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HACSU members are fighting back in Kew On Wednesday workers from Scope walked off the job and were joined by families, to demand better pay, better conditions and immediate halt on the bus sell-off. Between penny pinching providers and a State and Federal government that won't listen, disability workers, the people they care for, and their families are feeling the squeeze. It's time for Scope and the State and Federal government to step up and support quality care in Victoria

Disability support workers at Possability walked off the job to demand better pay and conditions. Between penny pinching providers and a State Government that won't listen, disability workers and the people they care for are feeling the squeeze. It's time they both step up and support quality care in Victoria!

Disability care provider Scope is selling their buses and ending their transport service. This will have drastic consequences for Michelle, Debra, and thousands of other people with disability in Victoria – no longer able to visit family, access community activities, or attend vital medical appointments. Sign our petition today and help us Save Our Buses at Scope: https://buff.ly/Wa5KZSy Got a story to share? Email stephaniet@hacsu.asn.au

After YEARS of pressure and campaigning from HACSU members, the HSU, and our comrades at other unions, the Fair Work Commission have finally acted to fix the SCHADS Award! They're closing a loophole that was seeing disability support workers being misclassified and underpaid. This is a big step forward in the fight against wage theft in the NDIS! They're removing Level 1 for Disability Support Workers – lifting those workers up to Level 2 with wage increases of up to 27% from

HACSU members were at the Victorian Labor Party Conference this weekend – putting pressure on the party to stand up for our sectors and demanding the State Government take action to ensure that disability, mental health, and AOD care are recognised, funded, and supported. We were overwhelmed by the response to our stand highlighting the ongoing crisis in disability care. HACSU members, MPs, union comrades, and people from across the community stood with us to pledge their sol

Trung Luu MP Trung LUU (Western Metropolitan) (19:18): (2604) My matter is for the Minister for Disability regarding the closure of supported independent living group homes across Victoria and the devastating impact this has on people with disabilities and their families. The action I seek is for the minister to urgently review the state government’s decision to withdraw transition funding from the independent living scheme and reinstate this funding as a matter of priority t

"A CRUEL CUT IN THE MIDDLE OF A CRISIS”: HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES UNION CONDEMNS SCOPE BUS REMOVAL AMID VICTORIA’S SIL EMERGENCY VICTORIA — The Health and Community Services Union (HACSU), disability support workers, families and advocates has condemned Scope’s reported decision to remove dedicated house buses from Supported Independent Living (SIL) homes, calling it “a disgraceful retreat from dignity, independence and basic care” at a time when Victoria’s disability s

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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,