What to expect at your first NDIS planning meeting

If your first NDIS planning meeting is coming up, you may be wondering what to expect.

Yooralla Catering is taking orders online!

Yooralla Catering has launched online ordering to make it easier to order their fabulous food.

Why do you need a Service Agreement for your NDIS supports?

Once you have received your NDIS plan – but before you can start receiving your funded supports – you need to have Service Agreements with the provider/s you choose to deliver your supports.

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Yooralla’s free guide on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) for your child

This easy to follow guide is based on Yooralla’s experience with the NDIS and working with families and children.

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11 June 2019

Yooralla opens new office in Melbourne’s north

Yooralla has opened a new office in Broadmeadows at 61 Riggall Street.

05 June 2019

Yooralla Catering is taking orders online!

Yooralla Catering has launched online ordering to make it easier to order their fabulous food.

05 June 2019

Why do you need a Service Agreement for your NDIS supports?

A Service Agreement is a contract between you and the service provider, which will outline how they will deliver the supports in your NDIS plan.

31 May 2019

Aboriginal Families

The whole Aboriginal community contribute to raising the child, giving mutual assistance and support to the parents.

31 May 2019

Family and Kinship

For Reconciliation Week 2019, Yooralla’s Service Manager Michael J. Evans has contributed several insightful articles. Today’s article is about Family and Kinship.

29 May 2019

Reconciliation Week - Disability

Aboriginal people generally accept their members with a physical or intellectual medical condition as being ‘special’, ‘a little bit different’ or ‘requiring extra needs’.

28 May 2019

Sorry Business

Sorry Business is an element of Aboriginal culture that is a source of much confusion and misunderstanding for many non-Aboriginal people and service providers. Picture source: Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care

27 May 2019

Welcome to Country or Acknowledgement of Country

Proud indigenous man, and Yooralla service manager Michael J. Evans, clarifies the difference between Welcome to Country or Acknowledgement of Country. Pictured: A traditional smoking ceremony, sometimes performed as part of a Welcome to Country.

24 May 2019

A week of Reconciliation and Learning

Yooralla will be recognising this important week through a series of insightful articles written by Michael J. Evans.

23 May 2019

I have just been diagnosed with a disability, how do I access the NDIS?

The six steps below explain how to access the NDIS and start receiving your funded supports.

20 May 2019

National Volunteer Week

Evan said that Thursdays are the highlight of his week because that is when he volunteers at the Op Shop.