PO Box 34 Type Of Disability: Yarragon VIC 3823 Type of disability catered for: Telephone: Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) (03) 5127 7166 BH Autism (03) 5127 2880 FAX Chronic Disease Email: Deafblind - dual disability [email protected] Developmental Delay (children under 5 years) Internet: Hearing headwaygippsland.org.au Intellectual Contacts: Multiple Contact for Service - Donna Walker Neurological 0407 359 501 Mobile Physical Services: Psychiatric Great Break Respite Program: Activities and recreation based respite Sensory program that is run over a weekend time slot. There is a one day program Specific Learning and one overnight progam per month.

Area Served: These costs are per nights, prices are indexed and subject to increase. ABBEYARD When an increase occurs families are notified by letter. GIPPSLAND Region Procedures: Hours: Staffing Levels; Facility Based 2-3 Staff depending on clients needs with 1 9am-5pm Monday to Friday person sleep over. An active night is considered additional to DAS funding. Cost: Community respite is usually 1:1. Minimal Referral: Eligibility: Anyone through Intake and Response and Disability Clients Services The following eligibility restrictions apply - Waiting List: Minimum Age - 18 Access prioritised by client/family needs via a respite panel. Maximum Age - 64 Disabled Access: ABI, residing at home with carer. Must be non-compensable. Yes Procedures: Type Of Disability: Program Days; Saturday and Sundays. Staffing Level 1:5 Type of disability catered for: Referral: Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Sctt. Anyone can refer; self, family members or other service providers. Autism Waiting List: Intellectual Urgency of need Specific Learning Disabled Access: Respite Care: Yes Respite care provided: Type Of Disability: Adult Training and Support Services Disabilities Catered For - Yes Ageing Carers Respite Care: Camps and Weekends Away Respite care provided: Community Based Respite Adult Training and Support Services Emergency Respite Ageing Carers Facility Based Respite Camps and Weekends Away Holiday and Travel Community Based Respite In Home Support/Respite Respite Through Recreation Parent/Carer Support Organisations Social Support Recreation Day Programs Voluntary Work: Respite Through Recreation Please See Website Social Support Up To Date As At: Voluntary Work: 14/04/2010 Please see website Up To Date As At: 01/11/2010 Human Services (Department of) - Disability Accomodation Services; DAS Human Services (Department of), Disability Services Location: 11 Hazelwood Road - Gippsland Morwell VIC 3840 Location: Telephone: 11 Hazelwood Road 1800 783 783 Free Call Morwell VIC 3840 (03) 5136 2474 BH Postal: (03) 5136 2520 FAX PO Box 306 Email: Morwell VIC 3840 [email protected] Telephone: Internet: (03) 5136 2474 Intake and Response dhs.vic.gov.au/disability 1800 783 783 Intake and Response dhs.vic.gov.au/operations/regional/gippsland (03) 5136 2494 TTY Services: (03) 5136 2520 FAX Disability Accommodation Services (DAS) provides a variety of respite Email: options for people with a disability. [email protected] Internet: DAS has four respite facilities, two for adults KIAH in Sale and Licoln Street www.dhs.vic.gov.au/disability in Moe and two for under 18 of age Strathfield Court in Warragul and www.dhs.vic.gov.au/operations/regional/gippsland Franklin Street which is also in Sale. Services: This service of the Department of Human Services has responsibility for: DAS also provides a small flexible program that is community based or in Disability Client Services which provide a range of supports to people with the carer's home. RAILS is a service provided to a group of adolescents a disability and their families including case co-ordination, behaviour which teaches new skills to participants as well as provide carers with a intervention, specialist services, advice, information, referral and response break. RAILS is offered in one of the adult facilities. Dixie Chicks is a in accordance with the Disability Act 2006. group that is community based for girls from the age of 10 to 16. The As part of the Department of Human Services, Intake and Response is Happy Trio are a group of ladies from the Latrobe Valley who choose their responsible for the provision of direct service and referral services to respite destination within the community. Access to any of the above is voluntary and statutory clients of the Department. through Intake and Response phone 1800783783. Area Served: GIPPSLAND Region Gippsland DAS offers regular respite every 4 to 6 weeks for carers as well Bass Coast Shire, Baw Baw Shire, East Gippsland Shire, LaTrobe City, as emergency service if required. DAS Gippsland does not have any long South Gippsland Shire, Wellington Shire, Yallourn Works Area term clients within the respite system. Hours: Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm DAS has a client/carer feedback process in place for client outcomes and Eligibility: quality service provision. People 6 years of age and over who have an impairment which may be Area Served: sensory, physical, intellectual, neurological or acquired brain injury GIPPSLAND Region Referral: Hours: Service providers, GP's, family members etc. Self-referrals accepted. Office Hours; 8.45am to 5pm Monday to Friday Languages: Program Hours; 7days 24/7 Interpreter service available Cost: Funding Source: 5- 15 years; $6.85 Victoria. Department of Human Services - Disability Services 16- 21 years; $11.00 Located Here: 21 years- upwards; $16.55 Human Services (Department of) - Disability Accomodation Services; DAS Up To Date As At:

