Learning for Life

Pathway Planning for Graduating Students

Making contact with Service Providers

Please see two attachments that could be helpful when meeting with potential service providers for graduating students.  

Questions to ask potential service providers

Tips for parents

Spotlight on Post-School Service Provider - Wallara

Our mission at Wallara is to drive social change in our community to empower people with different abilities.

Our Programs of Support are centred around Grow, Work and Explore. We offer pathways into Retail, Media, Hospitality, Horticulture, Warehousing and Logistics, and Accommodation.

For more information, contact the Intake Team at intake@wallara.com.au

EXPLORE Program

Get out and about in the community, experience fun recreational activities and explore your interests with friends.

Types of programs we offer:

• Self-improvement
• Health and wellbeing
• Sport and recreation
• Arts and music
• Community groups
• The great outdoors and more…
• Low, Mid and High Support Groups - ratios 1:1, 1:2, 1:3, 1:4, 1:5 or more.

https://www.wallara.com.au/explore/

GROW Program

Learn new skills and develop confidence in a safe and friendly community. We provide training for clients with a disability in a wide range of areas including:

• Life skills
• Social skills and friendship
• Communication and leadership
• Travel training
• Numeracy and literacy
• Digital technology
• University
• WallaraTV
• Horticulture
• Retail
• Hospitality and more

All our GROW programs are developed by our Education Manager and designed to encourage improvement and growth. We see ourselves as adult educators and are often a pathway to TAFE. Low Support Groups - ratios 1:4, 1:5 or more.

https://www.wallara.com.au/grow/

Work Program

We take a pathways approach to work that includes work experience, volunteering and finding your strengths. All work programs are capacity building and undertaken in a combination of small groups and 1:1. Work ready programs typically run for two years.

• Low Support Groups - ratios 1:4, 1:5 or more
• Capacity Building

Supported employment opportunities are available in Logistics, Horticulture and Hospitality. Wallara Australia is an Australian Disability Enterprise located across south-east Melbourne. Our largest supported workplace is our Logistics 8000m2 state of the art factory with heating and cooling year round. Supported employees learn work skills in the areas of pick and pack, 3PL xxx and take great pride in their work contribution.

Sages Cottage Farm offers social enterprise opportunities in the Harvest Café.

Wallara Commercial Land and Garden Care provides opportunities for supported employment in commercial garden maintenance throughout the south-east.

https://www.wallara.com.au/work/

NDIS Resource Packs

The NDIA is working closely with the wider disability sector to provide specific information packs to support them through the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation.

We have collated information on key topics and for different situations to support NDIS participants and their families.

https://www.ndis.gov.au/coronavirus/information-packs

Victoria: Information for families and carers of school aged NDIS participants

Early Childhood Early Intervention (ECEI) – Children aged 0 to 6 years old

Applying for the NDIS

This pack is designed to help people who want to apply for the NDIS during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Victoria – NDIS COVID Updates for Families and Carers of Medically Vulnerable Children Learning At Home

Victoria – NDIS COVID Updates for School Aged Participants

Newsletters and articles of interest from Access for All Abilities (AAA Play)

https://www.aaavic.org.au/newsletters-and-articles-interest

Alfred Health Online Carer Events Program

Welcome to the August 2020 Alfred Health Carer Services Online Events Program. Due to COVID -19 restrictions continuing, our face to face events are still on hold. 

We are pleased to present an alternative online events program. The program includes a variety of carer only workshops and activities that you can do right in the comfort of your own home. 

You will mostly need a smart phone or computer with internet to access these classes. 

If you do not have this technology, please contact the Events team on 9076 6644 to find out how you can be involved.