Category Projects
Consultation on a new Commonwealth Individual Disability Advocacy Program
Purpose of the consultation The Department of Health, Disability, and Ageing (the Department) engaged Disability Advocacy Network Australia (DANA) to consult with the advocacy sector to test the Department’s first iteration of options for future arrangements under a new Commonwealth…
Shaping the Future of Advocacy: Progress Update from DANA
In June 2024, DANA launched the Future of Advocacy project to support the disability advocacy sector in leading the conversation on what comes next. In this blog post, we share an update on the project so far — including what…
Advocacy organisations invited to apply for supported employment advocacy project funding
Applications are now open for independent advocacy organisations to submit expressions of interest for the Supported Employment Advocacy Project. The deadline for applications is 7 April 2025 at 5:00 pm AEST. If you prefer to submit via a Word document…
Update on the Future of Advocacy project from Alison Plant and Marg Scott (consultants)
Thank you to everyone who has participated in the “Future of Advocacy” workshops so far. We’ve had two meetings. 30 people participated in our Melbourne workshop on 26 August 2024, and 36 members joined online (18 September 2024). We discussed…
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