13/07/2010 Telephone: (03) 5135 4300 BH (03) 5135 4399 FAX i-GAIN- Vista Community Support Services - ACRI Email: and Respite For Older Carers [email protected] [email protected] Location: Internet: 58/60 Commercial Road www.igain.vic.edu.au Morwell VIC 3840 www.vistasupport.org.au Postal: Services: PO Box 1089 Recreation Based in the Community Morwell VIC 3840 Area Served: Telephone: LATROBE, City of (03) 5135 4300 BH Hours: (03) 5135 4399 FAX Office Hours; Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm Email: [email protected] Program Days/Times; Monday 10am-3pm & Thursdays 4pm-9pm. [email protected] Cost: Internet: $6.00 per day plus entry fees. www.igain.vic.edu.au Procedures: www.vistasupport.org.au Staffing Levels; 2 Staff: 10 Participants Services: Referral: Ageing Carers Respite Initiative (ACRI) and Respite for Older Carers; Referral direct to i-gain-vista community support services. Referral by Person with Disability and Familiy, PWD living in Family Home. Provide respite support for Carers who are 60 years and older who receive Waiting List: Carers allowance through centrelink. Respite can be in home, community Yes access or overnight respite Disabled Access: Area Served: Yes GIPPSLAND Region Type Of Disability: Hours: Type of disability catered for: Office Hours: Monday to Friday 9am-5pm Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Program Days and Times: Various Autism Cost: Chronic Disease Activities at individual's cost. Deafblind - dual disability Eligibility: Developmental Delay (children under 5 years) Carers over the age of 65. Hearing Procedures: Intellectual Staffing 1:1 Multiple Referral: Neurological Case Mangers and service providers can contact i-GAIN- Vista community Physical support services directly. Psychiatric Waiting List: Sensory Number of available spaces. Specific Learning Disabled Access: Speech Yes Vision Type Of Disability: Respite Care: Type of disability catered for: Respite care provided: Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Community Based Respite Autism Up To Date As At: Chronic Disease 19/04/2010 Deafblind - dual disability Developmental Delay (children under 5 years) Hearing i-GAIN- Vista Community Support Services - Fun Intellectual Multiple First Neurological Location: Physical 58/60 Commercial Road Psychiatric Morwell VIC 3840 Sensory Postal: Specific Learning PO Box 1089 Speech Morwell VIC 3840 Vision Telephone: Respite Care: (03) 5135 4300 BH Respite care provided: (03) 5135 4399 FAX Ageing Carers Email: Centre Based Respite [email protected] Community Based Respite [email protected] Facility Based Respite Internet: In Home Support/Respite www.igain.vic.edu.au Recreation Day Programs www.vistasupport.org.au Respite Through Recreation Services: Voluntary Work: Group respite for 10 people with a disability based on recreation. Please See Website Area Served: Up To Date As At: LATROBE, City of 19/04/2010 Hours: Office Hours; 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday. i-GAIN- Vista Community Support Services - ADASS Program Days/Times; Every second saturday, 8am-3pm Location: Cost: 50/60 Commercial Raod $6.00 per day plus entry fees. Morwell VIC 3840 Procedures: Postal: Staffing Levels; 2 Staff: 10 Participants PO Box 1089 Referral: Morwell VIC 3840

Referrals direct to i-GAIN- Vista Community Support Services, referral by Deafblind - dual disability person with disability/ their family. Developmental Delay (children under 5 years) Waiting List: Hearing Yes Intellectual Disabled Access: Multiple Yes Neurological Type Of Disability: Physical Type of disability catered for: Psychiatric Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Sensory Autism Specific Learning Chronic Disease Speech Deafblind - dual disability Vision Developmental Delay (children under 5 years) Respite Care: Hearing Respite care provided: Intellectual Camps and Weekends Away Multiple Respite Through Recreation Neurological School Holiday Programs Physical Voluntary Work: Psychiatric Please see website Sensory Up To Date As At: Specific Learning 19/04/2010 Speech Vision Respite Care: Impact Leisure Services Respite care provided: Location: Community Based Respite Frankston VIC 3199 Up To Date As At: Internet: 19/04/2010 www.impact.vic.edu.au Contacts: Oakleigh i-GAIN- Vista Community Support Services - Linx (03) 9568 6144 BH Camps (03) 9568 6044 FAX Location: [email protected] 58/60 Commercial Road 59 Warrigal Road, Oakleigh VIC 3166 Morwell VIC 3840 Frankston Postal: (03) 9770 6155 BH PO Box 1089 (03) 9770 6355 FAX Morwell VIC 3840 [email protected] Telephone: 1 Douglas Grove, Frankston VIC 3199 (03) 5165 4500 BH Services: (03) 5135 4399 FAX Impact Leisure Services (ILS) provides leisure and recreation programs Email: and supported holiday opportunities to people with intellectual disabilities. [email protected] ILS aims to promote respite through recreation and leisure. [email protected] Internet: Impact believes that people with disability should be able to participate in, www.igain.vic.edu.au and experience, the same leisure and holiday opportunities as the broader www.vistasupport.org.au community. We believe that you should be able to live and enjoy your life, Services: your way. IMPACT does not receive government funding to provide these Linx Camps provide people with disabilities respite and opportunities for services. inclusion into their communities , expanding their personal networks and supporting people to achieve their aims and realize their dreams. Services provided by ILS are available throughout Victoria, to people with intellectual disabilities, aged between 18 - 64 years. Camps are organised to coincide with holiday periods and are tailored to ILS offers an extensive program throughout the year, incorporating: suit the needs of people attending. Consideration will be given to age, interests, gender ect. when organising groups of people to attend camps. 1. Weekend trips 2. 4 -5 day trips All support is provided by qualified, fully trained support workers. 3. Interstate trips, and 4. Overseas trips. The support provided is not intended to be a long term solution, rather a 5. Monthly social evenings stepping stone to broadening the persons network. Area Served: There are three levels of support on ILS holidays- low, medium and high. GIPPSLAND Region Low support holidays will have a maximum of 6 participants, supported by Hours: two support workers, thereby providing a 1:3 ratio. Medium support Office Hours: Monday to Friday 9am-5pm holidays will have a maximum of 4 participants, supported by two support Program Days and Times: Holiday Periods workers, thereby having a 1:2 ratio. Holidays designated as being for Eligibility: people with higher support requirements will have a maximum of 2 The following eligibility restrictions apply - participants, supported by two staff thereby having a 1:1 ratio. Holidays to Minimum Age - 8 meet specific needs/interest groups can also be organised. Impact will Maximum Age - 18 work alongside you and the people close to you to tailor a leisure option Not living in CRU's, must be eligible for respite services, i.e living at home that reflects your life and your interests. with carer. Referral: At Impact we welcome and celebrate diversity Referrals can be made by Service Providers, Case Managers and Day services direct to i-GAIN- Vista Community Support Services. For more information about Impact Programs and Holidays please contact Waiting List: us or visit the website. Determined by suitablity of applicant to the camp. Area Served: Disabled Access: VICTORIA, State of Yes Hours: Type Of Disability: Various Type of disability catered for: Cost: Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Impact recognises that many people wishing to use the service have Autism limited income, so fees have been kept to a minimum, without Chronic Disease

