Latest News

Dr. Anne Webster

MORE than 50 disability workers and supporters gathered on the steps of Stawell Town Hall on Wednesday, warning that local supported living homes could close unless governments step in to stabilise the sector. More than 50 people gathered for the HACSU rally at Stawell Town Hall on Wednesday, calling for urgent government action on disability sector funding.

DISABILITY support workers to took the streets of Ararat this week in a protest against job losses and under-resourcing of disability services. The protest outside Ararat Town Hall was attended by around 50 people and was clearly aimed at disability support provider Possability and the Victorian Government and follows a decision to bring to an end a government subsidy, leading to mass closure of disability homes. By Craig Wilson Disability support workers rallied in Ararat on

March 26 2026 By Adam Carswell Link to original article here: https://timesnewsgroup.com.au/bendigotimes/news/premiers-office-inundated-as-union-urges-change/ Call to arms: As many as 100 local disability workers walked off the job last Tuesday. Photos: Adam Carswell Up to 100 local disability workers walked off the job last Tuesday to march from the Bendigo Trades Hall to rally outside Premier Jacinta Allan’s office in Mollison Street. The protest was part of the Health and

Disability support workers protest outside Premier Jacinta Allan’s Bendigo office over funding cuts Disability support workers and NDIS recipients have protested outside Jacinta Allan’s Bendigo office — while she battles striking teachers in Melbourne — who say looming closures threaten to impact hundreds of locals. By Eddie Russell Link to article here. Protesters swarm Premier Jacinta Allan's Bendigo office to voice their outrage at cuts to disability services. Picture: Ed

By Ben Loughran March 26 2026 - 6:00am Link to original story here . Disability support workers are concerned some of the community's most vulnerable may end up filling hospital beds or on the street if a state government funding subsidy was not renewed. In December 2025, a funding subsidy which had been in place for nearly a decade and helped five disability providers run former state-operated group homes lapsed. Peter Romer has been a disability support worker for two

A powerful show of community and solidarity unfolded outside the office of Jacinta Allan this week, as disability advocates, carers, and allies gathered to demand meaningful change. The rally brought attention to ongoing concerns about accessibility, funding, and the lived realities of people with disabilities across Victoria. More than just a protest, the event was a reminder that behind every statistic is a person whose voice deserves to be heard and acted on. 8 years ago,

Striking workers from Possability were joined by disability support workers at across the State to discuss the next steps to escalate the campaign to save the Victorian disability sector.

As part of ongoing industrial actions, members from Aruma stopped work to demand better for themselves and the people they support.