31 May 2011 7 Information provided by: Yooralla Gippsland compromising service quality. This enables impact to continue to offer a Hearing quality service which benefits people with disabilities. Intellectual Eligibility: Multiple The following eligibility restrictions apply - Neurological Minimum Age - 18 Physical Maximum Age - 64 Psychiatric Intellectual Disability Sensory Type Of Disability: Specific Learning Type of disability catered for: Speech Intellectual Vision Respite Care: Child or Young Person Respite care provided: Respite Care: Holiday and Travel Respite care provided: Respite Through Recreation Ageing Carers Up To Date As At: Alternative Family Care 25/11/2010 Camps and Weekends Away Holiday and Travel In Home Support/Respite Interchange Central Gippsland - Flexible Family Parent/Carer Support Organisations Respite Recreation Day Programs School Holiday Programs Email: Social Support [email protected] Other- Personal Care Internet: Voluntary Work: icg.asn.au Please see website Contacts: Up To Date As At: Newborough 01/11/2010 (03) 5127 7979 BH (03) 5127 7072 FAX 30 Monash Road, Newborough VIC 3825 Interchange Central Gippsland - Host Program PO Box 303, Moe VIC 3825 Leongatha Email: (03) 5662 0925 BH [email protected] (03) 5668 0935 FAX Internet: 3 Church Street, Leongatha VIC 3953 icg.asn.au PO Box 188, Leongatha VIC 3953 Contacts: Services: Leongatha The flexible family respite program is funded by the National Respite for (03) 5662 0925 BH Carers Program of the Commonwealth Government, it is designed to meet (03) 5662 0935 FAX the needs of families who have limited access to respite services, because 3 Church Street, Leongatha VIC 3953 of the individual needs of their child, geographic isolation, or the lack of PO Box 188, Leongatha VIC 3953 suitable service types to meet the family's needs. Newborough (03) 5127 7979 BH Families are allocated up to seventy-two hours of respite per quarter (03) 5127 7072 FAX provided by paid workers who can be nominated by the family. Additional 30 Monash Road, Newborough VIC 3825 hours of respite may be available to meet special or unforeseen PO Box 303, Moe VIC 3825 circumstances. Hours may be 'banked' from one quarter to the next, but Services: must be used within the financial year (i.e. hours cannot be accrued for The Host Program is a Home & Community Care funded regular planned longer than one year). respite program where a volunteer 'Host Family' cares for a child with a disability on a regular basis (generally one weekend a month) in the Host's Interchange Central Gippsland can introduce families to potential carers if home. the family is unable to nominate someone already known to them. The program provides: - an opportunity for the family of a child with a disability to have Where does the respite take place? a regular planned break from the full- time care of their child; - Family's Home - the child with opportunities for new social experiences; - Care Provider's Home -increased community awareness of the issues related to people - Recreational Facilities with disabilities. - Holiday locations Area Served: - Or virtually anywhere considered safe and appropriate by the BASS COAST, Shire of care recipient and their family. BAW BAW, Shire of Area Served: LATROBE, City of BAW BAW, Shire of SOUTH GIPPSLAND, Shire of LATROBE, City of Hours: Hours: Office Hours: 9am-5pm Monday to Friday Office Hours: 9am-5pm Monday to Friday Program Times: Various Program Times: Various Eligibility: Cost: The following eligibility restrictions apply - A charge of $0.50 an hour is applied, subject to the HACC guidelines. Maximum Age - 18 Eligibility: Referral: The following eligibility restrictions apply - Anyone can refer, please contact intake worker- Dave Sandall Maximum Age - 30 Waiting List: Referral: Priority of Access Anyone can refer, phone contact to intake worker; Tamsin Russell Disabled Access: Waiting List: Yes Priority of Access Type Of Disability: Disabled Access: Type of disability catered for: Yes Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Type Of Disability: Autism Type of disability catered for: Chronic Disease Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Deafblind - dual disability Autism Developmental Delay (children under 5 years) Chronic Disease Hearing Deafblind - dual disability Intellectual Developmental Delay (children under 5 years) Multiple

Neurological Camps and Weekends Away Physical In Home Support/Respite Psychiatric Parent/Carer Support Organisations Sensory Recreation Day Programs Specific Learning Social Support Speech Other- Personal Care Vision Voluntary Work: Child or Young Person Please see website Respite Care: Up To Date As At: Respite care provided: 01/11/2010 Ageing Carers Alternative Family Care Camps and Weekends Away Interchange Central Gippsland - Social Support Community Based Respite Contacts: In Home Support/Respite Newborough Parent/Carer Support Organisations (03) 5127 7979 BH Recreation Day Programs (03) 5127 7072 FAX Social Support [email protected] Other- Personal care icg.asn.au Voluntary Work: 30 Monash Road, Newborough VIC 3825 Please see website PO Box 303, Moe VIC 3825 Up To Date As At: Leongatha 01/11/2010 (03) 5662 0925 BH (03) 5662 0935 FAX [email protected] Interchange Central Gippsland - Roadies icg.asn.au Contacts: 3 Church Street, Leongatha VIC 3953 Newborough PO Box 188, Leongatha VIC 3953 (03) 5127 7979 BH Services: (03) 5127 7072 FAX Sharing with other families [email protected] icg.asn.au Interchange Central Gippsland's prime focus is helping families arrange 30 Monash Road, Newborough VIC 3825 regular planned respite through a range of respite service options. As a PO Box 303, Moe VIC 3825 further means of supporting families, Interchange Central Gippsland also Leongatha encourages all participants to get together to have fun. (03) 5662 0925 BH (03) 5662 0935 FAX At activities such as the annual Christmas party, Family days and the [email protected] Family Camp, everyone including volunteers and families on our waiting list icg.asn.au has an opportunity to meet Committee members, staff, volunteers, families 3 Church Street, Leongatha VIC 3953 who use the Interchange services or who are on our waiting lists in a PO Box 188, Leongatha VIC 3953 relaxed atmosphere. Services: ROADIES is a Home & Community Care funded recreation respite We hope that you and your family can join in on some or all of these program for adolescents. ROADIES provides 'time out' for families by activities. providing teenagers with a variety of cultural, sporting and social activities along with heaps of fun in a safe and supportive environment. ROADIES Mother's Retreats, Father's Retreats, and Sibling Camps offer day activities and overnight camps. Teenagers on the ROADIES program are matched 1:1 with teenage The annual Mother's Retreat, Father's Retreat and Sibling Camps are for volunteers. The program worker along with two paid adult staff provides mothers, father's and siblings in the families using our programs. ongoing support and training for volunteers. Area Served: Area Served: BASS COAST, Shire of BAW BAW, Shire of BAW BAW, Shire of LATROBE, City of LATROBE, City of Hours: SOUTH GIPPSLAND, Shire of Office Hours: 9am- 5pm Monday to Friday Hours: Program Times: Various Office Hours: 9am-5pm Monday to Friday Cost: Program Times: Various A fee of $15 per day activity or $30 per weekend camp is payable, subject Eligibility: to HACC Guidelines The following eligibility restrictions apply - Eligibility: Maximum Age - 18 The following eligibility restrictions apply - Referral: Minimum Age - 14 Anyone can refer, phone contact to intake worker; Tamsin Russell Maximum Age - 18 Waiting List: To be eligible for ROADIES families must have teenagers between 14-18 Priority of Access used years with an intellectual, physical, sensory or psychosocial disability and Disabled Access: live in the shires of Baw Baw or La Trobe City (presently only funded for Yes these two shires). Type Of Disability: Referral: Type of disability catered for: Anyone can refer, phone contact to intake worker; Tamsin Russell Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Waiting List: Autism Priority of Access Chronic Disease Disabled Access: Deafblind - dual disability Yes Developmental Delay (children under 5 years) Type Of Disability: Hearing Type of disability catered for: Intellectual Intellectual Multiple Physical Neurological Sensory Physical Child or Young Person Psychiatric Respite Care: Sensory Respite care provided: Specific Learning Ageing Carers Speech Alternative Family Care Vision

Child or Young Person Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Respite Care: Autism Respite care provided: Chronic Disease Ageing Carers Deafblind - dual disability Alternative Family Care Developmental Delay (children under 5 years) Camps and Weekends Away Hearing In Home Support/Respite Intellectual Parent/Carer Support Organisations Neurological Recreation Day Programs Physical Social Support Sensory Other- Personal Care Speech Voluntary Work: Vision Please see website Respite Care: Up To Date As At: Respite care provided: 01/11/2010 In Home Support/Respite Up To Date As At: 20/04/2011 Latrobe City Council - Home and Community Care (HACC) Latrobe City Council - Planned Activity Groups Postal: PO Box 264 (PAG) Morwell VIC 3840 Location: Telephone: 40 Parklane or 1300 367 700 BH 5 Queens Parade (Community Hall) (03) 5128 5627 FAX Traralgon VIC 3844 Email: Postal: [email protected] PO Box 264 Internet: Morwell VIC 3840 www.latrobe.vic.gov.au Telephone: Contacts: 1300 367 700 BH Morwell 13 3677 TTY 141 Commercial Road, Morwell VIC 3840 (03) 5128 5623 FAX Moe 0408 149 854 Mobile 44 Albert Street, Moe VIC 3825 Email: Traralgon [email protected] 34-38 Kay Street, Traralgon VIC 3844 Internet: Churchill www.latrobe.vic.gov.au 9-11 Philip Parade, Churchill VIC 3842 Services: Services: The service aims to assist the frail aged, people with a disability or socially The Home and Community Care Program provides a broad range of isolated citizens by providing a day in a supportive atmosphere where they flexible support services to assist frail older people, people with functional may join together with other citizens for socialising and recreation. disabilities and the carer of these people to; - continue to live independently in the community, reducing the risk of Planned Activity Groups (PAG- formerly ADASS) run six days a week in premature admission into residential care; Traralgon in the Parklane and Queens Parade Centres, as well as one day - build independence and empower them to undertake activities of daily at Yallourn North. living. The Program operates in the Traralgon & Yallourn North Areas areas Services Available under the auspice of the Latrobe City Council - Home Care - All workers and volunteers have had substantial training in - Respite Care dealing with the elderly and have an understanding of the issues related to - Personal Care clients and their carers. - Property Maintenance - A hot two course meal is provided as well as morning and - Meals on Wheels link to Mow Information afternoon tea - We Care- Friendly Visiting Program - Clients are picked up from and returned to their homes - Varied activities are conducted such as gentle exercise, bingo, Assessment crosswords New clients will require an assessment before services commence. - Regular outing are an option (eg.movies) Area Served: Our Home and Community Care Assessment Officers will conduct an in LATROBE, City of home assessment to determine the clients' individual needs. A flexible, TRARALGON tailored care plan will be prepared before services are implemented. YALLOURN NORTH Area Served: Hours: LATROBE, City of Office Days/Times- 8.30am-5pm Hours: Program Days/Times- 10am- 3.30pm Office Days/Times; 8.30am- 5.15pm (Churchill 11am-6pm) Cost: Program Days/Times; Various Assessed at time of assessment- can vary from $9.00 to $45.00 Cost: Procedures: Fees are charged for HACC services in accordance with HACC guidelines Staffing Levels: 1 to 8 Care- 1 to 4 High Needs and will be discussed at assessment. Referral: Referral: Anyone can refer. Assessment team will do a visit and will refer to the PAG Anyone can refer; self referral, family, doctor, neighbour and friends. group. Waiting List: Referrals for Home and Community Care services may be accepted from Yes all sources. If you are making a referral for someone else you must first Disabled Access: gain their permission to provide their personal details to the intake worker. Yes Appointment: Type Of Disability: Appointment Required - Yes Type of disability catered for: Waiting List: Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Priority of access tool/waiting list if required. Autism Disabled Access: Chronic Disease Yes Deafblind - dual disability Type Of Disability: Developmental Delay (children under 5 years) Type of disability catered for: Hearing

Intellectual COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL WELFARE Neurological * Parent Support Program Physical * Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Sensory * Day Stay/Early Parenting Vision * Community kitchens Respite Care: Respite care provided: COUNSELLING SERVICES Centre Based Respite * Generalist Counselling Community Based Respite * Women and Children Family Violence Social Support * Child Assault Management Program (ChAMP) Up To Date As At: * Men's Shed 20/04/2011 * Gamblers Help

COMMUNITY NURSING Latrobe Community Health Service Inc * Creative House (PDRSS) Location: * Planned Activity Group 81 Buckley Street * Volunteers Morwell VIC 3840 Postal: ALLIED HEALTH PO Box 960 * Dietetics Morwell VIC 3840 * Podiatry Telephone: * Occupational Therapist (03) 5136 5400 * Exercise Program 1800 242 696 * Physiotherapy (03) 5136 5450 FAX * Pain Management Email: [email protected] COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING Internet: * Diabetes Education www.lchs.com.au * Homeless Youth Services: * Lymphoedema CARER SERVICES * Women's Health * Aged Support * Respiratory Education * Commonwealth Respite * Continence Advice * Disability Respite * Dementia Respite PALLIATIVE CARE * Flexible Aged Respite * District Nursing * In and Out of Home Respite * Dental Services * Mental Health Respite * National Respite for Carers HEALTH PROMOTION * Severe and Profound Respite Area Served: * Young Carers at Risk Respite LATROBE, City of * DHS Aged Pilot Program Some programs are Gippsland wide * Employed Carers Program Hours: * Mayfair House Overnight Community Respite Bairnsdale, Korumburra, Moe, Morwell, Sale, Traralgon, Warragul, Churchill: AGED AND VETERANS ASSESSMENT SERVICE Monday to Friday 8.30am - 5pm * Aged Care Assessment Service (ACAS) Cost: * Veterans' Home Care (VHC) Fees apply for some services * ABI Case Management Referral: * ABI Community Living Programs vary * Koori CACPS Disabled Access: * Flexible Support Packages Ramps at all sites * Home First Languages: * Linkages Interpreters available by appointment * Private Case Management Parent Body: * Intensive Support Packages Member of Gippsland Health Alliance * Transition Accommodation Support Funding Source: * Commonwealth Community Aged Care Packages (CACPS) Victoria. Department of Health Voluntary Work: INTAKE AND SUPPORT SERVICES Voluntary work is available in: * Auslan Interpreter Service Driving/Transport * Continence Support Scheme Personal/Family Support * Common Intake Project Visiting/companionship * On-Call - 24 Hour Service BAIRNSDALE * HACC Initial Response Service Location: * Carelink 68 Macleod Street (corner Bailey and Macleod Streets) * Early Intervention Bairnsdale VIC 3875 * Short Term Assistance Packages Postal: * Gippsland Home and Community Care (HACC) Training PO Box 1020 Bairnsdale VIC 3875 ALCOHOL AND DRUG SERVICES Telephone: * Continuous Care Linkages (03) 5152 0500 * Parent Support Group (03) 5150 2112 Aged Care Assessment Service * Rural Outreach Diversion (03) 5150 2101 Commonwealth Respite Centre * Youth Outreach (03) 5152 0531 FAX * Mobile Drug Safety CHURCHILL * Supported Accommodation Location: * Women's Supported Accommodation 11 Phillip Parade * Pharmacotherapy Program Churchill VIC 3842 * Counselling, Consultancy and Continuing Care Postal: * Home Based Withdrawal (Adult and Youth) PO Box 3 * Gippsland Withdrawal and Rehabilitation Services Churchill VIC 3842 Telephone:

(03) 5122 0444 Office Hours- 8.30am- 5.00pm Monday to Friday KORUMBURRA Program Times- 8.30am- 5.00pm Monday to Friday Location: Cost: Bridge Street $50 per annum Korumburra VIC 3950 Referral: Postal: Referral via 1800 242 696 free call number. If service provider is referring PO Box 153 then SCTT and S2S must be used. Korumburra VIC 3950 Telephone: Anyone can refer. (03) 5654 8101 Aged Care Assessment Service Waiting List: (03) 5654 8131 FAX Waitlist is prioritised in line with Disability Services Act (Access Policy) Services: Disabled Access: * Aged Care Assessment Service Yes MOE CENTRE Type Of Disability: Location: Type of disability catered for: 42-44 Fowler Street Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Moe VIC 3825 Autism Postal: Chronic Disease PO Box 63 Deafblind - dual disability Moe VIC 3825 Developmental Delay (children under 5 years) Telephone: Hearing (03) 5127 9100 Intellectual (03) 5127 7002 FAX Multiple (03) 5127 9111 After Hours Medical Service Neurological (03) 5127 5512 Dental Service Physical Psychiatric SALE Sensory Location: Specific Learning 52 MacArthur Street Speech Sale VIC 3850 Vision Postal: Respite Care: PO Box 1042 Respite care provided: Sale VIC 3850 Assistance in Finding and/or Funding Respite Telephone: Case Management (03) 5143 9888 Commonwealth Respite Centre Community Based Respite (03) 5143 0988 FAX Parent/Carer Support Organisations TRARALGON (main office) Recreation Day Programs Location: Social Support Cnr Princes Highway and Seymour Street Up To Date As At: Traralgon VIC 3844 15/11/2010 Postal: PO Box 1488 Traralgon VIC 3844 Latrobe Community Health Service Inc - Telephone: Commonwealth Respite and Carelink Program (03) 5171 1400 WARRAGUL Telephone: Location: 1800 242 696 Free Call Shop 5 and 6 Email: 122 Albert Street [email protected] Warragul VIC 3820 Internet: Postal: www.lchs.com.au PO Box 508 Contacts: Warragul VIC 3820 Bairnsdale Telephone: (03) 5152 0500 BH (03) 5622 7444 Commonwealth Respite Centre (03) 5152 0531 FAX (03) 5622 7431 FAX 68 Macleod Street (Crn of Bailey St & Macleod St), Bairnsdale VIC 3875 Up To Date As At: PO Box 1020, Bairnsdale VIC 3875 21/07/2010 Korumburra (03) 5654 8101 BH (03) 5654 8131 FAX Latrobe Community Health Service Inc - Case Bridge Street, Korumburra VIC 3950 PO Box 153, Korumburra VIC 3950 Managment Services Morwell Location: (03) 5136 5400 BH Buckley Street (03) 5136 5450 FAX Morwell VIC 3840 Buckley Street, Morwell VIC 3840 Telephone: PO Box 960, Morwell VIC 3840 1800 242 696 Free Call Sale (03) 5136 5450 FAX (03) 5143 9888 BH Email: (03) 5143 0988 FAX [email protected] 52 McArthur Street, Sale VIC 3850 Internet: PO Box 1042, Sale VIC 3850 www.lchs.com.au Warragul Services: (03) 5622 7444 BH Case Management aims to assist people with a disability to access (03) 5622 7431 FAX services appropriate to their specific needs (including respite). This can 122 Albert Street, Warragul VIC 3820 either be through referral to alternative services or through the purchase of PO Box 508, Warragul VIC 3820 services. Services: We give you access to information about services if you are looking after a This service provides top up to current service systems after generic and family member or friend who: informal supports have been exhausted. - has dementia; Area Served: - has a disability; GIPPSLAND Region - has a mental illness; Hours: - has a life limiting illness;

- is frail aged; intellectual disabilities, acquired brain injuries, anyone requiring a travel companion, the frail or elderly or families in need of respite support. We can help you to take a break from your caring role. This is called respite. It helps you to recharge your batteries, rest or do things you like or Leisure Options offers a positive approach in supported travel. We provide need to do. holidays that allow maximum choice, loads of fun, high staffing ratios, a commitment to individual needs and a supportive holiday environment. We Because every carer is different, our service is flexible in meeting your cater for all ranges of disabilities from the very independent to those needs. requiring 1:1 support. With our friendly, compassionate and professional travel companions you are sure to enjoy a fun-filled, hassle free holiday. Examples include: Call Leisure Options today and start planning your next holiday. - in home respite- daytime or after hours; - helping with some leisure activities for you or the person you look after; Check out the web site for more information on Leisure Options at: - day programs, camps, weekends away and accommodation support; - short term residential respite. www.leisureoptions.com.au Area Served: Contact us on 1800 242 696 GIPPSLAND Region Area Served: Hours: GIPPSLAND Region Various Hours: Cost: Office Hours: 8.30am- 5pm Monday to Friday Programs are not funded. Costed on a 'user pays' basis . All information Program Times: 24hrs 7 Days a Week. available on website. Cost: Disabled Access: Generally No Cost. Yes Procedures: Type Of Disability: Staffing levels: based on individual assessment. Type of disability catered for: Referral: Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) You can refer yourself by phoning 1800 242 696 or we accept Service to Intellectual Service (S2S) referrals. Physical Waiting List: Please contact Leisure Options directly for further information on eligibility Access prioritised according to current need. details. Type Of Disability: Respite Care: Type of disability catered for: Respite care provided: Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Holiday and Travel Autism Up To Date As At: Chronic Disease 25/11/2010 Deafblind - dual disability Developmental Delay (children under 5 years) Hearing Muscular Dystrophy Association - Phillip Island - Intellectual Wheelies' Rest, Respite House Multiple Neurological Location: 172 Smiths Beach Raod Physical Psychiatric Smiths Beach VIC 3922 Telephone: Sensory Specific Learning (03) 9320 9555 BH (03) 9320 9595 FAX Speech Vision Email: [email protected] Respite Care: Respite care provided: Internet: www.wheeliesrest.org Ageing Carers Assistance in Finding and/or Funding Respite Services: Independent Holiday Accomodation 'purpose built' for Wheelies. Respite Camps and Weekends Away Centre Based Respite House that caters for up to 12 people. Ten minutes to Penguin Parade, Seal Rocks, Cowes and beach access. Community Based Respite Emergency Respite Short distance to shop and ocean view deck. Only 2km from Grand Prix Race Track. Facility Based Respite In Home Support/Respite Wheelies' Rest Features: Weekend and School Holiday Camps Working Carers 4 bedrooms, low coat hanging space. Voluntary Work: Please see website for details. 3 single beds, 3 bunk beds and 1 sofa bed. 2 Hi Lo hospital beds. Up To Date As At: 15/11/2010 Portable electric transfer hoist. Large bathroom with shower chair, hand hose and grab rails. 2nd shower and seperate toilet. Leisure Options Laundry - dryer, front loading washing machine. Large kitchen with oven, microwave & stove Location: TV, DVD,VCR, CD, games, etc. Suite 44, 574 Plummer Street BBQ facilites. Port Melbourne VIC 3207 Gas heating. Telephone: All areas ramped. (03) 9646 0666 BH 1300 363 713 Free Call Please see website for more information, floor plan, room and equipment (03) 9646 5299 FAX pictures. Email: Area Served: [email protected] GIPPSLAND Region Internet: Hours: www.leisureoptions.com.au Office Times: Monday to Friday 9am-5pm Services: Cost: Leisure Options is a Licensed Travel Agent, an Accredited Tourism Off Peak Business and a full member of the Travel Compensation Fund. Since 1994 Peak the company has been Australia's leading and favourite provider of supported holidays for people with disabilities. We specialise in providing Minimum Stay- 4 Adults x 2 Nights $400 local, national and international holidays for people with physical and $520

Extra Adult per Night $50 $65 Referral by Self, Family or Agency. Extra Child per Night $25 $35 Waiting List: Access priorities by need. Waiting list if required. Special Event Rate (e.g Moto GP, V8 Supercars ect). Charged at Peak Disabled Access: Rates Yes Type Of Disability: 2 night minimum stay (off peak) Disabilities Catered For - Yes 3 night minimum stay ( peak) Respite Care: No smoking or pets (Reg guide dogs excepted). Respite care provided: Security Bond required for bookings. Adult Training and Support Services Full payment required prior to occupation. Ageing Carers Cancellation fees may apply. Camps and Weekends Away Referral: Community Based Respite Contact Service for Booking In Home Support/Respite Disabled Access: Recreation Day Programs Yes Respite Through Recreation Type Of Disability: Up To Date As At: Type of disability catered for: 19/04/2010 Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Autism Chronic Disease Tostaree Cottage Deafblind - dual disability Location: Developmental Delay (children under 5 years) 51 Jonsons Road Hearing Tostaree VIC 3888 Intellectual Telephone: Neurological (03) 5155 7254 BH Physical 0418 557 254 Mobile Sensory Email: Speech [email protected] Vision Internet: Respite Care: www.tostareecottages.com Respite care provided: Services: Holiday and Travel Located only 20 minutes from Lakes Entrance, come along and stay at our Up To Date As At: fully furnished cottages set on the farm overlooking the hills with animals 21/02/2011 close by. Each cottage can comfortably accomodate 2 coupes/ 4 people with ensuites, also 4 bunks in the back room and 4 beds in the loft. They are all self contained cottages with their own cooking facilities. All cottages Scope (Vic) Ltd - Gippsland Flexible Services also have a wood fire inside and an outside area brillent for having a BBQ Location: and sitting back and enjoying the peace and quite of the farm. Berglund Centre 12 George Street Things to Do: Warragul VIC 3820 Postal: Fishing, lake, surf, boat or bank (10min drive) PO Box 450 Canoeing, Lake, river or surf (10min drive) Warragul VIC 3820 Cycling, Rail Trail 300m, on the farm or hundreds of surrounding bush Telephone: tracks. (03) 5623 1033 BH Surfing, The Bluff (Lakes Entrance 15min drive), Cape Conran (45min) (03) 5623 1640 BH Bushwalking, surrounding the farm 0409 559 893 Mobile 4x4 driving, surrounding the farm (03) 5622 3447 FAX Motorbike riding, surrounding the farm Email: Bird watching, surrounding and on the farm [email protected] Experiencing farm life, on the farm Internet: We are also the ideal getaway to do some serious team building, pick up www.scopevic.org.au some skills and formal qualifications! (And have some Fun). Services: Scope works with people who have a disability, their families and support We are able to offer the following skills: networks. We explore how best to support people, based on their dreams, desires and needs. Team Building Self confidence Gippsland Flexible Services supports people with a disability through; Communication - Planning Basic Cooking - Respite Meal Preparation - Individual Packages 4 Wheel Motorbike handling - Lifestyle Options Tractor Operation Basic Welding We support people who have Fence Maintenance - Individual Support Packages Chainsaw Safety & Operation - Futures for Young Adults Sheep Crutching - TAC Cattle Handling - Individualised day service Funding Animal Husbandry - Other support packages or funds Building Maintenance

OR are eligible for services under the Disability Act 2006 Costs: Area Served: Shearers Cottage & Stockman Cottage BASS COAST, Shire of $55 Adults BAW BAW, Shire of $18 Children under 16 LATROBE, City of Hours: Drovers Cottage Program Days; Monday to Sunday. Times: Flexible $65 Adults $18 Children under 16. Office Hours: 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday Area Served: Referral: GIPPSLAND Region Please contact Amber Richardson on 0356 231 640. Referral:

Bookings Required Speech Disabled Access: Vision Not wheelchair accessible. Respite Care: Type Of Disability: Respite care provided: Type of disability catered for: Alternative Family Care Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Voluntary Work: Autism Please see website. Chronic Disease Up To Date As At: Deafblind - dual disability 19/04/2010 Developmental Delay (children under 5 years) Hearing Intellectual Yooralla Gippsland - Fee for Service Case Multiple Managment Neurological Physical Location: 24 Kay Street Psychiatric Sensory Traralgon VIC 3844 Postal: Specific Learning Speech PO Box 1717 Traralgon VIC 3844 Vision Respite Care: Telephone: (03) 5174 1111 BH Respite care provided: Holiday and Travel (03) 5174 0055 FAX Email: Living Skills Respite Through Recreation [email protected] Internet: Up To Date As At: 26/07/2010 www.yooralla.com.au Services: Case management is individualized support that works with the person to Yooralla Gippsland - Family Options identify their goals, aspirations, and support needs. A plan is developed and implemented collaboratively that works towards meeting these goals. Location: 24 Kay Street Fee for Service Case Management is for people of any age who: Traralgon VIC 3844 - have complex needs and require input from a large number of services in Postal: a coordinated way PO Box 1717 - who have complex and immediate unmet needs Traralgon VIC 3844 - who require assistance with planning Telephone: (03) 5174 1111 BH Fee for Service Case Management is for people on the Disability Support (03) 5174 0055 FAX Register aged 6-64 years (individuals with ISPs) who are registered with Email: Disability Services. [email protected] Area Served: Internet: GIPPSLAND Region www.yooralla.com.au Hours: Services: 9am-5pm Monday to Friday Yooralla's Family Options program provides long term support for children Eligibility: and young people with disabilities through family based placements and The following eligibility restrictions apply - case management services. Family placement case managers assist in Minimum Age - 6 coordinating and supporting alternate family placements and act as a link Maximum Age - 64 between the birth family and alternate family. Carers are selected and Registered on the Disability Support Register and registered with disability matched to a child or young person, to provide full time or part time care in services. the carer's own home. Referral: Contact the Traralgon Office. Anyone can refer. The program is funded across the Gippsland Region by Disability services Disabled Access: (DHS). To be considered for a vacancy in Yooralla's Family Options Yes Service, a person must be registered on the Disability Support Register Type Of Disability: (DSR). Type of disability catered for: Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) DSR enquiries may be directed to Disability Intake & Response (DHS) by Autism telephone: 1800 783 783 Chronic Disease Area Served: Deafblind - dual disability GIPPSLAND Region Developmental Delay (children under 5 years) Hours: Hearing Office Hours. 9am-5pm Monday to Friday Intellectual Referral: Multiple Contact the Department of Human Services or call Traralgon Office. Neurological Anyone can refer. Physical Disabled Access: Psychiatric Yes Sensory Type Of Disability: Specific Learning Type of disability catered for: Speech Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Vision Autism Respite Care: Chronic Disease Respite care provided: Deafblind - dual disability Case Management Developmental Delay (children under 5 years) Voluntary Work: Hearing See website for details Intellectual Up To Date As At: Multiple 19/04/2010 Neurological Physical Psychiatric Yooralla Gippsland - Flexible Respite for Under Sensory Specific Learning Nineteens Location:

24 Kay Street Services: Traralgon VIC 3844 This program provides a person who has a disability with a support worker Postal: in his or her own home to assist with tasks such as showering, toileting, PO Box 1717 dressing, cooking and the development of independent living skills. Access Traralgon VIC 3844 to this program is directly through Yooralla and is based on eligibility Telephone: criteria, the basis of relative need and available resources. Enquires may (03) 5174 1111 BH be directed to Yooralla's Gippsland Regional Office by telephone: 0351 741 (03) 5174 0055 FAX 111. Email: Area Served: [email protected] GIPPSLAND Region Internet: Hours: www.yooralla.com.au Office Days/Hours; 9am-5pm Monday to Friday Services: Program Days/Hours; Various Referral: Flexible Respite for Under Nineteens is a respite brokerage package Contact Traralgon office/ Anyone can refer. designed to assist individuals between the ages 12-18, who have an Disabled Access: Intellectual disability or an Acquired Brain Injury, and who have complex Yes social issues, to engage in the community around them. Type Of Disability: Type of disability catered for: The package involves an individualised plan which is set to achieve Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) outcomes according to the individual's aspirations and goals for becoming Autism involved in their community, and their future. This could include, one on Chronic Disease one support to assist positive social skills and a sense of belonging to the Deafblind - dual disability community, assisting positive family relationships with parents and siblings, Developmental Delay (children under 5 years) counselling, respite, camps and school holiday activities. Hearing Area Served: Intellectual GIPPSLAND Region Multiple Hours: Neurological Office Days/Times; 9am-5pm Monday to Friday Physical Program Days; Various Psychiatric Eligibility: Sensory The following eligibility restrictions apply - Specific Learning Minimum Age - 12 Speech Maximum Age - 18 Vision Referral: Respite Care: Contact the Traralgon Office or complete a request for planning form. Respite care provided: Disabled Access: In Home Support/Respite Yes Living Skills Type Of Disability: Voluntary Work: Type of disability catered for: Please see website Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Up To Date As At: Autism 19/04/2010 Chronic Disease Deafblind - dual disability Developmental Delay (children under 5 years) Yooralla Gippsland - Information, Planning and Case Hearing Management Intellectual Location: Multiple Neurological 24 Kay Street Traralgon VIC 3844 Physical Psychiatric Postal: PO Box 1717 Sensory Specific Learning Traralgon VIC 3844 Telephone: Speech Vision (03) 5174 1111 BH (03) 5174 0055 FAX Respite Care: Respite care provided: Email: [email protected] Camps and Weekends Away Community Based Respite Internet: www.yooralla.com.au Living Skills Respite Through Recreation Services: Yooralla's Information, Planning & Case Management (IPC) teams provide School Holiday Programs Social Support support to individuals who are seeking assistance with planning. This service enables people with a disability, who want to enjoy community life Sporting Activties Weekend and School Holiday Camps and expand their opportunities, to explore their goals and needs and how they can be met. Up To Date As At: 21/07/2010 The IPC team has a wealth of information about services that are available in local areas and can offer information and referral support. In order to use Disability Services, a person must be assessed as eligible. Yooralla Gippsland - In Home Support If your eligibility has not yet been assessed, the IPC team may be able to assist. Location: Area Served: 24 Kay Street GIPPSLAND Region Traralgon VIC 3844 Hours: Postal: 9am-5pm Monday to Friday PO Box 1717 Referral: Traralgon VIC 3844 Contact the Traralgon Office. Anyone can referr. Telephone: Disabled Access: (03) 5174 1111 BH Yes (03) 5174 0055 FAX Type Of Disability: Email: Type of disability catered for: [email protected] Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Internet: Autism www.yooralla.com.au Chronic Disease

Deafblind - dual disability Location: Developmental Delay (children under 5 years) 24 Kay Street Hearing Traralgon VIC 3844 Intellectual Postal: Multiple PO Box 1717 Neurological Traralgon VIC 3844 Physical Telephone: Psychiatric (03) 5174 1111 BH Sensory (03) 5174 0055 Fax Specific Learning Email: Speech [email protected] Vision Services: Respite Care: The Support for Older Carers package is an amount of funds designed to Respite care provided: give carers aged 65 and over (45 and over if from Aboriginal or Torres Assistance in Finding and/or Funding Respite Straight Islander Background) who care for a person with a disability, a Case Management meaningful break. The package also assists the person to identify formal Up To Date As At: and informal supports, and to acknowledge and plan for any ongoing 19/04/2010 needs that they may have Area Served: GIPPSLAND Region Yooralla Gippsland - Shared Family Care Hours: Location: Office Days/Hours; 9am-5pm Monday to Friday 24 Kay Street Program Days/Hours; Various Traralgon VIC 3844 Eligibility: Postal: For carers aged 65 years and older (45 years and over if from Aboriginal or PO Box 1717 Torres Straight Islander Background), Traralgon VIC 3844 Referral: Telephone: Contact the Traralgon office, or submit a request for planning form. Anyone (03) 5174 1111 BH can refer. (03) 5147 0055 FAX Waiting List: Email: Not Applicable [email protected] Disabled Access: Internet: Yes www.yooralla.com.au Type Of Disability: Services: Type of disability catered for: This program provides alternate family based respite care for people with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) disabilities from ages 6 to 18 years old who are unable to remain living at Autism home with their birth families. The Package is a set amount per person per Chronic Disease year and is funded across the Gippsland Region by Disability Services Deafblind - dual disability (DHS). To be considered for a vacancy in Yooralla's Shared Family Care Developmental Delay (children under 5 years) Service, a person must be registered on the Disability Support Register Hearing (DSR). DSR enquiries may be directed to Disability Intake & Response Intellectual (DHS) by telephone: 1800 783 783 Multiple Area Served: Neurological GIPPSLAND Region Physical Hours: Psychiatric Office Hours; 9am-5pm Monday to Friday Sensory Eligibility: Specific Learning The following eligibility restrictions apply - Speech Minimum Age - 6 Vision Maximum Age - 18 Respite Care: Person must be registered on the Disabilty Support Register. Respite care provided: Referral: Ageing Carers Contact Traralgon Office/ Anyone can refer. Centre Based Respite Disabled Access: Community Based Respite Yes Facility Based Respite Type Of Disability: Holiday and Travel Type of disability catered for: In Home Support/Respite Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Respite Through Recreation Autism Weekend and School Holiday Camps Chronic Disease Up To Date As At: Deafblind - dual disability 21/07/2010 Developmental Delay (children under 5 years) Hearing Intellectual Yooralla Gippsland - Yooralla Extention Services Multiple (YES) Neurological Location: Physical 24 Kay Street Psychiatric Traralgon VIC 3844 Sensory Postal: Specific Learning PO Box 1717 Speech Traralgon VIC 3844 Vision Telephone: Respite Care: (03) 5174 1111 BH Respite care provided: (03) 5174 0055 FAX Alternative Family Care Email: Voluntary Work: [email protected] Please see website Internet: Up To Date As At: www.yooralla.com.au 19/04/2010 Services: This program provides a support worker to come into your own home to assist with tasks such as showering, toileting, dressing, cooking and the Yooralla Gippsland - Support for Older Carers development of independent living skills, as well as assistance for

31 May 2011 17 Information provided by: Yooralla Gippsland community access including shopping, holidays, camps, support during respite, Access to this brokerage program is directly through Yooralla and is available to agencies, organisations and an individual who has a disability. Enquires may be directed to Yooralla's Gippsland Regional Office by telephone: 035174 1111. Area Served: GIPPSLAND Region Hours: Office Days/Hours; 9am-5pm Monday to Friday Referral: Contact Traralgon Office/ Anyone can refer. Disabled Access: Yes Type Of Disability: Type of disability catered for: Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Autism Hearing Intellectual Physical Speech Respite Care: Respite care provided: Camps and Weekends Away Community Based Respite Holiday and Travel In Home Support/Respite Living Skills Respite Through Recreation Voluntary Work: Please see website Up To Date As At: 19/04/2010

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